Portentious
@portentious.bsky.social
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Hi friends, you may know me from my previous incantations as owning my own business, maps, GIS, tech, strategy, IT, green stuff and renewable energy. Glad to see familiar folk here! :)
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Robert Hill
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Thanks, Swear Trek!
@effinbirds.com
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Hypervisible
about 11 hours ago
It’s going great.
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You can no longer Google the word 'disregard' | TechCrunch
After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/you-can-no-longer-google-the-word-disregard/
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Jonathan Calder
about 12 hours ago
A wildfire that burned for four days across parts of the Highlands and Moray last year was the UK's first megafire, researchers say. They said the fire on Dava Moor almost torched as much land as typically burns across the UK in an entire year.
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Scientists say four-day moorland blaze was UK's first megafire
The term has been used to describe last year's Dava Moor fire due to its size and the damage it caused.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d80g8y166o
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Patrick C Miller
about 12 hours ago
The quest for greater tech independence
www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecu...
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The quest for greater tech independence
A complete decoupling from US technology is neither realistic nor necessary, but the assumptions of the last two decades no longer hold.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/quest-greater-tech-independence/
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Dave Andress
about 12 hours ago
Well, NOW I feel old.
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The Guardian
about 21 hours ago
Taliban ‘legitimising child marriage’ with new edict, activists warn
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Taliban ‘legitimising child marriage’ with new edict, activists warn
Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagree
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/22/taliban-legitimising-child-forced-early-marriage-law-women-rights?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1779426675
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Nutwerk🔻
3 days ago
Alkmaar Pride 2026.
alkmaarpride.nl
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Reform Party UK Exposed
about 22 hours ago
Every Reform UK Councillor that has gone, with reasons. This is superb:
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Lovable App
Interactive online bingo card keeping track of the local election Reform UK exits
https://refukked.lovable.app
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Josep Goded
about 21 hours ago
Israeli forces shell the town of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr in southern Lebanon.
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Simonetta Vezzoso
about 21 hours ago
Plus the appropriation of our collective and cumulative knowledge, plus killing off the open web, plus infinite conflicts of interest, plus...
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This situation is just incredibly stupid. A crack in society, for what? Who wins?!
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about 21 hours ago
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Maartje Luif
about 22 hours ago
Gisteren gingen er in Utrecht duizenden mensen de straat op vóór solidariteit met vluchtelingen en mensen in de asielprocedure. Vanochtend keek ik bij de Volkskrant: noppes, nada, niente, crickets, nougatbollen. En ik maar proberen de moed erin te houden.
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Menno Pot
about 22 hours ago
“Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live, Nederlands/Belgische versie.” De 10 die ik het vaakst zag… 1. Golden Earring 2. Daryll-Ann 3. Spinvis 4. Johan 5. The Ex 6. Boudewijn de Groot 7. Meindert Talma 8. Bettie Serveert 9. dEUS 10. Anouk Denk ik. Ruwweg in die volgorde. Top 4 = zeker.
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ProPublica
1 day ago
We found that Jeff Bezos paid zero taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. Revisit our 2021 story:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1779418680&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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sibylleberg
about 22 hours ago
gumo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3mt...
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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems: MEPs debate 19.05.2026
YouTube video by Sibylle Berg MEP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3mtL1H62G0
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juno rylee schultz
1 day ago
my favorite data centers are libraries
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Pep Canadell
about 22 hours ago
Join us for the 12th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, the leading international conference on the global carbon cycle and its critical role in the Earth system. 21-25 June 2027, Exeter, UK. Register your interest:
icdc12.org
#ICDC12
#GlobalCarbonBudget
#CarbonCycle
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Nina Zeelen
26 days ago
"Trump is campaigning on the idea that US democracy should belong to fewer people. When Trump talks about deporting 11m immigrants, building a database of Muslim Americans, encourages violence against black protesters, he’s making an argument about who counts as an American (whites) and who doesn’t"
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Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and the death of democracy
The problem with traditional conservatives is that they’re too anti-government to fulfill Thiel’s vision. Fortunately for him, Trump is no traditional conservative
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/21/peter-thiel-republican-convention-speech
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AFP News Agency
about 22 hours ago
'Hello, Goodbye': 'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert bows out. Paul McCartney led an all-star lineup for the final episode of "The Late Show" as frontman Colbert bowed out after broadcaster CBS cancelled his show as it courted Trump
u.afp.com/SRjN
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Nina Zeelen
about 1 year ago
"The media cannot admit they're wrong. They cannot go to the people who told them they were wrong from the very beginning. The media has to go to the figures who agreed with them that this was all hysteria. They are all part of the same class and social circle."
