John P. Needham
@johnpneedham.bsky.social
Naples, FL based expert in exchange traded and OTC derivatives; foodie and vinophile; formerly a devoted but lousy golfer, currently boating a lot and working on fitness, but I'm still cool. Find me down at Keywaydin Island.
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John P. Needham
@johnpneedham.bsky.social
· Nov 20
I made a Sachertorte. This is widely recognized as the most famous dessert in the world. I don't know about that but I had it at the Sacher Hotel in Salzburg this summer and decided I would learn to make it when we got home.
#Sachertorte
#Sachertorte
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Hague. Every single one of them. bsky.app/profile/drgo...
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Hague. Every single one of them. bsky.app/profile/drgo...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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The arrest rate among CBP agents is higher than the arrest rate among undocumented immigrants.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece
The Justice Department alleges that CBP officer and supervisor Andres Wilkinson had been living in Laredo, Texas, with a woman who had overstayed her visa and is now in the U.S. illegally.
cbsn.ws
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The arrest rate among CBP agents is higher than the arrest rate among undocumented immigrants.
The year of my birth - 1960 - is as far from 2026 as it is from.....
1894.
These are the things I think about these days.
1894.
These are the things I think about these days.
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The year of my birth - 1960 - is as far from 2026 as it is from.....
1894.
These are the things I think about these days.
1894.
These are the things I think about these days.
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Hours after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times, Gregory Bovino emailed him to ask he continue working past retirement:
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Hours after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times, Gregory Bovino emailed him to ask he continue working past retirement:
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
LOL one-third of Americans think he cares about them?
Dunces.
They're the most wrong people in all of America.
Dunces.
They're the most wrong people in all of America.
“Only one-third of Americans now say they believe that Trump cares about people like them, down from 40% last March and the worst rating of his political career.”
Here are his thoughts on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half time show:
Here are his thoughts on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half time show:
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
LOL one-third of Americans think he cares about them?
Dunces.
They're the most wrong people in all of America.
Dunces.
They're the most wrong people in all of America.
It is weird that a child sex trafficker enjoys 5th amendment rights while asylum-seeking migrants don't get the same benefit from the 4th amendment.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions on Jeffrey Epstein from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights.
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It is weird that a child sex trafficker enjoys 5th amendment rights while asylum-seeking migrants don't get the same benefit from the 4th amendment.
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Imagine being the most powerful man in the world and being this much of a whiney victim BITCH.
Good god what a child
Good god what a child
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Imagine being the most powerful man in the world and being this much of a whiney victim BITCH.
Good god what a child
Good god what a child
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I’m sure it was just Virginia and … oh, wait:
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I’m sure it was just Virginia and … oh, wait:
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WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
LOL "sane republicans"
That species is extinct.
That species is extinct.
Donald Trump is withholding billions of dollars in New York infrastructure unless he gets Penn Station and Dulles Airport named after him.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
LOL "sane republicans"
That species is extinct.
That species is extinct.
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The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
![To:
Jeffrey Epstein[jeevacation@gmail.com]
From:
Sent:
Wed 7/15/2009 1:56:13 AM
Subject:
Re: florida visit?
good typing!
oh well, looks like it's a long flight anyhow... edmonton is so far away from EVERYTHING.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com>
wrote:
i am tied up until aug
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:41 PM,
wrote:
You planted a seed with your invite today. I have next Wed thru Sunday off (July 22-26), my last vacation for months.
I was going to take polo lessons in Calgary but I (DON'T) think my body can handle it! I pull a muscle every time, and I'm starting to realize my budding polo career might have to take a back seat to my actual job.
think
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February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
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“The official story—promulgated by Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller and JD Vance—was a lie. They are lying to you. They're lying to us. They know it. And in fact, they seem proud of it,” says Chris Hayes on JD Vance saying he won’t apologize for labeling Alex Pretti an “assassin.”
‘For what?’: JD Vance refuses to apologize for smearing Alex Pretti
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
“The official story—promulgated by Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller and JD Vance—was a lie. They are lying to you. They're lying to us. They know it. And in fact, they seem proud of it,” says Chris Hayes on JD Vance saying he won’t apologize for labeling Alex Pretti an “assassin.”
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Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
That's why ICE isn't sending masked SS stormtroopers to Texas and Florida.
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM
That's why ICE isn't sending masked SS stormtroopers to Texas and Florida.
"Videos contradict the federal government's description"
It is perfectly reasonable and way more accurate to state outright "that the federal government officials are lying about the encounter."
Why won't our press do that?
It is perfectly reasonable and way more accurate to state outright "that the federal government officials are lying about the encounter."
Why won't our press do that?
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"Videos contradict the federal government's description"
It is perfectly reasonable and way more accurate to state outright "that the federal government officials are lying about the encounter."
Why won't our press do that?
It is perfectly reasonable and way more accurate to state outright "that the federal government officials are lying about the encounter."
Why won't our press do that?
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Closest one claps after the shots
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Closest one claps after the shots
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Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
These stormtroopers are not "enforcing" any law.
They are violating the law.
That's why they all wear masks to hide their faces and turn off their body cameras.
This is America under republicans.
They are violating the law.
That's why they all wear masks to hide their faces and turn off their body cameras.
This is America under republicans.
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 PM
These stormtroopers are not "enforcing" any law.
They are violating the law.
That's why they all wear masks to hide their faces and turn off their body cameras.
This is America under republicans.
They are violating the law.
That's why they all wear masks to hide their faces and turn off their body cameras.
This is America under republicans.
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China is the world leader in wind power.
Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
China is the world leader in wind power.