#localviolence — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #localviolence, aggregated by home.social.
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Washington Post: Behind fiery attack on OpenAI’s Altman, a growing divide over AI. This is an MSN-syndicated version of the article and has no paywall. “In the early morning hours on Friday, a 20-year-old man threw a firebomb at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, then tried to set fire to the company’s headquarters, according to federal charges filed Monday. No one was hurt, the suspect was […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/15/washington-post-behind-fiery-attack-on-openais-altman-a-growing-divide-over-ai/ -
NBC News: Museums looted of priceless artifacts as Sudan counts the cost of a deadly conflict. “The preliminary losses across the culture, antiquities and tourism sector during the war stand at $110 million, according to an estimate from Sudan’s minister of culture and information, Khalid Ali Aleisir, who said that figure captures only part of the irreversible damage inflicted on repositories […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/19/nbc-news-museums-looted-of-priceless-artifacts-as-sudan-counts-the-cost-of-a-deadly-conflict/ -
The Conversation: Social media can draw attention to atrocities – a key factor in reducing risk of recurrence . “Our research examined how social media functions not simply as a space for outrage but also as a tool for truth-telling, collective memory and potentially atrocity prevention.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/the-conversation-social-media-can-draw-attention-to-atrocities-a-key-factor-in-reducing-risk-of-recurrence/ -
Spotted on Reddit: J6 Timeline ( https://j6times.com/ ). From the Reddit announcement: “Hey all! I’m a J6 researcher that worked with SH and thinks that the misinformation presented in the White House’s J6 timeline is absolutely ridiculous. So in response, I made my own, much more accurate, J6 timeline as a standalone website.” I don’t have an encyclopedia knowledge of J6, but I was in the […]
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Spotted on Reddit: J6 Timeline ( https://j6times.com/ ). From the Reddit announcement: “Hey all! I’m a J6 researcher that worked with SH and thinks that the misinformation presented in the White House’s J6 timeline is absolutely ridiculous. So in response, I made my own, much more accurate, J6 timeline as a standalone website.” I don’t have an encyclopedia knowledge of J6, but I was in the […]
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Spotted on Reddit: J6 Timeline ( https://j6times.com/ ). From the Reddit announcement: “Hey all! I’m a J6 researcher that worked with SH and thinks that the misinformation presented in the White House’s J6 timeline is absolutely ridiculous. So in response, I made my own, much more accurate, J6 timeline as a standalone website.” I don’t have an encyclopedia knowledge of J6, but I was in the […]
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Spotted on Reddit: J6 Timeline ( https://j6times.com/ ). From the Reddit announcement: “Hey all! I’m a J6 researcher that worked with SH and thinks that the misinformation presented in the White House’s J6 timeline is absolutely ridiculous. So in response, I made my own, much more accurate, J6 timeline as a standalone website.” I don’t have an encyclopedia knowledge of J6, but I was in the […]
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New York Times: Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout. This link goes to a gift article. “Inauthentic accounts online — also known as bots — have spread false and conflicting narratives on X, Instagram and other social media platforms in recent days, according to several experts in disinformation flow and the Iranian information ecosystem. The bots have shared […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/17/new-york-times-battles-over-truth-rage-online-amid-irans-internet-blackout-gift-article/ -
New-to-me, from Maps Mania: War Atlas: Mapping 3,500 Years of Conflict. “War Atlas is an interactive, web-based map that visualizes 8,500+ historical battles spanning from around 1500 BC to the present day – providing users with a guided historical tour of human conflict.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/war-atlas-mapping-3500-years-of-conflict-maps-mania/ -
New-to-me, from Maps Mania: War Atlas: Mapping 3,500 Years of Conflict. “War Atlas is an interactive, web-based map that visualizes 8,500+ historical battles spanning from around 1500 BC to the present day – providing users with a guided historical tour of human conflict.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/war-atlas-mapping-3500-years-of-conflict-maps-mania/ -
New-to-me, from Maps Mania: War Atlas: Mapping 3,500 Years of Conflict. “War Atlas is an interactive, web-based map that visualizes 8,500+ historical battles spanning from around 1500 BC to the present day – providing users with a guided historical tour of human conflict.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/war-atlas-mapping-3500-years-of-conflict-maps-mania/ -
New-to-me, from Maps Mania: War Atlas: Mapping 3,500 Years of Conflict. “War Atlas is an interactive, web-based map that visualizes 8,500+ historical battles spanning from around 1500 BC to the present day – providing users with a guided historical tour of human conflict.”
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Patreon: A database of every mound-charging we’ve found in Major League Baseball. . “Hey everybody, it’s Jon again. You may have seen that I’ve launched a new documentary series, THE HISTORY OF CHARGING THE MOUND. Behind each and every one of my documentary series is a mountain of research documents, notes, and links that never see the light of day. This time around, I’ve decided not only to […]
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Gizmodo: Passenger Assaulted in Viral TikTok Video Sues Southwest Airlines, Blames Seating Plan. “Video footage went viral on social media earlier this summer after an intoxicated woman was seen on a Southwest Airlines flight pulling [Livia Rombola]’s hair and shouting abusive things before being subdued and arrested. Now the woman who was attacked has filed a lawsuit against her attacker and […]
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ABC News: Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube. “Guy Bartkus — the lone suspect in a fatal car bombing that took place outside of a fertility center in Palm Springs, California, on May 17 — appears to have operated multiple social media accounts where he posted videos of homemade explosive devices and messages pointing to his plans.”
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Harvard Gazette: How AI sees war photos. “Artificial intelligence is posing threats to photojournalists on issues from copyright to misinformation. But Emmy award-winning visual storyteller Kira Pollack sees potential for the technology to actually help photographers preserve their legacy and create a record of how the world looked before AI.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/harvard-gazette-how-ai-sees-war-photos/