Geoff Arnold
@geoffarnold.bsky.social
Retired distributed systems architect, expat Brit, liberal atheist.
FYI, I don't follow people who don't post (except for a few old friends).
FYI, I don't follow people who don't post (except for a few old friends).
David Frum at @theatlantic.com needs to reply to this story. No prevarication will be accepted. www.dropsitenews.com/p/david-frum...
David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador
Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war
www.dropsitenews.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
David Frum at @theatlantic.com needs to reply to this story. No prevarication will be accepted. www.dropsitenews.com/p/david-frum...
Here's the link to watch "Doctors Under Attack", the documentary about Gaza that the BBC tried to suppress.
www.basementfilms.co.uk
www.basementfilms.co.uk
Basement Films
www.basementfilms.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here's the link to watch "Doctors Under Attack", the documentary about Gaza that the BBC tried to suppress.
www.basementfilms.co.uk
www.basementfilms.co.uk
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Every politician saying you don’t need to vaccinate your kids has vaccinated kids
Every politician saying you don’t deserve healthcare has healthcare
Every politician saying we shouldn’t tax the rich is rich
Every politician wanting to defund public schools sends their kids to private schools
Every politician saying you don’t deserve healthcare has healthcare
Every politician saying we shouldn’t tax the rich is rich
Every politician wanting to defund public schools sends their kids to private schools
March 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every politician saying you don’t need to vaccinate your kids has vaccinated kids
Every politician saying you don’t deserve healthcare has healthcare
Every politician saying we shouldn’t tax the rich is rich
Every politician wanting to defund public schools sends their kids to private schools
Every politician saying you don’t deserve healthcare has healthcare
Every politician saying we shouldn’t tax the rich is rich
Every politician wanting to defund public schools sends their kids to private schools
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The US stock market just lost and gained more value in 3 minutes than the entire stock market was worth in 1995.
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The US stock market just lost and gained more value in 3 minutes than the entire stock market was worth in 1995.
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Despicable. Republican Congressman Keith Self quoted Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, during a congressional hearing.
WTF is wrong with these people???
WTF is wrong with these people???
April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Despicable. Republican Congressman Keith Self quoted Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, during a congressional hearing.
WTF is wrong with these people???
WTF is wrong with these people???
Recommended watching: first 7 minutes of this. www.youtube.com/live/dqZhi-u...
(And the rest, of course.)
(And the rest, of course.)
Can US be trusted after war chat leak? | Michael Clarke Q&A
YouTube video by Sky News
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Recommended watching: first 7 minutes of this. www.youtube.com/live/dqZhi-u...
(And the rest, of course.)
(And the rest, of course.)
So Starmer is trying to bribe Trump.... I can understand why it's tempting, but (a) it probably won't work, and (b) it weakens the rest of us. Sigh. Yet another disastrous consequence of Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Starmer offered big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs
Exclusive: UK willing to placate Trump with lower digital services tax rate also encompassing non-US companies
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
So Starmer is trying to bribe Trump.... I can understand why it's tempting, but (a) it probably won't work, and (b) it weakens the rest of us. Sigh. Yet another disastrous consequence of Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
youtube.com/watch?v=unSS... - powerful.
French Senator criticizes Trump
YouTube video by Brut America
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=unSS... - powerful.
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A) this is a video I shot walking down one side of the @teslatakedown.com in SF today. 500-700 people total I’d estimate. And I showed up about 1.5 hrs in
March 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A) this is a video I shot walking down one side of the @teslatakedown.com in SF today. 500-700 people total I’d estimate. And I showed up about 1.5 hrs in
The Social Security Program Operations Manual System (POMS) is over 20,000 pages. (For comparison, the Federal Tax Code - the regulations, not the software - is reportedly 6,871 pages.) The SSA software systems are legally required to conform to the POMS.
Good luck, DOGE kids. And your lawyers...
Good luck, DOGE kids. And your lawyers...
March 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Social Security Program Operations Manual System (POMS) is over 20,000 pages. (For comparison, the Federal Tax Code - the regulations, not the software - is reportedly 6,871 pages.) The SSA software systems are legally required to conform to the POMS.
Good luck, DOGE kids. And your lawyers...
Good luck, DOGE kids. And your lawyers...
Good for Tufts! I want to see this commitment from every higher education establishment:
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
A Fletcher School Faculty Resolution
So I signed something....
danieldrezner.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Good for Tufts! I want to see this commitment from every higher education establishment:
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
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Oh, ffs. 🤦🏻♀️ A Texas children's hospital is now treating children for vitamin A toxicity after RFK Jr. touted the vitamin as a measles treatment.
As Doctors Predicted, RFK Jr.'s Bogus Vitamin A Claims Are Making Some Measles Patients More Sick
A Texas children's hospital is now treating children for vitamin A toxicity after RFK Jr. touted the vitamin as a measles treatment.
www.huffpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oh, ffs. 🤦🏻♀️ A Texas children's hospital is now treating children for vitamin A toxicity after RFK Jr. touted the vitamin as a measles treatment.
Joel Mathis updates Wilhoit's Law:
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups to whom we give our empathy and sympathy, alongside out-groups whose pain we celebrate.”
joelmmathis.substack.com/p/the-pain-o...
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups to whom we give our empathy and sympathy, alongside out-groups whose pain we celebrate.”
joelmmathis.substack.com/p/the-pain-o...
The pain of Elon Musk
I’ll feel a little more sorry for Elon when there’s any evidence he can do the same for others.
joelmmathis.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Joel Mathis updates Wilhoit's Law:
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups to whom we give our empathy and sympathy, alongside out-groups whose pain we celebrate.”
joelmmathis.substack.com/p/the-pain-o...
