Gryndil
@gryndil.bsky.social
Not far-left, not far-right. PhD. Follow for a fair and balanced view of the news. #bsky.social
The Milky Way, mostly
The Milky Way, mostly
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It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
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1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton writing "pls print" 35 times in emails on a private server or Donald Trump being mentioned 38,000 times in the emails of a notorious sex trafficker, both candidates had a fraught relationship with electronic communication.
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton writing "pls print" 35 times in emails on a private server or Donald Trump being mentioned 38,000 times in the emails of a notorious sex trafficker, both candidates had a fraught relationship with electronic communication.
Interesting interview with whistleblower and ex CIA spy John Kiriakou. Steven Bartlett (The Diary of a CEO) is such an amazing interviewer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUNo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUNo...
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Interesting interview with whistleblower and ex CIA spy John Kiriakou. Steven Bartlett (The Diary of a CEO) is such an amazing interviewer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUNo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUNo...
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Source: To make up for years of meager charitable contributions, Jeff Bezos pledges to donate all the net profit he makes from MELANIA documentary.
February 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Source: To make up for years of meager charitable contributions, Jeff Bezos pledges to donate all the net profit he makes from MELANIA documentary.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Damn. It sounds like this movie is so bad even Leni Riefenstahl and Joseph Goebbels would have panned it.
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Damn. It sounds like this movie is so bad even Leni Riefenstahl and Joseph Goebbels would have panned it.
This was always evident for the astute.
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
This was always evident for the astute.
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This SNL cold open is bad because it's making Homan — and via him, the administration — seem reasonable and the ICE officers look like morons, when literally everyone involved is an unreasonable moron.
February 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM
This SNL cold open is bad because it's making Homan — and via him, the administration — seem reasonable and the ICE officers look like morons, when literally everyone involved is an unreasonable moron.
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Imagine my surprise when Nazi enthusiast Greg Bovino made antisemitic remarks about the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with the DOJ.
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Imagine my surprise when Nazi enthusiast Greg Bovino made antisemitic remarks about the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with the DOJ.
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Tulsi Gabbard: “After an extremely thorough audit, it appears Vladimir Putin won the 2020 election.”
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Tulsi Gabbard: “After an extremely thorough audit, it appears Vladimir Putin won the 2020 election.”
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BREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that."
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
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New CBS News contributors: Aaron Rodgers, Roseanne Barr, Anton Chigurh, Stephen Miller, Stephen Miller (the other one), Stephen Miller (found a third one), a smokin' hot babe with huge bazongas, Walter White, Tom (not Jerry), big bucket of gravy, Budd Dwyer (deceased), Thomas Chatterton Williams.
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 PM
New CBS News contributors: Aaron Rodgers, Roseanne Barr, Anton Chigurh, Stephen Miller, Stephen Miller (the other one), Stephen Miller (found a third one), a smokin' hot babe with huge bazongas, Walter White, Tom (not Jerry), big bucket of gravy, Budd Dwyer (deceased), Thomas Chatterton Williams.
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Sure, Covid vaccines are optional. But also invites the risk of getting long Covid, giving rise to unexpected health complications.
The global annual average burden of the Covid's long-term effects is estimated at $1 trillion, $9000/ patient in the US. Costly.
🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
The global annual average burden of the Covid's long-term effects is estimated at $1 trillion, $9000/ patient in the US. Costly.
🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Studies offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had COVID infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations and cut research.
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Sure, Covid vaccines are optional. But also invites the risk of getting long Covid, giving rise to unexpected health complications.
The global annual average burden of the Covid's long-term effects is estimated at $1 trillion, $9000/ patient in the US. Costly.
🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
The global annual average burden of the Covid's long-term effects is estimated at $1 trillion, $9000/ patient in the US. Costly.
🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
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Word is they are ready to sign a strongly worded letter.
BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Word is they are ready to sign a strongly worded letter.
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As a libertarian, I think it’s important that Americans understand that if they just do what the government says, they won’t get shot.
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
As a libertarian, I think it’s important that Americans understand that if they just do what the government says, they won’t get shot.
Brexit on steroids – made in America (and Russia)
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"Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b...
"Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b...
Hard Times in the Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Brexit on steroids – made in America (and Russia)
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In the wake of yesterday's shooting, something unthinkable has happened: Glenn Greenwald has begun criticizing Republicans.
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 AM
In the wake of yesterday's shooting, something unthinkable has happened: Glenn Greenwald has begun criticizing Republicans.
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Whether it's Donald Trump's DHS Secretary saying that protesters deserve to be shot or a low-level Biden staffer asking Facebook to correct COVID misinformation, but sides have a checkered relationship with the First Amendment.
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Whether it's Donald Trump's DHS Secretary saying that protesters deserve to be shot or a low-level Biden staffer asking Facebook to correct COVID misinformation, but sides have a checkered relationship with the First Amendment.
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and masked secret police roam our streets murdering civilians and abducting the witnesses. But at least now we have full sovereignty over a couple of military bases in Greenland.
January 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and masked secret police roam our streets murdering civilians and abducting the witnesses. But at least now we have full sovereignty over a couple of military bases in Greenland.
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The Emperor Penguin has completed his mission.
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Emperor Penguin has completed his mission.