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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 2h

Briefly visited Portland years ago, excellent city, great clubs 🎶💃

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 10h

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 1d

“If you share your knowledge outside the scientific community, then you’re already exerting societal influence, according to Judi Mesman. This isn’t problematic for the prestige of science: ‘Pretending to be neutral doesn’t make sense to me.’”

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‘There is no clear boundary between science and activism’ | NWO

If you share your knowledge outside the scientific community, then you’re already exerting societal influence, according to Judi Mesman. This isn’t problematic for the prestige of science: ‘Pretending to be neutral doesn’t make sense to me.’

www.nwo.nl

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Science Mom @thesciencemom.bsky.social · 1d

Today I found the cutest little mushrooms EVER! They only grow on spruce cones and are like something straight out of a fairy tale.

Strobilurus occidentalis, aka spruce cone mushroom or spruce conesprout.

6 tiny pale mushrooms are visible growing out of a Sitka spruce cone, which is laying in green moss

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 13h

Chrisotpher HItchens, far ahead of his time

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 22h

THE LONDON ECONOMIC

"We should all be angry that we had 14 years of Tory austerity. They shut our libraries, they shut our community centres. And then to say integration is a problem - how do you expect people to integrate if you've taken away their services?"

-ZACK POLANSKI, GREEN PARTY LEADER

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 13h

When will the exodus from Zionism happen? - We need an exodus from Zionism | Naomi Klein #sanctionIsrael #UN www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We need an exodus from Zionism | Naomi Klein

This Passover, we don’t need or want the false idol of Zionism. We want freedom from the project that commits genocide in our name

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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 1d

London - Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

Totally, lovely people, such a warm and friendly vibe

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

Healthcare humanitarians today supporting Gaza’s healthcare workers & hospitals with a shout out for #freePalestine #freeCongo & Doctors Without Borders #MSF Médecins Sans Frontières

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

Meryl Streep's speech at the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Diane Keaton

Vale Diane 😢💙👏

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 2d

heather34897
Heather
#ice #warzone #musicfestival #portland #frogforpresident

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

Horrifying. #Portland

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 1d

The Sunday Shot starts at 9am. Jo is enjoying a well deserved break, so it's me, @boganintel.bsky.social, @grogsgamut.bsky.social, and making her debut, @ronnisalt.bsky.social. So much to discuss. Join us!

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

The Sunday Shot - October 12

YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 1d

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 1d

#FreePalestine

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 @samirsilwadi.bsky.social · 1d

Powerful Message from UN's Francesca Albanese to Protestors

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bill doyle @billjondoyle.bsky.social · 1d

free palestine rally, adelaide, south australia #FreePalestine

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

..and fellow musos were keeping up the rear. Love chatting with random interesting strangers on these marches ✌️

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 1d

Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

Fellow musos bringing up the rear 🫶 So many great humanitarians marched today for #freePalestine, hope for ceasefire to hold and an end to apartheid #auspol

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific genocide in Gaza cannot continue to have no consequences for Israeli government #sanctionIsraelNow #freePalestine

Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

So many people still showing up to show their continuing support for a #freePalestine. Hopeful ceasefire will hold. End apartheid now.

Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

This is why huge protests are going ahead today. This fight for peace and a #freePalestine isn’t over, as it includes ending apartheid. Get to a rally in your city today. 12pm EST Narrm / Melbourne #auspol

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 2d

"Brexiteers boasted that leaving the EU would be worth hundreds of billions a year. Cambridge Econometrics estimates that over the next decade Britain's economy will be £300bn smaller than if we had not left the EU. This is self-harm on a heroic scale."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 2d

LLMs are great at making complex information easily understandable. BUT

Our planetary resources are finite, so if AI overlords are intent on trashing our only home with unlimited expansion, governments must control building of #AI databases #auspol #sustainability

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a great Shot debut from David Rayfield. "Writing has nothing to fear from AI – just from those who support it"

Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot

“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...

theshot.net.au

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