Jolly Confused
@riteofpassage.bsky.social
Doctor, teacher, gardener, political junkie, history nerd, europhile.
Martin Luther King said "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I hope he's right.
Martin Luther King said "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I hope he's right.
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Good.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Good.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
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Cuba has warned international airlines that as of today/Monday the country will run out of aviation fuel due to the US oil siege, Agencia EFE reports.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Cuba has warned international airlines that as of today/Monday the country will run out of aviation fuel due to the US oil siege, Agencia EFE reports.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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He should be handcuffed & marched to the nearest federal courthouse every time he appears in public & sent to jail for the rest of his life for this unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crime.
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
He should be handcuffed & marched to the nearest federal courthouse every time he appears in public & sent to jail for the rest of his life for this unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crime.
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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Vice President JD Vance is being ridiculed on social media for requiring a 100-car motorcade through narrow streets in Milan to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
JD Vance ridiculed for 40-car motorcade taking him down tiny Italian street
The tiny streets of Milan witnessed an unusual parade: JD Vance's 100-car motorcade, a scene that left social media in disbelief.
www.irishstar.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Vice President JD Vance is being ridiculed on social media for requiring a 100-car motorcade through narrow streets in Milan to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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In 1978, Ford Motor Co pulled 1.5M Pintos off the road to be repaired after 27 people were killed in gas tank explosions.
"Wednesday’s lawsuit includes the brutal details of at least 15 other people who have died in Tesla vehicles since 2016 after being trapped inside by the electric door handles."
16 PEOPLE HAVE DIED TRAPPED IN BURNING TESLAS SINCE 2016 BECAUSE OF THEIR ELECTRONIC DOOR HANDLES.
16 PEOPLE HAVE DIED TRAPPED IN BURNING TESLAS SINCE 2016 BECAUSE OF THEIR ELECTRONIC DOOR HANDLES.
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
In 1978, Ford Motor Co pulled 1.5M Pintos off the road to be repaired after 27 people were killed in gas tank explosions.
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After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
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It’s quite astonishing. Few things surprise me anymore but the way HMG has gone in just over a decade from the world leader in digital government and data analysis to now being an incompetent and creditor purchaser of magic beans and monorails is truly scandalous.
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It’s quite astonishing. Few things surprise me anymore but the way HMG has gone in just over a decade from the world leader in digital government and data analysis to now being an incompetent and creditor purchaser of magic beans and monorails is truly scandalous.
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But anyway, it will forever baffle me how European government's could put key aspects of Europe's security in the hands of people who believe stuff like this
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
But anyway, it will forever baffle me how European government's could put key aspects of Europe's security in the hands of people who believe stuff like this
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Everyone's talking about Palantir's Alex Karp acting* like a coked up maniac in his recent interview, but anybody who's kept an eye on him has known this for a long time. For example, this earnings call where he acted like a coked up maniac and celebrated killing ppl.
(*Probably no acting involved)
(*Probably no acting involved)
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Everyone's talking about Palantir's Alex Karp acting* like a coked up maniac in his recent interview, but anybody who's kept an eye on him has known this for a long time. For example, this earnings call where he acted like a coked up maniac and celebrated killing ppl.
(*Probably no acting involved)
(*Probably no acting involved)
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The Trump administration is dismantling America’s climate databases, firing expert staff and deleting key reports and analyses. Such actions will make important modelling harder
The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data
American citizens are left vulnerable
econ.st
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The Trump administration is dismantling America’s climate databases, firing expert staff and deleting key reports and analyses. Such actions will make important modelling harder
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meet dan miller, state director of pro life wisconsin.
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 AM
meet dan miller, state director of pro life wisconsin.
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If Al Gore had done this as vice president, it would have been a 24/7 scandal on Fox News culminating in impeachment proceedings.
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
If Al Gore had done this as vice president, it would have been a 24/7 scandal on Fox News culminating in impeachment proceedings.
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Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
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“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
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RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
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The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
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France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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Électricité : un rapport confidentiel d’EDF anticipe une explosion des coûts et des risques
« Le Point » s’est procuré le rapport interne d’EDF sur les conséquences de la modulation de son parc nucléaire pour faire place aux renouvelables. Un document explosif, alors que le gouvernement s’ap...
www.lepoint.fr
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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The 15 deaths are:
- in the USA and
- where they could prove beyond a doubt the driver died by the fire
The real number is over 160. Even complete families burned alive.
- in the USA and
- where they could prove beyond a doubt the driver died by the fire
The real number is over 160. Even complete families burned alive.
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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Breaking - Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Breaking - Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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If it clarifies what was lost this week:
Philip Kennicott and Monica Hesse remain as arts critics at The Washington Post
Eliminated:
art critic
arts editor
arts/film editor
classical critic
pop critic
television critic
theater critic
all editors/reporters in Book World including two book critics
Philip Kennicott and Monica Hesse remain as arts critics at The Washington Post
Eliminated:
art critic
arts editor
arts/film editor
classical critic
pop critic
television critic
theater critic
all editors/reporters in Book World including two book critics
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
If it clarifies what was lost this week:
Philip Kennicott and Monica Hesse remain as arts critics at The Washington Post
Eliminated:
art critic
arts editor
arts/film editor
classical critic
pop critic
television critic
theater critic
all editors/reporters in Book World including two book critics
Philip Kennicott and Monica Hesse remain as arts critics at The Washington Post
Eliminated:
art critic
arts editor
arts/film editor
classical critic
pop critic
television critic
theater critic
all editors/reporters in Book World including two book critics