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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 5m

Oh dear. dugin will have to keep jonesing for a "war of civilizations" whereby islamists attack russia's enemies for them for a little longer (Hamas, Hezbollah, IRGC aside ofc)
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The Fate of Al-Aqsa

On November 11, an urgent Arab-Islamic summit was held in Riyadh, addressing the issue of...

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 5h

1/ In a sign of further financial trouble for the Russian government, which is facing increasing problems due to the economic strain of the war in Ukraine, public servants are said to have been unexpectedly told that they must pay all taxes owed six weeks ahead of schedule. ⬇️

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 14m

wow, russia is really as good as defenceless against these strikes. Hard to see how they can stick around in crimea for very much longer.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 8h

No it isn’t stop complying in advance

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 27m

In the interests of balance, you should actually look at the $$$ numbers required for these bubble companies to survive and publish the results.
Accountancy is a science as well.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 56m

"Other people can't grow and change" feels good for you, people who believe they are perfect.

But it really makes it hard to persuade people! After all, you are arguing that it's not possible.

But I changed. Disbelieve me. But that hurts the cause.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 36m

New, from me: I break down all that is happening with the shutdown.
Shutdowns are bad. But only Trump and Russ Vought are brave enough to ask: what if shutdowns aren’t painful enough? How can we use this as an opportunity to target our political enemies? 🧵
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The Shutdown Shitshow

As Trump uses the shutdown to settle scores, the public bears the cost

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 32m

related.
too much dumb and greedy money chasing too little actual return.
dotcom bubble on steroids. fantasizing about "network effects" lifting up any tangentially- or un- related stock
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. A group of non-revenue-generating energy companies have collectively ballooned in value to more than $45 billion in hopes that tech companies will one day pay for their yet-to-be-built power.”

@wsj.com
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 36m

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 38m

this is almost an exact repeat of how silly money chased network infrastructure plays in the end stages of the late 90s internet bubble

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. A group of non-revenue-generating energy companies have collectively ballooned in value to more than $45 billion in hopes that tech companies will one day pay for their yet-to-be-built power.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 38m

this is almost an exact repeat of how silly money chased network infrastructure plays in the end stages of the late 90s internet bubble

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h

"Many obstacles remain" to peace in the Middle East. Indeed.
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Analysis | Trump, hailing a ‘new Middle East,’ avoids many of the hard questions ahead

In touting his Gaza ceasefire win, the president projected optimism for a wider peace while sidestepping the many obstacles that remain.

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WIRED @wired.com · 1h

A Tesla Takedown alum has launched a campaign for stricter regulation of autonomous vehicles in the US.

A New Road Safety Group Targets Self-Driving Cars

A Tesla Takedown alum has launched a campaign for stricter regulation of autonomous vehicles in the US.

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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 44m

NEW: How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
New details here about how the Army’s top uniformed lawyer was fired just weeks after raising concerns about the use of the military domestically and mass firings of DoD employees www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics

For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 7h

Watch till the end.
Find a local march.

NO KINGS! #NoKings
Not now. Not ever.

video by @iguanasauna.bsky.social

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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 5h

Hungary's Russian-backed Orban regime now resorts to atrocious fake AI productions in attempt to please their Kremlin master.

Now presenting the Ukrainian President in a ridiculous video that implies Ukraine has taken over Hungary's smartphones with a fake spy app.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 9h

the only company in this group that is worth a shit is palantir (and even then just barely), much like how Thiel and that rapist Lonsdale are outright fascists with a lot of $ but are also still gigantic dorks

Open secret in the industry is none of Anduril's shit works

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 14h

recurring gripe of mine: stop talking about these people like they’re fucking supervillains, Palmer Luckey is grifter bullshit artist who is going to steal a lot of public money in exchange for buggy vaporware, he’s not Lex Luthor. they get off when breathlessl hyperventilating about them like this.

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Merchant of Death, billionaire Palmer Luckey, rebranded the DOD the Department of War.

Peter Thiel/Palantir gave his company, Andruil, a billion dollars in January.

This is Palmer “I love killer robots” Luckey.

Origin story on rename below, as well as him hanging out with the worst people.

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 13h

Trump says he absolutely hates the photo of him on the cover of Time, so please share this cropped section of it with everyone you know

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 14h

again with the 'journalist' nonsense

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 15h

Following the recent attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, an overload occurred at one of Kyiv's power facilities, plunging several neighborhoods into darkness. With winter coming, these strikes are vile, as russia intended. They can be prevented:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 14h

This is true but Heritage has been working towards Project 2025 (Mandate IX) for a lot longer.

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NewsGuard @newsguard.bsky.social · 16h

How Russia laundered a lie about Ukraine through the U.S. Congress.

The Zelensky corruption hoax spreads from a fringe Turkish website to Russian sites to MSN to a member of the U.S. Congress — and then, back to Russian media.

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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 16h

if chemtrails were hair

Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 17h

wonder if the White House chats like this will ever leak?

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