gari8aldi
@gari8aldi.bsky.social
Mainly a fly on the wall, rarely contributing | Auditor, consultant, adviser ... now retired | Proud "euro-trash"
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using federal resources to illegally seize the goods of another country and then diverting the proceeds to accounts only the president can control is the kind of thing the framers would’ve seen these men hanged for
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
using federal resources to illegally seize the goods of another country and then diverting the proceeds to accounts only the president can control is the kind of thing the framers would’ve seen these men hanged for
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C'est pas les réseaux sociaux qu'il faut interdire aux ados, c'est Twitter qu'il faut interdire aux institutions de la République.
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 AM
C'est pas les réseaux sociaux qu'il faut interdire aux ados, c'est Twitter qu'il faut interdire aux institutions de la République.
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The extent to which UK and other European policy elites seem intellectually or psychologically unprepared for scenarios where the US is no longer able to function as a geopolitical actor is rather worrying
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The extent to which UK and other European policy elites seem intellectually or psychologically unprepared for scenarios where the US is no longer able to function as a geopolitical actor is rather worrying
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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Britain feels more and more like a middle aged man who walked out on his family because he wanted to enjoy the company of multiple young ladies and now tries to convince himself he has won because he gets access to the children once a fortnight and three Only Fans subscriptions.
January 23, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Britain feels more and more like a middle aged man who walked out on his family because he wanted to enjoy the company of multiple young ladies and now tries to convince himself he has won because he gets access to the children once a fortnight and three Only Fans subscriptions.
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Donald Trump turned up in Davos wielding an insult bazooka, writes David Smith, with an anti-Somalia tirade and insults to European leaders that were in line with aide Stephen Miller’s worldview.
Trump paints himself as great white hope in racism-drenched Davos speech
President’s anti-Somalia tirade and insults to European leaders were in line with aide Stephen Miller’s worldview
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Donald Trump turned up in Davos wielding an insult bazooka, writes David Smith, with an anti-Somalia tirade and insults to European leaders that were in line with aide Stephen Miller’s worldview.
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Potential headline: Incoherent, rambling American president backs down on military force on Greenland and pleads for talks, in moment of humiliation for the US
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Potential headline: Incoherent, rambling American president backs down on military force on Greenland and pleads for talks, in moment of humiliation for the US
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this is pathetic to a degree i didn't realize was possible
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
this is pathetic to a degree i didn't realize was possible
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A soaring US vs a stagnant EU? “Europeans benefit from more leisure time than Americans, higher life expectancy & lower inequality levels, all w/ comparable productivity rates. However one looks at it, this is a considerably better economic performance.” [archive.ph]
Gabriel Zucman, economist: ‘The idea of a sclerotic Europe facing a A…
archived 17 Dec 2025 12:47:58 UTC
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January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
A soaring US vs a stagnant EU? “Europeans benefit from more leisure time than Americans, higher life expectancy & lower inequality levels, all w/ comparable productivity rates. However one looks at it, this is a considerably better economic performance.” [archive.ph]
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To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
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January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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The extent to which many European policymakers and analysts still don't quite appreciate how deeply steeped quite a few US officials appointed by Trump are in the politics of edgelord Far Right imperialism is frustrating.
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The extent to which many European policymakers and analysts still don't quite appreciate how deeply steeped quite a few US officials appointed by Trump are in the politics of edgelord Far Right imperialism is frustrating.
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Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
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Comment le monde trumpiste applique à l’Europe sa propre obsession du déclin
Comment le monde trumpiste applique à l’Europe sa propre obsession du déclin
Publiée le 5 décembre par l’administration Trump, la stratégie de sécurité nationale, manifeste politique du mouvement MAGA, égratigne les Européens et révèle sa conception excluante et restrictive de la civilisation occidentale, reposant sur la famille traditionnelle blanche et l’identité chrétienne.
www.lemonde.fr
December 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Comment le monde trumpiste applique à l’Europe sa propre obsession du déclin
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the future of tech is sociopaths chasing engagement clicks with zero ethical considerations at impossible scale
X’s head of product celebrating record downloads of his app on a day where a man’s murder was autoplayed on loop for all to see.