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Jason Stanley on "undermining propaganda" with fascism: "Trump is robbing democracy of any meaning"
"We have a classic fascist situation in this country right now," according to the author of “How Fascism Works”
https://www.salon.com/2023/12/11/jason-stanley-on-undermining-propaganda-with-fascism-trump-is-robbing-democracy-of-any-meaning/
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Jimmy Kimmel
1 day ago
Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.
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Blue-Eyed Samurai
1 day ago
Informative thread 🧵
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Jacob Öberg
1 day ago
for Ukraine, which Russian forces invaded in 2022. Bluesky has grown more prominent as a rival platform to
#X
since X’s owner, Elon
#Musk
, threw his political support behind President Trump before the 2024 election. With 42 million users, though, Bluesky trails far behind X’s nearly 600 million. /5
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Channel 4 News
1 day ago
Global oil stocks are coming ‘slowly but surely’ to an end, says energy expert
www.channel4.com/news/global-...
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Global oil stocks are coming ‘slowly but surely’ to an end, says energy expert
We sat down with Dr Fatih Birol, the director of the International Energy Agency, at London's Chatham House.
https://www.channel4.com/news/global-oil-stocks-are-coming-slowly-but-surely-to-an-end-says-energy-expert
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Mike Murphy
1 day ago
The current fuel crisis is already driving unrest in many countries which the impending food price crisis will severely exacerbate. The international community should be urgently working on a response before the situation deteriorates further.
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Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens
Sharp rises in diesel and petrol prices spark violent clashes in Kenya and Comoros and strikes in Mozambique
https://www.ft.com/content/273aee17-25ee-4608-9be2-88433e28270e?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Adrian Hiel
1 day ago
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Italy pays the price of Meloni's stalled green energy transition
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a Danish firm eager to invest in Italian offshore wind farms, is getting impatient.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/italy-pays-price-melonis-stalled-green-energy-transition-2026-05-21/
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TVP World
1 day ago
A new war of words is unfolding on NATO’s eastern border. Poland has pledged “unequivocal support” for Latvia and other Baltic allies after Russia accused them of helping Ukraine launch drone attacks and warned that NATO membership would not shield them from retaliation.
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Poland vows ‘unequivocal support’ for Baltic allies after Russian threat
Warsaw rejected Russian claims that Baltic states were aiding Ukrainian drone strikes.
https://tvpworld.com/93382655/
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Reuters
1 day ago
U.N. top court says workers have the right to strike under main labour law treaty
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U.N. top court says workers have the right to strike under main labour law treaty
The United Nations's highest court on Thursday said workers and unions have a right to strike under the main international labour law treaty, in an advisory opinion that could influence labour laws around the world.
https://reut.rs/4dzeEJh
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Lucylu
1 day ago
They (corporations, billionaires & GOP) don’t care about you They don’t care about your families, your struggles, your health or if you live or die. They don’t care ! They care about money, money, money and themselves
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Catalin Cimpanu
1 day ago
The Dutch consumer protection agency has asked national and EU regulators to take action against Google, Meta, and TikTok for not removing malicious ads from their platforms, and not replying to reports
www.consumentenbond.nl/nieuws/2026/...
CERT-PL accused Meta of this a year ago too
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EC moet ingrijpen bij online platforms om misleidende advertenties
30 Europese consumentenorganisaties roepen de Europese Commissie op in te grijpen bij Meta, TikTok en Google. Onderzoek van 13 van deze organisaties laat zien dat de platforms malafide adverteerders n...
https://www.consumentenbond.nl/nieuws/2026/europese-commissie-moet-ingrijpen-bij-meta-tiktok-en-google-om-misleidende-advertenties
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Roman Sheremeta
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Russia has moved nuclear warheads to Belarus as part of joint “military exercises.” The Russian Ministry of Defence said that troops will practice loading the Iskander-M missile system with nuclear-capable warheads, as well as transporting and preparing them for launches.
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Roman Sheremeta (@romansheremeta)
Russia has moved nuclear warheads to Belarus as part of joint “military exercises.” The Russian Ministry of Defence said that troops will practice loading the Iskander-M missile system with nuclear-c...
https://substack.com/@romansheremeta/note/c-262826881?r=33vjov&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
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Wajahat Ali
1 day ago
Fascists come for everyone, including fellow fascists. Trump, realizing he's dying, no longer cares about anything except protecting himself and his assets - hence, the bunker. Ditto the billionaires. They are manic and playing for all the marbles. They're eating into their own base now. Good.
