Thirteen
@abitof.bsky.social
Lithuanian Londoner in Scotland. 🇱🇹🏴
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THEY'RE CUDDLING 😭❤️😭❤️😭
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
THEY'RE CUDDLING 😭❤️😭❤️😭
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When you're that rich you're only laying people off and gutting an institution because you want to. Must be enraging to lose your job due to "budget cuts" when the boss is a squillionaire
According to recent estimates, Jeff Bezos makes about $8m an HOUR
In ONE SLEEP he probably makes enough to cover the Washington Post's annual losses
In ONE SLEEP he probably makes enough to cover the Washington Post's annual losses
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
When you're that rich you're only laying people off and gutting an institution because you want to. Must be enraging to lose your job due to "budget cuts" when the boss is a squillionaire
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‼️🇫🇷 Marine Le Pen’s hopes of running for President next year are dribbling away. At her appeal against conviction for embezzling EU funds last night, the prosecution appeared to hand her a life-line but the concession was largely meaningless 1/
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Procès en appel des assistants FN : le parquet requiert quatre ans de prison, dont un an ferme, et cinq ans d’inéligibilité contre Marine Le Pen
En première instance, Marine Le Pen avait été condamnée à quatre ans d’emprisonnement dont deux avec sursis, 100 000 euros d’amende et cinq ans d’inéligibilité avec exécution immédiate.
www.lemonde.fr
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
‼️🇫🇷 Marine Le Pen’s hopes of running for President next year are dribbling away. At her appeal against conviction for embezzling EU funds last night, the prosecution appeared to hand her a life-line but the concession was largely meaningless 1/
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
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My post on why context matters, in at least two ways, when there is this sort of disclosure of documentary evidence
emptycity.substack.com/p/on-the-dis...
What stands out from the documents so far circulated is that they do not fully explain the prosecution of Epstein.
There is a gap.
emptycity.substack.com/p/on-the-dis...
What stands out from the documents so far circulated is that they do not fully explain the prosecution of Epstein.
There is a gap.
On the disclosure of Mandelson's emails
How to think about disclosed documentary evidence
emptycity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
My post on why context matters, in at least two ways, when there is this sort of disclosure of documentary evidence
emptycity.substack.com/p/on-the-dis...
What stands out from the documents so far circulated is that they do not fully explain the prosecution of Epstein.
There is a gap.
emptycity.substack.com/p/on-the-dis...
What stands out from the documents so far circulated is that they do not fully explain the prosecution of Epstein.
There is a gap.
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In two weeks, world leaders and tech executives will descend on Delhi for the AI Impact Summit 2026. There, power brokers will paint a pretty picture of the role AI will play in saving the world - from sharing prosperity to fixing climate change.
February 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
In two weeks, world leaders and tech executives will descend on Delhi for the AI Impact Summit 2026. There, power brokers will paint a pretty picture of the role AI will play in saving the world - from sharing prosperity to fixing climate change.
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PS. Not too late to tell the government what you think about their proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain - the public consultation is open until 12th Feb.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
PS. Not too late to tell the government what you think about their proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain - the public consultation is open until 12th Feb.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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It was the Fuck Around of Times, it was the Find Out of times
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It was the Fuck Around of Times, it was the Find Out of times
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To get beyond Trumpian nonsense about Greenland and talk about what is *really* going on with Arctic security it was my great pleasure to speak to Professor Klaus Dodds. Have a listen👇
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...
Conflict in the Arctic: the reality
Puntata podcast · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 03/02/2026 · 54 min
podcasts.apple.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
To get beyond Trumpian nonsense about Greenland and talk about what is *really* going on with Arctic security it was my great pleasure to speak to Professor Klaus Dodds. Have a listen👇
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...
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I'm sorry but it's very funny to me that the legislature of a G7/P5 country of 70 million is currently drafting the "Fuck This One Guy in Particular Act of 2026."
Also, imagine tolerating a system of privilege so entrenched you need to rewrite centuries-old rules just to get at one douchebag.
Also, imagine tolerating a system of privilege so entrenched you need to rewrite centuries-old rules just to get at one douchebag.
UK govt drafting legislation to remove Mandelson peerage, has referred information to the police www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Government refers material to police after review of Mandelson Epstein emails - live updates
PM Keir Starmer calls allegations that Lord Mandelson passed on sensitive government information to Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I'm sorry but it's very funny to me that the legislature of a G7/P5 country of 70 million is currently drafting the "Fuck This One Guy in Particular Act of 2026."
Also, imagine tolerating a system of privilege so entrenched you need to rewrite centuries-old rules just to get at one douchebag.
Also, imagine tolerating a system of privilege so entrenched you need to rewrite centuries-old rules just to get at one douchebag.
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China is opaque, and good at projecting strength and confidence.
Judging the PLA by their parades, training montages and set piece videos is like comparing the totality of your marriage to another couple's based solely on how they're always smiling on Instagram.
We learned this with Russia, folks.
Judging the PLA by their parades, training montages and set piece videos is like comparing the totality of your marriage to another couple's based solely on how they're always smiling on Instagram.
We learned this with Russia, folks.
