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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 44m

Australia's highest court rejects Candace Owens' visa challenge

Australia’s highest court has rejected Candace Owens’ attempt to overturn a decision barring her from visiting the country.

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 57m

US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/eZm8QaKGNPk4...

What a ridiculous country

US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk

State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 1h

Kaverit ensin

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h

President Donald Trump acknowledged a $20 billion bailout for Argentina would not primarily serve American interests, testing the patience of domestic farmers who have yet to receive their own relief from Trump’s trade war.

Trump says U.S. won’t benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina

By his own account, Trump is offering $20 billion to Argentina to help its politically aligned president, Javier Milei, who faces a possible financial crisis and a legislative election on Oct. 26.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 1h

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 3h

"hellästi, latinotavalla"

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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 3h

This smells like shit. What's the gain for the cartels? Why would they target ICE operating all over the interior of America? If it were true we'd see it showing up downstream.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

I don't think I've seen a network TV news report more transparently full of shit since maybe 2003, right before we invaded Iraq

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 4h

Jengi jostain syystä luulee, että venäläiset lähettävät vain omia tai ulkomaalaisia agentteja Suomeen, joten tiukempi maahanmuutto estää vakoilun. Vaikka suurin osa vakoilijoista ei ole mitään James Bondeja, vaan tavallisia ihmisiä, joitten pitää vaan skannata asiakirjoja ja ottaa valokuvia

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h

Instagram said its teen accounts for users ages 13 to 17 will now only see content that would get a PG-13 rating, after California passed a law requiring social media companies to warn users of “profound” health risks.

Instagram limits teen accounts as California adds warnings to social media

Following a fresh wave of criticism, Instagram says it is rolling out new safety features for teen accounts and surveying parents.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 6h

Brasiliassa haastateltu juristi sanoi, että Trumpin pommitusoperaatiot venezuelalaisia venejä vastaan kansainvälisillä vesillä on laitonta ja "kansainvälistä kiusaamista"

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 6h

Brasilian liittovaltio perusti sovelluksen, jonka kautta voi nähdä mitä rahaa liikkuu ja mihin, köyhille maille perustettu ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnan yhteiskasssa
www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/s...

Painel Fundo Clima

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 6h

Brasiliassa pidätettiin 11 ihmistä syytettynä huumekartellien rahanpesusta uhkapelien kautta. Osa epäilyiatä ovat someinfluenssereita. Osa huumerahoista käytettiin ostaakseen osalle uhkapelifirmoille lisenssin toimiakseen Brasiliassa.

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 6h

Sovittu velkajarru kuulostaa vähän samalta kuin Brasilian liittovaltion kulutuskatto. Kyseessä järjestelmä, jossa valtio voi kuluttaa X määrä rahaa joka vuosi. Käytännössä se tarkoittaa, että estääkseen budjetin ylittymistä, palveluista on leikattava tai veroja nostettava

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 16h

Why would fascist youth feel attracted to the GOP.... asked no one with a brain.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

Breaking News: A U.S. military strike killed six people on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Trump said, asserting without evidence that they were drug smugglers for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Another Attack on Boat, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 16h

oh no www.theverge.com/news/798889/...

Tesla Cybertruck sales are flatlining

Sales are down 63 percent in the third quarter

www.theverge.com

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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 16h

Openia-yhtiö, joka loi ChatGPT:n luotiin alunperin sitä varten, että tekoälykehitystä voitaisiin "hallita" niin, ettei se tuhoa ihmiskuntaa. Vähän tuntuu siltä, että tavoite hukattiin

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 17h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Sami Eerola @eerolasami.bsky.social · 17h

Miksi näin käy aina laitaoikeistolaisten puolueitten nuorisojärjestöille?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Christina(Tina) Hex Hendriks 🎃💀👻 @renissance1.bsky.social · 17h

truthout.org/articles/370...

3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech

“Weaponizing the executive branch” to punish free speech “is illegal and wrong,” an open letter from the groups said.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.