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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 3h

the first rule of bribe club is...

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 8h

This is climate-based resilience targeting.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

“We’re physically seeing the impacts of a changing climate on these communities. … And the fact that we don’t have a government framework for dealing with these issues is not just an Alaska problem, it’s a national problem.”

(Published May with KYUK)

Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.

The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.

www.propublica.org

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 6h

I think it means "he hasn't faced enough percussive kinetic consequence for things that came out of his bitch mouth?"

Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 7h

what a shabby, small town secret society Australia's ruling class are.

Sheepie @bastardsheep.com · 8h

It’s not the association with the gambling lobby that brought it in to disrepute, it’s pointing out the association?

Talk about getting it ass backwards. They banned the COMPLETELY wrong person.

Being evil is not bad. Only calling out evil is bad. #AusPol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club | David Pocock | The Guardian

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 8h

OK... OK. Im not having a heart attack. but seriously what in the name of satan's balls was all that?

Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 8h

Im still scared

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 8h

just dont ask where he stashed his face :D

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 8h

"Indonesia has drawn a clear line for decades...That stance was never about pettiness or isolationism, it was a reflection of Indonesia’s conviction that no sporting event should legitimize an apartheid state,”

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nda @ndasfw.bsky.social · 8h

Nora in recline

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 8h

we have no choice but to smash parties and their fundraising, then smash their donors and lobbyists

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 8h

oh cool, a new toilet dance! Cross your arms while you slide right, stamp your feet as you move left, repeat

Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 9h

fucking hell, woke from a nap with incredible heart pounding, nausea, arm aching and wondered if I was having another heart attack...but all I needed was a pepsi and a series of uncomfortable burps?! what the fuck?!

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Reluctant Antagonist (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 22h

"DEAR GOP:
NEXT TIME YOU SHARE AN IMAGE FROM ECUADOR AND PRETEND PORTLAND, CHECK IF THE WORDS IN THE IMAGE ARE WRITTEN IN SPANISH."
-STEVE HOFSTETTER

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 10h

Technically they live in a bubble of their own cum but you know... Pope's got their own bubbles

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

bit.ly

Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 10h

HAHAHA OMG DIDNT ANYONE WARN US?! Ads on a Samsung fridge I can get upset about- but this? 🤣

The Verge @theverge.com · 14h

Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show

Alexa, stop the ads.

www.theverge.com

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Desiree Alliance @desireealliance.bsky.social · 14h

Sex workers were canaries in the coal mine when it came to pushing the boundaries of censorship & bad laws. We've been saying it for decades - when they come for me today, you're next! & now you are here

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Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) @accr.bsky.social · 10h

The cracks in the bridge are appearing.
The LNG market is about to witness its third big wave of increased supply in 20 years. If demand growth is weaker than expected, the only way the market would rebalance is via much lower prices. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Liquified Natural Gas Risks Becoming a Bridge to Nowhere

The conventional wisdom says liquified natural gas is the future of energy — bridging the gap between the world abandoning fossil fuels and renewable supplies coming online. But that rosy outlook face...

www.bloomberg.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 10h

I did not expect Michelin Man to be the gold standard in work attire. Also MANNARINO IS THE FUNNIEST FAKEST SOUNDING ITALIAN NAME IMAGINABLE. Other than Gieuseppi Gabbagool maybe

Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 10h

Goddamn the National Tourism Board done stepped up!

Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 10h

I Have Girlfriends Everywhere

a close up of a man 's face with the word andor on the bottom right

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the word andor on the bottom right

media.tenor.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 1d

Also fuck you Texas for doing this, invading another state with armed troops; lone star Republic my ass

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Arash Mohebbi @thatoldbear.bsky.social · 10h

So it's an Otto Dix painting every goddamned day

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Look there goes Elvis @sydbarrett99.bsky.social · 21h

Also a raging alcoholic who killed the Jane’s Addiction reunion after starting a drunken fight with the rest of the band while on stage.

metalinjection.net/news/dave-na...

DAVE NAVARRO Says JANE'S ADDICTION Is Permanently Over After An On-Stage Altercation Ended Things - Metal Injection

"There's no chance for the band to ever play together again."

metalinjection.net

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