@j2bryson.bsky.socialSo Microsoft (among others) have six months to decided whether they are a US or a global company.
One can no longer claim to be both (it had been wearing thin for a while.) #giftArticle #AIEthics #transnationalUtilities #essentialInfrastructure #digitalSovereignty #ICC #RuleOfLaw
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@j2bryson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySo Microsoft (among others) have six months to decided whether they are a US or a global company.
One can no longer claim to be both (it had been wearing thin for a while now.) #giftArticle #AIEthics #transnationalUtilities #essentialInfrastructure #digitalSovereignty #ICC #RuleOfLaw […]
@theuglymonster.bsky.social"...the Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG already has all the momentum it could ever hope for. This insanely popular book series has a rabid fanbase, and the crowdfunding campaign was a massive success."
@j2bryson.bsky.social"We hide our executions for the same reason we hide those we kill in war and the slaughter of animals; we want the glory of war…the taste of blood, but we recoil from the raw truth of our violence. Now we would broadcast the brutality at the core of the American project to the world." #giftArticle
@flingjore.comThe traditional kickoff to the weekend is quietly dying out. A sociological study reveals exhausted Americans completely abandon Friday night socializing, favoring isolation and streaming at home without shifting plans to other days of the week. #GiftArticle
@flingjore.comWhite House weighs plan to use large ships to deport migrants to Central and South America. The multimillion-dollar strategy attempts to offload enforcement costs from Homeland Security to the Defense Department, reviving legally dubious practices from the 1950s.
@6-rue-d-alsace.bsky.social@theuglymonster.bsky.social"Just like I Saw the TV Glow, [Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma] slowly dissolves any plot it had to begin with into a synthesis of reality and fiction between two characters and the media that’s slowly defining them."
@theuglymonster.bsky.social"Through 60 Minutes, CBS did D&D players dirty, most of which were kids. With the help of Tom Hanks and a supposedly professional news program, CBS spread lies about those kids’ very favorite thing. TWICE."
@flingjore.comMidterm dynamics signal that a potential Democratic surge stems not from converting swing voters, but from a conservative voter undertow. Disaffection over war expenditures and inflation leads critical base demographics to abandon canvassing and sit out contested local races.
@flingjore.comArmy report cites systemic failures, including faulty altitude instruments and poor risk mitigation, leading to the 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people in Washington. The investigative findings outline critical safety shortfalls but assign no individual accountability.
@wpaven.bsky.socialThere's a horrible measles outbreak in Pennsylvania right now. There's no reason it has to be this way. Please raise awareness and urge folks to get vaccinated. It's up to us to keep our communities safe. #GiftArticle www.wsj.com/us-news/meas...
@charleshedrick.bsky.socialPortland Press Herald
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#MEPolitics
#Maine 🦞
ICE Watchers 🫡🇺🇸🗽⚖️🦅👍
What do you need, ladies? Night vision? Binnoculars?
@heisel.bsky.social#GiftArticle
Bellingham WA resident accused of assisting Tumbler Ridge shooter for months leading up to school tragedy
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/c...
@j2bryson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyBut he can't because we know we're next if we do. Not to mention that it would be wrong. #ukraine #giftArticle https://wapo.st/4jFUnGG
@hamletisdead.bsky.socialRIP to a real one.
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
@charleshedrick.bsky.socialNYT #GiftArticle
Sounds serious:
“officials said they believed that the plot was loosely modeled on an audacious attack that Ukraine launched against Russia last year when it smuggled drones deep into the Russian heartland and launched them from semi trucks.”
@theuglymonster.bsky.social"It is very video-gamey in a way that does not break immersion or feel forced in any way, while providing the same type of immersion only a game can provide, which is deeply impressive in the film medium."
@6-rue-d-alsace.bsky.social“… The door … [was smashed] with two large holes visible … On one side of the door graffiti in red paint read: ‘At Cornell rapists are protected protesters are expelled.’ On the other side, also in graffiti, were the words: ‘Smash the patriarchy’ …”
@markmauer.bsky.socialThe longest-serving Republican speaker in the U.S. House sexually abused young members of his sports team, has died. He was 84.
#GOP Trump saying “Hastert was treated very badly” in 3 … 2 … 1 …
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