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Peter de Bode @peterdebode.bsky.social · 2m

Who remembers this ?

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Tony Joe White - Willie and Laura Mae Jones

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 17h

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"Mike Johnson Said He and His Son Monitor Each Other’s Porn Usage, and Yeah, It’s Exactly as Weird as It Sounds"

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12m

Today on Volts: In a big blue city, a progressive up-and-comer is challenging an establishment Democrat to be mayor, having already scored a surprise win in the primary. Naturally I'm talking about Seattle's Katie Wilson! We talk housing, transit, public order, the threat of Trump, & much more.

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson on governing a blue city in 2025

NIMBYs below, Trumpies above, oh my.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 23m

“One day very soon Reingold is going to wake up and have to confront the fact that one of the few friends she has left in the world is an elderly colleague who is really excited about AI actresses because they will allow him to finally "see a virgin on-screen." That's tough.”

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 57m

An American woman of Russian descent was fired after a photo of her Tesla with “Z CRIMEA” plates went viral, sparking outrage. A fundraiser claiming her dismissal was “unfair” has already raised nearly $4,000.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 33m

Is there gonna be outrage among westerners about russians blowing up a UN humanitarian convoy or

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hanna 🧶 @hannadevries.bsky.social · 24m

Hiero :)

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Arjan @arjanmuil.bsky.social · 26m

Vandaag van @mvonederland.bsky.social de analyse van de toekomstbestendigheid van de politieke programma's.

Het zal niet verbazen dat het rentmeesterschap van CDA vooral bijdraagt aan het instandhouden van de fossiele economie. #Henrispam

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Keith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social · 37m

As promised, here's how I spent my gorgeous fall Saturday afternoon.

What I Saw at This Weekend’s Minnesota MAHA Fest Scared the Hell out of Me - Racket

Over 1,000 Christian opponents of modern medicine descended on Alexandria, MN, to testify that drugs, doctors, and Satan were making us all sick at the 7th annual Freedom Summit.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

I remember a few people on here saying the reports were exaggerated

Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 4h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

Just a feckless, feeble, snot flap of a man

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1h

If only…

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1h

lol bsky.app/profile/jwma...

JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 1h

As it happens, this is almost exactly the same as Nintendo’s annual revenue. Which seems like the right comparison- a successful producer of electronic toys. on.ft.com/4nMkP0B

OpenAI books about $13bn in annual recurring revenue, 70 per cent of which comes from consumers using ChatGPT, which costs $20 for a standard subscription, according to people familiar with the company’s finances.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 2h

Back when we created NAFTA and the WTO. Just sayin.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "When I look at economic cycles, I think the most analogous period to what we're seeing now is the 1990s."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2h

just wait until TikTok is owned by Larry Ellison and Rupert Murdoch

Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 3h

The continued presence of hoax news accounts targeting a US audience is a worrying sign given that TikTok has been surging as a source of news for Americans.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2h

Once again, this is shameful, wildly out of the Treasury Secretary’s lane, he should resign, & we should have some thoughtful reflection from everyone who told us he was a credible Cabinet choice because he went to the right schools & cocktail parties:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "All I hear from the Europeans is that Putin is coming to Warsaw. There are very few things in life I am sure about. I am sure he's not coming to Boston."

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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 2h

As Trump wages war on DEI, Apple essentially just ratified the MAGA view of law enforcement officers as a protected class.

(new @msnbc.com column)

Opinion | How Apple gave ICE agents the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ treatment

The tech giant removed an app that helped communities log immigration law enforcement activity, in part because agents could be part of a “targeted group.”

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 2h

Scott Bessent going “erm ackshually Tariffs aren’t a tax, they’re just a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions”

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 2h

Tariffs are taxes

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Peter de Bode @peterdebode.bsky.social · 2h

En gezelschap..

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Peter de Bode @peterdebode.bsky.social · 2h

Really

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2h

MIRAN SAYS CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION HAVE LED TO A POPULATION SHOCK

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2h

AIRBUS SE - GERMANY ORDERS 20 NEW EUROFIGHTERS TO STRENGTHEN AIR SUPERIORITY || FIRST AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO GERMAN AIR FORCE IN 2031, LAST IN 2034 || EUROFIGHTER IS PLANNED TO REMAIN IN SERVICE WITH GERMAN AIR FORCE UNTIL 2060S

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Sander Turnhout🔻🍉🌳🌱🍄🦟🐈‍⬛🍓🔥 @sanderturnhout.bsky.social · 1d

Bij @nrc.nl hebben ze nog niet door dat #petersen geen jurist en geen ecoloog is. De #rekenkundigeondergrens is nul. Als #aerius onnauwkeurig is, krijg je juist méér #pasmelders.

NRC @nrc.nl · 1d

Versoepeling van de rekenregels voor stikstof fors afgezwakt

Door nieuw wetenschappelijk inzicht valt het versoepelen van de stikstofregels lager uit dan gehoopt. Het is een tegenvaller voor demissionair minister Femke Wiersma (Landbouw, BBB), die Nederland van het stikstofslot wil halen en PAS-melders uit de illegaliteit wil helpen.

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Peter de Bode @peterdebode.bsky.social · 3h

Klassiek beeld

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