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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 2d

Competent. Loyal. Pick one.

Great reporting by Anna Bower on Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”

My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 2d

If your operating costs scale with your revenue, you don't have a great business model.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 3d

Exclusive: Anthropic spent $2.66 billion on Amazon Web Services in the first three quarters of 2025, around 100% of their estimated revenue. Its costs appear to increase with their revenue, showing little path to profitability.
www.wheresyoured.at/costs/

This Is How Much Anthropic and Cursor Spend On Amazon Web Services

So, I originally planned for this to be on my premium newsletter, but decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked it, please consider subscribing to su...

www.wheresyoured.at

Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 3d

With the climate crisis we face a challenge unlike anything human civilisation has seen before with consequences for generations to come. Yet we let these war mongering old men be in charge.

M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 4d

It Will Be Great For The World When These Monsters are Gone....

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 5d

The text on the statue in front of the King's Palace in Stockholm is deeply ironic.

Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 5d

Sweden's King Gustav III took absolute power on the pretext of fixing a broken political system. After a few reforms that he quickly rolled back, he started a war against Russia to hide his personal debt from his lavish life style.

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 5d

#NoKings

Someday a pigeon will sit on top of a statue of Trump raised "by the people" and praising him for being a "peace maker".

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 5d

#NoKings #Stockholm #DoNotObey #NotMyPresident

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 5d

#photography #autumn #morning

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"Black" & "Mieze" @blackundmieze.bsky.social · 5d

🕯️ Berlin, werde bitte still.

Am 18. Oktober 1941 begann die systematische Massendeportation der jüdischen Bevölkerung aus der damaligen Reichshauptstadt unter dem Naziterror. #onthisday

Blicke auf das "Mahnmal Gleis 17" am Bahnhof Grunewald, also am historischen Ort.

Das schwarz-weiße Foto zeigt am linken Bildrand das Gleis und das Gleisbett des heutigen Mahnmals "Gleis 17" am Bahnhof Grunewald in Berlin. Weiße Rosen liegen auf den beiden Schienensträngen sowie im Schotter dazwischen. Die bronzene Bodenplatte mit dem Datum des ersten Deportationszuges aus Berlin befindet sich am rechten Bildrand, auf ihr die eingravierte Inschrift: "18. 10. 1941 / 1251 Juden / Berlin - Lodz".

Das Foto zeigt einen Blick auf die Bodenplatten und die Baumreihen des "Mahnmals Gleis 17" am Bahnhof Grunewald in Berlin. Die Bäume stehen sehr dicht, ihre noch hellen, aber schon herbstlichen Kronen werden vom Sonnenlicht hell erleuchtet. Die bronzenen Bodenplatten des Mahnmals sind über und über mit herbstlichem Laub bedeckt, das zumeist rot oder gelb vom unteren Bildrand hervorleuchtet.

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 5d

Trump is a disaster for the planet. Tell the world today.

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 6d

#tree #autumn #photography

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 6d

#autumn #photography #sweden

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 7d

Smart kids on Generative AI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO9a...

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 7d

"Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson says [..] it was “very stupid” to travel to Gaza despite the warnings."

I say Greta had courage to act where those in power did not.

Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 8d

"Generative AI exists for two reasons: to cost money, and to make executives look busy."

Ed Zitron is the little boy in The Emperor's New Clothes.

www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/?ref=wheresyoured.at#silicon-valley’s-“replacing-engineers-with-llms”-story-is-a-lie

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 9d

Jamey writes about why he no longer use Kickstarter to launch games.

He doesn’t elaborate on “emotional toll” but I can imagine having a six week launch window for a finished product is much healthier than the prolonged uncertainty of a kickstarter campaign.

stonemaiergames.com/10-years-wit...

10 Years Without Crowdfunding

Exactly 10 years ago today on October 13, 2015, I launched the Kickstarter for Scythe. That was the last time Stonemaier Games used crowdfunding as a creator. (I still personally back crowdfunded g…

stonemaiergames.com

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 11d

No Kings 18 October -- I will join in Stockholm. Find a location near you at www.nokings.org.

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🎃RoryValArt 💛🤍💜🖤(VGen comms open) @roryvalart.bsky.social · 13d

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 13d

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted"
#nobel-peace-prize

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 13d

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 13d

“It was a choice of ballots over bullets”

It's one big f-finger to the orange toddler & his nannies is what it is. Great choice.

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 13d

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning from Lake Tullinge, Sweden. #photography

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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 13d

You will know shortly what the best option was

Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 14d

#autumn #morning #photography

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