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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 10h

Grifters one and all
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Who are the rightwing influencers filling Trump’s head with visions of antifa?

Meet the content creators whose videos from Portland and Chicago shape the president’s distorted view of reality

www.theguardian.com

DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 16h

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 23h

Massive lead for Catherine Connolly heading into the final week.

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 1d

yeah, sound bloke

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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The Black Dog @theblackdog.bsky.social · 1d

If you are skint this album is still free to download.
theblackdog.bandcamp.com/album/the-bl...

The Black Dog Presents Sleep Deprivation: Greatest Mix Volume 1, by The Black Dog

1 track album

theblackdog.bandcamp.com

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

Tragic really

DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

Rather unconvincing kerchief dabbing action

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

I'm assuming that these attitudes always existed among a not insignificant minority, but have become more emboldened under the current regime

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

Only sorry they got caught. Nothing remotely surprising about this.

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

are the players credited individually?

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

no surprise, hearing anecdotally from colleagues in different industries that AI is totally overhyped, and not particularly useful.

fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing | Fortune

There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

fortune.com

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 2d

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 3d

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 3d

They should do a Colombian remake of Scooby Doo where the gang brings Pablo Escobar to justice and he says "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you Medellín kids"

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs @500songspodcast.bsky.social · 3d

Want some sunshine on a cloudy day?

Today we’re travelling back to Episode 133: “My Girl” by the Temptations, part three of a three-episode look at Motown in 1965.

Available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via the 500 Songs website:
500songs.com/podcast/epis...

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 3d

We are advertising for an Assistant Director to join us in Marsh's Library. Full details about this exciting post here: marshlibrary.ie/vacancy-for-...

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 4d

it's not working though

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 4d

HH bringing out her greatest smear hits. Don't think they'll have much traction tbh though

DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 4d

ru-ru-ru right on time

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 4d

love the underworld mix of that
youtu.be/ikkX14qlIpo?...

Harlequin - The Beauty And The Beast (Underworld Remix)

YouTube video by Sven Väth - Topic

youtu.be

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DJ Francois @djfrancois.bsky.social · 4d

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