Mark A Ramsay
@ramsma.bsky.social
A kung fu hippie from Gangsta City. He's a rappin' surfer, you're the fool he pities. My posts are my own, my opinions are my own
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Mark A Ramsay
@ramsma.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Save The Nougat
Save the Scottish Nougat: A Heritage Worth Preserving The Scottish nougat, a cherished confectionery delight for over a century, is on the brink of extinction. With the recent cessation of productio...
aldomak.co.uk
This is such an important Scottish tradition that in the month that we celebrate our National Bard I know he’d want you all to join me in this endeavour to #SaveTheNougat. Please let’s get the crowd-funding going to surpass their target aldomak.co.uk/pages/save-n...
Companies are blaming AI for job cuts. Critics say it’s a 'good excuse' www.cnbc.com/2025/10/19/f... via @instapaper.com
Companies are blaming AI for job cuts. Critics say it’s a 'good excuse'
Workers are spooked as firms declare AI-driven layoffs, but some critics say the current reductions may be a "market clearance" due to overhiring.
www.cnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Companies are blaming AI for job cuts. Critics say it’s a 'good excuse' www.cnbc.com/2025/10/19/f... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: The Top Countries by Wind Power Capacity in 2024 www.visualcapitalist.com/top-countrie... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: The Top Countries by Wind Power Capacity in 2024
This graphic shows the global leaders in wind power energy as China surged ahead while the U.S. faced setbacks.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Ranked: The Top Countries by Wind Power Capacity in 2024 www.visualcapitalist.com/top-countrie... via @instapaper.com
Global Defense Spending in 2024 www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/gx03-glob... via @instapaper.com
Global Defense Spending in 2024
Defense spending rose to $2.5T in 2024, up from $2.2T in 2023. How does North America's spending compare with other regions?
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Global Defense Spending in 2024 www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/gx03-glob... via @instapaper.com
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Joe Mantegna is 78
Seen here showing Lindsay Crouse how the confidence game is played & how you execute a short con (all the while a long con is taking place) in the excellent House of Games.
It’s a prescient movie that shows how Trump ended up a President.
youtu.be/Riy4God934c?...
Seen here showing Lindsay Crouse how the confidence game is played & how you execute a short con (all the while a long con is taking place) in the excellent House of Games.
It’s a prescient movie that shows how Trump ended up a President.
youtu.be/Riy4God934c?...
House of Games (1987) - Short Con - Western Union Scene
YouTube video by Joel Helgeson
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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Joe Mantegna is 78
Seen here showing Lindsay Crouse how the confidence game is played & how you execute a short con (all the while a long con is taking place) in the excellent House of Games.
It’s a prescient movie that shows how Trump ended up a President.
youtu.be/Riy4God934c?...
Seen here showing Lindsay Crouse how the confidence game is played & how you execute a short con (all the while a long con is taking place) in the excellent House of Games.
It’s a prescient movie that shows how Trump ended up a President.
youtu.be/Riy4God934c?...
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Donald Trump’s comedy schoolboy error during a tour of his awful White House makeover proves he is 100% fools gold www.thepoke.com/2025/11/12/d...
Donald Trump’s comedy schoolboy error during a tour of his awful White House makeover proves he is 100% fools gold
The world’s most ostentatious home renovation TV show, White House Makeover: Bling Edition, just won’t end. The latest episode catches host, Donald Trump, having trouble distinguishing which garish de...
www.thepoke.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Donald Trump’s comedy schoolboy error during a tour of his awful White House makeover proves he is 100% fools gold www.thepoke.com/2025/11/12/d...
Donald Trump said America didn’t have talent and his entire Maga base did the world’s biggest double take www.thepoke.com/2025/11/12/d...
Donald Trump said America didn’t have talent and his entire Maga base did the world’s biggest double take
Say what you like about Donald Trump – please! – but you can always rely upon him to put America first, right? Well, maybe. We say this after the American president’s latest interview with Laura Ingra...
www.thepoke.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Donald Trump said America didn’t have talent and his entire Maga base did the world’s biggest double take www.thepoke.com/2025/11/12/d...
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Americans’ Long Love/Hate Relationship With Work www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca... via @instapaper.com
Americans’ Long Love/Hate Relationship With Work
From the Protestant work ethic to “rage quitting,” American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Americans’ Long Love/Hate Relationship With Work www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025
Discover the countries with the largest forests in 2025 and how just five nations hold more than half of global woodland.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count... via @instapaper.com
Mapped: The Global Cost of Living Index 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-g... via @instapaper.com
Mapped: The Global Cost of Living Index 2025
Explore Numbeo’s 2025 Global Cost of Living Index, comparing expenses across 140+ countries relative to New York City.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mapped: The Global Cost of Living Index 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-g... via @instapaper.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Donald Trump wants to send troops to Chicago to boost a shopping centre that doesn’t exist, if you were wondering how the US is doing www.thepoke.com/2025/11/12/t...
