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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 3h

[Poor horse]

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5h

Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.

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Pronounced June 8 @junayt.bsky.social · 7h

I never knew that in the United States literally the president can do anything as long as everybody agrees not to stop them. Very weird, realizing the entire thing was made of cotton candy

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds

‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE No major bank has yet committed to stop funding new oil and gas fields or coal capacity, research has found. Most banks that have recently updated their climate policies have weakened them, according to the research by the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Gallagher @stephengallagher.co.uk · 4h

The most faithful take on the novel that I've seen.

Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 8h

Coming soon! Channel Premiere: #LouisJourdan #FrankFinlay #SusanPenhaligon #JudiBowker COUNT DRACULA (1977) Part 1 Saturday 1st November 9pm & Part 2 Sunday 2nd November 9:45pm. Classic adaptation of the Bram Stoker vampire story #TPTVsubtitles www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cOp...

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 13h

Frog pushed Toad out of bed.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 4h

The Epstein Files must be the most nightmare shit ever if they're willing to do this. And I think Swalwell wasn't lying when he said there would be a huge defection if the vote hit the floor. Absolutely no other reason to do this. None at all.

Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 8h

I just went to the House floor to demand that Speaker Johnson swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the GOP gaveled out without even recognizing us.

We’re not going anywhere. I’m here with Leader Jeffries and Adelita Grijalva. Speaker Johnson must swear her in.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 4h

I demand you look at this bird.

(Photo by me)

A red-breasted nuthatch landed very near me today on a crusty ledge and clearly outed itself as an imperious little robber dumpling. Look at his little mask. His little eye stabbing beak. Those raptor claws holy shit birds really were dinosaurs. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 4h

But Toad did not answer. He had fallen asleep.

Toad sleeps in Frog's bed.

From "The Story"
In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 6h

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 4h

Hm.

Susie M @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social · 15h

a little owling early for hallowed-e'en...

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Jon Carling @joncarling.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just floating here

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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 4h

[Not wild enough. Yet.]

Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 12h

I bought one of those self-assembly bird tables a while back. The lazy bastards haven't even opened the box, all they've done is shit on it.

Packaging for a SELF ASSEMBLY BIRD TABLE

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ceej @ceej.online · 23h

I have also long dreamed of demolishing the white house

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

The man should be in prison. But sure, let's pay him a quarter of a billion for being a criminal.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 5h

I don't see it taking it more than the afternoon of Inauguration Day to demolish.

Nick Barlow @nickbwalking.bsky.social · 5h

Keep seeing this image of what the new White House ballroom will look like and it's surely not real but a cursed image to haunt anyone with any knowledge of design and planning.

A picture of the White House with a large incongruous building stuck on one side.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 7h

“Turtle,” said Frog. “You will have to go away.”

“Why should I?” asked the turtle.

“Because Toad thinks that he looks funny in his bathing suit, and he does not want you to see him,” said Frog.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 7d

FWIW, this was my take as well a few weeks back.

“U.S. political leaders—especially contenders for the 2028 nomination—should also make clear that they will push for accountability for those who conduct unlawful killings.”

www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...

Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror”

An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.

www.justsecurity.org

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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 5h

Hm.

Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 14h

Are you ready for an amazing fact to wow friends, family and colleagues alike?

Prepare for awesomeness (and just a hint of 💩)

Did you know that Ouse Bridge in York had the earliest recorded public toilets in Yorkshire? Opened in 1367!

We are looking at an oil painting of a view of a Tudor bridge with a pointed stone arch. On either side of the bride are buildings which have been built on top of the bridge's other arches. A lazy blue river runs underneath whilst groups of people walk along an uneven river bank. Four figures are stood in a boat whilst a large ship with a mast and its sail folded up can be seen on one side.

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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 6h

A fun byproduct of unitary executive theory—if the president controls everyone under him, he can demand they transfer hundreds of millions in tax dollars into his bank account

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 5h

[news of mobsters]

Nancy @nananancy.bsky.social · 6h

"The White House has moved ahead with the massive construction project despite not yet having sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, which approves construction work and major renovations to government buildings in the Washington area." bsky.app/profile/nana...

Nancy @nananancy.bsky.social · 6h

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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 5h

[NHS Palantir...]

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Trump's ballroom donors include:

-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity

Pay-to-play.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 19h

Après le braquage…
#Louvre

Plasticine penguin (Feathers McGraw) disguised as a chicken escaping along Quai di Louvre sur un scooter électrique. Merci à Aardman.

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