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Ricardas Pel @ricpeldito.bsky.social · 30m

And yes Chernobyl and Italia 90 could be there too

Ricardas Pel @ricpeldito.bsky.social · 32m

What 5 events defined your childhood?
1. Perestroyka and Sajūdis movement
2. Gulf War
3. January Events in Vilnius
4. 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
5. Death of Dražen Petrovič

Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 4h

What 5 events defined your childhood?

1. SeaFair and Blue Angels
2. The death of my friend Pat
3. Visiting the White House and the Capitol
4. Moving after 4th grade
5. Learning to fight back

Sophie Splawinski @aviationwx.bsky.social · 4h

What 5 events defined your childhood?

1. 9/11
2. Canadiens Stanley Cup win
3. Quebec referendum
4. The 1998 Ice Storm
5. 1994 Laurentians EF2 tornado (almost struck our cottage while we were there)

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 2d

🇵🇱 Habitual friendly reminder: never start small talk with Poles, you'll regret that.

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davidbowman17.bsky.social @davidbowman17.bsky.social · 15h

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 13h

04:19 – “F**k all the drones.”
04:20 – “That’s it, we no longer have our expensive EW.”

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 1d

Now do this with Putin!

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says East Europeans are nothing but untermenschen not to be listened to like this tweet,

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 20h

Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave by October 13 after failing to meet new immigration rules. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Latvia tightened its laws, those who remain without compliance face loss of services. Around 2,600 have already left voluntarily.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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WIRED @wired.com · 2d

NEW: A professor at Rutgers University who wrote a book about “antifa” almost a decade ago is trying—and struggling—to flee the US for Europe after a weeks-long online campaign against him by far-right influencers was followed by death threats. www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 2d

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week have disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.

"We need billions of cubic meters of gas more during the heating season."

Our interviews with CEOs of Naftogaz and DTEK:
on.ft.com/439o4qs

Russia destroys 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

[FREE TO READ] Moscow’s intensified bombing campaign seeks to ‘break our spirit’, says head of state energy group

on.ft.com

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2d

Putin has effectively admitted to shooting down an Azerbaijani plane. The Russian dictator met with Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev for the first time in a year and discussed the crash of the AZAL aircraft in Kazakhstan.

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 2d

I'm as desperate to see the moral abominations in Gaza end as the rest of you, and I understand why there is so much anticipation that this might finally be a ceasefire, but given how this has played out over 2 years, some caution and skepticism should probably be advised.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d

Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

www.theverge.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if governors/judges act *lawfully* within the constitutional system in ways that displease him.

Miller's statements reveal their real position: Trump's power to invent pretexts for emergency actions is limitless.

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 3d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Ricardas Pel @ricpeldito.bsky.social · 3d

Fighting for the resources would be even better!

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4d

One of Russia’s main supply routes from China has been shut down. From today, the border with Kazakhstan is fully stopped.. over 5,000 trucks are stuck, inspections are ongoing, and goods are being confiscated. Drones, EW gear, batteries, components, nothing is getting through.

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile in Russia: First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Alexey Zhuravlyov argued that the best way Russia can retaliate against America for sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would be to bomb Rzeszów airbase in Poland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGCp...

Alexey Zhuravlyov suggests bombing Poland if the US sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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Winter @wpoliticss.bsky.social · 4d

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 4d

When the fascists tell you they're fascists WHILE THEY'RE DOING FASCIST SHIT maybe we should believe them

Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen Miller short circuits after saying Trump has "plenary authority" over sending troops into U.S. cities www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Stephen Miller Says Trump Has ‘Plenary Authority,’ Like A King

www.huffpost.com

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4d

At Putin’s meeting with Russia's top military gang, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov was present, an unusual move explained by the discussion of sensitive intelligence on Transnistria. Also seated nearby was Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Sergey Pinchuk.

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