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Tauriq Moosa
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Human rights barrister, video game critic, horror obsessive, Kader Asmal Fellow, Master's in International Law (with distinction) Thesis: Genocide, Gaza & the ICJ (Trinity College Dublin) (he/him) Repped by Marilia Savvides / The Plot Agency. Cape Town, ZA
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alexandragallant.com
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
Al is also changing how we communicate. With so little free time and so much pressure to be perfect, many who've never cooked a turkey might have a chatbot walk them through the steps, feeling safer asking "stupid questions" in private. People even report using Al conversation prompts to get lively discussions going at the table. Al can generate the toast, the prayer, the party games and the poem read before dessert.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
They were at J6 and will now be working for DHS
pbsnews.org PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1h
President Donald Trump plans to bestow ceremonial pardons on Tuesday on two turkeys named Waddle and Gobble. He will then fly to his private Florida resort on Tuesday to celebrate Thanksgiving. https://to.pbs.org/4ohuCva
WATCH LIVE: Trump pardons turkeys Gobble and Waddle for Thanksgiving
Waddle and Gobble, the two birds that will be spared from the dinner table, enjoyed luxury hotel accommodations ahead of their White House visit.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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defector.com
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. That could be you! More info here: defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector…
defector.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
tauriq.bsky.social
I've never once come across a Semafor article until seeing the new delicious spat between Chotiner and Smith. I genuinely thought Semafor was some useless AI/tech company. Lmao
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
(on my computer, typing to another guy who's also on the computer) Go outside nerd. Get off the computer
January 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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karenho.bsky.social
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
Isaac Chotiner: "You would have to be brain-dead to read this piece and not immediately wonder who is funding Semafor Gulf." Quote post of Ben Smith saying: "Fascinating @msergie piece on covering a monarchy" about a Semafor article on Saudi Arabia's crown prince Smith responds to Chotiner: "That's a hell of an allegation/implication, Isaac. To figure out the literal answer to your question, you'd either have to look and see who the sponsors are in the email (I haven't checked today!) or read our publicly disclosed list of investors. I believe you're trying to imply that it's the Saudi government? Have you read more of our coverage, or just this tweet? My impression — correct me if I'm wrong — is that you're working on zero information and smearing us in general, and an experienced journalist @msergie whose work I suspect you're totally unfamiliar with in particular." Chotiner responds:"I’m not making any allegation. I’m making a simple point about how an average reader—myself included—might respond after reading this ridiculous piece" Ben Smith: "Just asking questions! Come on. You genuinely know better. Or read Mohammed's long career of work covering the Gulf and the Syrian war before you imply he's some kind of stooge." Noah Kulwin: "The point is not about who funds your reporting/if your colleague is a “stooge”. Isaac’s comment is that the reporting is so bad so as to make a reader wonder who is funding it" Smith: A reader, sure. A journalist who can do very basic homework, kind of lame. Chotiner: "You are right, I’ll do some homework now by perusing Jay Solomon Semafor pieces, and reading Jason Greenblatt Semafor columns. In the meantime, I will formally say that I am making no accusation and was just astonished at how inane the piece was" Chotiner quote-posts with "I see Semafor loves running column after column by this guy (https://semafor.com/author/faisal-j-abbas), who also publishes pro-Saudi conspiracies about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi https://arabnews.com/node/1386291" Ben Smith's post says "I hope I'm not overreacting, but it makes me crazy when people I think of as reporters do this "just asking questions" stuff. Feel free to report it out by googling/asking me/reading our various scoops and reports about the region — these two just now" and links to two Semafor articles Chotiner quote posts Ben Smith: "You might have heard that the UAE is helping destroy Sudan, but at the next Semafor event, all is well." Screenshot says "Held at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Semafor will spotlight insights from the Global Findex 2025 report and the Global Digital Connectivity Tracker, translating global research into actionable, locally relevant conversations. As the third stop on The Next 3 Billion Tour, this edition explores how the Gulf's growing investments in Africa can accelerate digital connectivity and financial inclusion. With Abu Dhabi's focus on sustainable finance, digital transformation, and cross-border collaboration, it offers a strong platform to examine how technology and capital can work together to expand access and opportunity." Ben Smith's post says "Just asking questions! Come on. You genuinely know better. Or read Mohammed's long career of work covering the Gulf and the Syrian war before you imply he's some kind of stooge."
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
tauriq.bsky.social
I don't know what point these hearings ever seem to serve except for grandstanding but good lord this was cathartic to watch. Fuck that Fascist Barbie.
marcschwach.bsky.social Marc @marcschwach.bsky.social · Jul 21
This is one of the most awe-inspiring, righteous, patriotic American takedowns of an administration official.
Watch how Kristi Noem gets annihilated by Rep. Delia Ramirez from Illinois.

