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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 5h

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 6h

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 11h

Cathedral of St John the Divine makes it worth the trip

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

A miracle they’re still alive. Elated for their families. Can’t help but think of all the hostages who would have also come home two years ago had Netanyahu chosen his own people over his thirst for war.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 2d

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 3d

“Machado’s politics are steeped in violence. She has called for foreign intervention, even appealing directly to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the architect of Gaza’s annihilation, to help ‘liberate’ Venezuela with bombs under the banner of ‘freedom.’”

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 3d

like april's tariff tantrum

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 3d

the dip is transitory

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mr. beans for lunch @higham.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah! This guy knows what he’s talking about. She’s a REAL champion of democracy!

Tensions between Venezuela and America soared following the attack, but Machado insisted to The Sunday Times that Trump was right to bomb the boat.
"I totally support his strategy," Machado said.
"And I've said on behalf of the Venezuelan people that we are very grateful. I think it is the right thing to do. It's courageous. It's visionary”

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 3d

buy high and sell higher

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 5d

Worked on the audio of the upcoming book from @birdyword.bsky.social the section on Japan was fascinating, I'm sure the rest is too. Finance bsky alert @peark.es @weisenthal.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Land-Trap-Hi...

The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset [Bird, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 5d

If US Dems ever have a majority again, I'm sure they'll find some excuse not to improve people's lives by citing the Senate Parliamentarian. I'm also certain they won't prosecute anybody connected to this admin. Meanwhile, the GOP will win again on a platform of "jailing all Democrats"

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 6d

*logging on* Let’s fucking post!

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 6d

Script excerpt from the newsroom where Will says “You’re a fucking newsman, Don!”

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 8d

It’s like killing Lincoln a second time

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 10d

Overhearing someone be confidently wrong on the bus
My man, i briefly leave the internet to get away from that shit

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Rufus jones @rufeydoof.bsky.social · 10d

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 11d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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alex (˙𐃷˙) pizza/tacos/bats/dingers 🍕🌮🦇⚾ 🏳️‍🌈🐻 @batsdingersatk.bsky.social · 11d

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11d

“They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down. We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

The worst of what we feared when Trump’s spending bill gave ICE a blank check is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 12d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13d

“More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.”

Secretary Kristi Noem
@Sec_Noem
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Our @DHSgov law enforcement officers will continue to work throughout the Democrats' Shutdown to make sure our homeland is safe and secure. More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.
The Democrats will be forcing over 150,000 officers and nearly 50,000 members of the military
—our frontline of defense—to continue protecting our nation without pay.
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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 15d

I know econ dorks like to pretend that interest rates are some kind of naturally occurring phenomenon but they’re not.

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 15d

Waking up to learn there’s a Brit named Debbonaire, they keep taking the piss with these ridiculous names. This cartoonishly snobbish pose makes me doubt that she is real

Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 15d

Me when I concede defeat like a mature adult

Thangam Debonnaire, head tilted back, exaggeratedly looking down her nose like some sort of cartoon villain, at newly-elected Bristol West Green MP Carla Denyer, after Thangam lost her seat by a hilariously wide margin for being a giant, unlikeable tosser

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