Donald Trump wants to send troops to Chicago to boost a shopping centre that doesn’t exist, if you were wondering how the US is doing
Donald Trump has been on one again, this time in a little rant about the state of the commercial real estate sector in Chicago. Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swa...
www.thepoke.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Donald Trump wants to send troops to Chicago to boost a shopping centre that doesn’t exist, if you were wondering how the US is doing www.thepoke.com/2025/11/12/t...
Elon Musk pointed men towards Homer’s The Iliad for ‘maximum Alpha’ and it was a self-own for the ages – 13 classic comebacks www.thepoke.com/2025/11/11/e...
Elon Musk pointed men towards Homer’s The Iliad for ‘maximum Alpha’ and it was a self-own for the ages – 13 classic comebacks
You may well have seen an author’s devastating takedown of Elon Musk which went wildly viral after she suggested – despite all his billions – that he was basically a cultural desert all but blind to t...
www.thepoke.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Elon Musk pointed men towards Homer’s The Iliad for ‘maximum Alpha’ and it was a self-own for the ages – 13 classic comebacks www.thepoke.com/2025/11/11/e...
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Minimum Wages in 50 U.S. States & 35 Countries, Adjusted for Living Costs www.visualcapitalist.com/minimum-wage... via @instapaper.com
Minimum Wages in 50 U.S. States & 35 Countries, Adjusted for Living Costs
After adjusting for living costs and inflation, we rank statutory minimum wages in 50 states and 35 countries as of 2024.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Minimum Wages in 50 U.S. States & 35 Countries, Adjusted for Living Costs www.visualcapitalist.com/minimum-wage... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: The Top Countries Driving ChatGPT Traffic in 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/top-countrie... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: The Top Countries Driving ChatGPT Traffic in 2025
Emerging economies drove significant ChatGPT traffic in August, highlighting the technology’s accelerating global reach.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Ranked: The Top Countries Driving ChatGPT Traffic in 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/top-countrie... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: The Most Viewed Wikipedia Pages of 2025 (So Far) www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m... via @instapaper.com
Ranked: The Most Viewed Wikipedia Pages of 2025 (So Far)
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Kamala Harris dominated Wikipedia traffic in 2025.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Ranked: The Most Viewed Wikipedia Pages of 2025 (So Far) www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m... via @instapaper.com
A Republican senator’s ‘hard at work’ photo with Donald Trump was a glorious self-own and one spot in particular was solid gold www.thepoke.com/2025/11/10/a...
A Republican senator’s ‘hard at work’ photo with Donald Trump was a glorious self-own and one spot in particular was solid gold
Everybody’s working for the weekend. Except tireless worker, President Donald Trump, and his closest allies, like Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin. These guys never quit. All weekend long they’re har...
www.thepoke.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A Republican senator’s ‘hard at work’ photo with Donald Trump was a glorious self-own and one spot in particular was solid gold www.thepoke.com/2025/11/10/a...
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BBC Director General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have both quit. Getting rid of a former Tory candidate and the woman who wanted to change output to gain the trust of Reform voters should definitely sort out any left wing bias.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BBC Director General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have both quit. Getting rid of a former Tory candidate and the woman who wanted to change output to gain the trust of Reform voters should definitely sort out any left wing bias.
Donald Trump's "Insane" Response To A Loyal MAGA Voter Begging Him To Lower Grocery Prices Is Going Viral - BuzzFeed apple.news/AV0-yh9SgQqG...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Donald Trump's "Insane" Response To A Loyal MAGA Voter Begging Him To Lower Grocery Prices Is Going Viral - BuzzFeed apple.news/AV0-yh9SgQqG...
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Trio of Researchers for Work in Quantum Mechanics www.msn.com/en-us/money/... via @instapaper.com
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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Trio of Researchers for Work in Quantum Mechanics www.msn.com/en-us/money/... via @instapaper.com
As Elon Musk Preps Tesla’s Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain www.theinformation.com/articles/elo... via @instapaper.com
As Elon Musk Preps Tesla’s Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain
When Elon Musk takes the stage at Tesla’s annual meeting next month, one of the centerpieces of his plan to impress shareholders will be a dancing troupe of Optimus bots, the humanoid machines that he...
www.theinformation.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
As Elon Musk Preps Tesla’s Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain www.theinformation.com/articles/elo... via @instapaper.com
Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than U.S. Treasuries www.visualcapitalist.com/central-bank... via @instapaper.com
Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than U.S. Treasuries
For the first time since 1996, central banks hold more gold than U.S. Treasuries.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than U.S. Treasuries www.visualcapitalist.com/central-bank... via @instapaper.com