AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 12h"THREE Dumbo Octopuses on One Deep-Sea Dive! ROVs Little Hercules and Atalanta exploring over 5,800 meters (19,000 feet) deep, our team spotted THREE of these adorable cephalopodnautiluslive.orgTHREE Dumbo Octopuses on One Deep-Sea Dive!If you’re looking for a dumbo octopus, it turns out the abyssal plain in international waters outside the Marshall Islands and Wake Atoll EEZ is the spot to be! Within a span of eight hours during a d... 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 13hPoor dog’s thinking “When did we have a family meeting about getting a kitten?” 0490
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 15h“Venezuela is not a place where Fentanyl is produced. Fentanyl is produced in Mexico for the U.S. market,” Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Venezuela is not mentioned in the DEA’s 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment as a country where cocaine originates.independent.co.ukThe truth about how many drugs in the US come from VenezuelaDonald Trump has claimed “a lot of drugs” are coming out of Venezuela - but do the figures back up the president’s claims? 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 16hmore winning from trump Chapman's Ice Cream the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in Canada, has pledged to completely shift away from United States companies and ingredients — without increasing its prices for Canadian customers — in response to "unjustified tariffs" imposed by the USca.finance.yahoo.comChapman's Ice Cream pledges to cut American ingredients without raising prices'We stand with the Canadian government, and all provinces, in our outright rejection of these unjustified tariffs' 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 17hAn Ecuadorian judge acquitted 32 crew members of two fishing boats on Wednesday, finding no evidence that they had collaborated with drug trafficking networks after the vessels were intercepted and destroyed by U.S. military forces in the Pacific Ocean. www.telesurenglish.net/ecuador-judg...telesurenglish.netEcuador Judge Acquits 32 Crew Members of Boats Destroyed by U.S. Military - teleSUR EnglishThe ruling covers eight members of the vessel Conquista 2 and 24 from the María Candelaria. Both boats are part of a group of eight fishing vessels sunk 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 17hBad news for the military and the tax-payer but great news if you, your family, donors and ultra-wealthy friends own shares in the companies that will get the contracts to repair, replace or upgrade the lost hardware. 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 18hThe G7 countries know trump is a liar, routinely breaks deals and if they use up their reserves to stop trump banning exports in the short-term, trump is more than capable of going back on any deal and halting US diesel exports anyway leaving them in a far worse position. 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 18hWhy is she leaning so far back, is it to avoid the smell or the tiny pussy grabbing hands ? 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 19hUS and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds US authorities want him kept in Lebanon, An investigation has discovered that Hassan has been allowed to remain there under an arrangement involving the FBI, and other US and Lebanese authorities www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSyrian general accused of atrocities paid and protected by US and Lebanon, BBC findsBassam al-Hassan, linked to reporter Austin Tice's abduction, is being sheltered in return for information. 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Trump's $21 Trillion Investment Boom Is Actually Short Trillions Bloomberg Economics analysis shows real investment commitments closer to $7 trillion and many of those are in question." 1166
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wait until Maine households start getting the bills for filling up their heating oil for winter that, in a sane country, would end her chances www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/h...cnbc.comHome heating oil prices are soaring — and users' winter bills could rise 21%, federal outlook showsA tight global diesel market is driving up heating oil prices, with households in the Northeast facing the biggest impact. 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The really sad thing is this sort of sh!t still works on over a third of Americans www.economist.com/interactive/...economist.comDonald Trump’s approval ratingFollow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 07/10/2026That would be the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine that trump promised he was going to end on “day one or before” ? 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump, as recently as yesterday, is still trying to blame vandals for his failures thehill.com/homenews/adm...thehill.comTrump says Reflecting Pool repairs are near complete, refill to come ‘this week’President Trump said Tuesday repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are close to complete and should be refilled with water “this week,” but still touted unfounded claims of va… 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 06/10/2026from his 1st term Trump sent a secret memo to the Pentagon after he lost the election pushing them to withdraw US troops stationed around the world The goal was to go against advice and remove the US from its positions around the world in a way that couldn’t easily be undoneindependent.co.ukTrump sent bizarre secret memo after losing the election demanding a massive withdrawal of troops overseasFormer president claims Biden able announce Afghanistan troop withdrawal because he ‘built train that couldn’t be stopped’ 132
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Winnie-the-Pooh books to fill phone box libraries Free books for 150 red phone box libraries are being made available to celebrate 100 years of two British legends - Winnie-the-Pooh and the K2 red phone box. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFree Winnie-the-Pooh books to fill phone box librariesThe original publisher says it will donate Milne's classics alongside a new authorised sequel. 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Reform councillor arrested over election papers A Reform UK council group leader has been arrested by police on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform councillor Ryan Coogan arrested over election papersRyan Coogan, the party's group leader at Huntingdonshire District Council, is currently on bail. 000
Reposted by AlanRSheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Wild dogs are incredibly inquisitive by nature – and with our SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching rangers taking a break on patrol, it's hard to tell who is watching whom. Behind this quiet encounter is years of boots-on-the-ground conservation, helping this endangered species return to Tsavo. 531158
