Rosco
@rosc0.bsky.social
"Time runs out for everyone, but the young can't hear it going under the bridge."
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LEFT: Liam Ramos, imprisoned for being a child.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
LEFT: Liam Ramos, imprisoned for being a child.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
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joyce is going after elon again
February 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
joyce is going after elon again
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Anger over new Home Office rules requiring British dual nationals to use British passports when travelling into their home country from next week.
First Guardian storyon subject read by 1.3m readers, suggesting the home office communications didn't work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
First Guardian storyon subject read by 1.3m readers, suggesting the home office communications didn't work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Scandalous and unacceptable’: readers on the new UK entry rules for dual nationals
Some say they may stop visiting or even renounce their British citizenship owing to stricter requirements
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Anger over new Home Office rules requiring British dual nationals to use British passports when travelling into their home country from next week.
First Guardian storyon subject read by 1.3m readers, suggesting the home office communications didn't work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
First Guardian storyon subject read by 1.3m readers, suggesting the home office communications didn't work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In 1793, Captain George Vancouver gave King Kamehameha 6 cows & a bull, the 1st known cattle in Hawaii
In 1832, with around 25,000 wild cattle roaming Hawaii, King Kamehameha III sent for 3 vaqueros from California to teach ranching to the locals...
In 1832, with around 25,000 wild cattle roaming Hawaii, King Kamehameha III sent for 3 vaqueros from California to teach ranching to the locals...
December 5, 2024 at 2:13 PM
In 1793, Captain George Vancouver gave King Kamehameha 6 cows & a bull, the 1st known cattle in Hawaii
In 1832, with around 25,000 wild cattle roaming Hawaii, King Kamehameha III sent for 3 vaqueros from California to teach ranching to the locals...
In 1832, with around 25,000 wild cattle roaming Hawaii, King Kamehameha III sent for 3 vaqueros from California to teach ranching to the locals...
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Robert Duvall's decade 1969-79: True Grit, M*A*S*H, THX 1138, The Godfather I and II, The Eagle Has Landed, Network, Body Snatchers and Apocalypse Now. That's how you do it. (I realise Eagle is no masterpiece but it's the first thing I saw him in and was my favourite film aged 10 so…)
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Robert Duvall's decade 1969-79: True Grit, M*A*S*H, THX 1138, The Godfather I and II, The Eagle Has Landed, Network, Body Snatchers and Apocalypse Now. That's how you do it. (I realise Eagle is no masterpiece but it's the first thing I saw him in and was my favourite film aged 10 so…)
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I just saw this posted (elsewhere) with the heading 'The Slug and Lettuce' and I genuinely guffawed.
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I just saw this posted (elsewhere) with the heading 'The Slug and Lettuce' and I genuinely guffawed.
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I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
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Nothing about our current moment is comprehensible without understanding that:
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Nothing about our current moment is comprehensible without understanding that:
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
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Incredibly proud to be chairing this editorial board. I mean, just look at it. Actually a bit ridiculous how impressive it is.
We’re super excited to announce a new Editorial Board for @newhumanist.bsky.social, bringing together some of the UK’s most prominent thinkers in science, politics, the arts, and philosophy. A bright future for humanist publishing 🧵
humanists.uk/2026/02/11/l...
humanists.uk/2026/02/11/l...
Leading voices in journalism, science, and culture join New Humanist Editorial Board
Humanists UK has announced a new Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, bringing together some of the UK’s most prominent thinkers in science, politics, the arts, and philosophy.
humanists.uk
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Incredibly proud to be chairing this editorial board. I mean, just look at it. Actually a bit ridiculous how impressive it is.
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I…………what?
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I…………what?
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According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
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'Stop draining our resources, immigrants,' says Jim Ratcliffe who moved to Monaco to avoid paying personal taxes leaving his company here to claim tens of millions in public subsidies.
INEOS announces £150 million investment at its Grangemouth site, supported by the UK Government
INEOS has today announced a major £150 million investment to underpin the long-term future of its Grangemouth site in Scotland, one of the UK’s most important industrial assets and a critical hub for ...
www.ineos.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
'Stop draining our resources, immigrants,' says Jim Ratcliffe who moved to Monaco to avoid paying personal taxes leaving his company here to claim tens of millions in public subsidies.
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Spotted on the London Underground….the Brits don’t miss 🎯!
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Spotted on the London Underground….the Brits don’t miss 🎯!
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No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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Big upgrades are coming to London transport.
New trains for the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Central and Elizabeth Lines, more DLR trains and modern trams for South London. This is how we keep the city moving and give Londoners the reliable network they deserve.
New trains for the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Central and Elizabeth Lines, more DLR trains and modern trams for South London. This is how we keep the city moving and give Londoners the reliable network they deserve.
All the TfL upgrades planned for 2026
Transport for London has confirmed that hordes of works will take place this year to upgrade the system and keep it running
www.standard.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Big upgrades are coming to London transport.
New trains for the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Central and Elizabeth Lines, more DLR trains and modern trams for South London. This is how we keep the city moving and give Londoners the reliable network they deserve.
New trains for the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Central and Elizabeth Lines, more DLR trains and modern trams for South London. This is how we keep the city moving and give Londoners the reliable network they deserve.
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4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
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🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal