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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

The real immediate question which has not been addressed yet, at least in public revelations, is whether or not Israel will either release Barghouti or the bodies of the Sinwars

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

The withdrawal line is different now, allegedly up to 600 meters closer to the borders of Gaza, as part of minor concessions given to Hamas in negotiations. This means for the first phase (however long it lasts) Israeli forces will remain in approx 50% of Gaza. It will then be "phased withdrawal".

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 2h

how many times did you see a Hamas war-room or Iran's underground bunker?
+972 magazine investigates IDF videos: "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators..."
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

www.972mag.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 17h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 2h

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.

Hope this helps

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 4h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 51m

Alongside trade ‘deals’ with the USA that states have no intention (or ability) to adhere to to, we also have domestic legislation that everyone knows is simply unenforceable. The rise of governing through transparent piss-taking is here.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2h

Denmark is planning to ban children under 15 from using social media, following Australia's world-first laws to curb social media use among teenagers.

Denmark to follow Australia in banning social media for children

Denmark is planning to ban children under 15 from using social media, following Australia's world-first laws to curb social media use among teenagers.

www.abc.net.au

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 52m

it is wild how much people just lie lol

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1h

Jonathan Ashworth: "I've wanted to see a ceasefire for 2 years"

The collective position of the Labour shadow cabinet (which you were part of) for months after October 7th was to reject a ceasefire & Labour instructed its MPs not to vote for a ceasefire in Nov 2023.

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nicole froio @nicolefroio.bsky.social · 10h

also if y'all want fact-checking, reporting and left media y'all need to pay for it, im so sorry to say. the reason we are losing is because every billionaire fucks with fox news & rarely do they ever invest in left-wing pubs.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 11h

"where's the left media?" "where's fact-checked reporting?"

lately @teenvogue.com has run profiles: of Assata Shakur's revolutionary history; a 23-year-old Palestinian journalist; what's happening in Chicago's ICE protests; and organizing supporting LGBTQ+ youth

📍 www.teenvogue.com/news-politics

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
By Lex McMenamin

Politics
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones

Politics
Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"
“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”
By Maia McDonald

Politics
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton

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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 9h

It was stupid when they said this about Jim O'Callaghan and it's stupid when they are saying it about Catherine Connolly. The cab rank rule among barristers means you have to take whatever the case is + the journalists acknowledge this but completely bury the lede www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Catherine Connolly says she did represent banks in courts but fails to clarify whether it included home repossession cases

O’Reilly’s bar in Salthill faces out towards the choppy waters of Galway Bay, but it was the scene of a stormy exchange that Catherine Connolly described as “a cowardly personal attack”.

www.independent.ie

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 10h

I'm sorry this is crazy

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 10h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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typzk @typzk.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly this.

Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 2d

Eleven nations have agreed to recognize the state of Palestine in response to growing outrage over Israel's genocide. But the conditions imposed on Palestinians may play right into Israel's hands. Read Jonathan Shamir's analysis: jewishcurrents.org/the-recognit...

The Recognition Trick

By making Palestinian disarmament a prerequisite for statehood, Western countries are still facilitating Israel’s goals.

jewishcurrents.org

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Gerry McBride @gerrymcbride.bsky.social · 13h

Niall Donald talking about how Jim Gavin ripped him off included the truest, most Irish statement I’ve ever heard in my life, like this absolutely would be what your friends would say to you in these circumstances

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 10h

Quick summary of the guaranteed basic income trial results in Boulder, CO. A floor of $500/mo for 2 years led to a significant reduction in food insecurity, more education and training, and stronger physical and mental health, with no negative impact on employment.

Another successful guaranteed basic income pilot - this time in Boulder, CO where people got $500/mo

YouTube video by Scott Santens

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · Apr 25

Occasionally you see someone buck the trend: someone behind an admin window who goes out if their way to fix your problem because they get that their function is to do that even if their job is to process ten more people that hour. That is heroic, by the way.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 20h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Sarah @sarahskeeter.bsky.social · 21h

We're saying the Conservatives have never had a racist in high office? Not ever?

ok

Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 21h

Properly and appropriately searing criticism of Jenrick by @stephenkb.bsky.social in his newsletter this morning. Jenrick is obsessed with skin colour as a supposed signal of integration. There's a word for people like that.
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

Just to underline this: there are councillors in local authorities who have been co-opted without a view, and there are senators who have been appointed or voted in by a mere few dozen people.... and they have more of a democratic mandate than Steen.

Stop humouring her.

Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

The rest of us shouldn't have to deal with the consequences of the Farage-ing of an unsuccessful political candidate who gets clicks... especially just because journalists would rather tell this story than explain the triple lock.

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 2d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most hilarious episodes in British history to learn about, particularly the decades and indeed centuries of “definitely nothing fishy was going on here, everything was legit and above-board” that followed.

Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky... • 21m
I think the historiography is changing but it used to be taken for granted that England had never been successfully invaded since 1066. London was occupied by Dutch troops for a year and half!

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

And I just want to reiterate this ( from a thread deep in replies). I started doing this work before any of these tools existed. The number of my contemporaries in the field who have died by suicide is NOT A SMALL NUMBER. The work is incredibly traumatizing.

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who was doing that human review of images before even PhotoDNA existed, I can testify that the amount of human suffering automated image classification prevents is MASSIVE. Like, I am the best case scenario of the human cost of that work and I still have lifelong consequences from it.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

BREAKING: Israeli forces have opened fire on a young Palestinian man near Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, reports our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/72upo8

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Equity Éire @equityeire.bsky.social · 1d

It really is saddening to see in a climate crisis, the legislating to remove the passenger cap, commencement of Dublin-Derry short flights instead of rail, a skip on the weight-tax once again. We have so far to go on education & progress but we can't give up #Budget2026 #ireland #neoliberalism

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 1d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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The Hills Have Eris @erislovesmovies.bsky.social · 1d

but if a mouse said this about a kia sorento ??? ? ??

🤌

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2d

Many of you in the replies

Tumblr post:

distrustfund says
i love men that know when to just shut their fucking mouth
i've never met one
but i love the concept
weightlosswithmegan says
but if I guy said this about a girl ??? ? ??
distrustfund says
but if a mouse said this about a kia sorento
??????

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