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🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Friendly & wordy. Work-from-home knitter. Kind, not stupid. Ally of decency. *** Team Science. Team Democracy. *** Based in Germany. In love with Scotland. At home in more than one place.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · Apr 19

In country after country, far-right populists offer easy solutions to often non-existent crises, fuelling xenophobia, jealousy, rage for votes. Once in power, they (ab)use their position, serve themselves, & keep people angry while solving nothing. Those who have not yet realised this don't want to.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's tariffs caused a "global trade reshuffle".Example: 40% of Brazil's meat & soybean exports are now going to China "as part of [its] larger strategy to avoid agricultural goods from the 🇺🇸 amid their ongoing trade dispute" China's ready, America's economy not.
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

Brazil’s beef exports to China surge as Trump’s tariffs shift global demand

Brazil's beef shipments to the US tumble by 41 percent as exports to China grow by 38 percent.

www.aljazeera.com

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Kostas Koufogiorgos @koufogiorgos.bsky.social · 3h

No way
#NobelPrize

Karikatur: Trump steht vor einer Tür in Oslo und fragt: No bel? Hinter der Tür sagt jemand: No way!

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, same here. The ceanothus has blossomed 4 times this year, and the peppers and chili are still happy in the vegetable garden. Daily, I collect a handful of strawberries. Strawberries!

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 6h

It's a propaganda outlet. They have two types of 'journalists': those who lie for money and those who lie for conviction.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 6h

October.

In the neighbours' garden, the roses are in bloom.

#garden #gardening

Through a bush, between its branches, an apricot coloured group of rose blossoms.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 6h

I feel your pain, Fox News. 😁

Screenshot from Fox News website:

BREAKING
CHAMPION FOR PEACE
Nobel Committee announces peace prize winner amid calls for Trump to get the award

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 6h

Ah, das wusste ich nicht. Danke!

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 7h

Das zu koordinieren ist für alle Praxen/Apotheken ein erheblicher Mehraufwand. Ich weiß, daß es letztes Jahr den Versuch gab, Einzeldosen herzustellen, aber als sie dann ausgeliefert wurden, waren es wieder nur 'Sixpacks'. Ich vermute, bei nachlassende Nachfrage lohnt sich einfach die Änderung nicht

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 7h

Yep. Absolutely. That was the only thing that stood between him and the medal ... 😂

Seriously, @cnn.com ?

Screenshot from CNN website:

US President Donald Trump made no secret of his desire for a Nobel Peace Prize. But it was unlikely he would be awarded this year's accolade because of the nomination process.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 7h

11:05 a.m.
BREAKING NEWS

Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado

This yr's Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado, honoured for her commitment to the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people, as announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.

11:05 UHR

EILMELDUNG

Friedensnobelpreis geht an Venezolanerin Maria Corina Machado

Der diesjährige Friedensnobelpreis geht an die venezolanische Politikerin Maria Corina Machado. Sie wird für ihren Einsatz für die demokratischen Rechte des venezolanischen Volkes ausgezeichnet, wie das norwegische Nobelkomitee in Oslo verkündete.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 10h

Polanski's lack of fear stands in huge contrast to the government's perpetual terror of upsetting the right.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 8h

Konnte über BlueSky eine Apotheke in der Essener Innenstaft finden, die jeden impft, der möchte, & zwar auf Karte. Eine große Erleicherung als Mitglied einer vulnerable Familie. Viele Ärzte halten sich an die enge Stiko-Empfehlung, die uns (v.a. bei den regelmäßigen Termin im KH) ungeschützt lässt.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, that's exactly what I said.

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 9h

They were actively prevented from leaving after checking in. No 3rd person can do this. I'd like to hear the airline on this.

So I think this goes beyond scare tactics, unless it's supposed to be a warning to others also planning to leave.

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 10h

This wasn't a visa issue. Their actual flight ticket was cancelled behind their backs just as they were about to depart.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 10h

I read this differently. It's part of Trump's description of the round table. W/o parenthesis, it says:"hrs after Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa far-left activists"
I agree, though, the Guardian writes it uncritically. Inverted commas are necessary here.

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 11h

Professor Bray and his family are thankfully on their way to Spain now. I want to know who cancelled their tickets *after* they checked in & received their boarding passes.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 11h

"We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts."

R. K. Narayan
[born #OTD in 1906]

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 12h

One of the best replies to this (on Insta), which itself received thousand of likes, said:
Elderly lady advice: Be like that around her and she will love you, too. If she doesn't already.

Good morning, Ian. You live in my turning bay?

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 12h

Today's random #German word of the day is this.

📢 m.dict.cc/deutsch-engl...

Put your wheels in motion! #LearnALanguage

Illustration of the German word 'Allrad', literally 'allwheel', meaning '4by4'

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 12h

At a time when we're daily desensitised & see more & more outrageous behaviour become normalised, it is ever more important to see & show what we & life were & should be like (again). There's a better way. This below is my antidote to toxic masculinity.
#GoodMorning, everyone.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 13h

Ah, I see. I don't think he resides in France; he bought several properties in the UK. And allegedly, he has 9 jobs in total on top of his seat in parliament.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Inside Nigel Farage's £3m four home luxury property empire bought since Brexit

The self-styled man of the people has amassed a property portfolio worth almost £3million since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Our disclosures come after it was revealed that the Reform leader is earning...

www.mirror.co.uk

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 14h

...of the BBC's claim or Farage on the BBC?

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 14h

"Latin America’s largest economy has been expanding exports to both new & traditional markets amid a global trade reshuffle triggered by US #tariffs with similar trends also seen in #soybean exports, which also reached record volumes"

...while US farms are dying.
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

Brazil’s beef exports to China surge as Trump’s tariffs shift global demand

Brazil's beef shipments to the US tumble by 41 percent as exports to China grow by 38 percent.

www.aljazeera.com

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 1d

"Political crisis in France"

Cartoon: Thiago Lucas (Brazil)

Paris. Macron on a palace balcony, his elbows on the balustrade, his head in his hands, worrying. Next to him a stone statur in the same pose.

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