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Musa Okwonga

@okwonga.bsky.social

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Author, essayist, public speaker. Co-founder and co-host of the Stadio football podcast.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · Aug 26

In 2008 I met a climate scientist from Mali who was advocating for this so long that he looked exhausted. Absolutely amazing man. He was working so hard on this. And then I see numbers like this and my heart just soars. Youba Sokona, you (and your peers) really did it.

www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10h

whole thing is even worse than the headline when you think about what 'play' means here

“I’m just as concerned for you! Don’t worry about me! It would seem we are in this together and will have to rise above it. Otherwise keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!”"

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 10h

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

www.theguardian.com

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10h

Ok, update, this person DELETED THEIR ACCOUNT rather than acknowledge the fact that they accidentally posted an AI video and just go ‘my bad’.

A well followed account that was being used for professional stuff.

People are *fascinating*.

The thread that started this off.

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@shaunvids.bsky.social

this person posted an Al video (the reporter has three arms, for a start) and then turned off comments when people pointed it out, so i have to insist everybody block them. block this account right now and i'll give you a thumbs up in your mind

Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social • 5h
Seems like they are going after reporters who are women. They hit one w/pepper spray ammo in her car, the WGN reporter and now this.

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Dr M. I. Matthews-Schlinzig @whatisaletter.bsky.social · 18h

Vor einer Woche hatte ich mich mit meinem Vater zum allsonntäglichen Videoanruf verabredet. Nun ist er nicht mehr auf der Welt.

Wenn ihr jemanden lieb habt, sagt es ihnen. Wenn ihr jemandem dankbar seid, sagt es ihnen. Wenn ihr Zeit mit teuren Anderen verbringen könnt, tut es.

Life is short.

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 1d

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications.

Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 .

sudansolidarity.com

Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective

Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Militia drone strike kills at least 30 in Sudan displacement camp, says El Fasher group

RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committee

www.theguardian.com

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 17h

Populism was never the issue

The issue was calling far-right politics "populism" which was not only inaccurate but euphemised and legitimised them as a so-called alternative to the status (while they aim to take the worst of it and push it further)

Yes, I'll keep banging on about this

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 17h

Berliners, get involved! Lovely club.

Gabriel Flynn @gabrielflynn.bsky.social · 17h

My football club has a brand new women‘s team and they‘re recruiting players. Affordable membership fees, pro coaches, regular training and games. Please share with any Berlin friends who might want to play football in a friendly, & LGBTQ+ inclusive environment. Newcomers and returners welcome.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

Good man. Dont back down. Don't let these thugs intimidate you.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 18h

Oh I am just so sorry. Sending you love and strength X

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 19h

this is sociopathic behaviour and I think we need to treat it as such! just because something has become easy to do doesn't mean it has become less creepy, or more acceptable!

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 19h

WELL THEN IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL IS IT, NICK www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Militia drone strike kills at least 30 in Sudan displacement camp, says El Fasher group

RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committee

www.theguardian.com

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Sadie 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @raspberryalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

Women still dating men even though men act like this is the ultimate proof that sexuality isn't a choice.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 2d

They all look like they’ve just bumped into the demon they sold their soul to.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. Since the pandemic, he has mostly lived on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he has bought up numerous parcels of land. He said that he wasn’t sure how many days he spends each year in San Francisco ..”

@nytimes.com $CRM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2d

this man's name is written in the book of life

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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sharkastic.bsky.social @sharkastic.bsky.social · 2d

Moe throwing Barney out of the bar in the Simpsons

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

"Thousands are still buried beneath the rubble. We don’t even know all their names. These aren’t just numbers. These are entire families erased, students who will never return to school, newborns who never made it past their first cry." www.thenation.com/article/worl...

We Are Genocide Survivors. But Our War Is Far From Over.

We in Gaza will remember the martyrs—those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again.

www.thenation.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 2d

As I approach my 57th birthday, I am pleased to report that a gaggle of teenagers spontaneously declared me "a baddie."
(I had to look it up.)

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely grim appointment.

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 2d

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 2d

In Canada’s defence, I just don’t think it is far away enough for some US-based academics. Everyone I am speaking to is trying to get well clear.

🎃🦇👻 Michael Scare-anicolas 👻🦇🎃 @karanicolas.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine if Canada was out there trying to recruit brilliant American researchers the way E.U. universities are. This is a once-in-a-generation moment to capitalize on an outflow of talent from the U.S., and we're sitting on our hands.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 2d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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