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“Once I have finished dismantling the patriarchy, my next goal is to abolish Calibri as the default Microsoft font.”

Secretary of State stealing my old tweets, I see

I’m a bit suspicious of their interest in getting involved. Maybe they think that the regular private housing sector in #Cyprus is disappearing?

"there's a new serif in town"

Eurobank, NBG lead in European return on equity rankings

Eurobank, NBG lead in European return on equity rankings

I often think how the weather in #Cyprus matches the temperament. No such thing as a luke-warm English drizzle. It is either drought or full-on flood. en.politis.com.cy/social-lens/...

Really interesting piece, plus the work done could be titled „imagine if Google gave a shit about its ratings”

Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Finding this quite bizarre, the (growing) number of MPs who will say 'problem is the PM has no politics, is not politically experienced....answer is that we need a *different* hunky man with a long and impressive pre-politics career'.

BlueSky: “woe, the world is going to Hell but I offer no answers”.
X: “It’s poor people’s fault.”
YouTube: “Here is another violin teacher.” 🎻
Facebook/Insta: “Watch cute kids play violin.”
TikTok: age ban (?)
Substack: “maybe here are some answers” mixed with “how to make it on Substack.”

A brighter future: Why upgrading the grid is vital for Europe’s competitiveness Europe’s climate goals, industrial plans and geopolitical ambitions are outpacing its electricity infrastructure. If upgrades do not speed up, the grid will become the main barrier to Europe’s success...

Europe’s climate goals, industrial plans and geopolitical ambitions are outpacing its electricity infrastructure. If upgrades do not speed up, the grid will become the main barrier to Europe’s success, writes Carla Hobbs.

https://bit.ly/4rDs65c

Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid Jared Kushner and Middle East funds assist with all-cash offer

If Paramount succeeds in buying Warner Bros....then Netflix will end up buying Paramount-WB in 2035.

Same. Only discovered when I finally went anal and arranged everything alphabetically on the too-high-to-see-easily shelf.

The long wait for parents of the last Gaza hostage The parents of the last hostage in Gaza have been waiting for over two years for the return of their son, whom they described as "fighting to the last bullet" during Hamas's attack on Israel on…

The long wait for parents of the last Gaza hostage
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

It is also a great guilt-creator. Well OUR LADY managed to avoid original sin, so how come you didn’t?

So it is a common misunderstanding but the Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that Mary was born without original sin, not that Jesus was conceived without sex. It kind of works backwards from the notion that only someone with no original sin could conceive without sex and give birth to God. 1/

So the “forgot to put the Yellow Pages between her legs and his lap” version? 😀

On another note, the ft is using ai for its images and the result is ugly.

As a recognised refugee pointed out of me when this was first mooted, this makes #Cyprus more attractive, as asylum-seekers will have some hope of ending up in mainland Europe instead of being stranded on this little island.

A cream ceramic cup on a wooden surface.

A green/brown ceramic cup on a wooden surface.

A cream ceramic vessel with a handle on a wooden surface.

A green/brown ceramic pot on a wooden surface.

If you like your pots with a bit of character and/or just want to stick it to big ceramic, my very talented wife @nicholeceramics.bsky.social has just reopened her online shop.

Check it out...
www.nicholeceramics.com/shop

We are delighted to introduce Giorgia Conte, PhD Candidate in Economics to the job market! In her work, she combines computation & empirical methods, survey & administrative data to investigate policy relevant questions. 💫

For more info visit www.giorgia-conte.com

#econsky #economics #phd

Flipping ‘eck I just looked at #finsky for the first time in ages and it is a stream of promo slop. (Xinvasion.)

Bring back the guillotine. Or something.

Does anyone know how to get back your @name.com subscription? I missed the deadline coz I was sick but if I plug in the email address or the domain name that I paid for to try and reset the password I get nothing in my inbox. So I am stuck in the circle of doom.

So do ya want me to do more text or video on the economy of #Turkey #Türkiye or not? (They say Substack is about building communities but I rarely get comments. Maybe Cypriots are just shy, which is good when it comes to trolling.) bsky.app/profile/sapi...

Halloumi wars in #Cyprus 😀

Turkish Cypriot opposition leader says early elections are ‘inevitable’

Turkish Cypriot opposition leader says early elections are ‘inevitable’

The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters A leaked video of his court-martial has suddenly appeared

A recently leaked video offers striking evidence that he possessed great moral courage in objecting to impose martial law during the Tiananmen Square protests

Playing the "Good/bad migrant line helps spread further division and racism.

As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".

Labour knows this and just carries on.

www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...

I will not take any lectures on civilisation from a country that has the highest homicide rate in the industrialised world and the fewest doctors per thousand of population of any OECD country.

“Teachers have carried this programme for years, students have embraced it, and parents have consistently supported it. The only hesitation comes from those in power.”