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bluesky is fun, you talk to yourself and sometimes someone responds

08.03.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

Reminder that Tehran has a population greater than London, this is not a trivial amount of people we’re talking about here.

08.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 429 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

This aged well. No really - it did.

04.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77 Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side Dan Simmons, the author of more than 30 novels and short story collections spanning horror, political thrillers and science fiction such as Hyperion and The Terror, has died at age 77. Simmons died in Longmont, Colorado on 21 February, with his wife and daughter at his side, his obituary announced. Continue reading...

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

02.03.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 13148 πŸ” 5322 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 184

this is all a giant boon for Russia btw who gets a much needed price boost to their sanctioned oil exports.

28.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 574 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 4

The Washington Post sacked all of its Middle East correspondents a couple of weeks ago. Useful.

28.02.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 768 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5

I think we are heading towards a power struggle and a civil war at large.

01.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Iranian state TV has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US air strikes today.

A tearful host on state TV's channel one announced the news live on air.

01.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 25

Pete Hegseth announces that the U.S. has gained control over Iran's alcohol production facilities, will perform personal inspection.

28.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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theonion.com/this-war-wil...

28.02.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 3674 πŸ” 830 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 23
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A Rohingya refugee wanted freedom. America left him for dead in frigid Buffalo. | Will Bunch U.S. Border Patrol abandoned a blind, disabled man at a doughnut shop, miles from his home β€” a new low for the Trump regime.

The family of Nurul Amin Shah Alam waited for hours at the county jail, expecting a joyful reunion with the Rohingya refugee unjustly locked up for a year

No one told them CBP had arrested him, then dumped him at a closed donut shop to die

New details in my column share.inquirer.com/pFmrEq

27.02.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 242 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 7

Jesus. Netflix calls it quits, the Ellisons and Paramount will get all of Warner, including CNN. Bari Weiss's sphere of influence grows. And no matter what you think of CNN or news in general, it's a big legacy brand with a lot of reach, that will now shift rightwards pretty hard.

26.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 3344 πŸ” 1037 πŸ’¬ 411 πŸ“Œ 119

The best thing you can do in light of the Ellison takeover of Warner Brothers invest your time, energy, and money in supporting independent creators and independent distribution networks and independent venues. It is absolutely crucial to make independence a viable option.

27.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 1491 πŸ” 585 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 19

CNN is gonna be a shit show now that Paramount has become the only bidder in town for WBD.

27.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

46.8% ?😭 that's less than half of the constituents voting

26.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

pete hegseth convenes emergency push up contest over cuba crisis

25.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

The state of the onion

25.02.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a red vest sits at a table with a woman and a boy ALT: a man in a red vest sits at a table with a woman and a boy
25.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 9696 πŸ” 985 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 105
Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Some of you like dogs, in which case you may appreciate that guide dogs of Team GB for the Paralympics get official photos

24.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 2712 πŸ” 877 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 74
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my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

24.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 8146 πŸ” 2117 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 265

If we are really serious about β€˜Australian values’ we should float them on the stock exchange to see how much they’re worth in relation to other country’s values

24.02.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I had ALP winning a minority government. Really took me by suprise, when they secured the current majority that they have.

24.02.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SAM ALTMAN: "People talk about how much energy it takes to train an Al model ... But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart."

SAM ALTMAN: "People talk about how much energy it takes to train an Al model ... But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart."

β€œEvil starts when you treat other people as things. There are perhaps worse crimes, but they begin when you treat other people as things.” - Terry Pratchett

22.02.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 4178 πŸ” 1613 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 52

what do you mean they didn't realize this before

21.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 2881 πŸ” 411 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 11

"Users now, Profits later"

19.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ok but how is the opposition party supposed to win over his supporters now, have they even thought about that

19.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 3991 πŸ” 555 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 10

Average Social Media Use

19.02.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0