Nick M. Velli
@archroadkill.bsky.social
I am shuffling through the Texas sand but my head's in ... none of your business.
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Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Russian State Duma's defense committee:
"We have a clear understanding of who our likely adversary is. At present, our likely adversary is NATO. And our actual adversary is Zelenskyy's gang known as the AFU."
"We have a clear understanding of who our likely adversary is. At present, our likely adversary is NATO. And our actual adversary is Zelenskyy's gang known as the AFU."
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Russian State Duma's defense committee:
"We have a clear understanding of who our likely adversary is. At present, our likely adversary is NATO. And our actual adversary is Zelenskyy's gang known as the AFU."
"We have a clear understanding of who our likely adversary is. At present, our likely adversary is NATO. And our actual adversary is Zelenskyy's gang known as the AFU."
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This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I totally forgot to post about this huge leak from Chinese government linked infosec company KnownSec (a name that makes me think of 2013 Anonymous more than anything else).
www.techradar.com/pro/data-bre...
www.techradar.com/pro/data-bre...
Massive leak exposes Chinese cyber capabilities, including its targets
Leaked documents appear to offer a rare look into China’s cyber ecosystem
www.techradar.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I totally forgot to post about this huge leak from Chinese government linked infosec company KnownSec (a name that makes me think of 2013 Anonymous more than anything else).
www.techradar.com/pro/data-bre...
www.techradar.com/pro/data-bre...
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Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time.
Investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.
Staggering economic self-harm.
https://bit.ly/44faQch
Investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.
Staggering economic self-harm.
https://bit.ly/44faQch
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time.
Investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.
Staggering economic self-harm.
https://bit.ly/44faQch
Investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.
Staggering economic self-harm.
https://bit.ly/44faQch
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+++ This IS a driver in taxpayers paying more for energy… and it’s part of the crypto scam. Crypto creates and makes no-thing of use or value. But it does consume- your dollars in various funnels.
Money laundering is its use.
End the cryptocurrency scam.
#Econsky
Money laundering is its use.
End the cryptocurrency scam.
#Econsky
The people at CBECI were kind enough to send me a copy of their updated Bitcoin power consumption data
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
+++ This IS a driver in taxpayers paying more for energy… and it’s part of the crypto scam. Crypto creates and makes no-thing of use or value. But it does consume- your dollars in various funnels.
Money laundering is its use.
End the cryptocurrency scam.
#Econsky
Money laundering is its use.
End the cryptocurrency scam.
#Econsky
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'Verloren im Dunst' #FotoVorschlag
Auf der Festung Königstein
Auf der Festung Königstein
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
'Verloren im Dunst' #FotoVorschlag
Auf der Festung Königstein
Auf der Festung Königstein
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If only the Orange King was the backbone of the right wing movement. He’s just a front man. The real danger is behind him, obscured from view. ONE of the biggest problems we have is the Supreme Corruption who broke the Constitution to allow him on the ballot. They have lifetime appointments.
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If only the Orange King was the backbone of the right wing movement. He’s just a front man. The real danger is behind him, obscured from view. ONE of the biggest problems we have is the Supreme Corruption who broke the Constitution to allow him on the ballot. They have lifetime appointments.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Why the Rich Don’t Pay Taxes
YouTube video by New Economic Thinking
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I am so glad somebody finally spells this out. Yes, the ridiculous hysteria about immigration has nothing to do with "conservative concerns". It's a cheap game to play the peasants against each other so they let the lords fleece them eight ways till Sunday.
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I am so glad somebody finally spells this out. Yes, the ridiculous hysteria about immigration has nothing to do with "conservative concerns". It's a cheap game to play the peasants against each other so they let the lords fleece them eight ways till Sunday.
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
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If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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For real, check this out. Evil.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
For real, check this out. Evil.
Worth a read if you are interested in the mechanics of how right wing billionaires are destroying public media
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... #Econsky #UK #following #mutuals
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Worth a read if you are interested in the mechanics of how right wing billionaires are destroying public media
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How about instead of selling "bearista" cups, Starbucks bargains a fair contract with its unionized baristas? No contract. No coffee. Don't cross the picket line. Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org ✊
Starbucks' outrageous CEO-to-worker pay gap might make you spit out your morning coffee. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
How about instead of selling "bearista" cups, Starbucks bargains a fair contract with its unionized baristas? No contract. No coffee. Don't cross the picket line. Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org ✊
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#EconSky
First Milei in Argentina, now Orban in Hungary?
Who's next, Putin in Russia as the war directed economy implodes?
America First? Not so much.
tiny.cc/as1v001
First Milei in Argentina, now Orban in Hungary?
Who's next, Putin in Russia as the war directed economy implodes?
America First? Not so much.
tiny.cc/as1v001
Orban Says US Set to Help if There’s a Run on Hungary’s Forint
The US administration is set to support Hungary if the forint comes under attack by speculators, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday.
tiny.cc
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#EconSky
First Milei in Argentina, now Orban in Hungary?
Who's next, Putin in Russia as the war directed economy implodes?
America First? Not so much.
tiny.cc/as1v001
First Milei in Argentina, now Orban in Hungary?
Who's next, Putin in Russia as the war directed economy implodes?
America First? Not so much.
tiny.cc/as1v001
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You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
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Good morning with good news: Global solar grew by 498 TWh (+31%) in Q1-Q3 2025, compared to 2024, "the largest increase ever over a nine-month period."
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Good morning with good news: Global solar grew by 498 TWh (+31%) in Q1-Q3 2025, compared to 2024, "the largest increase ever over a nine-month period."
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Can't make this shit up
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Can't make this shit up
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pro tip: innocent people don't work this hard to keep the files that prove their innocence a secret
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
pro tip: innocent people don't work this hard to keep the files that prove their innocence a secret
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If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.
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“The Brothers Karamazov” asks what we are living for, and it “seeks the answer in the little life, among the small people, in the frail, the fragile, the fallible, the failed,” Karl Ove Knausgaard writes. http://nyer.cm/za7cz5U
The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov”
Although Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote with wildness and urgency, he patiently insisted on asking an essential question: What are we living for?
nyer.cm
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“The Brothers Karamazov” asks what we are living for, and it “seeks the answer in the little life, among the small people, in the frail, the fragile, the fallible, the failed,” Karl Ove Knausgaard writes. http://nyer.cm/za7cz5U