Siobhan O'Flynn

Apparently the actual spelling should be Bored of Peace. Which explains a lot

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody reut.rs/3MHUQKl

Wow

I’m very concerned

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.

"He took six frames in all - two showed police, two were blank, one was out of focus. But one captured the unprecedented nature of the moment: for the first time in modern history, a senior royal was being treated as a common criminal."

Pennies on the $ gained in supporting ICE

MAHA is reportedly outraged after Trump ordered a massive increase in production of the ingredient in Roundup that is linked to cancer.

“I can’t envision a bigger middle finger to every MAHA mom than this,” an RFK Jr. ally said.

Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial | CNN Business Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled Wednesday about whether his company intentionally designed Instagram to be addictive, in front of the young woman accusing Meta and YouTube of hooking her as a chi...

Trial reveals internal 2015 document estimating over 4 M Instagram users were under 13, representing “30% of all 10-12 year olds in the US.”

My guess is that Snap & TikTok settled to avoid the disclosure of exactly this type of damning info.

Zuck knew.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/t....

Thank you @jkbjournalist.bsky.social

'U2 - Days of Ash' New EP Out Now Days of Ash, a standalone 6-track EP is released today. A special digital edition of Propaganda tells the stories behind the songs.

www.u2.com/news/title/u...

YouTube video by U2 U2 - American Obituary (Lyric Video)

U2 dropping a new surprise 6-song album explicitly addressing the hellscape of our nation.

Wow. Stunning stuff.

The world is with us.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3zi...

Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026 • Alexis Petridis on Days of Ash: six new tracks that reaffirm the band as a vital political voice U2 have released their first collection of new music since 2017 – a politically charged EP entitled Days of Ash, which focuses on a series of high-profile global deaths including the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents. Good, a mother of three children who was killed on 7 January while protesting against ICE activity in Minneapolis, is the subject of the opening song, American Obituary. Continue reading...

Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017

Good news

A former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee was told that her office, by virtue of specializing in humanitarian relief, was undermining the President’s agenda. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/v0eAn1

Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."

Worth checking in to

Finally. WaPo takes a stand

YouTube video by New York Post Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Arrives at LA Court for Social Media Addiction Trial

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAXO...

Zuckerberg is so above the law that when he's served a summons walking into the Meta trial this am, he ignores & the papers drop to the ground.

$ & power. $ & power. $ & power.
This is what 219.4 billion USD looks like.

YouTube video by New York Post Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Arrives at LA Court for Social Media Addiction Trial

Zuckerberg is so above the law that when he's served a summons walking into the Meta trial this am, he ignores & the papers drop to the ground.

$ & power. $ & power. $ & power.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAXO...

LOL - maybe???

‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions? Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here's a challenge for today. I just did the Divergent Association Task with waking brain & a 1/2 cup of coffee. Scored:
Your score is 93.14, higher than 99.65% of the people who have completed this task.
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Percentile: 99.65

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This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.

Classify under HILARIOUS

The most dangerous kind of cancel culture comes from the top

Yes.

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