Craig Thomler
@craigthomler.bsky.social
he/him #entrepreneur into #AI #Innovation, #DigitalTransformation, #strategy, #science, #DigiGov. My opinions retweet≠endorse
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This could be a good start?
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
This could be a good start?
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China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to slow the decline.
China's birth rate falls to lowest on record
There was a rate of 5.63 births per thousand people last year, Chinese officials said, or the lowest rate since National Bureau of Statistics records began in 1949.
ebx.sh
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to slow the decline.
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2026 is so amazingly stupid
NORWAY PM: I HAVE REPEATEDLY CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO TRUMP THAT IT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
2026 is so amazingly stupid
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Russia says it has been asked to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
The UK has ‘severe reservations’ about joining the board, which could cost countries $1 billion to be a member ⬇️
The UK has ‘severe reservations’ about joining the board, which could cost countries $1 billion to be a member ⬇️
Russia says it has been asked to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
The UK has ‘severe reservations’ about joining the board, which could cost countries $1 billion to be a member
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Russia says it has been asked to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
The UK has ‘severe reservations’ about joining the board, which could cost countries $1 billion to be a member ⬇️
The UK has ‘severe reservations’ about joining the board, which could cost countries $1 billion to be a member ⬇️
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“They’ve been given cash, real money, for not doing anything, basically. There’s no deliverable tied to the sum we’ve invested in both the UK and the US.”
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
January 19, 2026 at 6:34 AM
“They’ve been given cash, real money, for not doing anything, basically. There’s no deliverable tied to the sum we’ve invested in both the UK and the US.”
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
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“Neither the US or the UK will pull the plug until the last possible moment because the deal is too good for them,” says retired rear admiral Peter Briggs, a submarine specialist.
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail
Defence experts say while Australia keeps meeting downpayments on the promised Virginia-class nuclear submarines, it is getting nothing in return for a deal that shows signs of failure on several fron...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 6:34 AM
“Neither the US or the UK will pull the plug until the last possible moment because the deal is too good for them,” says retired rear admiral Peter Briggs, a submarine specialist.
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
#auspol #CancelAUKUS
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The French left NATO in the 60s for a few decade due to US heavy handedness.
That event also coincided with the French Government telling the US that all US bases are no longer accessible and that the US had to leave
archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospe...
That event also coincided with the French Government telling the US that all US bases are no longer accessible and that the US had to leave
archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospe...
1965: U.S. Military to Return Bases
From the International Herald Tribune archives: The United States plans to hand back bases to France in 1965.
archive.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The French left NATO in the 60s for a few decade due to US heavy handedness.
That event also coincided with the French Government telling the US that all US bases are no longer accessible and that the US had to leave
archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospe...
That event also coincided with the French Government telling the US that all US bases are no longer accessible and that the US had to leave
archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospe...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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The argument for invading Greenland in the name of “national security” is identical to russia’s justification for invading Crimea. Those who endorse it are choosing the wrong side of history.
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 AM
The argument for invading Greenland in the name of “national security” is identical to russia’s justification for invading Crimea. Those who endorse it are choosing the wrong side of history.
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"We must stop pretending we can simply 'firefight' our way out of this. Firefighters are highly skilled, but we are not magicians. When fire danger hits catastrophic levels, if fires take hold, then we can often do little to protect homes and businesses." satpa.pe/g9YfPRt
Cities aren’t safe from the next firestorm
satpa.pe
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 AM
"We must stop pretending we can simply 'firefight' our way out of this. Firefighters are highly skilled, but we are not magicians. When fire danger hits catastrophic levels, if fires take hold, then we can often do little to protect homes and businesses." satpa.pe/g9YfPRt
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What emerges from Todd Blanche's statements: the FBI excluded local Minnesota and Minneapolis authorities from an investigation that it never in fact ever conducted—because of orders from the top that it not do so. No investigation of this homicide occurred.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What emerges from Todd Blanche's statements: the FBI excluded local Minnesota and Minneapolis authorities from an investigation that it never in fact ever conducted—because of orders from the top that it not do so. No investigation of this homicide occurred.
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He was fined $11,593 for this.
Just noticed post-game that the Houston Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair has “STOP THE GENOCIDE” written on his nose tape.
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
He was fined $11,593 for this.
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The answer to this riddle, of course, is that people's feelings about the economy are derived not from objective circumstances, but from the information environment, from the sources they trust, from their friends and family. Changing objective circumstances will not change that.
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The answer to this riddle, of course, is that people's feelings about the economy are derived not from objective circumstances, but from the information environment, from the sources they trust, from their friends and family. Changing objective circumstances will not change that.
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Well. This is worth a read. They're all starting leave, too.
As the elite of MAGA descend into chaos & turf wars between rival influencers, they've started to confront an unpleasant reality: the right’s domination of X is doing more to divide MAGA than unite it.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
As the elite of MAGA descend into chaos & turf wars between rival influencers, they've started to confront an unpleasant reality: the right’s domination of X is doing more to divide MAGA than unite it.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
MAGA Is Discovering the Downsides of X
And it’s not just Elon.
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Well. This is worth a read. They're all starting leave, too.
As the elite of MAGA descend into chaos & turf wars between rival influencers, they've started to confront an unpleasant reality: the right’s domination of X is doing more to divide MAGA than unite it.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
As the elite of MAGA descend into chaos & turf wars between rival influencers, they've started to confront an unpleasant reality: the right’s domination of X is doing more to divide MAGA than unite it.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Putin must love it that Trump is distracting Europe from Russia’s mass murder of Ukrainians.
January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Putin must love it that Trump is distracting Europe from Russia’s mass murder of Ukrainians.
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Thanks. We have folks in our community giving vulnerable students rides to school, and a teacher shared that they were putting small stuffed animals on their dashboards to help kids identify safe cars. ICE picked up on it and started doing the same. Horrifying.
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Thanks. We have folks in our community giving vulnerable students rides to school, and a teacher shared that they were putting small stuffed animals on their dashboards to help kids identify safe cars. ICE picked up on it and started doing the same. Horrifying.
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It’s too depressing to imagine what $77 billion could’ve bought. Everyone with the smallest lick of sense thought this was a creepy fail from the start.
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM
It’s too depressing to imagine what $77 billion could’ve bought. Everyone with the smallest lick of sense thought this was a creepy fail from the start.
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In Oregon they have been impersonating utility workers. Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns
Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz said three people were detained in his district after ICE agents posed as utility workers.
share.google
January 18, 2026 at 1:10 AM
In Oregon they have been impersonating utility workers. Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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That is NOT a denial.
BREAM: Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit saying the federal government is trying to provoke civil unrest as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act. Your response?
BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.
BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.
January 18, 2026 at 5:58 PM
That is NOT a denial.
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Here's an account on X called Nick Sortor cheering on a troop deployment in Minneapolis. It is a Putin tool with 1.4m followers. Unsurprisingly it has had its reach, following and X monetization income boosted by Musk.
Musk is the top amplifier of Russian propaganda in the West.
#MuskRussia
Musk is the top amplifier of Russian propaganda in the West.
#MuskRussia
January 18, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Here's an account on X called Nick Sortor cheering on a troop deployment in Minneapolis. It is a Putin tool with 1.4m followers. Unsurprisingly it has had its reach, following and X monetization income boosted by Musk.
Musk is the top amplifier of Russian propaganda in the West.
#MuskRussia
Musk is the top amplifier of Russian propaganda in the West.
#MuskRussia
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President Trump invaded California and Washington D.C. before he invaded Venezuela.
And it looks like he’ll invade Minnesota before he invades Greenland.
#auspol
And it looks like he’ll invade Minnesota before he invades Greenland.
#auspol
January 18, 2026 at 3:20 AM
President Trump invaded California and Washington D.C. before he invaded Venezuela.
And it looks like he’ll invade Minnesota before he invades Greenland.
#auspol
And it looks like he’ll invade Minnesota before he invades Greenland.
#auspol
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“I think one of the things I have come around on, I have a much darker idea of what needs to be done to people who are trying to destroy civil society; trying to destroy the lives of millions or billions of other people for their own power and wealth.”
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Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition
Podcast Episode · Behind the Bastards · 15/01/2026 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“I think one of the things I have come around on, I have a much darker idea of what needs to be done to people who are trying to destroy civil society; trying to destroy the lives of millions or billions of other people for their own power and wealth.”
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The 2024 movie The Apprentice is now out on Prime and Tubi. Covers donnie's early business career from the mid-70s through his Atlantic City failures. You'll see where he gets his "sue the shit out 'em" tactic. He's initiated 2200+ in the last 50 years. That's almost one per week.
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The 2024 movie The Apprentice is now out on Prime and Tubi. Covers donnie's early business career from the mid-70s through his Atlantic City failures. You'll see where he gets his "sue the shit out 'em" tactic. He's initiated 2200+ in the last 50 years. That's almost one per week.