Karl Burke
@karlburke.bsky.social
Artist , painter. Interested in the military-industrial complex, AI, non-AI, climate change, geopolitics, history, human cognition, social behaviour. Dublin/Paris.
http://www.karlburke.com
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Karl Burke
@karlburke.bsky.social
· Sep 26
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Un gisement exceptionnel de fossiles vieux de 512 millions d’années découvert en Chine
Un gisement exceptionnel de fossiles vieux de 512 millions d’années découvert en Chine
Une carrière dans le sud de la Chine a livré les fossiles extrêmement bien préservés de plus de 8 000 spécimens représentant 153 espèces animales marines, dont 60 % étaient inconnues des scientifiques.
www.lemonde.fr
February 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Un gisement exceptionnel de fossiles vieux de 512 millions d’années découvert en Chine
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Wonderful Ice Age art!
Some 40,000 years ago, this tiny head of a cave lion was skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory. It is one of the oldest known works of figurative art!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Some 40,000 years ago, this tiny head of a cave lion was skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory. It is one of the oldest known works of figurative art!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
February 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Wonderful Ice Age art!
Some 40,000 years ago, this tiny head of a cave lion was skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory. It is one of the oldest known works of figurative art!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Some 40,000 years ago, this tiny head of a cave lion was skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory. It is one of the oldest known works of figurative art!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Just got served this on Instagram👇
Saw this coming a mile off. Facebook has made its feed borderline unusable due to the amount of ads, so it’s obvious they’d start charging for an ad-free membership.
Tech bros are not your friends. It’s all about extracting as much profit from you as possible.
Saw this coming a mile off. Facebook has made its feed borderline unusable due to the amount of ads, so it’s obvious they’d start charging for an ad-free membership.
Tech bros are not your friends. It’s all about extracting as much profit from you as possible.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Just got served this on Instagram👇
Saw this coming a mile off. Facebook has made its feed borderline unusable due to the amount of ads, so it’s obvious they’d start charging for an ad-free membership.
Tech bros are not your friends. It’s all about extracting as much profit from you as possible.
Saw this coming a mile off. Facebook has made its feed borderline unusable due to the amount of ads, so it’s obvious they’d start charging for an ad-free membership.
Tech bros are not your friends. It’s all about extracting as much profit from you as possible.
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Social media companies have faced scrutiny before, with congressional hearings forcing CEOs to apologize, but until now, they’ve never had to convince a jury that they aren’t liable for harming kids.
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
arstechnica.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Social media companies have faced scrutiny before, with congressional hearings forcing CEOs to apologize, but until now, they’ve never had to convince a jury that they aren’t liable for harming kids.
Just now at the Mount Argus appts. in Kimmage, Dublin. Lads been there since early, said when they arrived the water was up to the top of the grid ie. about 2 foot higher. Been picking out debris all morning that had been brought down the river.
#stormchandra #dublin #ireland #riverpoddle
#stormchandra #dublin #ireland #riverpoddle
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Just now at the Mount Argus appts. in Kimmage, Dublin. Lads been there since early, said when they arrived the water was up to the top of the grid ie. about 2 foot higher. Been picking out debris all morning that had been brought down the river.
#stormchandra #dublin #ireland #riverpoddle
#stormchandra #dublin #ireland #riverpoddle
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In Danimarca boom di app per boicottare i prodotti Usa
In Danimarca boom di app per boicottare i prodotti Usa - Software e App - Ansa.it
NonUSA e Made O'Meter, nell'ultima settimana il download è cresciuto dell'867% (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
In Danimarca boom di app per boicottare i prodotti Usa
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#MagaliLafourcade, Richterin im Fall #MarineLePen, gab bekannt, dass sie im Mai 2025 Besuch von 2 Gesandten #Trump s erhalten habe, die versucht hätten, Druck auf sie auszuüben oder sie in dem Fall zu beeinflussen.
Die Einladung zum Treffen kam von der US-Botschaft in Paris
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Die Einladung zum Treffen kam von der US-Botschaft in Paris
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January 20, 2026 at 6:10 AM
#MagaliLafourcade, Richterin im Fall #MarineLePen, gab bekannt, dass sie im Mai 2025 Besuch von 2 Gesandten #Trump s erhalten habe, die versucht hätten, Druck auf sie auszuüben oder sie in dem Fall zu beeinflussen.
Die Einladung zum Treffen kam von der US-Botschaft in Paris
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Die Einladung zum Treffen kam von der US-Botschaft in Paris
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Brave Ukrainian energy workers,day and night,in severe frost,are repairing Ukraine’s energy networks destroyed by Russia
Russia is trying to organize a “cold holodomor” -an energy genocide
Russia is killing the weak&the helpless.It subjects them to torture.We are talking about millions of people.
Russia is trying to organize a “cold holodomor” -an energy genocide
Russia is killing the weak&the helpless.It subjects them to torture.We are talking about millions of people.
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Brave Ukrainian energy workers,day and night,in severe frost,are repairing Ukraine’s energy networks destroyed by Russia
Russia is trying to organize a “cold holodomor” -an energy genocide
Russia is killing the weak&the helpless.It subjects them to torture.We are talking about millions of people.
Russia is trying to organize a “cold holodomor” -an energy genocide
Russia is killing the weak&the helpless.It subjects them to torture.We are talking about millions of people.
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The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Niall Stanage doing Irish journalism proud here, and the fact that such an exchange is a relative rarity in that room tells its own story.
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Niall Stanage doing Irish journalism proud here, and the fact that such an exchange is a relative rarity in that room tells its own story.
