Matthew Randall
@matthewrandall.bsky.social
I have been awake since before the breaking of the first silence.
In that time, I've had many names!
In that time, I've had many names!
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I have tried to synthesize current theories about Trump's foreign affairs strategy as I understand them.
Expect a visit from the USS Gerald Ford soon... 😬
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Expect a visit from the USS Gerald Ford soon... 😬
The visuals of this shit show tho.
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The visuals of this shit show tho.
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I guess you could say Chomsky and Epstein were manufacturing consent.
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I guess you could say Chomsky and Epstein were manufacturing consent.
Together with my bank manager and my mate Dave we have declared our readiness to work on the plan to finally unlock the late R. Mugabe's assets despite some reservations. However, before we start our work, it would be good to know for sure who is the author of the plan and where was it created.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Together with my bank manager and my mate Dave we have declared our readiness to work on the plan to finally unlock the late R. Mugabe's assets despite some reservations. However, before we start our work, it would be good to know for sure who is the author of the plan and where was it created.
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This is sick. The EU must stop lying. Stop appeasing Trump. The only "continued US efforts" are to coerce Ukraine to capitulate to Russia. The 28 point CAPITULATION plan was drafted in the Kremlin. It is not a basis for a just and lasting peace. The EU must REJECT this plan.
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This is sick. The EU must stop lying. Stop appeasing Trump. The only "continued US efforts" are to coerce Ukraine to capitulate to Russia. The 28 point CAPITULATION plan was drafted in the Kremlin. It is not a basis for a just and lasting peace. The EU must REJECT this plan.
Every news item coming from the US now reads like one of those weird 12th century incidents that didn't quite make sense when you learned about them at school.
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Every news item coming from the US now reads like one of those weird 12th century incidents that didn't quite make sense when you learned about them at school.
I must be having a stroke.
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I must be having a stroke.
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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]
—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—
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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].
SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys and welcome to the podcast
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment
JON:
Ooh-er!
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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”
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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!
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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?
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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...
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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.
SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics
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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?
SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.
[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]
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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?
JON:
Mm.
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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -
…and do you remember what I said, Jon?
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JON:
You said, “No”.
SMART SPEAKER:
I said no.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…
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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...
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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!
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JON:
Apart from one.
SMART SPEAKER:
Apart from one.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreih4hfwfacw5g4qhhjovme75iwbv4xxsdd7iis5oaej6l3g4vzsrty@jpeg)
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
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The best part of "peace plan" is part of Russian seized assets go to "developing US-Russia trade".
Which is euphemism for "Donald takes his bribe".
Which is euphemism for "Donald takes his bribe".
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The best part of "peace plan" is part of Russian seized assets go to "developing US-Russia trade".
Which is euphemism for "Donald takes his bribe".
Which is euphemism for "Donald takes his bribe".
and then I'll make everything right and they'll see I wasn't a tapeworm at all the whole time, yeah. Sweeet. Oh Mamá don't look down yet
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
and then I'll make everything right and they'll see I wasn't a tapeworm at all the whole time, yeah. Sweeet. Oh Mamá don't look down yet
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Who's going to buy US weapons in future when it's clear Donald & GOP will cut you off if your invader bribes them as part of a "peace plan".
Art of the deal.
Art of the deal.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Who's going to buy US weapons in future when it's clear Donald & GOP will cut you off if your invader bribes them as part of a "peace plan".
Art of the deal.
Art of the deal.
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In Ternopil emergency crews pulled a woman’s body from the ruins of a residential building. The death toll from the Russian missile strike has risen to 27, including 3 children.
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In Ternopil emergency crews pulled a woman’s body from the ruins of a residential building. The death toll from the Russian missile strike has risen to 27, including 3 children.
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I gotta say hearing everyone keep talking about so called ‘peace plan’ Russia is trying to push on us while air raid siren alert is on in my city and rescuers continue to search for 14 people in Ternopil after Russia bombed a civilian apartment building there yesterday is absolutely f*cked up.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I gotta say hearing everyone keep talking about so called ‘peace plan’ Russia is trying to push on us while air raid siren alert is on in my city and rescuers continue to search for 14 people in Ternopil after Russia bombed a civilian apartment building there yesterday is absolutely f*cked up.
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Strong “hurry up and surrender to Russia before Russia collapses completely” energy
As Ukraine mourns innocent people murdered in their sleep by a russian terrorist missile, the media reports that the US Administration has shared with Ukraine a new, updated Capitulation Plan. No pressure on russia, just Ukraine cutting its own hands and legs. What a disgrace.
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Strong “hurry up and surrender to Russia before Russia collapses completely” energy
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Will say again. If this was London or Paris, it would not be tolerated. But we expect Ukrainians to put up with this horror every night. Indeed, we in the west are getting inured to it. It should enrage us.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Will say again. If this was London or Paris, it would not be tolerated. But we expect Ukrainians to put up with this horror every night. Indeed, we in the west are getting inured to it. It should enrage us.
New US peace plan for Ukraine incoming.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New US peace plan for Ukraine incoming.
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Ternopil, November 19, 2025
💔💔💔
For now we know about 20 Ukrainians 20 dead including 2 children
russian terrorists should disappear from the planet Earth
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For now we know about 20 Ukrainians 20 dead including 2 children
russian terrorists should disappear from the planet Earth
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ternopil, November 19, 2025
💔💔💔
For now we know about 20 Ukrainians 20 dead including 2 children
russian terrorists should disappear from the planet Earth
💔💔💔
For now we know about 20 Ukrainians 20 dead including 2 children
russian terrorists should disappear from the planet Earth
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Finally!! A bathroom for people who want to take their bollard with them.
What a relief.
#WorldBollardAssociation
What a relief.
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Finally!! A bathroom for people who want to take their bollard with them.
What a relief.
#WorldBollardAssociation
What a relief.
#WorldBollardAssociation
I hope they become a human centipede in hell.
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I hope they become a human centipede in hell.
It turns out there is less money in being buried alive in a coffin for 61 days than one might reasonably expect.
Incredible story of Irish labourer buried alive in coffin for 61 days told in new documentary
Incredible story of Irish labourer buried alive in coffin for 61 days told in new documentary
Mick Meaney made global headlines when he beat world record in 1968, but returned to Ireland penniless
They were known as burial artists – people who had themselves buried alive in macabre feats of endurance – and Mick Meaney resolved to be the best there ever was.
It was 1968 and the Irish labourer had barely a pound to his name but he believed that if he stayed underground in a coffin longer than anyone else the world would remember his name. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It turns out there is less money in being buried alive in a coffin for 61 days than one might reasonably expect.
In no particular order:
* Snakes and Ladders
* Connect 4
* Snakes and Ladders
* Connect 4
board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
In no particular order:
* Snakes and Ladders
* Connect 4
* Snakes and Ladders
* Connect 4
US politics right now for those not following closely.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
US politics right now for those not following closely.