Firstconsul
@firstconsul.bsky.social
Professor, Spouse, Dad & the King in Yellow. Former Geographer & amateur archeologist, currently teaching Economics. Previous incarnations include: disc jockey, electrician, airline ground support, travel agent, bookstore manager, founder & CEO.
Dumb move, Corbyn. Really stupid.
Zarah Sultana boycotts Your Party conference hours after Jeremy Corbyn vowed unity
Ms Sultana said she will not enter the main conference centre on Saturday in protest at a ‘witch hunt’
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dumb move, Corbyn. Really stupid.
The sort of stupidity created by an incompetent government.
Energy assistance funds released to states after government shutdown delay
Relief is coming soon for families who need help paying their heating bills this winter, but it's happening weeks behind schedule.
www.wmtw.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The sort of stupidity created by an incompetent government.
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www.recallmlaturton.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Trump says the GOP should win the midterms because he is “the affordability president”
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump says the GOP should win the midterms because he is “the affordability president”
More effects of Climate Change. Expect more of this, including human diseases.
Shetland farmers on alert as bloodsucking worms threaten sheep
Traditionally found in the southern hemisphere, the barber’s pole parasite is spreading north and can kill an animal rapidly
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
More effects of Climate Change. Expect more of this, including human diseases.
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Dictators need war to stay in power.
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Dictators need war to stay in power.
Reminds me of the AMC cars.
Tesla Model Y Posts Worst Defect Rate of Any New Car in a Decade
Tesla Model Y reliability just hit rock bottom in Germany’s TÜV Report 2026, with the worst defect rate in a decade. Here’s why that matters to you.
www.autoblog.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reminds me of the AMC cars.
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#TN7 — REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social To @joyannreid.bsky.social : “Ban congressional stock trading. It’s disgusting when members walk out of Congress as millionaires."
She's endorsed by End Citizens United, doesn't take corporate PAC or AIPAC💰 — will🤖Van Epps’ billionaire donors let him say this?
She's endorsed by End Citizens United, doesn't take corporate PAC or AIPAC💰 — will🤖Van Epps’ billionaire donors let him say this?
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
#TN7 — REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social To @joyannreid.bsky.social : “Ban congressional stock trading. It’s disgusting when members walk out of Congress as millionaires."
She's endorsed by End Citizens United, doesn't take corporate PAC or AIPAC💰 — will🤖Van Epps’ billionaire donors let him say this?
She's endorsed by End Citizens United, doesn't take corporate PAC or AIPAC💰 — will🤖Van Epps’ billionaire donors let him say this?
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Assuming every boat Trump and Hegseth blew up contained the amount of drugs they claim, Hernandez was responsible for bringing more drugs into the US than every one of them had combined. By far. And yet, Trump murders 80+ people and counting while pardoning the narco kingpin.
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Assuming every boat Trump and Hegseth blew up contained the amount of drugs they claim, Hernandez was responsible for bringing more drugs into the US than every one of them had combined. By far. And yet, Trump murders 80+ people and counting while pardoning the narco kingpin.
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Right out of the textbooks. Literally "Them."
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Right out of the textbooks. Literally "Them."
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They all deserve to be berated like this 👏👏👏
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They all deserve to be berated like this 👏👏👏
Can we PLEASE end the curse of Tik Tok?
TikTok car stunt leaves friend brain damaged in Bexhill
Sussex Police say Connor Pace drove around a Bexhill car park with his victim on the bonnet.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Can we PLEASE end the curse of Tik Tok?
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The Trump administration’s war-memorial agency removed Dutch plaques honoring Black American servicemembers who fought and died as liberators in World War II, an act that coincided with Washington’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump administration’s war-memorial agency removed Dutch plaques honoring Black American servicemembers who fought and died as liberators in World War II, an act that coincided with Washington’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."