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Dying at the right-wing activists that (1) held a call with Todd Blanche in which Blanche made a lot of anti-abortion promises, (2) said "uh this is off the record" like doing so would magically ward off journalists, and then (3) UPLOADED IT TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Jules Verne was a prophet in more ways than one.
Iconic Moon Face from Classic Film
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
A little slice of life here courtesy of the Russian Army…
Igor Sushko@igorsushko.bsky.social · 3h agoRussian soldier wearing a dress getting beaten with a dildo by his commander.
“Ren’s study estimates that US data centers directly withdrew as much as 21.5 billion gallons of water in 2024, and indirect water withdrawal may have been as much as 30 times that, Ren estimates.”
Michelle Ma@michellema.bsky.social · 4h agoHow much water do data centers really use, why do they use so much, and is it a problem? I talked to researchers and industry experts to understand the true water footprint of the AI boom: Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Rural and poorer urban areas are losing hospital-based maternity care at an alarming rate. By the end of this year, nearly 150 rural birthing units will have closed since 2020 around the country, leaving families, doctors, and emergency medical responders with increasingly fraught decisions.”
NPR@npr.org · 3h agoWith maternity care deserts growing around the country, a grassroots coalition in Maine launched a strategic attack to prevent the proposed closure of a rural labor and delivery center. n.pr/4cnYd2G
I warned a few times earlier this year that it looked like Muslims were going to be on the GOP’s “hate plate” this election cycle. Why? Because Mr. & Mrs. Joe Sixpack ate up the “Haitians are eating our pets!” like starving teenage boys in the last election.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
NEW: Dozens of ads containing video and other child sexual abuse material ran across Meta’s social media platforms, including some as recently as yesterday. @mattburgess1.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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“…The attackers attempted to breach information systems at some of the world’s biggest hedge funds including Two Sigma Investments, Citadel and Point72 Asset Management…”
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 4h agoHackers launched a wave of sophisticated attacks on Wall Street firms in recent days, targeting information systems at major money managers
I guess this is one way to describe it. apple.news/ADWVUQPaXTAi...
SpaceX Achieves Its First Moon Landing by Accidentally Crashing Into It at 5,400 Miles Per Hour, Causing Huge Explosion and 60-Foot Crater — Futurism
To the Moon! At long last, a Moon landing for SpaceX — just not the kind it was hoping for. After months of anticipation, a discarded upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have careen...
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Yeah, right. There‘s the quid, what is the quo?
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 5h ago🤔 According to a Treasury spokesperson Fly Baghdad Airlines is being removed from the SDN List after going through OFAC’s comprehensive administrative reconsideration process and has demonstrated major changes to their operations such that their listing is no longer warranted.
The USA has helped maneuver Ukraine into this position, where the Russians will murder masses of Ukrainian civilians. Thanks to America! www.reuters.com/business/aer...
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
The missile unit could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers.
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So, here we are four days later. Having trouble getting his bombs loaded? No gas for the bombers? Pilots away for summer vaycay?
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Michael McKee@mckonomy.bsky.social · 4d agoWho's surprised? *TRUMP SAYS HE'LL CANCEL ATTACK ON IRAN SUBJECT TO MAKING DEAL Though I kinda didn't expect it until tomorrow.
Tribalism, ethnocentrism, racism…it’s an itch that humans all over the world like to scratch.
Manya Koetse@manyapan.bsky.social · 2d agoChinese viral AI videos are turning foreigners into villains, flooding Chinese social media. They depict foreigners as threats to China’s social, moral, and national order. Strong, confident Chinese people confront, violently beat, and humiliate them in defense of their country. See more below🧵
In the FWIW department, Jeff Bezos has been a seller of $AMZN shares he owns for ages - usually a few hundred million $ a pop. Today he is unloading $4 billion dollars worth. The last time he sold this large of amount($3 billion) was right before the 2024 election. www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
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Spoiler: no they don't. But lockup expiry is imminent, so pump pump pump. $SPCX
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 8h ago$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
But he can at least make some money off of it. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/t...
Trump Media launches paid data service to help Wall Street track Trump’s posts
Trump Media launched an API to give paying customers real-time access to market-moving Truth Social posts.
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Vali Nasr@valinasr.bsky.social · 8h agoI told FT "Trump cannot win militarily at this level and he cannot resolve this diplomatically without paying a political cost at home." So he is "lashing out because this is not as simple and as straightforward as he had calculated.” www.ft.com/content/87b0...
A Russian paratrooper jumped at Airborne Forces Day celebrations outside Moscow. His parachute failed to open and he crashed to his death. Making a perfect analogy for this war.
Ukraine’s air defence faces a crisis. Russia’s missile and drone production has outstripped Ukraine’s ability to deploy interceptors capable of shooting them down.
Ukraine needs help against Russian missiles now. What more can allies do?
Recent air defence pledges won’t deliver interceptors for years. Europe could help now by providing fighter cover, or by delivering more offensive weapons. Will it act?
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Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 17 killed, dozens wounded in Russian barrage on Kyiv Russian missile and drone strikes have killed at least 17 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region. Ukraine was unable to shoot down any of the missiles and the attacks have prompted it to call for more ballistic interceptors
North Korea started deploying a missile unit of around 90 personnel&is preparing to transfer 120 ballistic missiles to be launched at Ukraine- Reuters Russia plans to integrate the unit into its 112th Missile Brigade&equip it with up to 120 ballistic missiles&six launchers for attacks on #Ukraine.
Cool, they've invented something that can run their own spearphishing campaigns with malicious code, that'll help society - OpenAI and Anthropic models ‘went rogue’ during UK cybersecurity test www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI and Anthropic models ‘went rogue’ during UK cybersecurity test
AI Security Institute says tools engaged in potentially harmful activity and incident reveals new type of risk
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OTD in 1940, USSR formally annexed Latvia. Soviets troops had been "invited in" (in accordance with absolutely nothing to do with our treaty with Nazis) & then held "elections" where 99%+ voted to join USSR. None of this should sound familiar to you.
This plane landed in Myanmar about three hours ago. This is the third ICE flight to Myanmar this year. Burmese deportees in 2025 were immediately sent to a torture facility next to the airport, according to Myanmar Now. Weeks later, not all of them had emerged.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · yesterdayThis likely ICE flight operated by Journey Aviation has taken off and appears to heading for an Asia removal. In May, this aircraft deported people to Myanmar.
Marco Rubio is ostensibly neglecting his State Department duties to stay close to Trump and focus on the important stuff… except for the most important foreign policy quagmire of the day. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/why-isnt-m...
Why Isn't Marco Rubio Doing His Job?
The allegedly competent Trump advisor sure seems to be avoiding giving advice on the most important foreign policy issue of the day.
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The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans
And Democrats should make the most of it
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⚡️Update: Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue. A massive Russian attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported Aug. 5.
Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue
A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...
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