Frank Appleyard
@frankappleyard.bsky.social
Romanticize the journey.
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“The reason why Israel is suddenly recognising Somaliland, which has been a breakaway region for decades, is because they and the US are working on a plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza to there-despite the risk to regional security”
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
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Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
December 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“The reason why Israel is suddenly recognising Somaliland, which has been a breakaway region for decades, is because they and the US are working on a plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza to there-despite the risk to regional security”
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
Now THIS is excellent reporting. And it really goes in with two feet against everything the Trump administration is playing at in the Caribbean.
NEW: Rubio and Miller drove the US to a militarized clash with Venezuela and Maduro. They started with deportations to CECOT. Then talks with Trump on oil and drugs led to boat strikes. Officials have discussed using Delta Force in "Phase Two." Gift link to our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
December 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Now THIS is excellent reporting. And it really goes in with two feet against everything the Trump administration is playing at in the Caribbean.
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Bob Rae is very good at this stuff.
The Trump administration put out a plan that would degrade America and hurt its allies. The riskiest response from Canada would be a muted one
#Opinion from Bob Rae
#Opinion from Bob Rae
Bob Rae: The Trump administration put out a plan that would degrade America and hurt its allies. The riskiest response from Canada would be a muted one
The entire structure is actually based on corruption and self-dealing that weaken American influence and benefit the kleptocrats who are turning public policy to their personal benefit.
www.thestar.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Bob Rae is very good at this stuff.
My brief rundown of news stories you *really* should know about, for folks who don’t pay much attention to the news (but should).
Thursday, December 11th In A Nutshell
After a brief interlude, The Nutshell returns in a slightly different format — a little more explanation and a little more joy. Welcome.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My brief rundown of news stories you *really* should know about, for folks who don’t pay much attention to the news (but should).
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Can't believe our tax dollars are going to be spent settling the upcoming exorbitant defamation suit with Sabrina Carpenter, but maybe this is just how public arts funding is going to work now.
Sabrina Carpenter ratioed the White House after it used her song in an ICE video.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Can't believe our tax dollars are going to be spent settling the upcoming exorbitant defamation suit with Sabrina Carpenter, but maybe this is just how public arts funding is going to work now.
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Condolences to the other obviously diligently considered contenders for this extremely real and very meaningful award which absolutely definitely has any more gravitas and credibility than a sheriff's badge which fell out of a box of Froot Loops. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/spo...
Trump calls FIFA Peace Prize a ‘great honor’ at World Cup draw ceremony
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Condolences to the other obviously diligently considered contenders for this extremely real and very meaningful award which absolutely definitely has any more gravitas and credibility than a sheriff's badge which fell out of a box of Froot Loops. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/spo...
I just really think we should all be talking more about this story.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I just really think we should all be talking more about this story.
Absolutely repulsive, beyond words.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Absolutely repulsive, beyond words.
America First, baby.
President Trump said he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in a U.S. court of trafficking drugs to the U.S., and threw his support behind a conservative Honduran presidential candidate.
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for running a “narco-state” that helped send cocaine to the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
America First, baby.
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If you are counting on tariffs to help dramatically cut the deficit - then you're going to need much higher tariffs.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you are counting on tariffs to help dramatically cut the deficit - then you're going to need much higher tariffs.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
As the recipients of visas during Biden’s term, we figured this was a probability at some point. Very pleased we decided to leave the U.S. months ago, and not have to associate ourselves with this ghastly shit.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
As the recipients of visas during Biden’s term, we figured this was a probability at some point. Very pleased we decided to leave the U.S. months ago, and not have to associate ourselves with this ghastly shit.
Nice to see the corruption is just fully out in the open now.
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Cristiano Ronaldo has avoided a suspension for the start of next summer’s World Cup after FIFA handed the Portugal captain a three-match ban, with the final two games suspended for “a one-year probation period.”
Cristiano Ronaldo avoids World Cup ban as FIFA grants Portugal captain ‘probationary period’
Ronaldo, 40, was sent off in Portugal's penultimate World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nice to see the corruption is just fully out in the open now.
Some Good Christian Values in here
These are the threats Rep. Jason Crow is facing after Trump's posts
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Some Good Christian Values in here
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Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
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"These are not the actions of mature adults. They are examples of crude people displaying their incompetence as they flail about in jobs—including the presidency—for which they are not qualified” @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"These are not the actions of mature adults. They are examples of crude people displaying their incompetence as they flail about in jobs—including the presidency—for which they are not qualified” @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This is a 10/10 thread
Trump is posting on Truth Social that he's terminating negotiations with Canada over a "fake" ad criticizing tariffs (that was run by Ontario, and which isn't fake.)
It's all theatre. There was never a deal to be gotten. Trump just wants to claim victory. #giftlink www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's all theatre. There was never a deal to be gotten. Trump just wants to claim victory. #giftlink www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is a 10/10 thread
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marco rubio trying to impose sanctions on brazil but he can't because his propeller beanie keeps falling off and getting caught in his tricycle
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
marco rubio trying to impose sanctions on brazil but he can't because his propeller beanie keeps falling off and getting caught in his tricycle
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For seven seasons and 122 episodes, Canadian children were transported through television to the world of a department store where amazing things happened.
The show remains a high-water mark of children's entertainment in Canada.
This is the story of Today's Special!
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The show remains a high-water mark of children's entertainment in Canada.
This is the story of Today's Special!
🧵 1/9
September 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For seven seasons and 122 episodes, Canadian children were transported through television to the world of a department store where amazing things happened.
The show remains a high-water mark of children's entertainment in Canada.
This is the story of Today's Special!
🧵 1/9
The show remains a high-water mark of children's entertainment in Canada.
This is the story of Today's Special!
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The world’s tiniest man.
Out of the blue, Trump called the Norwegian finance minister to ask when he would get the Nobel prize suggesting he would impose tariffs if he did not www.dn.no/politikk/fre...
Kilder til DN: Trump tok opp nobelpris i tolltelefon med Stoltenberg (+)
Ut av det blå, mens finansminister Jens Stoltenberg gikk på gaten i Oslo, ringte Donald Trump fra Det hvite hus. Han ville ha Nobelprisen – og diskutere toll.
www.dn.no
August 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The world’s tiniest man.
The distance to which this can fuck right off cannot be overstated. Absolutely maniacal.
BREAKING: Trump says US to charge 35% tariff on Canada
It's not clear how this will work with exemptions under the existing USMCA trade deal, or the negotiations between both sides on a trade and security deal, with Canada aiming for some kind of pact as soon as July 21
It's not clear how this will work with exemptions under the existing USMCA trade deal, or the negotiations between both sides on a trade and security deal, with Canada aiming for some kind of pact as soon as July 21
July 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The distance to which this can fuck right off cannot be overstated. Absolutely maniacal.
Yep. I played soccer soccer this morning. Got a haircut. Might go out for groceries in a bit.
Describing LA in this way is absolutely insane.
Describing LA in this way is absolutely insane.
June 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yep. I played soccer soccer this morning. Got a haircut. Might go out for groceries in a bit.
Describing LA in this way is absolutely insane.
Describing LA in this way is absolutely insane.
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The president exists in a dystopian fantasy world with no connection to reality
June 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The president exists in a dystopian fantasy world with no connection to reality
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This piece is very much worth reading. It really underscores the reality of what LLM companies are building, and what they think of their users.
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This piece is very much worth reading. It really underscores the reality of what LLM companies are building, and what they think of their users.
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...