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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 3h

I am generously suspicious of anyone who gets news from podcasts and video bloggers.

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Sagara @sagarabiru.bsky.social · 4h

Manusia tidak bisa memiliki dua tuan.

Karena kamu akan mencintai yang satu dan membenci yang lain.

Kamu tidak bisa mencintai dan menuruti Allah dan Mammon dalam satu waktu yang sama.

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 13h

Catching up on the whole #Bjorka saga.

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Parallax. @parallaxmy.bsky.social · 1d

We already see the end of truth. Now prepare for the end of trust.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16d

If you're on LinkedIn, here's the opt-out for LinkedIn's AI bullshit using your content.

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

www.linkedin.com

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Nakamudra 🌹(COMMISSIONS OPEN!) @nakamudra.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesian fundies would usually protest in front of the Armenian embassy in Jakarta, calling them "savages" for trying to defend Armenians in Artsakh. Where are they now, huh?

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Febriana Isnaini @febisnaini.com · 2d

If you take a look at "Cakrawala Indonesia" feed, there are quite a lot of Indonesians posting there. It's still not in the same scale of Twitter or Threads, though.

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 1d

Deep in Ethiopia, scientists have uncovered 2.6-2.8 million years-old fossil teeth, shaking up everything we thought we knew about human evolution.

Anthropologists unearthed ancient teeth in Ethiopia that have just completely rewritten the story of human evolution.

Deep in Ethiopia, scientists have uncovered fossil teeth. But these aren’t just any old teeth. This tiny find is shaking up everything we thought we knew about human evolution—pointing to a brand-new ...

www.splashtravels.com

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mediafm.bsky.social @mediafm.bsky.social · 1d

WhatsApp Siapkan Fitur Baru, Tak Perlu Pakai Nomor Telepon

WhatsApp dikabarkan tengah mengembangkan fitur baru yang memungkinkan pengguna memiliki username sendiri, tanpa harus menggunakan nomor telepon sebagai identitas utama. #fyp

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Khairul Hisham @hishgraphics.bsky.social · 1d

Bear with me now:

4D printer.

Huh? HUH?!

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 1d

So when I ask, how do you feel knowing that whiteness requires your complicity, I’m really asking…what are you willing to do now that you know?

Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.

Discomfort is not harm.

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 1d

Whiteness was built to function without your consent.

It’s the operating system you were born into.

One that rewards compliance and punishes disruption.

It scripts your behavior, shapes your institutions, and trains you to see its outcomes as “normal.”

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re white, this question might sting: How do you feel knowing that whiteness requires you to be complicit in its harm without your consent?

That’s the part many of you avoid sitting with because you’ve been taught to believe that harm is only real when it’s intentional.

Whiteness Requires Complicity…Your Consent Was Never Needed

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 1d

Relieved to hear that #MandlaMandela was released after being kidnapped on international waters, and that all #SouthAfricans on the recent group of aid flotillas to #Palestine are in #Jordan.

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Insurgent Thought @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 1d

Colonial powers have always portrayed anti-colonial resistance as savagery, barbarism, and terrorism.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 2d

After two years of Israel's war on Gaza, the Palestinian cause has returned to the centre of world politics - but without a clear path forward:

Gaza war two years on: Where does the Palestinian cause stand?

After two years of Israel’s war on Gaza, the Palestinian cause has returned to the centre of world politics - but without a clear path forward

www.newarab.com

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CGTN @www.cgtn.com · 2d

A research team from the Institute of Metal Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved a breakthrough in solid-state lithium battery technology – developing a flexible battery capable of enduring up to 20,000 bends.

Chinese scientists develop solid-state battery that withstands 20,000 bends

A research team from the Institute of Metal Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved a breakthrough in solid-state lithium battery technology – developing a flexible battery capable...

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LiCAS.news @licas.news · 3d

A Thanksgiving Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and the Holy See was held for the first time at St. Peter’s Basilica. #Vatican #Unity #Diversity #HolySee

www.licas.news/2025/10/06/v...

Vatican Thanksgiving Mass celebrates 75 years of diplomatic bonds with Indonesia

Cardinal Parolin leads historic Mass celebrating 75 years of Indonesia–Holy See relations, highlighting unity, peace, and shared values

www.licas.news

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 3d

China targets Gen Z, millennials in new digital strategy to build its “soft power” brand in Africa.

China targets Gen Z, millennials in new strategy to build its brand in Africa

Kenyan social media stars showcase China’s striking scenery, culture, history and cuisine in glitzy new promotional campaign.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3326132/beijing-targets-gen-z-millennials-new-digital-strategy-build-its-brand-africa#:~:text=China%20is%20betting%20on%20a%20new%20generation%20of,Beijing%20looks%20to%20refine%20its%20“soft%20power”%20campaigns

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 3d

It turns out that I have a #Pixelfed account, which is part of the #Fediverse. Therefore, it is visible presence on #Mastodon.

This means I have more than two accounts.

I have some digital organisation to do.

Tips appreciated from those who have managed or currently manage a similar situation.

Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 3d

I have two accounts on #Mastodon now.

For those who want to keep in touch there, the handle of my most recent account is:

@[email protected]

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 3d

I have two accounts on #Mastodon now.

For those who want to keep in touch there, the handle of my most recent account is:

@[email protected]

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CGTN @www.cgtn.com · 4d

A breathtaking sunset was observed across several cities in China's Hainan Province as Typhoon Matmo approached the country's southern coastal regions, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. The relevant authorities have issued alerts in affected areas and activated emergency response measures.

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CGTN @www.cgtn.com · 4d

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a red alert for Typhoon Matmo at 6 a.m. Sunday, the highest level in its four-tier alert system, as the year's 21st typhoon strengthened into a severe typhoon early in the morning.

Typhoon Matmo set to hit southern China with fierce winds, high waves

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a red alert for Typhoon Matmo at 6 a.m. Sunday, the highest level in its four-tier alert system, as the year's 21st typhoon strengthened into a severe t...

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 5d

Since you're not paying Bluesky for the service of platforming transphobes, a fascist vice president, or to recreationally ban starving Palestinians, consider paying a Palestinian in this thread instead. You will help them eat. That's heroic.

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 5d

Are you paying us? Where?

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