JRZC
@jrzc1962.bsky.social
Husband to Matthew, dog dad to Buddy, fan of gardening, theatre and (until lately) politics.
Cochabamba BO > Austin TX > Winchester UK
Cochabamba BO > Austin TX > Winchester UK
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JRZC
@jrzc1962.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Bluesky challenge: post two photos of you with your partner in crime
UK policies are barely distinguishable from US policies at this point.
That's not a compliment.
That's not a compliment.
NEW: UK confirms 15% cut to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria for its next funding round, a decision aid agenices say will result in hundreds of thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m
Campaigners say 15% cut, which is smaller than had been feared, is serious setback in efforts to combat the diseases
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
UK policies are barely distinguishable from US policies at this point.
That's not a compliment.
That's not a compliment.
But them all from your favourite bookseller. But read Tom's first!
The big fiction recommendations from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social, as 2025 draws to a close: Ian McEwan, RF Kuang, Philip Pullman, Hollie McNish, SenLinYu, and... me.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
But them all from your favourite bookseller. But read Tom's first!
Unexpected visitor at the top of our garden steps
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Unexpected visitor at the top of our garden steps
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
This is outrageous.
Not only are they reinstating Confederate memorials, they are removing those that honour Black soldiers.
Not only are they reinstating Confederate memorials, they are removing those that honour Black soldiers.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is outrageous.
Not only are they reinstating Confederate memorials, they are removing those that honour Black soldiers.
Not only are they reinstating Confederate memorials, they are removing those that honour Black soldiers.
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the sudden resignation of oklahoma's maga republican education chief keeps getting
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kfor.com/news/oklahom...
kfor.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
the sudden resignation of oklahoma's maga republican education chief keeps getting
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kfor.com/news/oklahom...
One of our earliest and very best experiences after moving to Winchester was completely accidental. We'd booked a night at the theatre on the night of the Torchlight Parade and ended up with a front row seat standing at the bar as they all marched by! Tonight's march was quite a bit busier.
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of our earliest and very best experiences after moving to Winchester was completely accidental. We'd booked a night at the theatre on the night of the Torchlight Parade and ended up with a front row seat standing at the bar as they all marched by! Tonight's march was quite a bit busier.
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Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson 🇬🇧 have won the NHK Trophy ice dance title.
#NHK杯フィギュア | #GPFigure | #FigureSkating
#NHK杯フィギュア | #GPFigure | #FigureSkating
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson 🇬🇧 have won the NHK Trophy ice dance title.
#NHK杯フィギュア | #GPFigure | #FigureSkating
#NHK杯フィギュア | #GPFigure | #FigureSkating
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The national media isn’t going to mention this, so it’s up to the rest of us to do it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The national media isn’t going to mention this, so it’s up to the rest of us to do it.
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‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
ABC News (amongst others) debunking the Tangerine Turkey in Chief's patently misleading comments. The cost of living in the US has continued to rise since he was inaugurated. I was in shock when I did a grocery shop with Mom in Texas last month. No idea how people are making ends meet.
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
ABC News (amongst others) debunking the Tangerine Turkey in Chief's patently misleading comments. The cost of living in the US has continued to rise since he was inaugurated. I was in shock when I did a grocery shop with Mom in Texas last month. No idea how people are making ends meet.
If @matthewcroxford.bsky.social was Alsatian this could very well be a description of him!
... balances richness with finesse ...
... celebrated worldwide ...
... remarkable aging potential ...
😎
... balances richness with finesse ...
... celebrated worldwide ...
... remarkable aging potential ...
😎
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If @matthewcroxford.bsky.social was Alsatian this could very well be a description of him!
... balances richness with finesse ...
... celebrated worldwide ...
... remarkable aging potential ...
😎
... balances richness with finesse ...
... celebrated worldwide ...
... remarkable aging potential ...
😎
Have YOU ever tried to cover up a mistake you've made? 99 times out of 100 it fails - and it only makes the consequences for you worse.
I imagine this is magnified significantly in the legal system.
This won't end well.
#LiarsGonnaLie
I imagine this is magnified significantly in the legal system.
This won't end well.
#LiarsGonnaLie
Tyler Lemons Narcs out Pam Bondi: She COULDN'T Have Ratified Lindsey Halligan's Actions
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/05/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/05/t...
Tyler Lemons Narcs out Pam Bondi: She Couldn't Have Ratified Lindsey Halligan's Actions - emptywheel
According to a new filing from Loaner AUSA Tyler Lemons, Pam Bondi couldn't have ratified the things Lindsey Halligan did in the Jim Comey grand jury on September 25, because the only transcript that ...
www.emptywheel.net
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Have YOU ever tried to cover up a mistake you've made? 99 times out of 100 it fails - and it only makes the consequences for you worse.
I imagine this is magnified significantly in the legal system.
This won't end well.
#LiarsGonnaLie
I imagine this is magnified significantly in the legal system.
This won't end well.
#LiarsGonnaLie
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Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
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Think about these contrasting storylines of the last week:
Zohran Mandani is the face and future of young Dems
Nick Fuentes is the face and future of young Republicans
Zohran Mandani is the face and future of young Dems
Nick Fuentes is the face and future of young Republicans
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Think about these contrasting storylines of the last week:
Zohran Mandani is the face and future of young Dems
Nick Fuentes is the face and future of young Republicans
Zohran Mandani is the face and future of young Dems
Nick Fuentes is the face and future of young Republicans
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Kansas doesn't have the votes to redistrict, Sharice Davids' seat won't be touched.
apnews.com/article/redi...
apnews.com/article/redi...
Kansas Republicans drop push to enter nation's widening redistricting battle
Top Kansas Republicans have given up for now on forcing a special session of the Legislature to redraw the state’s U.S.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Kansas doesn't have the votes to redistrict, Sharice Davids' seat won't be touched.
apnews.com/article/redi...
apnews.com/article/redi...
And so it begins...
Both the AI Bubble and the Fascist Bubble bursting on the same day has a nice symmetry to it.
Both the AI Bubble and the Fascist Bubble bursting on the same day has a nice symmetry to it.
VIEW Asian markets post sharpest selloff in seven months as AI rally pauses reut.rs/47rlNd3
VIEW Asian markets post sharpest selloff in seven months as AI rally pauses
Equities saw their sharpest slide in seven months in Asia on Wednesday, with tech stocks leading losses as investors hit the brakes on a prolonged, artificial intelligence-driven rally.
reut.rs
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
And so it begins...
Both the AI Bubble and the Fascist Bubble bursting on the same day has a nice symmetry to it.
Both the AI Bubble and the Fascist Bubble bursting on the same day has a nice symmetry to it.
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What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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100% chance R people are going to harvest shitty Cheney comments from Bluesky to do electioneering today btw so, you know, heads up
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
100% chance R people are going to harvest shitty Cheney comments from Bluesky to do electioneering today btw so, you know, heads up
East London / Stratford this is happening Friday. Great idea!
We have people booked to bring broken food processors, favourite jumpers with damaged zips, and ailing plants. Don't miss this opportunity to repair your stuff with the help of 40 technicians and makers. Repair Café | Sustainable UCL - share.google/2qFlWYPHRPLs...
Repair Café
Bring your broken or damaged possessions to our UCL Repair Café event at UCL East Marshgate on Friday, 7th November.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
East London / Stratford this is happening Friday. Great idea!