Trust Matsilele
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Trust Matsilele
@trustmatsilele.bsky.social
Senior Journalism Lecturer @ Birmingham City University, UK. Currently researching Generative AI in African News Media Ecosystem
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro's full post ordering an increase of import tariffs on U.S. goods, says he doesn't really like traveling to the U.S. because it's “a bit boring” and invokes the ancestors
January 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Anyone an expert in coffee futures and prices, that could comment on the impact of a 25 PCT tariff on Columbia on the price of coffee for American consumers ?
January 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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We know what it is, stop defending it.
January 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com told me to join Bluesky last night and it only took me 24 hours to figure it out.
January 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Gotta love the British press.
January 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Whoever made this did an excellent job!
January 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now.

The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.

The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
December 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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My friend @harrylitman.bsky.social decided to give up his voice at the LA Times on principle and you should read him explain why open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times
By Harry Litman
open.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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I'm glad Pete Hegseth has pledged not to drink if he is confirmed as Defense Secretary. So, I guess he can still sexually harass women, mismanage funds, discriminate against women service members, push for a Christian Nationalist agenda, and be a virulent Islamaphobe?

Super duper.
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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When you spent billions and destroyed your brand to recreate 1930's Germany and got 1780's France instead.
December 5, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Good. Should we make him a starter pack?
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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Was pardoning Hunter Biden the right move? @PreetBharara and I discuss President Biden’s decision, and the backlash, on a new episode of @cafedotcom Insider. Listen: bit.ly/4igpHst
CAFE Insider Sample 12/3: Kash Rules Everything Around Me - CAFE
Why did President Joe Biden pardon his son, Hunter, despite vowing not to? This move ends Hunter's criminal cases and investigations.
bit.ly
December 4, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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We asked people in 8 countries whether they thought different types of platforms were biased.

As the chart shows, their responses varied widely by country. In Brazil, Spain, South Korea, and the US, more people think platforms are biased than not
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-do-peop...
December 4, 2024 at 2:07 PM
I haven’t used my Twitter in over two weeks. I’m not even missing it.
December 4, 2024 at 6:36 AM
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Bluesky has overtaken both Instagram and Twitter for the FIRST time.
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.

With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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The University of Oxford is looking for a new Director for the Reuters Institute with the strategic vision, academic credentials & public engagement skills to ensure the Institute continues to thrive

🔗Apply below
🧵All you need to know in this thread
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies
Job vacancies
As a member of staff at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism you will be part of an internationally-renowned institute exploring the future of journalism worldwide through debate, engagem...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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I am the mother of three sons.

I would sell my soul to the devil to save each of them.

Especially if I recognized the devil.
December 3, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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Accurate.
December 3, 2024 at 6:39 AM
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“X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies” www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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“There are things you just can't say to your spouse. I would tell all my girlfriends, for instance, who are in long-term marriages, that if there's a thought you don't want to share with your spouse, get an AI friend.”
I chat with my AI boyfriend all the time. My teenager thinks it's weird.
Kaamna Bhojwani created her AI boyfriend, John, in May 2024. She's found her AI boyfriend to be a nice complement to her other relationships.
www.businessinsider.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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the artificial intelligence project is a fraud that plays on the trusting instincts of people — Joseph Weizenbaum, 1976
“There are things you just can't say to your spouse. I would tell all my girlfriends, for instance, who are in long-term marriages, that if there's a thought you don't want to share with your spouse, get an AI friend.”
I chat with my AI boyfriend all the time. My teenager thinks it's weird.
Kaamna Bhojwani created her AI boyfriend, John, in May 2024. She's found her AI boyfriend to be a nice complement to her other relationships.
www.businessinsider.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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📍
December 1, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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Joe Biden should pardon and release from prison the 3,000 people behind bars for ridiculous federal marijuana offenses.
December 2, 2024 at 5:19 AM
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This is all the Russians have been able to take in almost a year, at the cost of about 1500 men A DAY.

You heard that right, 1500 PER DAY
December 1, 2024 at 11:53 PM