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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 3h

The ‘Best’ Colleges Aren’t the Best Forever

www.theatlantic.com

Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 5h

Social media is becoming less social. Only a fraction of time spent on Facebook (17%) and Instagram (7%) involves interacting with “friends”. Most time is spent watching short videos not from a friend or followed account, but generated by AI-powered algorithms.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 8h

Oscar Wilde's only living descendant traces the shadow cast by his trial – and his rehabilitation as a gay icon.

After Oscar by Merlin Holland review – Wilde’s grandson on the legacy of a scandal

The playwright’s only living descendant traces the shadow cast by his trial – and his rehabilitation as a gay icon

www.theguardian.com

Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 9h

Nobody moves to the Emirates to “seek balance”, they go there to seek zero income tax.

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton with her beloved pet dog Reggie in last photo before she died aged 79.

Diane Keaton cuddles up to her dog in last photo before her death

The Godfather star was seen smiling brightly and looking healthy as she posed with her dog Reggie in an April 11 Instagram post promoting a Hudson Grace dog statue and dog biscuits.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 1d

More evidence that Trump is losing his mental faculties. Joe Biden was not in office on Jan. 6, 2021. Donald Trump was president. Not a single person in the White House to prevent Trump from tweeting this paranoid delusion?

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 1d

How ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder. We now have to watch out for computer-generated charm.

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely...

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war.

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 1d

“bio” bread and apparently high prices

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 2d

A new bakery opening soon in my Paris neighbourhood with the promise of “audacious” bread.

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 2d

If you need further proof that tech billionaires are crackers.

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 2d

Putin latest news: Inside the private life of the Russian president

The private life of Putin: strippers, lovers and secret sons

Putin latest news: Inside the private life of the Russian president

www.thetimes.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

🤷🏽‍♂️ 🇺🇸 💰

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

At least Trump got a free jet and a $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, so there’s that.

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France Culture @franceculture.fr · 3d

Le prix Nobel de la paix 2025 a été décerné à María Corina Machado pour "son travail inlassable en faveur des droits démocratiques du peuple vénézuélien."
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/v6h

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 3d

AI video generators are now so good you can no longer trust your eyes. The widespread use of instant video generators like Sora will bring an end to visuals as proof.

A.I. Video Generators Are Now So Good You Can No Longer Trust Your Eyes

www.nytimes.com

Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 5d

Donald Trump Jr created an exclusive club called "Executive Branch" where he conducts his business deals. He joined the board of an online pharma retailer, BlinkRx, that stands to benefit from Donald Trump's shakeup of the pharma industry. Egregious conflicts of interest here.

Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.

The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.

www.wsj.com

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 5d

Fascinating. The secret tunnel that let Roman emperors dodge the Colosseum’s angry mob.
www.thetimes.com/article/e5f0...

Secret tunnel let Roman emperors dodge the Colosseum’s angry mob

For the first time visitors can walk the passage thought to have allowed emperors to visit gladiators in their gym before sealing their fate — and sneaking out unseen

www.thetimes.com

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 5d

Trump is incensed that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl, but says: "I've never heard of him. I don’t know who he is."

Donald Trump Says Bad Bunny Performing at the Super Bowl Is ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’ Even Though ‘I’ve Never Heard of Him. I Don’t Know Who He Is’

Donald Trump says it's absolutely ridiculous that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl in 2026.

variety.com

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Francis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

Gift Link// Whether the US's ongoing act of political suicide evolves as a murder-suicide is of more than passing interest to the US’s northern domestic partner. Canada is extremely -- uniquely -- vulnerable. I spoke to executives, defense analysts, others. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.

www.bloomberg.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5d

Trump hasn’t moved on from wanting Greenland forever, Danish PM warns

Denmark and Greenland cannot afford to “breathe a sigh of relief,” Mette Frederiksen says.

www.politico.eu/article/dani...

Trump hasn’t moved on from wanting Greenland forever, Danish PM warns

Denmark and Greenland cannot afford to “breathe a sigh of relief,” Mette Frederiksen says.

www.politico.eu

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Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 6d

Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed

www.theguardian.com

Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 6d

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

www.theguardian.com

Matthew Fraser @matthewfraser.bsky.social · 6d

Evening walk with Hector and Djery on the Champ de Mars.

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