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Diaper Diplomacy Unofficial Mirror @diaperdiplomacy-m.bsky.social · 5d

“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem threatens to double down on Portland & Chicago

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · 5d

They’ve all seen Death of Stalin, right?

Right? 😳

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · 6d

Rest assured, it’s their fault for not using BCC!!!

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8d

Can AI and robotics help us in many ways? I am not a Luddite — I believe they can.

But we must make sure these new technologies benefit all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.

I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my op-ed in Fox News. Let’s start the debate.

SEN SANDERS: AI must benefit everyone, not just a handful of billionaires

Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos invest billions in AI and robotics that could eliminate millions of jobs while increasing corporate profits at workers' expense.

www.foxnews.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 8d

Startup Reflect Orbital aims to power solar farms at night by reflecting sunlight from about 4,000 satellites, has recently requested a license for a 2026 demo. But astronomers warn the bright objects could be “ruinous” to vital scientific research.

Plan to Reflect Sunlight to Power Solar Panels at Night Upsets Astronomers

Reflect Orbital aims to launch its first of a planned 4,000 satellites into orbit next year. Scientists worry that it would be “ruinous” for research.

bloom.bg

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 9d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d

Want a quick economic win? Look to university spinouts on.ft.com/42XMTpl | opinion

Want a quick economic win? Look to university spinouts

UK innovators too often have to find capital in the US — the quid pro quo is often jobs and facilities there instead of here

on.ft.com

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Phil Cole @phillcole40.bsky.social · 23d

More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters.
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters

At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety

www.theguardian.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24d

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 24d

One person familiar with the federal investigation said that “thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say

Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk’s assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

www.nbcnews.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25d

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · 25d

This is not a drill, people!!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26d

The 4 Pillars of the Trump Admin:

Threats

Lies

Intimidation

Corruption

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Kaivan Shroff @kaivanshroff.bsky.social · Sep 14

3 months ago, today, Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered by a Trump supporter.

They had kids, too.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 14

"Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024

( ht: @luiszanger.bsky.social )

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · Sep 14

The second issue is that all of these articles & all the Uni policies are about how students use AI, not staff. 🤷🏻

medium.com/@i.h.woodhou...

AI will make higher education “uniquely human”.

AI will change the modern university beyond recognition

medium.com

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · Sep 14

The problem in Unis (mine included) is that the decision making process is slower than the rate of change for AI tools. So guidance to students lags their experience of using it by a long way.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 13

I have no words for this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Sep 12

The EPA move follows news the administration wants to scrap the satellites that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

If you can't measure it and don't know where it's coming from, it becomes very difficult to reduce or eliminate it (or hold anybody accountable for damages).

Gift link.

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · Sep 12

Kirk’s views and actions were vile and despicable, and he promoted hate and lies.

He didn’t deserve to die, and political assassinations require collective condemnation and pause to think, by everyone, together.

Both things can be true at the same time.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · Sep 12

Good that the Guardian is calling Kirk “far right” and showings its readers his views - not “common sense”, not “conservative”, but far right conspiracy.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’

The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · Sep 10

Excellent reporting from The Guardian.
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo

44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US

www.theguardian.com

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · Sep 9

a man in a military uniform is asking are we the baddies .

ALT: a man in a military uniform is asking are we the baddies .

media.tenor.com

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Iain H Woodhouse 🛰️🌍🌲 @fortiain.bsky.social · Sep 9

Reduce crime by committing crime. Simple recipe. 🤷🏻

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