September 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
the future of tech is sociopaths chasing engagement clicks with zero ethical considerations at impossible scale
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Bring back the air raid siren in every town’s fire station. If there’s a real emergency going on that will affect the general public, crank that shit up and wake the dead with it. Strike the fear of god into every mf in a ten mile radius. This is not rocket science, it is ancient tech that works
I do think that officials should be required to post all disaster info on publicly-available government websites (and *then* they can post the same info on social media platforms).
We have to stop relying on social media platforms run by billionaire psychopaths for basic local disaster comms.
We have to stop relying on social media platforms run by billionaire psychopaths for basic local disaster comms.
If you’re an official who insists on using social media as a primary source for vital disaster info, then I believe it’s malpractice to not at least duplicate those messages on multiple platforms in 2025 - including those that people under 40 actually use, like TikTok.
July 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Bring back the air raid siren in every town’s fire station. If there’s a real emergency going on that will affect the general public, crank that shit up and wake the dead with it. Strike the fear of god into every mf in a ten mile radius. This is not rocket science, it is ancient tech that works
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27% of French see the US now as an adversary. (16% in Germany, 18% in the UK)
Most still think the US is a necessary partner - but no longer an ally
Poll instituteforglobalaffairs.org/wp-content/u...
Most still think the US is a necessary partner - but no longer an ally
Poll instituteforglobalaffairs.org/wp-content/u...
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
27% of French see the US now as an adversary. (16% in Germany, 18% in the UK)
Most still think the US is a necessary partner - but no longer an ally
Poll instituteforglobalaffairs.org/wp-content/u...
Most still think the US is a necessary partner - but no longer an ally
Poll instituteforglobalaffairs.org/wp-content/u...
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I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
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BREAKING: Trump starts LIFTING sanctions on Russian banks.
Unbelievable. Just after Putin launched Russia's biggest air assault on Ukrainian civilians, Trump lifts restrictions on some of the Russian banks closest to him. And all done while America sleeps.
An Oval Office, Kremlin-compromised.
Unbelievable. Just after Putin launched Russia's biggest air assault on Ukrainian civilians, Trump lifts restrictions on some of the Russian banks closest to him. And all done while America sleeps.
An Oval Office, Kremlin-compromised.
June 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
BREAKING: Trump starts LIFTING sanctions on Russian banks.
Unbelievable. Just after Putin launched Russia's biggest air assault on Ukrainian civilians, Trump lifts restrictions on some of the Russian banks closest to him. And all done while America sleeps.
An Oval Office, Kremlin-compromised.
Unbelievable. Just after Putin launched Russia's biggest air assault on Ukrainian civilians, Trump lifts restrictions on some of the Russian banks closest to him. And all done while America sleeps.
An Oval Office, Kremlin-compromised.
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“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
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Enquête sur la Heritage Foundation, l’influent think tank américain qui a aidé Donald Trump avec le Projet 2025. Prochaine étape : faire basculer l’Europe. Son président Kevin Roberts est venu rencontrer des leaders de l’extrême droite, fin mai, à Paris www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/art... via @lemonde.fr
The Heritage Foundation, les missionnaires du trumpisme à l’assaut de l’Europe
Tout était écrit. La guerre commerciale, le démantèlement des agences fédérales, la chasse aux immigrés… Depuis le début de son mandat, Donald Trump déroule à la lettre le Projet 2025, une bible de 92...
www.lemonde.fr
June 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Enquête sur la Heritage Foundation, l’influent think tank américain qui a aidé Donald Trump avec le Projet 2025. Prochaine étape : faire basculer l’Europe. Son président Kevin Roberts est venu rencontrer des leaders de l’extrême droite, fin mai, à Paris www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/art... via @lemonde.fr
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He’s wrong but this is an incredibly common elite pathology: the belief that your voice should be held strategically in reserve, to strike at the right moment and change everything.
Then they do and it’s washed away by the firehose of noise. I call it Jim Mattis Syndrome.
Then they do and it’s washed away by the firehose of noise. I call it Jim Mattis Syndrome.
June 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
He’s wrong but this is an incredibly common elite pathology: the belief that your voice should be held strategically in reserve, to strike at the right moment and change everything.
Then they do and it’s washed away by the firehose of noise. I call it Jim Mattis Syndrome.
Then they do and it’s washed away by the firehose of noise. I call it Jim Mattis Syndrome.