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I blog about mortality awareness. Humanist. Anti-authoritarianism. I have #MECFS. Reposts not necessarily endorsements. (he/him) My blog: https://oblivionwithbells.com Location: Loughborough, United Kingdom πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence

Trump has commuted the sentence of David Gentile, 59 yo resident of Long Island, who defrauded people of $1.6B in a phony investment scheme.

Gentile spend just seven days in prison for a seven year sentence.

Grift sees grift

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...

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Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar? The MAGA architect is escaping opprobrium for his chummy relationship with the notorious pedophile.

"Where are the firings and denunciations? Where is Turning Point USA, the White House, Speaker Johnson? Where are all the MAGA faithful who claimed to believe or did believe in the vast conspiracy among elites to abuse children?" lnk.thebulwark.com/48p9ywR

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stewie crying while looking in the dug hole for the coffin - my boss crying at my funeral - "how could you, we are short staffed today"  @mtkyuan

stewie crying while looking in the dug hole for the coffin - my boss crying at my funeral - "how could you, we are short staffed today" @mtkyuan

01.12.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform’s β€˜Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls

If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.

We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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The Davis Downside Dossier David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.

David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.

Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.

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BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment

We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others πŸ‘‡

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Our 2026 Fund Her Grants are open! πŸ™ŒπŸ’°

Are you a 2026 candidate? From low income or underrepresented communities?

Apply for small grants to help you with the cost of standing for somethingπŸ’ͺ!

Find out more here πŸ‘‰ https://www.elect-her.org.uk/fund-her

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Illustration of a wacky colourful bird creature surrounded by flowers with text that reads: don’t give your money to billionaires, support artists and goofballs and wild wonderful weirdos

Illustration of a wacky colourful bird creature surrounded by flowers with text that reads: don’t give your money to billionaires, support artists and goofballs and wild wonderful weirdos

A reminder this holiday season and always

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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. πŸŒ… #thread

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A thing about the AI boom that I’ve never understood: many of the fantastical/possibly dubious things that AI boosters claim will be brought about by the AI revolution would theoretically *also* be ushered in by quantum computing.

But we’re only really flooding funding to one of those things.

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Back from Your Party conference now. Some thoughts...

It was very messy indeed.

And 2,500, while a good number, looked tiny given initial hopes of 13,000, and the huge size of the venue.

The party is deeply divided and I can't see that dying down any time soon (1/x)

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>>SATIRE HR Department Asks if You Plan on Being Chronically Ill Next Quarter, Too MyBodyIsTryingTokillMe.com [pic of paperwork being handed over table]

>>SATIRE HR Department Asks if You Plan on Being Chronically Ill Next Quarter, Too MyBodyIsTryingTokillMe.com [pic of paperwork being handed over table]

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𝑾𝒆 π‘©π’“π’†π’™π’Šπ’•π’†π’†π’“π’” π’Žπ’–π’”π’• π’‚π’„π’Œπ’π’π’˜π’π’†π’…π’ˆπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 π’π’†π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

(Sunday Times article)

𝑾𝒆 π‘©π’“π’†π’™π’Šπ’•π’†π’†π’“π’” π’Žπ’–π’”π’• π’‚π’„π’Œπ’π’π’˜π’π’†π’…π’ˆπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 π’π’†π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 (Sunday Times article)

Great Brexitannia, day 1,793.

Reality bites at The Times.

𝑾𝒆 π‘©π’“π’†π’™π’Šπ’•π’†π’†π’“π’” π’Žπ’–π’”π’• π’‚π’„π’Œπ’π’π’˜π’π’†π’…π’ˆπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 π’π’†π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

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90 countries that helped US after 09/11 never asked for anything in return

90 countries that helped US after 09/11 never asked for anything in return

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Mate πŸ’€

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Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

Unfortunately removing the risk scores does not remove the risk

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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started

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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."

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Media Offenders Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...

Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/

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Those fishermen obviously didn't pay enough in "ballroom contributions".

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Nigel Farage rules out any investigation into Reform UK links with Russia REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage said he will not investigate any Russian links within his party, stating that he is β€œnot a police force” ...

Farage is refusing any investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia.

Gosh, I wonder why? It's a mystery.

www.thenational.scot/news/2564728...

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So... this just happened.

archive.ph/2025.11.29-1...

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Trump Says Consider Airspace Above And Around Venezuela To Be Closed β€˜In Its Entirety’ Venezuela’s government condemned Trump’s comments, describing them as a β€œcolonialist threat” against the country’s sovereignty.

Venezuela’s government condemned Trump’s β€œclosed” airspace remarks, describing them as a β€œcolonialist threat” against the country’s sovereignty

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Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job Help save the lives of the courageous

When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...

10.11.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1214    πŸ” 539    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 25

β€œwhy the fuck are we invading Venezuela” should really be on at least a couple of chyrons

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