John
@jhjhm.bsky.social
Green thumb, curious mind, proudly working in a social enterprise serving smallholder farmers across Africa.
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It’s not the biggest thing but surely everyone realises it’s ’claimed’ not ‘revealed’ with these people.
More than 50 countries have approached the White House to begin trade talks, President Trump’s top economic adviser revealed
More than 50 countries contact US to get tariffs revised
www.thetimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It’s not the biggest thing but surely everyone realises it’s ’claimed’ not ‘revealed’ with these people.
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Fox News attacking Obama for golfing during a market crash but make the footage Trump
April 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Fox News attacking Obama for golfing during a market crash but make the footage Trump
What an economic genius www.foxbusiness.com/economy/cbo-...
CBO says US budget deficits to widen, national debt to surge to 156% of GDP
The Congressional Budget Office's long-term budget outlook shows deficits widening in the years ahead, driven primarily by spending on Social Security, Medicare and interest expenses.
www.foxbusiness.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What an economic genius www.foxbusiness.com/economy/cbo-...
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This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.
Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again — leaving thousands of jobs and the shift to clean energy in doubt.
A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled
Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.
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Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
April 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
Drain the swamp
He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
March 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Drain the swamp
Putin is taking the piss. apple.news/AxlcixLSbTj2...
Russia targets Black Sea port hours after maritime ceasefire announced — Euronews
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russian overnight strikes were a 'clear signal to whole world' that the Kremlin does not want peace.
apple.news
March 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Putin is taking the piss. apple.news/AxlcixLSbTj2...
“The chat-group incident demonstrates an explosive mix of military and political power, arrogance and ineptitude.” @bloomberg.com. 👏👏👏And this is only the first 1/4 of the first year of this administration.
March 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“The chat-group incident demonstrates an explosive mix of military and political power, arrogance and ineptitude.” @bloomberg.com. 👏👏👏And this is only the first 1/4 of the first year of this administration.
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Experts say Elon Musk’s DOGE and its dismantling of USAID has stymied the response to this lethal, mystery illness.
“Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty.”
“Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty.”
A Lethal Mystery Illness Is Spreading in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
www.wired.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Experts say Elon Musk’s DOGE and its dismantling of USAID has stymied the response to this lethal, mystery illness.
“Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty.”
“Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty.”
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Two market meltdowns.
One common denominator.
One common denominator.
March 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Two market meltdowns.
One common denominator.
One common denominator.
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NEW: The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts...
propub.li
March 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW: The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
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Another mad element of that press conference is that Trump & Vance were ordering Zelensky to thank them personally for aid that Joe Biden had provided. All while insulting Biden & ignoring Zelensky’s frequent previous expressions of gratitude.
March 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Another mad element of that press conference is that Trump & Vance were ordering Zelensky to thank them personally for aid that Joe Biden had provided. All while insulting Biden & ignoring Zelensky’s frequent previous expressions of gratitude.
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Okay... we feel like we say this every week but *a lot* of stuff happened. Let's break it down, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social on why the DOGE takeover is worse than you think... (sorry, but you gotta read this one.)
The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.
www.wired.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Okay... we feel like we say this every week but *a lot* of stuff happened. Let's break it down, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social on why the DOGE takeover is worse than you think... (sorry, but you gotta read this one.)
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Gene Hackman was truly one of the greatest screen actors of all time. He almost never hit a false note. Always mesmerizing. Rest in Peace, Gene. My favorite Gene Hackman movies:
The Conversation
Unforgiven
Night Moves
Bonnie & Clyde
The French Connection
Superman
Mississippi Burning
The Conversation
Unforgiven
Night Moves
Bonnie & Clyde
The French Connection
Superman
Mississippi Burning
February 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Gene Hackman was truly one of the greatest screen actors of all time. He almost never hit a false note. Always mesmerizing. Rest in Peace, Gene. My favorite Gene Hackman movies:
The Conversation
Unforgiven
Night Moves
Bonnie & Clyde
The French Connection
Superman
Mississippi Burning
The Conversation
Unforgiven
Night Moves
Bonnie & Clyde
The French Connection
Superman
Mississippi Burning
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Welfare Queen
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Welfare Queen
Europe is actually on the rise. Don’t let the headlines fool you. Just look at who is winning the aviation contest. Better corporate culture, workers rights, strong manufacturing base….This New Airbus Jet Is Bad News for Boeing - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AzmpHJ2sZS_2...
This New Airbus Jet Is Bad News for Boeing — The Wall Street Journal
While Boeing is bogged down, its archrival is pulling ahead with a new model that’s a symbol of their diverging fortunes
apple.news
February 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Europe is actually on the rise. Don’t let the headlines fool you. Just look at who is winning the aviation contest. Better corporate culture, workers rights, strong manufacturing base….This New Airbus Jet Is Bad News for Boeing - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AzmpHJ2sZS_2...
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If DOGE wants to cut actual government waste, are they going to cut subsides to fossil fuels, Big Ag, and military contractors too?
I’ll just wait…
I’ll just wait…
a bald man says i 'm waiting in a movie
ALT: a bald man says i 'm waiting in a movie
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If DOGE wants to cut actual government waste, are they going to cut subsides to fossil fuels, Big Ag, and military contractors too?
I’ll just wait…
I’ll just wait…
JD Vance was a just a distraction. Don’t be distracted. There is no Ukraine plan and Trump is being puppeteer’d, so Vance as rolled out to offend ppl and get headlines.
February 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
JD Vance was a just a distraction. Don’t be distracted. There is no Ukraine plan and Trump is being puppeteer’d, so Vance as rolled out to offend ppl and get headlines.
It’s highly probable the economic and governance fallout lag time from policy making now will land more on the general public at the very end of the Trump term. The next administration will be the ones a) the public blames for inflation and b) tasked with clean up but won’t get credit.
February 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It’s highly probable the economic and governance fallout lag time from policy making now will land more on the general public at the very end of the Trump term. The next administration will be the ones a) the public blames for inflation and b) tasked with clean up but won’t get credit.
I think the most radical thing you can be right now is a centrist.
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I think the most radical thing you can be right now is a centrist.
Would it not have been better for Biden to lose to Trump in ‘20? This hellscape would not have been possible if Trump had served 2 consecutive terms. Arguably he wouldn’t have become pals with Musk, the American public would have <30% approvals by his final years, and congress wld be dem
February 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Would it not have been better for Biden to lose to Trump in ‘20? This hellscape would not have been possible if Trump had served 2 consecutive terms. Arguably he wouldn’t have become pals with Musk, the American public would have <30% approvals by his final years, and congress wld be dem
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
Remember when Hillary Clinton was accused of using a private server for her emails….oh how times have changed
February 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Remember when Hillary Clinton was accused of using a private server for her emails….oh how times have changed