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Tony Z

@zenlightning.bsky.social
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#D365 Finance and Operations (#FnO) Consultant specializing in #Integrations, Order to Cash. Independent.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 19h
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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John Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Census Bureau tells staff not to talk publicly about its new rule, which would dramatically shift how the survey is conducted and redistribute political power from blue states to red ones.
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Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excellent read: spectrum.ieee.org/inference-ha...
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Why AI’s Inference Boom Is Forcing a Rethink Of Chips and Memory
Today’s tidal wave of queries is forcing hardware makers to pivot
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Netflix has a serious algorithm issue. As you run out of shows to watch, it starts to think you like the latest crap, and ends up hiding the stuff you really like :/
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Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA) @sahavoice.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mapping the Arts and Humanities reveals the UK’s diverse arts and humanities research infrastructure, & highlights the connections between the organisations, institutions & networks that provide such key support for the arts & humanities. @sas-news.bsky.social @clairegorrara.bsky.social
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What is warmth, if not the perfect balance of ambient energy to produce the most valuable biological chemistry?
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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Barbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
With the extreme heat this summer and the strong El Niño on its way, it is clear the world collectively has not done enough to mitigate the damage underway. Urgent action is needed now.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Worth a share: www.npr.org/2026/09/07/n...
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'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes
Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Uh what? www.newsweek.com/allison-guer...
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Woman who exposed FBI official for working with Russian oligarch found dead
A judge praised Allison Guerriero for her "extraordinary contributions" to counterespionage ops on behalf of the United States.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
About that supreme court decision - shouldn't any single member of congress be able to sue to stop the ballroom? By forgoing congress's authority - hasn't that stripped even minority members of their power of the purse? Because it denies them the ability to even negotiate for their vote.
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Unapologetic Lee 🇨🇦 @ogcanada.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There are lots of alternatives. The best ones protect your privacy, and your data. Brave.com is consistently rated safe and reliable. #cdnpoli #boycottgoogle @mapquest.com is your replacement for Google Maps.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The reality behind the latest Iran posture - The orange glutton has run us out of ammo, but is still too afraid to put boots on the ground, so he's asking the finance guys to step in. They can't do diddly - but he's going to make it sound like it's the scariest thing in the world.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Should we be worried that a russian ad-tech firm has been serving ads to most of our military services? krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/whos...
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Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
It can be daunting to determine who's responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who's harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is absolutely WILD. Here's the dashboard video posted by @fritschner.bsky.social. Fast forward to about 1 minute. An ICE officer jumps out of a van and pulls a gun on this woman immediately before lying and claiming she "almost ran us over." *profanity warning if watching in public.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This Should Be The First Reason Todd "Coverup Queen" Blanche, Doesn't Get The AG Nomination....
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 31/07/2026
My unvaccinated brother died of COVID in 2021. I was about a year and a half into my epidemiology career. Healthcare staff did absolutely everything they could but they cannot cure ignorance. They cannot cure an anti-science belief and culture. Thats YOUR responsibility. Not Dr. Fauci’s.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Anyone want to take bets? Did Musk pay to organize the migrant influx on Cueta?
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
OUTRAGEOUS! DHS officers in Portland detained an Indigenous activist wearing the MMIW handprint outside the ICE facility. Suppressing peaceful demonstrators exposes the deep disregard for native lives. Indigenous sovereignty and human rights cannot be silenced.
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Kgusler @kgusler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Goodbye, cavities? New gel could regrow tooth enamel
Researchers have developed a fluoride-free gel that could help rebuild damaged tooth enamel, something the body cannot naturally replace once it is lost. Inspired by the proteins that guide enamel for...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Study finds that people who are indifferent to the truth can spread misinformation more effectively than deliberate liars, as repeated false claims from these sources are more likely to be accepted as true. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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When fools have greater influence than liars: testing the insidious bullshit hypothesis with the illusory truth effect - Current Psychology
In an era of viral misinformation and pervasive truth-indifferent communication, understanding what shapes everyday beliefs about what is true has never been more consequential. Little is known about ...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/07/2026
NEW: @maxblau.bsky.social spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is there any way to find out whether the produce he buys at the grocery store comes from farms with a record of mistreating workers?
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Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A 3-year-old girl watched ICE murder her father yesterday. We all watched Sebastian Guerrero’s final moments through our phones. We can scroll away — but Sebastian’s 3-year-old daughter cannot.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
How is it that everything rump touches turns to dust? www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/i...
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IBM stock craters 23% after issuing second-quarter earnings warning
CEO blamed the shortfall on weakness in the software and infrastructure business because clients shifted money toward hardware purchases.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/07/2026
VIDEO: Body cam shows Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo using his name to get out of a traffic stop. “I’m Joe Lombardo.” Officer: “I’m aware.” Officer lets him go.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Agree 💯%, With Governor Newsom........
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What really frustrates me here is that no amount of security funding will or even should protect public servants that show a blatant disregard for the populace - yet they continue to spend my tax $$ to reduce the impact of their decisions: www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/s...
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Supreme Court Justice Barrett says 'the threat level is really high' in budget testimony
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are testifying about the high court's budget request, which includes higher spending for security.
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Click here to submit your comment: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Another killing by ICE today in Maine. The third government killing of a civilian in less than a week since Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Tyrin Johnson.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Seems like if they are on public lands, the public should be allowed to hunt them - just to ensure the practice is kept under control :) : www.propublica.org/article/publ...
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The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement
For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heav...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Scary thought for the day: The most efficient method of terraforming a planet: Manipulate the dominant life-form into doing it for you...
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Lonewolf @lonewolf1970.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
youtu.be/MCRUm1F30m0?...
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Trump PANICS After ARMY MAJOR Calls for His IMPEACHMENT!
YouTube video by Raw America
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Kay O. @k1970.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Watching my dog this morning as it tried to predict where I was going made me realize an interesting difference between AI and real intelligence. Real intelligence found in all advanced species of animals, include their own hopes and fears into their predictions.
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
So Scientific American did an article on the hydrogen peroxide they added to the algae pool… Turns out the “expert” they got to weigh in has a bachelor in Sports Management and is named Tim. Tim has some ‘splaining to do
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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
OpenAI shipped a telemetry system that logs more than the actual work being done. Codex burning through SSDs at a rate of ~640 TB/year – one user hit 37 TB written in 21 days. On a consumer SSD that’s full drive death in under a year. github.com/openai/codex...
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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I wrote this 7 years ago In it I called for cities to better embrace greenery, reflective coatings, water and shading to tackle urban heat. More relevant than ever…. www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/...
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New study finds that unvaccinated males had an ~85% higher rate of HPV-related cancers than males who received the HPV vaccine.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This is why we need legislation that sets limits on how social media algorithms work.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Trump brought the swamp to DC. The reflecting pool is just reflecting.
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Tony Z @zenlightning.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Oh my gosh - this guy just saved my mind!
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Karl Kuszaj @karlkuszaj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This doesn’t surprise me at all.
The Democratic Voice
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The 5 men Kash's FBI caught in a plot to attack Trump's White House
UFC event are part of a particular group: far-right QAnon believers, targeting Trump refusing to release the Epstein Files. They're not Democrats. Not Antifa. Not Trans.
Yet again, they're one of YOU.
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