Goats in this hell
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You shall come to a prison built of regrets and sorrow, where the shadows themselves have gone mad.
#OnThisDay 1305 William Wallace was captured and handed over to the English, in spite of the lucky Lego Han Solo he had been given a short time earlier.
Regular viewers will know that I had serious doubts about the 'recovery' well before Trump decided to cause global chaos (and trading opportunities for his buddies). Suffice to say, today's unemployment data is GRIM! Let's have a look... Unemployment rate vs the guesses of clueless ghouls. [🧵 1/n]
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug.5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
artist’s rendering of me reading your posts
Garfield and Friends Screens@garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 11h ago
On the internette Hearinge the discourse Ich longe for the internette
The economy will recover when actual nation builders not parasitical wealth extractors are on the Treasury Benches Vote Greens to give Labour backbone these elections www.nzherald.co.nz/business/slo...
It’s too late for the economy to save National now
OPINION: The economic recovery has stuttered too much to lift the voter mood by November.
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A vote for National or NZ First means returning ACT to power again. ACT are gunning for workers, disabled people, and children. They will actively and intentionally make all our lives worse, except ofc for their wealthy donor class.
PERFECTLY NORMAL@nzpom.com · 11h agoToday's chart after ACT got another $25k The system is rigged
Celtic Woman - Tir na Not (nightcore'd)
Nightcore - Tir Na Nog (Lyrics)
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I don't understand why people aren't more freaked out about the coordinated water systems cyberattack that hit *seven* US states (over 30 facilities in one state alone; people had to boil water). Anyway, if you missed the new #Cybersecurity roundup this morning: www.patreon.com/violetblue/p...
Cybersecurity: August 4, 2026 | Threat Model
This week: water systems in seven US states targeted in a coordinated cyberattack, the “escaped AI” story gets worse, deliberately backdoore
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Morning, Wednesday, 5 August, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Panorama of another cloudy and windy and cold morning. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
Title text: "As a side effect of the research, mice are now the only known animals other than humans to have developed a Backrooms mythology." Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3280#Transcript
![Comic. [Small maze on a table. A person in a labcoat holds a mouse above it. Another person with shoulder-length hair, also in a labcoat, stands next to him behind a podium.] [caption] Research breakthrough: After over a century of trials, scientists have finally found a mouse that can solve the maze.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreih36uh4b6ksbmu22stjai7sl7ao6ivaqckavvdl7eiajfvpzdedsq)
We can help to insulate the American people from the cost of the collapse of the AI bubble by changing bankruptcy laws so as not to protect private equity from their failures deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-simple...
The Simple Way to Stop the Hidden AI Bailout: Rewrite Bankruptcy Law
It's still capitalism with less PE friendly bankruptcy laws
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In order to get a recovery, you have to take actions that are consistent with generating a recovery. Instead, they've taken actions that are consistent with tamping down a wildly overheating economy with a bloated public service. A playbook from the 1960s, basically.
Some thoughts: 1) It is okay to critique 'Boots Theory', a few lines in a fun novel that the author specifically presents as one character's fairly simplistic view 2) It is okay for other people to dissect your critique 3) It is wildly inappropriate to bring up Boots Theory wrt billionaire rentiers
It is more than a bit ironic that we are marking the 250th anniversary of the revolt against a tyrant by arresting innocent people to humor a demented president www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Arrested at Reflecting Pool, woman details ‘heartbreaking’ toll case has taken
Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.
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Today everyone — EVERYONE — should take a moment and read Ray Bradbury's four-page short story from 1950.
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 18h agoToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
Dave Jewitt on exp just had a weapons historian come up with the term “Swiss Army Halberd” and now I have to imagine one like battle angel Alita’s folding glaive.
Jaws meets Star Trek IV meets Project Hail Mary. He was once a community’s worst nightmare. Now, he might be their only hope.
weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo agolet's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
Gamers Nexus - AI Companies Are Setting Money of Fire | OpenAI's Pre-Bailout Bailout Plan
AI Companies Are Setting Money on Fire | OpenAI's Pre-Bailout Bailout Plan
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For two yeares yn the 1970s McDonalds hadde a verye posh versioun of the Hamburgler wyth the name Thief Wellington
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug.4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