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups to whom we give our empathy and sympathy, alongside out-groups whose pain we celebrate.”
joelmmathis.substack.com/p/the-pain-o...
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I have got to say to the people of the USA, if there is a war between the USA and Denmark.
Pick Denmark - Better wages, much better life expectancy, much better healthcare, taxes are even lower if you aren't a millionaire.
Go Danish.
Pick Denmark - Better wages, much better life expectancy, much better healthcare, taxes are even lower if you aren't a millionaire.
Go Danish.
March 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I have got to say to the people of the USA, if there is a war between the USA and Denmark.
Pick Denmark - Better wages, much better life expectancy, much better healthcare, taxes are even lower if you aren't a millionaire.
Go Danish.
Pick Denmark - Better wages, much better life expectancy, much better healthcare, taxes are even lower if you aren't a millionaire.
Go Danish.
You've seen that mobile numbers, email addresses and passwords belonging to Waltz, Gabbard and Hegseth are out there on the Internet. Now go watch Veritasium. You should assume that all the techniques described here are being applied to all of these people: youtu.be/wVyu7NB7W6Y?...
Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
March 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
You've seen that mobile numbers, email addresses and passwords belonging to Waltz, Gabbard and Hegseth are out there on the Internet. Now go watch Veritasium. You should assume that all the techniques described here are being applied to all of these people: youtu.be/wVyu7NB7W6Y?...
Hmmm. This would probably mean shutting down the Airbus production line in the US.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/i...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/i...
If Chinese-built containership fines take effect, 'we're out of business in U.S.,' ocean carrier says
If the U.S. fines China-built containerships millions, one ocean carrier says it's likely to abandon the market and freight rates head back to Covid levels.
www.cnbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hmmm. This would probably mean shutting down the Airbus production line in the US.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/i...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/i...
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If they had used a different messenger with records retention, aside from the fact that this would not have happened, Tulsi Gabbard would be able to recall what she had seen in the chat
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113019
#DisappearingMessages #TulsiGabbard #signal #trump
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113019
#DisappearingMessages #TulsiGabbard #signal #trump
If they had used a different messenger with records retention, aside from the fact that this would not have happened, Tulsi Gabbard would be able to recall what she had seen in the chat
It’s increasingly clear that disappearing messages (1 week expiry) has claimed a victim, and that the Trump administration actually had no idea how much content The Atlantic had seen until it…
alecmuffett.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If they had used a different messenger with records retention, aside from the fact that this would not have happened, Tulsi Gabbard would be able to recall what she had seen in the chat
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113019
#DisappearingMessages #TulsiGabbard #signal #trump
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113019
#DisappearingMessages #TulsiGabbard #signal #trump
W-h-a-a-t??
"RFK Jr.’s pick to lead this [vax-autism] study is, of course, not a scientist. He’s not a doctor, though he has gotten in trouble for practicing medicine without a license before, so there’s that."
www.wonkette.com/p/anti-vaxx-...
"RFK Jr.’s pick to lead this [vax-autism] study is, of course, not a scientist. He’s not a doctor, though he has gotten in trouble for practicing medicine without a license before, so there’s that."
www.wonkette.com/p/anti-vaxx-...
Anti-Vaxx Not-A-Doctor Picked To Head HHS's Vaccine-Autism 'Study'
What could possibly go wrong?
www.wonkette.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
W-h-a-a-t??
"RFK Jr.’s pick to lead this [vax-autism] study is, of course, not a scientist. He’s not a doctor, though he has gotten in trouble for practicing medicine without a license before, so there’s that."
www.wonkette.com/p/anti-vaxx-...
"RFK Jr.’s pick to lead this [vax-autism] study is, of course, not a scientist. He’s not a doctor, though he has gotten in trouble for practicing medicine without a license before, so there’s that."
www.wonkette.com/p/anti-vaxx-...
@scalzi.com Reading "When The Moon...", looks like you're auditioning for the role of 21st century Jonathan Swift. Wonderful!
March 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
@scalzi.com Reading "When The Moon...", looks like you're auditioning for the role of 21st century Jonathan Swift. Wonderful!
Did Charles De Gaulle get it right? Great video from Australia.... youtu.be/Px9qhDGv300?...
France has spent decades preparing for Trump | If You're Listening | ABC In-depth
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Did Charles De Gaulle get it right? Great video from Australia.... youtu.be/Px9qhDGv300?...
When Trump is carted off the premises, they're going to have to fumigate the White House to get rid of the stink of snake-oil. First, selling Teslas on the lawn. Now, this.
For The Low, Low Price Of $1,000 (To Paula White) You, Too, Can Have Your Very Own Angel www.wonkette.com/p/for-the-lo...
For The Low, Low Price Of $1,000 (To Paula White) You, Too, Can Have Your Very Own Angel www.wonkette.com/p/for-the-lo...
For The Low, Low Price Of $1,000 (To Paula White) You, Too, Can Have Your Very Own Angel
This feels like some Seamonkeys sh*t.
www.wonkette.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
When Trump is carted off the premises, they're going to have to fumigate the White House to get rid of the stink of snake-oil. First, selling Teslas on the lawn. Now, this.
For The Low, Low Price Of $1,000 (To Paula White) You, Too, Can Have Your Very Own Angel www.wonkette.com/p/for-the-lo...
For The Low, Low Price Of $1,000 (To Paula White) You, Too, Can Have Your Very Own Angel www.wonkette.com/p/for-the-lo...
Hah!
Was Lewis Hamilton taking a dig at Jacques Villeneuve during the post sprint race interview when he mentioned naysayers who never changed teams and were negative about his change? #f1 #ferrari #sprintrace #chinesegp #chinagp
March 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Hah!