TheBossRoss 🧶
@thebossross.bsky.social
🇩🇪🏴 Friendly & wordy. Work-from-home knitter. Kind, not stupid. Ally of decency. *** Team Science. Team Democracy. Team Diversity. *** Based in Germany. In love with Scotland. At home in more than one place.
Except for France, no country seems to have the courage to prosecute these (as we understand) rather powerful men. No matter what Mr Burnham says, that is the message.
No public inquiry into Epstein's actions in UK planned - but PM to meet victims
The government said Andy Burnham is committed to meeting victims of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein - but said an inquiry into his actions in the UK is not being considered
mirror.co.uk
A SpaceX rocket slamming into moon reminds me of this epic stand-up:
Das lässt sich 1:1 auf die #AfD übertragen: „Reform UK ist nach wie vor fast ausschließlich eine Partei der Klage. Anstatt eine Vision für ein wohlhabenderes, produktiveres oder gemeinschaftsorientierteres GB zu entwerfen, setzt sie verstärkt auf repressive Maßnahmen.“
Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 5h agoSpot on ⬇️ "Reform UK remains almost entirely a party of grievance. Rather than offering a vision of a more prosperous, productive or communitarian Britain, it doubles down on punitive proposals." https://national.thelead.uk/p/nigel-farage-end-of-reform-as-we-know-it
"There are competing routes through the strait and what’s on the table appears to involve merging them – with Iran retaining a level of control that would be at odds with US wishes." Well done, America. 🙌 Top strategy. 🤦♀️
An agreement on the Strait of Hormuz is taking shape – but not one Trump wants | CNN
There are competing routes through the strait and what’s on the table appears to involve merging them – with Iran retaining a level of control that would be at odds with US wishes.
edition.cnn.com
“Most EU govts are conservative or rightwing-led & have an interest in scapegoating Spain,[...] governed by a socialist-leftist coalition, & helping Spain’s rightwing opposition ahead of a GE due next year, & trying to win back voters in their own countries who are defecting to rightwing populists”
The events at Ceuta show how Europe’s hard right now set the tone on immigration
The narratives of the right are seeping into mainstream EU policy, and Spain finds itself increasingly isolated in its humanitarian stance on borders
theguardian.com
How to organ 101 ... ... by a very kind organist trainee (!)
In Bocholt, Germany, today & treated to this which left me in tears. The music filled the room, the space. It was extraordinary.
Today, for the first time in NY history, 2,000 two yr-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. Asked about the cost, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said: "The question isn't about whether this will cost money, it's a question of who will pay that money." Right now, it's parents who have to find 20-40k/yr.
Mentally I am preparing myself for another 2 years of hell from TRUMP. Losing the house and senate will negatively impact him polititically but will not stop his insanity. SO don think it’s all over come November . We still have a long fight ahead of us
"This is grotesque & fascist" (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) "ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors" "Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended."
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
washingtonpost.com
In their hubris and overconfidence they all overreach at some point. Infantino just added the proverbial straw. And the momentum builds to depose him. High time.
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 12h agoInfantino's problems mount as Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him. Opposition is emerging from within world football's governing body as well as from external critics u.afp.com/SHS5
🎶 They're now selling my childhood back to me at flea markets for 1 Euro. 🎶
#OTD in 1955, the millionth Beetle rolled off the assembly line. The world's best-seller sold 21.5m times. In the Third Reich, Ferdinand Porsche had been tasked to develop a car that would be affordable for broad segments of the population. The 1938 prototype went into production after the war.
The weather forecast. It's relentless. After a short shower last night, today's headline is: "Muggy start: The clothes are already sticky" And the 14-day forecast: Well, you see yourself. And not a drop of rain.
🧵 I just saw this & sitting in an entirely different corner of the world, might be forgiven for being unaware of the scandal which led to nationwide protests & boycotts of Starbucks, & the dismissal of its CEO. This is the power we all have when we stand up & together to defend democracy.
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 13h agoSouth Korean police raid the Starbucks national headquarters, following allegations an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests. Starbucks Korea caused uproar when it launched a "Tank Day" promotion in May, touting a new line of coffee tumblers u.afp.com/SHSL
Yesterday, I saw this & checked the numbers. They're almost right. According to Forbes, there are 902 billionaires in the US, but 49 indeed made their money from private healthcare. The dots just moved closer to each other.
We all have our worries & fears, & they might seem exaggerated & ridiculous to others. But ridicule won't make them smaller. Reassurance will. Talking about them. Being there for each other. Showing kindness & empathy. All those things will make anxiety better. Just be kind. #GoodMorning, everyone.
Today's random #German word of the day is... der Dreckspatz. 📢 [click on picture] #LearnALanguage - it's just fun.
In a shocking algorithm malfunction, Instagram just subjected to this Telegraph take on the Ceuta crisis, delivered by Timothy Stanley, that made me lose my will to live. ⚰️ I did leave a reply which I fully expect they will hide. So I made a screenshot & append it below.
Hello, #Greenland! Good news!🥂 "The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range [precision] missiles during its 5-month war with Iran, acc to 3 people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts."
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about th...
reuters.com
Politicians who had their accounts closed by their banks: -Nigel Farage -Donald Trump
As a #carer, you don't just worry about the health of the person you care for. You also worry about your own health. Because you absolutely cannot be ill.
In New York State, they're debating a draft bill that "requires food retail establishments [to] provide a 10% discount when a customer uses a self-service checkout kiosk." Seeing that you're scanning & packing yourself, that seems only fair. 😉
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A11501
Requires food retail establishments provide a ten percent discount when a customer uses a self-service checkout kiosk.
nysenate.gov
What @toni.bsky.team might be missing is the fact that we've all successfully migrated before to escape a platform that put first quantity, then controversy, then hate before quality. There's nothing that stops us from doing so again. 🤷♀️ @bsky.app
Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 2d agoThe new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
If you're wondering what DJT has been up to the past weekend (except for cheating at golf, of course): He spent his time fuming at Jeanine Pirro, US Attorney for Washington DC, after she dropped the criminal case against fmr Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.