ƒrànḑroïd
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ƒrànḑroïd
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· Nov 17
Since BlueSky only allows one pinned post, here's a pinned thread instead
Good lord.
A little bit of excitement from last night. The northern lights very rarely ever make it down into central California. Had to go out and see what I could capture.
#aurora #photography #landscape #art #bluesky #california #canon
#aurora #photography #landscape #art #bluesky #california #canon
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Good lord.
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Okay, Australian scientists, you're just trolling us now, right? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Okay, Australian scientists, you're just trolling us now, right? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Here's a massive scoop from Ed showing OpenAI has been lying about their revenue for years
How high are OpenAI’s compute costs? Possibly a lot higher than we thought on.ft.com/43qoQ2L
How high are OpenAI’s compute costs? Possibly a lot higher than we thought
Inference inferred, revenue reconstructed, cash burn quantified
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Here's a massive scoop from Ed showing OpenAI has been lying about their revenue for years
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Why did Epstein and his friends communicate all of this shit blatantly unencrypted over their fucking emails? Because men like them have ruled this country for 500 years. They think they're invincible, that no one will ever challenge them. It's why they're losing
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Why did Epstein and his friends communicate all of this shit blatantly unencrypted over their fucking emails? Because men like them have ruled this country for 500 years. They think they're invincible, that no one will ever challenge them. It's why they're losing
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.
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Holy crap—naked eye visible too!
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Holy crap—naked eye visible too!
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Everyone in America: Wow the Bears are winning all these last minute games in wild comebacks, it's miraculous, how are they even doing it
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Everyone in America: Wow the Bears are winning all these last minute games in wild comebacks, it's miraculous, how are they even doing it
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
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CLAIM: The government is run by a secret society of pedophiles
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
CLAIM: The government is run by a secret society of pedophiles
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
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Honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen red pillars this massive (10-second exposure but naked-eye visible)
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen red pillars this massive (10-second exposure but naked-eye visible)
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thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
Thread on the difficulty of applying moderation policies fairly and be seen doing so, by a 2+ decade subject expert.
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thread on the difficulty of applying moderation policies fairly and be seen doing so, by a 2+ decade subject expert.
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And I'm not talking about arguable stuff, I'm talking about DMs from bona-fide nazis of piles of corpses from Auschwitz with slogans like "wish you were here."
If leaving twitter after that makes me a soy boi, pass the tofu.
If leaving twitter after that makes me a soy boi, pass the tofu.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
And I'm not talking about arguable stuff, I'm talking about DMs from bona-fide nazis of piles of corpses from Auschwitz with slogans like "wish you were here."
If leaving twitter after that makes me a soy boi, pass the tofu.
If leaving twitter after that makes me a soy boi, pass the tofu.
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TİP MP says a total of 4836 workers have died at work, in Turkey, during the current labour minister's tenure.
That's almost 5000 since May 2023 elections. That's a massacre
That's almost 5000 since May 2023 elections. That's a massacre
◼️ Sera Kadıgil’den Bakan Vedat Işıkhan’a: "Bu ülkede sadece 9 ayda 1.300 kişi öldü. Her gün 6 işçi ölüyor. Ölümlerin haber değeri bile kalmadı. 3 yılda 4 bin 836 insan siz Bakanken öldü. Bunun tamamından siz ve sizi atayan Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan sorumlusunuz."
kisadalga.net/haber/gundem...
kisadalga.net/haber/gundem...
Sera Kadıgil’den Bakan Işıkhan’a: 3 yılda 4 bin 836 insan siz Bakanken öldü
Sera Kadıgil, Vedat Işıkhan'a, "Bu ülkede sadece 9 ayda 1300 kişi öldü. 3 yılda 4 bin 836 insan siz Bakanken öldü. Bunun tamamından siz ve Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan sorumlusunuz" dedi.
kisadalga.net
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
TİP MP says a total of 4836 workers have died at work, in Turkey, during the current labour minister's tenure.
