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Chopper

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  1. "Terrorgram" not Telegram - I'm not sure this is the best thread for this, so apologies.
  2. He flew to France voluntarily, was immediately taken into custody by French authorities. Russia demanding access to him, but Durov didn't ask for them. I think it's safe to read between the lines on what's happening. It will be interesting to learn just how "end-to-end" encrypted is telegram. edit - the quote is from The Guardian article.
  3. " A third of contributions during convention week came from first-time contributors. About one-fifth of those first-time contributors were young voters and two-thirds were women, groups that the campaign sees as critical constituencies that Harris needs to turn out to win in November." "The Harris campaign says it has also seen a surge in volunteer support for the vice president. During convention week, supporters signed up for nearly 200,000 volunteer shifts to help the campaign."
  4. Better off ded ded than lying wounded in the middle of some field where your comrades would abandon you, anyway.
  5. As to WHY? It's by far Apple's most popular series ever. Its audience dwarfs the other offerings on the platform.
  6. Maybe this starts a new trend? Carrying fuel in place of a cyanide pill for infantry concerned about getting attacked by a drone.
  7. From the local subreddit (Fort Collins) today, in front of the Glory Hole Store.
  8. this is from something called the Arabian Post. No idea of credibility.
  9. https://www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-poll-finds-race-and-gender-push-harris-above-trump-nationally/
  10. a brief interaction on Threads
  11. I keep hearing people say twitter can't get any worse. The answer is, Yes it can.
  12. I read this article the other day. It's extremely informative, and focused on the men who were in charge of gender verification at the Atlanta Olympics. It's not at all what you'd expect it to be. Strong recommend. https://buttondown.com/tested/archive/tested-resisting-gender-verification-from-the/
  13. Courtesy of nyt here's Chapter 1 of a new book by Ryan Mac and Kate Conger How Elon Musk Got Tangled Up in Blue Twitter Blue, a revamped subscription service that let users buy verified badges, was the first big test for the platform’s new owner. It didn’t go well. Ryan Mac and Kate Conger are the co-authors of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” from which this article is adapted.
  14. Here's politico.eu on the new rocket drone
  15. I believe this is unpaywalled. https://ig.ft.com/ukraine-incursion/
  16. some good news, they came up with a nice, new bumper sticker for @Guadaloopy
  17. 538 says: Oh wait, never mind what we said. Pay attention to what we say going forward. Fuck 'em to hell. full thread at twitter or at the work-around https://xcancel.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1827056346950213786 for clarity, Nate Cohn is with NYT, not 538 edit, also for clarity, fuck nate cohn and the nyt https://xcancel.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1827056346950213786
  18. I know he's lying because I can tell by Melania's perpetually sour face she's never, ever been satisfied.
  19. MAN, THE LYIN' CHEATIN' MEDIA REALLY HAS IT IN FOR THE BIG DUNCE. The outrage machine is peaking!
  20. Kurt Andersen, writer and co-founder of Spy Magazine - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/rfk-jr-endorse-trump-execute-drug-dealers/679597/
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