Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧
@stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com
Sailor, Surfer, Firefighter (Feuerwehr), Data Scientist, Contact Center AI Specialist, Utopian Anarchist, former UK Lifeboat volunteer, Former Downtown Eastside Vancouver and Electric Avenue Calgary Doorman for 20 years. (He/Him/Ally)
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The new ICE Bluesky account only follows journalists from NPR, The Washington Post and the NY Times. I guess they must be interested in keeping up with current affairs, cos of course public monitoring of the free press by a Governmental violent militia might look a bit fashy.
January 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
The new ICE Bluesky account only follows journalists from NPR, The Washington Post and the NY Times. I guess they must be interested in keeping up with current affairs, cos of course public monitoring of the free press by a Governmental violent militia might look a bit fashy.
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I hate to burst everyone's bubble but if you think that CBS News losing ratings or prestige matters to David Ellison, you're mistaken. Murdoch ran the NY Post for 45 years without turning a profit. They want these media companies to pump propaganda, not to get ratings or make money.
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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In this speech, he threatened Macron with tariffs if he didn't raise drug prices. Also, he says this.
There is no way to appease him to remove the threat. He will just keep beating you with the same stick if you let him.
Stand tall, tell him to go ahead and tax his own people until they rise up.
There is no way to appease him to remove the threat. He will just keep beating you with the same stick if you let him.
Stand tall, tell him to go ahead and tax his own people until they rise up.
Trump: And I may do that for Greenland, too. I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
In this speech, he threatened Macron with tariffs if he didn't raise drug prices. Also, he says this.
There is no way to appease him to remove the threat. He will just keep beating you with the same stick if you let him.
Stand tall, tell him to go ahead and tax his own people until they rise up.
There is no way to appease him to remove the threat. He will just keep beating you with the same stick if you let him.
Stand tall, tell him to go ahead and tax his own people until they rise up.
A reminder...
If you wish to correct me, go ahead, please do so.
If you want to hear me say you are right and I am wrong... don't be insulting about it.
Present the correct information or explain why I am wrong and leave off your urge to be a POS and make a snide remark. I dont fight. Just block
If you wish to correct me, go ahead, please do so.
If you want to hear me say you are right and I am wrong... don't be insulting about it.
Present the correct information or explain why I am wrong and leave off your urge to be a POS and make a snide remark. I dont fight. Just block
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
A reminder...
If you wish to correct me, go ahead, please do so.
If you want to hear me say you are right and I am wrong... don't be insulting about it.
Present the correct information or explain why I am wrong and leave off your urge to be a POS and make a snide remark. I dont fight. Just block
If you wish to correct me, go ahead, please do so.
If you want to hear me say you are right and I am wrong... don't be insulting about it.
Present the correct information or explain why I am wrong and leave off your urge to be a POS and make a snide remark. I dont fight. Just block
What I see is that Trump does not care and is not changing course.
This worries me for two possible reasons. 1) He is deluded himself about this, and has his thumb on a Nuclear button or 2) he doesn't care and isn't worried because he knows there are no elections where his popularity is a concern
This worries me for two possible reasons. 1) He is deluded himself about this, and has his thumb on a Nuclear button or 2) he doesn't care and isn't worried because he knows there are no elections where his popularity is a concern
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
What I see is that Trump does not care and is not changing course.
This worries me for two possible reasons. 1) He is deluded himself about this, and has his thumb on a Nuclear button or 2) he doesn't care and isn't worried because he knows there are no elections where his popularity is a concern
This worries me for two possible reasons. 1) He is deluded himself about this, and has his thumb on a Nuclear button or 2) he doesn't care and isn't worried because he knows there are no elections where his popularity is a concern
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Penguin Rocket 🐧🚀 Penguins can propel themselves out of the water using the powerful force of their flippers.
🇦🇶 Inexpressible Island, Cape Hallett Antarctica 🇦🇶 #ThursdayThought
🇦🇶 Inexpressible Island, Cape Hallett Antarctica 🇦🇶 #ThursdayThought
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Penguin Rocket 🐧🚀 Penguins can propel themselves out of the water using the powerful force of their flippers.
🇦🇶 Inexpressible Island, Cape Hallett Antarctica 🇦🇶 #ThursdayThought
🇦🇶 Inexpressible Island, Cape Hallett Antarctica 🇦🇶 #ThursdayThought
Not surprising, as only cowards and those afraid of their own shadows, felt they needed guns for protection.
I was shot at 7 times in my 20 years as a nightclub doorman. Luckily they all had terrible aim. I have never once felt like I needed one for myself. Cattle prod, sure, but never a gun.
I was shot at 7 times in my 20 years as a nightclub doorman. Luckily they all had terrible aim. I have never once felt like I needed one for myself. Cattle prod, sure, but never a gun.
When Fascism came to America, no one crawled on their bellies and kissed the boot more willingly than those who once defiantly shouted "Don't Tread On Me!"
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Not surprising, as only cowards and those afraid of their own shadows, felt they needed guns for protection.
I was shot at 7 times in my 20 years as a nightclub doorman. Luckily they all had terrible aim. I have never once felt like I needed one for myself. Cattle prod, sure, but never a gun.
I was shot at 7 times in my 20 years as a nightclub doorman. Luckily they all had terrible aim. I have never once felt like I needed one for myself. Cattle prod, sure, but never a gun.
