MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Yeah, I was a socialist until I learned about…firms sharing profits with the laborers that generate them. 1141
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What I don’t understand is that the threat of an Iran war in 2008 caused the largest price/bbl gain in history, but now that it’s actually here the market is kinda shrugging it off? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_o... 000
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 11/09/2026But according to readers of the NYT, Islamophobia is either (1) justified or (2) made up. 121
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Time to take a big sip of coffee and check out the top comments in the liberal newspaper of record article on Islamophobia after 9/11: 392
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The wiki page has some gold. I tried in Scotland - it actually wasn’t that bad. 110
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 12/07/2026“The existential crises are worse than in the lead up to the Civil War.” 0233
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 24/06/2026You for sure know a lot about winning Democratic campaigns. 0223
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I daydream too often about the role party/union support systems played in prewar Europe, and how we lack comparable civic arenas for entertainment, recreation, learning, etc. Case in point: jacobin.com/2017/07/seco... 020
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 09/03/2026FWIW the NY Times reported at the time that those highs were because of fears of an Israeli attack on Iran. What happens now that it’s reality? 000
MD @mrdarcness.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Boredom with plenty was also part of Orwell’s takeaway from Mein Kampf on the appeal of Hitler (not sure how it applies to post-WWI Germany, but nevertheless) 030
![From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_oil_market_chronology_from_2003
“On June 6, prices rose $11 in 24 hours, the largest gain in history due to the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran.[33] The combination of two major oil suppliers reducing supply generated fears of a repeat of the 1973 oil crisis. The mid-July decision of Saudi Arabia to increase oil output caused little significant influence on prices. According to the oil minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Gholam-Hossein Nozari, the world markets were saturated[citation needed] and a Saudi promise of increased production would not lower prices.[citation needed] Several Asian refineries were refusing Saudi petroleum in late June because they were over priced grade.[citation needed]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:44m2vl4rmuygfm7c52pe7leu/bafkreiaucibi2m27sa6xmpgd3xqgbm4q7b44rfiem3uaipmtazl7cn4yxq)
![The beverage has entered the popular lexicon with nicknames such as "Wreck the Hoose Juice",[20][21][22] "Commotion Lotion",[20][21] "Cumbernauld Rocket Fuel",[21] "Mrs. Brown",[20] "Buckie Baracas",[23] "Coatbridge Table Wine", "Jakey Juice" ,[23] and a bottle of "What the hell are you looking at?"[23] It has earned the unofficial slogan, "Buckfast: gets you fucked fast."[22] The drink's prominence within the "Buckfast/Buckie Triangle" – an area east of Glasgow between Airdrie, Coatbridge and Bellshill – has raised concern.[22][23][24] The glass bottle has been blamed for allegedly contributing to litter and providing drunkards with a weapon.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:44m2vl4rmuygfm7c52pe7leu/bafkreiafzohwa3teuu2drxweqj3zm3sb6jloiavezqyef3rdk4ir2poi6a)
