John Peavoy
@johnpeavoy.bsky.social
BIFFO in exile in PRoC. Sales guy. United fan. Live music nerd. 80s kid.
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may be beside the point/extremely obvious but i feel like you can only ignore extreme wealth inequality for so long before it metastasizes into something that fundamentally remakes and destabilizes the world by giving people access to so much money that they are fully above consequence
A consortium led by Elon Musk has made an unsolicited bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI for $97.4 billion. Huge scoop by @jtoonkel and @berber_jin1 www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
Exclusive | Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI
The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman’s plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
may be beside the point/extremely obvious but i feel like you can only ignore extreme wealth inequality for so long before it metastasizes into something that fundamentally remakes and destabilizes the world by giving people access to so much money that they are fully above consequence
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"The Israelis shot and killed an innocent young woman and then caused the death of her unborn baby, too.
Shocking, right? Depraved? Murderous? And yet, as of Monday morning, there was no mention of Sundus Shalabi on...the New York Times or the BBC" - me, for Zeteo:
Shocking, right? Depraved? Murderous? And yet, as of Monday morning, there was no mention of Sundus Shalabi on...the New York Times or the BBC" - me, for Zeteo:
Israel Just Killed a Pregnant Palestinian Woman – And Western Media Doesn’t Care
How many Palestinian women and children have to be killed in the occupied West Bank before anyone in the US or UK gives a damn?
zeteo.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"The Israelis shot and killed an innocent young woman and then caused the death of her unborn baby, too.
Shocking, right? Depraved? Murderous? And yet, as of Monday morning, there was no mention of Sundus Shalabi on...the New York Times or the BBC" - me, for Zeteo:
Shocking, right? Depraved? Murderous? And yet, as of Monday morning, there was no mention of Sundus Shalabi on...the New York Times or the BBC" - me, for Zeteo:
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...and similar, for Cork, if anyone is interested: nobus.omiti.net
No-Show Bus Tracker - Cork
nobus.omiti.net
February 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
...and similar, for Cork, if anyone is interested: nobus.omiti.net
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Hit home today that Elon’s zooming in to a rally of the German hard right to tell them to stop feeling bad about the past and embrace German glory was right before Holocaust Remembrance day.
January 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Hit home today that Elon’s zooming in to a rally of the German hard right to tell them to stop feeling bad about the past and embrace German glory was right before Holocaust Remembrance day.
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I thought they closed the Embassy?
The Israeli Ambassador to Ireland has claimed that Ireland "is stuck in an echo chamber" over its criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank
Israeli Ambassador claims Ireland 'stuck in echo chamber'
The Israeli Ambassador to Ireland has claimed that Ireland "is stuck in an echo chamber" over its criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
www.rte.ie
January 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I thought they closed the Embassy?
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Oh wow, who could’ve possibly predicted that mass murdering thousands of women and children would radicalize people
Secretary Blinken says "we assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost."
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh wow, who could’ve possibly predicted that mass murdering thousands of women and children would radicalize people
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Says a literal Fox host lol.
Pete Hegseth: "Our leftwing media in America today sadly doesn't care about the truth."
January 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Says a literal Fox host lol.
Can’t beat a bitta nail clipping on the train…. 😂😂😂
January 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Can’t beat a bitta nail clipping on the train…. 😂😂😂
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“The most striking component of Zuckerberg’s announcement is his unapologetic blow to global accountability in favor of a US centric vision”
Some of the potential consequences of Silicon Valley’s America First pivot
techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...
Some of the potential consequences of Silicon Valley’s America First pivot
techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...
Tech Bro Power Play: Zuckerberg vs. Global Tech Justice | TechPolicy.Press
Tuesday's announcement signaled a new alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington against regulation and tech justice, write Tom Divon and Jonathan Corpus Ong.
techpolicy.press
January 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“The most striking component of Zuckerberg’s announcement is his unapologetic blow to global accountability in favor of a US centric vision”
Some of the potential consequences of Silicon Valley’s America First pivot
techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...
Some of the potential consequences of Silicon Valley’s America First pivot
techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...
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Dutch cartoonist @tjeerdroyaards.com made this for the national newspaper @trouw.nl.
In support of @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
And this paper published it.
Dutch cartoonist @tjeerdroyaards.com made this for the national newspaper @trouw.nl.
In support of @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
And this paper published it.
January 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Dutch cartoonist @tjeerdroyaards.com made this for the national newspaper @trouw.nl.
In support of @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
And this paper published it.
Dutch cartoonist @tjeerdroyaards.com made this for the national newspaper @trouw.nl.
