Jennifer McCarthy @jennifermccarthy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Kind of a group of middle powers in a trench coat really 150
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyMujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026As the April-May French presidential campaign enters a critical phase, the numbers look good for Marine Le Pen but France may still avoid its first Far Right government since 1944. Here are the three most recent polls - and some history. 1/ 53610
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063893711005
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyXavier "dascritch" Mouton-Dubosc @dascritch.net · 19/08/2026« Monsieur, merci d'être venu sur notre plateau pour venir nous expliquer la crise actuelle des différent piratages dont sont victimes les serveurs de l'État Français. Comment peut-on expliquer la situation ? — Alors, c'est très simple : » 11332137
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyf*male b*tch 🇵🇸 @ahhmandah.bsky.social · 16/08/2026dunno who this cunt is but he slapped me in the face last night at the rsa after he tried to pull my pants down and my top up. naturally after a warning I beat the living shit out of him and everybody saw so the bouncers bounced him but I want his wife to see, especially as he yelled I HAVE A WIFE 4120379
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyMicah @rincewind.run · 15/08/2026I don’t know how well we can fully translate Discworld to the screen but by god we’re going to try (and nothing like the Watch abomination) 3745417
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyBoo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 08/08/2026It is sobering to contemplate that in fewer than five years, the directives of about half a dozen very wealthy men have effectively ruined the most effective research tools ever devised by human civilization. 403001833
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyEmma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Marine Le Pen's latest appeal - to the Cour de Cassation on an obscure point of law - is an obvious attempt to game the system by stalling until after the 2027 election. But, as John Lichfield points out, there are several legal pitfalls that make this an extremely high stakes gamble for her 👇thelocal.frOPINION: Why Le Pen may lose if she wins but could win if she losesMarine Le Pen has appealed against her second conviction for fraud but the appeal is itself deceitful, writes John Lichfield. The high priestess of “anti-system” French politics is trying to game the ... 281
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 21/07/2026"But Dmitry, my [hyper-specific job] really benefits from these!" Awesome, and Ukrainian army infantry platoons really benefit from grenade launchers but we've figured out ways to equip them without letting anyone just buy them on Amazon and take them to the local playground. 339540
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 21/07/2026Look, on the one hand they allow perverts to covertly film your children and upload the footage to pedophelia forums. On the other hand, they can save someone half a second by projecting in front of them information they'd otherwise have to glance at their phone to get. What's a regulator to do?! 29855263
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyRod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026In today’s NZ Herald 1520175
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sam Neil was good in everything including some truly terrible pictures which says a lot about his work ethic As to the great performances; of course THE PIANO but i would urge you to see MY BRILLIANT CAREER He’s absolutely heartbreaking in it as a man truly in love with a gifted woman Brilliant RIP 2145425
Jennifer McCarthy @jennifermccarthy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Yay I’m so glad he’s safe and sound and back home 040
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 11/07/2026With immeasurable sadness I must announce that Napoleon, our best boy, went missing a few nights back. if you see a small black kitty with two white toes around Boundary/Markhouse roads in #walthamstow do DM me. if i post no photos of him anymore, this will be why. he was my very best boy 💔 11067285
Jennifer McCarthy @jennifermccarthy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026They are the best thing for mozzie bites. 050
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyMarcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 06/07/2026The sooner Europeans can build air defence systems at scale, the better. Donald Trump shouldn't get to decide whether our people live or die 0313
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Money is wasted on the wrong people. And a trillion net worth redefines obscene. 48682104
Jennifer McCarthy @jennifermccarthy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It’s hilarious how much it must be eating Trump up inside that Obama got a better deal than him. 010
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Vetinari stirred his cocktail. Death watched, shaking the timer again. The last grain still refused to fall. "You must have seen the worst of us, as a species." The ex-Patrician said. BUT ALSO THE HEIGHTS TO WHICH YOU CAN SOAR Vetinari angled his head. "Really? Such as?" BUTTERED TOAST /1 528262
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Ooooh, are we sharing fables? I got one for you. So, there's this frog that enters public service, presumably for the right reasons. He spends years as a district judge, then gets elected to the state supreme court, then attorney general of that state. (thread) 15452112
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/05/2026It was not that long ago when government agencies had their own websites - and actually updated them. It is high time governments returned to controlling their own online presence instead of handing it over to genocidal maniacs like Elon Musk. 81113227
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyLiam Proven @lproven.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak got cheers, not boos, after telling students they 'all have AI — actual intelligence' buff.ly/AtVyAoy « Steve Wozniak did what other college graduation commencement speakers couldn't this year: earn applause when talking about AI. »buff.lyApple cofounder Steve Wozniak got cheers, not boos, after telling students they 'all have AI — actual intelligence'Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's speech about AI at Grand Valley State University earlier this month got a laugh and applause from graduates. 9602120
