eigerjoch
@eigerjoch.bsky.social
mostly economist articles, photos of mountains and American politics
economist.com/britain/2025...
‘Ms Leavitt’s comment that Britons are “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine” is one that a large minority might agree with.’
‘Forced’. Or they could you know, Go Out, or read a book, or, FFS, just watch stuff on apple/amazon that’s not live.
‘Ms Leavitt’s comment that Britons are “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine” is one that a large minority might agree with.’
‘Forced’. Or they could you know, Go Out, or read a book, or, FFS, just watch stuff on apple/amazon that’s not live.
The BBC’s boss quits over a “doctored” Trump speech
Shifts in politics and the media business are making the broadcaster more crisis-prone
economist.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
economist.com/britain/2025...
‘Ms Leavitt’s comment that Britons are “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine” is one that a large minority might agree with.’
‘Forced’. Or they could you know, Go Out, or read a book, or, FFS, just watch stuff on apple/amazon that’s not live.
‘Ms Leavitt’s comment that Britons are “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine” is one that a large minority might agree with.’
‘Forced’. Or they could you know, Go Out, or read a book, or, FFS, just watch stuff on apple/amazon that’s not live.
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this is brilliant satire:
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
Crisis at the Critic Sketchcasting Corporation!
Crisis at the CSC | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
From the desk of Lord Kronsteen, founder and proprietor of the Critic Sketchcasting Corporation. To all staff, It is with a heavy heart that I take pen in hand to inform you of the resignation of both…
thecritic.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
this is brilliant satire:
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
OMFG apparently the memo that the orange moron is always threatening or carrying through on suing people for ridiculous reasons and then getting laughed out of court, never reached people who ought to know better in the U.K.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
OMFG apparently the memo that the orange moron is always threatening or carrying through on suing people for ridiculous reasons and then getting laughed out of court, never reached people who ought to know better in the U.K.
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The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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To fight communism, America bombed Laos more heavily than any country ever in history. It lost. It took in the refugees who managed to make it out. Now it has changed its mind and is shipping them back. What kind of government does this
A longtime Tucson physical therapist has been deported to Laos, the country he fled with family at age 6 in the 1970s. Vone Phrommany, 53, said he's arrived at a distant relative's home following five days of exhausting travel, while shackled at the wrists and ankles. tucson.com/news/local/s...
Tucson physical therapist deported to Laos after multiple, 'chaotic' flights
For Star subscribers: A longtime Tucson physical therapist has been deported to Laos after spending three months at the Eloy Detention Center.
tucson.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
To fight communism, America bombed Laos more heavily than any country ever in history. It lost. It took in the refugees who managed to make it out. Now it has changed its mind and is shipping them back. What kind of government does this
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Coast Guard Station - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104440
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104440
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Coast Guard Station - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104440
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104440
For the benefit of any person who’s been fuming at MacOS Tahoe for a month, the thing that seems to cause the endless WindowServer crashes is having a screen saver on. Turn it off and seems to resolve (the inbuilt eg photos screen saver, not a third party one)
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For the benefit of any person who’s been fuming at MacOS Tahoe for a month, the thing that seems to cause the endless WindowServer crashes is having a screen saver on. Turn it off and seems to resolve (the inbuilt eg photos screen saver, not a third party one)
on.ft.com/3Lx3bj5 Demand for secure crypto devices soars as hacks hit record
Not listed is the most secure device ‘stop being a greedy gullible idiot’
Not listed is the most secure device ‘stop being a greedy gullible idiot’
Demand for secure crypto devices soars as hacks hit record
So-called cold storage wallets allow digital currency holders an alternative to holding their tokens directly on an exchange
on.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
on.ft.com/3Lx3bj5 Demand for secure crypto devices soars as hacks hit record
Not listed is the most secure device ‘stop being a greedy gullible idiot’
Not listed is the most secure device ‘stop being a greedy gullible idiot’
I’ve got friends who make very little money, struggle to get by, and never complain. I’ve also known people who make plenty of money then whine that they have none, because they *spent* it on something like a 30k wedding or a silly car they didn’t need.
So many people think it's normal to spend huge amounts of money on cars and vacations and house luxuries, and then think it's the world's fault they're broke.
Americans spent 13 BILLION dollars on sports betting last year. |(Let's not even talk about porn or lotteries.)
Americans spent 13 BILLION dollars on sports betting last year. |(Let's not even talk about porn or lotteries.)
