Paul
@paulchristensen.bsky.social
Stumpy on the Musk network. Parkinson's fighter. In the garden. Dogs, dogs, dogs and a 🐈 No DM'S at all. No crypto pushers, traders or finance gurus.
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Importantly, it’s estimated the oil was sold by half to a quarter of the price. #theartofthedeal
🇺🇸🇻🇪 The first U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil under Trump went to Vitol, whose senior trader John Addison donated about $6m to pro-Trump groups and recently met Trump at the White House, - FT
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Importantly, it’s estimated the oil was sold by half to a quarter of the price. #theartofthedeal
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Ah, but Thiel isn’t one of those who believes he’s doing evil (which of course he is).
January 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Ah, but Thiel isn’t one of those who believes he’s doing evil (which of course he is).
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All my years writing about rightwing movements, I've been insisting "Look, no matter how bad they are, they don't think of themselves as such. It's not like they're sitting around saying, 'Let's do eeeevil.'" Apologies--I was incorrect.
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
All my years writing about rightwing movements, I've been insisting "Look, no matter how bad they are, they don't think of themselves as such. It's not like they're sitting around saying, 'Let's do eeeevil.'" Apologies--I was incorrect.
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With everything that has happened this week, you know what didn’t happen?
The release of the Epstein files.
The release of the Epstein files.
January 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
With everything that has happened this week, you know what didn’t happen?
The release of the Epstein files.
The release of the Epstein files.
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This, from Time, suggests a large death toll:
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This, from Time, suggests a large death toll:
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Trump earlier: “Iran's in big trouble. It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible... We're watching... I made the statement very strongly that if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved."
Now⬇️
Now⬇️
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Trump earlier: “Iran's in big trouble. It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible... We're watching... I made the statement very strongly that if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved."
Now⬇️
Now⬇️
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More than 2500 citizens have been arrested in Iran during the protests, Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights says. Among the 700 names verified, 85 are women and 60 are children.
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
More than 2500 citizens have been arrested in Iran during the protests, Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights says. Among the 700 names verified, 85 are women and 60 are children.
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Barry Rosen: “I was held hostage in Iran for 444 days…what is happening in Iran right now is unlike anything I have seen since.
"This is not a moment of unrest, it is a breaking point. The Iranian people are acting with the resolve of a nation that has been pushed past its limits.”
"This is not a moment of unrest, it is a breaking point. The Iranian people are acting with the resolve of a nation that has been pushed past its limits.”
January 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Barry Rosen: “I was held hostage in Iran for 444 days…what is happening in Iran right now is unlike anything I have seen since.
"This is not a moment of unrest, it is a breaking point. The Iranian people are acting with the resolve of a nation that has been pushed past its limits.”
"This is not a moment of unrest, it is a breaking point. The Iranian people are acting with the resolve of a nation that has been pushed past its limits.”
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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says the country is at war. It called protesters a quasi-terrorist group seeking weapons and attempting to spark a civil war.
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says the country is at war. It called protesters a quasi-terrorist group seeking weapons and attempting to spark a civil war.
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She’s also very clearly turning her wheel away from him in the video.
I’ve found steering the car the opposite direction is really ineffective when attempting to run someone over.
I’m stating to think their version is total bullshit.
I’ve found steering the car the opposite direction is really ineffective when attempting to run someone over.
I’m stating to think their version is total bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
She’s also very clearly turning her wheel away from him in the video.
I’ve found steering the car the opposite direction is really ineffective when attempting to run someone over.
I’m stating to think their version is total bullshit.
I’ve found steering the car the opposite direction is really ineffective when attempting to run someone over.
I’m stating to think their version is total bullshit.
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It’s exactly what he said. This woman was cooperating, apologizing, and was given conflicting orders in a very short period of time. Also, if I’m not mistaken, she lives on that street so she was just trying to get home. This is some sick sick shit.🤬
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It’s exactly what he said. This woman was cooperating, apologizing, and was given conflicting orders in a very short period of time. Also, if I’m not mistaken, she lives on that street so she was just trying to get home. This is some sick sick shit.🤬
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He was calm, because to him, shooting a woman for being rude to him, for thinking differently to him and expressing an opinion he didn’t like, was justification to shoot her in the face.
