Tom Madico

Tom Madico

@smilingtom.bsky.social

From a cave to a city to a permanent party

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The Quietus
@thequietus.com

'On his latest album The Age Of Everything, Marr appears to be reclaiming his Smiths legacy. It’s a strong showing of indie pop with jingle-jangle Johnny scything in with very recognisable multi-tracked guitars from ‘Spin’ forwards.' Johnny Marr - The Age of Everything buff.ly/UIiVXze

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Nanjala
@nanjala.bsky.social

This article does not discuss one major reason why chocolate in the West got worse - Ghana and Ivory Coast, the two African countries that are the biggest suppliers of cacao globally, got organised and started demanding fair prices for it. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

ghanacitizenship.comGhana-Ivory Coast Cocoa Alliance: Mahama and Ouattara Sign Joint DeclarationGhana and Ivory Coast signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen their cocoa alliance, aligning producer prices and expanding local processing.
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hallowbij
@bijan.bsky.social

cyberpunk thriller where a team is hired to kill an AI CEO decades after his death

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

A recent securities filing spotlighted what triggered Mark Zuckerberg’s months-long power battle with board directors at Meta — a fight that sparked not-so-veiled threats from Zuckerberg and led board members to contemplate quitting.

washingtonpost.comZuckerberg can control Meta after death. He refused to give up that power.The Meta CEO can control the company from beyond the grave. He refused to give up that power.

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Jesse Thorn
@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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🎃 Sp00py Fran J. Ruiz 👻
@radioactivejawa.bsky.social

Feels significant considering the narrative about Asia being more willing to embrace slop in the final products!

Cartoon Brew@cartoonbrew.bsky.social

China’s first AI-generated theatrical feature has flopped, earning just $181,000 in its first weekend. By contrast, the scrappy ‘Niu Lai’ turned its crude animation into a viral attraction, grossing nearly $10 million a couple of months ago. www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-r...

cartoonbrew.comChina’s First AI Feature Flops At The Chinese Box OfficeBona Film Group’s AI experiment struggled to attract attention, months after the humble 'Niu Lai’ turned online ridicule into almost $10 million in sales.

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Lula
@lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social

São Paulo foi tomada por mais de dois milhões de brasileiros e de brasileiras unidos em defesa do Brasil, da democracia e de um futuro com mais direitos e esperança.

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

With almost 76% of votes counted, Lula's lead over Bolsonaro is only growing. Polymarket now lists Lula's chances of victory at 98%. It's over. Lula defeats Bolsonaro.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)
@iwriteok.bsky.social

Brazil extended voting hours in lieu of the attempts at voter suppression seen today. We'll know the results soon enough. I hope for all our sakes Lula wins.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered a nationwide two-hour extension of voting in today’s presidential runoff, moving the close of polls from 5pm to 7 pm Brasília time.

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Russ
@pappyparki.bsky.social

Serbia votes out their pro-Putin authoritarian government. Ending strongman Vucic after 14 yrs. Students, educators & farmers rallied together to reclaim their democracy by voting in historic numbers. See America, it's all on us. We vote. We win. Fascist fade share.google/MpOmcEDB2o1n...

share.googleSerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent ...

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emptywheel
@emptywheel.bsky.social

Apparently, some Houston voters are putting their I Voted stickers on the Lorenzo Salgado Araujo memorial. Stephen Miller is ALREADY trying to scapegoat others for losing whatever races they lose in Texas and elsewhere. This is a vivid testament that for some voters, his murder squad is the reason.

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Yair Wallach
@yairwallach.bsky.social

The alarm in Israel's business community over Netanyahu's comments is palpable. Suddenly centrist pundits are saying how important it is to end the war. Another proof that sanctions have to be on the table.

Yair Wallach@yairwallach.bsky.social

The threat of sanctions finally attracts the attention of Israeli media and voters. Thanks to Netanyahu, who promises Israelis a blockchain based economy to circumvent future sanctions. A massive own-goal just four days before polling day; he seems to be losing his game.

Tom Madico
@smilingtom.bsky.social

El dopamine Chamber de Fontaines DC los pone en su propia liga. El disco es sobresaliente, lees la infinidad de influencia siendo su propia entidad, uno de esos discos que en otra era habría desatado un movimiento y decenas de nuevas bandas

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

This means that the increased price of RAM and consumer electronics was a result of an artificial "supply chain crisis" created by Jensen Huang pushing NVIDIA's customers to take early delivery of GPUs. Jensen Huang is responsible for making life worse for everyone.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

NVIDIA seems to be channel stuffing, forcing Amazon and other customers to take early delivery. The argument that these things are "scarce" when you don't even have anywhere to plug them into is nonsense...unless NVIDIA is saying you NEED to take them now, or else. GPUs are stacked in warehouses.

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Pollo Vigorexico
@piolin.bsky.social

La hostelería y los pequeños negocios a pie de calle hace años que se deberían haber pasado a los partidos políticos troskistas porque se los van a comer los especuladores inmobiliarios. Lo que pasa es que tienen tan metido a fuego que la derecha es su defensor que lo verán en la tumba.

