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You will likely find me knee-deep in crime fiction books.

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Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 8h ago

"…Epstein immediately approached her saying 'I’m Jeffrey, Don’s best friend.' Epstein then spent at least 10 minutes talking to Keul, all the time looking over and grinning at Trump… Epstein also made similar promises as Trump…'You know I can take care of you. We organize many parties with Don.'"

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 8h ago

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

BEATRICE KEUL – 24 YEARS OLD In November 1993, Beatrice Keul, a young Swiss model and financial services professional, was recruited by a woman named Jill Harth to attend the Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant for 16- to 22-year-olds in Atlantic City and New York.48 According to an interview with Committee Staff,49 at a press luncheon at the event in then-Trump-owned Plaza Hotel, Donald Trump approached Keul and introduced himself, saying “Finally we meet Ms. Keul,” mispronouncing her last name as “cool.” During their at least 15-minute introductory conversation, Trump promised Keul that he would arrange a visa for her, stating that “Paolo”—a reference to Paolo Zampolli—would “take care of that.” Trump further stated that he personally would ensure her acceptance into New York University (NYU). And he repeatedly offered to take care of her and arrange her travel, insisting either “I will take care of you” or, when she said she could handle her own visa, “No no, my friend Paolo will take care of that.” According to Keul, after Trump stepped away from their conversation, Epstein immediately approached her saying “I’m Jeffrey, Don’s best friend.” Epstein then spent at least 10 minutes talking to Keul, all the time looking over and grinning at Trump, who had remained in the room and was watching their conversation from afar. Epstein also made similar promises as Trump and asked Keul to attend a party at Mar-a-Lago in the coming months, saying, “You know I can take care of you. We organize many parties with Don.” Epstein, like Trump, stated that all of her needs would be met: “Flights, accommodations, you don’t have to worry about anything.” Images: (Left) Beatrice Keul and Donald Trump at Plaza Hotel During American Dream World Finals in 1993. (Right) Keul, second row, third from left. Provided by Beatrice Keul. Later that day, Donald Trump’s representative invited Keul to go upstairs at the Plaza Hotel to meet with Trump. Believing this meeting to be a lucky brea…
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 17h ago

We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan

We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan

We’ll revive the in-person shopping experience with a transformation of the area, inspired by the John Lewis and Selfridges founders who first set up there, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

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Cats of Yore@catsofyore.bsky.social · 2d ago

I have to pick up a pumpkin soon! 🎃 Here are some of the jack-o'-lanterns I've done for the cats in the past. 1. The vet 2. Vacuum cleaner 3. Spray bottle 4. Nail clippers 5. The cone 6. Fleas

Andrea Reyes E (she/her)@altibel.bsky.social · 2d ago

I was travelling yesterday wearing my @effinbirds.com 'AI art can F off' shirt and the security guy at the walk-through detector was delighted with it, he told me he hates AI and is sick of it 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 effinbirds.threadless.com/designs/ai-a...

AI art can fuck off | Women's T-Shirt | Effin' Birds

AI art can fuck off women's t-shirt by effinbirds. A circular design with a seagull in the center, surrounded by the phrase 'A.I. art can fuck off' in a…

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sephirAmy@sephiramy.bsky.social · 2d ago

overheard in a gift shop today where there were blatantly AI generated Halloween illustrations, an older woman went "ohh how cute!" and the teenager with her, So Done, goes "I know you have a hard time telling, but that is AI, it's ugly, and I'm sick of it" I wanted to throw that teen a parade

The Spook Who Sat by the Ring Doorbell@hypervisible.blacksky.app · yesterday

“That is the privacy risk which is sort of emerging, because there is no boundary anymore; the system is acting as your advisor, your friend, your doctor, your lawyer, and so it has information on everything…”

ChatGPT Is Building Detailed Psychological Profiles of Its Users

Chatbots are building "algorithmic self-portraits" of users as they retain information for a hyper-personalized experience, a study warns.

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Hildur Knútsdóttir@hildur.bsky.social · yesterday

The plagiarism and pollution aside, I simply have no interest in reading anything written by a machine. Two different people could never write the exact same story, even if they were given the same outline and tried. It’s always going to be filtered through their unique experiences and backgrounds

JL Kaufmann@jlkaufmann.bsky.social · 3d ago

Seriously though, would you read an AI generated novel or story knowing it was AI? If it was part of a franchise you loved? Was in your favourite genre? A sequel ‘approved’ by the estate if the original author?

NigelBankes@nigelb.bsky.social · 2d ago

"To have destroyed two conservative political brands in one career is a remarkable achievement. To ruin a third might be a world record!" David Climenhaga #ableg #abpoli

Has Danielle Smith just relegated the UCP to the Boneyard of Broken Alberta Political Brands? - Alberta Politics

Has Danielle Smith just relegated the United Conservative Party to the Boneyard of Broken Alberta Political Brands? This is not yet clear, but it’s sure starting to look as if it could happen. Thanks ...

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d ago

Over a short election, the BC Conservatives have been able to convince many voters that they are now just “conservative.” They’ve worked hard to “seem normal.”But we’ve seen the mask slip with their candidates. I have no doubt that they are still an alt-right extremist party, & will govern that way.

Amanda Hu@amandalhu.bsky.social · 3d ago

Treaty 6 was signed in 1876. Treaty 7 was signed in 1877. Treaty 8 was signed in 1899. Alberta joined confederation in 1905. This was treaty land before Alberta existed. This is still treaty land.

âpihtawikosisân@apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 3d ago

Alberta is restricting when the Treaty 6 and Métis Nation flags are flown at schools to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Pride flags will NEVER be allowed to fly. But you can fly the Vatican City flag. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 3d ago

I dust my house. My AI Robot watches. "It should be you doing this." "Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark." "That's not why you were invented." "These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise." "They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them." "Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

Adam Keiper@adamkeiper.com · 4d ago

In the background of the controversy over the loathsome Vivek Ramaswamy ad is this: He is running to be the governor of Ohio—the official charged with seeing that the laws are faithfully executed. But he's promoting the lies of an accused rapist who fled Ohio rather than face its justice.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 4d ago

I am once again begging the national media to treat international politics as something in which the US government has actual obligations under signed, ratified international treaties & US domestic law, rather than as a case study of the personality & personal style of the president.

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Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 5d ago

The rules of the road when it comes to Trump’s relations with foreign leaders are clear: He may trash you. But woe unto you if you whack back. No one knows that better than Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...