Marc Riggsbee
@marcriggsbee.bsky.social
Epicurean, traveller, marathoner,🏌️🍷
Manchester Cityzen, veteran, retired federal agent. Drive EVs. Once held a First Folio. 🇺🇦
Manchester Cityzen, veteran, retired federal agent. Drive EVs. Once held a First Folio. 🇺🇦
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November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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This analysis of the current regime is one of the best I've read to date.
h/t The Other 98%
h/t The Other 98%
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This analysis of the current regime is one of the best I've read to date.
h/t The Other 98%
h/t The Other 98%
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This song, "The Jitterbug", was a song that was actually intended to be in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but was ultimately cut from the film (though a line alluding to it was kept in).
Here it is, in a clip from Tom And Jerry: Back To Oz!
Here it is, in a clip from Tom And Jerry: Back To Oz!
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This song, "The Jitterbug", was a song that was actually intended to be in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but was ultimately cut from the film (though a line alluding to it was kept in).
Here it is, in a clip from Tom And Jerry: Back To Oz!
Here it is, in a clip from Tom And Jerry: Back To Oz!
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The U.S. private sector shed more than 13,500 jobs per week on average in October and early November, according to data released Tuesday by the private payroll processing firm ADP, offering one of the few real-time reads on a weakening labor market.
Private Job Losses Sped Up This Month — Here's What To Know.
ADP’s weekly data shows private sector job cuts accelerated — as economists look toward alternative indicators as the federal government has not released labor reports.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The U.S. private sector shed more than 13,500 jobs per week on average in October and early November, according to data released Tuesday by the private payroll processing firm ADP, offering one of the few real-time reads on a weakening labor market.
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
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“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
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Stop buying Nike shoes. Stand for something other than materialism.
Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight donates to Republican Salem PAC group.
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight donates to Republican Salem PAC group.
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Phil Knight Writes Record Check to Republican Legislative PAC
Phil Knight has broken his own record for political spending.
www.wweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Stop buying Nike shoes. Stand for something other than materialism.
Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight donates to Republican Salem PAC group.
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight donates to Republican Salem PAC group.
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
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There are football writers working harder today to figure out when J.J. McCarthy may have suffered a concussion in Week 12 than there are members of Congress working to stop illegal bombings in the middle of the ocean. Which is nice.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
There are football writers working harder today to figure out when J.J. McCarthy may have suffered a concussion in Week 12 than there are members of Congress working to stop illegal bombings in the middle of the ocean. Which is nice.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
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Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.
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Cardinal Place, Victoria, London.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Cardinal Place, Victoria, London.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Trinity Lane, Cambridge with Trinity Hall on the left. Trinity College is in the distance. Watercolour and Indian ink.
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trinity Lane, Cambridge with Trinity Hall on the left. Trinity College is in the distance. Watercolour and Indian ink.
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The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
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I liked this beautiful sculpture of the Musketeers and their motto: 'All for one and one for all.' So beautiful.
In Confon. France ♥️
In Confon. France ♥️
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I liked this beautiful sculpture of the Musketeers and their motto: 'All for one and one for all.' So beautiful.
In Confon. France ♥️
In Confon. France ♥️
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As America continues its backward spiral, Finland is showing us what our tomorrows are missing out on.
The future will get here without America it seems
The future will get here without America it seems
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As America continues its backward spiral, Finland is showing us what our tomorrows are missing out on.
The future will get here without America it seems
The future will get here without America it seems
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Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
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Orb River (S. France) #trailrunning
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Orb River (S. France) #trailrunning