In support of @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
And this paper published it.
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Irish media fertilising the turgid tumescent pulsatile prostates of the Donals and the Declans and the Noels
January 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Irish media fertilising the turgid tumescent pulsatile prostates of the Donals and the Declans and the Noels
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The Morning Monty reminds me that it’s time to clean and refill the bird feeders, for his viewing pleasure.
December 30, 2024 at 5:34 PM
The Morning Monty reminds me that it’s time to clean and refill the bird feeders, for his viewing pleasure.
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.
December 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
This is so spot-on it’s scary.
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Israel nearly killed the head of the World Health Organization.
Has any Western government commented on this yet? Can you imagine their response if it was Iran or Russia?
Has any Western government commented on this yet? Can you imagine their response if it was Iran or Russia?
CCTV footage shows WHO chief fleeing Yemeni airport amid Israeli strike – video
The Houthis have been intensifying attacks against Israel in an effort to pressure it to end its war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Israel nearly killed the head of the World Health Organization.
Has any Western government commented on this yet? Can you imagine their response if it was Iran or Russia?
Has any Western government commented on this yet? Can you imagine their response if it was Iran or Russia?
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The European Union decides to ignore and suppress a report commissioned from its own Human Rights expert.
#ForTheRecord
theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
#ForTheRecord
theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew.
The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
theintercept.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:35 PM
The European Union decides to ignore and suppress a report commissioned from its own Human Rights expert.
#ForTheRecord
theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
#ForTheRecord
theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
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Why paying for a newspaper (or real journalism) is worth every penny. Florida is no longer the Sunshine State. To get a public record, you often have to hire a lawyer.
December 27, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Why paying for a newspaper (or real journalism) is worth every penny. Florida is no longer the Sunshine State. To get a public record, you often have to hire a lawyer.
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Hard to keep track of how many countries “the only democracy in the Middle East” is bombing
Netanyahu warns Yemen airstrikes will continue after WHO chief caught up in airport attack – Middle East crisis live
Netanyahu warns Yemen airstrikes will continue after WHO chief caught up in airport attack – Middle East crisis live
Head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was at Yemen’s international airport when it was hit
Here are some of the latest images coming out of Yemen following the deadly Israeli airstrikes yesterday:
Welcome back to the…
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Hard to keep track of how many countries “the only democracy in the Middle East” is bombing
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Soup kitchens should be provided by the state and appropriately safeguarded, but DCC seem to me to be going about this arsebackwards.
Why not in-house and improve the existing services first? Clamping down first and saying "we'll fix it later" doesn't inspire confidence
Why not in-house and improve the existing services first? Clamping down first and saying "we'll fix it later" doesn't inspire confidence
December 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Soup kitchens should be provided by the state and appropriately safeguarded, but DCC seem to me to be going about this arsebackwards.
Why not in-house and improve the existing services first? Clamping down first and saying "we'll fix it later" doesn't inspire confidence
Why not in-house and improve the existing services first? Clamping down first and saying "we'll fix it later" doesn't inspire confidence
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I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
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Anyone got anything for the paper for the 27th? It's looking a bit empty. Anything you want to get off your chest but you can never get it past the desk? Really, no pitch too wild!
December 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Anyone got anything for the paper for the 27th? It's looking a bit empty. Anything you want to get off your chest but you can never get it past the desk? Really, no pitch too wild!
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Paris to Berlin by train in 8 hours. 770 miles. The new direct ICE leaves the Gare de l’Est in Paris daily at 09.55 and Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 11.54. One-way fares from €59.99 second class or €69.99 first class.
Paris to Strasbourg in 1hr 45 mins.
That’s v appealing!
apple.news/AIL2E_9xKQpW...
Paris to Strasbourg in 1hr 45 mins.
That’s v appealing!
apple.news/AIL2E_9xKQpW...
Paris to Berlin by train is now faster by five hours. We try out the new service — The Guardian
The new direct daytime route, via Strasbourg, sweeps through enchanting landscapes from vineyards to forests. But some say it needs to be quicker still if the train is to be more attractive than flyin...
apple.news
December 24, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Paris to Berlin by train in 8 hours. 770 miles. The new direct ICE leaves the Gare de l’Est in Paris daily at 09.55 and Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 11.54. One-way fares from €59.99 second class or €69.99 first class.
Paris to Strasbourg in 1hr 45 mins.
That’s v appealing!
apple.news/AIL2E_9xKQpW...
Paris to Strasbourg in 1hr 45 mins.
That’s v appealing!
apple.news/AIL2E_9xKQpW...