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RichardB
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h
The con worked, until it didn’t?

ROGAN: “I really thought they were just going to go after the criminals… I really thought there was enough gang members.”

ME: He still doesn’t get it. That’s what Trump wanted everyone to believe. They’re not even trying to go after “the criminals”.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 7d
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 1d
#ICE Is Cracking Down on #Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.
ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
www.nytimes.com
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 1d
The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
www.scientificamerican.com
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 1d
watching the government's social media accounts spit out groyper stuff on main this whole last year, this is how i imagined the behind the scenes chats were going
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Politico @politico.com · 2d
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d
To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 3d
here's today's post: "fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup" — scenes from the Sunday shows.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup
scenes from the Sunday shows
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 2d
'While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future' #Gaza

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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d
'They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain. An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.'

Via @nytimes.com
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
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DMovies @dmovies.bsky.social · 3d
The filthy genius movies, the dirty gems, the greasy films and also the loudest turkeys: check out our full coverage of the 69th BFI London Film Festival!

dmovies.org/tag/69th-bfi...
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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more mr. dice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 4d
"did Tom Homan accept that $50,000 we saw in the video?"

Vance:
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d
These people are ridiculous.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d
“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.
ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d
'On #energy, #Badenoch betrays long-standing Conservative pragmatism
Repealing the UK’s #climate act would throw away 17 years of achievement'

#ClimateChange via @financialtimes.com
On energy, Badenoch betrays long-standing Conservative pragmatism
Repealing the UK’s climate act would throw away 17 years of achievement
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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 5d
New Realtime Techpocalypse article is out! I think you're going to find this one interesting -- it contains highlights from all the AI-related doomscrolling you've been doing since September 30. Check it out, and subscribe for more.
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-slopac...
The "Slopacalypse" Is Here: AI Is an Unmitigated Disaster for Society
Sora 2, deepfakes, disinformation, and slop — plus some hilarious bloopers!
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 4d
'AI profiteering is now indistinguishable from trolling
And what that says about the state of the #AI bubble'

#tech #OpenAI via @bcmerchant.bsky.social
AI profiteering is now indistinguishable from trolling
And what that says about the state of the AI bubble
www.bloodinthemachine.com
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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 4d
“If there is a risk that the AMOC is weakening and heading towards a tipping point, we need to act on that. This is not an issue where we can afford to wait until we are certain, or pretend it’s just an academic discussion without major consequences.”
RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)
RealClimate: The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may even be approaching a tipping point. Here I will show you the latest high-resolution images – and also
www.realclimate.org
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4d
Estonia has urgently closed part of its border with Russia following the appearance of armed "little green men," ERR reports‼️
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Jennifer Sherman Roberts @jshermanroberts.bsky.social · 5d
I know y'all have seen this, but I just want to do my part to ensure this video reaches ALL the corners of the internet as God and The Daily Show intended
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 6d
STUPID LOSER DONALD TRUMP DIDN'T WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND MANY ARE SAYING TO ME "SIR! SIR! THIS MIGHT BE YOUR FINEST PIECE OF WRITING EVER! HOW DID YOU KNOW IN WHAT ORDER TO PUT ALL THOSE WORDS? SIR!" THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY VERY POWERFUL POST, WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE: bit.ly/439TU6z
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 6d
'It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards?
His #AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so much'

#OpenAI #SamAltman #Tech
It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde
His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so much, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 6d
Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.
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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 7d
'Trump’s vague and confusing #immigration policies are the point
The administration cited “anti-Americanism” as a way to deny visas. Legal experts are bewildered by what that means'

@theverge.com
Trump’s vague and confusing immigration policies are the point
Legal experts are bewildered by what that”anti-American ideologies” are.
www.theverge.com
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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 8d
My dearest Gertrude,

I fear I shall not make it home. This war has ravaged our supplies and broken our will.

We arrived with weapons, purpose, and a directive. Yet at every turn, we are mocked. Belittled.

I have never experienced an insult so great in a war zone

Send my best to the children
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d
#WarRavagedPortland
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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 8d
Britons back staying in ECHR by 46% to 29%, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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