Stuart
@stringerbelly.bsky.social
Knackered, middle aged, wildlife enthusiast, gardener, keen on Classical Greece.
Campaigning for greater awareness of "Dimesmeric Andersonphospate" and it's ills.
Campaigning for greater awareness of "Dimesmeric Andersonphospate" and it's ills.
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Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Trump’s New Tax Law Saved Amazon Billions
Breaks for investment and research lowered the company’s payments to the U.S. government.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
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I choose not to post over #DonaldTrump’s racist video. But the following are screenshots from Gandalv @Microinteracti1 who says the following:
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I choose not to post over #DonaldTrump’s racist video. But the following are screenshots from Gandalv @Microinteracti1 who says the following:
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I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
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Trump posts racist video about the Obamas.
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Trump posts racist video about the Obamas.
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
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Absolutely - if it was wrong to appoint Mandelson as the UK's US ambassador because of his links to Epstein, and it was; it is equally as wrong for Farage to have appointed Nick Candy as Reform's treasurer. There is no getting round that ... except there is because Farage is a scrutiny free zone.
And I'm not talking about references to Farage in emails that don't implicate him in anything, I'm talking about things like Reform's treasurer and close Farage associate Nick Candy being shown by the files to have also been a close associate of Epstein and Maxwell over decades. No sackings there.
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Absolutely - if it was wrong to appoint Mandelson as the UK's US ambassador because of his links to Epstein, and it was; it is equally as wrong for Farage to have appointed Nick Candy as Reform's treasurer. There is no getting round that ... except there is because Farage is a scrutiny free zone.
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Join us on 16th February for a walk across Pelsall Common to discover some of Walsall's wonderful winter wildlife! You'll learn all about our native trees, including how to recognise different tree species by examining features such as bark and buds. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pelsall-co...
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Join us on 16th February for a walk across Pelsall Common to discover some of Walsall's wonderful winter wildlife! You'll learn all about our native trees, including how to recognise different tree species by examining features such as bark and buds. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pelsall-co...
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There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.
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“Going on national television and admitting that he was wrong... I think that’s a huge step”
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda says she “commends” Sir Keir Starmer for apologising to fellow survivors for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US.
#Newsnight
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda says she “commends” Sir Keir Starmer for apologising to fellow survivors for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US.
#Newsnight
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“Going on national television and admitting that he was wrong... I think that’s a huge step”
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda says she “commends” Sir Keir Starmer for apologising to fellow survivors for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US.
#Newsnight
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda says she “commends” Sir Keir Starmer for apologising to fellow survivors for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US.
#Newsnight
As good as it looks abandoned - except for the metal fencing - I'd love to do up this place and live there. I like the song too.
youtu.be/OnU0oeFz4CI?...
youtu.be/OnU0oeFz4CI?...
Angram's Watch over an Abandoned Farm
YouTube video by Maxx Webster
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
As good as it looks abandoned - except for the metal fencing - I'd love to do up this place and live there. I like the song too.
youtu.be/OnU0oeFz4CI?...
youtu.be/OnU0oeFz4CI?...
Trump outdoing himself with vile behaviour again.
How I wish he were having a horrid time in prison.
How I wish he were having a horrid time in prison.
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Trump outdoing himself with vile behaviour again.
How I wish he were having a horrid time in prison.
How I wish he were having a horrid time in prison.
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Horrible. Predictably horrible. In fact the predictability is part of the horror.
Trump shares video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in late-night Truth Social posting spree
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Trump shares late-night video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes
The “disgusting” clip appeared as part of an unrelated video alleging long-debunked claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Horrible. Predictably horrible. In fact the predictability is part of the horror.
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Ahead of the weekend, make sure you check out Sam's indie bookshop read from last Saturday! Link below🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/what-happene...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/what-happene...
The stubborn booksellers keeping Brum's indie scene alive
'I am not interested in running a branch of WH Smith'
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Ahead of the weekend, make sure you check out Sam's indie bookshop read from last Saturday! Link below🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/what-happene...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/what-happene...
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Just in passing, did anyone request Farage’s resignation when he appointed a British traitor Nathan Gill to be his Welsh leader given the past & still ongoing swirling rumours of Russian connections to Reform U.K. ? Anyone? 🤔
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Just in passing, did anyone request Farage’s resignation when he appointed a British traitor Nathan Gill to be his Welsh leader given the past & still ongoing swirling rumours of Russian connections to Reform U.K. ? Anyone? 🤔
Matt Monro died at 54.
What a wonderful voice.
What a wonderful voice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Matt Monro died at 54.
What a wonderful voice.
What a wonderful voice.
That's a lovely car. I'm glad the video cut there, at the entrance to that ominous tunnel.
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
That's a lovely car. I'm glad the video cut there, at the entrance to that ominous tunnel.
He might have nice weather but try growing a veg patch in the alps.
February 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
He might have nice weather but try growing a veg patch in the alps.
Matt Monro - On Days Like These (The Italian Job,1969)
YouTube video by ATHENAMATS
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
On days like these- rain - I almost convince myself I'm going to catch up on all those jobs I ought to do: sort out broadband and phone packages, tidy up that stuff I've put off, get my car booked in for a check. Batch-cooking.
I'll watch composting videos, I bet. And go and get coffee grounds.
I'll watch composting videos, I bet. And go and get coffee grounds.
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
On days like these- rain - I almost convince myself I'm going to catch up on all those jobs I ought to do: sort out broadband and phone packages, tidy up that stuff I've put off, get my car booked in for a check. Batch-cooking.
I'll watch composting videos, I bet. And go and get coffee grounds.
I'll watch composting videos, I bet. And go and get coffee grounds.
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Yew at Stoke Gabriel Church, Devon
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Yew at Stoke Gabriel Church, Devon
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
Oay lahy e !
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Point is that politically linked think tanks should be forced to declare all funders as a matter of transparency, whether or not on the left/right. Worth noting that Tufton in particular are bad at this, plenty on left/right (like Onward) are more transparent:
www.opendemocracy.net/en/who-funds...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/who-funds...
Who Funds You?
www.opendemocracy.net
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Point is that politically linked think tanks should be forced to declare all funders as a matter of transparency, whether or not on the left/right. Worth noting that Tufton in particular are bad at this, plenty on left/right (like Onward) are more transparent:
www.opendemocracy.net/en/who-funds...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/who-funds...