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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 19h

It's out at the Dispatch:

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

thedispatch.com

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 18h

Oslo-skole på besøk til Russlands ambassade for å være propaganda.

Riktignok driver Russland asymmetrisk krig mot europa (inkludert Norge) og truer med å bruke atomvåpen mot vesten hvis vi ikke slutter å støtte Ukraina.

Men læringsutbyttet er så stort at...???

www.aftenposten.no/oslo/i/KMO6w...

Elever besøkte Russlands ambassade

Byrådet reagerer etter at elever fra Oslo-skole besøkte Russlands ambassade for rundt to uker siden.

www.aftenposten.no

Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 21h

Kjøp flere aksjer i bedriften du jobber i!

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 21h

Hverken 3.1 eller 3.3 i "Hovedinstruks for Meteorologisk institutt" tilsier at de skal gjøre det Vinje påstår.

www.regjeringen.no/contentasset...

www.regjeringen.no

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 21h

Spørsmålet er om de har tilbakeholdt informasjon eller ikke.

Vinjes poeng er at de "....ikke ville dele ut dataene som ble etterspurt.", mens jeg har til nå lest saken som at de ikke ville gjøre research for journalisten.

Synd ikke Khrono lenker til "policyen" Vinje omtaler.

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AsfaltAslak @asfaltaslak.bsky.social · 1d

Eksempel 67 på at FrP hevder de er et liberalistisk parti som ønsker frihet og færre regler - men i realiteten ønsker flere regler som pålegger deg og meg å betale for bil-ideologien de har.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 1d

Men man blir jo bare mer nysgjerrig av slike formuleringer!

Jeg så saken i går, men nå ble jeg faktisk litt interessert.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 1d

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 1d

The proposal in a nutshell:
- Russian diplomats will have to notify their movement to another member state (mandatory)
- Member states will assess the notification and decide whether to allow or deny entry (voluntary)

Which means implementation is likely to be asymmetrical.

Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 1d

The EU is seriously considering a new proposal to restrict the movements of Russian diplomats, a move long advocated by the Czech Republic.

Here's what we know.

EU considers new plan to restrict movements of Russian diplomats

If approved, the system would oblige Russian diplomats to notify in advance their intention to travel to or transit through another member state. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

crazy that one of the most storied institutions in american journalism is going to be run by two people with basically no experience to do it

Exclusive | CBS News taps Adam Rubenstein — once ostracized at NY Times for liking Chick-fil-A — as new deputy editor

Sources expect Rubenstein will effectively run the Free Press now that Weiss will be busy steering the editorial direction of shows like “60 Minutes,” “Face The Nation” and …

nypost.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 1d

It's funny because London has a much lower homicide rate than any major American city, including those in red states.

Nice disinformation though, and of course it's being spread by Elon Musk, the world's biggest spreader of disinformation

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 1d

Ikke påkjørt av bilist, men…

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 1d

Jeg ville frem til at:

1) prisstigningen over 5 år har vært bedre enn du skrev

2) man investerer neppe i boligmarkedet med en 5 års horisont

3) over 10 år er prisstigningen ganske bra, spesielt på leiligheter

Men aksjemarkedet har gitt langt bedre avkastning siden 2015, ingen tvil om det.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 2d

This guy is in charge of US health care.

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 2d

💥🔎🇷🇺 Our analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: in 3 weeks, 9,900 TikTok videos were published and generated over 93 million views, created with artificial intelligence. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS secured 50.2% in the Sept 28 election.

24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org

Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) w...

vsquare.org

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Daniel Wolfe @sadbumblebee.buzz · 2d

That chart 📊

A bar chart comparing the US oil and gas exports against China's green tech exports in 2024 and 2025. In 2024, China's exports were $180B to the US $150B. In 2025, it was $120 to $80B, China and US. The chart says: China earns more from exporting solar panels, batteries, electric cars and other clean energy tech than the US does through fossil fuel exports.

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 1d

KPI siste 10 år er 37%, siste 5 år 21,4

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Thomas @tparsli.bsky.social · 1d

Majoriteten av utleieboliger er leiligheter, ikke eneboliger.
SSB sier 33,7% prisstigning siste fem år og 82,6% siste 10 år.

Prisstigningen på alle boliger siste 10 år er også god:

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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