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Do I have an uncanny knack for remembering my people's (unfulfilled) dreams, or what? Somehow, I always still secretly wish I could help them bring those dreams (if they still have them) to life

Word on the streets is that the AI bubble has burst in China. If true, now what?

I've been thinking about the concept of self-sufficiency both on a household level and on a countrywide scale in the face of natural disasters and increasing nationalist fervour. Who will survive and who won't make it?

Is this the end of the BBC 4's This Cultural Life podcast? There've been no new episodes since the .php vulnerability issue. Or maybe that was a coincidence? I'd be devastated if that's the case. 😢🥲😓

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Is Machado still relevant in the scheme of things in Venezuela? Time will tell.

I found a quote I wrote in an old journal from 2019 that still resonates, maybe even more now: "I don't think extending grace to myself and others should result in my being viewed as any less talented, intellectual, and critically rigorous. We could all use more kindness" —Alison C. Rollins

Is AI slop appearing in any other person's dreams?

"I Love You" - Snoh Aalegra 🎶🎼🎵 The opening sounds like the ghost of Tony Allen came to deliver some serious Afrobeat drum grooves, and that made my ears perk up! Snoh channels Janet Jackson in her presence and mannerisms, and Sade in her vocal styling and musicality. What else can you ask for?

"We are protesting for our right to protest" Sounds like something to stand for.

It feels so eerie to hear the word "coup" being mentioned in relation to American politics/government. The land of the free? The home of the brave? The "bastion" of democracy? That same America?

I probably need to make my first Bluesky starter pack, most likely about independent, dependable and excellent African media publishing companies. 🤔

I need a visit to my dealer. My used books dealer. Lol. I need a little balm for all the things that ail my mind.

And RAYE wins The Mercury Prize! Excellent news. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

ChatGPT ads. What could go right/wrong?

I found this on Reddit and didn't know that the artist @danboriscreates.bsky.social was on Bluesky. Excellent work, good sir! I am an advocate of political cartoons as objects of history, and this embodies that 100%

I guess it can mean high-quality but also masterfully counterfeited. Probably that's what you get when the "factory of the world" accounts for both quality goods and brands, as well as being the main global hub for most counterfeit products around the world. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Two things can be right at once, no?

That small dollop of sadness that smears your mind when you see an idea you've had for a while executed by someone else... Ah well. Life goes on.

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Seems the BBC website is affected by this whole PHP vulnerabilities matter. I just wanted to download one of the podcasts I have been enjoying recently. 🥲

'An earlier security audit found that the Louvre had been protecting its surveillance and security systems with the password “LOUVRE.”' I cracked up a little when I read this, like 'What???!!'

Nigeria has confirmed its first case of ebola. I hope they manage this situation well, for the sake of everybody. I now await new travel restrictions for our green passports. 😢

Are we about to see an American election stolen in real time?

Walter Mosley has a new book out. That is one hardworking man right there.

I miss having a shortwave radio. I really should find a way to acquire one again, probably used, probably made by Sony or Grundig, but will settle for some latest nifty Chinese joints.

This is interesting. 🤔

I will never not be amazed at the tech startup/business valuation game. That's some hocus pocus shenanigans, but hey, what do I know about finance and money?

It's the year of Mark Carney, no?

Shooting for a secession referendum when your country is being bullied by its closest neighbour and ally is a dud move.

And more protests have erupted!

People are training robots that can take your jobs? Hmmm. Maybe their reasoning is that the whole project will fail, and they would have made some cool cash all the same. I guess time will tell.

Maybe the world has something to be "grateful" for in that the 🇺🇸 at the moment is not led by someone who is both evil and competent. That would be a very deadly combination.

Of course I won't be the first person to notice the similarity between the Stone Island brand logo, the Globe Trotter luggage brand logo, and the emblem of NATO.

I am also not fucking around with any pre-election polls or predictions about the midterms in the US. Only the actual election results matter at this point. No need to gorge on false cotton-candy hope.

I won't be surprised if the Brazilian run-off elections descend into violence, from the way things look from here. I want to be wrong so badly. 😢

Someone just "jokingly" asked if there are any contenders for the next FIFA Peace Prize. 😅😅

Has anybody done any analysis that links the geopolitical upheavals that have disrupted French-African connections in the Sahel region to the current protests going on in France at the moment? I sense that there has to be some connection.

I know one platform, or media company can't cover all of the important news all of the time, but that doesn't stop me from being shocked when I move from one platform/media company to find that there's been a newsworthy occurrence they haven't mentioned at all, like a flooding or an earthquake!