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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d

High-profile departures from the US - congrats to @econ.uzh.ch

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 1d

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12d

This is the secret the Trump regime tried so hard to keep about the Dallas ICE shooting

The names of the dead and wounded

Jose Andres Bordones-Molina

Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez

Norlan Guzman-Fuentes

Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...

What the Trump regime doesn’t want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting

The Trump regime's refusal to say the names of the Dallas ICE victims exposes the inhumanity of American fascism.

www.inquirer.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25m

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Sonya H @sonyah.bsky.social · 21m

You can find more insight and enlightenment cleaning a cat’s litter box than reading this article. Thiel’s thoughts on religion and politics are truly ridiculous. A third culture clown.

Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 10h

"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.'"

So he thinks we're all idiots, huh?

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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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 10h

I think a lot about how Michelle Obama remarked on regularly being in rooms with the most powerful and wealthy people in the world and her chief takeaway was that they're just not that smart

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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 12h

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

opus.ing/posts/how-to...

#chrome #aibullshit

How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus

Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.

opus.ing

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Sonya H @sonyah.bsky.social · 1h

The irony of immigrants flying other immigrants out of the country against their will.

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 20h

So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 9h

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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RappCatsAdopt @rappcats.bsky.social · 2d

Just 12 days left to VOTE EVERY DAY in the Leaf No Pet Behind Contest!🗳️
theanimalrescuesite.com/pages/shelte... Help us win funds for other #cats like #Savior! Here he is last December, when he was still in intake, but already trusting us enough for a sweatshirt pouch ride! What a guy!💖💖💖

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RappCatsAdopt @rappcats.bsky.social · 1h

#Savior says "Only 10 MORE DAYS TO VOTE!" in the Leaf No Pet Behind Contest: theanimalrescuesite.com/pages/shelte...
We're trying to win $ for all the #cats out there who need help like Savior did. So they can start new & better chapters & have the lives they deserve! So they are safe & loved!

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Veronica @veronicaf.bsky.social · 2h

Free roaming kittens do not get to continue to skulk around my property. Kittens will be desexed, socialised, and adopted.

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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 2h

🔒 What happens when updates stop? Explore the impact on your digital life. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

End of the Line for Windows 10?

From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10.

pvcy.org

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 1d

Very happy that my Mediterranean Politics article "Revolutionary burnout: Subjective crisis responses and the demobilization of mass protest in #Lebanon" is now available #OpenAccess.

A lot of heartblood went into this paper, check it out!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Revolutionary burnout: Subjective crisis responses and the demobilization of mass protest in Lebanon

Studies on the outcomes of the Arab uprisings have largely focused on protest-exogenous causes of revolutionary failure. By contrast, endogenous drivers of demobilization remain understudied, despi...

www.tandfonline.com

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Sonya H @sonyah.bsky.social · 2h

KKK stickers in DE? How gauche.

It’s like those weird bikers who use US Confederate flags in lieu of NS iconography.

Annoying and distasteful.

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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 13h

NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers a Phoenix-area neo-Nazi AI slop-poster obsessed with Goyim Defense League agitprop who's facing charges for threatening a local synagogue.

COURT RECORDS: GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE FANBOY ARRESTED FOR THREATS ON SYNAGOGUE | Left Coast Right Watch

A Phoenix area neonazi fan of the Goyim Defense League is set for a hearing next month after being arrested for threatening to target a local synagogue

leftcoastrightwatch.org

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 3h

Every time people ask me if I like anime I have to be like "well, yes, but also no, in a way." Because I know that what they're really asking about is whether I like stuff like Demon Slayer and not about my opinion on The Tatami Galaxy, Kaiba, and Ping Pong: The Animation 😔

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 3h

On the blog: “A Hidden History: African women and the British Health Service, 1930–2000” by Olivia Mason. An important read on overlooked contributions to Britain’s healthcare system.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2022 #GenderHist

womenshistorynetwork.org/a-hidden-his...

A Hidden History: African women and the British Health Service, 1930-2000 by Olivia Mason

In a standout piece from Olivia Mason of the Young Historians Project, we hear about the latest project of the group: A Hidden History: African women and the British Health Service, 1930-2000. The …

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 3h

Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from the state of Karnataka. She set up India's first microwave engineering lab, and her work on satellite communications and spacecraft & aircraft antennae is still influential today.
adalovelaceday.subst...

Prof Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Engineer

Rajeshwari Chatterjee was an Indian scientist, educator and the first female engineer from the state of Karnataka. She was among the first Indian scientists to research microwave engineering.

adalovelaceday.substack.com

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International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social · 3h

New bibliography entry: Networks of Resistance in North Africa and India: Responses to the First World War in the Middle East ift.tt/RwfY5Sq #FWWstudies

Zotero | Your personal research assistant

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 3h

Next week, on Oct 18, go to @newscientist.com Live to see @jaapderoode.bsky.social discuss his book, Doctors by Nature, and the fascinating ways in which animals practice medicine. Among many excellent speakers, be sure to see Jaap at 2:35pm BST!

Explore the lineup and book tickets: buff.ly/4YBFj1U

Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves by Jaap de Roode

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 3h

“The growing movement around women’s health innovation is to be welcomed. But to be genuinely transformative, it must be political”

@jocalynclark.bsky.social @bmj.com

www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Upending women’s health

This year is unleashing a series of devastating blows to women’s health worldwide. Cuts to foreign aid.1 Denial of abortion access and reproductive autonomy (doi:10.1136/bmj.r459).2 Targeted attacks o...

www.bmj.com

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Kenny Lauderdale @kennylauderdale.bsky.social · 3h

Presented for the first time ever, a NEW Version of 1985 anime NORA, painstakingly remastered from my hacked VCR. Enjoy!
Improvements vs. the Laserdisc.
- Correct Colors (Previous Rips were Faded)
- HiFi Audio from Linear Tape Capture
- Ghost Frames Removed, Various tweaks.
youtu.be/L7QCXuuAsXE

NORA (1985) Remastered (VHS-Decode)

YouTube video by The Domesday Bunker

youtu.be

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Sonya H @sonyah.bsky.social · 3h

David, does Cato need an additional immigration expert? I have a Masters, a JD, and an LLM. My JD and LLM focused on immigration law. Most people don’t have my education. I’m shooting my shot. Let me know.

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 3h

A Kavanaugh stop, involving threats and detention

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

“.. Frank Miranda, 46, filmed ICE agents confronting him before work on Oct. 2, demanding that he answer questions about where he was born. When he refused, agents threatened him with a dog ..”

@davidjbier.bsky.social
www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

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