Natasha Roberton
@tashr.bsky.social
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I’ve thought a lot about what makes people believe in conspiracy theories and in this article, the protagonist just comes right out and says it: “It gave me meaning,” he says of the fires. “It gave my life more of a meaning, being able to fight against something.”
Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era.
One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies
Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era.
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’ve thought a lot about what makes people believe in conspiracy theories and in this article, the protagonist just comes right out and says it: “It gave me meaning,” he says of the fires. “It gave my life more of a meaning, being able to fight against something.”
From the man who apparently had credible intel of an imminent threat leading up to Oct 7 accusing others of not keeping Jews safe. Bibi is a liar, war criminal, and opportunist of the first order. May he rot in jail when the time comes.
"While the victims of the massacre at Bondi Beach were still bleeding, Benjamin Netanyahu - architect of the genocide in Palestine - blamed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese."
Butt out, Netanyahu
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...
Butt out, Netanyahu
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...
Butt out Netanyahu. Ugly political point-scoring follows Bondi Beach tragedy - Michael West
Israel’s Prime Minister should butt out of Australian politics. The tragedy at Bondi Beach must not be exploited for political points.
michaelwest.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
From the man who apparently had credible intel of an imminent threat leading up to Oct 7 accusing others of not keeping Jews safe. Bibi is a liar, war criminal, and opportunist of the first order. May he rot in jail when the time comes.
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A Visual Chronicle of the Year’s Most Memorable Moments
2025 in Reuters Pictures
A Visual Chronicle of the Year’s Most Memorable Moments
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A Visual Chronicle of the Year’s Most Memorable Moments
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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really baffled at elon's decision to confirm that most of twitter is just a poorly organized foreign influence operation
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
really baffled at elon's decision to confirm that most of twitter is just a poorly organized foreign influence operation
Years from now, kids will study this photo in history books and say “clearly that old guy was demented, why didn’t anyone say anything?”
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Years from now, kids will study this photo in history books and say “clearly that old guy was demented, why didn’t anyone say anything?”
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A great day for New York, a city for everyone, except: people who don’t take their backpacks off on the subway, tourists and families who walk down the street in a horizontal line, people who stop in the middle of the street to look at their phones, you guys unfortunately have to go
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A great day for New York, a city for everyone, except: people who don’t take their backpacks off on the subway, tourists and families who walk down the street in a horizontal line, people who stop in the middle of the street to look at their phones, you guys unfortunately have to go
God, what an awful few days. Here’s my cat instead.
September 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
God, what an awful few days. Here’s my cat instead.
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This clip of the Korean production of Chicago is several years old, but it features Choi Jae-rim, the actor playing Billy Flynn, doing **actual ventriloquism**: youtu.be/kCWBWXyUh2Q?...
2021 '시카고' 프레스콜 We Both Reached For the Gun 민경아 최재림
YouTube video by NEWSTAGE뉴스테이지
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This clip of the Korean production of Chicago is several years old, but it features Choi Jae-rim, the actor playing Billy Flynn, doing **actual ventriloquism**: youtu.be/kCWBWXyUh2Q?...
Vale William Langwiesche, writer of gripping true disaster stories and teller of cracking good yarns. In honour of his work, enjoy this gift link. Then read everything else he wrote too. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Crash of EgyptAir 990
The sad truth: the crash of EgyptAir 990 caused not by any mechanical failure but by a pilot's intentional act.
www.theatlantic.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Vale William Langwiesche, writer of gripping true disaster stories and teller of cracking good yarns. In honour of his work, enjoy this gift link. Then read everything else he wrote too. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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This is quite an extraordinary table from Streem showing how many seats each party would have won if their share of seats matched their share of media coverage during the campaign.
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
May 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This is quite an extraordinary table from Streem showing how many seats each party would have won if their share of seats matched their share of media coverage during the campaign.
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
Hahahahaha!
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hahahahaha!
May 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Timeline cleanse: Jude looking handsome 🐈⬛
April 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Timeline cleanse: Jude looking handsome 🐈⬛
Never seen a simpler explanation for the mess we find ourselves in.
with apologies to @xkcd.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Never seen a simpler explanation for the mess we find ourselves in.
My god, what a goal 🔥
talking to a tattoo artist to get this entire sequence tattooed on me gotdamn
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
My god, what a goal 🔥
Of all the NYT games, this one brings me the most pleasure
Strands #382
“Wetland patrol”
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Strands #382
“Wetland patrol”
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March 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Of all the NYT games, this one brings me the most pleasure
Strands #382
“Wetland patrol”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵
Strands #382
“Wetland patrol”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵
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One of the really special things about Sesame Street was always these little art films that were less about teaching a specific thing than they were about instilling a sort of meditative sense of wonder at how the world works.
Really enjoying this classic Sesame Street segment, two minutes of freestyle jazz riffing on saxophone factory footage
March 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
One of the really special things about Sesame Street was always these little art films that were less about teaching a specific thing than they were about instilling a sort of meditative sense of wonder at how the world works.
So satisfying
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March 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So satisfying
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Booyah!
February 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Booyah!