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a wild gengar

@mercenarymimic.bsky.social

Why are you building the torment nexus?
How else can I make money and put my family in the torment nexus?
Why do you want that?
Because it’s the future.
That sounds awful though?
Listen, the torment nexus is here to stay, it’ll be part of everyone’s lives. You might as well get used to being in it.

October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM Everybody can reply

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Andrew Quemere

@andrewqmr.bsky.social

There's some really egregious stuff in this report about the new #Massachusetts police academy.

Former Academy Director Donelan sought to give the class a “shock and awe experience”, according to the report. It says: punitive training was routinely used for punishment and discipline, forcing student officers to engage in activities that had “no training purpose or nexus to the job of a police officer”. Recruits faced forced exposure when they were made to dump 32-ounce water bottles over themselves while exercising in below-freezing temperatures, and were made to perform excessive PT outside in the cold without proper attire.

One Sergeant pushed recruits’ faces into the mud and ice with their boots to force them lower while crawling up a hill, with one recruit reporting injury to his eye after being pushed into the ground. Recruits were also “denied adequate bathroom breaks”. The report notes that one break was so short that two of the eleven female student officers in the class “had to urinate in the shower stalls.”

Recruits were subjected to humiliation when, during a bag inspection, a female recruit’s underwear was taken out of her bag and thrown on the parade deck. Instructors were reported to have made comments about the “nature and style of the underwear to the entire class”.

Recruits sustained multiple injuries, including severe bruising and sprains. Two student officers were transported to the hospital—one for a laceration and sprain after falling on the icy hill, and another for dehydration and exhaustion. The MPTC was “not notified of any of these injuries” or the hospitalizations, in violation of policy.

October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM Everybody can reply

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Representative Ryan Clancy

@ryanclancywi.bsky.social

You can read more about ALEC's related efforts here: alec.org/model-policy...

And you can read about Project Esther here: nexusproject.us/nexus-resour... (6/6)

Project Esther: A Nexus Project Briefing

Project Esther reframes protest as antisemitism and dissent as a national security threat. It was developed with minimal Jewish input, it advances a far-right agenda, not Jewish safety. It is already ...

nexusproject.us

October 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM Everybody can reply

Representative Ryan Clancy

@ryanclancywi.bsky.social

This is all part of a nationwide effort led by right wing zealots at ALEC and the Heritage Foundation to “[reframe] protest as antisemitism,” according to the Nexus Project. This plan, known as Project Esther, was developed with minimal input from Jewish community leaders. (3/6)

October 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM Everybody can reply

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Demiplane

@demiplane.com

Guilt of the Grave World from @paizo.com dropped on Demiplane on release day and today we're excited to reveal that it now comes with a FREE VTT Companion for @roll20.net!

🌟 200+ tokens, maps, handouts
🌟 NPC sheets and more!

Free with Guilt of the Grave World! ▶️ app.demiplane.com/nexus/starfi...

October 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM Everybody can reply

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🎃 alecto (in night city)

@halamshiral.is.eepy.now

maybe if i open another nexus tab i will unlocked the Secret Nexus where all the Secret Mods are kept

October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM Everybody can reply

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Anime NYC

@animenyc.bsky.social

👻🎃S pend Halloween with Anime Social Nexus at the Anime Horror Bash in NYC!! Get ready to slash through the night while meeting new people, making new friends, singing and dancing to awesome tunes, and participating in fun activities for prizes!!

🎟 AnimeNexusHalloweenNYC.eventbrite.com

October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM Everybody can reply

Speycs

@speycs.bsky.social

You guys better start fearing railway engineers because a self sustaining Torment Nexus that is, a real life trolley problem would get everyone wishing that the earth got obliterated instead

Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 23h

One time I was in Iceland for an Eve Online event, and for bizarre reasons I was having lunch with a bunch of physicists and biologists and chemists.

And I made a joke about one of them becoming a super villain and ending all life on the planet. Which started a bonkers conversation! 🧵

October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM Everybody can reply

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King of Roses

@rosekingob9.bsky.social

Diamondback Mesa: The Trade Nexus

October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM Everybody can reply

Lightning

@lightningspirit.bsky.social

To explore not explain... thanks auto correct. Also big shout out to my guild for another fun season. Battling the Nexus King and Dimensius were huge highlights this season for me. Thanks for being patient with me while I learned arcane mage lol

October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM Everybody can reply

TAG Revista

@tagrevista.com

🎬 | Ti West (Trilogia 'X') vai dirigir a adaptação de 'A Christmas Carol', livro de Charles Dickens.

Johnny Depp está escalado para protagonizar.

🗞️ Nexus Point News

October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM Everybody can reply

Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

@pennsasdean.bsky.social

As part of the new Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence collaboration, The Water Center at Penn is helping answer key questions around technology and sustainability. @upenn.edu @sas.upenn.edu

Where Water Meets Artificial Intelligence

As part of the new Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence collaboration, The Water Center at Penn is helping answer key questions around technology and sustainability.

omnia.sas.upenn.edu

October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM Everybody can reply

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Alison Robin

@alisonrobin.com

How does it feel to be the Torment Nexus author?

October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM Everybody can reply

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Summoner’s Nexus TCG 🎴 a.k.a Nexus 101

@sntcg.bsky.social

Zones matter: Assault/Counter use ATK; Defense/Nexus use DEF. Place with purpose. #SummonersNexus #Strategy

October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM Everybody can reply

Hurricane271

@hurricane271.bsky.social

Hanabi from Scarlet Nexus

October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM Everybody can reply

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HumpToy

@humptoy.bsky.social

And last be not least some glow in the dark Nexus!

Nexus GITD 00-30 💚
Nexus GITD 00-20 🖤💜

October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM Everybody can reply

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HumpToy

@humptoy.bsky.social

Some ethereal toys (I really love the purple and green colorshift on those) and a Large Rapture 🖤

Radiance Medium 00-20 🖤💚💜
Radiance Mini 00-20 🖤🤍
Nexus Medium 00-50 🖤💜💚
Rapture Large 00-30 🖤🤎🤍

October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM Everybody can reply

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ResidentGremlin 💿🟢

@residentgremlin.bsky.social

At this point, you're attached to the Torment Nexus with a budgie cord.

October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM Everybody can reply

Council on Strategic Risks

@councilonstrategicrisks.org

🌾 In October, CCS and Kansas State University hosted an event on global food security challenges as part of CCS’ #FeedingResilience program. The event convened experts across sectors to discuss the nexus of #climatechange, agriculture, & global stability.

⬇️ Read the event recap from Noah Fritzhand:

Feeding Resilience: Recap of CCS and Kansas State Event on Risk and Readiness in Food Security - The Council on Strategic Risks

As part of CCS' Feeding Resilience program, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and Kansas State University held a conference on the nexus of climate change, agriculture, and global security.

councilonstrategicrisks.org

October 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM Everybody can reply

Ianus J. Wolf

@ianusjwolf.bsky.social

"I'm fine with having the people who work for me build the Torment Nexus, but I want to make sure I personally have control over the Torment Nexus because I know there are a lot of people who want to put me in the Torment Nexus. Only other people go in the Torment Nexus; I need to be special."

Jeremy White @jeremywired.bsky.social · 7h

ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...