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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Thiel has also branded Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and critics of artificial intelligence as “legionnaires of the Antichrist”. 11 on the weirdometer

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Greta Thunberg is servant of the ‘Antichrist,’ billionaire Peter Thiel says

Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel has branded Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and critics of artificial intelligence as “legionnaires of the Antichrist” during a series of private lectures.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

That's his own nutso quote! Totally incoherent

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to Bixi, Montreal's public bike rental program, which was listed as one of the best inventions of the 21st century by TIME magazine! 👏👏👏⚜️🇨🇦

www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

BIXI makes TIME magazine’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame

Montreal’s BIXI found itself alongside the 23andMe DNA test, YouTube, the iPhone and other incredible innovations launched in the 21st century on TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions Hall of Fame.”

www.ctvnews.ca

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

Thiel also believes that international bodies including the United Nations and the international criminal court (ICC) hasten the coming of Armageddon. Mmmkay...

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

This is the weirdest article you'll read all week... Peter Thiel is not just a Trump fascist, he's deeply worried about the antichrist: “I’m a libertarian, or a classical liberal, who deviates in one minor detail, where I’m worried about the antichrist”

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

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

You too! :) 🦃

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 2d

Just list the errors! 👍

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 3d

It will be really interesting for engineers and scientists to learn from prototypes of this sort of thing. I just wonder how they would fair in major storms...

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 3d

As sea levels rise, I guess we are going to see more and more projects like this. But I wonder how they can justify building on them as they are supposed to be the first line of defense to protect the mainland...

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 3d

I was in HafenCity Hamburg a few years ago and was really impressed. A beautiful, walkable project with a wide variety of housing at different price points 👏👏👏

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 3d

And it's in such great location: close to the city and the sea!

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 3d

Oh wow... way too much happening in the world that parallels stuff in GEOG 325!! 😵‍💫

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 4d

This project has changed so many times over the years and seems to announce new stuff to quell criticism...

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 4d

I thought this sentence was telling: "The development will establish the island as a perfect transit hub between yacht hotspots in East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East" 😵‍💫

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! We need more smart people critically examining all these projects!

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 4d

All rich material for someone to write a dystopian novel or Netflix series!!

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 5d

I would love to go to Oman!! It seems like they have lots of good ideas and try to balance urban growth with preserving local identity and landscapes

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 6d

This is such a great example of fantasy marketing 😵‍💫

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 6d

It's like some weird North Korean high school monument project 😆

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 6d

They definitely didn't spend much money on the weird bust of Elon Musk... it looks like it's made of cake or spray painted styrofoam 😆

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 6d

Except they want to finance it using crypto! 😵‍💫

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 6d

It's also in a coastal region, next to Pattaya, which has intense flooding... I wonder how climate change resistant it will be...

thethaiger.com/news/pattaya...

Pattaya races to finish mega drainage project before next deluge

Pattaya officials are racing to complete a huge drainage upgrade to stop relentless seasonal floods turning streets into rivers.

thethaiger.com

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 6d

And all under water in the not so distant future... 🐟

Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 9d

"It's an opportunity for the Cree of James Bay to write a new chapter of their own, with this building as a flagship vessel here, in the core of downtown Montreal."

"We speak a lot about reconciliation, like social reconciliation, but financial reconciliation is another step," said Hamel-Doyon.

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Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social · 9d

I thought I said something about the project's lack of walkability in that interview!

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