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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2h

I tell you who I'd love to meet. The person that decided that emails could be threads

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 1d

This whole thread is absolutely peak Bluesky. Dear Americans, not everything is about you.

NYCNAFOFELLA. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇭🇷🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲 Militant Centrist, Bill Maher aligned @nycnafofella.bsky.social · 1d

Announcing this on a board where Americans are in the fight of their lives against a fascist takeover may be a pointer....

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 1d

It's BORDERS but I already forgot what B is for

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 1d

Warning: Kemi is doing an acronym

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 1d

'You know who else was keen to tell you about the "protocols"?'

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Scissors @rningscissors.bsky.social · 1d

I love librarians

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a blue sweater is reading a book called sensible chuckle

ALT: a man in a blue sweater is reading a book called sensible chuckle

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

Well I did Nazi that coming

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

Yikes

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

That's how I file letters from the bank

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

*an

Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

*hierarchy

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

*you're

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

Also could we try some capital letters?

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

*it's

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

*a lot

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 2d

On the two antizionisms thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...

The Manchester synagogue attack inspires 'her skirt was too short' antisemitism

I do not opine on this from some lofty arena where Jews are not targets. No such place exists.

thecjn.ca

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

Or approximately 1 month of full time employment in France

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 2d

France’s latest government lasted 13 hours and 47 minutes

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d

FRENCH PM LECORNU RESIGNS

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

Piss up a rope, fuckstick

CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

I can get the justification for postponing. As long as it's just a postponement

Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

"Jim Crow"

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Mat @mathempell.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I bet they were heartily disappointed

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Bat Massarella-Gill 🦇 @3788mg.bsky.social · 2d

Monday

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 2d

The “we can simply slash vast amounts of spending on diversity schemes” hits rough ground again.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3d

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/4pTvJ62

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

on.ft.com

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3d

An astronaut, looking at the Earth: “Wait, it’s all social care obligations?”
Behind them, another astronaut, drawing a gun to shoot them in the back: “Always has been.”

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