Marc Riggsbee
@marcriggsbee.bsky.social
Epicurean, traveller, marathoner,🏌️🍷
Manchester Cityzen, veteran, retired federal agent. Drive EVs. Once held a First Folio. 🇺🇦
Manchester Cityzen, veteran, retired federal agent. Drive EVs. Once held a First Folio. 🇺🇦
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Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
Massachusetts bakery receiving praise, death threats, over ICE cookies
A Massachusetts bakery is receiving praise and trouble after a recent social media post received quite the response. On Sunday, The Sweet Boutique in East Longmeadow took to social media and you can s...
fallriverreporter.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
Why has my BlueSky screen shrunk?
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Why has my BlueSky screen shrunk?
The Felon’s future
The EU making a free trade deal with Mercosur and opening the path to more Chinese electric vehicle sales.
Canada buying more cars from Mexico and South Korea while also cutting a deal for Chinese EVs.
The world didn't stop because the US threw a tantrum. Mostly just pushed others closer together.
Canada buying more cars from Mexico and South Korea while also cutting a deal for Chinese EVs.
The world didn't stop because the US threw a tantrum. Mostly just pushed others closer together.
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The Felon’s future
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Go Carlisle!
Vote here ⤵️
englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/...
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2576883...
Vote here ⤵️
englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/...
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2576883...
Carlisle Cathedral window in the running to be named England's favourite
Carlisle Cathedral's great stained glass window behind the high altar is now in the running to be named England's favourite.
www.newsandstar.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Go Carlisle!
Vote here ⤵️
englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/...
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2576883...
Vote here ⤵️
englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/...
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2576883...
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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Here are photos of the Muslim Casa Andalusi, on the same street as the synagogue and the watermill.
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Here are photos of the Muslim Casa Andalusi, on the same street as the synagogue and the watermill.
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If you impose tariffs on everyone, everywhere, all at once, don't whine if they do trade deals amongst themselves instead
US accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in Mercosur deal ft.trib.al/5Wgz9Ts
US accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in Mercosur deal
Bloc and four South American countries will sign trade agreement on Saturday after 25 years of talks
ft.trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
If you impose tariffs on everyone, everywhere, all at once, don't whine if they do trade deals amongst themselves instead
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‘For a Roman statesman, Cicero’s aversion to provincial command and military glory was almost unseemly; he was only happy when his finger was on the pulse of life at Rome. Away from it, he was desolate.’
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski · New Man on the Make: Cicero’s Gambles
Trying to psychoanalyse historical figures is rarely productive, but Cicero was a type we can all recognise. He had a...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
‘For a Roman statesman, Cicero’s aversion to provincial command and military glory was almost unseemly; he was only happy when his finger was on the pulse of life at Rome. Away from it, he was desolate.’
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
North Carolina woman sues former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over alleged affair
January 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
North Carolina woman sues former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over alleged affair
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📷 Tom Wargaki.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at Heathrow Airport 1970.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at Heathrow Airport 1970.
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
📷 Tom Wargaki.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at Heathrow Airport 1970.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at Heathrow Airport 1970.
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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My local fancy cake bakery (you know, the birthday cake place) is selling homemade Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread) because one of the bakers is Brazilian. It's frozen with three different flavours to try. I made up the package and it's so fantastic!
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
My local fancy cake bakery (you know, the birthday cake place) is selling homemade Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread) because one of the bakers is Brazilian. It's frozen with three different flavours to try. I made up the package and it's so fantastic!
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January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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George Conway: “Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all”
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
George Conway: “Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all”
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Found in France, this rare set of two bronze portraits of male youths are wearing a hairstyle popular during the reign of Nero. In fact they may have been attendants in a youth organization called the Iuventus, held in special favor under that emperor. 🏺 1/
Gallo-Roman, ca. 60-70 CE.
📸 me
Gallo-Roman, ca. 60-70 CE.
📸 me
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Found in France, this rare set of two bronze portraits of male youths are wearing a hairstyle popular during the reign of Nero. In fact they may have been attendants in a youth organization called the Iuventus, held in special favor under that emperor. 🏺 1/
Gallo-Roman, ca. 60-70 CE.
📸 me
Gallo-Roman, ca. 60-70 CE.
📸 me
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I’m a retired federal agent. I’m ashamed of this behaviour.
Every chickensh*t Republican turning a blind eye to the cruelty and carnage bears responsibility for this.
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I’m a retired federal agent. I’m ashamed of this behaviour.
UAW !!!
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
UAW !!!
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Zircon crystals are nearly indestructible, and are some of the only things to survive the hellish pressure and heat of the Haldean Eon, when the earth was formed. The oldest zircons are found in Jack Hills, Australia, where our specimen was found. It may be small, but it's 4.4 billion years old!
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Zircon crystals are nearly indestructible, and are some of the only things to survive the hellish pressure and heat of the Haldean Eon, when the earth was formed. The oldest zircons are found in Jack Hills, Australia, where our specimen was found. It may be small, but it's 4.4 billion years old!
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Rafael Romero Barros (Spanish, 1832–1895)
"Still Life with Oranges", 1863.
Oil on Canvas, 68 × 54 cm.
Cordoba Fine Arts Museum, Spain.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Still Life with Oranges", 1863.
Oil on Canvas, 68 × 54 cm.
Cordoba Fine Arts Museum, Spain.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Rafael Romero Barros (Spanish, 1832–1895)
"Still Life with Oranges", 1863.
Oil on Canvas, 68 × 54 cm.
Cordoba Fine Arts Museum, Spain.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Still Life with Oranges", 1863.
Oil on Canvas, 68 × 54 cm.
Cordoba Fine Arts Museum, Spain.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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🌤️ It’s a lovely sunny day, as I’m walking home past Yarm Town Hall after getting my hair cut …
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 AM
🌤️ It’s a lovely sunny day, as I’m walking home past Yarm Town Hall after getting my hair cut …