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@johnshirley2024

Writer of books, scripts, lyrics. Bram Stoker Award for Black Butterflies; Spur Award for Gunmetal Mountain. Newest sf novels: SubOrbital 7, Stormland. New novel: The Silver Revolver. Writer: The Crow. Deep Space 9 et al. Science! https://john-shirley.com

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Liquid-metal pupil helps an artificial eye adapt to sudden light changes Computer vision technologies are artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems that can capture, analyze, and interpret visual data captured from real-world environments. While these systems are now wi...
07.03.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eclipse Check out Eclipse - <b>A former rock star fights a fascist private army in a war-torn future Europe in thisΒ "chillingly plausible" and prescient science fiction classic ( ...

I did not know till today that bookshop.org does #ebooks too--including the #ebook edition of this. That's a new thing at this alternative to Amazon. To find out how it's an alternative, go there and look at how they support brick and mortar stores.

Eclipse here gets truer and truer every day.
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06.03.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Gravitational waves reveal hidden structure of galactic centers A new study published in Nature Astronomy indicates that the dense, star- and dark-matter–rich environments around supermassive black hole binaries pack on the order of a million solar masses into eac...
07.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
You Can't Win - Trailer
You Can't Win - Trailer YouTube video by X4 Pictures

Has anyone seen this movie? I want to see it. It's based on the 1926 autobiography of the hobo and thief and adventurer Jack Black. The book has a preface by William Burroughs. I am reading it now and am fascinated by it.

06.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I loved the first but tramp is pedo criminal who supprt fazists like putler

06.03.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Many scientists now use AI but fail to disclose it, study finds When scientists employ generative AI tools like ChatGPT to help with tasks such as editing and translation for their academic writing, many journals now ask them to disclose this assistance. The rules...

"But...but the AI said the formula was safe! It didn't say a word about it eating holes through people's stomachs or heads exploding!"

06.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here is another Epstein file about Trump's rape club.
bsky.app/profile/arem...

06.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This FBI document details a victim's account of being forced at age 13-14 to perform oral sex on Donald Trump, whom she bit, leading him to punch her. She confirms Jeffrey Epstein also abused her. Another victim describes massaging Epstein while he was on a speakerphone call
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06.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom Meta accused of "concealing the facts" about smart glass users' privacy.

a β€œstream of data that is fed straight into the tech giant’s systems,”... people interviewed said they have seen footage shot with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that shows people having sex and using the bathroom....a man puts the glasses on the bedside table..." his wife is seen naked...

06.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Musk fails to block California data disclosure law he fears will ruin xAI Musk can't convince judge public doesn’t care about where AI training data comes from.

"Guess I didn't buy enough people off"

06.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FlΓ’neur - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%A...

06.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure it was but I think it may be more than that, even online.

06.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Blinkered FlΓ’neur: Walking with Franz Hessel in 1920s Berlin Does the flΓ’neur, that curiously modern figure who wanders metropolitan streets, have a political consciousness? For Franz Hessel β€” author of Spazieren in Berlin, β€œa memorization while strolling” that...

I've noticed many people on bsky describe themselves as a "FlΓ’neur".

So, here's this from my favorite website.

06.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’—πŸ’— STORM πŸ’—πŸ’—

Information on the post below. Give her a chance please πŸ‘‡

25.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7
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There are over 3,800 children locked up in ICE concentration camps (calling it what they are).
Here are children who passed while in ICE custody. May they rest in peace.
Kristi Noem must be held accountable before this number grows exponentially.

#KillerNoem

04.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 695 πŸ” 529 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 45
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Names and ages of children killed in strike on Iranian school MEE has collected the names and ages of some of those killed in the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school strike

Names and ages of children killed in strike on Iranian school - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/names-and-ages-children-iranian-school-strike

04.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 22
Till We Dead Awaken: The Quest for Higher Consciousness in Film, Fiction, and Theater Printed in theΒ Winter 2016Β issue of Quest magazine.Citation:Β Horowitz,Β Mitch.

A piece I wrote years back. "Till We Dead Awaken: The Quest for Higher Consciousness in Film, Fiction, and Theater". It appeared in the Theosophical Society's magazine, Quest. I've just discovered they've reprinted it online. It resonates with Robert Guffey's new book, "Hollywood Haunts the World"

05.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

πŸ’™ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #FridayFeeling #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew
wapo.st/3OUfaJg

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Is there anything Zuckerberg can't fuck up?

06.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom Meta accused of "concealing the facts" about smart glass users' privacy.

a β€œstream of data that is fed straight into the tech giant’s systems,”... people interviewed said they have seen footage shot with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that shows people having sex and using the bathroom....a man puts the glasses on the bedside table..." his wife is seen naked...

06.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Stop Trump's Plan to Clearcut Western Oregon Forests - Oregon Wild

Here in the PNW we're enraged by Trump's BLM plan for clearcutting old growth and other forests at unsustainable levels that destroy fish and wildlife habitat, dirty streams, increase fire hazards, reduce resilience to climate change, and scar the hillsides that surround rural communities.

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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10 Ways War Harms Wildlife β€’ The Revelator Bombs and bullets are just the beginning. After that comes toxic chemicals, noise, disease, poaching and worse.
06.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.
06.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

In the image with Trump it's the capitol building burning. But yeah the Brits did that.

06.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Song Called Youth: Eclipse, Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona Eclipse, Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona

Bookshop dot org also has a trade paperback of ALL THREE BOOKS of the Eclipse cyberpunk trilogy, in one omnibus. With an introduction by Richard Kadrey and biographical note by Bruce Sterling.

06.03.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bookshop.org US

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

06.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eclipse Check out Eclipse - <b>A former rock star fights a fascist private army in a war-torn future Europe in thisΒ "chillingly plausible" and prescient science fiction classic ( ...

I did not know till today that bookshop.org does #ebooks too--including the #ebook edition of this. That's a new thing at this alternative to Amazon. To find out how it's an alternative, go there and look at how they support brick and mortar stores.

Eclipse here gets truer and truer every day.
πŸ’™πŸ“š

06.03.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes.

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