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
He was calm, because to him, shooting a woman for being rude to him, for thinking differently to him and expressing an opinion he didn’t like, was justification to shoot her in the face.
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The remark at the end is damning. Not because it’s crude. Because it’s calm. He didn’t sound like a man who thought he had just escaped getting run over. No signs of adrenaline, no gasping for breath, his voice wasn’t shaking. He was mildly annoyed.
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The remark at the end is damning. Not because it’s crude. Because it’s calm. He didn’t sound like a man who thought he had just escaped getting run over. No signs of adrenaline, no gasping for breath, his voice wasn’t shaking. He was mildly annoyed.
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He filmed with one hand and shot with another. bsky.app/profile/radl...
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
He filmed with one hand and shot with another. bsky.app/profile/radl...
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I’m thinking we’re pretty lawless now. The republicans and their judges have seen to it. I’d like to think we can reclaim past territory but no one seems willing or able to challenge the current administration.
January 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I’m thinking we’re pretty lawless now. The republicans and their judges have seen to it. I’d like to think we can reclaim past territory but no one seems willing or able to challenge the current administration.
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We didn’t have videos of white supremacists lynching Emmitt Till. But we do have have video evidence of white supremacist ICE agent Jonathan Ross executing Renee Good.
If we are a nation of laws, Jonathan Ross and his bosses - Trump, Vance, and Noem - must be held accountable for Good’s murder.
If we are a nation of laws, Jonathan Ross and his bosses - Trump, Vance, and Noem - must be held accountable for Good’s murder.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
We didn’t have videos of white supremacists lynching Emmitt Till. But we do have have video evidence of white supremacist ICE agent Jonathan Ross executing Renee Good.
If we are a nation of laws, Jonathan Ross and his bosses - Trump, Vance, and Noem - must be held accountable for Good’s murder.
If we are a nation of laws, Jonathan Ross and his bosses - Trump, Vance, and Noem - must be held accountable for Good’s murder.
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The Trump War Room thinks it’s exculpatory:
The Trump War Room and Trump’s allies are claiming this video shows justification for the killing of Renee Good:
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The Trump War Room thinks it’s exculpatory:
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Who in their right mind thought this would be exculpatory? This is so much worse for him.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Who in their right mind thought this would be exculpatory? This is so much worse for him.
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In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has warned that authorities in Tehran may carry out a mass killing under cover of the communications blackout.
Nobel laureate warns of 'massacre' in Iran under internet blackout
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi warned that authorities in Tehran may carry out a mass killing under cover of a sweeping communications blackout, urging Western governments to speak ou...
www.iranintl.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has warned that authorities in Tehran may carry out a mass killing under cover of the communications blackout.
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Following last night’s regime violence, the crowds on Iran’s streets are said to be even larger tonight.
Push hard and people push back.
Push hard and people push back.
January 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Following last night’s regime violence, the crowds on Iran’s streets are said to be even larger tonight.
Push hard and people push back.
Push hard and people push back.
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Banks have been set on fire in Shiraz.
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Banks have been set on fire in Shiraz.
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Just a reminder to everyone that Iranian revolutionaries are everywhere in the west in the diaspora. I met with a group in London today. There are generations waiting to return home who would be dead or in prison now if they were back in Iran.
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Just a reminder to everyone that Iranian revolutionaries are everywhere in the west in the diaspora. I met with a group in London today. There are generations waiting to return home who would be dead or in prison now if they were back in Iran.
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“Britain could move to block Elon Musk’s X Platform following a dispute over its artificial intelligence chatbot.” - The Telegraph.
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
“Britain could move to block Elon Musk’s X Platform following a dispute over its artificial intelligence chatbot.” - The Telegraph.