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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 18h

I bake when I’m relaxed or when I’m stressed and it’s mid-October a week before leaving for a two week U.S. trip so assume I’m not relaxed 😮‍💨

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused 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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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 1d

Three CNN reporters wore chemical-tracking wristbands provided by IPEN found exposure to an average of 28 toxic chemicals in just five days, including phthalates and bisphenols linked to cancer, fertility issues, and heart disease.

Read and watch more: edition.cnn.com/2025/10/07/c...

Three CNN reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming | CNN

Plastic is woven into our lives and its chemical pollution is in the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat. We did an experiment to see what we’re exposed to every day.

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s a wiki on it - contrastive focus reduplication - I wonder how many of the other attendees caught it and if it’s a familiar feature to speakers of “Brussels English”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras...

Contrastive focus reduplication - Wikipedia

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight I attended Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s talk at Bozar and besides the many interesting discussions, she said, when referencing Nigeria, that she “didn’t leave leave”, and this made me reflect upon how that is linguistic quirk I haven’t heard in quite some time

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 2d

People hate it when women are having fun

Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 3d

This was also my interpretation initially 🤣🤣

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

“Advocates are particularly concerned over the facilities’ use of Pfas gas, or f-gas, which can be potent greenhouse gases, and may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought. Other f-gases turn into a type of dangerous compound that is rapidly accumulating across the globe.”

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 4d

“New heights of manhood” made it obvious

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t believe she’d go to TGI Fridays lol

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 5d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 4d

My hot take is that the new Taylor Swift album is fun (and funny). A couple skips but that’s fine, I’m still enjoying it.

My plastic policy take is that sequins truly are forever because they will not biodegrade so please use them sparingly!

Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 4d

My hottake is that the new Taylor Swift album is good! No skips, for me. Having a fun pop album to enjoy in the midst of chaos and cruelty is a gift.

My disasterologist take is that I would encourage you all not to dance through lightning. That is actually very dangerous.

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 4d

No one asked you tho

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 5d

🤣🤣🤣

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 5d

Not too shabby

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 5d

First attempt at madeleines and they turned out pretty well!

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 5d

Still gagged by this one

Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 6d

Actually Romantic is hilarious

Generally the album seems quite tongue in cheek while a continuation of some of her regular themes

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d

Simply replacing fossil-fuel extraction with critical-mineral mining is no way out of the climate crisis, Thea Riofrancos argues in her new book. Scott W. Stern on “Extraction”:

There Is No Green Transition Without Consequences

A new book argues that simply replacing fossil-fuel extraction with critical-mineral mining is no way out of the climate crisis.

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 6d

Actually Romantic is hilarious

Generally the album seems quite tongue in cheek while a continuation of some of her regular themes

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 6d

Who up dreaming about a driveway 🤣🤣🤣

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 6d

Just saw it 😭

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Senator Katie Muth @senatormuth.com · 6d

🤯 Pennsylvanians just got stuck with a $492 million bill to bankroll Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers—guess who’s paying for their ‘AI supremacy’ race? 👀

↪️ www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-dat...

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, that’s very useful!

Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 7d

Hope this is taken up in EU more broadly

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 7d

Breaking: Dutch court rules that Meta needs to offer chronological/ non algorithmic feed as clear and stable option (to Dutch users).

Changes must be implemented in two weeks. 100,000 euro fine per day if non compliant.

Case brought fwd by @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social

nos.nl/l/2584891

Rechter: Instagram en Facebook moeten algoritmevrije optie krijgen

Bits of Freedom eiste dat in een rechtszaak en kreeg gelijk van de Nederlandse rechter.

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