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump wants to cut the NSF funding, the agency responsible for backing the South Pole facility, by 50% "Nobel prize in physics goes to Francis Halzen for south pole work on neutrinos Belgian physicist praised for work on the IceCube detector that observes the ghost-like particles in Antarctica"theguardian.comNobel prize in physics goes to Francis Halzen for south pole work on neutrinosBelgian physicist praised for work on the IceCube detector that observes the ghost-like particles in Antarctica 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Criminalising a couple of million people sounds like a vote winner and good luck finding the money, police, courts or prision spaces to do that. In England and Wales 6.8% of people aged 16 to 59 reported using Cannabis in the past year, around 2.3 million people. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...ons.gov.ukDrug misuse in England and Wales - Office for National StatisticsAn overview of the extent and trends of illicit drug use. Data are from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 06/10/2026MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies The treatment of whistleblowers by the UK's financial watchdog must be investigated following the death of a British trader who exposed evidence of links between US commerce secretary Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein, MPs have said.bbc.co.ukMPs call for investigation after Howard Lutnick-Jeffrey Epstein whistleblower diesSimon Andriesz said he felt let down by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority before his death last month. 030
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One of these ‘public service announcements’ is literally an old trump campaign ad "One is a rerun of a commercial aired by the Trump campaign before the 2024 presidential election.... The only difference from the 2024 ad are the words “paid for the US government”."theguardian.comTrump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics sayWhite House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticism 040
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 "If you have a trillion dollars in a world where children are starving, you're not a visionary, you're just a c*nt" 052
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Brazil launches probe into possible US interference amid general election Federal Police investigate alleged foreign interference as President Lula, Sen. Bolsonaro lead tight raceaa.com.trBrazil launches probe into possible US interference amid general electionFederal Police investigate alleged foreign interference as President Lula, Sen. Bolsonaro lead tight race | Anadolu 092
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The annual Corgi Derby Musselburgh Racecourse, Scotland Corgi who was promised a hot dog sprints to victory at Musselburgh derby www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCorgi who was promised a hot dog sprints to victory at Musselburgh derbyThe annual race was created in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee, honouring her favourite breed. 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump pledged in his Jan. 20 inaugural address to "fill our strategic reserves up again right to the top.", another failed promise but he’ll definitely come good on his promise to pay you $5,000 for your vote 151
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Or you could impeach trump, investigate, try and convict every member of his corrupt regime and strip them of their assets and imprison them for so long no one, from any party, ever again, dares trying to do what trump and his minions are doing 070
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026liars, all of them "America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment" "Gabbard left no doubt when she testified to Congress The country was not building a nuclear weapon, the national intelligence director told lawmakers"pbs.orgAmerica's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessmentTrump's national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, told Congress in March that Iran's supreme leader had not reauthorized the dormant program. 100
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s “Uncle Vlad” and he’s said some nice things about trump so it’s all fine. If this was in China the right-wing media would be running the story 24-7, RWNJ would be spouting wilder and wilder conspiracy theories and Trump would probably have a live prime time TV address full of lies and racism. 020
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When the Dachau concentration camp opened in 1933, its initial population consisted almost entirely of the Nazi’s political opponents from Trade Unionists, Members of the Social Democratic Party, other socialist and communists, hitler hated the political left 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Must be based on real intelligence because the trump regime would never exaggerate a small incident into a global threat from Iran’s network of proxies a few weeks before the mid-terms to justify their disastrous war in Iran /s 050
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 05/10/2026US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUS removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stationsNo reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase. 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Week title Bear known for sitting in solitude won tournament celebrating the animals’ ability to eat large amounts of fish www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comBackpack edges past Dancing Queen to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Week titleBear known for sitting in solitude won tournament celebrating the animals’ ability to eat large amounts of fish 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hey kev do you think consumer confidence dipped in September to its lowest level in a dozen years because everyone is so happy ? the Conference Board’s chief economist, noted that consumer appraisals of present business conditions in September were negative for the first time in two years.thehill.comConsumer confidence drops to lowest level in more than a decadeConsumer confidence dipped in September to its lowest level in a dozen years, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s consumer confidence index fell to 81.9 last month, down 6.7 points f… 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Two US-bound vessels apparently compromised by hackers, US officials say US Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, the agencies saidreuters.comTwo US-bound vessels apparently compromised by hackers, US officials sayUS Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, t... 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 04/10/2026They believed letting billionaires use their companies to donate to political candidates was a good idea now they’ve cut out the middleman 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 04/10/2026it's getting really expensive for those maga dicks to "roll coal" to own the libs 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“I have free, unlimited, access to some of the best doctors available but I’m such a f#cking idiot I don’t listen to them because listening to experts is woke” 010
Reposted by AlanRTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2921551960
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Backpfeifengesicht German (n.) literally, a face "in need of a slap". 010
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 03/10/2026UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford released on bail www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailedThe 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday. 000
Reposted by AlanRCanuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol 353138564355
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m sure the thousands of people who can’t afford a home of their own will be broken up to read that the ultra-wealthy are struggling to sell their London mansions and pied-à-terres, is there a gofundme to help them ? /s 000
AlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 03/10/2026How much of the £5million “security” bung did Nigel spend on Anne Widdecombe's security? 010