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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 35m

Without international military backing there is no peace when Israel is involved. The impunity with which they have been allowed to massacre Palestinians and attack other sovereign nations means it's unlikely they even understand what a peace treaty is. #Gaza www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

Israeli drone strike kills two people in Gaza in ceasefire breach

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 23h

I can't even imagine how much it hurts to see this nonsense as a scientist. It's bad enough seeing it as an idiot on the internet.

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 1d

Deloitte has been caught selling an AI generated report to the Australian government for the price of 440,000 dollars. Smart. An even cheaper way to make expensive BS consultant reports about how we can cut the public sector without any bad consequences at all.

Deloitte delivers report to government using AI which contained errors | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 1d

Titan Quest 2 was a very nice surprise when it popped into early access. I've taken a quick look into the new chapter, seems a little tougher but I didn't dig into the patch changes to my builds. Very promising game.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 2d

Easily the stupidest thing I’ve read all day.

What lies beneath the bullshit is that the AI push is about concentrating wealth into the hands of five tech companies. People aren’t part of the equation.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 2d

It's very early to say yet, but there may be hope that politicians who have supported Israel in its genocidal actions could see their day in court. Keir Starmer can't arrest enough peaceful protesters to prevent justice forever. #Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity

A complaint lodged with the ICC points to the Italian government's role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid Gaza war

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, these unreliable russian windows...

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gamersnexus.bsky.social @gamersnexus.bsky.social · 3d

We worked with dozens of viewers and fans to refurbish computers destined for 'e-waste,' then deploy Ubuntu Linux on them. This was done at the Kramden Institute locally! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHLT...

Installing Linux on Hundreds of "Obsolete" Computers | Microsoft Windows 10 Support Ending

YouTube video by Gamers Nexus

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 6d

just passing through

illustration showing a room with a shadowy ghost hiding behind open double doors that lead to a gloomy hallway and staircase. A small grey cat looks up at the ghost.

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 3d

This is the simmering fuse in the US. A fascist crackdown in a country dripping with guns and military veterans. The kickoff could buy quite a bit of time for Canada. From @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social youtu.be/Qa1_K2P-OAE?...

‘F*CKING TRAITORS!’: US VETERAN EXPLODES AT ICE AS PORTLAND ERUPTS | The Kyle Kulinski Show

YouTube video by Secular Talk

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 4d

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 4d

Don't be suckered in by Poilievre's campaign to launch a campaign over Canadian Christians suffering "persecution." He is running the same playbook as the AfD in Germany, Trump in the States and Farage in the UK.
My latest.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OesH...

POILIEVRE BRINGS THE MAGA HATE BOOK TO CANADA

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4d

During search and rescue operation in Lviv region following a Russian airstrike, a kitty was pulled alive from the rubble.

And just like that, the world is a little better.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 5d

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 6d

So, I have about 3600 hours in Path of Exile, and about 2160 hours in Grim Dawn. This is a GOAT interview. #GrimDawn youtu.be/uBbmPLqpxfI?...

Chatting with Grim Dawn's Arthur Bruno about ARPG Development

YouTube video by Chris Wilson

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Signal @signal.org · 7d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 7d

Look, I don't care what happens to the mess south of us, but Canada desperately needs strategic deterrence. We must ensure the madness can be stemmed at the border. As government violence increases we will see refugees and that will draw American attention here. #Canada #Defense

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 7d

At what point will we realize that a new global war is underway? We need to understand the extreme danger that we are in so that we don't stumble further into the darkness.
My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/when-did-t...

When Did the New Global War Begin?

This past week, Russia escalated its incursions into European and North American airspace.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 8d

If I had a penny for every time some idiot claimed that Russia must be allowed to do whatever it wants or else World War III will erupt, I’d be swimming in wealth.

Appeasing aggression invites escalation. Holding Russia accountable for its provocations is what actually deters it.

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Questy @questylurks.bsky.social · 8d

Interested to know if Spanish navy elements were still present and failed to react to piracy right under their nose. Obviously the Italian vessel departed. At the very least Israeli terrorists should be contained and kept out of international waters. #Gaza youtube.com/post/Ugkxc5X...

Post from Roya News English - YouTube

The Global Sumud Flotilla has accused the Israeli Occupation of unlawfully intercepting dozens of civilian aid vessels in international waters. http://en.roy...

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Alanah Pearce @charalanahzard.bsky.social · 8d

I realized I’ve been sort of mourning the internet lately. It’s odd. This ‘place’ that used to contain a wealth of actually valuable information, and introduced me to many people I now call friends, and which paved the way for my career, has almost completely rotted away. It’s not coming back.

Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.social · 8d

Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.

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