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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1h

I try to follow as broad a viewpoints as possible, still as a western European it's remarkably hard to find 'the truth' on international diplomacy & geopolitics, especially when it comes to LatAm & Africa as it relates to past and present colonial forces. So thanks for pointing that out!

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1h

You know what, you are right. I only new the extent of her decades long battle with Maduro, which in and of itself I think is commendable, although I don't necessarily share a decent amount of her viewpoints

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 21h

Good morning from Greenbelt, Md.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys will argue in federal court for his release from immigration detention. Now feds want to send Abrego to Ghana.

Reporting live.

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Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci.bsky.social · 1d

"We're definitely going to build a bunker before we release Artificial General Intelligence," he's widely reported to have said, though it's unclear who he meant by "we".”

Hiding in their bunkers, they cannot see what a human being is, never mind the fullness that constitutes “intelligence”.

Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 1d

Jeez. I thought they were all to be immortal by 2030.🤷🏻‍♂️
Spineless psychotics who need to get out more.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

www.bbc.co.uk

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1d

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

🧵

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 1d

🤒 EUROPE IS MISDIAGNOSED

Blood tests found PFAS in every EU leader tested, proof that pollution runs through Europe’s veins. As calls grow for a full ban on “forever chemicals,” Brussels offers the wrong cure: weaker protections disguised as “simplification.”

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

Couple of days ago on the bus, I drove past a building that almost looked as if it's facade had a slide worked into it.

It made me daydream of a future where open 'play' elements in buildings in cities have become mandatory and in my head it looked absolute awesome 😅

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, in August 2024, multiple Florida Republicans, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, María Elvira Salazar, and Mario Díaz-Balart, submitted a letter in support of her nomination.

www.ntn24.com/noticias-act...

Legisladores de Estados Unidos envían carta al Comité Noruego para apoyar nominación de María Corina Machado al Premio Nobel de la Paz | NTN24.COM

La misiva fue firmada por los senadores Rick Scott y Marco Rubio, y los miembros de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, María Elvira Salazar...

www.ntn24.com

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

I can't attest to the intention of OP, but I was very much referring to her enduring work on fighting for fair and open democracy, as emphasized throughout the Nobel committee's statement and the stark contrast with the current US admin.

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

This is the Nobel version of throwing some serious shade

Fuckin love it

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

“She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” the committee stated in their announcement.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 won by a woman - Maria Corina Machado

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

LET'S GO NOBEL!!

Congrats María Corina Machado!!

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 1d

Are you thinking "TFI Friday"? Well in Ukraine it's just another day of lying in a trench, piloting a drone, evacuating hot spots, treating the wounded, or trying to keep the family safe.

And it's Day 1325 of this, following another night of little sleep for Kyiv. Here's the🧵

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrRB...

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Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

www.youtube.com

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Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.bsky.social · 1d

This video I took from the roof of a building in downtown #Portland last Sunday afternoon has triggered MAGA so much on Twitter

Because nobody in any other city has ever shared video of a skyline, just me

#PortlandIsNotBurning

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Post this everywhere‼️
-and-

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

It's been long enough for me to once again, share one of my all time favourite articles, by @rushkoff.com

www.theguardian.com/news/2022/se...:

The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse

Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences

www.theguardian.com

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 1d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Niek @sesquipedalo.bsky.social · 1d

Calling it now:

"1.3 billion Americans tuned in to watch our halftime show"

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the link to wait:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhS...

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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