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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 12, 2026

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  1. Gemini Links 12/10/2026: Westminster Quarters, Civilization, Luddites, and More
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  2. Voice for the Impoverished
    the country's leaders attack the country's own press

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  3. Slop-ware Is Not Newsworthy
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  4. Links 11/10/2026: US Sides With Vladimir Putin, Convicted Felon Dubbed "Agent of a Foreign Power"
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  5. IRC Tracker Back in Order, Number of Known IRC Networks Continues to Increase
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  6. Links 11/10/2026: "Execution TV" (Iran Aped by US) and ‘Digital Oblivion’ Caused by Slop Frenzy Online
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  7. Gemini Links 11/10/2026: Adults Dressing Up as Animals, 44th Birthday, and More
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  8. Running a Country's Economy by Borrowing Over $400,000,000,000 Per Month
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  9. Brigading Against Women - Part XXVI - Trying to Deplatform Critics of Microsoft's Restricted Boot
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  10. Anderon Is Not a Real Company, It's an IBM Bailout Dressed Up or Wrapped Up In Buzzwords
    It certainly does seem like they receive money from taxpayers for nothing, or for IBM to do mass layoffs/closure at Albany under the guise of "making a new spinoff"...
  11. Over at Tux Machines...
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  12. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 10, 2026
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