The sudden release of an accurate AI-writing detector is going to have hilarious repercussions in politics and journalism, let me tell you. (It’ll also literally save higher education.)

Will Oremus@willoremus.com · 18h ago

People have real qualms with AI detectors, and so do I, but the evidence is mounting that Pangram in particular very rarely gets it wrong (especially on longer chunks of text, but increasingly even on short ones). @brianx.bsky.social tested it and it didn't miss: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/t...

There is a hole in the budget. It's shaped like a flamingo. 🦩

Prune60@prune602.bsky.social · yesterday

“"There's a hole in the budget. We sold part of our Bashneft stake. We'll sell more. In a situation where money is tight, the Ministry of Finance recommends selling everything we have," Mr. Khabirov told reporters” 👀 Everything you have!?

Oh look, the “fiscal conservatives” are running the government again.

Usually annoying one, powerful country while yu are fighting a war you are losing is a bad idea. But this is Russia we are talking about - "manifesting how strong you are" is very important especially when you are losing for thos fake masculine "tough guys" in charge of a dictatorship.

Darth Putin@darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 18h ago

I went to Pacific Islands we occupy. At least they are out of range of Ukrainian strikes. For now.

I went to Pacific Islands we occupy. At least they are out of range of Ukrainian strikes. For now.

The traditional measure of sovereignty is control over territory. But now, an increasingly important one is control over digital infrastructure.🧵

Poland’s clash with Elon Musk over Starlink roaming has exposed Europe’s deeper anxiety over dependence on U.S.-controlled digital infrastructure. 🧵

Over 600 people attended vigils outside a federal immigration office near Cincinnati after Haitian residents of Springfield received letters directing them to appear at the ICE field office nearly two hours from their homes. www.globalsistersreport.org/news/ohio-ca...

Ohio Catholics rally behind Haitian immigrants as TPS ends

Over 600 people attended vigils outside a federal immigration office near Cincinnati after Haitian residents of Springfield received letters directing them to appear at the ICE field office nearly two...

globalsistersreport.org

I was at an opticians yesterday and they were selling the Ray-Ban Pervert Glasses. I'd never gotten a close look before. They are virtually visually indistinguishable from any other pair of sunglasses unless you REALLY know what to look for. Ban them immediately, what the fuck?

Horrific account of settler violence in the West Bank www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...

Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos

Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.

nytimes.com

In Kramatorsk rescuers were targeted by a second (double tap) russian FPV drone strike while extinguishing a fire caused by earlier shelling. Russians are deliberately hunting first responders ‼️ Thankfully, no one got hurt.

Russia sells oil to India at a heavily discounted price. India refines it into petrol/gasoline & sells it back at market price. India makes a double profit. Russia makes a double loss. I remain a master strategist.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 2d ago

⚡️ Russia imports gasoline from India for the first time amid Ukrainian attacks on refineries.

My longread about the case of Igor Rogov, Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland as an FSB spy. It's a crazy story full of twists that reveals a lot about espionage, exile, the shadow Russia/Ukraine war and the long arm of the FSB... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

A bungled bomb plot in Poland exposed a spy – but whose spy was he?

The long read: When exiled Russian opposition campaigner Igor Rogov was accused of working for the Kremlin, his friends were shocked. Could this young activist have really been an undercover agent?

theguardian.com

Predator Trump continues to use Taylor Swift’s music, even after she recently had platforms mute her songs when he used them.

💥 New from Wildberries in Chishmi

Actually I joke but as the only person I know of anywhere in the world currently working on a study of how spatial planning can help defend places one of the chief striking things I have discovered is that, basically, a solid 70% of the advice that was applicable in the 13th century still is now.

open all borders. stop having them be closed 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@dov.bsky.social · 23h ago

imagine if this ends in a full reinvention of the tactics of our ancestors in the wars against the Teutonic Knights. secret wooden walkways guiding our forces through restored swamps

This is Russian Orlan-10, carrying two FPV drones under its wings. Not only it carries them into Ukrainain rear, but it also acts as a mesh enabled RC node in the sky. This is problematic.

"What is Ukraine?" The fifth lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin Today." Ukraine has to be at the center of a class on Hitler and Stalin, because it was at the center of both men’s mental worlds. Read more and watch the full lecture: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-uk...

What is Ukraine?

The fifth lecture in my new class, "Hitler and Stalin Today"

snyder.substack.com

APPLEBAUM: United States, which used to be leader of democratic world, now plays neutral, ambiguous role at best. You can hear that Trump sympathizes with the autocrats. He instinctively prefers Putin to European democracies.

Ukrainian successful deep strikes beyond 200 km into russia are up roughly sevenfold since 2024. Very positive dynamics.

Russian Port of Novorossiysk yesterday after a massive air attack.

106 years ago, 12th August 1920. Polish intelligence broke Soviet code "Revolution", which means Poles could read Soviet messages earlier than people supposed to receive the messages. The beginning of modern Polish cryptography, which is famous for the groundbreaking achievements with Enigma.

A Russian drone struck a passenger train in the Odesa region. The train driver and his assistant were 💔

Yes, because it’s A GAMBLING APP, NOT A POLLING FIRM. THAT IS HOW GAMBLING WORKS. YOUR “ANALYSIS” HERE IS BASED ON PRETENDING THIS ISN’T JUST PEOPLE GAMBLING, JESUS CHRIST

it's a fucking artillery shell, meatbags could make these on a lathe 100 years ago but a robot specifically to do it needs to get beaten with hammers on a daily basis to still not produce a single useable munition

Yeah keep telling me the clankers are coming for our jobs

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d ago

".. The robot arms would swing out of control, smashing into carefully calibrated equipment, and sometimes they would unexpectedly drop hunks of steel 5 feet down to the floor." @propublica.org $GD www.propublica.org/article/gene...

This idiotic tweet reminds me of when a friend and I visited Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Founded in 1850, it reveals a fascinating history. We noticed how many gravestones were for infants. And for many young sibling dying in the same week. We realized that it was before vaccines and antibiotics.

Russian blogger Romanov claims this is the second day since Russia stopped attacking ships coming to/from port of Odesa. He speculates that Turkey managed to enforce an informal cease-fire on Black Sea (and is super angry about it). If he's right: so much about "landlocked Ukraine".

It is simultaneously possible that: 1) America is underprepared for the use of small one way attack drones 2) much reporting on how underprepared we are overstates its case 3) the American military would still likely win 4) Ukraine is good at using drones 5) Ukraine still wants our legacy kit

"We got our shit kicked in an exercise by one of the most experienced militaries on the face of the planet at current moment" is actually kind of what I want to hear the real problem is that this article is gonna be used as a sales pitch for the gizmo cult and Anduril

Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · yesterday

>ukranian drone ops wiped out a fucking brigade of 1st cav in an exercise it's even more over than i ever thought possible www.wsj.com/politics/nat...