Will impeaching Trump make the fires worse or better?
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Will impeaching Trump make the fires worse or better?
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“Tomorrow the revolution will ‘rise up again, clashing its weapons,’ and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!”
Rest in power, Rosa Luxemburg.
(5 March 1871 - 15 January 1919)
Rest in power, Rosa Luxemburg.
(5 March 1871 - 15 January 1919)
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
“Tomorrow the revolution will ‘rise up again, clashing its weapons,’ and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!”
Rest in power, Rosa Luxemburg.
(5 March 1871 - 15 January 1919)
Rest in power, Rosa Luxemburg.
(5 March 1871 - 15 January 1919)
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January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Great to see.
The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Great to see.
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Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
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Brilliant discussion.
Great explanations around why we need to tax passive wealth as much as productive income.
youtu.be/q1cx921XUwU?...
Great explanations around why we need to tax passive wealth as much as productive income.
youtu.be/q1cx921XUwU?...
The Economic Case for UBI Just Got Stronger
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Brilliant discussion.
Great explanations around why we need to tax passive wealth as much as productive income.
youtu.be/q1cx921XUwU?...
Great explanations around why we need to tax passive wealth as much as productive income.
youtu.be/q1cx921XUwU?...
So Trump's "plan" was to bigly ramp up NATO defense spending so he could then lose more American service member's lives when he goes to war with them?
Ya know... I am starting to suspect he may not even know what chess even is 😉
Ya know... I am starting to suspect he may not even know what chess even is 😉
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
So Trump's "plan" was to bigly ramp up NATO defense spending so he could then lose more American service member's lives when he goes to war with them?
Ya know... I am starting to suspect he may not even know what chess even is 😉
Ya know... I am starting to suspect he may not even know what chess even is 😉
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“If the Trump administration thinks ‘nothing is off the table’ when defending X and Grok, that tells us a great deal about its priorities. Ours should be protecting people from harm on the platform."
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on X and online safety.
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on X and online safety.
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
“If the Trump administration thinks ‘nothing is off the table’ when defending X and Grok, that tells us a great deal about its priorities. Ours should be protecting people from harm on the platform."
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on X and online safety.
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on X and online safety.
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Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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🔴 Nigel Farage Paid by Trump Crypto Adviser Who Worked With Russia Operative Paul Manafort
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia
🔗 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/nigel-farage-paid-by-trump-crypto-advise…
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia
🔗 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/nigel-farage-paid-by-trump-crypto-advise…
Nigel Farage Paid by Trump Crypto Adviser Who Worked With Russia Operative Paul Manafort
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia influence scandal
bylinetimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage Paid by Trump Crypto Adviser Who Worked With Russia Operative Paul Manafort
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia
🔗 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/nigel-farage-paid-by-trump-crypto-advise…
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia
🔗 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/nigel-farage-paid-by-trump-crypto-advise…
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Caolan Robertson Debunks Shirley's Infamous Kyiv Propaganda Video - Nick is flustered youtu.be/ODTuFypXCWI?... via @YouTube
Nick Shirley pretends Putin's war in Ukraine is all Ferris Wheels and luxury cars. Nick loses his bearings when trying to back-track his absurd story.
Nick Shirley pretends Putin's war in Ukraine is all Ferris Wheels and luxury cars. Nick loses his bearings when trying to back-track his absurd story.
Nick Shirley CONFRONTED Over Infamous Kyiv Propaganda Video
YouTube video by Caolan Robertson
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January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Caolan Robertson Debunks Shirley's Infamous Kyiv Propaganda Video - Nick is flustered youtu.be/ODTuFypXCWI?... via @YouTube
Nick Shirley pretends Putin's war in Ukraine is all Ferris Wheels and luxury cars. Nick loses his bearings when trying to back-track his absurd story.
Nick Shirley pretends Putin's war in Ukraine is all Ferris Wheels and luxury cars. Nick loses his bearings when trying to back-track his absurd story.
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You don’t have to be LGBT+ to support those that are in the same way that you don’t have to play sports to support a sports team.
January 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
You don’t have to be LGBT+ to support those that are in the same way that you don’t have to play sports to support a sports team.
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The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s becoming obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included.
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/rPjQYKp
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/rPjQYKp
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s becoming obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included.
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/rPjQYKp
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/rPjQYKp
I am not sure which is the worse pick for the Nobel Prize. Machado or Aung San Suu Kyi
I am thinking Suu Kyi for actually committing genocide, whereas Machado just supports a genocidal war mongering maniac.
I am thinking Suu Kyi for actually committing genocide, whereas Machado just supports a genocidal war mongering maniac.
María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal
María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal
The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award
The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has said she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal during their meeting on Thursday.
She did not answer reporters’ questions as to whether he accepted it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I am not sure which is the worse pick for the Nobel Prize. Machado or Aung San Suu Kyi
I am thinking Suu Kyi for actually committing genocide, whereas Machado just supports a genocidal war mongering maniac.
I am thinking Suu Kyi for actually committing genocide, whereas Machado just supports a genocidal war mongering maniac.
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
Please do Minnesota. Canada will welcome you with open arms. You have more in common with Canadian values and it just makes sense.
Rep. Andy Harris: "Look, if Minnesota wants to secede from the union and have it on their own, that's fine"
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Please do Minnesota. Canada will welcome you with open arms. You have more in common with Canadian values and it just makes sense.