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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 2h

According to a Financial Times investigation, the Trump business has already reaped more than $1bn in pre-tax profits over the past year, in part thanks to a crypto boom fuelled by the administration’s own industry-friendly policies

www.ft.com/content/2ea2...

FT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto

The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies

www.ft.com

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 2h

There’s one bored dog, prefers prog rock given a choice.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING: Equinor has admitted that the massive Rosebank oil and gas field in the UK would cause vast climate damage.

*Pretends to be shocked* 😲

The UK government must STOP Rosebank, and instead focus on creating jobs in North Sea renewables!

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 21h

You hadn’t met the current Speaker back then.

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allunderonebanner.bsky.social @allunderonebanner.bsky.social · 1d

LET'S GET IT DONE NOW!!!!
#AUOBNOW
#EndLondonRule
#ScottishIndependence
#UnitedForIndependence
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 1d

via Dale Vince

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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 1d

I favour cock-up over conspiracy, but what worries me about Starmer's missteps is that they don't lead to a random walk. They lead us inexorably in the same direction in a determined march.

The Labour Party has suffered corporate capture under Starmer's leadership.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, and, pick a task, pick any single task, focus on it, make coffee. Then it will be lunchtime.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

I remember from the distant past when spooning was fun. Just saying.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...

In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:

● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Why is the media conspiring to protect Farage?

LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1d

That £900k house in Frinton. Has anyone mentioned how it was paid for yet? Any laws broken, or all above board?

Anyone investigating? Media grown a conscience? Any journalist working for the British people? Anyone?

Half way through another week of silence then.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

We popped into a nearby town along the shores of the Cromarty Firth. It’s an eight heron day today.

Meanwhile migrating geese by the thousand. Harbingers of frost.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 1d

Figured out what this picture reminded me of...

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Joyeuse après le coif?

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Calfday

Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Not quite. BA = BEA + BOAC

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve reminded me of these

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. I find I had already blocked it for some reason. Can’t remember why.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

Courage! Gin later.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Time travel exists between the pages of a book.

This luggage tag fell out of a pile of old books, and everything about it looks like the past.

A photo showing both sides of an old BEA luggage tag with flight information written on it.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hard to imagine not.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 2d

The Spectator as usual is talking about us, not to us. Reinforcing the Westminster right wing bubble in its assumed right to control our future. Which we must take back 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Go on then Nigel Farage, keep telling us you know nothing about Russian influence…

The Farage staffer, the Russian embassy and a smear campaign against a Kremlin critic

www.theguardian.com/politics/201...

The Farage staffer, the Russian embassy and a smear campaign against a Kremlin critic

Worker for Farage’s group in EU parliament was ‘frequent visitor to embassy’ and accused of role in propaganda stunt

www.theguardian.com

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 2d

Something else I didn’t know.

EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · 2d

Janet?! Janet! Is that really you?! I'd have sworn that yesterday you weren't blue!

Narrator's voice: Little Blue Heron start out in life white and after one year gradually turn blue. Life's a journey.

Marga @margasib.bsky.social · 3d

A Snowy egret and a Little Blue heron search for food.
Little Blue's plumage still shows some white feathers, as its transition to adult is not quite complete. Beautiful!

#birding #wildlife #Texas #photography

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