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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 5m

too bad it's really someone else...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 56m

"Trees will only grow in fertile soil, not up in mountains."

This self-seeded pine, lodged in a crevice high up in a sheer rock escarpment in the Caha Mountains, begs to differ. It says that trees will grow just about *anywhere* sheep can't get at them.

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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 34m

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Dark and Wondrous - it's in the trees! it's coming! @darkandwondrous.bsky.social · 6d

I hope everyone finds a little time to relax this weekend.
[screaming continues]

Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester behind the scenes, Frankenstein - in full makeup but civilian clothes, doing dance moves.

Night of the Living Dead behind the scenes - top cast members picnic, in color.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Apr 23

my hot take:

corridors are bad.

bad for neighborhoods. bad for buildings. bad for community. bad for public health. bad for climate.

the fewer corridors your city and the housing within it have - the better.

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Apr 23

i'd also say corridor separation *and* pressurized stair is a hurdle.

in germany (and i think switzerland too) pressurization here just means basically an exhaust fan at the top of stairwell.

it allows for more communicative & daylit stair, like this. stunning.

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Zimmer Schmidt Architekten, Rasmus Norlander · Zürichbergstrasse

At the intersection of a cemetery and a zoo on the outskirts of Zurich, the building responds sensitively to its surroundings and lends the place a distinct identity. With its expansive, polygonal for...

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Countess Sappho @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 9h

YOU HEARD THEM

Meme image of Shinji from Evangelion leaning forward in a folding chair with his heads in his hands. Text around him reads "GET IN THE FUCKING FROG" and there are two depictions of someone in inflatable frog suits

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Robert Jago @rjjago.bsky.social · 39m

Sora on Oka

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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 39m

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1f1... #stars #barricade

Trapped on the terraces, I looked at you and knew
You were the only thing that mattered
There was no one for me but you
In Harmony Street we beat a man
Just for standing there
I held my breath as I watched you swing
Then run your fingers through your hair

Oh, how could anyone not love the terrible things you do?
Oh, how could anyone not want to try and help you?

In Bermondsey in Burberry, you held me at the barricade, the pigs arrived with tear gas
And I wept at the mistakes we made
We stalked the streets like animals
And danced as windows shattered
For our island, for the thrill of it, for everything that mattered

Oh, how could anyone not want to rip it all apart?
Oh, how could anyone not love your cold, black heart?

I found you on a Saturday, and that was where I lost you
You had finally walk away because of what it cost you, years later when I saw your face
In line to catch the morning train, you looked like you'd been softened
Like you never really loved the pain

Oh, how could anyone not finally diminish?
The thrill of blood comes instantly
There's only darkness at the finish

Meet me at the barricade, I'll be at the barricade
Meet me at the barricade, the love died, but the hate can't fade
I'll be at the barricade, the love died, but the hate won't fade...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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怪獣先生 @kaijusensei.bsky.social · 54m

a REAL Christian would see the Antichrist rise and say "oh hey cool, it's almost time for the thousands years of paradise on Earth when Jesus rules and turns the world into heaven on earth.

What Thiel really fears if the fact that there are no billionaires in that utopia.

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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 47m

honestly, he makes the "antichrist" sound like a awesomely great person

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 4h

Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, Al and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: "It's become quite difficult to hide one's money."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian. Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians."

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.

We drink their milkshake.

www.thebulwark.com

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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 53m

what a world we're in right now, where so much effort goes in to thwarting the chances of people to live their best lives, or even just to live free of fear

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Dark and Wondrous - it's in the trees! it's coming! @darkandwondrous.bsky.social · 6d

I hope everyone finds a little time to relax this weekend.
[screaming continues]

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p.s @p-s-v.bsky.social · 15h

☄️C/2025 R2 (SWAN) with Blue Horsehead (IC 4592) visible lower right.
📸Alessandro Carrozzi
📍Chile
🗓️ Oct 8

Technical
Samyang 135mm f/3.5 lens, ZWO ASI 2600MM📸, Astrodon LRGB filters, total integration time of 32min.

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In this wide-field image, the comet appears immersed in a rich tapestry of interstellar dust, among which stands out the beautiful reflection nebula IC 4592, also known as the Blue Horsehead Nebula, visible in the lower right portion of the frame.

Technical data:

Samyang 135mm f/3.5 lens, ZWO ASI 2600MM camera, Astrodon LRGB filters, total integration time of 32 minutes.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 13h

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 3h

From what I understand, consultations like this one go on the record and even if the government ignores them (which, in this case, they almost certainly will), they can still be used to embarrass them and point out that they're not doing what the public they claim to represent wants.

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 3h

I did this, took like 30 min.
Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Carlos Foglia @lacarlos.bsky.social · 5h

This is one of the most depressing commercials I have ever seen.

All of these companies need to fail, fast, before we all forget how to wipe our asses without asking an app.

youtu.be/IqC3YrIzbQw