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Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · Aug 16

Same. Mute #lufc and you’ll get a good filter, in case you follow me for news-related content.

MELLY @mellyfratelli.bsky.social · Aug 16

PSA for my film chums. Football is back. Mute these bad boys:

👇👇👇
#LUFC
#LaLiga
#EPL
#PL
#UCL
#CopaDelRey

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Clare Richardson @clarer.bsky.social · 45m

Why didn’t Biden do more on Gaza? Former Israeli ambassador Rabinovich’s view: “Netanyahu excelled in the game of playing Republicans against Democrats and using support among Democrats and Christian fundamentalists in order to stand up to the Biden Administration.”

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 22h

Is there a country in the world for which this sentence does not apply right now?

Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 22h

None of this is popular, which makes the whole thing even more dangerous

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Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 21h

I'm thoroughly enjoying the roast of Dr Mike and his Phd (and Jeff Nippard as collateral damage).

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 2d

Beat Benin and hope South Africa don’t win. We have to go through. That playoff looks nasty.

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly conceded another silly one. FT 2-1

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 2d

Conceded a silly goal. Keeper error 2-1

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant goal by Akor Adams on his debut for Nigeria. 2-0

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday, to the originals' original, Thelonious Monk, whose music and life I've been dwelling upon for a couple of years now.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 3d

Mentioning a possible FTO designation for Antifa was particularly interesting, because the implications are endless www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Trump looks to label Antifa as a foreign terrorist organization

Critics have said the administration is exaggerating the threat from Antifa, seizing on the movement to create a legal justification to quell protests against Trump’s policies.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 3d

And what a rebuttal: "Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh, said consumers are not easily fooled by food labels on non-meat products... A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef ... Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers,” she said. “Let’s trust consumers and stop this hot dog populism.”

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 3d

What a story abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

EU lawmakers vote to ban labels like steak or meat on vegetarian products

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted to ban using terms like "steak" or "meat" for vegetarian protein products

abcnews.go.com

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 4d

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve previously pointed out similar activity in some African countries. It plays on existing grievances towards the West based both on colonial history and current global order.

Tomi Oladipo @tomioladipo.bsky.social · 5d

“If these narratives were spreading organically through politicians and citizens who genuinely share their beliefs, that would be about democratic debate. Instead, what we’re witnessing is the hijacking of Moldova’s information ecosystem through artificial armies…”

Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 6d

💥🔎🇷🇺 Our analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: in 3 weeks, 9,900 TikTok videos were published and generated over 93 million views, created with artificial intelligence. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS secured 50.2% in the Sept 28 election.

24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org

Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) w...

vsquare.org

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Anand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 6d

“It’s not about the colour of someone’s skin.”

— Robert Jenrick after yet again bringing up the colour of people's skin

Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 6d

‘After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith”’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...