Rod Ellis
@bigbadbank.bsky.social
Not to worry, a bad equilibrium is breaking down that's all. The next one will have higher vibrations I promise.
Tantra and indology, bonds and central banks. Oxford. Labour. 🇺🇦
No DMs thanks, just bleet me.
Tantra and indology, bonds and central banks. Oxford. Labour. 🇺🇦
No DMs thanks, just bleet me.
What I like about Starmer is that he doesn't think Britain is Gulliver in Lilliput like the Tories do.
January 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
What I like about Starmer is that he doesn't think Britain is Gulliver in Lilliput like the Tories do.
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30 is the percentage of Republicans who have never heard of NATO before.
Yes, 30% of Republicans would approve illegally attacking a peaceful NATO ally to annex territory.
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
30 is the percentage of Republicans who have never heard of NATO before.
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Absolute fucktwats.
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They're pusillanimous dickweasels.
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They are going to die alone in their apartment on pile of trash and no one will notice until they start to leak through the floorboards.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Absolute fucktwats.
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India’s MRPL scouts for Venezuelan oil as it halts Russian imports reut.rs/49H8Hbl
India’s MRPL scouts for Venezuelan oil as it halts Russian imports
India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd is exploring purchases of Venezuelan oil as it halts imports of Russian oil to comply with Western sanctions, its head of finance Devendra Kumar said on Monday.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:25 AM
India’s MRPL scouts for Venezuelan oil as it halts Russian imports reut.rs/49H8Hbl
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Julio Iglesias, de 82 años, sigue escondiéndose en su particular Triángulo de las Bermudas. Las últimas imágenes suyas son del verano de 2020 en su casa de Punta Cana. En ellas se lo veía con problemas de movilidad, bajando a su playa privada con la ayuda de tres mujeres
El ocaso de Julio Iglesias: cómo el español más famoso del mundo desapareció en su Triángulo de las Bermudas
El cantante, denunciado por agresión sexual y trata de personas, lleva 40 años alimentando el misterio sobre su vida escondido en mansiones inexpugnables en el Caribe. Pero el velo ha empezado a rasgarse
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January 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Julio Iglesias, de 82 años, sigue escondiéndose en su particular Triángulo de las Bermudas. Las últimas imágenes suyas son del verano de 2020 en su casa de Punta Cana. En ellas se lo veía con problemas de movilidad, bajando a su playa privada con la ayuda de tres mujeres
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This is why I find eating octopus morally conflicting. They are intelligent in ways we don't understand and can't fully define, but they're also arseholes and kind of deserve it.
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This is why I find eating octopus morally conflicting. They are intelligent in ways we don't understand and can't fully define, but they're also arseholes and kind of deserve it.
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Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
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Animals at Rio de Janeiro's BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil's summer.
Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weather
Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Animals at Rio de Janeiro's BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil's summer.
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Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Why? I get that it's frustrating for commentators not to have something to react to but why should Labour provide a stick with which to beat them? A '"vision" is for people who are governing to be re-elected.
Hard work and time matter—but they’re not enough. In 2026, Keir Starmer must set out a clear, positive vision for the future, backed by real plans and delivered by capable leadership. @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
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Keir Starmer must create the conditions for government to deliver | Institute for Government
Keir Starmer needs to convince a sceptical public that government can deliver change.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Why? I get that it's frustrating for commentators not to have something to react to but why should Labour provide a stick with which to beat them? A '"vision" is for people who are governing to be re-elected.
cHaTgpT or whatever AI (but not gr0k obviously) make me a composite image of Donald Trump, Liz Truss, and a lettuce.
January 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
cHaTgpT or whatever AI (but not gr0k obviously) make me a composite image of Donald Trump, Liz Truss, and a lettuce.
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🇺🇸 🇻🇪 Les États-Unis ont appelé leurs ressortissants à quitter "immédiatement" le Venezuela en raison d'une situation sécuritaire jugée instable, une semaine après la capture de Nicolas Maduro qui, depuis sa prison à New York, a dit aller "bien" ⬇️
January 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM
🇺🇸 🇻🇪 Les États-Unis ont appelé leurs ressortissants à quitter "immédiatement" le Venezuela en raison d'une situation sécuritaire jugée instable, une semaine après la capture de Nicolas Maduro qui, depuis sa prison à New York, a dit aller "bien" ⬇️
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Claiming yet again that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that "no one in history is more deserving than him" of the Nobel Peace Prize
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
Trump repeats claim of stopping India-Pakistan conflict, says Obama ‘didn't do anything’ to win Nobel
Trump claims credit for ending the India-Pakistan conflict, criticising Obama for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize without deserving it.
www.thehindu.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Claiming yet again that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that "no one in history is more deserving than him" of the Nobel Peace Prize
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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With snow forecast to fall in the high areas of the county, Oxfordshire schools are being asked to use a secret codeword when deciding weather-related closures, to prevent prankster children emailing the County Council claiming that their school is closed.
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 AM
With snow forecast to fall in the high areas of the county, Oxfordshire schools are being asked to use a secret codeword when deciding weather-related closures, to prevent prankster children emailing the County Council claiming that their school is closed.
Time for a take: perhaps he's going to use Venezuelan oil as leverage to get Putin to agree to a deal in Ukraine?
Trump considers taking control of Venezuela's PDVSA, lower oil prices to $50 a barrel, WSJ reports reut.rs/4pxlIds
Trump considers taking control of Venezuela's PDVSA, lower oil prices to $50 a barrel, WSJ reports
U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers are planning an initiative to dominate the Venezuelan oil industry for years to come, and the president told aides he believes his efforts could help lower oil prices to $50 a barrel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Time for a take: perhaps he's going to use Venezuelan oil as leverage to get Putin to agree to a deal in Ukraine?
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I'm so angry. This dinosaur in the background (a neighborhood treasure) has been/is something that makes my children so happy and excited. And this motherfucker .... I have no words.
Fuck this fascist murderer, obviously. But also. There's a t-rex on that car. Minneapolis, baby.
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I'm so angry. This dinosaur in the background (a neighborhood treasure) has been/is something that makes my children so happy and excited. And this motherfucker .... I have no words.
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If he means WWII, there were no US casualties in Greenland during the war. The casualties from patrols destroying Nazi weather bases were Danish.
If he means SS Dorchester getting torpedoed near Greenland, that's part of the Battle of the Atlantic, which wasn't about protecting Greenland.
If he means SS Dorchester getting torpedoed near Greenland, that's part of the Battle of the Atlantic, which wasn't about protecting Greenland.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
If he means WWII, there were no US casualties in Greenland during the war. The casualties from patrols destroying Nazi weather bases were Danish.
If he means SS Dorchester getting torpedoed near Greenland, that's part of the Battle of the Atlantic, which wasn't about protecting Greenland.
If he means SS Dorchester getting torpedoed near Greenland, that's part of the Battle of the Atlantic, which wasn't about protecting Greenland.
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What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
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🇫🇷🐄 Les vaches seront absentes du Salon de l'agriculture et des concours, sur décision des organismes de sélection, en raison de la dermatose bovine. Les organisateurs espèrent encore une présence "limitée et symbolique" de bovins.
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🇫🇷🐄 Les vaches seront absentes du Salon de l'agriculture et des concours, sur décision des organismes de sélection, en raison de la dermatose bovine. Les organisateurs espèrent encore une présence "limitée et symbolique" de bovins.
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Europe doesn’t need driverless cars ft.trib.al/aSBiq3A | opinion
Europe doesn’t need driverless cars
The roadways are already safe and robotaxis risk increasing traffic
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January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Europe doesn’t need driverless cars ft.trib.al/aSBiq3A | opinion
Pulling my trousers up, bent the top joint of my finger back and snapped the little tendon there. Took weeks to heal.
Drying my hair too vigorously with a towel, almost giving myself whiplash.
Dancing Gangnam Style.
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Pulling my trousers up, bent the top joint of my finger back and snapped the little tendon there. Took weeks to heal.
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China's oil investments in Venezuela reut.rs/4svrG1i
China's oil investments in Venezuela
China is a major customer of and investor in Venezuela's oil sector, which President Donald Trump aims to revive following the U.S. military's ouster of President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
China's oil investments in Venezuela reut.rs/4svrG1i
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LIVE: Inauguration ceremony of the Palestinian embassy in London youtube.com/live/3mC9PBh...
LIVE: Inauguration ceremony of the Palestinian embassy in London
YouTube video by Reuters
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January 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
LIVE: Inauguration ceremony of the Palestinian embassy in London youtube.com/live/3mC9PBh...
People who think you shouldn't precede criticism of Trump's raid by saying that Maduro was a dictator can do one. The world doesn't turn on the US election cycle and two things can be true.
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM
People who think you shouldn't precede criticism of Trump's raid by saying that Maduro was a dictator can do one. The world doesn't turn on the US election cycle and two things can be true.