Awang Ilyas
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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New: Internet celebrities like Jake Paul and MrBeast are paying armies of "clippers" to saturate social media with clips of their videos.
This is the story of Anthony Fujiwara, 23 -- the secretive mastermind behind celebrities' clipping campaigns. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is the story of Anthony Fujiwara, 23 -- the secretive mastermind behind celebrities' clipping campaigns. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Paid Armies of 'Clippers' Boost Internet Stars Like MrBeast
Anthony Fujiwara, 23, created Clipping to turn online stars’ content into viral videos
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New: Internet celebrities like Jake Paul and MrBeast are paying armies of "clippers" to saturate social media with clips of their videos.
This is the story of Anthony Fujiwara, 23 -- the secretive mastermind behind celebrities' clipping campaigns. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is the story of Anthony Fujiwara, 23 -- the secretive mastermind behind celebrities' clipping campaigns. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance.
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British Council ‘selling everything it can’ to survive
Cultural body plans more job cuts, sale of assets and closure in 35 countries to stave off ‘financial peril’
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October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance.
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on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
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LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money
Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.
www.vulture.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
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your friend with 10k+ hours across all paradox titles says he's going to the doctor for an assessment
September 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
your friend with 10k+ hours across all paradox titles says he's going to the doctor for an assessment
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All I can think is the people walking on eggshells on what they post about the job cos you can put it at risk on what you say or even share and seen people get in trouble over such things. But with ai you can make your company look like a joke and it’s fine cos it’s the future.
The fucking head of fucking XBox Graphics used a fucking "AI" slop image to hire new engineers but couldn't tell that the fucking screen on the fucking monitor is facing backwards.
July 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
All I can think is the people walking on eggshells on what they post about the job cos you can put it at risk on what you say or even share and seen people get in trouble over such things. But with ai you can make your company look like a joke and it’s fine cos it’s the future.
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Fun fact: a lot of PR money has been and will continue to be spent to convince working class consumers that the small things we do every day are "destroying the planet". Who pays for the PR? The actual biggest contributors to climate change. Heat exhaustion is a real threat, just turn the a/c on.
How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington
How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington
Yes, temperatures are rising. But more and more AC means more and more CO2 – and then more and more global heating. Let’s have some long-term thinking instead, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Fun fact: a lot of PR money has been and will continue to be spent to convince working class consumers that the small things we do every day are "destroying the planet". Who pays for the PR? The actual biggest contributors to climate change. Heat exhaustion is a real threat, just turn the a/c on.
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Wow. More than a century after the fight I chronicled in Right to Ride, when Black passengers challenged segregation on trains and boycotted segregated streetcars, Black passengers are now being told to move to the back of the bus? And threatened with arrest if they don't? #StudyingSegregation
Worried yet?
This is what time it is: Jim Crow-o-clock. www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...
To see how this lines up with the century+ long struggle over desegregating transportation, consider reading @profblmkelley.bsky.social's Right to Ride or Prof. Mia Bay's Traveling Black. 🗃️
This is what time it is: Jim Crow-o-clock. www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...
To see how this lines up with the century+ long struggle over desegregating transportation, consider reading @profblmkelley.bsky.social's Right to Ride or Prof. Mia Bay's Traveling Black. 🗃️
Driver made Black passengers sit in back of Jefferson Lines bus, state investigation finds
The driver told two Black passengers he would call law enforcement if they didn’t move to the back for a ride from Fargo to Crookston, Minn.
www.startribune.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Wow. More than a century after the fight I chronicled in Right to Ride, when Black passengers challenged segregation on trains and boycotted segregated streetcars, Black passengers are now being told to move to the back of the bus? And threatened with arrest if they don't? #StudyingSegregation
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Linda Yaccarino (The CEO of X) QUIT HER JOB after Elon allowed his AI to post weird sex fantasies about how she'd "cum like a rocket" while being penetrated by a "big black dick"
Elon's team is now deleting everything, potentially to avoid a lawsuit.
Elon's team is now deleting everything, potentially to avoid a lawsuit.
July 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Linda Yaccarino (The CEO of X) QUIT HER JOB after Elon allowed his AI to post weird sex fantasies about how she'd "cum like a rocket" while being penetrated by a "big black dick"
Elon's team is now deleting everything, potentially to avoid a lawsuit.
Elon's team is now deleting everything, potentially to avoid a lawsuit.