That's almost 5000 since May 2023 elections. That's a massacre
That's almost 5000 since May 2023 elections. That's a massacre
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in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
This flag-raising follows the official recognition of the Palestinian state by the Government of Canada. It's a bit of an accidental side effect, but I'm glad Heather Reisman is fuming right now. Politicians explicitly cannot block such flag-raising so she can't lean on Council or the Mayor.
The Western establishments are starting to respond to demands from the voices of #PalestineSolidarity but much more is needed and thanks are not in order.
www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
John Clarke
As the tide turns, and the genocidal state of Israel becomes the international pariah it deserves to be, reluctant, timid, belated and inadequate measures like this happen more frequently.
We should....
www.facebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This flag-raising follows the official recognition of the Palestinian state by the Government of Canada. It's a bit of an accidental side effect, but I'm glad Heather Reisman is fuming right now. Politicians explicitly cannot block such flag-raising so she can't lean on Council or the Mayor.
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It's out! I had a fun time recording this with @ayoub.bsky.social
On what mamdani means for arab and muslim Americans of a certain age (i.e. me) and what we can learn from the campaign about palestine, activism, etc etc
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
On what mamdani means for arab and muslim Americans of a certain age (i.e. me) and what we can learn from the campaign about palestine, activism, etc etc
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
208/ What Mamdani's Victory Means
Podcast Episode · The Fire These Times · 11/11/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's out! I had a fun time recording this with @ayoub.bsky.social
On what mamdani means for arab and muslim Americans of a certain age (i.e. me) and what we can learn from the campaign about palestine, activism, etc etc
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
On what mamdani means for arab and muslim Americans of a certain age (i.e. me) and what we can learn from the campaign about palestine, activism, etc etc
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
To be clear: Imamoglu was not "investigated" because he might have committed some crime, but because he defeated Erdogan's party in a municipal election twice, and was slated to become Erdogan's very popular opponent in the next presidential election.
2430 yeats in prison wanted for jailed Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu.
3900 pages in indictment. 402 accused.
Turkey is a country that loves big numbers beyond reason
3900 pages in indictment. 402 accused.
Turkey is a country that loves big numbers beyond reason
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
To be clear: Imamoglu was not "investigated" because he might have committed some crime, but because he defeated Erdogan's party in a municipal election twice, and was slated to become Erdogan's very popular opponent in the next presidential election.
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If you follow the money and examine the political alliances that are at work, the truth of this statement is inescapable. #Israel #Colonialism
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If you follow the money and examine the political alliances that are at work, the truth of this statement is inescapable. #Israel #Colonialism
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The indictment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is a textbook example of how hybrid regimes operate: elections continue, but the field is tilted beyond recognition.
It’s a sobering signal for Turkey — and for other democracies, including the US - that is under threat.
apnews.com/article/turk...
It’s a sobering signal for Turkey — and for other democracies, including the US - that is under threat.
apnews.com/article/turk...
Istanbul's jailed mayor Imamoglu faces 142 criminal charges in corruption probe
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor has filed an indictment against the city's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The indictment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is a textbook example of how hybrid regimes operate: elections continue, but the field is tilted beyond recognition.
It’s a sobering signal for Turkey — and for other democracies, including the US - that is under threat.
apnews.com/article/turk...
It’s a sobering signal for Turkey — and for other democracies, including the US - that is under threat.
apnews.com/article/turk...
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Glad this article touched on my main concern, which is "what if this movie is a hit for the *wrong* reasons?"
God bless Michael Shannon. '“I’m sure anybody who’s associated with promoting and selling this movie to the world is going to be horrified by everything I’ve said in this interview,” he agrees. “But I don’t really care.”'
‘Hermann Göring loved his kids. That’s what’s terrifying’: James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon on Nuremberg
Russell Crowe has a malevolent charm as the Nazi on trial in a compelling new film. His co-stars and director explain how they understood this monster – and the persistence of evil today
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Glad this article touched on my main concern, which is "what if this movie is a hit for the *wrong* reasons?"
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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Just figured out the Thai word for "to understand" literally means "to (have something) enter the heart" and I think that's sweet
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just figured out the Thai word for "to understand" literally means "to (have something) enter the heart" and I think that's sweet