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Interesting how there’s no disclosure in this piece highlighting Polymarket that the WSJ has a partnership with Polymarket

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A thing I really appreciate about @polgreen.bsky.social’s piece is the historical context. Despite how critical it always is, we still don’t get enough of that in either reporting or analysis.

It me

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

Hollywood Is Suddenly Taking UFOs Seriously, With Rival “Disclosure” Projects in the Works (Exclusive) A "historically anchored" Roswell movie is coming, while filmmakers ranging from Steven Spielberg to Joseph Kosinski tout upcoming UAP-themed titles: "This movie is going to blow people's minds."

Buried lede: “The Pentagon has seeded and encouraged UFO myths as a way of providing cover for real top-secret test flights of cutting-edge aircraft.”

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

The public deserves to know when Iran war reporting is stifled An unprecedented censorship infrastructure will obscure the fighting

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION: The public deserves to know when Iran war reporting is stifled freedom.press/issues/the-p... @freedom.press‬ @seth-stern.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom

Amen

Scotney castle Full specturm sensor wth variable IR filter, approx 570nm. blue and red channels swapped

Scotney castle

Full specturm sensor wth variable IR filter, approx 570nm. blue and red channels swapped

See the original here: https://flic.kr/p/2rZYiTm

#photography

Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

Moai head says, "More!"

AI data centers are like modern Moai heads. Except the AI system can talk and be used to convince us to build more of them.

Kinda convincing myself that this is the AI scenario that's actually happening

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

I hate the conversation about “productivity” because no one ever explains what it actually means or what they are talking about.

This is a fantastic explainer.

I take my kiddo to school right down the street from where the Eaton Fire started, and a few of his classmates lost their homes. I have nowhere near the amount of skin in this as those classmates' families do, but … No. F–– off with this, it's ghoulish.

Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.

BBC Verify has pieced together verified videos, satellite imagery and expert views after a deadly attack near a primary school in Minab, souther Iran, which suggest the area was hit more than once "by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes".

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No one made Israel bomb and kill civilians. Of course Hamas are horrible. Most people in Gaza also hated them before the latest war but they couldn't do anything about it

This figure shows the percentage of respondents in 35 countries across the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and the Integrated Values Survey (IVS) who rate “hard work” as more important than structural factors for getting ahead in life. Dark blue diamonds (IVS) and dark green circles (ISSP) represent survey year averages. Light blue and light green lines plot the trend in meritocratic beliefs across the five-year cohorts, on the basis of locally weighted least squares regressions on the cohort-country means (light blue diamonds [IVS] and light green circles [ISSP]). IVS data show whether respondents rate hard work (1) or luck and connections (0) as the more important factor for achieving a better life. ISSP data show the share of respondents who rate hard work as more important than “knowing the right people” and “coming from a wealthy family” for getting ahead in life.

The figure shows annualized change scores (subtracting the earliest from the latest value and standardizing by the number of years/cohorts). This figure is only included in the supplementary material.

How has the public belief in meritocracy changed over time? We address this question in our new Data Viz (@sociusjournal.bsky.social) by examining trends in popular beliefs across cohorts and periods in 35 countries, based on two datasets.

🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231261425841

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"Subway station"
#photooftheday #photography
#blueskyphotography #photokind

🇪🇺🚨Final negotiations on Chat Control 2.0 just started between the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the EU.

What is good:
✅ Encryption will not be broken

What is bad:
❌ Commission & Council want #IDchecks

Satellite images from NASA Worldview on March 5 reveal the extent of the blackout in Cuba. A failure at the most important power plant, combined with the US blockade on fuel shipments in the country has left nearly 70% of the island's inhabitants without power.

Witches & Bitches: Decades of Women’s Defiance Through the Magnum Archive | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

MAGNUM PHOTOS: Witches & Bitches: Decades of Women’s Defiance Through the Magnum Archive www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture... @magnumphotos.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting. Fighting in the Middle East had limted the flow of oil and gas, bringing higher bills for consumers and windfalls for fossil fuel companies.

The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting. #Climate

Well you know what they say, "You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but...."

UNOSAT Gaza Strip Comprehensive Damage Assessment - Question of Palestine 31 October 2025 This map illustrates a satellite imagery based comprehensive assessment of damage and destruction to structures within the area of interest in the Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Terr...

They also said they were taking out Hamas by bombing hospitals and water desalination plants, not to mention hundreds of thousands of houses in Gaza.

I think it is safe to say they are bombing civilians for the sake of bombing civilians.

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Everyone saying this is just a cover for anti-lgbtq censorship is right BUT

It's also a way to prevent new entrants into online social media as only large incumbent companies can afford to comply with these onerous rules. It's anticompetitive.

You can use this tool to contact your lawmakers: badinternetbills.com

Horrible. It looks to me like they are punishing civilians for the existence of Hezbollah (which most in Lebanon don't like but can't really do anything about).

Iran Live Updates: Israel Strikes Beirut and Tehran as Iran Targets Tel Aviv The Israeli military said it was striking Iran’s capital while pounding Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, as fighting there intensified. Iran said it was targeting Tel Aviv, the country’s state news agency reported.

The Israeli military said it was pounding Hezbollah targets in the densely populated southern outskirts of Beirut while also striking Tehran, after the U.S. military said its campaign was sharply degrading Iran’s ability to retaliate.

Over 160 schoolgirls are dead. Anthropic and Palantir executives must immediately testify and tell the public whether their AI is responsible.