Brian Lucey
@brianmlucey.bsky.social
Grumpy, older, man. Almost done finance professor. Journal editor and reviewer wrangler. Mostly harmless. MAY contain snark and sarcasm. "A cunning Fenian pest"
or we could not bother going to Trumpistan in the first place
Foreign visitors without an annual pass will need to pay a surcharge of $100, in addition to existing fees, to enter popular national parks like Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone.
Trump Administration Hikes National Park Fees For Foreign Visitors—Annual Passes To Cost $170 More
Foreign visitors without an annual pass will need to pay a surcharge of $100, in addition to existing fees, to enter popular national parks like Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
or we could not bother going to Trumpistan in the first place
Enough basketball and yankeesoccer lads and lassies. Enough.
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Enough basketball and yankeesoccer lads and lassies. Enough.
Hormone and antibiotic swole Beef
I give you the beef rib at Sanders BBQ in Berverly, Illinois. Diet coke for scale.🤤
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hormone and antibiotic swole Beef
I'm finding it hard to muster sympathy for the national guard members shot in DC.
They knew they had no reason to be there, they knew that being there was empowering a wannabee tyrant, they knew they were on the wrong side of history. Nuremberg defences incoming I'm sure
Am I wrong here?
They knew they had no reason to be there, they knew that being there was empowering a wannabee tyrant, they knew they were on the wrong side of history. Nuremberg defences incoming I'm sure
Am I wrong here?
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I'm finding it hard to muster sympathy for the national guard members shot in DC.
They knew they had no reason to be there, they knew that being there was empowering a wannabee tyrant, they knew they were on the wrong side of history. Nuremberg defences incoming I'm sure
Am I wrong here?
They knew they had no reason to be there, they knew that being there was empowering a wannabee tyrant, they knew they were on the wrong side of history. Nuremberg defences incoming I'm sure
Am I wrong here?
Is today American Christmas when they celebrate a group of illegal immigrant military aged male religious fanatics starting a process of genocidal colonization?
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Is today American Christmas when they celebrate a group of illegal immigrant military aged male religious fanatics starting a process of genocidal colonization?
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
This man was the worst minister, in the worst cabinet, of the worst government, in the most useless parliament that this country has ever seen. The fact that he even thought that he would run for president.... Dustin the Turkey wins every time
This man was the worst minister, in the worst cabinet, of the worst government, in the most useless parliament that this country has ever seen. The fact that he even thought that he would run for president.... Dustin the Turkey wins every time
‘We messed up’ – Barry Andrews on Fianna Fáil’s botched presidential election campaign
Barry Andrews has said he has “no regrets” about his decision not to contest the presidential election and urged Fianna Fáil to he “honest” when it presents an internal party review into its failed ca...
m.independent.ie
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
This man was the worst minister, in the worst cabinet, of the worst government, in the most useless parliament that this country has ever seen. The fact that he even thought that he would run for president.... Dustin the Turkey wins every time
This man was the worst minister, in the worst cabinet, of the worst government, in the most useless parliament that this country has ever seen. The fact that he even thought that he would run for president.... Dustin the Turkey wins every time
If Donald Trump were a worshipper of a chaos God in Warhammer 40k, as he seems to be cosplaying it recently, whom?
* Dark King , apotheosis of the emperor?
* Tzeentch, God of tricksy?
* Nurgle, plague god?
* Khorne, God of war?
* Slaneesh, God of excess?
* Chaos undivided??
* Dark King , apotheosis of the emperor?
* Tzeentch, God of tricksy?
* Nurgle, plague god?
* Khorne, God of war?
* Slaneesh, God of excess?
* Chaos undivided??
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If Donald Trump were a worshipper of a chaos God in Warhammer 40k, as he seems to be cosplaying it recently, whom?
* Dark King , apotheosis of the emperor?
* Tzeentch, God of tricksy?
* Nurgle, plague god?
* Khorne, God of war?
* Slaneesh, God of excess?
* Chaos undivided??
* Dark King , apotheosis of the emperor?
* Tzeentch, God of tricksy?
* Nurgle, plague god?
* Khorne, God of war?
* Slaneesh, God of excess?
* Chaos undivided??
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon tough standards for deadly soot pollution www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Make America Gag Again!
Make America Gag Again!
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon tough standards for deadly soot pollution
EPA had previously said rule reducing fine particle matter from vehicles and industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon tough standards for deadly soot pollution www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Make America Gag Again!
Make America Gag Again!
