Ex-Optimist 🇬🇧
@grumpyearthling.bsky.social
I have an inferiority complex but frankly it's not a very good one.
No DMs unless you're a stunning nymphomaniac brewery heiress with a father on life support.
No DMs unless you're a stunning nymphomaniac brewery heiress with a father on life support.
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The trajectory from, “Trump will give Ukraine to Tomahawks to attack Russia” to “Trump has starved Ukraine of Patriots to help Russia” is the single greatest example of the failure of people to understand what Trump is and has always been.
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The trajectory from, “Trump will give Ukraine to Tomahawks to attack Russia” to “Trump has starved Ukraine of Patriots to help Russia” is the single greatest example of the failure of people to understand what Trump is and has always been.
Indian pharma companies gear up to make generic weight loss drugs when the patent protecting semaglutide (the protein that mimics a hormone telling your brain that you’re not hungry) expires in March.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/i...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/i...
Is India about to make Ozempic-like weight-loss drugs a whole lot cheaper? | CNN
On any given morning in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, power-walkers circle the running track, fitness watches buzzing with every step. Minutes later, some drift toward nearby food stalls, where oil sizzles a...
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Indian pharma companies gear up to make generic weight loss drugs when the patent protecting semaglutide (the protein that mimics a hormone telling your brain that you’re not hungry) expires in March.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/i...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/i...
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Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
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Newly released Epstein files include a draft statement attributed to federal prosecutors that is dated the day before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead. The draft appears among at least 23 documents in the disclosure labeled as statements from the Southern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Newly released Epstein files include a draft statement attributed to federal prosecutors that is dated the day before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead. The draft appears among at least 23 documents in the disclosure labeled as statements from the Southern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Trump is in the Epstein files over 38,000 times, which is 33,000 more times than God or Jesus is in the Bible.
February 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Trump is in the Epstein files over 38,000 times, which is 33,000 more times than God or Jesus is in the Bible.
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This about sums it up.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
This about sums it up.
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The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
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Fucking insane how "concerned" the right wing industrial complex got the mainstream media to be about Hunter Biden and basically nary a peep about the obscene corruption of the Trump family.
“Four of [Don Jr]’s portfolio companies have won contracts from the Trump [regime] this year amounting to $735 MILLION… It looks like more Trump enrichment. When the public and the private are as intertwined as they are in this [regime] it’s hard to tell the difference.”
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@johncassidysays.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Fucking insane how "concerned" the right wing industrial complex got the mainstream media to be about Hunter Biden and basically nary a peep about the obscene corruption of the Trump family.
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Another case where Donald Trump tried to sue the justice department for saying he was racist. He lost the case. You can't win when they're telling the truth.
www.npr.org/2016/09/29/4...
www.npr.org/2016/09/29/4...
Decades-Old Housing Discrimination Case Plagues Donald Trump
In the 1970s, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Donald Trump, his father and Trump Management, alleging the Trumps engaged in racial discrimination at their properties.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Another case where Donald Trump tried to sue the justice department for saying he was racist. He lost the case. You can't win when they're telling the truth.
www.npr.org/2016/09/29/4...
www.npr.org/2016/09/29/4...
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•He cheated on his first wife with his second wife.
•He cheated on his second wife with his third wife.
•He cheated on his third wife with a porn star
He’s the leader of the party all about family values.
•He cheated on his second wife with his third wife.
•He cheated on his third wife with a porn star
He’s the leader of the party all about family values.
February 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
•He cheated on his first wife with his second wife.
•He cheated on his second wife with his third wife.
•He cheated on his third wife with a porn star
He’s the leader of the party all about family values.
•He cheated on his second wife with his third wife.
•He cheated on his third wife with a porn star
He’s the leader of the party all about family values.
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Tramp on Jesus:
“I never met the man”.
“I never met the man”.
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Tramp on Jesus:
“I never met the man”.
“I never met the man”.
Trump is making millions from the crypto industry which is rife with fraud and "within months of returning to office Trump ordered the justice department to disband a national unit dedicated to investigating crypto-related fraud".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Trump is making millions from the crypto industry which is rife with fraud and "within months of returning to office Trump ordered the justice department to disband a national unit dedicated to investigating crypto-related fraud".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Most squaddies have probably already seen snatches of the contract bride's earlier movies.
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Most squaddies have probably already seen snatches of the contract bride's earlier movies.
Presumably this was the same young intern who didn't end the Russian/ Ukraine war on day one and who still hasn't fully released the Epstein files.
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Presumably this was the same young intern who didn't end the Russian/ Ukraine war on day one and who still hasn't fully released the Epstein files.
The cheers that greeted the American winter Olympics team on entering the San Siro stadium changed to a chorus of boos when the cameras turned to US vice-president JD Vance.
Not that Americans would have noticed - NBC cut the sound track!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Not that Americans would have noticed - NBC cut the sound track!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The cheers that greeted the American winter Olympics team on entering the San Siro stadium changed to a chorus of boos when the cameras turned to US vice-president JD Vance.
Not that Americans would have noticed - NBC cut the sound track!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Not that Americans would have noticed - NBC cut the sound track!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Who is in the Epstein files? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Who is in the Epstein files? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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TACO Trump has done what he always does . . . backs down when his lies are exposed.
The BBC reports that the orange conman & Felon-in-Chief now backs the longstanding UK deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in return for a long lease on a military base.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC reports that the orange conman & Felon-in-Chief now backs the longstanding UK deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in return for a long lease on a military base.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Donald Trump signals US support for Chagos handover deal
It comes after the US president suggested last month he could withdraw his support for the deal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:29 PM
TACO Trump has done what he always does . . . backs down when his lies are exposed.
The BBC reports that the orange conman & Felon-in-Chief now backs the longstanding UK deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in return for a long lease on a military base.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC reports that the orange conman & Felon-in-Chief now backs the longstanding UK deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in return for a long lease on a military base.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is an advert at a bus stop in London. Whoever did this deserves a round of applause.
February 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is an advert at a bus stop in London. Whoever did this deserves a round of applause.
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Sadly, this actually sounds totally possible.
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Sadly, this actually sounds totally possible.