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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 15h
NEW: We are publishing audio from CBS News’ explosive foreign bureau all-hands, in which foreign editor Shayndi Raice unleashed an extended tirade before tangling with correspondent Holly Williams. Listen to the audio on this week’s Power Lines: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
YIKES #mesen #mepolitics
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.
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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Vance, who once wrote that he thought HE was gay, and was photographed in drag, insists that actually, it's Talarico who bigots should hate. Story: www.jezebel.com/jd-vance-imp... #JDVance #Talarico #JamesTalarico #KenPaxton #Texas #senate #midterms
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Bari Weiss' handpicked foreign editor referred to the allegations facing Benjamin Netanyahu as a "sideshow" and told correspondent Holly Williams she was "wrong" to try to mention them in her story, per leaked audio I obtained of Tuesday's heated internal meeting. www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
"For the record, my biggest concern about the dictated script that was sent to me was not about the death toll. It was about the removal of the allegations specific to Benjamin Netanyahu,” Williams said, in an apparent reference to reports that Netanyahu had received advanced warning that Hamas was planning a deadly attack against Israel.

Raice said she "actually felt really strong" about the decision not to include the reporting, stating that Netanyahu had denied the claims and CBS News had not "independently confirmed those allegations."

"Secondly, I was just in Israel for Sukkot. I have a lot of friends who live there. We're talking about politics the entire time. Everybody was talking about the election. Everybody was talking about Netanyahu and October 7. Nobody was talking about those allegations," Raice added. "And you know why? Because nobody really cares. That is not an issue in the election."

"Those allegations are a sideshow," Raice added. "It's not important, and I just think you got it wrong. And you probably got it wrong because you don't know the story as well as I do. And that's where my experience and my judgment comes in."
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Ant @agramuglia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit.
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Alexander Ross @hardpolitics.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Democrats make up a larger share of this year’s early voters in Ohio vs. 2024. Overall, the electorate is about 27 points more Democratic. (Data from Ohio Secretary of State, figure from CNN)
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
America if the news covered it like those countries Over There
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Vaughn Fredericks @vaughnfredericks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Daaaaaaaaaa Jankees lose!!!!
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Vaughn Fredericks @vaughnfredericks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...
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Trump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act Alone
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is foul. A reader reached out and told me the first google result when you search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" is residential school denial. I did the search myself, and I found the same thing. The first non-sponsored result is the Fraser Institute's residential school denial.
Google search result for "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" has, as its first non-sponsored post, a publication from the Fraser Institute.

It reads: "No evidence of 'mass graves' or 'genocide' in residential ..."

"Feb 12, 2024 — ... Kamloops narrative are either false or highly exaggerated. No unmarked graves have been discovered at Kamloops or elsewhere-not one. As of ... Read more"Another screenshot shows the only result before the Fraser Institute result is a sponsored post from Angus Reid, affirming that the Fraser Institute result is the first non-sponsored one.Screenshot shows the intial response Google provides to the search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery"

All you can see on this first screenshot is the AI overview (barf) and the sponsored result from Angus Reid. However, as the other screenshots show, that Angus Reid result is followed by the first non-sponsored result: residential school denial from the Fraser Institute.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Welp! 😬 From @vjaybomb.bsky.social
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TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
George Chuvalo, the five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger, has passed away at 89 years old.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 13/09/2026
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George Chuvalo, five-time Canadian heavyweight boxing champion, has died
The boxing icon was never knocked off his feet in 93 professional fights, and went the distance with Muhammad Ali – twice
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
George Chuvalo has died. Born on this day in 1937, he was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and twice fought Muhammad Ali. In 93 fights, he was never knocked down. Ali called him the toughest man he ever fought. He had 73 wins, 64 by knockout. RIP Champ. 📸 Toronto Sun
George Chuvalo in a blazer and collared shirt poses with fists raised in a boxing stance, serious expression, in front of a promotional backdrop showing boxers and an anniversary logo.
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Dr Elisabeth Kosters @elisabethkosters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Please take 15 minutes to listen to former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s speech in Gander at the 9/11 memorial event today . He was our PM on 9/11. A brilliant speech. Every word matters. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Jean Chrétien says ‘we bow to no one’ in fiery 9/11 speech in Gander, N.L. | CBC News
Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien drew thunderous applause on Friday during a fiery and patriotic speech in Gander, N.L, where many had gathered at a sports arena to commemorate the 25th an...
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Science has determined: - the Median Baltimore Orioles player - the Median Tampa Bay Rays player
HUNTER CORNMAN

Apple-cheeked blond oaf

Usually hits .218 but turns into Ted fucking Williams whenver he's facing your team

