Benito Aramando
@aramando.bsky.social
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If you’re ever looking at a catastrophe or impending catastrophe and wonder which side is more to blame, the answer is simple: the more powerful side.
Whichever side in a conflict has more power has more responsibility for peace and the avoidance of bloodshed.
Whichever side in a conflict has more power has more responsibility for peace and the avoidance of bloodshed.
June 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you’re ever looking at a catastrophe or impending catastrophe and wonder which side is more to blame, the answer is simple: the more powerful side.
Whichever side in a conflict has more power has more responsibility for peace and the avoidance of bloodshed.
Whichever side in a conflict has more power has more responsibility for peace and the avoidance of bloodshed.
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For the first time in history, we can proudly show you a DOUBLE German bollarding. This has NEVER been seen before so congratulations to us.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
April 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
For the first time in history, we can proudly show you a DOUBLE German bollarding. This has NEVER been seen before so congratulations to us.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
Buckle up! 🧵
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Buckle up! 🧵
I know it's petulant af but I've just taken satisfaction in blocking a random account I saw referring to a non-electric bike as their "acoustic", followed by numerous replies saying what a great term it is. It's not, it's shit. Cringe-inducingly shit. Stop it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I know it's petulant af but I've just taken satisfaction in blocking a random account I saw referring to a non-electric bike as their "acoustic", followed by numerous replies saying what a great term it is. It's not, it's shit. Cringe-inducingly shit. Stop it.
I like how the Google offices in Kings Cross have their public DNS IP address in the window without explanation, apparently made up of sticky notes.
March 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I like how the Google offices in Kings Cross have their public DNS IP address in the window without explanation, apparently made up of sticky notes.
Wow
March 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wow
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One reason Musk might be so driven to shut down USAID?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
Alleged USAID probe into Starlink raises Elon Musk conflict concerns
In 2022, USAID and Starlink collaborated to provide 5,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One reason Musk might be so driven to shut down USAID?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
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“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I will forever love Paul Giamatti bc once at a Globes after party I ask if I could hold his golden globe for $5 and he said sure and I did and we took a photo and then he held out his hand and I gave him that $5 and he said “nice doing business with you” and he’s a g for real for always for that
December 22, 2024 at 11:16 PM
I will forever love Paul Giamatti bc once at a Globes after party I ask if I could hold his golden globe for $5 and he said sure and I did and we took a photo and then he held out his hand and I gave him that $5 and he said “nice doing business with you” and he’s a g for real for always for that
This is why people say Musk is an idiot. His sycophantic fans always retort with some remark about his business successes disproving the claim. But intelligent people recognise the limits of their knowledge.
Elon Musk's attempt to prove himself the most ill-informed commentator on German/European politics this century may prove impossible to beat: the billionaire troll has decided that the AfD are identical to Obama's US Democrats!
December 22, 2024 at 12:23 PM
This is why people say Musk is an idiot. His sycophantic fans always retort with some remark about his business successes disproving the claim. But intelligent people recognise the limits of their knowledge.
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This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
December 20, 2024 at 2:14 PM
This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
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Just an incredible, damning headline.
December 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Just an incredible, damning headline.
Reasons not to trust AI #8766758
December 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Reasons not to trust AI #8766758
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Michael Moore’s response to be mentioned by Luigi is going to carry me through the day:
www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-manifest...
www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-manifest...
A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies — by Michael Moore
I hereby give you my Oscar-nominated Documentary on the Killer Health Insurance companies like United HealthCare —SICKO — for FREE… and let’s end and replace this so-called “health care system” NOW
www.michaelmoore.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Michael Moore’s response to be mentioned by Luigi is going to carry me through the day:
www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-manifest...
www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-manifest...
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One thing I'm not hugely keen on over here on @bsky.app is that if you reply to someone and they peevishly block you, your reply is hidden from everyone else too, and because the parent of your post is hidden from you, so is ITS parent, meaning you can't even follow your own post back to the OP.
December 13, 2024 at 4:39 PM
One thing I'm not hugely keen on over here on @bsky.app is that if you reply to someone and they peevishly block you, your reply is hidden from everyone else too, and because the parent of your post is hidden from you, so is ITS parent, meaning you can't even follow your own post back to the OP.
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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
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Oh shit. That's not going to be enjoyable, especially after a 12hr flight from 10° London and no decent sleep for nearly 24hrs 😭
November 15, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Oh shit. That's not going to be enjoyable, especially after a 12hr flight from 10° London and no decent sleep for nearly 24hrs 😭