@bityz.bsky.social
An old man who still thinks he's young, still thinks he's an academic, and still loves the world and all of its strange little bits.
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@bityz.bsky.social
· Jan 31
The Insurrection act will be invoked in the U.S. somewhere between July 2025 and July 2026 depending on the opportunity/excuse.
An election system where candidates register actions they promise to take and voters select actions they like. The names of the candidates aren't on the ballot and actions are randomly ordered. Closed list selection of candidates proportional to the popularity of their party's promises.
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
An election system where candidates register actions they promise to take and voters select actions they like. The names of the candidates aren't on the ballot and actions are randomly ordered. Closed list selection of candidates proportional to the popularity of their party's promises.
I love this. Makes me want to move to Spain.
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I love this. Makes me want to move to Spain.
This is, frankly, what we are all thinking - decades of American administrations did nothing about this either because they were using Epstein, because he had kompromat on someone, or because they had a highly placed mole who protected him.
This is the central question: who protected Epstein?
This is the central question: who protected Epstein?
Christopher Steele, who used to head up MI6's Russia desk, told Tom Swarbrick that the latest Epstein files published by the DOJ on Friday show the extent of the connection between the disgraced paedophile financier and Russia.
Former MI6 spy insists Jeffrey Epstein was 'recruited by Russian organised criminals' and 'likely' had kompromat on Trump | LBC
Mr Steele told Tom Swarbrick that he believes Epstein - and subsequently the Russians who were handling him - had kompromat on Mr Trump
www.lbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
This is, frankly, what we are all thinking - decades of American administrations did nothing about this either because they were using Epstein, because he had kompromat on someone, or because they had a highly placed mole who protected him.
This is the central question: who protected Epstein?
This is the central question: who protected Epstein?
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
Ontario's OHIP system builds in a conflict of interest for doctors: do what is right for the patient versus do what is right for billing.
It is a fundamental flaw in the model that has real consequences.
Remove the conflict by introducing funded medical offices with physicans on salary.
It is a fundamental flaw in the model that has real consequences.
Remove the conflict by introducing funded medical offices with physicans on salary.
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Ontario's OHIP system builds in a conflict of interest for doctors: do what is right for the patient versus do what is right for billing.
It is a fundamental flaw in the model that has real consequences.
Remove the conflict by introducing funded medical offices with physicans on salary.
It is a fundamental flaw in the model that has real consequences.
Remove the conflict by introducing funded medical offices with physicans on salary.
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sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story
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Epstein emails - Russia mostly funded Marie Le Pen’s far right party.
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Epstein emails - Russia mostly funded Marie Le Pen’s far right party.
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Today is #NationalSweaterDay so let's enjoy 'The Fair-Isle Jumper' painted by #Orkney-born artist Stanley Cursiter in 1923.
Stanley Cursiter (1887-1976) was Keeper of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1930-1948 and was appointed the King's Painter and Limner in Scotland.
Stanley Cursiter (1887-1976) was Keeper of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1930-1948 and was appointed the King's Painter and Limner in Scotland.
February 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Today is #NationalSweaterDay so let's enjoy 'The Fair-Isle Jumper' painted by #Orkney-born artist Stanley Cursiter in 1923.
Stanley Cursiter (1887-1976) was Keeper of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1930-1948 and was appointed the King's Painter and Limner in Scotland.
Stanley Cursiter (1887-1976) was Keeper of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1930-1948 and was appointed the King's Painter and Limner in Scotland.
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The light is even prettier now
February 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The light is even prettier now
Straight up fascism
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.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Straight up fascism
What are your thoughts on this? I am attracted to the hope that this would be a deterrent, doubtful that it actually would, and don't want to live in a country which could consider dropping an nuclear bomb on people. On balance, it's a no from me.
“We will never have true strategic independence, absent our own nuclear deterrent...let’s keep our options open."
Canada should ‘keep our options open’ on acquiring nuclear weapons, former defence chief says
Retired general Wayne Eyre told an Ottawa crowd that developing a nuclear deterrent is not an immediate concern, but should be an option
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
What are your thoughts on this? I am attracted to the hope that this would be a deterrent, doubtful that it actually would, and don't want to live in a country which could consider dropping an nuclear bomb on people. On balance, it's a no from me.
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Did we hear "nationalize U.S. elections" again? Let's review best practices.
Hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots, subject to documented chains of custody & transparent counting processes, are the gold standard globally for safe, secure elections. And yes, this includes mail-in voting.
Hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots, subject to documented chains of custody & transparent counting processes, are the gold standard globally for safe, secure elections. And yes, this includes mail-in voting.
