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Alix Paultre

@smartalix.bsky.social

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A signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and now work for a variety of publications in the electronic design community. I also have a YouTube channel about watches: https://youtube.com/@talkingtimepieces

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Paolo Gerbaudo @paologerbaudo.bsky.social · 2h

The last 2 weeks saw major cloud outages from #AmazonWebServices and #MicrosoftAzure affecting thousands of websites. As @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and I argue in @tribunemagazine.bsky.social this event is a wakeup call about the security risks of tech dependency. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/why-...

Why Digital Sovereignty Matters

Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud blackouts paralysed public services across the globe this autumn — a warning of what happens when essential infrastructure is left in the hands of private US monopolies.

tribunemag.co.uk

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 8h

I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:

“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8h

This will increase Mamdani's margin of victory by double digits.

#ETTD

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 20h

In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.

Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

“Shame on you!”

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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📎 🌮 Hertz Toopee 🇨🇦 Will Not Obey In Advance @duncandixoncoffee.me · 1d

Dear Canada, can someone explain why we are not doing this??

electrek.co/2025/11/02/n...

New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms

Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.

electrek.co

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 1d

Have you noticed that far-right propagandists who claim Europe is “so dangerous” almost never show statistics comparing it to the countries they praise?

That’s because those countries are actually much more dangerous

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Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 23h

The hypocrisy is a feature.

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

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Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 23h

#TheCrueltyisthePoint

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.

They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.

They’re refusing.

Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.

Starvation as a policy choice.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

An interesting essay that mentions and discusses a number of prominent American figures in Opus Dei, including its Grand Master, without ever alluding to the cult by name. www.ft.com/content/e0a2...

The ascension of America’s Catholic right

Catholics and labour groups are re-emerging as a powerful force in the new political landscape — and their votes are up for grabs as never before

www.ft.com

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Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty much.

Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re happy about SNAP benefits being cut & are going to church this morning you’re neither a Christian nor a good person. You’re a heartless cunt.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 2d

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"'It’s killing the business,' the manager said. The manager noted that Home Depot is emphasizing “free delivery for contractors so they don’t have to risk themselves”—a sign of how the company has had to adjust."

SCOOP: Immigration Groups Weigh Boycott of Home Depot

As ICE raids target the home-improvement chain, what does the company owe its customers and the immigrants who do work for them?

www.thebulwark.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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alr.lykke🦋 @anettelykke.bsky.social · 2d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.

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Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 1d

Gestapo thugs.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS opened fire on a car full of children, their mother screaming for their lives. This is absolutely insane 🤬

Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 1d

So "North America Series" right?

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Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. #TheCrueltyisthePoint

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 2d

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

Here are my three truths about climate:
1. We fail if we don’t end free-to-pollute fossil fuel model. Period. Game over.
2. A crash looms, prefigured by collapse in home insurance/mortgage markets.
3. There are true villains in the story, and we have to tell it that way.

www.gatesnotes.com

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 2d

People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.

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Alix Paultre @smartalix.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.