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mr. beans for lunch @higham.bsky.social · 15m

Yeah! This guy knows what he’s talking about. She’s a REAL champion of democracy!

Tensions between Venezuela and America soared following the attack, but Machado insisted to The Sunday Times that Trump was right to bomb the boat.
"I totally support his strategy," Machado said.
"And I've said on behalf of the Venezuelan people that we are very grateful. I think it is the right thing to do. It's courageous. It's visionary”

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 2m

buy high and sell higher

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 2d

Worked on the audio of the upcoming book from @birdyword.bsky.social the section on Japan was fascinating, I'm sure the rest is too. Finance bsky alert @peark.es @weisenthal.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Land-Trap-Hi...

The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset [Bird, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 2d

If US Dems ever have a majority again, I'm sure they'll find some excuse not to improve people's lives by citing the Senate Parliamentarian. I'm also certain they won't prosecute anybody connected to this admin. Meanwhile, the GOP will win again on a platform of "jailing all Democrats"

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 2d

*logging on* Let’s fucking post!

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Script excerpt from the newsroom where Will says “You’re a fucking newsman, Don!”

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 5d

It’s like killing Lincoln a second time

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 6d

Overhearing someone be confidently wrong on the bus
My man, i briefly leave the internet to get away from that shit

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Rufus jones @rufeydoof.bsky.social · 7d

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 7d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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alex (˙𐃷˙) pizza/tacos/bats/dingers 🍕🌮🦇⚾ 🏳️‍🌈🐻 @batsdingersatk.bsky.social · 7d

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

“They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down. We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

The worst of what we feared when Trump’s spending bill gave ICE a blank check is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 8d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9d

“More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.”

Secretary Kristi Noem
@Sec_Noem
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Our @DHSgov law enforcement officers will continue to work throughout the Democrats' Shutdown to make sure our homeland is safe and secure. More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.
The Democrats will be forcing over 150,000 officers and nearly 50,000 members of the military
—our frontline of defense—to continue protecting our nation without pay.
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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 11d

I know econ dorks like to pretend that interest rates are some kind of naturally occurring phenomenon but they’re not.

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 11d

Waking up to learn there’s a Brit named Debbonaire, they keep taking the piss with these ridiculous names. This cartoonishly snobbish pose makes me doubt that she is real

Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 11d

Me when I concede defeat like a mature adult

Thangam Debonnaire, head tilted back, exaggeratedly looking down her nose like some sort of cartoon villain, at newly-elected Bristol West Green MP Carla Denyer, after Thangam lost her seat by a hilariously wide margin for being a giant, unlikeable tosser

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11d

I do think we sometimes forget:
1. We need high-skilled migrants to keep the NHS working, and to grow the economy
2. High-skilled migrants have a *lot* of choices over where to go

And

3. We’ve been getting less attractive as a destination for years anyway (wages here famously suck)

Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 11d

imagine being a consultant doctor here and having to go out litter picking to be given your citizenship lol

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Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status

New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 11d

Obungler needed to smother him with a pillow 2 years earlier

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 13d

“According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot continue indefinitely” said George Saravelos, Global Head of FX Research at Deutsche Bank

www.techspot.com/news/109626-...

The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns

According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot...

www.techspot.com

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 12d

An incredibly talented writer, I particularly liked this piece of his kalebhorton.ghost.io/the-last-ame...

The Last American Band

Honest to goodness The bars weren’t open this morning They must have been voting For a new president or something X is calling it quits. They’re my favorite band ever, so it’s hard to say that and ha...

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Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 13d

Really sorry to hear about the sudden passing of Kaleb Horton, a fantastic writer. Only seems fitting to share what he wrote for David Lynch kalebhorton.ghost.io/death-is-jus...