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Gli Stati Uniti hanno così tanto bisogno della Groenlandia per la sicurezza nazionale che hanno chiuso tutte le loro basi tranne una e mantengono solo 150 soldati sull'isola, mentre la Danimarca consentirebbe l'ingresso di tutti i soldati statunitensi che desidera.
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Gli Stati Uniti hanno così tanto bisogno della Groenlandia per la sicurezza nazionale che hanno chiuso tutte le loro basi tranne una e mantengono solo 150 soldati sull'isola, mentre la Danimarca consentirebbe l'ingresso di tutti i soldati statunitensi che desidera.
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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This opinion is correct.
TV chefs and food writers need to stop telling people to salt aubergines. It was maybe good advice in the 70s, but utterly pointless now.
January 12, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This opinion is correct.
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‘Does painting matter in the face of history, or – given that his career feels somewhat divided by Germany’s reunification – the end of history?’
Martin Herbert on the riddling art of Gerhard Richter
Martin Herbert on the riddling art of Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter at full scale
A mammoth retrospective in Paris confirms the German artist as one of the world’s greatest living painters – and one of the most elusive, writes Martin Herbert
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
‘Does painting matter in the face of history, or – given that his career feels somewhat divided by Germany’s reunification – the end of history?’
Martin Herbert on the riddling art of Gerhard Richter
Martin Herbert on the riddling art of Gerhard Richter
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Be aware that there are accounts attempting to steal session keys. This particular method won’t work using the Bluesky app for a couple of reasons, but third party apps may be vulnerable to similar attempts.
We will attempt to automatically label these as Platform Manipulation.
We will attempt to automatically label these as Platform Manipulation.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Be aware that there are accounts attempting to steal session keys. This particular method won’t work using the Bluesky app for a couple of reasons, but third party apps may be vulnerable to similar attempts.
We will attempt to automatically label these as Platform Manipulation.
We will attempt to automatically label these as Platform Manipulation.
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Hier zur Einordnung dieser Nachricht die globalen Daten der letzten 2024 Jahre.
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Hier zur Einordnung dieser Nachricht die globalen Daten der letzten 2024 Jahre.
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The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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"TrendForce says the DRAM contract prices will rise 55 to 60 percent quarter on quarter in the [first] quarter of 2026, and the NAND flash prices will rise 33 to 38 percent."
www.canonrumors.com/memory-price...
www.canonrumors.com/memory-price...
Memory Prices Spell Problems for Photographers in 2026 and Beyond. - Canon Rumors
DRAM and SSD Prices are going to hurt photographers. See where your 2026 pain points are on RAM storage, and how to solve.
www.canonrumors.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
"TrendForce says the DRAM contract prices will rise 55 to 60 percent quarter on quarter in the [first] quarter of 2026, and the NAND flash prices will rise 33 to 38 percent."
www.canonrumors.com/memory-price...
www.canonrumors.com/memory-price...
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Tributes have been paid to Holocaust survivor and table tennis champion Josef Veselsky, who was also reputed to be Ireland's oldest man, following his death aged 107
Ireland's oldest man, who survived Holocaust, dies at 107
Tributes have been paid to Holocaust survivor and table tennis champion Josef Veselsky, who was also reputed to be Ireland's oldest man, following his death aged 107.
www.rte.ie
January 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Tributes have been paid to Holocaust survivor and table tennis champion Josef Veselsky, who was also reputed to be Ireland's oldest man, following his death aged 107
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one of the dumbest parts of this is the idea that oil producers actually want their holdings in venezeula back, which they do not. it’s a war for oil no one really wants.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
one of the dumbest parts of this is the idea that oil producers actually want their holdings in venezeula back, which they do not. it’s a war for oil no one really wants.
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Jennifer Jacobs
@CBSNews
-- Locations hit in US strikes in Venezuela include:
1. Fuerte Tiuna - military base in Caracas
2. La Carlota - airbase in Caracas
3. El Volcán - signal antenna
4. La Guaira Port - main port of Venezuela
via @margbrennan 3:39 AM · Jan 3
source: x.com/JenniferJJac...
@CBSNews
-- Locations hit in US strikes in Venezuela include:
1. Fuerte Tiuna - military base in Caracas
2. La Carlota - airbase in Caracas
3. El Volcán - signal antenna
4. La Guaira Port - main port of Venezuela
via @margbrennan 3:39 AM · Jan 3
source: x.com/JenniferJJac...
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Jennifer Jacobs
@CBSNews
-- Locations hit in US strikes in Venezuela include:
1. Fuerte Tiuna - military base in Caracas
2. La Carlota - airbase in Caracas
3. El Volcán - signal antenna
4. La Guaira Port - main port of Venezuela
via @margbrennan 3:39 AM · Jan 3
source: x.com/JenniferJJac...
@CBSNews
-- Locations hit in US strikes in Venezuela include:
1. Fuerte Tiuna - military base in Caracas
2. La Carlota - airbase in Caracas
3. El Volcán - signal antenna
4. La Guaira Port - main port of Venezuela
via @margbrennan 3:39 AM · Jan 3
source: x.com/JenniferJJac...
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In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I.
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
Guest Gist: 2026, Our Already Rotting Future
Seamus O'Reilly warns of AI maximum bubbledrive this year.
www.thegist.ie
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I.
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
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"7 a.m. (New Year's Morning)," László Moholy-Nagy (c. 1930)
January 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
"7 a.m. (New Year's Morning)," László Moholy-Nagy (c. 1930)