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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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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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.
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Donald Trump is incredibly litigious. He sues and threatens to sue people for anything and everything. He has sued no one for calling him a paedophile... Because the legal scrutiny would not go well for him
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Donald Trump is incredibly litigious. He sues and threatens to sue people for anything and everything. He has sued no one for calling him a paedophile... Because the legal scrutiny would not go well for him
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It’s always enlightening to hear lectures about being tough on crime from someone convicted of 34 felonies by a jury of his peers, and the subject of two impeachments.
His hypocrisy remains undefeated.
His hypocrisy remains undefeated.
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It’s always enlightening to hear lectures about being tough on crime from someone convicted of 34 felonies by a jury of his peers, and the subject of two impeachments.
His hypocrisy remains undefeated.
His hypocrisy remains undefeated.
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What's key thing to understand here is immigration judges are not real "judges" in the most basic ways Americans expect. They are not independent, they're DOJ employees. If they don't give ICE what it wants, the AG can just fire them.
There is no judicial process or warrant here.
There is no judicial process or warrant here.
Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
What's key thing to understand here is immigration judges are not real "judges" in the most basic ways Americans expect. They are not independent, they're DOJ employees. If they don't give ICE what it wants, the AG can just fire them.
There is no judicial process or warrant here.
There is no judicial process or warrant here.
DOGE initially promised to eliminate $2 trillion.
Quite early on Musk drastically cut that figure down to $150 billion (7.5% of the original estimated savings).
Forbes magazine suggests that in reality DOGE has actually COST the US as much as $135 billion in lost revenue.
fortune.com/article/doge...
Quite early on Musk drastically cut that figure down to $150 billion (7.5% of the original estimated savings).
Forbes magazine suggests that in reality DOGE has actually COST the US as much as $135 billion in lost revenue.
fortune.com/article/doge...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone | Fortune
Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending are costing the government in lost productivity and tax revenue, workforce and policy experts claim.
fortune.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
DOGE initially promised to eliminate $2 trillion.
Quite early on Musk drastically cut that figure down to $150 billion (7.5% of the original estimated savings).
Forbes magazine suggests that in reality DOGE has actually COST the US as much as $135 billion in lost revenue.
fortune.com/article/doge...
Quite early on Musk drastically cut that figure down to $150 billion (7.5% of the original estimated savings).
Forbes magazine suggests that in reality DOGE has actually COST the US as much as $135 billion in lost revenue.
fortune.com/article/doge...
The FT reports that Paul Chamberlain, the Reform councillor in charge of the Department of Local Government Efficiency at Kent County Council, has admitted the Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting project has not found any significant waste to cut.
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
Reform UK admits Kent council’s Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive found little waste
County councillors say former Conservative administration ‘weren’t crazy, they were business people’
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The FT reports that Paul Chamberlain, the Reform councillor in charge of the Department of Local Government Efficiency at Kent County Council, has admitted the Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting project has not found any significant waste to cut.
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
www.ft.com/content/fc3c...
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OMG. Becoming has moved up to #6 in Netflix movies. It was #8 this morning. Everyone keep watching daily! Netflix rankings are based on at least a 2 minute interaction with a movie or show. We can take this to #1 and then rub that in the 🍊💩 face. Bonus - it’s a great documentary on Michelle Obama!
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
OMG. Becoming has moved up to #6 in Netflix movies. It was #8 this morning. Everyone keep watching daily! Netflix rankings are based on at least a 2 minute interaction with a movie or show. We can take this to #1 and then rub that in the 🍊💩 face. Bonus - it’s a great documentary on Michelle Obama!