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BREAKING: Krafton has delayed the highly anticipated game Subnautica 2 to 2026, potentially costing the development team a $250 million bonus.
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Krafton Delays ‘Subnautica 2’ Game Ahead of $250 Million Payout
The South Korean publisher announced last week that the CEO and founders of ‘Subnautica’ studio Unknown Worlds were departing, but didn’t say why
www.bloomberg.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BREAKING: Krafton has delayed the highly anticipated game Subnautica 2 to 2026, potentially costing the development team a $250 million bonus.
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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some absolutely evil shit
BREAKING: Krafton has delayed the highly anticipated game Subnautica 2 to 2026, potentially costing the development team a $250 million bonus.
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Krafton Delays ‘Subnautica 2’ Game Ahead of $250 Million Payout
The South Korean publisher announced last week that the CEO and founders of ‘Subnautica’ studio Unknown Worlds were departing, but didn’t say why
www.bloomberg.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
some absolutely evil shit
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When I was on Silicon Valley, we didn’t think robot nazis would be here until at least 2030.
July 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When I was on Silicon Valley, we didn’t think robot nazis would be here until at least 2030.
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I'm quoted in this piece about neutrality challenges in today's unstable world. As Ukraine's acting ambassador notes, true neutrality requires balanced, visible action - not passive silence. The war tests whether international law protects smaller nations.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
Neutrality difficult in unstable world, says Ukraine’s acting ambassador
Experts say Malaysia’s non-aligned foreign policy warrants closer examination, with global powers increasingly disregarding established international norms.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I'm quoted in this piece about neutrality challenges in today's unstable world. As Ukraine's acting ambassador notes, true neutrality requires balanced, visible action - not passive silence. The war tests whether international law protects smaller nations.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
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Reading about Zohran’s dad Mahmood Mamdani, he was 18 here, this goes so hard
June 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Reading about Zohran’s dad Mahmood Mamdani, he was 18 here, this goes so hard
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filmmaker mira nair created mississippi masala and the next mayor of new york, bravo🫡
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
filmmaker mira nair created mississippi masala and the next mayor of new york, bravo🫡
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Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’
Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’
The Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is about to descend on Venice with his fiancee, some ex-Marines and his limitless credit card. We meet the Italian activists who are saying: enough
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’
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If you only read one thread today, make it this one….
Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
June 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
If you only read one thread today, make it this one….
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Nobody arguing in good faith has believed the official numbers for well over a year. We knew that the IDF specifically targeted those who could keep track so as to obscure the true death toll.
A Harvard study of IDF data finds that there are 377,000 people unaccounted for in Gaza.
That estimate is six times the number of people normally cited as killed.
Genocide.
medium.com/@m4xim1l1an/...
That estimate is six times the number of people normally cited as killed.
Genocide.
medium.com/@m4xim1l1an/...
June 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nobody arguing in good faith has believed the official numbers for well over a year. We knew that the IDF specifically targeted those who could keep track so as to obscure the true death toll.
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I wrote this week on how China has become the single most important enabler of Russian defence industry & by extension the war in Ukraine. It is still avoiding large-scale lethal aid, but there are signs it has walked up to the line, or stepped across. www.economist.com/china/2025/0...
China has become the most important enabler of Russia’s war machine
It has crossed the line into providing lethal aid
www.economist.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I wrote this week on how China has become the single most important enabler of Russian defence industry & by extension the war in Ukraine. It is still avoiding large-scale lethal aid, but there are signs it has walked up to the line, or stepped across. www.economist.com/china/2025/0...
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Finally, a Holy War I can join
June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Finally, a Holy War I can join
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Eight years ago, Hitman developer IO Interactive was bleeding so much money that Square Enix paid to get rid of it.
Now it's one of the largest privately owned video-game companies in the world, with 500 employees.
I spoke to IO's CEO about how that happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Now it's one of the largest privately owned video-game companies in the world, with 500 employees.
I spoke to IO's CEO about how that happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
How ‘Hitman’ Developer Became One of the Largest Independent Game Companies
Eight years ago, IO Interactive was bleeding money. Now it’s one of the biggest privately owned video-game companies in the world.
www.bloomberg.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Eight years ago, Hitman developer IO Interactive was bleeding so much money that Square Enix paid to get rid of it.
Now it's one of the largest privately owned video-game companies in the world, with 500 employees.
I spoke to IO's CEO about how that happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Now it's one of the largest privately owned video-game companies in the world, with 500 employees.
I spoke to IO's CEO about how that happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.