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Feed your mind, grow your soul, work your body! Daer fuidhir seeking boredom in the noise. Thrives on type 2 fun. Lives close to the ground & stays hungry. "There's the least you can do & the most you can do; when those 2 points meet, you're dead."

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Nov 19

A driver of motivation, self-determination theory is based on three basic psychological needs:

1. autonomy (the need to exercise self-determination),

2. competence (the need to experience mastery)

3. relatedness (the need to interact, be connected to & care for others).

Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 16

You've been suckered in by Ferrari's fatberg-clickbait interrogation style (as she was).

It is the planner & the engineer's job to know where a bridge starts & ends, NOT the ministers. The minister simply makes a decision based on ROI & impact (societal & environmental). Ferrari should know this.

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 16

Ferrari mentions Hammersmith bridge cloaed for 6 years....did he ever challenge the Conservative government for their handling of that situation for the first 5 years?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Jun 16

HS2 reports subcontractor over alleged fraud.

Is there a pristine sector?

Fraud/Corruption is endemic: In a rat race people are rewarded for hitting targets & self worth is determined by material outcomes, seeds of fraud and corruption are sown.

How do we change our value systems?

HS2 contractors referred to taxman over supply of workers

The firm managing the giant rail project has shared whistleblower allegations with HMRC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Jun 16

ICE throws gas at protesters who immediately cone it then use boards to help fan the gas back at ICE.

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 15

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. It's already happening.

To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 15

Great letter in @privateeyenews.bsky.social detailing the debt leveraging by @yorkshirewater.bsky.social.

Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 15

Worth reminding ourselves that #danieljhannan actually messed up going for a simple walk.

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The curious case of MEP Daniel Hannan and his mysterious country walks

In one of the more bizarre developments of silly season 2017, it has emerged that Daniel Hannan, the Conservative MEP […]

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 13

Excellent decision by the judiciary. Opportunity hoarding ensures imbeciles eventually end up with the power. The rot starts with private schools.

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Private schools lose High Court challenge over VAT changes

Three high court judges have rejected a judicial review into the government's VAT policy on school fees.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · Jun 13

Fuuuuuuuuck.

WIRED @wired.com · Jun 13

NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed.

It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:

The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA

Custom and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.

www.wired.com

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 13

When it comes to #NHS investment & the question of "How will we pay for it?", is it worth flipping the question & asking, "What would be the cost of getting rid of the NHS?".

Reflection on the burden of a sick population & the loss of productivity would underline the value NHS investment generates.

Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 13

Every so often the #BBC smashes-for-six its mandate to inform, educate, and entertain.

#DavidRunciman's #Politically #Postwar on @bbcsounds.bsky.social is a great example.

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BBC Sounds - Politically - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Politically on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 12

How does a game of Monopoly begin, if not with the bank issuing debt?

How do most people afford to buy a home, if not by borrowing?

How can a business expand without leveraging debt to invest in its future?

Debt isn't just a liability—it fuels economic activity and drives growth.

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Alfred E. Neuman @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social · Jun 11

#writerwednesday #madmagazine

When You're Poor...And...When You're Rich

Writer • Frank Jacobs
Artist • Jack Davis
Issue • No. 190
Year • 1977

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 11

Imagine giving power to people who are only 'good' because they think God is watching them?

Never trust those who are good from fear of punishment. They are NOT good people.

Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 11

Conservatives have nothing to offer. Zero solutions.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Jun 11

Isaac Asimov on, "If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted?"

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Faolan @brujofaolan.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jun 11

ADVICE ON PARIS PRIORITIES?

I’ll be back in the “City Of Lights” next week for a certain exhibition opening and some meetings/tours — I’m making a list of #Paris transformations to catch up on since I was last there. What places or things should be on the list? Bonus points if you include a pic.

Before and after of Paris green street transformation

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David Colquhoun @davidcolquhoun.bsky.social · Jun 10

The parallels with 1930s just keep coming.

"Hitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself Dictator"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Hitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself Dictator

Using disorder he had helped manufacture, the chancellor seized control of Bavaria.

www.theatlantic.com

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 11

After 20 years I am leaving @virginmediatv.bsky.social in #Sheffield. Prices go ever upwards whilst TV packages become ever-underwhelming. But worst of all, the absolutely rubbish connection speeds are forcing my hand.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Jun 11

UK govt can raise £bns in tax revenues to reduce inequalities, redistribute wealth, cut taxes for low/middle income families and invest in social infrastructure.

One example: End National Insurance loopholes enjoyed by law/accountancy firms.

Watch the video- How do you rate the Minister's reply?

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jun 11

Our ability to study faint radio signals from when the first stars began to form is being threatened by SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which seem to be unintentionally leaking radio signals that overpower astronomers' telescopes

Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals that may ruin astronomy

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · Jun 11

Prior to 2017, HMRC had a separate unit to investigate the tax affairs of the super rich. But then they scrapped it.

As a result our schools and hospitals are likely losing £billions.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/tackletaxavo...

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 10

Genuine soft power and global influence simply pissed away...

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Asclepius ⛈️⛵️🌳🚴‍♂️🏂🧗‍♂️🍻🤣🏉🎸 @naturalmessiah.bsky.social · Jun 10

A piss-poor click-bait article in the @irishtimes.com that contributes to the confusion & stupidity that surrounds body image.

Basic foods, regular walking & occasional challenging exercise will all lead to ⬆️ body composition & ⬆️ mental health - but ⬇️ clicks.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Rachel O'Dwyer: ‘Skinny is social capital’: Extreme thinness fad is back and it’s more dangerous than ever

Latest fad shuns old-school diet culture and is coded instead as luxury, wellness and discipline