Mark Collins
@mark-collins.bsky.social
Based in Dublin, Ireland | www.writer.ie
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of course the man appointed to take over from the viral cuddling tech ceo is called... Mr DeJoy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US tech CEO Andy Byron suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral
Big screen footage of the two people went viral after reports they were colleagues and at least one was married to another person.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
of course the man appointed to take over from the viral cuddling tech ceo is called... Mr DeJoy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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November 25, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
open.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The Heritage Foundation is now planning to destroy the EU - with the help of Polish and Hungarian partners
vsquare.org/heritage-fou...
vsquare.org/heritage-fou...
Renaming the EU, Dismantling the Commission: For What Polish and Hungarian Illiberals Seek U.S. Backing - VSquare.org
The Trump administration's most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary on how to shape the future of the European Union. Th...
vsquare.org
March 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Heritage Foundation is now planning to destroy the EU - with the help of Polish and Hungarian partners
vsquare.org/heritage-fou...
vsquare.org/heritage-fou...
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Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
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“Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office”, by Zez Vaz: buff.ly/wcNWxuQ
March 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office”, by Zez Vaz: buff.ly/wcNWxuQ
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“Computer says no.”
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“Computer says no.”
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From a few years back, but seems more apt than ever today.
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
From a few years back, but seems more apt than ever today.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 14, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
February 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 14, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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I was there. I remember.
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I was there. I remember.
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A rare planetary alignment which will see six planets line up in a row across the night sky is due to take place from tonight for the first time since 2018
Rare planet parade to light up sky tonight
A rare planetary alignment which will see six planets line up in a row across the night sky is due to take place from tonight for the first time since 2018.
www.rte.ie
January 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A rare planetary alignment which will see six planets line up in a row across the night sky is due to take place from tonight for the first time since 2018
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In today’s Russian papers:
• “Pressure on Russia's economy from sanctions increased significantly.”
• “There remains a danger of stagflation. It’s very difficult to exit that.”
#ReadingRussia
• “Pressure on Russia's economy from sanctions increased significantly.”
• “There remains a danger of stagflation. It’s very difficult to exit that.”
#ReadingRussia
Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (16 January 2025)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
January 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In today’s Russian papers:
• “Pressure on Russia's economy from sanctions increased significantly.”
• “There remains a danger of stagflation. It’s very difficult to exit that.”
#ReadingRussia
• “Pressure on Russia's economy from sanctions increased significantly.”
• “There remains a danger of stagflation. It’s very difficult to exit that.”
#ReadingRussia
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Strange atmospheric conditions at 2.30 this afternoon at #Shugborough: mist rolling across the park from the Trent and Sow. Oak no. 1242, with Hadrian’s arch and sun low in the sky.
January 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Strange atmospheric conditions at 2.30 this afternoon at #Shugborough: mist rolling across the park from the Trent and Sow. Oak no. 1242, with Hadrian’s arch and sun low in the sky.
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Here’s today’s cover of the Polish Wprost magazine. What do you think of it?
January 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Here’s today’s cover of the Polish Wprost magazine. What do you think of it?
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"Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies" www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.
www.france24.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies" www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Really good analysis!
Hi All, Just sent out my weekend update (as always free). This week there were two big stories. First--Trump signalled just how much he is operating under Russian reflexive control. Biden was bad--Trump seems far worse. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #115: Trump is Openly Operating Under Russian Reflexive Control
Ukrainian Ranged Strikes;
open.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Really good analysis!
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"Western experts filling the op-ed pages with ideas for securing a post-settlement Ukraine have been negotiating with themselves. Putin has never agreed to the establishment of a demilitarized zone, foreign troops on Ukrainian soil, or a continuing Ukrainian military relationship with the West"
Bob Kagan is right: the Russians don't want to negotiate, they want to destroy Ukraine
"Trump must now choose between accepting a humiliating strategic defeat on the global stage and immediately redoubling American support for Ukraine while there’s still time"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
"Trump must now choose between accepting a humiliating strategic defeat on the global stage and immediately redoubling American support for Ukraine while there’s still time"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Western experts filling the op-ed pages with ideas for securing a post-settlement Ukraine have been negotiating with themselves. Putin has never agreed to the establishment of a demilitarized zone, foreign troops on Ukrainian soil, or a continuing Ukrainian military relationship with the West"
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"America didn't elect Elon Musk. Yet he is acting as Donald Trump’s de facto co-president. Musk’s self-appointed remit includes gunning for regime change in allied democracies...His silence on Russia and China speaks even louder." My column. www.ft.com/content/ff7b...
Musk’s war on America’s allies
The question of whether he is speaking for Trump is urgent for Europe
www.ft.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"America didn't elect Elon Musk. Yet he is acting as Donald Trump’s de facto co-president. Musk’s self-appointed remit includes gunning for regime change in allied democracies...His silence on Russia and China speaks even louder." My column. www.ft.com/content/ff7b...
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Elon Musk has just insisted that Nigel Farage "doesn't have what it takes" to lead Reform UK. Taking to his social media platform X, he said: "The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn't have what it takes." 😂
January 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Elon Musk has just insisted that Nigel Farage "doesn't have what it takes" to lead Reform UK. Taking to his social media platform X, he said: "The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn't have what it takes." 😂
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Now that Ukraine has become very active in the Kursk region, we would like everyone that hasn't found us on BlueSky, to be aware of the latest updates.
Therefore, we would like to ask you to share this post in order to reach as many people as possible. Let's aim for 75.000 followers 👍
Therefore, we would like to ask you to share this post in order to reach as many people as possible. Let's aim for 75.000 followers 👍
January 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Now that Ukraine has become very active in the Kursk region, we would like everyone that hasn't found us on BlueSky, to be aware of the latest updates.
Therefore, we would like to ask you to share this post in order to reach as many people as possible. Let's aim for 75.000 followers 👍
Therefore, we would like to ask you to share this post in order to reach as many people as possible. Let's aim for 75.000 followers 👍
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The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
www.citationneeded.news
January 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?