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Matthew Randall

@matthewrandall.bsky.social

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I have been awake since before the breaking of the first silence. In that time, I've had many names!

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · Mar 24

I have tried to synthesize current theories about Trump's foreign affairs strategy as I understand them.

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Michael @welshzebra.bsky.social · 17h

Cardiff, but Vandidn't

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 1d

Are they keeping their engines running in the queue?

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Paulie Gualtieri Has Opinions @pauliesopinions.bsky.social · 1d

Tell your mother my linguine's gonna cost her double from now on, on account of the pasta tariff. Heheh.

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 1d

Further confirmation that Canada's depiction in multiple South Park episodes actually makes the country seem more serious than it is.

LeafStranger @leafstranger.bsky.social · 2d

There's also the mascot named Amicus.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

OTD in 2006 journalist & activist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead. Whoever is responsible for having her killed is still at large. And turns 73 today.

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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.ukr.monster · 1d

Sad reality…

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 1d

Oh you sweet summer child. There is a whole ecosystem of industrial blocking going on on Bluesky. They live in huge virtual pillow forts. Don't worry about it, you lose nothing being blocked by idiots, quite to the contrary.

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible start. "Being an eternal optimist, I hoped Israel could be terrorised into submission".

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 2d

Waffle-a-lago, day 5:

Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Defakator (Officiel) 🧆 @defakator.bsky.social · 2d

Haddock : Quelle semaine, hein ?
Tintin : Capitaine, on est lundi, il est 10h

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 2d

We now go back live to French politics.

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 3d

homer simpson is sitting on a couch with his mouth open and a can of soda

ALT: homer simpson is sitting on a couch with his mouth open and a can of soda

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3d

Amid continuous Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, Ukraine has developed a remote-controlled firefighting robot to keep rescue teams safe — Oboronka.

The Tengu-5 robotic complex can extinguish blazes at:
♦️chemical plants
♦️oil and gas wells
♦️ammunition or chemical storage facilities⤵️

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Michael Cleary @magnificocleary.bsky.social · 3d

Seating choices suggest he’s a known spitter

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 3d

Very long story. I was returning it to the shop anyway but I had a stalker with a split personality. I'll never lick my fingers again like I used to, that's for sure.

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

I've hated it ever since I dropped my wedding ring in one.

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

Is... is this a dog-whistle? I can't tell anymore.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Recreating a Choco Taco, a childhood ice-cream-truck favorite, is much harder than you think. This is how Salt & Straw, a specialty Portland ice cream maker, partnered with Taco Bell to make it happen.

How an Ice Cream Obsessive Recreated the Choco Taco

A trans-Atlantic journey, three robots and some trade secrets all went into the reviving of the childhood favorite.

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

That AI bot needs to calm down srsly.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

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Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

Oh man John Crace is going to be all over that one.

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

Nah it just smells burned, that's how they cook it over there.

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

Is Greta in that unit then?

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

Is that guy in the car the universe? He should have protected Greta from the beating or at least from forgetting it when she complained about the bed bugs.

Matthew Randall @matthewrandall.bsky.social · 4d

Was Tommy Robinson involved in making Greta forget to complain about her beating when she complained about the bed bugs?