youtu.be/ST2Jsv1_ESU?...
Delia Ramirez Directly Accuses Kristi Noem Of Corrupt Acts Then Outright Demands Her Resignation
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
tauriq.bsky.social
Started PLURIBUS, having read nothing but the mysterious tagline.

My face during the first half hour
a cat is sitting on a couch and looking at the camera with its mouth open .
ALT: a cat is sitting on a couch and looking at the camera with its mouth open .
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November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
tauriq.bsky.social
Good on Mamdani. Fuck illegal occupation and Israel's colonialist expansions. #FreePalestine
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
tauriq.bsky.social
Judge literally prioritising age "discrimination" and fucking property rights over obvious hatred aimed at the most vulnerable minority group.
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 4h
Every elite authority in the UK appears to have lost their mind in precisely the same way
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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airfriedrosie.bsky.social
Welcome to the UK, where minors are blocked from accessing porn but it's perfectly legal for a grown man to shout about sissy hypno porn in a minors face.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
tauriq.bsky.social
holy crap
rutgerbregman.com Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 8h
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."

IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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davekeating.substack.com
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.

This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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cnn.com
"Brazilian democracy has spent the past three years in a near-permanent state of tension – a full-body clench against an ex-president who refused to accept defeat," writes Julia Vargas Jones. "On Saturday morning, those muscles tightened again." | Analysis https://cnn.it/48yLloX
Bolsonaro tested Brazil's democracy. Its Supreme Court stepped in | CNN
Brazilian democracy has spent the past three years in a near-permanent state of tension – a full-body clench against an ex-president who refused to accept defeat. On Saturday morning, those muscles tightened again.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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jortsthecat.bsky.social
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
PITTSBURGH'S Public Source Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom. They return as union organizing continues throughout the region. Stephanie Strasburg November 24, 2025 Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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mxfrankduffy.bsky.social
hello good morning here are some nice crows

shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/moon... #art #printmaking #witchsky
a print of a large crow and three small crows at a seaside at night. a golden moon shines on the horizon
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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sabasalman.com
How else is racism delivered than in "a hurtful or insulting way”?

So reassuring to see again how how easy it is for racists to forget their funny bantz from decades ago and dress it yup as schoolboy japes. Not so easy for those who suffer it

This timeline too:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline
Reform UK leader’s responses to allegations of racist and antisemitic behaviour at Dulwich college have varied over time
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
tauriq.bsky.social
Why can't American interviewers talk to Trump like this? The ITV Reporter is not using mindtricks, expertise, etc., he's just BEING NORMAL. Like, almost anyone I know would have what some are calling "follow up" questions and "pushback" - things I would call normal human interaction on the topic.
pippacrerar.bsky.social Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 23h
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”

Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school

@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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laurenunderwood.bsky.social
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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helldude.bsky.social
so if i understand this correctly, gaines has made her career by publicly calling trans athletes predators and threats to women while completely failing to ever mention even once that her mentor/college swimming coach was sexually assaulting and harassing women on the team while she was there?
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d
Riley Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports. Now, teammates are speaking out about the real problems on her team: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
ow.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
tauriq.bsky.social
RIP, queen. I only found out about this horrific event after the Watchmen tv show. It's incredible how much of the US' violent racist history it tries to bury, then white Americans are shocked by things like white supremacy or the continued existence of racist systems. Fletcher was literally there.
apnews.com The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19h
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died.
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies age 111
One of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma has died. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
tauriq.bsky.social
Oh shit
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
tauriq.bsky.social
ANDOR is the best Star Wars thing ever made.

(Not sure why we are talking Star Wars.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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wapplehouse.bsky.social
A close second is plumber
kashana.blacksky.app Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 21h
People are always like real job stability is in medicine or the law, but the most secure job is actually white guy writes op-eds about how he’s sick of the minorities.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM