Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Once again Trump is doing exactly what he would be doing if Putin had grotesque photos of Trump in compromising positions.
CNBC@cnbc.com · yesterdayU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
Japanese scientists created a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours—no microplastics left behind. Made from plant-based CMC with salt-sensitive bonds, it breaks into harmless nutrients. [📹 RIKEN CEMS / Univ. of Tokyo] Original post
Today experienced the 24th day of year hitting 30C in London. For perspective in whole of 1980s we had 21 days.
The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign
ALT: The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign
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The speed with which Ukraine has ratcheted up not only the rate of production of home-grown missiles generally but also the range & type of missile is quite something. Now aiming for a European defence system to rival 🇺🇸 patriots increasing 🇺🇦 independence from 🇺🇸 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The Ukrainian startup taking the missile fight deep into Russia
Fire Point makes 100 long-range missiles and thousands of drones a month and is vital to Kyiv’s deep-strike capability, says CEO Iryna Terekh
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It's funny how no-one ever asks where the money is coming from when you announce a cut in immigration.
Hey, so as a Jew I would consider it a personal favor if the "world's oldest Jewish newspaper" could avoid writing articles implying one can quantify Jewishness... ... let alone those that seem to imply the formula for quantification hinges on vocal support for the Israeli government's policies.
The Jewish Chronicle@jewishchron.bsky.social · 2w agoSo just how Jewish is Ed Miliband? www.thejc.com/news/politic...
BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that FIFA, Spain, and every sports news network have edited him out of the photos of the World Cup trophy celebration before posting them online.
substack.com/@hrnews1/not... Not a cure yet, but a very hopeful breakthrough. There needs to be a lot more research and clinical trials. This research began in the U.S. It sucks that they’ve defunded Science huh?
Communist China Just Cured Diabetes and America's Insulin Industry is Not Happy About it
Groundbreaking Diabetes Cure Developed by Chinese Scientists
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Ancient Greeks proved Earth was round using sticks and shadows. Eratosthenes calculated its circumference to within 2% accuracy over 2,000 years ago. No satellites needed.
You’ve got to ask yourself why the most thorough, astute, hard working and revelatory journalist over Brexit, Trump and Russia was the most attacked and mocked by the British media establishment, and hauled through the courts? The answer to that is very damning @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2w agoIf you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
Have you tested your smoke alarm lately? We recommend testing them once a week and you should have one installed per floor of your home.
Supreme Court, are non-whites human? Jackson: "Yes" Kagan: "Yes." Sotomayor: "Obviously?!" Barrett: "Sadly, yes." Gorsuch: "Not legally." Alito: "Ha! No." Thomas: "MAGA wife says no." Kavanaugh: "Only the one this case is about." Roberts: "Maybe, if you'll overlook my other 3 decisions today."
Thanks Mr Blair but a baselessly confident 6,000 word diatribe telling the UK to move right on every issue while embracing Trump and Silicon Valley wasn't even that cute all those times Dominic Cummings wrote it.
This is something the Victorians understood: that democracy is dangerously vulnerable to plutocracy, and that it needs to build defences against that. Our defences are in tatters. Rebuilding them is one of the most urgent tasks facing our politics.
Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 2mo ago61% of all political donations in the last quarter came from just 14 people Reform took in £9.3m from a handful of super rich donors British democracy is being bought. We urgently need action to take the money out of our politics
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
1789, 1945, 2026: three debt crisis thomaspiketty.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/1...
1789, 1945, 2026: three debt crisis
Like many other countries, France has faced previous public debt crises. Three major episodes stand out: 1789, 1945 and now 2026. The first lesson from this long history is that there are several w…
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1789, 1945, 2026: three debt crisis thomaspiketty.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/1...
1789, 1945, 2026: three debt crisis
Like many other countries, France has faced previous public debt crises. Three major episodes stand out: 1789, 1945 and now 2026. The first lesson from this long history is that there are several w…
thomaspiketty.wordpress.com
Why President Trump’s threat of genocide matters He may avoid immediate constitutional and legal sanctions, but this threat should not be forgotten New by me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
This is absolutely fantastic. ht: @maddenifico.bsky.social
If anyone is in Providence tomorrow and has a bit of spare time, I am doing a lunchtime book talk at Brown. Please come along.
Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. A thread on the new study written with @gatonievas.bsky.social [A thread 1/8🧵]
World Inequality Lab@wid.world · last yr.🚨Global economic relations have long been defined by imbalances and unequal power, not by self-correcting market forces, NEW STUDY finds. @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & @gatonievas.bsky.social call for structural reforms to the international monetary and exchange system. wid.world/news-article...
#ThisWeekendsCocktail #Round2 The Sherry Baby You'll need: 30ml cognac 15ml Cointreau 10ml Pedro Ximénez sherry A dash of orange bitters Stir all in a rocks glass with lots of ice, and garnish with a slice of orange. Oh, and #COYBIG!
