Tony
@tonynicol3.bsky.social
Retired Water Industry Systems Engineer, no longer torturing wood on a lathe or mounting expeditions into the garden wilderness. Soup Dragon, First Class.
Political donations are Bribes!
Please don't send me crisis appeals, I support via UNICEF
Political donations are Bribes!
Please don't send me crisis appeals, I support via UNICEF
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Trumps Economy is in trouble.
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trumps Economy is in trouble.
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Russia's Tu-22M bombers haven't threatened Ukraine in a year.
16 just moved 2,900 km closer. Three days later, they probed NATO airspace over the Baltic. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/b...
16 just moved 2,900 km closer. Three days later, they probed NATO airspace over the Baltic. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/b...
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Russia's Tu-22M bombers haven't threatened Ukraine in a year.
16 just moved 2,900 km closer. Three days later, they probed NATO airspace over the Baltic. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/b...
16 just moved 2,900 km closer. Three days later, they probed NATO airspace over the Baltic. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/b...
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For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
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One thing that Pyotr doesn’t say directly, though he infers it repeatedly, is that the Oligarchs are essentially sucking all the transferable wealth out of the Russian state right now, and dumping their unusable (internationally) rubles to pay for it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
One thing that Pyotr doesn’t say directly, though he infers it repeatedly, is that the Oligarchs are essentially sucking all the transferable wealth out of the Russian state right now, and dumping their unusable (internationally) rubles to pay for it.
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NATO should defend Ukraine as if it were a member. Enough with the abstract – what's happening in now, in the real world, necessitates it. If not, it's only a matter of time that NATO is directly at war with Russia. The instant the war is over, make it official. NATO is much stronger with Ukraine.
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
NATO should defend Ukraine as if it were a member. Enough with the abstract – what's happening in now, in the real world, necessitates it. If not, it's only a matter of time that NATO is directly at war with Russia. The instant the war is over, make it official. NATO is much stronger with Ukraine.
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One thing I learned over the weekend from talking to finance people is that they assume the AI bubble is going to burst and their issue is figuring out when so they can time their trades right.
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One thing I learned over the weekend from talking to finance people is that they assume the AI bubble is going to burst and their issue is figuring out when so they can time their trades right.
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Pa's slightly more well known cousin. No mention here of the fact that his sculptress wife Mitzi designed the BAFTA award.
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Pa's slightly more well known cousin. No mention here of the fact that his sculptress wife Mitzi designed the BAFTA award.
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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So often the story on climate leaves us in despair.
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
After COP30, what now? It’s actually good news
It’s the shape of story across all ages and human cultures. You’re in a hole. Then you get out
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So often the story on climate leaves us in despair.
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Sweden scrambled Gripen fighters to identify and shadow a group of Russian long-range aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea on Thursday, after radar picked up multiple Tu-22M3 bombers travelling with escorting Su-35 fighters.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-interce...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-interce...
NATO intercepts Russian bombers armed with cruise missiles
Sweden scrambled Gripen fighters on Thursday to shadow a group of Russian Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-35 escorts flying over the Baltic Sea after the formation was detected on radar.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sweden scrambled Gripen fighters to identify and shadow a group of Russian long-range aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea on Thursday, after radar picked up multiple Tu-22M3 bombers travelling with escorting Su-35 fighters.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-interce...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-interce...
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And this is why we fight. This shit won't last long at this rate. If they keep racking up half-TRILLION dollar loss projections, even the most bullish, fascist-ass weirdo billionaire is going to have to stop to keep from losing his shirt.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And this is why we fight. This shit won't last long at this rate. If they keep racking up half-TRILLION dollar loss projections, even the most bullish, fascist-ass weirdo billionaire is going to have to stop to keep from losing his shirt.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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There's going to be a lot more pain – and regrettably there *needs* to be a lot more pain – for Farage supporters before this is out.
The Farage way is costly. That's the lesson. And you will damn well learn it.
The Farage way is costly. That's the lesson. And you will damn well learn it.
Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year...
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Women and the disabled will be disproportionately affected.
Not quite what Reform UK had promised.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Women and the disabled will be disproportionately affected.
Not quite what Reform UK had promised.
Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There's going to be a lot more pain – and regrettably there *needs* to be a lot more pain – for Farage supporters before this is out.
The Farage way is costly. That's the lesson. And you will damn well learn it.
The Farage way is costly. That's the lesson. And you will damn well learn it.
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Who wants to see a beautiful pair of boobies?
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Who wants to see a beautiful pair of boobies?
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Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
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We have to be careful with this. Jeremy Warner, who wrote the article, voted Remain and he's written a few such articles since 2016. Also, he quotes a study supporting his line of thought but in the same breath questions its credibility (to keep Telegraph readers semi-happy). It's not Saul/Damascus.
The Telegraph denounces Brexit as ‘unmitigated economic disaster’
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
Told you so! The Telegraph denounces Brexit as 'unmitigated economic disaster'
We've now got The Telegraph joining the Brexit resistance, after the formerly pro-leave paper ripped into its 'near-disastrous' consequences.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have to be careful with this. Jeremy Warner, who wrote the article, voted Remain and he's written a few such articles since 2016. Also, he quotes a study supporting his line of thought but in the same breath questions its credibility (to keep Telegraph readers semi-happy). It's not Saul/Damascus.
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Trump shot a 68? On which hole?
November 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump shot a 68? On which hole?
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“Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue…@LibDems.org.uk leader @EdDavey.libdems.org.uk said: “That is why we have the highest taxes ever, that is why we have sky-high bills, that is why we have a cost of living crisis.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue…@LibDems.org.uk leader @EdDavey.libdems.org.uk said: “That is why we have the highest taxes ever, that is why we have sky-high bills, that is why we have a cost of living crisis.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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The BBC, the press, the Universities, who next? The UK's key and core institutions are consciously preparing the ground for Fascism. Enabling, abetting, collaborating.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The BBC, the press, the Universities, who next? The UK's key and core institutions are consciously preparing the ground for Fascism. Enabling, abetting, collaborating.
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This reckless push for war with Venezuela is a catastrophic disaster in the making. Hegseth's admission of murder and this illegal, unauthorized invasion plotted by incompetents will only lead to ruin and needless deaths. It's an authoritarian nightmare.
'It will end in ruin': Ex-GOP insider makes grim prediction for Pete Hegseth's next plan
Pete Hegseth just admitted to murder and is heading toward executing a massive mission that one ex-GOP insider says will "end in ruin."Steve Schmidt, an independent political strategist who worked on former President George W. Bush's campaign, on Sunday published a piece called, "Kill them all" is a...
www.rawstory.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This reckless push for war with Venezuela is a catastrophic disaster in the making. Hegseth's admission of murder and this illegal, unauthorized invasion plotted by incompetents will only lead to ruin and needless deaths. It's an authoritarian nightmare.
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this is like reclaiming the flag - these people want to lay claim to the very concept of America as an explicit white supremacist place with no place for anyone but themselves
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
this is like reclaiming the flag - these people want to lay claim to the very concept of America as an explicit white supremacist place with no place for anyone but themselves
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
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of course much of the history of this country is full of white supremacist horror
but you don’t have to pretend otherwise to say we can and should be something else, you don’t have to hand it to the worst people alive
but you don’t have to pretend otherwise to say we can and should be something else, you don’t have to hand it to the worst people alive
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
of course much of the history of this country is full of white supremacist horror
but you don’t have to pretend otherwise to say we can and should be something else, you don’t have to hand it to the worst people alive
but you don’t have to pretend otherwise to say we can and should be something else, you don’t have to hand it to the worst people alive
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BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.