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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 1d

After refusing to learn the Latvian language, Latvia has ordered 841 Russians to leave the country by October 13, 2025. They also did not pass security and background checks.

Around 30,000 Russian citizens are affected by the new rules. While most managed to comply

Source: Politico

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Ben McLeish @culturebullet.com · 1d

Extreme couponing, healthcare edition

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Travis Clark @travisclark.bsky.social · 1d

No, Nobel Peace Prize is the name of the doctor, Nobel Peace Prize’s monster is the name of his creation.

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Ben McLeish @culturebullet.com · 1d

This is how we ended up with a load of statues we ended up tearing down generations later.

Florida Bill Calls for State Colleges to Rename Campus
Roads After Charlie Kirk
Summary
Bias Comparison
• A newly proposed Florida House bill would require public state colleges and universities to rename certain campus roads after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was killed at an event.
• The bill, introduced by Republican Rep. Kevin Steele, lists out specific roadways at various colleges that must be renamed with Kirk's name within 90 days of being signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.
• Failure to comply with the road renaming requirement would result in the withholding of state funds from the respective institutions.

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doomsmoker (just memes) @doomsmoker.bsky.social · 1d

New rock paper scissors just dropped

K-9 Bites Cow, Deputy Tases K-9, Cow Kicks Deputy

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 1d

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile starts... now.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.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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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 3d

Men with guns wearing masks in civilian cars are abducting off the streets little girls walking home from school.

The United States is now a fascist police state. If you support this then you are the enemy of freedom and democracy. I will never stop resisting you or Trump.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 3d

New Altmetric Attention source.

Coming October 15th.

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Adam Tod Brown @adamtodbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Trump has once again turned a major city into that scene from The First Purge where the government expects the crimes to start and everyone parties instead

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Ben McLeish @culturebullet.com · 3d

Haven’t bought any new Apple products in over a year and don’t plan to.

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 3d

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 3d

Digital Science CEO Dr Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social says: “We’re excited to see Professor Wang leveraging both Dimensions and Altmetric to deliver a high-quality “multifaceted impact analysis framework”.

@dimensions.ai @altmetric.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 5d

The FT writes that EU member state governments have agreed to restrict the travel of Russian diplomats within the bloc in response to a surge in sabotage attempts, which, according to intelligence reports, are often carried out by spies working under diplomatic cover.

www.ft.com/content/bc1a...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Subscribe to The Onion. I want to have more subscribers than The Free Press as soon as possible. This is achievable.

In exchange, when we sell the company to a drone and cobalt magnate so I can dive in a pool of gold coins Scrooge McDuck-style, you will be spared my wrath and retribution.

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Ben McLeish @culturebullet.com · 5d

Serious question, was it as bad as you remember? Comparing bee trauma as a kid versus adult is interesting I haven’t been stung in forever too, maybe it’s not that bad/actually awesome?