Ken Chicken
@chickken2.bsky.social
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
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February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
October 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM
To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
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The chubby one was, "Like, is he dead?"
The skinny one, "I don't know. Peck him."
"You peck him."
"I am not pecking him."
"Did you hear that click?"
"I did. Is it bad?"
"I don't know. He is smiling."
"I don't think he is dead."
"Oh well, we can always crap on him."
"I like how you think."
The skinny one, "I don't know. Peck him."
"You peck him."
"I am not pecking him."
"Did you hear that click?"
"I did. Is it bad?"
"I don't know. He is smiling."
"I don't think he is dead."
"Oh well, we can always crap on him."
"I like how you think."
June 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The chubby one was, "Like, is he dead?"
The skinny one, "I don't know. Peck him."
"You peck him."
"I am not pecking him."
"Did you hear that click?"
"I did. Is it bad?"
"I don't know. He is smiling."
"I don't think he is dead."
"Oh well, we can always crap on him."
"I like how you think."
The skinny one, "I don't know. Peck him."
"You peck him."
"I am not pecking him."
"Did you hear that click?"
"I did. Is it bad?"
"I don't know. He is smiling."
"I don't think he is dead."
"Oh well, we can always crap on him."
"I like how you think."
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Eutelsat revenue on track as Starlink rival gains government customers reut.rs/3FbAky4
Eutelsat revenue on track as Starlink rival gains government customers
French satellite operator Eutelsat met quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday, as the European rival to SpaceX's Starlink attracted new government customers for its OneWeb satellites.
reut.rs
May 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Eutelsat revenue on track as Starlink rival gains government customers reut.rs/3FbAky4
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📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5)
With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.
• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly
With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.
• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5)
With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.
• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly
With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.
• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly
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Historically a 1942 Winston Churchill visit to the White House - he wasn’t in a suit and tie either - he was in his wartime air raid siren outfit
His country was also at war
Don’t let facts get in the way of disgusting performative dirtbags
His country was also at war
Don’t let facts get in the way of disgusting performative dirtbags
March 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Historically a 1942 Winston Churchill visit to the White House - he wasn’t in a suit and tie either - he was in his wartime air raid siren outfit
His country was also at war
Don’t let facts get in the way of disgusting performative dirtbags
His country was also at war
Don’t let facts get in the way of disgusting performative dirtbags
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This Passwords app upgrade can replace one of Apple’s most loved features
This Passwords app upgrade can replace one of Apple’s most loved features
Apple’s Passwords app debuted in iOS 18 as a one-stop hub for all your password needs. But the app also, interestingly, has a feature that can replace one of Apple’s best existing Wi-Fi tools.
more…
9to5mac.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This Passwords app upgrade can replace one of Apple’s most loved features
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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Greenland is not for sale.
And in other words….👇
And in other words….👇
January 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Greenland is not for sale.
And in other words….👇
And in other words….👇
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"Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off."
January 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off."
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Someone needs to start a rumour among flat Earthers that there is a rival civilisation on the others side of the disk that is burrowing towards us so they can invade.
January 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Someone needs to start a rumour among flat Earthers that there is a rival civilisation on the others side of the disk that is burrowing towards us so they can invade.
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5 Reasons to Wait for Next Year's MacBook Pro
5 Reasons to Wait for Next Year's MacBook Pro
Apple in October 2024 overhauled its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, adding M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips, Thunderbolt 5 ports on higher-end models, display changes, and more. That's quite a lot of updates in one go, but if you think this means a…
www.macrumors.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
5 Reasons to Wait for Next Year's MacBook Pro
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Yorkshire Bylines was the one that kicked off the Bylines Network in 2020, setting a new gold standard for citizen journalism. Can you share this with encouragement to follow, to get them to 20k today? 🙏
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Yorkshire Bylines was the one that kicked off the Bylines Network in 2020, setting a new gold standard for citizen journalism. Can you share this with encouragement to follow, to get them to 20k today? 🙏
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
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Food scientist here. Top priority has been to reformulate foods to be cheaper over the last few years. I used to occasionally buy what I design. No more. I always cook from ingredients now because the processed stuff is just so bad nowadays.
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Food scientist here. Top priority has been to reformulate foods to be cheaper over the last few years. I used to occasionally buy what I design. No more. I always cook from ingredients now because the processed stuff is just so bad nowadays.
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Room full of satire writers will struggle to find a funnier line that the BBC Newsreader just now saying “The Chinese approached Prince Andrew in the hope of finding intelligence’”
December 16, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Room full of satire writers will struggle to find a funnier line that the BBC Newsreader just now saying “The Chinese approached Prince Andrew in the hope of finding intelligence’”
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The central problem social media has failed to tackle is that it's easier to build an audience using controversy than real thought.
December 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The central problem social media has failed to tackle is that it's easier to build an audience using controversy than real thought.
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Find the Mac Pro (5th anniversary edition) 🔍
1949 cheese graters, 1 of them is a Mac Pro
1949 cheese graters, 1 of them is a Mac Pro
December 10, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Find the Mac Pro (5th anniversary edition) 🔍
1949 cheese graters, 1 of them is a Mac Pro
1949 cheese graters, 1 of them is a Mac Pro
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Sweden’s wind power industry risks becoming a victim of its own success.
Free green power in Sweden is crippling its wind industry
The country has one of the greenest grids in the world. But even more is needed to electrify the rest of its economy.
buff.ly
December 7, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Sweden’s wind power industry risks becoming a victim of its own success.
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Study of ChatGPT citations makes dismal reading for publishers
Study of ChatGPT citations makes dismal reading for publishers
As more publishers cut content licensing deals with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a study put out this week by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism — looking at how the AI chatbot produces citations (i.e. sources) for publishers’ content — makes for interesting,…
tcrn.ch
November 29, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Study of ChatGPT citations makes dismal reading for publishers
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Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
buff.ly
November 23, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
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Once drank 12 pints of Mild. Came home and sharted. Threw my soiled undies on the still burning coal fire thinking they would burn to ashes. No such luck, they put the fire out. My mum wasn't too impressed when she cleaned the fireplace next morning.
November 22, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Once drank 12 pints of Mild. Came home and sharted. Threw my soiled undies on the still burning coal fire thinking they would burn to ashes. No such luck, they put the fire out. My mum wasn't too impressed when she cleaned the fireplace next morning.
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Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards