diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 10hI would reclassify Vance as a boyar and Hegseth as a vizier. Feels like our finance/tech class aligns with Boyars, and Hegseth is really only of significance via his appointment as a minister. 000 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 12hTrump actually has both malevolent boyars and scheming viziers, it’s tricky. Based on vibes: Vance: Vizier Hegseth: Boyar Miller: Vizier Lutnick: Boyar 6354 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well, if bread is too expensive, let them eat cake. Great thread. 020 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They really do take it seriously. NHK reports on the cost of rice the way the US news reports on the price of gas. 120 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialMads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 25/09/2026(1/4) Denmark’s Armed Forces have released new details - and a photo - showing what happened when a Russian warship fired signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter. It began as a routine reconnaissance mission over international waters. 🧵 25618 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Pretty much - apart from semantic loan words like brainwash, or the use of mouse for a computer mouse. Those are way tougher to find since they essentially translations. 020 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Thanks, this was a fun list. Went through the mental catalog of train lyrics I remember and “INRIhab” by Everytime I Die is a favorite that opens and closes on a train. 011 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 26/08/2026So then is pork barreling like this less effective as a form of patronage? 000 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Taiwan’s antipode on the globe is the Argentinian province of Formosa, which is a cool coincidence. 110 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is absolutely WILD. Here's the dashboard video posted by @fritschner.bsky.social. Fast forward to about 1 minute. An ICE officer jumps out of a van and pulls a gun on this woman immediately before lying and claiming she "almost ran us over." *profanity warning if watching in public. 35757582700 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialSatoru Inoue @satoruinoue.com · 10/08/2026of course I see this on the day I remember the "Indian food is terrible" take emikodavies.substack.com/p/japanese-c...emikodavies.substack.com“Japanese curry is the worst curry in the world"It’s completely fine to not like something. But it is not fine to make ignorant, sweeping statements about an entire country and put it in the newspaper. 011 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This is very much mentioned in local news, same as when a casino or any other big project is up for consideration. There’s always a union supporting it. It’s not discussed because it’s a constant. 010 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Feels like a big part of the problem is that the Trump Admin has gutted the state apparatuses of both Iran and the USA. 011 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026American’s don’t give themselves enough credit for their superpower of dissolving ethnic boundaries to create new consolidated American ethnicities. 010 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialNettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week. 17270882919 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to! 438249625138 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The gilded Arts of War statues are really adding to DC’s Leyndell vibes. 000 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026😆 I gotta hear more about how and why. I can’t imagine myself rooting for her, what happened? 110 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“Do I sound like a guy who has anger problems?”, he said angrily. 020 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialThe Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 31/07/2026You will see fake Patriots asking, ‘Why aren't you ‘starting a revolution'?’ The revolution and the act of resistance are participating in your government and actually voting, showing up to council meetings, and writing to Congress. That's what a real rebel looks like. 141 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialJason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Not sure why this is news, it's called a lunch break 414125379 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Much of my farm experience was in my youth, so people were much less guarded than they should have been. I’m grateful to have found your youtube channel which helped connect a lot of dots from my scattered experiences. 0180 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I was acquainted with a farmer in GA who had their workers living in cinderblock houses with no A/C. Workers were forbidden from leaving the farm, “because they’d run away”. Operation Blooming Onion did not surprise me. 4734 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialMichael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Taipei Times editorial on The Belief, arriving right as the PRC, an ethnonationoalist, Han-centered state, is reconsidering the non-Chinese Manchu Qing empire and idealizing the lost Ming, the last Chinese empire. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...taipeitimes.comEDITORIAL: No belief in the ‘The Belief’ - Taipei TimesThe Chinese historical epic The Belief (澎湖海戰) was originally scheduled for general release in China yesterday, but it was canceled by the authorities a few days earlier.The movie is about Shi Lang (施琅... 054 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialPeter Zeihan's Hair @zeihanshair.bsky.social · 26/07/2026>>> In a statement on social media, Dan said a Romanian air force F-16 fighter jet had intercepted a drone over Romania's territorial waters at around 10:13 am on Sunday morning. The incident reportedly occurred in the Sulina–Chilia area of the Danube Delta, close to the border with Ukraine. <<<euronews.comRomanian forces shoot down third drone in three daysThe Romanian Prosecutor General's Office has determined that a drone intercepted by Romanian forces on Friday was of the Shahed-type used by Russia in its war against Ukraine, officials have said. #EuropeNews 053 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialFranken Z. Noose-efella @roosefella.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I've heard @beijingpalmer.bsky.social talk about bsky users being unable to read due to three cueing. After seeing the responses to this I think it's far worse. I think they're one cueing. See one noun you know and 2 you don't? Just invent what you want it to say and REPLY REPLY REPLY. 3104 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I’m dying of laughter over here. Thanks for this! 020 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/07/2026not really surprised to learn that terminal stupidity and racism is the reason i can’t walk into a CVS and just buy a toothbrush without flagging down the one person who might be in the store dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...dannykatch.substack.comWe used to be able to buy things in this countryLocking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy 28459521013 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I agree that bodycams are useful but are also not a panacea. Very recently they’ve been instrumental in exposing alleged corruption and false allegations made in the American Fork police department and the whole Reckless Ben v Bricks and Minifigs thing. 100 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 26/07/2026It helps tremendously with things like premeditation. It can prove when verbal commands like “stop resisting” are yelled at compliant victims to justify police violence. It can show if the victim was unlawfully detained prior to being killed or subjected to an illegal search. It helps build a case. 1561 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I don’t recall if it did but now you know! Mayo for Sam! 000 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Saw Doctors were a popular Irish band and they wrote a song called The Green and Red of Mayo which is really popular with Mayo GAA! They ALSO wrote a song called To Win Just Once, which the article quotes. 100 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Nice little Saw Doctors reference in the headline, perfect for Mayo. 100 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialBetty Kraken of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Okay, insisting store-bought tomatoes are better than homegrown is like failing the Turing test, right? Evil replicant from the future? 🤔 175311 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 23/07/2026So squid jet panchetta while, gently squab deck hides to for maul. 120 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialEmpty Bag of Ducks📎 @emptybagofducks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026MD Anderson has “the“ expert on my cancer. My oncologist consulted with him on my case. This is awful news. Arguably the top cancer center in the country. 132 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If you ever wondered why so many farmers & business owners are so loyal to Trump, even though he "keeps screwing them over"? No he doesn't. A whole lot of people see him as a safe reliable papa who can save them from the consequences of their own actions. That appeals to a lot of people! 345470 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Hear me out: this is even wilder than it looks. Out in the ag world, Taylor Farms was THE instigator for a lot of the big food safety moves for lettuce over the last 20 years. That's a legacy that just should NOT have ended up like this. 241932571 0
Reposted by @diop.bsky.socialChris Hutchinson 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸🇮🇷 🕊️ @cahutch1990.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Head shots, but we are all Chinese Cresteds. 021 0
diop.bsky.social @diop.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I’d love that but not optimistic until midterms. The most gob smacking and depressing part of the last 18 months has been seeing congress pantomime an inability to restrain the malice and idiocy coming from the entire executive branch. 010 0
