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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 1h

When Trump is six foot under, we will still be dealing with the terrible consequences of his time in office for many, many years.

Tracey @bloomingkind.bsky.social · 2h

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UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time

The goal is hotter and sooner than most official previous advice, and is a nod to the high chance of breaching the ambitious Paris Agreement limit. National advisers on the Climate Change Committee ho...

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 11h

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10h

Trump is unable, at the memorial event for a murder victim he knew well, appears simply unable to control what has all the hallmarks of sociopathic narcissism. (This resembles his televised comment on 9/11 that Trump Tower was now the tallest building in New York again)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 11h

BTW let's appreciate the sheer bathetic comedy of Trump's threats sliding from WE'RE GOING TO BAN ALL CRITICAL SOFTWARE WE WILL BRING YOUR ECONOMY TO A HALT down to WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN COOKING OIL SEE IF WE DON'T.

Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 12h

Don't look now but Trump just freaked out the market again by continuing to escalate the trade war.

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 11h

... what

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "You hear those sirens going off? That's good. A good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're gonna stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that sound bc nobody wanted to do anything. Listen to the beauty of that sound. That's the real deal sirens, not politically correct sirens"

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🦇Zombatman🦇 @budbuddyguy.bsky.social · 11h

God damn dude, stunting on the guy at his own memorial lmfao

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 12h

America is now run by a mobster.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 13h

"Watergate-a-day" undersells how bad this is.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

Breaking News: A U.S. military strike killed six people on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Trump said, asserting without evidence that they were drug smugglers for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Another Attack on Boat, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 13h

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 13h

This is the second time in 24 hours he's said something like this. Yesterday he made that quip saying about Karoline Leavit, "those lips --- they move like a machine gun."

He's losing all inhibitions. Not that he ever had many to begin with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 13h

Latvia make Andorra look good.

John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 13h

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 17h

A new ally for those looking for Russians and Russian money in pro-Brexit politics.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis, & then it's another day:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Johnson: "Together with my friend Speaker Ohana of the Israeli Knesset we're going to rally speakers and presidents of parliaments around the world so we will jointly nominate President Donald J Trump for next year's Nobel Prize. No one has ever deserved that prize more & that is an objective fact."

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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 14h

Dignity, always dignity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump says he's being called "the greatest president of them all. Does that include Washington and Lincoln? Yes it does."

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 18h

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 19h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18h

Turning up to the "No Kings" protest with my "Actually maybe you need a king" sign.

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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 1d

A true president doesn’t care who got the job done, just that it’s done. We are not supposed to be a country divided. Thank you for these words as many people didn’t realize you had also brought home several hostages. I hope we can all come together and collectively agree that we just want peace.

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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 1d

The routine is now set. Nearly every morning #r4today have a servile courtier of Donald Trump eulogising about the powers of the convicted felon and self confessed set abuser. Every time their ridiculous assertions are unchallenged by Today's fearless presenters.

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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 1d

The routine is now set. Nearly every morning #r4today have a servile courtier of Donald Trump eulogising about the powers of the convicted felon and self confessed set abuser. Every time their ridiculous assertions are unchallenged by Today's fearless presenters.

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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 1d

That penalty for Belgium encapsulates everything that is wrong with VAR. Referee clearly felt the player was too close to the ball when it was struck for it to be given handball. Slow it down and freeze frame and it looks entirely different. Might as well remove referees altogether and have AI do it

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