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AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 9m

"He even went for a carvery on the third day, before finishing the bag for dessert.

The next day - Monday - the HGV driver was sweating profusely and "did not feel right", but put it down to the pork he ate."

I love him, just the most diabolical himbo energy.

Dan Douglas @dandouglas.bsky.social · 30m

every line of this story keeps getting better

Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 7h

You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...

Why your next upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop

"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”

www.londoncentric.media

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2h

FTAoD No aspersions on you intended

Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2h

( @isaiahbishop.bsky.social works through it in the 🧵)

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2h

„AI capex accounts for 40% of US GDP *growth* „ is so very very different from AI accounts for 40% of US GDP.

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2h

I’m not saying journalists should necessarily be great at maths, but probably wouldn’t hurt if more of them had at least a notion of how numbers work.

Isaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 3h

Hmmm, no i don't think so

Yet according to recent estimates, generative AI now accounts for roughly 40 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product. In other words, if the AI spending boom falls apart, it could take down the entire economy with it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

it's giving Germania

"On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial"

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 13h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

The speed and booze addicted dressed in black playing raw live shows in prisons with a voice like god almighty himself guy is “deeply uncool”? What

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

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Lorcan Roche Kelly @lorcanrk.bsky.social · 1d

How long will Rubio keep his job after his boss finds out he put his name to this letter supporting Maria Corina Machando for the Nobel Prize? www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/fil...

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

A female, Venezuelan democracy activist? *doffs hat to the Nobel committee*

Jerry Kopensky, REALTOR @jkopenskyrealtor.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace price was awarded to a champion of Democracy.
"...When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist...”

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

apnews.com

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sspin.bsky.social @sspin.bsky.social · 1d

Unusual. Extraordinary. These words do not capture what was just announced by Sec Bessent. Arg isn’t a country w/ ample USD reserves (typical of nations participating in a USD ‘swap line’). Argentina has negative USD reserves. And the ARS is no EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY as a stable store of value.

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Uncharacteristically savage from the Onion

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

theonion.com

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 1d

That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

www.businessgreen.com

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

„Why do they call them corrections on the way down if they don’t call them mistakes on the way up?”. Almost literally everyone is calling this one a mistake on the way up.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely rock-solid work from Zelenskyy

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, if he delivers Tomahawk missiles and helps secure a ceasefire. The missiles, with 1,500 km range, would let Ukraine hit deep into Russia. Trump says he’s “sort of” decided, but wants clarity on how they'd be used.

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Irish parents, so an Irish citizen at birth. Not sure why Aisling thinks being born to Irish parents in the UK didn’t also mean I was a British citizen at birth

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

😃 close enough. I was 5

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t have to look far. Had an Irish passport before it was fashionable (about 1974 I think)

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

*unless you’ve lost your entitlement to a European passport.

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Good rule of thumb: for any economic period, Poland has outgrown any country not in the couple of years of emergence from a major war.

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Car in the ferry terminal taking absolutely ages to hand over tickets. „That’ll be some muck savage from Leitrim”. Now, if I was from Westmeath not sure I’d be casting shade on other people’s counties but

Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

It was for your own good

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

Looks nice

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

People give Travel Dads grief for building healthy margins in. But who has to fix things if you miss a ferry (or plane or…)?

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