Scott Rose
@rprose.bsky.social
News product at Bloomberg. Before that, was in Moscow for 15 years with @bloomberg.com & @themoscowtimes.com. Still one eye on Russia. Chess fan. Views are mine
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This one was fun to work on: www.chess.com/article/view...
The Five Dirtiest Tricks In Bullet Chess
They say that chess is the game of kings, an honorable pastime for people who want to lose themselves in thought. Bullet chess, however, played at a pace of one minute per side for the whole game, is ...
www.chess.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This one was fun to work on: www.chess.com/article/view...
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reads like the list of countries attending Russia's May 9 parades
Trump's "Board of Peace": Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Armenia, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Albania, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
reads like the list of countries attending Russia's May 9 parades
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The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
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#Penguin Vessel
Nazca culture, South Coast Peru, c.350–500 CE
Ceramic & pigment, 20.8 × 14.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago 1955.1965
www.artic.edu/artworks/912...
🆔 “This vessel, with its tiny, sculpted wings, is a rare depiction of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) in Nasca art.”
#BirdsInArt
Nazca culture, South Coast Peru, c.350–500 CE
Ceramic & pigment, 20.8 × 14.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago 1955.1965
www.artic.edu/artworks/912...
🆔 “This vessel, with its tiny, sculpted wings, is a rare depiction of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) in Nasca art.”
#BirdsInArt
June 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#Penguin Vessel
Nazca culture, South Coast Peru, c.350–500 CE
Ceramic & pigment, 20.8 × 14.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago 1955.1965
www.artic.edu/artworks/912...
🆔 “This vessel, with its tiny, sculpted wings, is a rare depiction of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) in Nasca art.”
#BirdsInArt
Nazca culture, South Coast Peru, c.350–500 CE
Ceramic & pigment, 20.8 × 14.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago 1955.1965
www.artic.edu/artworks/912...
🆔 “This vessel, with its tiny, sculpted wings, is a rare depiction of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) in Nasca art.”
#BirdsInArt
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If you still need to read something today, read the great speech by 🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just”.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just”.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
If you still need to read something today, read the great speech by 🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just”.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just”.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
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very unusual tactic imo, both beautiful and hard to find. giving away your most secure and important attacking piece goes against every instinct - and just as i was typing that Sindarov played it. extremely impressed.
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
very unusual tactic imo, both beautiful and hard to find. giving away your most secure and important attacking piece goes against every instinct - and just as i was typing that Sindarov played it. extremely impressed.
Is it me, or does Magnus Carlsen keep popping up at exhibition matches during major classical chess events?
Off to Wijk, both of you!
Off to Wijk, both of you!
January 20, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Is it me, or does Magnus Carlsen keep popping up at exhibition matches during major classical chess events?
Off to Wijk, both of you!
Off to Wijk, both of you!
Enjoyed this. @anishgiri.bsky.social discusses the upcoming Candidates, the field & his recent project, Chess Monitor. If you can get past the gimmicky YouTube titles & thumbnails, which I guess are mandatory now, Greg has been doing some very good interviews of late
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFWw...
"I almost QUIT CHESS" | Anish Giri PODCAST
YouTube video by Chess with Mustreader
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Enjoyed this. @anishgiri.bsky.social discusses the upcoming Candidates, the field & his recent project, Chess Monitor. If you can get past the gimmicky YouTube titles & thumbnails, which I guess are mandatory now, Greg has been doing some very good interviews of late
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFWw...
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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as far as guilty pleasures go, this one really is quite innocent. out today, btw (and the recording of vol 2 begins soon)
congratulations to @chessable.com and @polborta.bsky.social for demolishing my first resolution of the new year [finish the courses I already bought]
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
as far as guilty pleasures go, this one really is quite innocent. out today, btw (and the recording of vol 2 begins soon)
congratulations to @chessable.com and @polborta.bsky.social for demolishing my first resolution of the new year [finish the courses I already bought]
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
congratulations to @chessable.com and @polborta.bsky.social for demolishing my first resolution of the new year [finish the courses I already bought]
btw just messed up a mosquito's day real bad. pretty much over
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
btw just messed up a mosquito's day real bad. pretty much over
Peter Svidler previews Wijk on the New in Chess podcast. Probably enough said:
www.newinchess.com/blog/post/ni...
www.newinchess.com/blog/post/ni...
January 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Peter Svidler previews Wijk on the New in Chess podcast. Probably enough said:
www.newinchess.com/blog/post/ni...
www.newinchess.com/blog/post/ni...
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So apparently I've been following The Old Testament. Yep. There's a whole new one. I know. It's very different.
January 18, 2026 at 6:43 AM
So apparently I've been following The Old Testament. Yep. There's a whole new one. I know. It's very different.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Ljubojevic and Tal, 50 years ago, hitting off their last round game #TataSteelChess 1976. A decisive one for the 1st place that would last 59 moves, 8 hours and started at 9.30 AM (no adjournments this last round). #chess
January 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Ljubojevic and Tal, 50 years ago, hitting off their last round game #TataSteelChess 1976. A decisive one for the 1st place that would last 59 moves, 8 hours and started at 9.30 AM (no adjournments this last round). #chess
"AAFS Infrastructure and Energy has no apparent track record in the industry. Corporate records indicate it was formed two months ago in Wyoming.
Its website displays an eagle, the symbol of American might."
Its website displays an eagle, the symbol of American might."
EXCLUSIVE: In Bosnia this week there have been talks about a $200m new pipeline to cut reliance on Russian gas. An American company wants the contract. Its representatives were part of Donald Trump's campaign to overturn the 2020 election.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... @theguardian.com
Trump-linked figures lead talks on $200m European pipeline contract
Exclusive: Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, who campaigned to overturn 2020 election, seek to win Bosnia deal for little-known US firm
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
"AAFS Infrastructure and Energy has no apparent track record in the industry. Corporate records indicate it was formed two months ago in Wyoming.
Its website displays an eagle, the symbol of American might."
Its website displays an eagle, the symbol of American might."
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New house is powered almost entirely by an ancient obelisk out the back I’m saving so much money
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
New house is powered almost entirely by an ancient obelisk out the back I’m saving so much money
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*danish explorer peter freuchen arises from the dead with an armory of deadly poop knives to defend greenland* sug på min afføring, amerikanske hunde!!!!!!!
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
*danish explorer peter freuchen arises from the dead with an armory of deadly poop knives to defend greenland* sug på min afføring, amerikanske hunde!!!!!!!
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Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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please enjoy this timeline cleanse from 1997:
Solutions to Cyber-stress
with
Tracy Penfield
Solutions to Cyber-stress
with
Tracy Penfield
January 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
please enjoy this timeline cleanse from 1997:
Solutions to Cyber-stress
with
Tracy Penfield
Solutions to Cyber-stress
with
Tracy Penfield
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Former CIA director William Burns: ‘Imitating autocrats is not a winning formula’ ft.trib.al/p0qz6ux
Former CIA director William Burns: ‘Imitating autocrats is not a winning formula’
The ex-spy chief on the risks of Trump’s operation in Venezuela, what the US gets wrong about regime change — and why Putin badly misjudged Ukraine
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Former CIA director William Burns: ‘Imitating autocrats is not a winning formula’ ft.trib.al/p0qz6ux
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Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
