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Top layer just looks plopped on, too.

Not to become Foucault about all this, but it's a question of power.

Wealth brings increased power. Ultra wealth, unlimited power.

Politicians derive their power/authority by consent, and it's temporary.

Wow, who could have predicted this.

There's one of those where for some reason they do it inside a car and they get a famous darts player to sit in there with them while vomit flies asunder.

Politicians don't want the fight with billionaires because they don't see it as a level playing field.

Not to become Foucault about all this, but it's a question of power.

Wealth brings increased power. Ultra wealth, unlimited power.

Politicians derive their power/authority by consent, and it's temporary.

Endless horror. They’re killing children.

Working our way through Moby-Dick with this podcast.

There are lots of biblical references.

One day @pdkmitchell.bsky.social and I might take them seriously.

Not today though.

Morecambe face regulator inquiry over banned executive National League club likely to be investigated after appointing a COO implicated in Ponzi scheme that left investors £37million out of pocket

Oh look: hiring a COO who's banned by a financial regulator for involvement in a fraud actually is a big deal.
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Councillors 'banned' from toxic Ty Llwyd Quarry after raising concerns Janine Reed and Jan Jones worry about toxic chemicals at a quarry on their patch in Ynysddu, and say that their concerns aren't being heard or taken seriously.

Ps, please subscribe to support local journalism in the south Wales valleys. You can subscribe for free, or pay to get extra exclusive journalism delivered to your inbox. Let me know if you'd rather send me your email and I'll get you on the list.

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Teesworks boss hotel plans approved despite 'negative impact' of housing Kirklevington Hall, better known as the former Judges hotel in Yarm, is owned by Chris Musgrave

A council approved plans submitted by the boss at Teesworks for a new gated community and a hotel renovation despite officers' warnings it would have a negative impact on the area.

Working our way through Moby-Dick with this podcast.

There are lots of biblical references.

One day @pdkmitchell.bsky.social and I might take them seriously.

Not today though.

There are five episodes of The Whale Pod out already for your consumption.

In the latest episode we come across three lads who sound like they're on a night out on the Bigg Market.

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More than half the cost here is tax, though. Imagine the health service you could build!

$3.55 would get you half a gallon in the UK right now.

If Americans thought the eggs things was bad, oh baby...

Docter and many other old timers at Pixar wanted to deal with heavier, more serious issues like grief and emotional regulation, with tons of “therapy speak” in Inside Out, Wall-E, and Up. But when it’s queer themes it’s all “Back off loser, I’m not your therapist. I’m just here to sell popcorn!”

Teesworks boss hotel plans approved despite 'negative impact' of housing Kirklevington Hall, better known as the former Judges hotel in Yarm, is owned by Chris Musgrave

Musgrave said he was "passionate about investing in the area and helping to drive long-term prosperity and job creation."

When the Judges Hotel closed when he bought it three years ago, 40 people lost their jobs overnight.

I'm hearing they chose a guy from Chicago.

It's simple really, it's because he faced no real accountability for his actions.

Teesworks boss hotel plans approved despite 'negative impact' of housing Kirklevington Hall, better known as the former Judges hotel in Yarm, is owned by Chris Musgrave

Musgrave said he was "passionate about investing in the area and helping to drive long-term prosperity and job creation."

When the Judges Hotel closed when he bought it three years ago, 40 people lost their jobs overnight.

Teesworks boss hotel plans approved despite 'negative impact' of housing Kirklevington Hall, better known as the former Judges hotel in Yarm, is owned by Chris Musgrave

A council approved plans submitted by the boss at Teesworks for a new gated community and a hotel renovation despite officers' warnings it would have a negative impact on the area.

This book is full of subtext.

Hartlepool Council forced to increase council tax after disastrous government meeting Government showed "arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy" according to the council leader. Something the minister Steven Reed disputes.

While in Teesside, @leighsus.bsky.social reports on tensions between the government and the Labour-run Hartlepool Borough Council

RFK Jr. Announces His Niece Zoe Hines Has Signed With WWE, Credits Linda McMahon For Having 'A Lot' To Do With It WWE and Zoe Hines put pen to paper. Hines is the niece of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is a part of Donald Trump's administration with Triple H.

Latest in the cosy relationship between MAGA and WWE...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon - who is a defendant in an ongoing historical sexual abuse case that allegedly happened under her nose at WWE - helped get RFK Jr's niece signed to the company.

🐳 EPISODE 5 🐳

An episode about one of Moby-Dick's most famous set pieces, the sermon.

We touch on: Pinky and The Brain, God living out his terminal wishes, and what the book of Jonah is about.

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My weekly piss about with @pdkmitchell.bsky.social is here for your ears.

I once saw a herring gull stick his head down a neighbour's chimney before shrieking. Pure avian terrorism.

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