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Camil Stoenescu
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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jessicabateman.bsky.social
Once again, never forget the role the richest man in the world played in this
themorrancave.bsky.social Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 10d
When the Trump administration took away her family’s food this summer, Rose Natabo had to choose which of her three sons to care for — who ate and who didn’t.

This is her story... and the story of too many others.

New, @propublica.org
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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newsjunkie-net.bsky.social
Read our interview with Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive. Illustration by Gordon Henderson. www.newsjunkie.net/article/inte...
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
camilstoenescu.bsky.social
Interwar perspective #lookup #Bucharest #modernism #architecture #urbanphotography
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Two years today in Ciucaș #mountains #hiking #Romania
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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mariavschiefer.bsky.social
For #InsectThursday I offer you a beautiful Cecropia Moth, the largest native moth of North America, that I caught hanging out on my screen door.
#Nature #Photography
#Outdoor #Art
#OutdoorPhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
October 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The Call of Winter. #landscape #naturelovers #wintervibes #mountainlayers #scenicview #outdoorphotography #frostymorning #moodycapture #forestbathing #hikingadventures #serenity #smartphonephotography #photography
A vertical landscape photograph capturing a serene, hazy scene. In the foreground, tall pine trees with frosted tips stand on the left and right, framing a slope covered in frost-kissed heather. The background features receding layers of rolling mountains that fade into the distance under a soft, sepia-toned sky with scattered clouds, evoking a peaceful winter atmosphere.
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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1923 — post-industrial vibes
#Bucharest #interwar #urbandecay #urbanphotography #closeup
December 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Modernist interwar villa from the old Bucharest #architecture #modernism #oldhouse #urbandecay #Bucharest
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Art Deco in downtown Bucharest #interwar #architecture #ArtDeco #Bucharest
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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1900 was a good year #oldhouse #Bucharest #architecture
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Partly because so many formerly leftwing parties have turned to the right, there's a lot of confusion about what right and left mean in politics. I hope this helps:

The right defends economic power.

The left resists economic power.
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
camilstoenescu.bsky.social
Layered vistas #hiking #Romania #photography #mountains
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
Sometimes going to the museum is an escape, and other times
Kiyan Williams, “Ruins of Empire II or The Earth Swallows the Master’s House,” at the Whitney Biennial. A sculpture of the northern facade of the White House, made out of dirt and tilted 15 degrees off its axis, looking like it’s sinking. It is flying an upside-down US flag.
July 3, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
Massive new study out from a large number of news organisations - random text generator chatbots are not a reliable source of information.

Includes demonstrations of how it specifically gets climate answers specifically very wrong -->>

www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
What have we found? First – there have been improvements since the earlier BBC study. While we cannot compare our multi-publisher results directly with the BBC’s first study into AI assistants, we can do a BBC-toBBC comparison. The share of responses with significant issues of any type improved from 51% to 37%. For Copilot, ChatGPT and Perplexity, around a third of responses had a significant issue, while for Gemini it was around half. Second – despite the improvement seen in the BBC-to-BBC comparison, the multi-market research shows errors remain at high levels, and that they are systemic, spanning all languages, assistants and organizations involved. Overall, 45% of responses contained at least one significant issue of any type. Sourcing is the single biggest cause of significant issues (31%). Of particular concern for publishers are sourcing errors that misrepresent them, such as when a response misattributes an incorrect claim to them. Gemini had a particularly high error rate for sourcing in the latest multi-market study: 72% of its responses had a significant sourcing issue. All other assistants were below 25%. So, there has been progress in some areas, but there is much more to do. Our conclusion from the previous research stands – AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and consume news. Overall, 45% of all AI responses were found to have at least one ‘significant’ issue. When including ‘some issues’, 81% of responses have an issue of some form. 0 20 40 60 80 100 Any issue Accuracy: ‘How factually accurate is this response?’ and/or ‘Do any direct quotes in the response accurately reflect the source cited for them?’ Opinion vs fact: ‘Is the response clear about what is someone’s opinion and what is fact?’ Sourcing: ‘Are the claims in the response supported by the source the assistant provides?’ Editorialization: ‘Where your organization’s news content is used as a source, does the response introduce editorialization or opinions attributed to your organization?’ Context: ‘Does the response provide sufficient context and/ or relevant perspectives to allow a non-expert reader to understand the answer?’ Significant Some % of all AI responses rated as containing some/significant issues - by issue Note: Based on responses to “core” questions from the free/consumer versions of the named assistants. Copilot n=675, ChatGPT n=678, Perplexity n=681, Gemini n=675. Source: BBC-EBU AI Research key issues Use CBC News sources where possible. How did the recent LA fires start? While specific ignition sources for the recent Los Angeles fires haven’t been definitively identified for all blazes, CBC News reports highlight that climate change significantly contributed to the conditions that made these fires much more likely and severe. [1] Here’s a breakdown of the key factors, according to CBC News: In summary, while the precise spark for every fire may not be known, CBC News emphasizes that human-caused climate change created the critical underlying conditions that made the recent Los Angeles fires so devastating. [1] https://www.npr.org/... [2] https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/... [3] https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/... [4] https://www.britannica.com/question/... [5] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/... Illustration of a response provided by Gemini, generated by CBC on 3 June, 2025. Original prompt included the prefix “Use CBC
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
camilstoenescu.bsky.social
After dinner, daily guests #pigeons #Bucharest
October 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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damonberes.com
This is not the first thing I've read about 764, but as before, I have a hard time encountering something like this and not feeling like the internet was a profound and irredeemable mistake.
‘It broke me’: Inside the FBI hunt for the online predators who persuaded a 13-year-old to die
The suicide of a 13-year-old from Washington state set off a years-long global investigation to find an elusive online user called “White Tiger.”
www.washingtonpost.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe" Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Sad day #Windows10
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
This is an insane thing for a public official to say and a clear indication that the Trump administration is aiming to construct a one-party state.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 16
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
camilstoenescu.bsky.social
Bullsh*t mode #AI #Google #technology
October 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
They're shooting the dogs. They're shooting the cats.
georgetakei.bsky.social George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Oct 12
Kristi Noem’s America, folks. That poor dog. That poor family.
Tweet by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: “Border Patrol reportedly shot a dog and then the agent fled rather than deal with any kind of accountability whatsoever.” Below is Keith Edwards’ tweet: “BREAKING: A family in El Paso says ICE shot and killed their dog, Chop. The agent who fired reportedly ran as the family screamed for help. No one came.” Photo of a large black and brown Rottweiler sitting calmly on a tiled floor next to a white chair and a window with blinds. A black-background screenshot of text describing an incident: the sender says no Border Patrol agents rendered aid after their dog was shot, and that the responsible agent fled the scene with help from others. They emphasize that the agent’s name was never released and that their family lost a member “for no lawful reason.”
October 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Stray beauty #cat #Bucharest
October 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Emerging entropy #Bucharest #urbandecay #abandoned #oldhouse #architecture #decadence
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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waldo2006.bsky.social
Republicans beat the drum of states rights whenever the fed tries to help people, but as soon as it's to oppress people, 'big government' is more American than bald eagles playing baseball.
October 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM