Alert but Anxious Tarragon Mustard
@howardvaan.bsky.social
I like food and drink and music and geopolitics. I live in Basel.
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A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
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NEW Economist/YouGov
Net approval for Trump [at the start of his second term | when last asked] for his handling of...
His job +6 | -14
Crime +12 | -1
Immigration +11 | -7
Foreign policy +3 | -11
The economy +12 | -22
Inflation +6 | -28
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Net approval for Trump [at the start of his second term | when last asked] for his handling of...
His job +6 | -14
Crime +12 | -1
Immigration +11 | -7
Foreign policy +3 | -11
The economy +12 | -22
Inflation +6 | -28
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
NEW Economist/YouGov
Net approval for Trump [at the start of his second term | when last asked] for his handling of...
His job +6 | -14
Crime +12 | -1
Immigration +11 | -7
Foreign policy +3 | -11
The economy +12 | -22
Inflation +6 | -28
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Net approval for Trump [at the start of his second term | when last asked] for his handling of...
His job +6 | -14
Crime +12 | -1
Immigration +11 | -7
Foreign policy +3 | -11
The economy +12 | -22
Inflation +6 | -28
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Bukayo Saka agrees new + improved 5yr contract at Arsenal. 24yo England int’l currently at #AFC until June 2027; fresh terms to summer 2031 in process of being finalised. Deal to recognise winger’s standing among Europe’s best 🚨
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
Bukayo Saka agrees new five-year Arsenal contract
The latest deal will be at a level that recognises the 24-year-old's standing as one of the leading players in the Premier League and Europe
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Bukayo Saka agrees new + improved 5yr contract at Arsenal. 24yo England int’l currently at #AFC until June 2027; fresh terms to summer 2031 in process of being finalised. Deal to recognise winger’s standing among Europe’s best 🚨
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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🇺🇸 Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its popular GLP-1 anti-obesity drug Wegovy to be administered in pill form for weight loss.
➡️ u.afp.com/S8xH
➡️ u.afp.com/S8xH
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🇺🇸 Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its popular GLP-1 anti-obesity drug Wegovy to be administered in pill form for weight loss.
➡️ u.afp.com/S8xH
➡️ u.afp.com/S8xH
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incredible stuff over at r/ididnthaveeggs
It’s a eggnog recipe
It’s a eggnog recipe
December 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
incredible stuff over at r/ididnthaveeggs
It’s a eggnog recipe
It’s a eggnog recipe
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Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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Today's GB News TV advertisers include *PureCremation *MajesticWine *Sky *Agincare *Lebara *Reclaim_Nation *Boxt *CandlelightUK *HousingUnits
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GB News' fawning Donald Trump interview reported to Ofcom
Campaign group 38 Degrees delivered the complaint after more than 65,000 people signed a petition demanding an investigation into whether the interview broke impartiality rules
www.mirror.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *PureCremation *MajesticWine *Sky *Agincare *Lebara *Reclaim_Nation *Boxt *CandlelightUK *HousingUnits
*Belgica *PolishTourismOrganisation *LeasingOptions *SimplyFactoring *AllClearTravel www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
*Belgica *PolishTourismOrganisation *LeasingOptions *SimplyFactoring *AllClearTravel www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who charged Donald Trump for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, has won his reelection.
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who charged Donald Trump for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, has won his reelection.
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
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Er, Chuck, take notes.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Er, Chuck, take notes.
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@djrothkopf.bsky.social this ad got to me. His media use and content is just brilliant. ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
@djrothkopf.bsky.social this ad got to me. His media use and content is just brilliant. ⬇️
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Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family’s own crypto venture, WSJ reports.
The most corrupt president in history.
The most corrupt president in history.
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family’s own crypto venture, WSJ reports.
The most corrupt president in history.
The most corrupt president in history.
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Any questions for Handbrake Off pod? The mailbag is open. Just reply here.
Arsenal stuff, plus feel free to throw in any old albums or films you’d like to listen to/see again.
Arsenal stuff, plus feel free to throw in any old albums or films you’d like to listen to/see again.
October 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Any questions for Handbrake Off pod? The mailbag is open. Just reply here.
Arsenal stuff, plus feel free to throw in any old albums or films you’d like to listen to/see again.
Arsenal stuff, plus feel free to throw in any old albums or films you’d like to listen to/see again.
Confit complete. Before serving, I will crisp in a hot oven.
October 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Confit complete. Before serving, I will crisp in a hot oven.