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Nigel

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I feel really bad for him, now excuse me while I go stir my sawdust soup.

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Oracle's Larry Ellison who beat Elon Musk as world's richest man loses over $100 billion in 2 months. What went wrong with the tech billionaire?

Larry Ellison briefly became the world's richest person in September 2025 and toppled Elon Musk. The surge in Ellison's wealth was attributed to Oracle's stock surged on a massive OpenAI deal. But the...

m.economictimes.com

November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

And they should!!
#doge

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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report

Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...

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November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

‘We want to trust what we’ve heard’

Disappointment should arrive in two weeks 🤡🤔

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'We want to trust what we’ve heard': Farmers remain unsettled on trade, even after China’s biggest U.S. soybean purchase in two years | Fortune

China’s U.S. soybean haul has exceeded 1 million metric tons this month. Trump wants China to buy 12 million tons by the end of the year.

fortune.com

November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

The war on Christmas is off to an early start in North Carolina 😳😨

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4 people wounded in shooting at North Carolina Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Four people were shot at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Concord, North Carolina, officials said.

www.cbsnews.com

November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

Headline: Bear attacks 87-year-old couple

Article: It scratched their hands 🤔

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Bear attacks 87-year-old couple inside their home near Lake Tahoe

An 87-year-old couple was attacked by a black bear in their Lake Tahoe-area home, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

www.usatoday.com

November 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

What's she gonna do with all of her costumes ??

www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...

Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark | CNN Politics

The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, a...

www.cnn.com

November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

Looks like the official White House website is now shitposting ..WTF !!

#whitehouse

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

ABC “News” Is Fake News

ABC “News” is not journalism — it’s a Democrat spin operation masquerading as a broadcast network. The network’s longstanding commitment to hoaxes,

www.whitehouse.gov

November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

Oops!!

“It defies logic that neither the trial judge, nor the bailiff, nor the court reporter, nor either party noticed throughout the entire trial that the jury box was missing a twelfth juror,”

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'It defies logic:' Dallas County's first fentanyl dealing conviction tossed. Why? No proof of 12 jurors at trial.

The DA’s office argued the conviction should stand because Leal didn’t object when only eleven jurors were called.

www.wfaa.com

November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

Now that AI is here I guess we don't need nurses ?

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree. See how it affects student loans

The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students wanting to enter the health care field.

www.yahoo.com

November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM

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Military Times

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Retired Col. Robert L. Stirm, the man featured in the famous Vietnam War Pulitzer Prize-winning photo “Burst of Joy” has died.

Airman behind famed ‘Burst of Joy’ photo dies at 92

Retired Col. Robert L. Stirm, the man featured in the famous Vietnam War Pulitzer Prize-winning photo “Burst of Joy” has died.

www.militarytimes.com

November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

White House:
Illegal immigrants are bad unless we decide they’re not.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

White House has apologised over Georgia raid, says Hyundai boss

The carmaker's CEO said the raid was "a bad surprise" but the firm will continue to invest in the US.

www.bbc.com

November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

U.S. officials release Amelia Earhart's last message before disappearing....oddly enough it wasn't "where the __🤬_ am I"

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Newly released records show Amelia Earhart's last message before disappearing

The inital batch of documents includes the female pilot's last communications. More are expected to be released on the National Archieves website.

www.usatoday.com

November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

Why would you purposely want to look like that?

#Mar-a-Lago-face

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Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’

The puffy, artificial look is rising in popularity - thanks to Maga elite such as Kristi Noem and Matt Gaetz

www.theguardian.com

November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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lindsay berger sacks

@lindsaybergersacks.bsky.social

Today’s badass award goes to Mary Bruce 🏆

THIS is how journalism is done right!!

✊🏻✊🏿✊✊🏾✊🏼

November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

Clay Higgins built his brand on law and order. He pals around with a man guilty of incest.

#ClayHiggins

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Clay Higgins built his brand on law and order. He pals around with a man guilty of incest.

A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana Republican congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.

www.motherjones.com

November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

This story is both tragic and beautiful at the same time !😢

www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/e...

#Kesslertwins

Entertainment duo the Kessler twins die by assisted suicide, aged 89 | CNN

Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German twins who rose to fame in the 1950s as a variety entertainment duo, have died at the age of 89 by joint assisted suicide, advocacy organization the German Society f...

www.cnn.com

November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

“We suffered 8 years under Barack Obama.” and boy do I miss it !!
#obama

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Obama’s Two Terms — Oh, How We Suffered…

Let's take a look at the suffering of the country under Barak Obama. Don't you wish you could have another 8 years of that suffering?

martykassowitz.substack.com

November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Nigel

@nigel-t.bsky.social

GOP candidate admits he was wrong about Muslims after being presented with evidence.

The MAGA cult is not gonna like that !!!!
#dearborn

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