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Did we hear "nationalize U.S. elections" again? Let's review best practices.
Hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots, subject to documented chains of custody & transparent counting processes, are the gold standard globally for safe, secure elections. And yes, this includes mail-in voting.
Hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots, subject to documented chains of custody & transparent counting processes, are the gold standard globally for safe, secure elections. And yes, this includes mail-in voting.
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There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
Whose job is it to clean up Trump after he shits himself?
Please please tell me it's Stephen Miller's
Please please tell me it's Stephen Miller's
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Whose job is it to clean up Trump after he shits himself?
Please please tell me it's Stephen Miller's
Please please tell me it's Stephen Miller's
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I love love John Candy and as a child of the 80’s/90’s, Catherine O’Hara too 💙
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I love love John Candy and as a child of the 80’s/90’s, Catherine O’Hara too 💙
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If it weren't for Double Standards, Republicans wouldn't have any at all.
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
If it weren't for Double Standards, Republicans wouldn't have any at all.
With the depth and breath of the wealthy's involvement with Epstein, I'm starting to think that too much wealth corrupts.
For the sake of society, and for the sake of the rich, we have to codify in law how much wealth disparity we will allow and enforce it.
For the sake of society, and for the sake of the rich, we have to codify in law how much wealth disparity we will allow and enforce it.
February 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
With the depth and breath of the wealthy's involvement with Epstein, I'm starting to think that too much wealth corrupts.
For the sake of society, and for the sake of the rich, we have to codify in law how much wealth disparity we will allow and enforce it.
For the sake of society, and for the sake of the rich, we have to codify in law how much wealth disparity we will allow and enforce it.
87% of canadian Conservatives* want Pierre Poilievre as their leader.
*87% of conservatives who could travel to Calgary during a winter cold snap, while conservative conventions are (conveniently) happening in their own provinces
Little PP has always preferred power over democracy.
*87% of conservatives who could travel to Calgary during a winter cold snap, while conservative conventions are (conveniently) happening in their own provinces
Little PP has always preferred power over democracy.
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 AM
87% of canadian Conservatives* want Pierre Poilievre as their leader.
*87% of conservatives who could travel to Calgary during a winter cold snap, while conservative conventions are (conveniently) happening in their own provinces
Little PP has always preferred power over democracy.
*87% of conservatives who could travel to Calgary during a winter cold snap, while conservative conventions are (conveniently) happening in their own provinces
Little PP has always preferred power over democracy.
Except that Putin likely has leverage over members of congress too.
February 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Except that Putin likely has leverage over members of congress too.
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Don’t believe anyone who says there has been a “pause”, a “drawdown”, a “change in tone”, a “shift in policy”. It’s all PR.
Since Alex Pretti was murdered, Bovino was fired, and Homan was installed, ICE/CBP presence in Minnesota has swelled from 3,000 to over 4,000 agents today. (2/7)
Since Alex Pretti was murdered, Bovino was fired, and Homan was installed, ICE/CBP presence in Minnesota has swelled from 3,000 to over 4,000 agents today. (2/7)
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Don’t believe anyone who says there has been a “pause”, a “drawdown”, a “change in tone”, a “shift in policy”. It’s all PR.
Since Alex Pretti was murdered, Bovino was fired, and Homan was installed, ICE/CBP presence in Minnesota has swelled from 3,000 to over 4,000 agents today. (2/7)
Since Alex Pretti was murdered, Bovino was fired, and Homan was installed, ICE/CBP presence in Minnesota has swelled from 3,000 to over 4,000 agents today. (2/7)
I think this is a very real possibility. Slow elections are more secure. Hand count paper ballots. Make it part of the process that election results are only known a couple of weeks after the election.
January 31, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I think this is a very real possibility. Slow elections are more secure. Hand count paper ballots. Make it part of the process that election results are only known a couple of weeks after the election.
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"I begged my wife for the last two months to stop calling me flaccid. That kind of rhetoric needed to stop. I said to her in March--if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be a black eye. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anyone with a black eye. But I warned her."
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM
"I begged my wife for the last two months to stop calling me flaccid. That kind of rhetoric needed to stop. I said to her in March--if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be a black eye. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anyone with a black eye. But I warned her."
Happy Birthday to any old cranky farts out there (you know who you are)
a person is covering their face with their hands and says `` happy fantastic birthday ! ''
Alt: Napolean dynamite hand dancing with Happy Fantastic Birthday text.
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Happy Birthday to any old cranky farts out there (you know who you are)
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the greatest assemblage of comedic talent ever loses another icon cherish these people while they’re with us
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
the greatest assemblage of comedic talent ever loses another icon cherish these people while they’re with us