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Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

they're both bangers but I'm convinced "Twist Again" is sung by a ghost who doesn't know he's dead

Chubby Checker's "The Twist"
joyful, carefree, infectious

Chubby Checker's "Twist Again"
melancholy, plaintive, bittersweet

Every time I want to give up I put my clothes in the trash like Spider-Man.

adding the New York Public Library to my close friends on Instagram

Excerpt from a New York Times article about the Trump administration's war planning: There were few voices lobbying against military action. One exception was Tucker Carlson, the right-wing podcaster and close ally of the president, who has met with him in the Oval Office three times in the past month to argue against an attack. He outlined the risks to U.S. military personnel, energy prices and Arab partners in the region if the United States went to war with Iran. He told the president that he should not be boxed in by Israel, arguing that its desire to attack Iran was the only reason the United States was even considering a strike. He encouraged Mr. Trump to restrain Mr. Netanyahu. The president said he understood the risks of an attack, but he conveyed to Mr. Carlson that he had no choice but to join a strike that Israel would launch.

fascinating www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

YouTube video by TonySoprano Phil: I Look Like The Shah of Iran - The Sopranos HD

My favorite part of this Sopranos bit is the goon immediately going "I never got that at all" even though nobody has ever looked more like the Shah of Iran than Phil Leotardo

we're going to see unprecedented levels of situation-monitoring today

"Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obraining a nuclear weapon"

Credit: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, winner of an alpine ski, men's giant slalom race, jumps in celebration on the podium flanked by second placed Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, left, and third placed Switzerland's Loic Meillard, at the 2026 Winter Olympics.(AP)

What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash Ring is ending its planned tie-up with police surveillance company Flock Safety after critics raise fresh worries about neighborhood camera networks.

Amazon scraps partnership with Flock surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash
apnews.com/article/amaz...

it's always "they're colonizing us" and never "they're bringing civilization"

Opinion | They Used to Rule the West. Now They’re Dying.

good essay

Epstein Helped Woody Allen's Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show Bard College's president, Leon Botstein, agreed to help Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn's daughter after Jeffrey Epstein connected them, emails released by the Justice Department show.

Bard College admits about 40 percent of its applicants.

fuckin brutal lol

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/culture/q-an...

same energy

Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.

Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program

Holy hell, what an obituary

lmao
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

I'm adding plastic confetti to my food like it's parmesan

‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’

Everyone is allowed to eat a little extra plastic today, as a treat.

it's 2026, every wikipedia entry about a song should include the lyrics

Thank you for monitoring developments closely. 👍

"We are going to run the country" - Trump says of Venezuela.

We are actively monitoring the situation.

Relatable.

"I'm a street guy. I get the buzz."

"Do I prove it? No. I’m just telling you."

this is an incredible conversation, where John Catsimatidis keeps making insane claims without evidence and insists it's true just because he feels that way open.substack.com/pub/nyeditor...

Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94 Spanish woman’s attempted restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction Cecilia Giménez, the woman who achieved unwanted international fame for her botched “Monkey Christ” restoration of a 19th-century mural in Borja, north-east Spain, has died aged 94. In 2012, Giménez, an amateur artist, decided to restore Ecce Homo, a mural by a local artist, Elías García Martínez, that hung in the Santuario de Misericordia church in Borja. However, her talent as an artist was not equal to her good intentions and she produced what was described as the worst restoration in history. Continue reading...

Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94