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Father, lover & business owner. Bad at two.

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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Communist! www.theguardian.com/business/2026/…
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Trump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran
US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It fills me with great sadness to know I’ll never again hear @nickabbot.bsky.social’s impersonation.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"In one chapter [of Cottrell's book] entitled 'The Art of the Bribe', [he] sets out how politicians can be bought....'Long-term relationships keep the bought person in hand while you're making money'". Subtle. www.ft.com/content/7a0f...
ft.com
Nigel Farage under scrutiny over aide who wrote book on money-laundering
Reform UK says gifts from convicted fraudster George Cottrell were personal despite him having party business card
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Amos Posner @amosposner.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There is no McTry.
A McDonald’s where the sign has been reduced to McDo.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
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Spaghetti @spaghettibeaver.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
maybe my favorite thing on the internet: neal.fun/deep-sea/
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The Deep Sea
Scroll down the deep sea in this interactive page.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Iran is now releasing cartoons that Trump can understand (via Bill Madden) 😂🤣👇
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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
How can this go on for another 3 years?
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Were we not told EU members couldn’t lower VAT unilaterally?
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Dear Beelzeblob, - you insult our war dead - hit us with tariffs - threaten to annex a fellow NATO member - meddle in our politics - accuse us of limiting free speech while banning books in your own country 1/2
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Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This is super interesting. The last one I can read fluently is 1600. I can then still read it and figure out (almost) every word, with some puzzling, but then lose it almost completely at 1200. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
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How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
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Fourfoot @fourfoot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
“I remember the first time I saw Andy…”
Morgan Freeman as Kindly Old Criminal in He Cant Have put The Poster Back Over the Hole It’s Impossible
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This you @iandunt.bsky.social ?
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The smallest man who ever lived.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This "Show" is just a "slap in the face" to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day - including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven't got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD - And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace its ridiculous new Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Yet again the oldest bigotry rears its ugly head as a ginger carries the can for the failures of a lesser type (a non-ginger).
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Bang on the money: “Let it haunt Trump and his racist followers that future Americans will embrace the Obamas as beloved figures while studying him as a stain on our history.” Trump is determined to be remembered as a 'great man'. His curse is that he won't be. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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‘A stain on our history’: outrage after Trump shares racist video about Obamas as White House attempts to brush off the post – live
Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes slams Trump for posting racist video on Truth Social; Karoline Leavitt says criticism is ‘fake outrage’
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
These people are perpetual victims; insecure in every way.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Paging @iaindale.bsky.social x
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
“Peace isn’t what you ask for when the boot is already on someone’s neck. Peace is what the powerful ask for when they don’t want to be interrupted.”
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Jamie Schwesnedl @schwesbomb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Our city has been over-run by Nazi ghouls kidnapping people to traffic them to concentration camps and other countries. Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood? FUCK ICE forever and ever.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The world is a region.
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Dan @sirstan74.eurosky.social · 21/01/2026
Maybe there won't be any tariffs soon anyway... bsky.app/profile/muel...
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Things are going to get pretty funny/scary if SCOTUS rules Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to impose tariffs later today.
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Nick Timiraos @nicktimiraos.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments between January 2024 and November 2025, researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
wsj.com
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
JFC
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work. Really depraved shit.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Art. 5 of the NATO treaty has only been invoked once… by the US post 9/11. Denmark, like other NATO members, honored its obligations, sending troops to fight alongside US. As a result, Denmark lost more of its soldiers per capita than any other nation except US. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I came here to get away from X. I don’t need to know, or care much, if X is down.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
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ealdwine @ealdwine.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A photograph Robert Jenrick being painted over by Mickey Mouse
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The US needs Greenland so much for national security that it has closed all but one of its bases there and keeps only 150 soldiers on the island, while Denmark would allow as many US troops as it wants
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I am sure Europe’s leaders take great reassurance on the issue of Greenland from a man with the impeccable judgement and moral fibre of Mandelson. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Article by former British ambassador to US is likely to be seen as criticism of Keir Starmer
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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 03/01/2026
This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This is not the behavior I expected from winner of the FIFA peace prize.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I’ve watched the Sky adaptation of Amadeus. I don’t believe the semen on the cup cake to be necessary.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
He really is a reprehensible piece of human garbage.
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion. I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans. 🧵 Long thread.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million In New York - population 8.5 million - there were 391. London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago. And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
Graph showing decline since 2005
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
There's no placating the Brexiters, no reasoning with them, no basic comprehension or adulthood. You can't debate papers behaving like the Sun or the Mail this morning. There's nothing to debate with. They view all trading relations with Europe as humiliation.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Trump: “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls…They don’t need 250 pencils, they can have 5.” Also Trump: accepts new Air Force One worth $400M from Qatari royal family.
Golden luxury staircase, airplane interior.Luxury conference room, airplane interior.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Migration is the solution, not the problem. open.substack.com/pub/robrandt...
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Who Pays for Your Pension? And Why Migration Matters More Than You Might Think
There’s a common belief — especially among older generations — that “I’ve paid in all my life, so I’m entitled to my state pension.” But that’s not quite how the system works.
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Rob @robrandtoul.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Three hours on @iandunt.bsky.social. Sign me up. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/8...
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#216 – Ian Dunt on why governments in Britain and elsewhere can't get anything done – and how to fix it
Podcast Episode · 80,000 Hours Podcast · 02/05/2025 · 3h 15m
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/05/2025
"Three Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia were present at an event to debate Brexit in a committee room in May 2016." ~AA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Convicted Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament
Bulgarians Orlin Roussev, Biser Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova attended an event in the Palace of Westminster, the BBC finds.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/05/2025
The quantity of UK goods exports is lower now than in 2016 or 2021. The UK is the only country in the G7 that has this record. #Brexit
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