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samuel @quilombo.bsky.social · 14h

When your family thought you had been killed, and then see you return. Via Muhammad Smiry. #Gaza

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 14h

I find it incredible Raye’s record company tried to screw her over, this woman is a bonafide star who coukd have made them a fortune youtu.be/CpKcoHrWTF8?...

RAYE - Where The Hell Is My Husband? (Glastonbury 2025)

YouTube video by BBC Music

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 18h

The GOP knows from unhinged rallies. As an aside, is Scott Bessent the thirstiest person in DC?

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Bob Downie @geomannie.bsky.social · 17h

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Raise fuel duty in line with inflation to raise income for critical services

In 2000 fuel duty on petrol was 49p/litre. Since then, it has not risen with inflation, and currently sits at 53p/litre. We believe raising the duty to 93p/litre would raise significant revenue for th...

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of all the people who insisted that this admin was serious about "ending antisemitism on college campuses."

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 21h

Friends, as you know, the repressions in Georgia have become absolutely wild this past week.

In order to push through the stalemate situation that costs more and more innocents, and to consolidate a victorious push, we all need basic financial resources. 1/3

📷 Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters

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stargirl1620.bsky.social @stargirl1620.bsky.social · 21h

This is a disgrace!No doubt this is because of the great peacemaker Donald Trump!
This rankled me all eyes were on Israel&Trump show.
Ukraine hasn't been in the news much at all.We STILL have WAR in Europe NOW&Putin is encroaching on other countries NOW
Trump does nothing.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨This is bad (and surprising) news: Recent report published today by @kiel.institute suggests that military aid to Ukraine has fallen dramatically in recent months. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/military-aid...

'Surprising' drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, report says

In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year, a report by the Kiel Institute finds.

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Fascism.link @fascism.link · 1d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

My VOTE was RECEIVED and COUNTED. YES ON PROP 50!

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

This is the way.

Bless The Press Defying Pentagon Censorship

This is the way.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

Russia's largest oil depot in occupied Crimea is still burning a day after being struck by Ukrainian drones; Assault units with Ukraine’s Armed Forces advanced up to 1.6 kilometers (about 1 mile) in parts of the Pokrovsk sector of the front line; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Russia's largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea is still on fire

Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates. Russia's largest oil depot in occupied Crimea is still burning a day after being struck by Ukrainian drones, wit...

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

Imagine the Roaring Twenties, but with cable news, Bitcoin, and orange hair. Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Rick to discuss his new book '1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation' (out today).

Watch more: https://t.co/QhU0YgRYMc https://t.co/GhiNRqYEfL

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · Aug 5

AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, since many people are obviously not reading the article, here's a pertinent figure from it showing the top actions to reduce emissions.

A horizontal bar chart titled “19 climate-friendly choices, ranked” shows actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint, ordered from most to least impactful. The x-axis represents projected impact in tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita per year (tCO₂e/cap/yr), ranging from 0 to about 2.5. Each action is color-coded by sector: transportation (blue), energy (orange), and food (green).

Go car-free – highest impact (blue bar extending to about 2.5 tCO₂e).

Fly less (blue, about 1.5).

Shift to renewable home energy (orange, about 1.4).

Switch to EV or hybrid car (blue, about 1.2).

Go vegan (green, about 1.0).

Walk, bike, or take transit more (blue).

Make energy-efficient renovations (orange).

Use clean cooking equipment (orange).

Go vegetarian (green).

Shift driving habits (e.g., carpooling) (blue).

Increase telecommuting (blue).

Shift to regional/seasonal diet (green).

Move to energy-efficient home (orange).

Decrease food waste (green).

Eat less meat (green).

Use less energy at home (orange).

Reduce packaged food, dining out (green).

Use energy-efficient appliances (orange).

Compost – least impact (green, under 0.1).

A note clarifies that these are meta-analytic estimates of greenhouse gas reduction potentials, drawn from 659 estimates across 47 academic journal articles. The average person emits 6.28 tonnes of CO₂e per year, though this varies widely by income and country. Wealthier populations may emit up to 110 tonnes per year, while lower-income populations may emit as little as 1.6 tonnes.

Source: WRI, based on data from Ivanova et al., 2020.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

I sense a pardon on its way.

A tweet by Jacob Shamsian reads: “The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown. Inmates say she’s getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.”

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Delger Erdenesanaa @edelger.bsky.social · 2d

My first foray into food chemicals -- which I'm learning is a busy, busy beat right now, especially at the state level

C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 4d

West Virginia enacted the US’s first broad ban on synthetic food dyes in March. On Monday, an industry group filed the first lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban. cen.acs.org/policy/West-...

West Virginia’s sweeping food dye ban faces its first lawsuit

The International Association of Color Manufacturers is asking a federal court to strike down the state’s groundbreaking recent action against several synthetic food dyes

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 2d

While we celebrate the return of 20 Israeli hostages we cannot ignore the brutal treatment of the released Palestinians. They’re “in bad shape. Their cheekbones jutted out, with some bearing the marks of recent beatings and a few unable to walk.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Locked up for 24 years’: joy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners and detainees return home

Nearly 2,000 people, including about 1,700 seized from Gaza and held without charge, set free from Israeli jails

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2d

Belgorod and Kursk regions are now without power, “they just got their answer,” head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko reported.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 2d

Simple way to avoid car companies bricking your vehicle by installing a forced software update: make sure your vehicle is a bicycle.

Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 2d

The future is great, huh?

"A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed."

www.thestack.technology/jeep-softwar...

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

“Please exercise extreme caution”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

As I got to know them, they gave me a $400m plane.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 2d

Laila Cunninghaam: "I've never met him [Nathan Gill]. So many people in Reform have never met him."

In other news...

#politicslive
uk.news.yahoo.com/reform-uk-tr...

Reform UK is trying to distance Nigel Farage from a crook he was photographed with numerous times

Zia Yusuf said 'most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy'

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 4d

We are once again asking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to come on the podcast.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Ade🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @515mm.bsky.social · 2d

The Finnish Solution: private schools are illegal.
This makes rich people focus their minds on keeping state schools world-leading.

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Boo Jank @billjank.bsky.social · 2d

Every statement is a confession

What has Trump taken for himself at the expense of the American people?

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 2d

Trump calls on the Israeli President to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu:

"Cigars and champagne - who the hell cares about it?"

Netanyahu is currently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, including allegedly accepting 700,000 shekels (approx. $210,000) worth of luxury goods in bribes.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

One of Trump’s few consistent positions is pro-corruption.

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 2d

Trump calls on the Israeli President to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu:

"Cigars and champagne - who the hell cares about it?"

Netanyahu is currently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, including allegedly accepting 700,000 shekels (approx. $210,000) worth of luxury goods in bribes.

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