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Tom Madico
@smilingtom.bsky.social

My first five ttrpgs in the order I played them: 1. Traveller 2. Runequest 3. Call of Cthulhu 4. Cyberpunk 5. GURPS

John Harper@johnharper.bsky.social

My first five ttrpgs in the order I played them: 1. Gamma World 2. Marvel Super Heroes 3. Star Wars D6 4. Talislanta 5. Call of Cthulhu (+Champions, Cyberpunk 2020, and Paranoia, all overlapping -- not quite sure if CoC was first.)

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silviallopis.bsky.social
@silviallopis.bsky.social

Francina Armengol, presidenta del Congreso: “No hay una polarización, hay un clima de agresividad buscado” elpais.com/espana/2026-...

elpais.comFrancina Armengol, presidenta del Congreso: “No hay una polarización, hay un clima de agresividad buscado”La tercera autoridad del Estado se muestra “partidaria de hacer preguntas directamente más libres al Gobierno” en las Cortes. “La receta mágica para bajar el suflé de los insultos sería aceptar los re...

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G.G. Lapresa
@gglapresa.bsky.social

Una clave aquí es, creo, que la gente que escucha al tipo ese es de hecho gente que lo ESCUCHA, en plan se van a ver todas las entrevistas les caiga el entrevistado bien o mal. Incluso más atentos si les cae mal. Y se encontrarán no con el Gran Dictador, sino con simplemente un señor estándar.

elDiario.es@eldiario.es

‼️Pedro Sánchez acepta la entrevista con Jordi Wild

eldiario.esPedro Sánchez acepta la entrevista con Jordi WildLos cuatro candidatos se sentarán con el creador de contenido para ser entrevistados en 'The Wild Project' y se emitirá el 13 de noviembre

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Tim Byrne
@tbyrne75.bsky.social
Vulture@vulture.com

‘Wicker’ stars Alexander Skarsgård as a man made entirely of wicker, complete with a rock-hard wicker dick. But what about splinters? Bacteria? Degradation? Would it be advisable, from a sexual-health perspective, to mount a basket dick? We asked a gynecologist: vulture.visitlink.me/DNQwX5

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Ignatius Farray
@ignatius-farray.bsky.social

Para no seguir abusando de la palabra “fascista” para referirnos a todo tipo de comportamientos rancios y supremacistas, propongo empezar a usar la palabra “madridista”

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The Quietus
@thequietus.com

"I wanted them to go down the road suggested by ‘Never Tell’. I love the first album of course but it’s so very young. I thought he was going to go to ‘Never Tell’ next and take that wretchedness to another level." Kristin Hersh on #ViolentFemmes - Hallowed Ground #ThePortal buff.ly/z9gWQ5x

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Leah Gremlinberg ❌👑
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social

They're throwing spaghetti at the wall. It doesn't mean it's not really dangerous - and whatever they try, we'll be prepared to counter - but folks should be clear that this is not some well-orchestrated highly competent plan unfurling.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

The reason we keep hearing about desperate schemes to boost Republican chances in the midterms—Announce we're buying Russian diesel! Sue to preemptively reject a Democratic victory in Alaska!—is because they don't have a secret plan that will overturn a midterm loss, not because they do.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow.bsky.social

It's a grim moment when "scam to get investment cash" is actually the best case scenario, as the alternative is bio-engineered murder dogs. This is the company that stuck a couple of genes into a wolf and claimed (/were reported to have claimed) to have recreated the prehistoric dire wolf

Amy Feldman@amyfeldman7.bsky.social

*NEW* Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey team up on a new startup to genetically engineer war dogs for the military. Warhound comes out of stealth at $1.2B valuation For @forbes.com with @iainmartin.bsky.social and @mhunterhart.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

forbes.comBillionaires Palmer Luckey And Ben Lamm Spin Up Startup To Genetically Engineer Military DogsBen Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.

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Le Monde
@lemonde.fr

Un pétrolier transport du gazole russe navigue vers New York, une première depuis l’accord entre la Russie et les Etats-Unis

lemonde.frUn pétrolier transport du gazole russe navigue vers New York, une première depuis l’accord entre la Russie et les Etats-UnisIl devrait y arriver le 7 novembre, soit quatre jours après les élections de mi-mandat. L’accord conclu entre Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine vise à faire baisser les prix du carburant avant le scrutin.

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Amanda Marcotte
@amandamarcotte.bsky.social

In MAGA, parental estrangement is a big issue — and parents are held out as blameless victims. I suspect that's one reason why Vivek Ramaswamy ran an ad celebrating Amy Acton's vile mother. And why MAGA — including Vance and Trump — are backing him. www.salon.com/2026/10/23/r...

salon.comRamaswamy's ad exposes MAGA’s obsession with parental estrangementMany Republicans have kids who won't talk to them — and they blame their offspring

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Trobriand
@trovador.bsky.social

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Al menos tres figuras son fundamentales para que el fascio pueda extenderse: los oportunistas, los miserables y los pusilánimes.