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Illegal online gambling grows, outstrips licenced websites

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 17h

I need to know what Bob Hoskins said to Princess Diana in front of Roger Rabbit at the London premiere of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988).

Bob Hoskins meets Princess Diana as a full size Roger Rabbit costumed character stands next to them.

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 6h

Meanwhile, what's it going to take to prevent YouTube from showing me that online gambling ad where the guy screams "YOU BETCHA!" every time I use it?

Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 14h

Illegal online gambling grows, outstrips licenced websites www.dutchnews.nl?p=258489

YouTube video by Michael Jackson - Topic

B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 7h

I was this many days old when I learned there was a prior version of "Thriller" called "Starlight" and it's....uhhhhh...well...yeah.

Jackson and Jones made the right decision to go a different route with the tune.

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Starlight

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 11h

I assume they won’t be allowed to go after his own personal stash.

#Musk

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

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I Love When the Leaves Turn Beautiful Colors and Fall to Their Deaths

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

"Nothing prettier than a deceased leaf hanging from a tree in its final few moments on earth. It makes me want to wrap an oversized scarf around my neck and take a walk through the carnage."

I love this time of year, when leaves change color and die right in front of me. Nothing prettier than a deceased leaf hanging from a tree in its f...

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 1d

A good line from Rutte on a damaged Russian submarine forced to surface off France:

“What a change from the 1984 Tom Clancy novel 'The Hunt for Red October'. Today, it seems more like the hunt for the nearest mechanic”

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NATO chief mocks 'broken' Russian submarine as Moscow denies malfunction

NATO chief Mark Rutte mocked Russia on Monday over the "limping" condition of one of its submarines as Russian authorities denied it had been forced to surface because of technical problems.

www.reuters.com

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Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 15h

Dutch prosecutors say no evidence Wilders is facing new risks www.dutchnews.nl?p=258485

Dutch prosecutors say no evidence Wilders is facing new risks

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 1d

Fantastic 🧵that explains my city very, very well

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 1d

What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:

I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.

So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 1d

And I for one will miss the updates about his incredibly neurotic cat. Listened to the episode where he quiped that putting him on feline Prozac would prevent him “from being his authentic self” over the weekend.

#Maron

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Marc Maron, the comedian, actor and former podcaster, discussed his decision to bring “WTF” to a close after 16 years and interviewing its final guest, Barack Obama. “It’s hard to find a way through, in terms of hope,” Maron told us in an interview. “So, I went to the hope guy.” nyti.ms/4n3ieOG

Debate produces no clear winner as parties quibble over spending

B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 1d

Glad we got over to Monique’s Pumpkin Factory last week. She often sells out fast. We came home with a grizzly bear pumpkin (had never seen those before) and a gourd that will get tuned into bread in a few days.

#pumpkins #Halloween #Netherlands

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Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 1d

Debate produces no clear winner as parties quibble over spending www.dutchnews.nl?p=258467

But I’m a Cheerleader: Director’s Cut (2020 Movie) Official Trailer – Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 1d

Micro Movie Memo # 119

But I’m a Cheerleader

A good-hearted but clunky indie comedy from the ‘90s starring a young Natasha Lyonne. The casting of RuPaul as a conversion counselor was genius, though.

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#BlueSkyfilm 📽️ Film

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YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies

The Pros enter the Minecraft world! ✨ BBC Strictly 2025

B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 1d

Can't say I was a fan of A Minecraft Movie, but the Minecraft routine on Saturday night's Strictly was pretty dang impressive. Whoever was dancing as Jack Black actually managed to get some Jack Black-isms in there.

#Strictly #Minecraft #ridiculous

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YouTube video by BBC Strictly Come Dancing

Antisemitic chanting and 29 arrests at Amsterdam far right demo

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Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 1d

Antisemitic chanting and 29 arrests at Amsterdam far right demo www.dutchnews.nl?p=258445

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 2d

Disgusting. The feds responsible should lose their jobs and/or be brought to trial.

#Portland

Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 2d

Massive escalation at the Portland ICE facility. Worst I’ve ever seen. More pepper balls than I can count. Teargas in the middle of crowd. Violent arrests. Some type of either noise or rubber bullet shotgun fired into the air then later aimed at protesters chests/heads at near point blank range.

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 2d

We were talking about Diane Keaton last night because Father of the Bride was on TV. Picked up my phone and saw the news. Ugh…

But as far as gourds go, at least you didn’t have a sibling ship you one of these from the other side of the planet.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 2d

Copeland on Radio 3, while reading tributes to Diane Keaton, is a welcome reminder of an America that the rest of the world can admire.

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 2d

I know. I just don't get it. I wonder if there are any Trumpers who live in Portland who are somehow convinced the city no longer has any shops that aren't built out of plywood.

B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 2d

This is complete and utter nonsense. This man is completely out of his mind. How much more footage and proof does he need that Portland isn’t a war zone?

#Trump #Portland

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 8d

Gonna open an art gallery but it’s just all of the old fake movie posters from Chuck E. Cheese.

Chuck E. Cheese parody movie posters for INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, BATMAN, BEETLEJUICE, BEVERLY HILLS COP, GONE WITH THE WIND, JAWS, TOOTSIE, THE WIZARD OF OZ and CROCODILE DUNDEE.

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B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · 3d

A story that will restore at least a smidgen of your lost faith in humanity, but how could Kenny say “I do”?

#Portland #ICE #Trump #SouthPark

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The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

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