So, Trump posted this. This is, frankly, batshit insane. It is not just him as a king. It is iconography of him as the Emperor of Man from Warhammer 40k. A militarised absolute ruler, a literal godemperor, who routinely uses genocide as a political tool.
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So, Trump posted this. This is, frankly, batshit insane. It is not just him as a king. It is iconography of him as the Emperor of Man from Warhammer 40k. A militarised absolute ruler, a literal godemperor, who routinely uses genocide as a political tool.
If you think that The Holocaust pails into insignificance behind animal species degredation I really don't know what to say.
The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
share.google
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
If you think that The Holocaust pails into insignificance behind animal species degredation I really don't know what to say.
Reposted by Brian Lucey
And people wonder why the EU doesn't want American food
The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And people wonder why the EU doesn't want American food
So we have Kevin on texmex ; we know fwr too much about @scalzi.com burrito issues 😁
When do we get @cstross.bsky.social on stovies 🏴
When do we get @cstross.bsky.social on stovies 🏴
*the horror persists, but so does cooking for a tiny shot of joy*
HEY Y’ALL IF YOU’VE NEVER MADE HUEVOS RANCHEROS BEFORE, LET’S GO
Start with whipping up a wee batch of guacamole. 1 avocado, three diced cherry tomatoes, about a quarter of a white onion (diced), juice of one lime, salt & pepper
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HEY Y’ALL IF YOU’VE NEVER MADE HUEVOS RANCHEROS BEFORE, LET’S GO
Start with whipping up a wee batch of guacamole. 1 avocado, three diced cherry tomatoes, about a quarter of a white onion (diced), juice of one lime, salt & pepper
1/
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
So we have Kevin on texmex ; we know fwr too much about @scalzi.com burrito issues 😁
When do we get @cstross.bsky.social on stovies 🏴
When do we get @cstross.bsky.social on stovies 🏴
Russian is profoundly and congenitally untrustworthy and will pay no heed to any treaty it signs
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Russian is profoundly and congenitally untrustworthy and will pay no heed to any treaty it signs
If you are interested in the intersection of biodiversity risk and financial markets, this review might be of interest. Fee to download through 8 January
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7xZAUiCJ...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7xZAUiCJ...
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you are interested in the intersection of biodiversity risk and financial markets, this review might be of interest. Fee to download through 8 January
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7xZAUiCJ...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7xZAUiCJ...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/pasc...
He was a very solid Finance Minister, is well enough liked, smart as a whip, a voracious reader and book reviewer. MD of World Bank is a serious global position. Well played Pascal.
He was a very solid Finance Minister, is well enough liked, smart as a whip, a voracious reader and book reviewer. MD of World Bank is a serious global position. Well played Pascal.
Paschal Donohoe to step down as Finance Minister | BreakingNews
Mr Donohoe has long been linked with roles in the global financial world and is the current chair of the Eurogroup of finance ministers.
www.breakingnews.ie
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/pasc...
He was a very solid Finance Minister, is well enough liked, smart as a whip, a voracious reader and book reviewer. MD of World Bank is a serious global position. Well played Pascal.
He was a very solid Finance Minister, is well enough liked, smart as a whip, a voracious reader and book reviewer. MD of World Bank is a serious global position. Well played Pascal.
It's not destroying innovation it's calling out unsafe bullcackey
China has banned calling your car self-driving when it isn't, a ban on slick door handles that don't work in emergencies is in the works, and now it's coming for rapid 0-60 times, as it seeks to destroy every last one of Tesla's "innovations."
carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/c...
carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/c...
China proposes 5-second 0-100 km/h acceleration limit on vehicles to enhance road safety
China moves to curb "too fast" cars with new 5-second acceleration requirement.
carnewschina.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's not destroying innovation it's calling out unsafe bullcackey
High art: the museum that is only accessible via an eight-hour hike www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
It's a hut. They invented a hut
It's a hut. They invented a hut
High art: the museum that is only accessible via an eight-hour hike
The Frattini Bivouac is part of a Bergamo gallery’s experiment to ‘think like a mountain’. But in the thin air of the Italian alps, curatorial ideas are challenged in more ways than one
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
High art: the museum that is only accessible via an eight-hour hike www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
It's a hut. They invented a hut
It's a hut. They invented a hut
While the BBC shouldn't do partisan edits, the response to the Dr Evil $ demand should have been "see you in court"
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
While the BBC shouldn't do partisan edits, the response to the Dr Evil $ demand should have been "see you in court"
If anybody thinks that xiaomi Is a rival for Tesla as opposed to a switch target for it...
