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Nearsighted, grumpy, voracious consumer of news. Canada

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Farage is using people whipping up hate to protect himself and his Brexit ..... that's all it's about." via We Demand UK
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 17/01/2026
2/2 This is the map of what Technocracy Inc wanted to “create” Btw, Haldeman’s grandson is Elon Musk.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team."
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
#SomethingborrowedsomethingbluesomethingMoscowwiredtoyou.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This happened at the intersection by the Home Depot in Everett, Washington. There was increased activity in Everett through the day today.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
Nothing says “America First” like having Moscow sponsor the open bar.
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Monty 🇨🇦 @onlymonty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump is an appalling human being, no redeeming qualities.
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 09/09/2026
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/09/2026
Even the crickets were embarrassed.
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UncleMark🦅🇺🇸 @unclemark.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nazis
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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
'This is now getting absurdly serious with the El Niño. The latest OSTIA SST data now has a peak anomaly of 8.1C above normal, with Peru reporting a peak SSTA of 9.5C. What's more concerning is that these anomalies are only going to increase over the next 10+ days.' David Schlotthauer [x]
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Two very astute men.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/09/2026
This nation was founded on a union, and on this Labor Day, we’re reminded that the American worker, not Washington, has led to our prosperity. As one of the few pro-union GOP congressmen at the time, I’d rather celebrate the workers than the paperwork signers who gave us off today. (Link below)
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026
So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026
NEW on “Paper Trail”: More likely than not, there are ”forever chemicals” in your blood. Here’s the thing: 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into people’s blood for decades — and continued making them. We found out how they kept this secret. Listen to the full episode:
propublica.org
How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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KoKoPopz @kokopopz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
propublica.org
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I ordered the book “How to Scam People” over 6 months ago, and it still hasn’t arrived. 👀
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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Farage reoccupies the Whineland. Don’t miss our emergencypod — linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
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Looking at the stars @lookingatthestars.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Passing this most excellent image on
Sorry, I don't have a credit for this image, recalling the Batman & Robin meme, of Count Binface slapping Nigel Farage
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22/06/2026
Can confirm that no trouble is expected this evening in Belfast after Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting two children.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
'We are clamping down on the harm caused by social media. 'Read all about it on the Nazi pogrom deepfake abuse website'
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026
a glaring omission from much of the convo about the Delaney Hall labor and hunger strike imo is the fact that *these people shouldn't be laboring in the first place* this is slavery, & even the 13th Amendment's 'punishment for a crime' exception doesn't apply! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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The Delaney Hall Strike Is Exposing a Massive Thirteenth Amendment Crisis
The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
First they came for the Muslims and I said nothing because it was based Then they came for the immigrants, and I still said nothing, because that was also based Then they came for me, which was a huge surprise and completely uncalled for
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General Guinan @madmaudlin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The GOP operative that the NYT used as a source despite admitting her allegations were uncorroborated. Also, she worked with right-wing groups to advance Kavanaugh. You can dislike and not vote Platner; that's fine, but why are you falling for an obvious right-wing hit job by the worst people?
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 28/05/2026
It’s a stupidly high bar but I believe this to be Craig Brown’s finest work
A page of parodic mail online headlines by Craig Brown from the current issue of Private Eye. Buy Private Eye it’s only £2.99.
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Your regular reminder 👇 🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS 🏫 78% want publicly owned schools 💧 73% want publicly owned water 🚂 70% want publicly owned rail ✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail 🚍 67% want publicly owned buses 💡 65% want publicly owned energy
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EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities
Privatisation has failed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/05/2026
CNN put together a montage of Trump officials, including Trump himself, saying over and over again for nearly three months now that gas prices are about to drop, any day now
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
my comic from 2019 :)
billionaires in space!!! "I can't believe that worked"
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 19/05/2026

why does google suck now

Google search feels worse today because its core experience has been traded for ad revenue, clutter, and automated summaries. Several systemic changes have contributed to this decline: 

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Ad Clutter and Sponsoring: Top results are heavily dominated by pay-per-click ads and sponsored content, forcing authentic organic results further down the page.
AI Overviews: AI summaries frequently occupy the most prominent space above the search results, which can sometimes scrape and surface incorrect information instead of directing you to the original source.
SEO Gaming: A constant arms race between Google and websites optimizing for search engines means that many results are filled with affiliate links and keywords, rather than genuine, high-quality human content.
Reduced Discoverability: Google has heavily deprioritized exact-match boolean searches (like putting phrases in quotes) and natural language queries, meaning it hides the niche human-written content you are actually looking for. 

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If you are frustrated with the current state of search, you can bypass the clutter by modifying your habits or trying alternative platforms:
Add "Reddit" to Queries: Many users rely on finding actual human discussions by appending site:reddit.com or just "reddit" to their search.
Try Privacy-Focused Engines: Alternatives like DuckDuckGo filter out the heavily bloated tracking and aggressive sponsored widgets.
Consider Paid Search Alternatives: Platforms like Kagi offer ad-free, premium search experiences designed to surface high-quality human content rather than SEO-farmed websites.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: two dudes sitting in the car, driving late in the day. The friend in the passenger seat asks the other, “so, whats the move tonight?” Panel 2: a third friend in the backseat, a Qu from CM Kosemen’s book All Tomorrows, chimes in. It says, “we could genetically modify some people.” Panel 3: the passenger seat friend turns to the backseat and says, “nah, man. Why do you keep saying that?” The Qu says, “my bad.”
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Pete Birkinshaw @binaryape.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
FPTP is like The One Ring of politics in the UK. They know they need to destroy it, but once it's in their hands they think "Why shouldn't we keep it? We can use it for good!" and then everything goes dead-Boromir-shaped
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Letting Wes Streeting play at being PM would reduce Labour to just five MPs. They could hold their meetings in a lift or a phone box.
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YouGov poll shows that Labour would bag just 5 MPs in 2029 under Wes Streeting's leadership
In times of trouble, trust the Labour party to deliver - after all, who could be worse than Keir Starmer? Enter Wes Streeting
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/04/2026
If you're ever feeling like you haven’t lived up to your potential, just remember that Stewart Rhodes went to Yale Law School yet was dumb enough to become a Proud Boy, shoot out his own eye, and spend 2 years in prison for committing a crime for Donald Trump. It's all about how you define success.
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Sort of Damocles @sortofdamocles.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This is the truest truth of all the truths (and there aren't many).
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