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@dotdarling.bsky.social

Dual US/Dutch citizen living in UK. Freelance translator. Ink drinker & over-thinker.

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The Pillsbury Doughboy might explain the absence of toast.

15.02.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rubio is a morally bankrupt weasel who will say anything to further his own ambition.

15.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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14.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A fantastic article. Every word of this is spot on.

14.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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14.02.2026 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same. Along with discombobulated, languid and petrichor.

13.02.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*should read β€˜people’ instead of ’one’.

13.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mrjamesob.bsky.social having a large vocabulary is a beautiful thing because it allows one to express themselves optimally. Then there’s the process of acquiring it, which often involves extensive reading. This process increases general knowledge. It’s indubitably a win all around.

13.02.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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12.02.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real esta...

"In Hutchins Texas, ICE reportedly bought a former Amazon property for $80 million. The broker’s contact on the listing was Majestic Realty, a Los Angeles–based firm owned by Ed Roski Jr, a Trump campaign contributor who is a partial owner of the L.A. Lakers..."

jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...

12.02.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2491    πŸ” 1517    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 114

As long as people can make a good living off of β€˜both-siding’ issues that really only have one side, i.e. racism, and platforming sex pest apologists like β€˜Lady’ Victoria Hervey, they’ll prioritise self-interest and ambition over decency and the best interests of society.

12.02.2026 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sad to see what’s happening at CBS and much of the news reporting in the US and the UK (especially regarding politics).

12.02.2026 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, this is from the BBC a minute ago. Growth but it’s β€œsubdued”, even though 2025 increased over 2024. Being couched as only β€œmodest” growth.

12.02.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder why…

12.02.2026 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"

11.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12409    πŸ” 5517    πŸ’¬ 565    πŸ“Œ 511

Wait? Did this…person actually pass the Bar?!

11.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have they heard of the Mead Hall’s vegetarian options?

11.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Squints in Julius Caesar

11.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is no way turning a blind eye to mistakes of the current government. But most of the media have been at their throat since they won the GE, and now they all seem in on it. They’ve become addicted to drama & the need to feed 24/7 news cycle. Need to wind in their necks.

11.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else fed up with media’s incessant sniping (often vitriol) at Gov’t? Getting ever closer to muting the lot of them, even those I used to respect but who are now emulating Kuenssberg, Mason et al. Some having a fit of the vapours when pointing out mediaβ€˜s role in negative public perception.

11.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Because, of course

11.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

11.02.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 26108    πŸ” 8657    πŸ’¬ 834    πŸ“Œ 489

Brilliant

11.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to mute The Guardian

11.02.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guardian won’t be happy until St. Jeremy of Corbyn is PM with Owen Jones as Deputy PM. πŸ˜‚

11.02.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for β€œSpecial Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.

Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.

11.02.2026 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1751    πŸ” 742    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 118

He’s deporting El Paso for having a Spanish name.

11.02.2026 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption.

11.02.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5760    πŸ” 1709    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 86

It was so nice to have a President that didn’t cause global PTSD.

11.02.2026 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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