Jan Manners
@janmanners.bsky.social
Welsh, lives across the border.
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Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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2011 - In the Situation Room, President Obama oversees the attempt to capture Osama bin Laden
2025 - In the Situation Room, President Trump attempts to convince a woman who was thrown out of Beetlejuice: The Musical for allegedly wanking off her boyfriend, to not vote to release the Epstein files
2025 - In the Situation Room, President Trump attempts to convince a woman who was thrown out of Beetlejuice: The Musical for allegedly wanking off her boyfriend, to not vote to release the Epstein files
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
2011 - In the Situation Room, President Obama oversees the attempt to capture Osama bin Laden
2025 - In the Situation Room, President Trump attempts to convince a woman who was thrown out of Beetlejuice: The Musical for allegedly wanking off her boyfriend, to not vote to release the Epstein files
2025 - In the Situation Room, President Trump attempts to convince a woman who was thrown out of Beetlejuice: The Musical for allegedly wanking off her boyfriend, to not vote to release the Epstein files
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You've got to hand it to Madame Tussauds, they really nailed this one
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You've got to hand it to Madame Tussauds, they really nailed this one
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UK in advanced talks to build warships for Denmark and Sweden on.ft.com/4oYosS1
UK in advanced talks to build warships for Denmark and Sweden
Discussions come as London deepens alliances with Scandinavia in face of Russian threat in the Arctic
on.ft.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
UK in advanced talks to build warships for Denmark and Sweden on.ft.com/4oYosS1
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June 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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😂
June 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
😂
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The US navy has placed its base in Bahrain on high alert.
June 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The US navy has placed its base in Bahrain on high alert.
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The head of US Central Command has postponed tomorrow’s testimony to lawmakers because of rising tensions in the Middle East.
June 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The head of US Central Command has postponed tomorrow’s testimony to lawmakers because of rising tensions in the Middle East.
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In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
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Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
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Tim McVeigh would either be in Congress or a popular podcaster/youtuber today:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The bomber’s words sound mainstream. Like he won!’ Oklahoma City’s tragedy in the time of Trump
Revulsion at deadly Oklahoma City explosion in 1995 has faded. But echoes of the blast, and its perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, are heard today as far-right ideas storm the US
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Tim McVeigh would either be in Congress or a popular podcaster/youtuber today:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I am no body language expert, but
April 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I am no body language expert, but
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This is so simple.
The Tariffs crash the stock market.
The billionaires buy up the stock.
He undoes the tariffs and the stock price goes up.
A simple transfer of wealth from the middle classes to the super rich is occurring. Wake up!
The Tariffs crash the stock market.
The billionaires buy up the stock.
He undoes the tariffs and the stock price goes up.
A simple transfer of wealth from the middle classes to the super rich is occurring. Wake up!
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
This is so simple.
The Tariffs crash the stock market.
The billionaires buy up the stock.
He undoes the tariffs and the stock price goes up.
A simple transfer of wealth from the middle classes to the super rich is occurring. Wake up!
The Tariffs crash the stock market.
The billionaires buy up the stock.
He undoes the tariffs and the stock price goes up.
A simple transfer of wealth from the middle classes to the super rich is occurring. Wake up!
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The suffering that will be unleashed on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos is horrific. And that's not because they have "raped" America. It's because they're poor, they can't afford many US goods but they can become wealthier by exporting to rich countries.
April 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The suffering that will be unleashed on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos is horrific. And that's not because they have "raped" America. It's because they're poor, they can't afford many US goods but they can become wealthier by exporting to rich countries.
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This is a catastrophic set of policy decisions for the global economy. That’s what matters here.
But: Trump used to be able to put on a show. This is the biggest thing he’s done so far this presidency, and it was a disjointed, rambling mess with a cardboard prop.
But: Trump used to be able to put on a show. This is the biggest thing he’s done so far this presidency, and it was a disjointed, rambling mess with a cardboard prop.
April 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is a catastrophic set of policy decisions for the global economy. That’s what matters here.
But: Trump used to be able to put on a show. This is the biggest thing he’s done so far this presidency, and it was a disjointed, rambling mess with a cardboard prop.
But: Trump used to be able to put on a show. This is the biggest thing he’s done so far this presidency, and it was a disjointed, rambling mess with a cardboard prop.
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Pikachu successfully evades police in Turkey
March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pikachu successfully evades police in Turkey
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Trump needs more diversity in his top team. Some non-idiots would be a start.
March 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump needs more diversity in his top team. Some non-idiots would be a start.
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Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
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Linda Yaccarino from X addressed the most senior people in the UK advertising industry last night.
One person described her talk to me as “brazen lies”, another said “it was like something from Black Mirror”.
It went down very badly away from the Fatherland.
One person described her talk to me as “brazen lies”, another said “it was like something from Black Mirror”.
It went down very badly away from the Fatherland.
March 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Linda Yaccarino from X addressed the most senior people in the UK advertising industry last night.
One person described her talk to me as “brazen lies”, another said “it was like something from Black Mirror”.
It went down very badly away from the Fatherland.
One person described her talk to me as “brazen lies”, another said “it was like something from Black Mirror”.
It went down very badly away from the Fatherland.