God's Own Monster
@scabbyscribe56.bsky.social
My account on Twitter is scabbyscribe56/God's Own Monster. Anti imperialist, urbanist, psychogeographer.
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Fingers crossed.
Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert
Prof Michael Wooldridge says scenario such as deadly self-driving car update or AI hack could destroy global interest
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Fingers crossed.
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reuploading old edits I posted on twitter before
March 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
reuploading old edits I posted on twitter before
Has anyone done courses from Noveltry? Are they worth the time and money?
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Has anyone done courses from Noveltry? Are they worth the time and money?
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Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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According to Third Way, Trump is at 32% with young men. He won them by 14 points in '24. 58% of young men say Trump costs them money.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
According to Third Way, Trump is at 32% with young men. He won them by 14 points in '24. 58% of young men say Trump costs them money.
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And Olivia Nuzzi facilitated all of this.
the bargain between Trump and Kennedy that basically sealed the election for Trump in exchange for handing American health policy to the most dangerous and irresponsible people on the planet will go down as one of the most costly deals in human history
February 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
And Olivia Nuzzi facilitated all of this.
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When a privately owned international bridge monopoly is deemed a matter of "national security" by the guy with a lifetime of thoroughly documented ties to Italian-American, Chinese, Russian, and Israeli organized crime, there's probably more to that story.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Threatens to Block Michigan-Canada Bridge He Once Championed
The president’s targeting of the bridge shows just how drastically U.S.-Canada relations have fallen between his two terms.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
When a privately owned international bridge monopoly is deemed a matter of "national security" by the guy with a lifetime of thoroughly documented ties to Italian-American, Chinese, Russian, and Israeli organized crime, there's probably more to that story.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Some actually interesting Epstein files-related news: Francisco D’Agostino, a Spanish-Venezuelan businessman sanctioned by OFAC in 2021 until the Trump admistration removed them last year, advised Epstein and his partners on investing in PDVSA bonds in 2012 and 2013.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/eps...
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/eps...
Epstein Bought Venezuelan Oil Bonds on Advice From Chávez-Era Insider
Newly released documents show businessman Francisco D’Agostino visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, and advised his investments in PDVSA, Venezuela’s state oil company.
www.occrp.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Some actually interesting Epstein files-related news: Francisco D’Agostino, a Spanish-Venezuelan businessman sanctioned by OFAC in 2021 until the Trump admistration removed them last year, advised Epstein and his partners on investing in PDVSA bonds in 2012 and 2013.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/eps...
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/eps...
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My favorite DHS statistic is the “cocaine seizure effectiveness rate” and it measures how good the U.S. government believes it is at stopping cocaine brought through land ports of entry, and the answer is “extremely bad.”
Most recent available data below.
Most recent available data below.
February 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
My favorite DHS statistic is the “cocaine seizure effectiveness rate” and it measures how good the U.S. government believes it is at stopping cocaine brought through land ports of entry, and the answer is “extremely bad.”
Most recent available data below.
Most recent available data below.
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
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“Jackson is arrested in 1993 after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting against the Clinton administration’s policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees who were HIV positive”
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Jesse Jackson – a life in pictures
The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“Jackson is arrested in 1993 after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting against the Clinton administration’s policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees who were HIV positive”
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Remember this history as we remember this man.
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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I can't remember the theorist offhand, but there's a Black scholar who talks about the urgency of white supremacy.
"We can't address racism right now, we have to address [emergency]."
And there will always be an emergency.
It's a common strategy used across most modes of oppression.
"We can't address racism right now, we have to address [emergency]."
And there will always be an emergency.
It's a common strategy used across most modes of oppression.
What I really hate about messages like that is there always seems to be an endless stream of people telling us it’s just not the right time to talk about our rights. Maybe later. Maybe later. We’ll get to it later, maybe.
February 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I can't remember the theorist offhand, but there's a Black scholar who talks about the urgency of white supremacy.
"We can't address racism right now, we have to address [emergency]."
And there will always be an emergency.
It's a common strategy used across most modes of oppression.
"We can't address racism right now, we have to address [emergency]."
And there will always be an emergency.
It's a common strategy used across most modes of oppression.
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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bruh
Melrose and La Brea is just a river right now.
February 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
bruh
The almost total breach between the theory of international relations and the history of IR is, I suspect, one reason why American social science theory tends so easily to turn into official American governmental ideology.”
- Chalmers Johnson
- Chalmers Johnson
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The almost total breach between the theory of international relations and the history of IR is, I suspect, one reason why American social science theory tends so easily to turn into official American governmental ideology.”
- Chalmers Johnson
- Chalmers Johnson
RIP to one of the best to ever do it
Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
February 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
RIP to one of the best to ever do it