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Nature @nature.com · 1h

Are AIs capable of murder?
That’s a question some experts have been considering following a report published in June. In tests, researchers found that some of the most popular AIs issued apparently homicidal instructions in a virtual scenario.

go.nature.com/4nNf9TV

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really?

Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

#FuckICE #FedsOutOfChicago

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"I didn't know the president communicated with his cabinet officers via direct messages, but I bet you every intelligence agency worth its salt in the world already knew that." - @gtconway.bsky.social

Watch the latest George Explains with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social right now

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Prof. Bob Howarth @profbobhowarth.bsky.social · 1h

New editorial in OLAR by me & Co-Editor-in-Chief Dake Chen on the ratification of the High Seas Treaty, a major milestone in better managing and protecting the oceans. Check it out. @olarjournal.bsky.social
spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...

A Reason to Celebrate | Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research

With the ratification by Morocco in September as the 60th nation to do so, the United Nation’s High Seas Treaty will become law in January 2026 [1]. In the past, the almost two-thirds of the area of t...

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1h

The best way to celebrate the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners…

…is to also release the Epstein files.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1h

Here’s how tariffs work. Your costs go up, and that money gets transferred to the wealthy.

Whether you’re progressive, liberal, leftist, libertarian, communist, socialist, moderate, democrat, conservative, Christian, atheist, Gen Z, Boomer… we have the same enemy. It’s the oligarchs.

No Kings

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

Subscribe and watch here: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-lite...

Trump Literally Posted the Evidence!

Sarah Longwell and George Conway discuss Trump’s fake prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James, the “Truth Social DM” fiasco, and his escalating use of the National Guard to provoke chaos—plus why Amer...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"If you keep pushing the envelope and keep militarizing the streets, sooner or later, you could have a massacre."

Watch the latest George Explains with @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social now.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 59m

Neoclassical economics is built on myths — and none is more absurd than the idea of homo economicus: the perfectly rational, fully informed, self-interested human who supposedly drives all economic decision-making.

youtu.be/jvn2yzT0C6Y?...

The biggest lie in economics: why “rational man” or "homo economicus"never existed

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 58m

The lawyer for Marimar Martinez (the woman shot by CBP on October 3) seems to think the communications that led to Tricia McLaughlin's claims about the shooting might start disappearing -- he's asking for a preservation order.

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MOTION FOR A PRESERVATION ORDER
Defendant, Marimar Martinez, by and through her attorneys, Cheronis & Parente LLC,
pursuant to the relevant provisions of Rule 2 and 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as
well as the Due Process and Effective Assistance of Counsel Clauses of the Fifth and Sixth
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, respectfully requests that the Court enter a
preservation order for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to preserve and
maintain any and all records, emails, text messages, documents, notes and other materials related to
the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Ms. Marimar Martinez and the gathering of
information for the October 4, 2025, press release from Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin issued
by DHS titled “Vehicles Again Used as Weapon in Attack against DHS Law Enforcement, Officers
Forced to Fire Weapon on Armed Woman in Chicago.” In support thereof, Ms. Martinez states as
follows:

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 58m

The Guardian has identified eight instances where military veterans have been prosecuted or sought damages after being detained by federal agents.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 58m

US military veterans increasingly face arrest and injury amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy national guard members to an ever-widening number of American cities.

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent
Aaron Glantz
Mon 13 Oct 2025 08.00 EDT

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 56m

In 2021, then police chief Arradondo campaigned in uniform against the measure that would allow the council to radically restructure the police department (the only serious attempt to defund the police that happened here) and appeared in uniform with Mayor Frey at campaign stops.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 16h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · 2d

How would it feel to wake every morning knowing that you were here to help all life to flourish? That as a species, we could still become self-conscious nodes in the web of life, to act for the good of all?

accidentalgods.life/of-beetles-w...

#accidentalgods #Podcast
#biomimicry
#WritersofBlueSky

Of Beetles' wings and Brittlestars: using Biomimicry to co-create a flourishing future with Michael Pawlyn

What is humanity for? What happens if we rethink not just the way we plan buildings, but our entire role as beings on a living planet? These are the central questions driving Michael Pawlyn's third ...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9h

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 9h

Six of the best: Yorkshire’s cultural highlights

In proud celebration of Yorkshire’s cultural heritage, we reach the grand finale of our current series

By Ian Richardson

Six of the best: Yorkshire’s cultural highlights

In proud celebration of Yorkshire’s cultural heritage, we reach the grand finale of our current series

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9h

"I’m currently putting 15kW [of PV solar] on my 'shed' in Australia, at the same time I’m putting 13kW on the roof of my office building in San Francisco. My actual quotes for both projects, converted to USD/Watt is $0.53 in Australia, and $3.88 in San Francisco."

Pure insanity.

Sam Altman vs. Jane Goodall

The astonishing commitments of energy to AI, put in perspective. A better idea to power it all, and a contemplation of why we think AI is more important than environmentalism.

energyandstuff.substack.com

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 9h

The 1st installment of the Canary's exclusive serialisation of Paul Holden's book The Fraud looks at the rise of Labour Together, & we reveal that what the group publicly said about its creation wasn't strictly true.

You can read our serialisation every day at 9am.
www.thecanary.co/the-fraud/20...

The Fraud serialisation, part one: the rise of Labour Together

The first installment of the Canary's exclusive serialisation of Paul Holden's book The Fraud looks at the rise of Labour Together

www.thecanary.co

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 8h

"The Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. But Ottawa can stop it ... Those minerals include lithium, copper, nickel and others that are essential for modern technology." www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

ANALYSIS | The Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. But Ottawa can stop it | CBC News

The Trump administration has purchased a stake in two Canadian critical mineral companies, a move experts say is unusual, and which raises questions about whether Ottawa should block the deals in the ...

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 8h

Activists say act now to stop Thames Water's '15 more years of pollution' plan

Speaking about Thames Water, @weownit.org.uk said "If they get away with this, other water companies will copy"...

Indeed.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

Activists say act now to stop Thames Water's '15 more years of pollution' plan

Speaking about Thames Water, We Own It said "If they get away with this, other water companies will copy"... Indeed, we say

www.thecanary.co

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 8h

The crankier fascists in Israel’s government came out right away saying that the aim was to drastically cull the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, flatten as much as possible to make it unliveable, then herd the survivors into a much smaller happy camp. And that is precisely what they have done

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 7h

‘Silence of the Gods’ is now a top 10 bestseller in Amazon’s ‘Indigenous Practices’ category – I’m not entirely sure what that means, but I’ll take it

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Claraisreading 🌿💙📚📚 @claramay.bsky.social · 7h

This book is beautiful, a true work of art, and would make a lovely winter gift 📚 🎁
(for oneself?)
- there is a list of independent bookshop stockists on Jackie’s website and also here www.instagram.com/p/DN8gvqgAq32/

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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · 9d

If you were offered a portal, a way to step into the other-worlds, to reconnect with all that we have been and could be, would you take it?

accidentalgods.life/let-the-wild

#accidentalgods #podcast
#spirituality
#BooksofBlueSky
#WritersofBlueSky
#Books
#Writers
@tamsintheshed.bsky.social

Let the Wild Gods Rise! Bridging Between the Worlds with Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott

Let the Wild Gods Rise. Easy to say and harder to do - but if you were offered a portal, a way to step into the other-worlds, to reconnect with all that we have been and could be, would you take it? ...

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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · 8h

Massive congratulations - this is what bold politics looks like...