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Irrationally Calm @direbeard.bsky.social · Nov 3

Werner! Werner, it’s Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Herzog. You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well listen to this!
*holds phone up to flies buzzing around a decomposing corpse*

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 4d

Green Party Conference 2025 just passed a motion that would Abolish Landlords!

Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.

Housing for all.

Letting agent sticking a FOR RENT sign to window.

Text reads

Green Conference votes to
Abolish
Landlords

Greens
Organise

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 4d

oh man another one for my 'Ian Fleming's weird statements of certainty about the world' ('There's nobody crueler than a half-Belgian, half-Congolese' kind of stuff, or 'Everyone knows the Portuguese are the finest butlers')

Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 4d

There’s a Bond novel where the villain authoritatively states bolivars and Swiss francs are the safest currencies lol

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · Sep 1

The use of chatbots reinforces and promotes a cliché that isn't true at all: that research, especially in the humanities, is a solipsistic endeavour. Without the continuous lively exchange between people, there is no research, at least none that would be worth reading. 3/n

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Tim Cowlishaw @timcowlishaw.co.uk · 4d

Hahaha what was the offending swear? I remember you told me once (in strangers bar, so it can't have been that bad, since they let me in)

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 5d

to be honest I've always found it kinda fun to end up being a little bit crappy at whatever I try to do... Takes a lot of pressure off, and I feel like everyone can tell when you're doing something just for the love of the game

A puppy with rollerblades skedaddles across the screen. The text is written in alphabet fridge magnet letters and reads NOT THE BEST, BUT HAVIN FUN

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Tim Cowlishaw @timcowlishaw.co.uk · 5d

🐏 #COYR 🐏

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 19d

While Mexico tries to become a data center hub, its electric grid isn't powerful enough to keep up with the energy demand.

In Queretaro, Microsoft has to use gas generators for at least one data center.

Story by @pjarandia.bsky.social and @dandiba.bsky.social for @restofworld.org. bit.ly/425DjAu

Countries Are Struggling To Meet the Rising Energy Demands of Data Centers

México’s lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators. Countries are scrambling to meet rising energy demands in the midst of an AI boom. Unable to plug into México...

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 6d

The viral “foir lads in jeans” photo. Four young men, all white, with then-trendy hair cuts and bulging biceps pose - all in tight jeans of various colours- in front of a shiny building (birmingham new st station)

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Diari ARA @ara.cat · 7d

"Si esteu veient això, és que Israel ens ha detingut il·legalment". Aquest és el missatge que ha llançat l'exalcaldessa de Barcelona Ada Colau a través d&#...

"Si esteu veient això, és que Israel ens ha detingut": els últims vídeos de Colau i Castillejo des de la Flotilla de Gaza

Salvador Illa diu que el Govern segueix la "preocupant" situació i cancel·la un acte a la Sapienza de Roma en solidaritat amb les protestes universitàries

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 7d

Israeli forces have reportedly boarded the Alma vessel, the leading ship of the Global Sumud Flotilla, and detained its crew.

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 7d

Yasmine Acar shared that the Alma boat from the Sumud Freedom Flotilla is being officially intercepted and they are being kidnapped.

She adds “ALL EYES ON PALESTINE, ALL EYES ON GAZA”

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 7d

Al-Jazeera journalists onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla report the Israeli navy confiscated everyone's phones first before boarding the vessels.

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 7d

🔴El ejército israelí empieza a interceptar los buques de la Flotilla Global Sumud en aguas internacionales.
www.elsaltodiario.com/palestina/ba...

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 7d

Arlin Medrano en X:
"Alma y Sirius han sido interceptado s. Adara -nosotrxs- lideramos la flotilla."
Así aparece en el tracker de la Flotilla.

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Tim Cowlishaw @timcowlishaw.co.uk · 7d

Just realised mid-workshop to my horror/delight that it's basically impossible to avoid some terrible/great puns when talking critically about AI in Catalan: "Hi Ha IA? NO Cal-IA"

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 8d

Another great project from the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance: "an open-access and evolving map" for "trac[ing] the true costs of the raw materials" used to develop AI technologies.

Introducing Our New Project: Below the Algorithm — AI + Planetary Justice Alliance

Behind every battery, every circuit, and every device are minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. This is the first Research Diary for our newly launched project, Below the Alg...

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Alex Bertram-Powell @alexbpart.bsky.social · 10d

My old man's a Durstman
He wears a red snapback
He enjoys record scratching
And metal fused with rap

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 10d

An excellent true thing is that I gave unequivocally anti-“AI” talks at Wesleyan and Tufts this month where the computer scientists and engineers in attendance have no interest in allowing this industry to hijack education and asked me “how can we get our students to take your classes?”

Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 11d

I will start teaching my students how to use AI when my colleagues in computer science start to teach Homer, Dante, Langston Hughes, Borges, Foucault, Audre Lord, Spivak, and Donna Haraway in their classes

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 11d

I realize many people don’t quite get that not every single professor in every single university teaches computer science and might actually be trained in and invested in teaching other things, like let’s say, history? Or poetry.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.

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Rob Manuel @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social · 14d

ASDA was named after it's founders: Agnetha, Senny, Djörn & Anni-Frid

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Tim Cowlishaw @timcowlishaw.co.uk · 14d

This could literally be a cartoon of my dad (bookbinder & teacher, Derbyshire accent) ❤️🥲

Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 14d

www.worldofmoose.com/products/boo...

Cartoon: two people at a table with paper, rulers, pens, knives, a jam jar with tools in. Third person entering the scene. Person at the table says "Welcome to Book Binding Club. Please make yourself a tome". I don't know how well puns work with readers. It's two separate words, "a" and "tome". Would welcome any feedback on this.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 17d

When people say that I’m prolific (which I love, thank you) I usually say that I don’t think I have more ideas than anyone else just that I have a knack of finishing things. In the rare cases when I am invited to lecture at further education I often talking about the struggle to finish ideas.

Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 17d

FINISH YOUR SONGS AND RELEASE THEM - SOMEONE NEEDS THEM.

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Fossil Free London @fossilfreeldn.bsky.social · 22d

IF YOU DRILL BABY DRILL 🇺🇲 HOW MANY WILL YOU KILL?

🚨BREAKING: We just disrupted Trump's oily backer's party - an exclusive Republican Overseas UK dinner, just around the corner from where Trump is staying - because his policies and their oily money is KILLING US

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Tim Cowlishaw @timcowlishaw.co.uk · 22d

I meant to do this before Zack became leader so I could vote for him, but somehow didn't manage in time. Since he was elected, now there's no excuse. Very happy to be a member of the UK green party, even if it's from some distance away!

Confirmation screen on becoming a member of the UK green party.

The copy reads:

Thank you for choosing to become a member. Today you have joined a growing movement of over 60,000 members.

You will receive a few emails from us now. You should receive a confirmation of your payment set up and a welcome email from our Membership Team.

The Green Party remains the only party to put people and planet first. With more Greens elected across England and Wales, we can push those in power to do what needs to be done to tackle the inequality we face.

Now you’re with us we can work together to deliver real change and real hope to our communities.

Thank you.

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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 22d

If you don’t bother writing it, why should I bother reading it?

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 22d

Our friends at @arteesetica.bsky.social translated the TESCREAL paper into Spanish!

Muchisimas gracias queridos amigos ❤️

arteesetica.org/el-paquete-t...

El paquete TESCREAL – Arte es Ética

arteesetica.org

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 22d

looking to talk to folks who are fighting data centers in different parts of the country for a story or two. gimme a holler at [email protected]

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