Attended Robert E. Lee-Strom Thurmond Secondary in South BiscuitvilleDAX DONK

Perpetually damp-looking ambidextrous sidearm knuckleballer with 0.95 ERA

Acquired by the Rays for $500 out of the Boat Repair Technical College of Alaska

The moment he’s owed real money he will be traded to the Yankees for a stack of scratch-off tickets
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🔥 ICYMI: “That’s not ‘manufactured racism’, it’s straight-up racism. It’s so ignorant to say that.” Leigh unleashed a righteous truth bomb 💣 on former Trump advisor May Mailman & Noah Rothman over Laura Loomer’s disgusting attacks on Angie Nixon.
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 31/08/2026
Officer shoots and kills pet donkey while searching for missing person. The owners say the officer was on their property at 12:45am without their permission when the donkey, named HeeHaw, was killed.
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Donkey shot, killed in Polk County; Cedartown police officer on leave
A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a donkey was fatally shot in Polk County on Sunday.
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Blue Rodeo @bluerodeo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're proud Canadians, folks!
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Defector @defector.com · 27/08/2026
Let's remember when Tim Curry played a huge scary red guy: defector.com/lets-remembe...
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Let's Remember When Tim Curry Played A Huge Scary Red Guy | Defector
The actor Tim Curry died on Tuesday. He was 80. He was as purely and consistently fun a screen presence as anyone else I can think of, a cartoon of a performer, with outrageous charisma and the…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ted didn’t notice the name of the account who posted this Dolly clip he retweeted until it was much too late. He finally deleted it after he was made aware.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“I JUST DON’T SEE WHY YOU’RE SO ON THE SIDE OF THE BILLIONAIRES, JESSE.” HIGHLIGHTS: The Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social interview with Jesse Watters in 4 minutes👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/Dcd9fJp...
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2026
Bleak tidbit from Regime Change — Bessent attempted a Hitler-style shakedown of Zelenskyy as one of his first acts as Treasury Secretary
“Bessent’s proposal would require Ukraine to pay the United States 50 percent of future revenue from state-owned natural resources, including hydrocarbons and rare earth minerals. The document prescribed very specific commitments from Ukraine, but offered no security commitments from the United States. Even though the minerals deal had been Zelensky’s idea, part of the “Victory Plan for Ukraine” he had recently unveiled, he was shocked by Bessent’s terms.
Zelensky explained that he was leading his country through a particularly violent phase of the three-year-old war, and insisted that he and his staff needed more time to consider the proposal. Bessent saw things very differently. He had traveled nearly five thousand miles to an active war zone to obtain Zelensky’s signature, and now Zelensky was telling him no.
“You need to sign this,” Bessent urged. “The purpose of this is to show that there is no daylight” between the U.S. and Ukraine.
Zelensky, furious, replied that the document was an attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty. This was not the way international agreements worked—this was a shakedown.”

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Regime Change
Maggie Haberman
https://books.apple.com/us/book/regime-change/id6761716648
This material may be protected by copyright.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If you’ve ever wanted a T-shirt repping a racist Canadian group pushing for mass deportations, your purchase is just a few clicks away — all thanks to Shopify. When I reached out to them, they said "we don’t remove merchants over objections to their worldview.” Wow. My latest for @thetyee.ca:
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Shopify Powers a Racist Group’s Online Store. It’s Not the First Time | The Tyee
The $250 billion Canadian company has repeatedly found itself in controversy over its support of ‘free speech.’
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Ernest "Dead" Penfold @penfoldsfiv.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026
the media when the centrist loses by 1% vs the media when the leftist loses by (less than) 1%
bluesky post by Politico saying "Progressives didn't get the big election night they wanted" referring to Abdul el-Sayed defeating Haley Stevens in the MI Senate primary and linking to their story with that headline.bluesky post by Politico with the text "The far left hits a wall" referring to David Crowley defeating Francesca Hong in the WI Governor Primary and linking to their story with that headline
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Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW: Flaming robots. Haywire Turkish machines. An actual dumpster fire. General Dynamics received $533 million from the Army to produce artillery but hasn’t made a single usable shell. ProPublica got the inside story of what went wrong. It’s a wild ride: www.propublica.org/article/gene...
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Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a...
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not going to pretend that I know who the best candidate for Wisconsin governor is but it does seem pretty rich that a tweet from seven years ago is apparently a big political scandal given the shit we see posted every single day by everyone in power
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/08/2026
Free Newsletter: OpenAI and Anthropic are now load-bearing, unprofitable and unsustainable AI labs that represent the majority of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's future revenue growth. Without hundreds of billions in funding, the era of hypergrowth ends. www.wheresyoured.at/dont-look-up/
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Don't Look Up
If you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in...
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Defector @defector.com · 11/08/2026
Melon's odyssey on the black market for life-saving cat medicine: defector.com/melons-odyss...
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Melon's Odyssey On The Black Market For Life-Saving Cat Medicine | Defector
For a month this spring, Melon was truly living up to her name. She had always been a round cat but never quite this gourd-like—small neck billowing out to a majestic corpulence. This sudden plump…
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Okay. I totally nailed this one. 👀 www.washingtonpost.com/national-...
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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Just to be clear, I reported an exhaustive piece about the allegations against Max Miller on July 18. The New York Times published their story, without crediting me, on July 28. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times
reuters: 

Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop
Scuttled German WW2 warships have reemerged from the Danube in drought-hit Europe.
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Defector @defector.com · 30/07/2026
WNBA suspends Seattle Storm minority owner for being rude to transphobic shitheads:
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WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | Defector
On Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player…
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Share this post to announce that you are free from both hell AND marriage!
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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
UPDATE Brazil has denied visas to the two State Department officials Trump planned to send to undermine confidence in the country’s electoral system
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Brazil denies visas to U.S. delegation aiming to impugn election system, officials say
The U.S. delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital and cast doubt on the integrity of the voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Michigan school board official Angie Smith says she’s supporting Haley Stevens because she thinks Stevens will represent everyone and “not just one race." "Don’t come out speaking only Arabic, don’t come out with your Arabic music on.” Video from reporter Sam Robinson:
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Kevin Tompkins, but halloween @ktompkinsii.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Me: "It's time to start eating healthy." Lettuce: "I'm going to give you explosive diarrhea!" Chips and cookies in my pantry: "I would never do that to you."
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 14/07/2026
I’m sure there will be no horrifying consequences as a result of the Trump regime authorizing the launch of ominously Tolkien-named satellites capable of illuminating 5 to 6 kilometer-wide swaths of the earth at night: www.wired.com/story/reflec...
Equipped with an 18-meter reflector, Eärendil-1 could illuminate areas 5 to 6 kilometers in diameter for brief periods (the mirror satellite's name is a reference to a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series).
The authorization allows the company to deploy the test satellite at an altitude of about 625 kilometers. Its primary objective is to evaluate the technical feasibility of its ultrathin, highly reflective, film-based reflector.
"We're grateful to the FCC for granting our application to fly our test mission," the company said on social media.
"This ruling is hugely validating for our company and reflects America's leadership in testing innovative space technology."
The US startup argues that this highly controversial technology could have a variety of civilian, commercial, and government applications. These include providing illumination for search-and-rescue operations, supporting critical infrastructure during emergencies, extending productive hours for solar energy facilities, and temporarily lighting remote construction sitesEärendil-1 would be only the beginning. Reflect Orbital envisions operating 50,000 satellites by 2035. And that's just one company. If the initiative succeeds, it could give rise to an entirely new global industry-something that is already keeping many people awake, for now at least figuratively. "Imagine the sky filled with moons," says Tony Tyson, a researcher at UC Davis and chief scientist for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Tyson remains skeptical that these satellites will be able to direct reflected light with the precision the startup claims.
During the regulatory review process, the FCC received nearly 2,000 public comments questioning the proposal.
Among its leading critics were the American Astronomical Society, DarkSky International, and the Royal Astronomical Society. These organizations warn about the potential effects such satellites could have on astronomy, nocturnal ecosystems, and aviation safety.Opponents argue that ground-based observatories already have to contend with thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit that interfere with astronomical observations. Even a small number of space-based mirrors could increase light pollution and make observations more difficult, while a future large-scale satellite constellation would radically transform the appearance of the night sky. "For optical astronomy, this is an existential threat, and we hope that the regulators will share that view," said Betty Kioko, institutional affairs officer for the European Southern Observatory, in a statement ahead of the FCC decision.
Some researchers have also raised concerns about possible flashes of reflected light that could affect aircraft pilots, drivers, or wildlife that depends on natural cycles of light and darkness.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
victory lapping on this one
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A little known fact is that the government doesn’t have to take a stake in a private company in order to take away its money and tell it what to do. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-already...
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We Already Have Everything We Need to Regulate AI
Three simple tools. No crystal ball necessary.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
America had their Hulk Hogans. Their Marvel comic "super heroes." Their tech billionaire winners. We had Terry Fox. His marathon of hope has never ended because in our hearts we carry Terry's spirit. Canada #strongasfuck
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beany tuesday @beanytuesday.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
“Concerning”; World’s Most Humanlike AI Program Kills Itself Attempting to Generate a 10 Quadrillion Pixel Image of A Hamburger For Seemingly No Reason
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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
nytimes.com
Manager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs
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