there is literally nothing zelensky can do that would stop trump and this admin from humiliating him. obv our proxies are always powerless in these circumstances, but the decorum is totally broken, no care for diplomacy. the end of american soft power.
Zelenskyy has huge balls. Doing this all right in front of the press. Honestly the first bit of inspiring media I've seen in a long time.
I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraΓ―ni
Spot on.
Captures it perfectly.
Occasional reminder that thereβs no, βitβs too late, its overβ for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesnβt go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
iβm kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. βthe people you donβt like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.β and it works!
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isnβt an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
Cool. So there will be like 12-13 people left.
Trump with his new mullet. Spare a thought for all the hipsters in Shoreditch. All he needs to do now is grow a shit moustache and wear a vintage football top and it's over for them
Amazing how quick itβs gone from: Sheβs so funny. More please.
To: Sheβs so sad. Make it stop now.
The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
The Trump transition team wants to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla in a move that could cripple the governmentβs ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems.
Elon Musk wants his moneyβs worth.
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Trump reiterated this morning on Meet the Press that he intends to end birthright citizenship. When told the 14th Amendment says all persons born in the US are citizens, he said, βWell, weβre going to have it changed. We have to end it.β
Musk said reports that he was going to spend $45 million per month over the last three months of the campaign to support Trump were βnot trueβ
He actually spent nearly twice that amount
Just got a WaPo news alert about potential tsunami from CA earthquake, but I heard about a half hour ago on BlueSky. Congrats to this app for already achieving real time news alerts better than MSM.
Today the United Healthcare CEO gunned down in NYC in broad daylight.
Every single customer of United Healthcare is currently considered a suspect.
Weβve updated our Clacton billboard to tell voters their MP just took Β£40k from a US firm that advises clients how to offshore their money and pay less tax. For the full story see video below π
Musk explains his X algorithm
NEW: Why do we always think crime is rising, even when it isnβt?
This week I looked at one of the big data mysteries. Britain is 2/3 less violent than the 1990s; thefts were higher pre-lockdown
Why, then, doesnβt it feel like it?
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This is just a small handful of the hundreds of pardons Trump gave to drug traffickers, violent felons, fraudsters, donors, friends, cronies, wealthy businessmen, campaign aides, and Republican politicians.
Every complaint about people abandoning Twitter is essentially βbut my mom says you have to play with me!β
Jeff Tiedrich for the win:
Trumpβs FBI Director selling boots two years ago.