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Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 8h

A new disruptive transport technology is rapidly changing cities across the rich world. It is not the self-driving electric car, but the humble bicycle, writes @dlknowles.bsky.social www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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The Economist @economist.com · 2h

Having been burnt by tariffs twice, American farmers and Chinese buyers will probably seek to reduce their mutual dependence. That is a boon for soyabean farmers in Brazil

American soya farmers are miserable. Brazil’s are ebullient

Donald Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soyabean superpower

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 2h

Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Privacy Loves Company

Most of the internet’s blessings—the opportunities for communities to connect despite physical borders and oppressive controls, the avenues to hold the powerful accountable without immediate

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The Economist @economist.com · 4h

The real damage from economic isolation will be in the longer term. America accounts for only 15% of global final demand for goods imports. If its drawbridge remains up, the world will gradually integrate without it

Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Morgan Stanley, $MS, to let all customers, including retirement accounts, invest in crypto

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Look at this.

A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.

30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.

The market dumped.

The trader made +$192 million in two hours.

Unusual.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Almost like someone had advance notice from inside Trump’s inner circle. Truly the golden age of corruption.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 1d

one thing that’s definitely new over the past decade or so is the number of bumper stickers and signs threatening to kill you

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Marc Baronnet @baronnet.bsky.social · 2d

Les grands patrons catastrophés par le chaos politique français www.lefigaro.fr/societes/hum...

«Human Bomb est à l’Élysée !» : les grands patrons catastrophés par le chaos politique français

ENQUÊTE - Jamais la colère et la défiance des dirigeants d’entreprise envers les responsables politiques français n’ont été aussi fortes.

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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 2d

🇯🇵 Le Japon plonge dans la crise politique: le parti centriste Komeito, partenaire minoritaire de la coalition gouvernementale au pouvoir, a annoncé se retirer de son alliance avec le Parti libéral-démocrate ⬇️

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 3d

The Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, known for his postmodern, dystopian novels, is the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize for literature: on.ft.com/43dn191

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Euronews @euronews.com · 3d

European Commission probes alleged Hungarian spy network in Brussels

#EuropeNews

European Commission probes alleged Hungarian spy network in Brussels

According to reports that sparked the probe, the undercover spy ring allegedly operated under the cover of the Hungarian permanent representation, which at that time was led by Olivér Várhelyi, who is now a European Commissioner.

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Global Issues @globalissues.org · 4d

Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of power, a Surrey study finds
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Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of power, a Surrey study finds | University of Surrey

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

OpenAI and Anthropic are considering using investor funds to settle potential claims from multibillion-dollar lawsuits on.ft.com/4mWEfyK

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Bradley Wall @bwallarthur.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone knows that our country got significantly worse in the 10 years since Brexit. But it's crazy to think there are people letting Farage off of the hook because he went on a get rich bragging tour of America and refused to have anything to do with Brexit once it was won.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 5d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Euronews @euronews.com · 4d

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 5d

Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.

A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner

His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.

An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers

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Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College

Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.

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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · 5d

Very sad to hear of the death of the charming Sir John Gurdon, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, who in 2001 conferred an honorary fellowship on Nelson Mandela. At Eton, Gurdon was told he’d never make a scientist. He went on to win the Nobel Prize for physiology.

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Aurora Ruiz-Herrera @aruizherrera.bsky.social · 5d

RIP John Gurdon

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INSPÉ de Lorraine @inspelorraine.bsky.social · 4d

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

French PM floats pension climbdown to court left on.ft.com/4nEcrQy

French PM floats pension climbdown to court left

Outgoing premier Sébastien Lecornu holds last-minute talks with opposition parties after resigning on Monday

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Call for Papers - The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)

Call for Papers
The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Workshop
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Dr Alison Ray @liber-ray.bsky.social · Sep 7

It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so here’s some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v 🌘

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Julia Walworth @juliawalworth.bsky.social · Jul 2

In 17c Netherlands you could enjoy drinking your cool beer from a ‘book’. Very nice blindstamped boards, raised bands, fore-edge ties. #Rijksmuseum #Bookart

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