So many people with comfortable positions are not living the reality of everyday folks. See here:
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’ve got friends who make very little money, struggle to get by, and never complain. I’ve also known people who make plenty of money then whine that they have none, because they *spent* it on something like a 30k wedding or a silly car they didn’t need.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Dear tech companies, simply provide a ‘no LLM drek’ subscription, I will happily give you more money
Refund requests flood Microsoft after tricking users into AI upgrades www.afr.com/technology/m...
Refund requests flood Microsoft after tricking users into AI upgrades
The software company wrote to Australian customers to apologise for a lack of transparency when it increased fees for Office plans by up to 45 per cent.
www.afr.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Dear tech companies, simply provide a ‘no LLM drek’ subscription, I will happily give you more money
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Fields of Tulip With The Rijnsburg Windmill - 1886
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10173
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10173
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Fields of Tulip With The Rijnsburg Windmill - 1886
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10173
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10173
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Portuguese Church - 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104603
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104603
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Portuguese Church - 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104603
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104603
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
economist.com/business/202...
This blithering nonsense was a thing over two hundred years ago, and now the drek LLMs have found it
economist.com/business/202...
This blithering nonsense was a thing over two hundred years ago, and now the drek LLMs have found it
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
economist.com/business/202...
This blithering nonsense was a thing over two hundred years ago, and now the drek LLMs have found it
economist.com/business/202...
This blithering nonsense was a thing over two hundred years ago, and now the drek LLMs have found it
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Two on the Aisle - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104036
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104036
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Two on the Aisle - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104036
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104036
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To paint snow, Monet used pale blues, pinks, and violets—not white.
He said, “White does not exist in nature.
He said, “White does not exist in nature.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
To paint snow, Monet used pale blues, pinks, and violets—not white.
He said, “White does not exist in nature.
He said, “White does not exist in nature.
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only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
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This is the way the monarchy dies: open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
The unmaking of the monarchy
Why we may run out of royals
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is the way the monarchy dies: open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
America’s plans for a Golden Dome are dangerously obscure
economist.com/leaders/2025...
And all because the orange moron doesn’t know the difference between a scud and an ICBM
economist.com/leaders/2025...
And all because the orange moron doesn’t know the difference between a scud and an ICBM
America’s plans for a Golden Dome are dangerously obscure
Without clarity, the missile shield risks becoming a costly, destabilising white elephant
economist.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
America’s plans for a Golden Dome are dangerously obscure
economist.com/leaders/2025...
And all because the orange moron doesn’t know the difference between a scud and an ICBM
economist.com/leaders/2025...
And all because the orange moron doesn’t know the difference between a scud and an ICBM
economist.com/leaders/2025...
“Perhaps the most important factor is that, as living alone has become easier, women’s standards have grown more exacting. For many, a mediocre partner no longer seems a better bet than remaining single.”
And a bloody good thing too. Much misery avoided.
“Perhaps the most important factor is that, as living alone has become easier, women’s standards have grown more exacting. For many, a mediocre partner no longer seems a better bet than remaining single.”
And a bloody good thing too. Much misery avoided.
The rise of singlehood is reshaping the world
In good ways and bad
economist.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
economist.com/leaders/2025...
“Perhaps the most important factor is that, as living alone has become easier, women’s standards have grown more exacting. For many, a mediocre partner no longer seems a better bet than remaining single.”
And a bloody good thing too. Much misery avoided.
“Perhaps the most important factor is that, as living alone has become easier, women’s standards have grown more exacting. For many, a mediocre partner no longer seems a better bet than remaining single.”
And a bloody good thing too. Much misery avoided.
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Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
Years ago I had a job where you could only take more than 2 weeks holiday if getting married. Bc, you know, *that* was something the employer considered important. So anyone getting married and divorced twice - not improbable- good to go. Single? Nope
I thought even *that* was legally dubious
I thought even *that* was legally dubious
...It really seems like everyone leading an organization of any size should be aware that there's legal risk in telling a class of interns to "go out and seek marriage," without a lawyer having to tell them
Reporting this story, I heard near universal concern from Heritage staff of discrimination against unmarried women.
Then I obtained a letter to the Heritage board from anonymous staffers that alleged the same thing — and more.
Heritage is aware that alleged behavior could create legal trouble.
Then I obtained a letter to the Heritage board from anonymous staffers that alleged the same thing — and more.
Heritage is aware that alleged behavior could create legal trouble.
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Years ago I had a job where you could only take more than 2 weeks holiday if getting married. Bc, you know, *that* was something the employer considered important. So anyone getting married and divorced twice - not improbable- good to go. Single? Nope
I thought even *that* was legally dubious
I thought even *that* was legally dubious
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Solitude - 1944
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104101
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104101
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Solitude - 1944
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104101
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104101