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Richard Saville-Smith PhD

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Mad studies in conversation with psychiatry & religious studies. Also #Celt #indyref2 #psychedelics. https://independent.academia.edu/RichardSavilleSmith Isle of Skye Book: Acute Religious Experiences: Madness, Psychosis & Religious Studies (Bloomsbury)

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 19h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 16h

Another #pathologicalliar

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 18h

The amazing thing about the SNL sketch last night was not that Ashley Padilla wore a scarf nearly identical to mine. It’s that I trust Amy Poehler as AG more than Pam Bondi.

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Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 1d

About bloody time. GMS is a disgrace to public service broadcasting. Sack the lot of them because that's the only way their culture will be reformed.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

Good Morning Scotland has become 'stale' and fixated on echoing 'uninformed comments' from listeners, which has led to the show's potential axing, insiders have reportedly claimed

Good Morning Scotland fixated on echoing 'uninformed comments', BBC insider claims

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, last night.

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Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 1d

Well America trained bin Laden's chaps for 9/11 so has a pedigree and the homeland security lady is even dumber than previous instalments...

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 1d

It's a fact.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

Congratulations to the happy couple

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

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

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

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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Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 2d

“The AI trade is beginning to resemble one of the great speculative manias of market history,”

Personally, I adore the fact that by taking all the credit for all the stock market gains, Trump will be shredded when the bubble bursts.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
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Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump, "Now drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases"

An illiterate President who can't do high school maths surrounded by yes men who haven't the courage or integrity to help him understand how stupid he sounds

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 2d

What a loser, Trump lost the whole of China/America trade. His self-righteous pomposity is laughable given the way he's unilaterally imposed his stupid tariffs. That said, I'm sorry for Americans for being unable to do business as usual, but also for having an asshole for a president.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 2d

oh no

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Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 3d

They're trolling him...brilliant

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 3d

What a cu*t

Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 4d

Please sir, I know the answer to that one...

Richard Saville-Smith PhD @dranamorphosis.bsky.social · 4d

Jeez, has Trump still failed to stop that war. The man's an incompetent liar.

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Natrice Rese 🇨🇦 @natrese.bsky.social · 4d

All of them deserve bars to look out from for the rest of their lives

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GM & TY, Beth! 💙

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d

Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”