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Steve Townsend ❌👑

@stevetownsend0.bsky.social

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Brit in NYC, computer programming lifer. #SlavaUkraini #StandWithIsrael Zionist & Bonds Dogs ally, Bluesky fella not for-profit @pef-moderation.org - subjective labeling of disinfo and hate speech

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · Nov 13

What if instead of trying to deplatform bad actors, #NAFO crowd-moderates them?
NAFO Forum fallacy bot plus shiba horde -> a Labeler for people who want to avoid X-ification
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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In Lockheed Martin I Trust @lorelei0502.bsky.social · 1d

#FELLAS
I launched this huge fundraiser because hitting the enemy's lifeblood, oil and gas, is the most cost effective way to cripple their economy!

Without visibility, it will fail!

I NEED EVERY RETWEET possible!

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23h

When Putin talks to a Russians he consistently says that they invade Ukraine to destroy the state and nation and correct the path of history. NATO and similar framings are just for the useful foreigners.

Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pu spells out Ru's imperialist motivations for the war. He calls the conquest a long-held dream and historical destiny.

He beclowns those who insist NATO expansion caused the war. Let's see if anyone from the Mearsheimer fan club admits the claim has been falsified.
www.kremlin.ru/events/presi...

Обращение по случаю Дня воссоединения ДНР, ЛНР, Запорожской и Херсонской областей с Россией

www.kremlin.ru

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 1d

👀Total blackout in Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian propaganda media: not a single word about our investigation uncovering Hungary’s spy network in Brussels — nor about the EU’s internal probe and the scrutiny over Orbán loyalist EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi's role. How strange!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23h

Tired of Peter Thiel trying to destroy democracy by forcing his dystopian vision of the world on us?

You can join @purgepalantir.bsky.social, a movement that is protesting the billionaire and his companies.

And @solidaritydept.bsky.social has a full report exposing Thiel that you can share widely:

Peter Thiel - The People's Audit | DOCS

Learn about Peter Thiel's role as Chairman at Palantir Technologies. Net worth: $25.6 Billion. Key threats and impact on democracy.

classsolidarity.org

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Hope Himars 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 @hopehimars.bsky.social · 23h

FIND YOUR LOCAL PROTEST
and SHOW UP
maybe in a fun blow up costume even !

Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Carlsbad” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Carlsbad · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

My Ozone Droplet runs $9 per month plus a few more USD for backups. I have over 22m records in the raw event table, because I run automation off the firehose to identify patterns of abuse as well as isolated content review.

Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

PDS -> VPS, sorry

Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

It's going to dpend on your labeler scope and system design.
If you are just running Ozone out of the box, manually operated, not very much. Just a single moderately-sized PDS. I run mine on Digital Ocean in Frankfurt.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

Another interesting piece of information from Z-Blogger "INSIDER-T": "Despite the domestic gasoline shortage, Mishustin has ordered fuel exports to China not to be restricted, according to government sources.

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

russia now just "gas station *current leaseholder* with nukes"

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, Pritzker says more Dems must sound the alarm, though he notes some exceptions (like Chris Murphy).

"I am surprised that more leaders have not stood up," he says.

He urges people to join No Kings protests to let the country know something's wrong. 5/5

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 1d

The administration has added another layer of Orwellian vandalism to the DOJ Civil Rights website.

Democrats have shut down the government. Department of Justice websites are not currently regularly updated. Please refer to the Department of Justice’s contingency plan for more information.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

+ animal abuse is a reliable precursor of violence against human beings

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1d

Peter Thiel says Antichrist ‘Wants a Nobel Peace Prize.‘

Leaked Highlights from Tech Billionaire's Secret Antichrist Lectures...
www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-...

Peter Thiel says Antichrist ‘Wants a Nobel Peace Prize.‘

Leaked Highlights from Tech Billionaire's Secret Antichrist Lectures

www.thenerdreich.com

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

straight out of the DOGE playbook

Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings, march against MAGA/Project 2025 fascism, nationwide Oct 18 2025
www.usconstitution.net/right-to-ass...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

The correct response to Republicans widely depicting the coming protests as terrorism is to go out and protest. Each person should get 10 more people to do so. If Republicans are going to hint at violent state responses to legitimate protest, the only answer is bigger numbers.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Pam Bondi on Trump saying he hates his political opponents: "The president said nothing about violence...No act of violence was said."

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 1d

right, that's how stochastic terrorists work

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about the Elizabeth Holmes of the media lyz.substack.com/p/let-the-al...

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 1d

"The 10th floor is filled with notoriously squalid cells. If an immigrant is summoned to 26 Federal’s courtrooms, there is no guarantee they will leave with their freedom."

The Jacob K. Javits Building is where I started my federal career. It has become a hunting ground, a prison.