It's so over for Tesla in China.
The Xiaomi YU7, a Model Y rival, not only outsold Tesla's Model Y in October, but it outsold Tesla's *total* October sales of 26,006 vehicles by 29%.
💀☠️
The Xiaomi YU7, a Model Y rival, not only outsold Tesla's Model Y in October, but it outsold Tesla's *total* October sales of 26,006 vehicles by 29%.
💀☠️
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If anybody thinks that xiaomi Is a rival for Tesla as opposed to a switch target for it...
www.science.org/content/arti...
This seems very short-sighted.
"deny federal funding to any U.S. scientist .... collaborates with .. four countries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The language is retroactive
Americans, through successive election of governments, seem to hate science
This seems very short-sighted.
"deny federal funding to any U.S. scientist .... collaborates with .. four countries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The language is retroactive
Americans, through successive election of governments, seem to hate science
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
www.science.org/content/arti...
This seems very short-sighted.
"deny federal funding to any U.S. scientist .... collaborates with .. four countries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The language is retroactive
Americans, through successive election of governments, seem to hate science
This seems very short-sighted.
"deny federal funding to any U.S. scientist .... collaborates with .. four countries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The language is retroactive
Americans, through successive election of governments, seem to hate science
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
The sheer unadulterated gall of this man WHO LIVES IN MALTA AND HASNT BEEN AN IRISH TAX RESIDENT IN THIS CENTURY...
Gerruptheyard Denis
The sheer unadulterated gall of this man WHO LIVES IN MALTA AND HASNT BEEN AN IRISH TAX RESIDENT IN THIS CENTURY...
Gerruptheyard Denis
Remote working a 'mistake', claims Denis O'Brien
Businessman Denis O'Brien has claimed there has been a "marked decline" in the efficiency of all parts of the Government due to remote working.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
The sheer unadulterated gall of this man WHO LIVES IN MALTA AND HASNT BEEN AN IRISH TAX RESIDENT IN THIS CENTURY...
Gerruptheyard Denis
The sheer unadulterated gall of this man WHO LIVES IN MALTA AND HASNT BEEN AN IRISH TAX RESIDENT IN THIS CENTURY...
Gerruptheyard Denis
Nothing says financial sense more than encouraging excessive home bias ammirite?
Government should force Isa savers into UK stocks, says Martin Gilbert on.ft.com/3XmUPx2
Government should force Isa savers into UK stocks, says Martin Gilbert
Revolut chair calls for curbs to cash Isa tax-free allowance
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nothing says financial sense more than encouraging excessive home bias ammirite?
Why are Americans so obsessed with college sports? Wouldn't it make more sense to put all that energy into obsessing about college.... education?
Honestly baffles me.
Universities seem to be sports franchises with education tacked on
Honestly baffles me.
Universities seem to be sports franchises with education tacked on
The Texas A&M money machine has a tendency to change everyone inside it — and drive many of them to madness.
In his second season as head coach, Mike Elko has the Aggies ranked No. 3 in the country. The Elkos are attempting to stay normal.
In his second season as head coach, Mike Elko has the Aggies ranked No. 3 in the country. The Elkos are attempting to stay normal.
Amid the madness of Texas A&M, a coach and his family try to keep it real
At Texas A&M, where one booster says, “We’ve got more money than we’ve got brains,” Coach Mike Elko aims to tune out the noise.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Why are Americans so obsessed with college sports? Wouldn't it make more sense to put all that energy into obsessing about college.... education?
Honestly baffles me.
Universities seem to be sports franchises with education tacked on
Honestly baffles me.
Universities seem to be sports franchises with education tacked on
TIL
Virginia does not have bars. It only allows restaurants, and 51% of sales must come from non-alcohol. But of course it has liberal gun laws....
The more I learn about it the USA, the more I cannot fathom how we ever thought this was a serious country.
Virginia does not have bars. It only allows restaurants, and 51% of sales must come from non-alcohol. But of course it has liberal gun laws....
The more I learn about it the USA, the more I cannot fathom how we ever thought this was a serious country.
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
TIL
Virginia does not have bars. It only allows restaurants, and 51% of sales must come from non-alcohol. But of course it has liberal gun laws....
The more I learn about it the USA, the more I cannot fathom how we ever thought this was a serious country.
Virginia does not have bars. It only allows restaurants, and 51% of sales must come from non-alcohol. But of course it has liberal gun laws....
The more I learn about it the USA, the more I cannot fathom how we ever thought this was a serious country.