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@brucebee18.bsky.social

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Survivor and thriver, under immense pressure I got stronger, rose again like a male phoenix ;-) Trying to be more kind to self and others. #Acceptance #ACT #Mindfulness #Socialist #TaiChi

Mastodon post that states: "I can't say I blame them in the least. I would be doing the same if it weren't for the fact that I refuse to pay $450 (plus plus a potential tax burden for final filing) for the privelege. I had already looked into this in Drumpf's first term, since the despicable felon is such a complete and utter embarrassment. It's a shame I can't give away my citizenship to some poor ICE victim who actually wants to be in the States." https://ieji.de/@DigitalTaoist/116481885981247028
The pope with a microphone in hand and two members of the clergy standing behind.
“We’re so determined to see every possible diplomatic, economic and coordinated measure to get the strait reopened,” Cooper told reporters after the meeting, adding: Iran’s reckless strikes are attacking international shipping, seeking to hijack the global economy. That’s affecting petrol prices and mortgage rates here in the UK, but also jet fuel across the world, fertiliser to Africa and also gas to Asia. We’re clear that we need the diplomatic pressure, the economic pressure and also the work that’s being done separately by military planners on how to keep shipping safe for the long term, when the conflict concludes. In a statement released after the meeting, the chair said that the areas of possible collective action include: Increase international diplomatic pressure, including through the UN, to send clear and co-ordinated messages to Iran to permit unimpeded transit passage through the strait of Hormuz and to comprehensively reject the imposition of tolls on vessels which seek to pass through. Explore co-ordinated economic and political measures, such as sanctions, to bear down on Iran if the strait remains closed. Work with the International Maritime Organisation to secure the release of thousands of ships and sailors trapped in the strait and get shipping moving again. Joint arrangements to support greater market and operational confidence. Yvette Cooper sits at a desk with the British flag behind her Yvette Cooper hosts a virtual meeting at the Foreign Office with a coalition of countries on the reopening of the crucial strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Photograph: Leon Neal/PA 47m ago https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/02/middle-east-crisis-live-trump-prime-time-address-white-house-iran-war-israel-strait-hormuz And they say this sh*t with a straight face?
Shabana Mahmood wearing an ankle length black trench coat.
Starmer’s takeaways have been rather different. First, that after Iraq, taking the country into another illegal war might not be the smartest move. Second, that no one ever lost money betting on how stupid and capricious The Donald could be. It would never have occurred to the US president that there needed to be an endgame in mind before dropping bombs on Tehran. The only plan Trump had ever had was to carry on until he got bored. Then he would stop and let the suckers clean up the mess. Nor would the Brits have got much thanks if they had joined in. Trump doesn’t do long-term relationships. He’s an orange man-child. One day you’re his best friend. The next, you’re dead to him. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/04/badenoch-gives-a-borderline-disgraceful-performance-at-pmqs-on-iran
Golden coloured dog with wide eyes looking quite surprised.
Bluesky web view with lines that are apparently refreshing but never yield any results, for the top trending item Randy the anachronistic national embarrassment!
Graphic of The Nerve landing page, fearless, independent journalism on culture, politics and tech, weekend edition. Headline reads "Edge" featuring black and white image of J Epstein, next to Stewart Lee image about line that reads The rats are taking over Westminster - and there's a rodent problem too
Older woman with brown hair looking somewhat surprised and confused, and in my opinion, a bit shifty ;-)
Image of dirty/polluted water - Exclusive, Water bosses in England exploiting bonus loophole face crackdown. Starmer govt. will attempt to reduce size of loophole, maybe... From the guardian landing page https://www.theguardian.com/uk
Content description: Mike Meyers as Dr Evil demanding one hundred billion dollars! followed by his "evil" laugh.
"In the case of Mamdani, major conservative figures circulated AI-generated images purporting to show him as an infant on a beach vacation, in his mother’s arms, with Epstein looming behind them. Other AI-generated images claimed to show a young Mamdani alongside his mother, Epstein, and other prominent figures named in the files. According to BBC Verify, the latter images seem to have originated from the parody account “@DumbFckFinder.” Despite containing an AI watermark, X’s AI chatbot Grok told at least one user that the photo was authentic. " https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/epstein-files-ai-slop-targets-zohran-mamdani-1235509995/
Bovino surrounded by his masked "terrorist" buddies. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/us-masked-thugs-sneering-elites-terrified-citizens-ice-donald-trump
“One thing I’ve noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing.” The US president claimed that “China makes almost all of the windmills, and yet I haven’t been able to find any wind farms in China.” “China’s very smart: They make them, they sell them for a fortune,” he said. “They sell them to the stupid people that buy them, but they don’t use them themselves.” The “couple of big wind farms” that China does have are not in use, Trump claimed. “They just put them up to show people what they could look like, but they don’t spin, they don’t do anything,” he said, adding that for energy, “mostly China goes with the coal, they go with oil and gas, they’re starting to look at nuclear a little bit, and they’re doing just fine.” He went on to say China is “shocked that people continue to buy those damn things.” “They killed the birds, they ruined your landscapes,” he said. “Other than that, I think they’re fabulous, by the way. Stupid people buy them.” China has more wind capacity than any other country in the world and has twice as much capacity under construction than the rest of the world combined. China’s wind generation in 2024 equaled 40 percent of global wind generation, according to a 2025 report from think tank Ember Energy. It is also building 180 gigawatts of large solar projects and 159 gigawatts of large wind projects, which together amount to nearly two-thirds of the capacity coming online worldwide, an analysis from Global Energy Monitor says." https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/21/davos-trump-speech-wef-greenland-bessent-trade-milei-globalisation-business-live-updates?page=with:block-6970f01a8f089452a6938b7a#top-of-blog
In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/20/donald-trump-britain-europe-labour-uk
Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard and expressed outrage over the shooting https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/08/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota-protests-vigils-donald-trump-latest-news-updates
Any party that has fallen so far, so fast would doubt its leader. At minus 54%, Starmer has been declared the “most unpopular PM ever”, a title also held at one time by each of his four predecessors. Given how little Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer have in common, whoever comes next may join their “most despised” club in this time of anti-politician volatility. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/30/labour-keir-starmer-successor-election-plan
It found the OBR had uploaded its budget documents to a link that it believed... [private]. However, because the organisation was using a particular add-on to the WordPress publishing system, the link ended up being live, unbeknownst to the OBR itself. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/01/obr-chair-inquiry-early-release-rachel-reeves-budget-richard-hughes