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthySander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The Franco-German relationship is like a complicated marriage. But it's ironic in many ways that both at the G7 and inside the EU, France is defending Germany’s industrial interests versus China more forcefully than Berlin itself. Europe's major economies need to join forces. 14110
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthySander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Germany is the epicentre of the China Shock 2.0 reverberating in global markets In a new joint paper, CFR's Brad Setser and I show the shock is a key driver of Germany’s economic malaise. And it's accelerating Berlin needs to stop admiring the problem, and join efforts to fight back 1/many 9309130
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026ICYMI.theguardian.comHere’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the MoonNote to politicians: you can just do stuff regular people actually need and want and it’s OK 717469
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This week in 1812 Spencer Perceval became the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Its the least interesting thing about him. Working with hedonistic lawyer James Stephen, the devout Christian engineered one of the first slavery bans in British territory WITHOUT Parliament's approval. /1 6382171
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/05/2026happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time 163127064090
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 05/05/2026Can we stop focusing on single statements and pretend they influence US policy? Trump wants to reduce US support for European defence. Merz’s statements (or any other) are a pretext, not the cause. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... How Germany’s Merz torpedoed his plan to contain Trumpgiftarticle.ft.comHow Germany’s Merz torpedoed his plan to contain TrumpSwipe at US president appears to wipe out year-long effort to establish rapport 28530129
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/05/2026We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight. 7871952472
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyCorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 01/05/2026Jimmy Kimmel has outdone himself this time! This pharmaceutical ad about Felon47 is hilarious! 👏👏👏👏👏😂👏👏👏👏👏 #ReZyne #JimmyKimmel 16749522111
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 29/04/2026I do, however, work on the *opposite* of killing people with drones, in that I am currently trying to find funding and partners to support my work documenting and fighting back against the horrific rise of targeted small drone attacks on civilians globally (please send me leads!):little-flying-robots.ghost.ioSmall Drone Attacks Are Killing More Civilians Than Ever Before: I Made a Map About ItAround the world, armed groups are intentionally killing civilians with small, inexpensive drones. And they're committing these murders at totally unprecedented rates. The figures, when they're avail... 338264
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyThe Economist @economist.com · 28/04/2026In cases where a mother has pre-eclampsia, finding ways to delay a C-section could have huge benefits for the baby. New trials that removed a troublesome protein from the mothers' blood have shown promising results econ.st/4eecJvY Illustration: Vartika Sharma 072
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyjoysters5.bsky.social @joysters5.bsky.social · 27/04/2026List of 9 websites where you can download unlimited books for free: 1. gutenberg .org 2. standardebooks .org 3. manybooks .net 4. openlibrary .org 5. bookboon .com 6. freecomputerbooks .com 7. internetarchive .org 8. digilibraries .com 9. librivox .org 20367083161
Jennifer McCarthy @jennifermccarthy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Damn that’s terrible. My son just finished an interview to go there next year. I told him I followed a person that taught there. You’re the reason I found the place and suggested he apply. 160
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Just published! Writing with the amazing @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social we unpack online misogyny in NZ, what laws look like right now and set out our vision for online safety regulations that support women's human rights. Was wonderful working with Sarah on this piece! 113859
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyMujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 11/04/2026‼️🇭🇺🇪🇺 Here is a potted timeline thread marking some of the key milestones that built Prime Minister Viktor Orban's illiberal democracy in Hungary over his 16 years in power. His tenure looks likely to end tomorrow. The table stakes for Hungary and Europe could not be higher 1/ 10400119
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Ok I'm bored and want to procrastinate work so let's do a thread instead. Wanna hear a story? Alright then, story it is. So gather around, children, because now we're going to talk about the most important science book you've probably never heard of. Ready? Off we go, then. 111093354
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026JUST NOW: Trump on Truth Social. “A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” JFC. Can no-one stop him? 52333103
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyKent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This is a very good analysis of the latest Goldman Sachs report, which notes the huge impact on Singapore and South Korea in particular - take a look at skeets 11 and 12 in the thread. We should expect tankers from both these countries to stop arriving in the very near future #nzpol 43715
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyBarrett Madden @barrettmadden.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The scrolling to the top when I don’t want it to thing is the worst part of the app, full stop. I don’t understand why there’s no option to turn that off or have a take me back to where I was button. Also, why would I want to keep scrolling to the top??? 2343
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 05/04/2026yes please let me turn that off, Bluesky iOS app 911216
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I’m guessing, from the tone of today’s announcements, that Europe (including, if not especially, us) is about 1-2 weeks away from hitting a gap in supply. 45412
Reposted by Jennifer McCarthyJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/04/2026🚨🚨Breaking news: #EUenergy commissioner Dan Jorgensen has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the #Gulf. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/euro...politico.euTop Brussels official urges Europeans to work from home and drive lessEnergy commissioner says the oil crisis triggered by Iran war will bring lengthy upheaval, in a speech reminiscent of the Covid pandemic. 16247140