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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
1 day ago
Amidst everything else going on, today's Tracking Report by the
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social
finds that the # of measles cases in the US in 2026 has exceeded that of 2025--breaking last year's record for the most measles cases since elimination.
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Shawn Milrad
1 day ago
What a time to be barely alive.
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HappyToast
1 day ago
Fuck off labour and once you've done that, keep fucking off
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms
The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2rj3zj02o
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The Analyst
1 day ago
Russia faces a severe banking crisis, with 11% of bank debt non-performing. As the economy declines due to the war in Ukraine, public awareness grows amid government manipulation. The potential for revolution looms if conditions worsen.
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THE BANK VAULTS ARE EMPTY AS RUSSIAN ECONOMY FALTERS
Russia faces a severe banking crisis, with 11% of bank debt non-performing. As the economy declines due to the war in Ukraine, public awareness grows amid government manipulation. The potential for revolution looms if conditions worsen.
http://themilitaryanalyst.com/2026/05/21/the-bank-vaults-are-empty-as-russian-economy-falters/
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Evil, Corrupt, and Weaponized Popehat
1 day ago
“What’s that?” “It’s a racist murder machine. It murders people for racist reasons. It’s powered by children’s crushed dreams.” “My God. And you approve of that?” “Well, no, I don’t feel they got the implementation right.”
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Greg Otto
1 day ago
why what happened
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JD Boucher 💀
2 days ago
As someone who could not afford most specialty software growing up and while going through college, open source stuff was essential for me to skill up and be able to succeed in the job I have today. This is a very technical article, but it breaks down some the constant fight for open source
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Danny Palmer
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Catalin Cimpanu
1 day ago
Authorities in France and the Netherlands have seized the servers of a VPN service used by cybercrime gangs:
www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
FBI has also released a list of IPs used by the service:
www.ic3.gov/CSA/2026/260...
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European News
1 day ago
10 years after the Brexit vote, and six prime ministers later, Britain looks ungovernable The UK is marching towards its seventh prime minister in a decade because it remains trapped by a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor political leaders have been able to make work.
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10 years after the Brexit vote, and six prime ministers later, Britain looks ungovernable
The UK is marching towards its seventh prime minister in a decade because it remains trapped by a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor political leaders have been able to make work.
https://euobserver.com/217828/10-years-after-the-brexit-vote-and-six-prime-ministers-later-britain-looks-ungovernable/?cst=41b4ad0aceb921eeb66f260ee438289552f406247888bca6206c793cc7b21816
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Kai Kupferschmidt
1 day ago
“Russian propaganda on Bluesky first became notable during Germany’s elections last year, when the Kremlin sought to bolster Germany’s far right, led by the Alternative for Germany party, known as AfD.”
#giftlink
#disinformation
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Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.0eWm.LXNLmswP9eR0&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Yeah, but I have had 2FA also hacked so there is no uber secure way of pinning down your social media self. Take precautions, sure, but these platforms don’t owe you anything.
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"Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic." 🎁 article
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Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.EndN.WvJSkcxIv5DR&smid=url-share
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Ian Dunt
2 days ago
This would be a pointless and vindictive move which would shame those who propose it for the rest of their careers.
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Jacob Öberg
3 days ago
but are now around half higher while UK pump prices continue to rise. According to motoring firm the RAC, the average price of unleaded petrol reached 158.52p a litre on Monday, the highest since the start of the war. Several airlines operating in the UK and around the world have cancelled flights
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Jacob Öberg
3 days ago
🚨🚨This is a MAJOR political and strategic mistake by the UK and a policy which I think has very limited popular support. Loosening sanctions on
#Russia
is very much playing directly in the hands of
#Putin
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
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UK loosens Russian oil sanctions as fuel prices rise
The waiver reflects increasing supply concerns over certain fuels due to the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy42x3g7r89o
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Mark Chadbourn
2 days ago
Iran has set up the Persian Gulf Strait Authority which it says has maritime control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Nutwerk🔻
2 days ago
Extreemrechts gedachtegoed is niet normaal.
#PRO
#Alkmaar
groenlinkspvda072.nl/extreemrecht...
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Extreemrechts gedachtegoed is niet normaal - PRO Alkmaar
Statement namens: PRO Alkmaar, Leefbaar Alkmaar en SP over het normaliseren van extreemrechts gedachtegoed.
https://groenlinkspvda072.nl/extreemrechts-gedachtegoed-is-niet-normaal/
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