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Mr. Micawber

@mrmicawber.bsky.social
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Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.

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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Gosh, it’s almost like the billionaires don’t like this guy! The workers, it was once said, own the means of production. The billionaires, in fact, own the means of communication. It may well be too late.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Sounds like a very efficient way to compile a list of psychopaths: just accept applications to join the firing squad.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is a sign that Putin is getting desperate. Having his Krasnov come out so clearly in favour of Russia means that his options are disappearing - so obviously “burning” his agent would not have been Putin’s first choice.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Is anybody old enough to remember the US overthrowing the legitimately elected government of Iran in order to install the pliant Shah?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s the potash fraud all over again. Idiot makes a statement and we all argue about it for the next week or so. Rinse and repeat.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s not that the debt will be paid down: it’s the crippling effect of higher bond yields; money that could be going to improve the lives of people will instead be given to bond holders. The neat trick is that a lot of those bond holders bought the bonds with money they should have paid in taxes.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An atheist is hiking in the woods when a grizzly bear starts chasing him. He runs as fast as he can, but he trips. As the bear raises a paw to strike, the man screams, "God, help me!" And then the bear eats him.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Those who drafted the Constitution felt that slavery was A-OK, so perhaps it was a flawed document from the outset…?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If it happens in the middle of the night, would you want to be woken up?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s going to very hard to overcome the reality that you elected this guy TWICE. Even if you elect Jesus himself next go-round, there’s no guarantee that you won’t eventually vote in Satan.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just finished an excellent “Rest is History” podcast on the French Revolution and note that the people of Quebec have continuously lived under a monarchy since Quebec was a thing. They watched in horror as the Terror unfolded in France and thanked their lucky stars that they were under British rule
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Nobel committee throwing the US a bone, saying “good dog.”
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m pretty sure that Obama got the prize because he represented a clear break from the policies of the Bush Administration - so, basically, because he wasn’t Bush.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Obama had been in office for eight months when he was awarded the price in 2009. JCPOA happened in 2015.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s a good question. They awarded the prize to Obama because he wasn’t Bush, so not impossible - the only reason would be to annoy Mangolini.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Amazing that a public servant telling the truth is now seen as an act of heroism. That’s where the US is now.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Carney reacted by laughing at Trump. The US has truly become a laughingstock.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Perhaps he meant: “We’re sorry that you’re such a douche-bag.”
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“What does Eric Schmitt confusing Iowa with Georgia say about Biden’s cognitive decline?”
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Asia is where most global growth will occur in the foreseeable future - and the US has no LNG terminals on the West coast. This is probably a good bet.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Low blow
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OMG Too funny! Thanks for sharing. Still laughing.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Perhaps no one’s noticed yet, but billionaires have declared war on the rest of us. They bought the means of communication - they bought the government - and now their government is shooting people down in the street. Maybe it’s time to fight back?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
youtu.be/yqRQUHavttI?...
youtu.be
Man Getting Hit By Football (George C. Scott)
YouTube video by Michael Nellen
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This happened to me years ago outside Smooth Rock Falls. Guys in a welding truck pulled me out - I offered them some bucks, but they refused and said “next time, we’re in the ditch and you pull us out” in a heavy French accent. Gotta love Northern Ontario.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s been said that the quickest way to become a millionaire is to start off as a billionaire and buy an airline. I wonder if investing in AI might be quicker?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every USian just KNOWS that someday, they will be a billionaire too. And on that glorious day when they join the club, they don’t want to have to pay taxes either.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is nothing so frightening to a billionaire as democracy.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It was inevitable that “tech bros” and billionaires would set themselves up as enemies of the people: what else does a billionaire fear but the heaving, sweaty masses, the peasants, the riff-raff and hoi poloi? They’re always one uprising away from losing everything - and they have so much to lose.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Caligula
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Product of the USA” = don’t buy, and certainly, don’t eat.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This guy was deep into the shadow community of intelligence - ties with Israel, Russia and probably the CIA. He was useful to all of them, so he was protected.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, they can blame the government when they can no longer make payments on the massive debt they’ve accumulated. “We WOULD have been profitable, but then you had to regulate us. Must have bailout.”
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Hillary’s emails. Biden’s cognitive decline. Harris’s laugh. High diesel prices. What’s the connection?”
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s funny (and frightening) that stating the obvious has become something rare and precious. Keep it up, Claus
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is part and parcel of the horrors that were unleashed when Germany decided to make war on their neighbours. It should be a warning to all “civilized” states that contemplate making war. The brutality comes home, one way or another.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He’s playing the old hits, hoping that there is an audience for his bullshit in Canada. Lizard brain appeals - “fear the other” - worked so well in the past. Sadly, there are a few Canadians (happily, a minority yet) that will nod in agreement.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is it a coincidence that Guerrero tanked the same year his buddy Bo was taken by the Mets?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Trust me, bro!”
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Farm state republicans might be surprised to find out that some of their diesel comes from Canada. Just as Eastern Canada imports about the same amount from the US. Embargo diesel shipments to Eastern Canada, and suffer a complementary embargo for a zero-sum outcome.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It seems that Vlad fell apart right after the Jays traded away his emotional support Bichette.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When all else fails, stroke the lizard brain’s fear of the “other.” Grotesque and disgusting.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I understand and I don’t entirely disagree. But this Administration likes to “think outside the box” and they are capable of inanities beyond human comprehension. I’d accept “virtually zero” - but non-zero is the reality.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don’t know how anyone can confidently state that the US under Trump has a zero chance of defaulting. He’s the king, he can do what he wants, and who’s going to stop him? I agree that the chance of default is extremely low - but with morons in charge, anything is possible.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canada and the US have a symbiotic diesel relationship - roughly the same amount of diesel is exported to the uS from Canada in the West as is imported by Canada in the East. Can’t wait to see how the geniuses in Washington handle that!
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There is a non-zero possibility that the US, having become the biggest debtor nation in history, will default on their $40 trillion debt - it’s a move that would be very on-brand for Mangolini. If you have no intention of ever paying back the debt, you may as well run it up as much as lenders allow
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Andrew Quisling Scheer - an actual US citizen - says what?
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Careful: 84% of diesel imported into the US comes from… you guessed it, Canada. Embargoes can work both ways, Buford.
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yes. But a style point: we’re all “Americans” in that we live in the Americas - I refuse to allow USians to appropriate that description to themselves. (Lake Ontario, she remains!)
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Mr. Micawber @mrmicawber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Deep inside every conservative, there’s a little USian trying to get out. In some cases, not so deep.
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