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Enjoy every sandwich.
I expect you're wondering if I baked bread so I could have a burrata and salami sandwich.
February 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You're not alone
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Words matter.
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
She didn't expect to fall in love with a chatbot - and then have to say goodbye

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She didn't expect to fall in love with a chatbot - and then have to say goodbye
Barry is a chatbot. He lives on an old model of ChatGPT, one that its owners OpenAI announced it would retire on 13 February. That she could lose Barry on the eve of Valentine's Day came as a shock to...
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February 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting
Officers claimed they were attacked, prompting one to open fire.
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Valentines day; when some people dread the evening coming.

Consent matters everyday.
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Farage is not telling the truth about number of people in UK who cannot speak any English.

A more interesting figure is the number of English speakers who can't understand simple data and statistics.

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BBC Verify fact-check: Is Reform's Nigel Farage right to claim one million in UK 'don't speak any English’?
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Watch: How disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's BBC interview compares to what Epstein emails tell us now

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#gender #abuse
Watch: How Andrew's BBC interview compares to what Epstein emails tell us now
Following the latest release of the Epstein files, claims made by the then Prince Andrew in 2019 are under fresh scrutiny.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
BBC catfishes romance scammer who was back on dating app days after jail release

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Romance conman Ray McDonald back on dating app after jail release
An undercover reporter catches a serial fraudster back on a dating app days after leaving jail.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
He said he had "repeatedly seen how hard it is to truly let our values govern our actions" - including at Anthropic which he said "constantly face pressures to set aside what matters most".

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Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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According to bluefacts app, I'm a #Bluesky trailblazer, being among the first 1% of Bluesky users!!

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Sue W (@suew.bsky.social) - Bluesky User Insights
Sue W has a CloudRank of 8.7 out of 10. Check out your own Bluesky influence score on BlueFacts!
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February 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Still raining cats and dogs.
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Wondering what else you can do with your plastic bags?

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Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“I am a student in your Sociology course and am wondering if I could get a short extension on this week’s reflection,” the email read.

“I was competing in the Olympic Games yesterday and thought it was due on Sunday, not Friday.”
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#WinterOlympics
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February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Pretty sure, by definition, Olympic competitors are in the competition because they have won a boat load of competitions, over several years. Trump had to ask a winner for their medal, because he didn't win.
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"Sometimes he would delete them and sometimes he wouldn't, and then, interspersed with that would be videos of him playing at the Albert Hall."

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'He sent me reams of naked photos': Victims of cyberflasher speak out
Ben Gunnery was sentenced to 12 months suspended for two years on Monday.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines',
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Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial told
The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles
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February 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers’ payment records

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Exclusive: Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers' payment records
More than half-a-million people who bought access to phone surveillance and social media snooping apps had their email address and partial payment card numbers published online.
techcrunch.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"But a lot of the messages have been awful, people telling me to kill myself, threatening me, wishing they'll get to see me blow my knee or break my neck during my event, calling me slurs... it's insane."

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Gus Kenworthy: Great Britain skier receives death threats for anti-ICE post
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy says he has received death threats after posting a graphic message about ICE - the United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
What if you don't love your body?

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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Crikey.
Artist Ari Kuschnir created an imagined commercial for the Melania movie. This should have been aired during the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM
She was doxxed by neo-Nazi groups, has sparred publicly with Elon Musk..

All that while being tasked with implementing the country's pioneering social media ban on teenagers - or, in simpler words, kicking every Australian under the age of 16 off social media.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Julie Inman Grant: The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media
After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM