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Rob d'Banque
@mysteryshopper.bsky.social
British, Irish, American.
Shout to the tens of thousands of civil servants who are going without pay due to Trump's 3rd bankruptcy while in office. You do not deserve to be treated like this.
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I signed up for the Disney + Hulu + HBO $17/month deal when they announced Kimmel is back. Then they sent an email saying they're increasing the fee next month. So I cancelled again.

Read the room, Mickey.
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Hi guys,🦋
I know so many of you know Patty @pattyger.bsky.social.
She is such a good human and does so much for our Bsky community. Her kitty (Baxter) is currently fighting for his life. They need our help! No amount is too small, and if you can't donate, it's ok, sharing could save his life. TY 🙌🫶🙌
August 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I think the philosophy at the heart of the cult is that they want old fashioned, loud-and-proud American triumphalism back. Donny Wee Hands is the epitome of that; that's why he resonates with so many, even with people he detests.

At the same time, I do find the pendulum has swung ... 1/3
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It's time for moral clarity. Nothing this regime does will change what I say or do. I might get put on a list, sacked, arrested: if that's the price to pay for freedom and decency then so be it. I can only hold myself accountable and that's what I will do.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Charlie Kirk may have been a fascist, but he's one of the good ones.
September 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I am saddened by news of another senseless act of violence in a place of learning. There's no excuse for it. Those teenagers deserve better than this.

www.foxnews.com/us/three-tee...
Three teenagers remain in critical condition after Colorado high school shooting incident
A shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado left three students in critical condition as over 100 police officers responded to the Wednesday afternoon incident.
www.foxnews.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Left my new job as a postman.

When they handed me my first letter, I looked at it and thought, “This isn't for me”.

#dadjokes
September 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you invented Wite-Out.

#dadjokes
September 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I just took a poll. 97% of people in the tent are annoyed.

#dadjokes
August 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Imagine a world where there's a 5¢ tax on every email and every post online.

Forget the implementation details for now. Assume a good enough system is found. What would be the upside and downside of these virtual postage stamps?
July 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Everyone working in the tobacco industry should be required to smoke the average number of cigarettes a smoker smokes. Put your mouth where your money is.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse
Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm willing to bet money that couch boy will be POTUS before 2026.
July 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I have utmost respect for Stephen Colbert and his unwavering moral clarity. I don't care about the Late Show being cancelled. Stephen will continue to thrive while CBS just set light to its flagship. I look forward to his next adventure.
July 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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July 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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"A rainstorm exceeding the subway design limit had never been recorded before 1991 but has happened six times since then, including Monday’s rains."

By @ericholthaus.com via @theguardian.com
The NWS has issued more flood warnings this year than in any other year in its history.

Flooding in NYC, New Jersey, and Texas are related: It's because climate change is making rainstorms more intense.

My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common
More than 2in of rain fell in an hour in the region, killing two people, and such storms are only going to intensify
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Another link in the chain
July 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I get the feeling the Epstein List is a metaphor for many MAGA folk who are unhappy with the President for many reasons. It's a graceful / righteous way out of the unholy pact with him and his disastrous actions.
July 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It was Walmart that destroyed your small town - not the Mexican landscaper - and it was American drug companies - not the Venezuelan doctor in ER - that got you addicted to opioids.

I want to see David Hogg, a survivor of NRA-supported white terrorism, lead a radical, fearless new party to power.
July 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm glad we have social networks, otherwise I'd be entrenched in my position and spending far too much time nitpicking over minor details with complete strangers.
July 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM