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News product at Bloomberg. Before that, was in Moscow for 15 years with @bloomberg.com & @themoscowtimes.com. Mostly Russia news & chess. Views are mine
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins

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scale: my wrist

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Realized today that I don't know a single one of this guy's songs so I found a top 10 list. And he's ... a backup singer? Not a deep investigation or anything but it seems like he's primarily famous because he knew a guy who was shot in the late 90s and for being a creep

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was surprised when they said this 200 mile trip would take seven hours, but so far there’s been an hour breakfast stop, two smoke breaks, and a pause to buy melons, tomatoes, and peppers

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It wasn't even the most complex and secretive military operation this month.

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some personal news, as the kids say: yesterday was my last day at reuters. on monday I start a new gig that, uh, feels especially timely: global defense editor at your new favorite news agency, bloomberg, in your new favorite global city, london.

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New biweekly English-language newsletter coming from @faridaily.bsky.social, Margarita Liutova, and co. The focus will be Russian politics and economics. open.substack.com/pub/faridail...

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free new york post headline: BUNKER DUSTERS

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The A7A5 token, billed as the first stablecoin pegged to the rouble, was launched in February by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and a Russian defence sector bank. www.ft.com/content/1c71...

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This was not a full-page ad I was expecting to see in the Sunday NYTimes today

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looks like he took a meeting with a guy who hangs out around playgrounds and complained about wanting to film but said he needs his hands free

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We really need some laws to make sure that if you’re wearing glasses that record video everyone knows it. Legally mandate that if you’re wearing smart glasses you also have to wear a cap with a propeller on it

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Drinking liquids is our number one trait. If aliens did an impression of us it would be like “gulp gulp gulp”

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"I thought I’d be seen as a hero [after fighting in Ukraine], but they looked at me like I was a piece of trash"

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I don't wanna wait for this pie to be colder

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If we get out of this alive I'm gonna dedicate my fifties to making goat cheese

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they're crazy, but they're unbeatable h/t @hellokostya.bsky.social

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Though AI helps, does it dull us over time? A study from MIT found that regular ChatGPT use weakens memory, focus, and brain activity. 83% couldn't quote their own text. Essays became repetitive. Researchers call it "cognitive debt"—a slow erosion of independent thinking. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872

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When I was a teenager I found this to be the funniest comic strip in existence. No one agreed. Has its time finally come www.flickr.com/photos/eknat...

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Write normally about Bluesky challenge level: impossible

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Local character KLAXON Miserable buggers KLAXON Pencil-necked desk jockeys at the council who are at it again KLAXON

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i’m also leaving the G7 summit early. they said no sandals

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I read this twice and both times it rhymed with 'Popemobile.' Like, he's doing his own electric car, out of spite

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professional chess does it again en.chessbase.com/post/wr-ches...

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💥 EU to ban Russian gas using trade law, dodging Hungary & Slovakia vetos. Commission draft seen by @alicemhancock.bsky.social & I: bans new Russian gas contracts; terminates short-term contracts, pipeline & LNG imports from 2026: long-term contracts by 1 Jan 2028 www.ft.com/content/8b00...

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“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

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the iran officials:

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yep! unpaywalled:

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Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election A sprawling story of right-wing players who failed to elect a Putin-friendly candidate - Brad Parscale, Alex Jones, Jack Posobiec, Steve Bannon, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Ric Grennell, Don Jr, & JD Vance www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/m...

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⚡️With only 2 weeks of funding left, US group tracking Russian abduction of Ukrainian children prepares to shut down. "Right now, we are running on fumes," Nathaniel Raymond, the lab's executive director, told CNN.

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Nice interview with Gukesh from ChessBase India on his performance at Norway Chess. (Including a bunch of Instagram memes from India making fun of Magnus for slamming the table after his loss. Gukesh says he was laughing for 10 minutes at the cat meme) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUkX...

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