Fosveny Istvan
@fosveny.bsky.social
Nobody of consequence. I block Trump supporters. I also block accounts with nearly no posts. If I know you and I block you please contact me elsewhere.
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Everything Harry Potter got should have gone to Discworld instead.
I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
December 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Everything Harry Potter got should have gone to Discworld instead.
I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
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Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
“Chilling and unconstitutional” — @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
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Never thought we'd see the US Government ban and deport staff from think tanks and NGOs that campaign to uphold key tenets of liberal democracy. Yet here we are. There are potential further implications for probably tens of thousands of academic researchers around the world. Extraordinarily grim.
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Never thought we'd see the US Government ban and deport staff from think tanks and NGOs that campaign to uphold key tenets of liberal democracy. Yet here we are. There are potential further implications for probably tens of thousands of academic researchers around the world. Extraordinarily grim.
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"Do not comply in advance."
-Timothy Snyder
-Timothy Snyder
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"Do not comply in advance."
-Timothy Snyder
-Timothy Snyder
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy continues to fight for his people, forcefully coming out that he will not cede sovereign Ukrainian land to Putin and Russia. This despite pressures from Trump to give into Putin. Trump continues to push Putin’s agenda while whining that he deserves a peace prize.
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy continues to fight for his people, forcefully coming out that he will not cede sovereign Ukrainian land to Putin and Russia. This despite pressures from Trump to give into Putin. Trump continues to push Putin’s agenda while whining that he deserves a peace prize.
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I think it was @gregpak.net who recently said something like "action alleviates anxiety." Take that to heart. You will feel less alone, less helpless, less defenseless if you become involved in local progressive action. It's already happening all around you; go outside and find it.
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I think it was @gregpak.net who recently said something like "action alleviates anxiety." Take that to heart. You will feel less alone, less helpless, less defenseless if you become involved in local progressive action. It's already happening all around you; go outside and find it.
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free speech news
Stephen Miller wants everyone at 60 Minutes who “engaged in this revolt” (aka told the truth) fired
December 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
free speech news
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Ever notice how they never ask the queer kids how disappointed or angry they feel about their parents' gross bigotry? 🤔
Labour supporters are the most homophobic and almost the most transphobic.
December 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Ever notice how they never ask the queer kids how disappointed or angry they feel about their parents' gross bigotry? 🤔
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💯💯💯
Everything Harry Potter got should have gone to Discworld instead.
I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
💯💯💯
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Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
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Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
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Forest and trees re Epstein documents, as of now.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Forest and trees re Epstein documents, as of now.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
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You don't have to be a member to tell SFWA how you feel about AI.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You don't have to be a member to tell SFWA how you feel about AI.
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I just released v1.0 of my #Unredacter software. It can be used to remove lazy censorship from PDF documents, like those in some of the #Epstein files.
You can find it here: www.ingenthron.us/Unredacter-v...
Free for all to use for all purposes (credit is appreciated, though).
#uspol
You can find it here: www.ingenthron.us/Unredacter-v...
Free for all to use for all purposes (credit is appreciated, though).
#uspol
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I just released v1.0 of my #Unredacter software. It can be used to remove lazy censorship from PDF documents, like those in some of the #Epstein files.
You can find it here: www.ingenthron.us/Unredacter-v...
Free for all to use for all purposes (credit is appreciated, though).
#uspol
You can find it here: www.ingenthron.us/Unredacter-v...
Free for all to use for all purposes (credit is appreciated, though).
#uspol
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I was going to mock Alito's lack of self-awareness but then I remembered that the man is a sociopath with wholly situational "principles" who knows exactly what he's doing and doesn't give 2 shits about being seen as a hypocrite.
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I was going to mock Alito's lack of self-awareness but then I remembered that the man is a sociopath with wholly situational "principles" who knows exactly what he's doing and doesn't give 2 shits about being seen as a hypocrite.
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Very funny to see Alito complain about the court skipping full briefing and oral arguments for a quick shadow docket decision when he has signed onto innumerable orders that pull the exact same tricks and rebuked colleagues who complain about it ... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Very funny to see Alito complain about the court skipping full briefing and oral arguments for a quick shadow docket decision when he has signed onto innumerable orders that pull the exact same tricks and rebuked colleagues who complain about it ... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
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Battleships are obsolete because aircraft, submarines, and missiles can destroy them from long range at far lower cost. They are slow, expensive, vulnerable to air and missile attacks, and lack the flexibility and survivability of modern naval forces.
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Battleships are obsolete because aircraft, submarines, and missiles can destroy them from long range at far lower cost. They are slow, expensive, vulnerable to air and missile attacks, and lack the flexibility and survivability of modern naval forces.
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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With the end of the year looming, and a lot of healthcare in flux, we're hoping more trans folks become aware of this. Catholic Church-run health systems now have a total trans care ban, and that includes doctor's offices, urgent cares and specialists you may not even know are part of their networks
U.S. Catholic bishops recently banned trans care throughout the church's sprawling healthcare systems.
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back
While headlines were giving the Catholic church hierarchy plaudits for symbolic gestures in support of immigrants and a papal lunch with trans people, American bishops passed a major ban on trans heal...
transnews.network
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
With the end of the year looming, and a lot of healthcare in flux, we're hoping more trans folks become aware of this. Catholic Church-run health systems now have a total trans care ban, and that includes doctor's offices, urgent cares and specialists you may not even know are part of their networks
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AI is a cancer.
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
AI is a cancer.
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NEWS
Russell Brand has been charged with one additional count of rape and one additional count of sexual assault.
These charges are in addition to two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of oral rape.
Russell Brand has been charged with one additional count of rape and one additional count of sexual assault.
These charges are in addition to two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of oral rape.
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEWS
Russell Brand has been charged with one additional count of rape and one additional count of sexual assault.
These charges are in addition to two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of oral rape.
Russell Brand has been charged with one additional count of rape and one additional count of sexual assault.
These charges are in addition to two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of oral rape.
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Typo, but quite a good one.
"Vegetative AI"
"Vegetative AI"
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Typo, but quite a good one.
"Vegetative AI"
"Vegetative AI"
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And if we'd re-elected Biden, or elected Harris, these price drops might well be transforming electrical power in the US.
Slowly. With Republicans screeching about whatever their donors can come up with as a smoke cloud to keep fossil fuel companies profitable.
Slowly. With Republicans screeching about whatever their donors can come up with as a smoke cloud to keep fossil fuel companies profitable.
This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm”
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And if we'd re-elected Biden, or elected Harris, these price drops might well be transforming electrical power in the US.
Slowly. With Republicans screeching about whatever their donors can come up with as a smoke cloud to keep fossil fuel companies profitable.
Slowly. With Republicans screeching about whatever their donors can come up with as a smoke cloud to keep fossil fuel companies profitable.
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20% lower risk of dementia for those given the shingles vaccine. I've had that vaccine, but if I hadn't, this would cause me to get it.
Not only did the vaccine help prevent cases, it slowed the progress of existing cases.
youtu.be/naT5JJtthVk?...
Not only did the vaccine help prevent cases, it slowed the progress of existing cases.
youtu.be/naT5JJtthVk?...
The EXACT Moment I Stopped Fearing Dementia
YouTube video by Dr Brad Stanfield
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
20% lower risk of dementia for those given the shingles vaccine. I've had that vaccine, but if I hadn't, this would cause me to get it.
Not only did the vaccine help prevent cases, it slowed the progress of existing cases.
youtu.be/naT5JJtthVk?...
Not only did the vaccine help prevent cases, it slowed the progress of existing cases.
youtu.be/naT5JJtthVk?...