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Michael Mirasol
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Filipino-Australian. Feminist. Polymath. Dilettante. Climber. Critic. Trapped near the inner circle of thought. If you're trying to sell me something, please don't follow me.
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Thanks, I Hate It @thanksihateit603.bsky.social · 57m
I liked it better when they were all trying to die in space - what happened to that?
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Michael Mirasol @flipcritic.bsky.social · 20m
The bigger they are…
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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 36m
FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!
malgor666.bsky.social Malak Gorcrow @malgor666.bsky.social · 2h
Where do I even begin? Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social has created an absolute masterpiece. I only wish I’d had the chance to experience it on the big screen. The story of Frankenstein has been told countless times, but never like this.
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 35m
An almost unbelievable story from Jakarta overnight where a student is alleged to have planted a bomb at a school after suffering bullying. Many young students hospitalised. A lot of conflicting reports still, but great coverage from CNA/wires
www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/jakarta...
Explosion at mosque in Jakarta injures 55 people, teen suspect identified
The suspected perpetrator is about 17 years old and currently undergoing surgery, said deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.
www.channelnewsasia.com
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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 5h
New article on Sam Altman's long history of abusive, toxic, manipulative, duplicitous behavior (those aren't my words, but the words of people who have directly interacted with him). The guy is a complete conman, worthy of the derogatory moniker "Scam Altman." Read more:
Is Sam Altman a Sociopath?
On his long history of mendacious, manipulative, and abusive behavior. (1,500 words.)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22h
Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu’s photographic portraits cloaking models in patterned fabric #WomensArt
Photo a sitting Black woman with square blue glasses dressed in and surrounded by vividly coloured patterned fabric in red, blue yellow, purple and white
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2d
To be clear, this is the work of: @francescabria.bsky.social and José Bautista

Data analysis: Autonomy Institute

Map development and design: xof-research.org

(credits are at bottom of website)
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Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 8h
I made an appearance yesterday on KERA's Think to discuss my recent Scientific American piece!
Did life start more than once? - Think
Journalist Asher Elbein joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how one discovery in Africa is having scientists radically rethinking when life emerged.
think.kera.org
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Comics in the Golden Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 3h
I'm old enough to miss the happy feeling of getting a new tv guide in the mail with a great Jack Davis cover.
TV guide with the cast of MASH on the cover. With the cast of WKRP on the cover With the cast of Welcome Back Kotter on the cover. With Laverne and Shirley on the cover.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3h
"However terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse"

From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone

www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Terror Returns to Darfur
Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com
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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 2h
For the evening crowd
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3h
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3h
#BREAKING: The Trump administration is asking #SCOTUS for an immediate “administrative” stay of a Rhode Island district judge’s order that is otherwise requiring it to resume the distribution of SNAP benefits from other funding sources no later than the end of today.
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Peter Keough @pkeough1.bsky.social · 2h
I believe these are called "concentration camps."
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Eyes on the Right @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 2h
Imagine nearly dying and then spending your time acting like this.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2h
Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5h
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 6h
BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.
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Michael Mirasol @flipcritic.bsky.social · 3h
Not hyperbole. Must read.
gilduran.com Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2d
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.

The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.

www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 3h
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
gilduran.com Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2d
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.

The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.

www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
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Michael Mirasol @flipcritic.bsky.social · 3h
AI-assisted suicide should become a term stapled to the companies who profited from these monstrosities.

apnews.com/article/open...
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 4h
He should call it And Another Thing
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 23h
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'

"We'll see"
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Michael Mirasol @flipcritic.bsky.social · 3h
Even AI doesn’t look this artificial.
fermiparasocks.bsky.social Colin Robinson @fermiparasocks.bsky.social · 5h
laura loomer out here looking like 4 missing persons sewn together
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Brandi, #1 Louvre Ladder Salesperson 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 22h
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
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Aarón Cantú @aaroncantu.bsky.social · 1d
There’s an army of underemployed, downwardly mobile under 50s who are smart and motivated to build a new civic infrastructure. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Left Is About to Take Power. The Stakes Could Not Be Higher.
Zohran Mamdani's triumph has given socialists huge power in New York City. Now they must use it well—or see the ruling class crush them.
www.thenation.com
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lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 1d
Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico

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Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.
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