Velvet Abundance 🐸
@velvetabundance.bsky.social
UK, Europe
#SlavaUkraini
#FreedomforTürkiye
#YesItsAGenocide
We're all ignorant and prejudiced, drawn to witch hunts - we just pick different targets. The world could be so much better if we judged less, inc. being less judgemental of those who judge.
#SlavaUkraini
#FreedomforTürkiye
#YesItsAGenocide
We're all ignorant and prejudiced, drawn to witch hunts - we just pick different targets. The world could be so much better if we judged less, inc. being less judgemental of those who judge.
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55% inflation in Iran in less than a week is crazy.
On Tuesday, $1 traded at 1.46 million rials, a new low, with no signs of slowing.
Just remember, the US dollar is sinking fast too.
On Tuesday, $1 traded at 1.46 million rials, a new low, with no signs of slowing.
Just remember, the US dollar is sinking fast too.
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
55% inflation in Iran in less than a week is crazy.
On Tuesday, $1 traded at 1.46 million rials, a new low, with no signs of slowing.
Just remember, the US dollar is sinking fast too.
On Tuesday, $1 traded at 1.46 million rials, a new low, with no signs of slowing.
Just remember, the US dollar is sinking fast too.
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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This was also what Charles Manson was saying before his arrest. Almost word for word.
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This was also what Charles Manson was saying before his arrest. Almost word for word.
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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Good way to start the year: ditch that Big Tech browser and come on over 🤝
Moving from Microsoft Edge to Vivaldi? It’s easier than ever. Import your browser data with just one click. 🌟
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Good way to start the year: ditch that Big Tech browser and come on over 🤝
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What's a browser feature you didn't know you needed until you tried it? 🤔
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What's a browser feature you didn't know you needed until you tried it? 🤔
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Big Tech: Spends billions tracking you. You: Spent 30 seconds escaping. Who's winning?
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Big Tech: Spends billions tracking you. You: Spent 30 seconds escaping. Who's winning?
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Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Never stop talking about how the supposed president is a child RAPIST!!
December 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Never stop talking about how the supposed president is a child RAPIST!!
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Burgum: "Today we're sending notifications to the 5 large offshore wind projects that are under construction that their leases will be suspended due to national security concerns ... the Dept of War has come back conclusively that these large offshore wind programs create radar interference"
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Burgum: "Today we're sending notifications to the 5 large offshore wind projects that are under construction that their leases will be suspended due to national security concerns ... the Dept of War has come back conclusively that these large offshore wind programs create radar interference"
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Hey folks! We've got a new batch of Verge articles that are completely free to read for the day.
First up is @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social's review of a a surprisingly affordable 5K monitor:
First up is @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social's review of a a surprisingly affordable 5K monitor:
I tested a 5K monitor that’s over $1,000 less than Apple’s Studio Display: It’s good enough
It’s a good value, but far from the best 5K model out there.
www.theverge.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey folks! We've got a new batch of Verge articles that are completely free to read for the day.
First up is @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social's review of a a surprisingly affordable 5K monitor:
First up is @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social's review of a a surprisingly affordable 5K monitor:
Welcome and overdue. It needs to be a full, no-holds-barred review though, and 3 months doesn't seem like long enough to get into foreign interference properly...
#UKPolitics
#Democracy
#ForeignInterference
#PoliticalIntegrity
#Russia
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#UKPolitics
#Democracy
#ForeignInterference
#PoliticalIntegrity
#Russia
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minister orders probe into foreign financial interference in UK politics
Communities Secretary Steve Reed says the country
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Welcome and overdue. It needs to be a full, no-holds-barred review though, and 3 months doesn't seem like long enough to get into foreign interference properly...
#UKPolitics
#Democracy
#ForeignInterference
#PoliticalIntegrity
#Russia
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#UKPolitics
#Democracy
#ForeignInterference
#PoliticalIntegrity
#Russia
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform UK Councils
Council Tax increases
Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3% TBC
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2.9-4.9%
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.99%
North Northamptonshire: 4.99%
Nottinghamshire: 4.84%
Lancashire: assumed 5%
Council Tax increases
Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3% TBC
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2.9-4.9%
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.99%
North Northamptonshire: 4.99%
Nottinghamshire: 4.84%
Lancashire: assumed 5%
December 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Reform UK Councils
Council Tax increases
Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3% TBC
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2.9-4.9%
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.99%
North Northamptonshire: 4.99%
Nottinghamshire: 4.84%
Lancashire: assumed 5%
Council Tax increases
Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3% TBC
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2.9-4.9%
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.99%
North Northamptonshire: 4.99%
Nottinghamshire: 4.84%
Lancashire: assumed 5%
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Thoughts on how to hate this treasonous motherfucker more?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thoughts on how to hate this treasonous motherfucker more?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
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I'm getting tired of this President using his platform to verbally abuse and demean people in our country just because he can.
Hey dickhead, try doing your job better instead of focusing on all the 1980s put-downs.
Hey dickhead, try doing your job better instead of focusing on all the 1980s put-downs.
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm getting tired of this President using his platform to verbally abuse and demean people in our country just because he can.
Hey dickhead, try doing your job better instead of focusing on all the 1980s put-downs.
Hey dickhead, try doing your job better instead of focusing on all the 1980s put-downs.
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Rutte’s stark warning: NATO braces for ‘scale of war our grandparents endured’
Rutte’s stark warning: NATO braces for ‘scale of war our grandparents endured’
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a chilling keynote on 11 December at a Munich ...
eualive.net
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Rutte’s stark warning: NATO braces for ‘scale of war our grandparents endured’
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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60 minutes of the failing fake news CBS will interview Marjorie Taylor Greene tonight. She can still go to hell. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
60 minutes of the failing fake news CBS will interview Marjorie Taylor Greene tonight. She can still go to hell. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
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The priorities of senior Trump Administration officials…
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The priorities of senior Trump Administration officials…
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Although he is the descendant of Bonapartist tradition, Trump is no Napoleon
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Although he is the descendant of Bonapartist tradition, Trump is no Napoleon
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They don't seem to understand how to communicate basic human feelings at all.
December 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
They don't seem to understand how to communicate basic human feelings at all.
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For the first time, the Kennedy Center Awards were presented in the tiny Oval Office instead of the Kennedy Center For Performing Arts. Donald used his now-vulgar Oval Office for the ceremony to avoid the embarrassment of TV audiences seeing an almost empty theater.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
For the first time, the Kennedy Center Awards were presented in the tiny Oval Office instead of the Kennedy Center For Performing Arts. Donald used his now-vulgar Oval Office for the ceremony to avoid the embarrassment of TV audiences seeing an almost empty theater.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