"Presumably, the PLA is a super smart organization full of highly wired Chinese technocrats who’ve been thinking very hard about all of these problems."
yeah sometimes you can, uh, really tell that Tooze isn't a China expert.
yeah sometimes you can, uh, really tell that Tooze isn't a China expert.
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
China is opaque, and good at projecting strength and confidence.
Judging the PLA by their parades, training montages and set piece videos is like comparing the totality of your marriage to another couple's based solely on how they're always smiling on Instagram.
We learned this with Russia, folks.
Judging the PLA by their parades, training montages and set piece videos is like comparing the totality of your marriage to another couple's based solely on how they're always smiling on Instagram.
We learned this with Russia, folks.
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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time to repost this
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
time to repost this
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People have to do jail time. Powerful people, who thought they were untouchable. They have to be arrested, tried, stripped of assets relating to their crimes, and sent to jail.
Because if it doesn't happen, it will prove to voters that democracy is a sham.
And then we're seriously fucked.
Because if it doesn't happen, it will prove to voters that democracy is a sham.
And then we're seriously fucked.
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
People have to do jail time. Powerful people, who thought they were untouchable. They have to be arrested, tried, stripped of assets relating to their crimes, and sent to jail.
Because if it doesn't happen, it will prove to voters that democracy is a sham.
And then we're seriously fucked.
Because if it doesn't happen, it will prove to voters that democracy is a sham.
And then we're seriously fucked.
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“There is essentially a global wave of governments being captured by big money, whether that’s big crypto money or big tech money."
*Really* recommend this interview I did with @oliverbullough.bsky.social on how money laundering is taking over the world
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkK...
*Really* recommend this interview I did with @oliverbullough.bsky.social on how money laundering is taking over the world
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkK...
The Gucci Loophole: How British High Streets Launder Drug Money
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:47 AM
“There is essentially a global wave of governments being captured by big money, whether that’s big crypto money or big tech money."
*Really* recommend this interview I did with @oliverbullough.bsky.social on how money laundering is taking over the world
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkK...
*Really* recommend this interview I did with @oliverbullough.bsky.social on how money laundering is taking over the world
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkK...
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Ahh! He foresaw the tube
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Ahh! He foresaw the tube
*wraps in blanket* sir pls look after your good self.
February 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
*wraps in blanket* sir pls look after your good self.
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*PODYSSEY SEASON TWO IS HERE*
New Bonus Episode: The Beast In Me
Did the Ancient Greeks have pets? Well, it's quite complicated, often very sweet... and sometimes a little bit weird. @sturdyalex.bsky.social
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New Bonus Episode: The Beast In Me
Did the Ancient Greeks have pets? Well, it's quite complicated, often very sweet... and sometimes a little bit weird. @sturdyalex.bsky.social
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The Beast In Me - Ancient Greece And Its Pets
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 01/02/2026 · Bonus · 41m
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February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
*PODYSSEY SEASON TWO IS HERE*
New Bonus Episode: The Beast In Me
Did the Ancient Greeks have pets? Well, it's quite complicated, often very sweet... and sometimes a little bit weird. @sturdyalex.bsky.social
🎧 LISTEN AND SHARE
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5U4O...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
New Bonus Episode: The Beast In Me
Did the Ancient Greeks have pets? Well, it's quite complicated, often very sweet... and sometimes a little bit weird. @sturdyalex.bsky.social
🎧 LISTEN AND SHARE
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5U4O...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Oreos. Taste like cardboard with cream, not offensive but I don't get the obsession.
Guys, I really need to talk about something dumb and meaningless. What's a universally beloved sweet treat that you think is just mid? For me, it's meringue.
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Oreos. Taste like cardboard with cream, not offensive but I don't get the obsession.
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Apart from everything else, a reminder why you should invest in quality journalism.
Buy a paper.
Buy a paper.
The brilliant @pickardje.bsky.social and @pmdfoster.bsky.social have been on to the extraordinary story about Epstein paying Mandelson’s husband thousands of pounds in 2009-10 since September
Their account is a must-read, with details you won’t get anywhere else
www.ft.com/content/608a...
Their account is a must-read, with details you won’t get anywhere else
www.ft.com/content/608a...
How Peter Mandelson’s Jeffrey Epstein links were exposed
Documents disclosed on Friday revealed payments from disgraced financier to former power broker’s husband
www.ft.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Apart from everything else, a reminder why you should invest in quality journalism.
Buy a paper.
Buy a paper.
I have become lurgy central. Ffs.
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I have become lurgy central. Ffs.
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I fucking HATE this way of thinking. It benefits everyone to have those that want to to go to university. You know, so someone knows how to perform surgery, or build bridges, or treat cancer, to teach children.
Fuck off Rachel Reeves.
Fuck off Rachel Reeves.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
I fucking HATE this way of thinking. It benefits everyone to have those that want to to go to university. You know, so someone knows how to perform surgery, or build bridges, or treat cancer, to teach children.
Fuck off Rachel Reeves.
Fuck off Rachel Reeves.
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I cannot stress how much this really sucks
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71: variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I cannot stress how much this really sucks
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The wrong person from Home Alone 2 has died.
COULD SOME OF THE SHITHEADS DIE NOW PLEASE INSTEAD OF THE GOOD PEOPLE
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The wrong person from Home Alone 2 has died.