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Thinking back on Watchmen (the original graphic novel), I think Osymandias was way too optimistic about humanity. #Politics #USPol #Books

Not the uber technical side of the founders of the company, but Steve Jobs was half Syrian.

just building on this thread shitting on RFK, the mosfet, the literal foundation upon which all modern electronics (particularly computers) is built, was invented by an egyptian guy named mohamed atalla en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed...

New details about another rape allegation against Trump, this time from a former Miss Switzerland.

I’m guessing the results from the first batch of GPUs in space are bad because instead of hearing about how wonderful orbital data centers are Elon has pivoted hard towards “only I can break regulations fast enough to build regular earth based data centers, unlike those losers at Coreweave”

Oh, dear. I had the good fortune to meet him a few times at conventions and had lunch with him once in Australia. Such a lovely fellow and of course an iconic figure in science fiction. RIP.

3/ The Atlas estimates that people who sat out round one or left their ballots blank were worth far more to Lula than the voters of the candidates who got knocked out. My read: he did not win over many enemies. He won back people who had given up on voting.

Some people are too stupid to understand how the second round of an election works. Am I talking about the wingnut posters or am talking about those who follow them? Yes.

For anyone still using algorithm driven social media

One year in London

I've always believed Oxford Street could be so much more than a road. Today we begin a new chapter as the nation’s high street goes traffic free, creating a place where people can spend time, enjoy the atmosphere and experience the very best of our city.

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

Bolsonario’s party also filed for the extension, claiming bad weather was making it difficult for people to reach polling stations.

The big red dots in the South are the main cities, Sāo Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

A year ago I moved to London. It didn’t take long before I was called a Londoner, by an English visitor to the city who needed help navigating the tube. Despite my mostly US accent. Love this place.

Very excited about this.

On the same day, huge crowds are welcoming Machado back to Venezuela. Her return was blocked for months by the US-backed regime. Pressure from below finally made it impossible for Trump and Rodriguez to keep her out

as other people have said, they wouldn’t work so hard to kneecap democracy if it weren’t a powerful weapon against them

Voting in democracy *does* make a difference.

🎉🇧🇷🎉

Hopium?

Brazil's Supreme Court justice rules to extend presidential voting nationwide for two hours shortly after polls closed.

For those who want to see the results of the Brazil elections resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/app/...

Brexit has been catastrophic. It's time to rejoin the EU.

Maybe the world will get a special Halloween present? 🤞🏼

The idea that the US deliberately humiliated Russia in the 1990s is a bizarre myth. We were overtly solicitous and supportive of them and their hurt feelings. We just didn’t accept their claim that the nations or Eastern Europe could never seek their own destiny.

The goal isn’t to “protect girls in sports from trans people.” It is ultimately to drive all girls and women away from sports.

"Realism" is an empty doctrine - and "realists" are just mimicking Moscow talking points, says @EdwardGLuce giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt

Some people like to solve 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzles or embroidery tapestries that they then frame and put up on their wall. Why spend so much time and money in something that’s merely decorative?

Fresh AfD data leak needs more time to get fully analyzed but first glimpse shows all the classics. Party supporters use racist slurs and share antisemitic theories of Jewish world domination; there are jokes about turning refugees into handbags and boots... www.heistberlin.com/news/afd-lea...

Ted Cruz's former intern and organizer for the largest conservative youth summit in Texas has just confirmed he voted for James Talarico.

This Black MAGA creator says she “cannot believe the disrespect” after being removed from a San Antonio rally hosted by Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton!?!?! Why would they treat her this way???

French riots: Some photos and videos making the rounds in social media lack context, or are AI-generated. Both Iranian and Russian propaganda accounts are attacking France using fakes, but they are not alone. Russian: France is burning. Iran: amplify claims made my protestors.

This is a quietly metastasizing moral panic

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/f...

Some protesters in France have shouted "don't gas us, we are not Jewish" at the police using tear gas. 🤢 israj.media-j.com/article/7216...

Note: TikTok - 15% owned by Musk pal Larry Ellison - permanently banned our "Musk" the movie account on the platform. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

No Kings response to Meta: “In the 24 hours before our account was shut down, we posted only a handful of times and livestreamed to thousands. Meta's "high-frequency" excuse doesn't add up…We need answers about why this happened & immediate action to ensure it never happens again.”