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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 17h

Remember this when they tell you that arts degrees are worthless.

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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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 17h

“No children are dying on my watch.” - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 17h

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“The carrots serve to lure institutions of higher learning into a dark alley where, rather than just waiting with a big stick, the government can put a gun to their heads at any time.”

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

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Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 20h

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17h

Greenland’s prime minister said he is keen to boost cooperation with the EU in the face of US President Donald Trump’s threats to annex the Arctic territory.

Greenland’s PM looks to boost EU ties despite Trump threats

Jens-Frederik Nielsen says the island and EU need each other in historic address to European Parliament.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 17h

The EU is trying to follow WTO rules rather than mimic Trump, and some over there are "disappointed" that the UK went off on its own to butter him up for advantage, rather than perhaps joining a big group to stand up to him.

#wato

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 23h

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU.

This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

Ruthless EU has just taught Starmer a painful lesson
Steel tariff threats are a reminder of how Brussels really feels towards post-Brexit Britain

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Must-read on Trump’s lawless Chicago invasion: “The president instructed federal agents to use extralegal violence against immigrants & citizens, pitting armed soldiers from 1 state against citizens of another… rubicons can’t be uncrossed.” www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h

‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis

As the landmark Nigerian Modernism exhibition opens at the Tate, curator Osei Bonsu talks about the art in dialogue with ideas of nation-making

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 22h

🚨🚨 #Denmark aims to ban #socialmedia for children under 15. PM Mette Frederiksen says "We have unleashed a monster" to Danish lawmakers. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-mette-frederiksen-partially-ban-social-media-children-under-15/

Denmark aims to ban social media for children under 15, PM says

“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.

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Dr Anna Notaro @drannanotaro.bsky.social · 17h

That is why they will disappear...

The New Statesman @handle.invalid · 17h

The Tories are at war with themselves

Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet is a cacophony of contradictions

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social

The Tories are at war with themselves

Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet is a cacophony of contradictions

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 1d

A reminder: 40% of US Nobel prize winners since 2000 have been immigrants.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on quantum mechanics

Trio led experiments demonstrating that bizarre properties of quantum world can translate into measurable effects in the everyday The Nobel prize in physics 2025 has been awarded to British, French and American scientists for their work on quantum mechanics. John Clarke, a British physicist based at the University of California at Berkeley, Michel Devoret, a French physicist based at Yale University, and John Martinis, of the University of California Santa Barbara, share the 11m Swedish kronor (about £871,400) prize announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Continue reading...

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 19h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 2d

Brussels to curb the travel of Russian diplomats within the EU, in response to a surge in sabotage attempts that intelligence agencies say are led by spies operating under diplomatic cover.

Czech-led initiative backed after Hungary drops its veto. With @andybounds.bsky.social

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EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mount

[FREE TO READ] Intelligence agencies say sabotage operations are often led by spies posing as diplomats

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions from Democrats during a combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. Instead, when asked about matters including the Justice Department’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, Bondi went on the attack. Follow updates on the Trump administration.

Trump Live Updates: Latest News on the Government Shutdown, Bondi Hearing and More

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18h

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 18h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

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Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 21h

Dutch courts fighting to make Facebook and Instagram useable again.

Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 21h

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

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What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 21h

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 17h

This amuses me so much .

Because it’s taking the assignment absolutely seriously while mocking ICE

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Politico @politico.com · 2d

The Supreme Court has declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal.

The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.

Supreme Court declines to take up Ghislaine Maxwell appeal

The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.

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Dr Anna Notaro @drannanotaro.bsky.social · 2d

In limbo

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2d

Issues on the ground are changing fast in Europe: “We are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either.”- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ca.news.yahoo.com/europe-no-lo... #ICYMI

Europe 'no longer at peace' with Russia, says Germany's Merz

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Europe "is not at war ... but no longer at peace" with Russia. "Let me put it in a sentence that may be a little s...

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 2d

Interesting: Leaving the #ECHR would be a grave mistake, writes former UK Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland KC👇

🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r... via @conservativehome.bsky.social

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