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refugee from Xitter. meteorologist. photographer. youth soccer coach. recovering poligeek. trying to be positive and to stay above the fray

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Unreliable solar and wind. For f***** sake

10.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a meme circulating among the Alberta separatists. This is not about equalization or pipelines. It is a desire to create some sort of (dis)utopia based on conspiracy theories.

10.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2

FAFO...

10.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know the war is going badly when...

10.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

view it as an intentional walk followed by a stolen base

10.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there's no perfect post. oh, wait... x.com/thejonacosta...

10.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stolen from X

10.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This dead-eyed cretin is effectively illiterate, but if anyone ever pressed Donald Trump or Elon Musk like this in an interview, they would sound exactly the same

10.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 1095 πŸ” 251 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 6

goes well with a nice Shardonnay

10.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i agree with here, but not in the way that she intended

10.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i can see right through that pun. it's left me shattered

10.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

uh-oh... sounds like even Trump admits that things are not going swimmingly and is throwing Kushner under the bus

10.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The worst cabinet in American history And it's not even close.

β€œHe has no national security experience, no law enforcement experience, and no experience in immigration or any of the other issues the department deals with.

On the other hand, he did run his family’s plumbing business.”

Another edition to the collection!

www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cabi...

10.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 1047 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 8

i'm glad *someone* is speaking up for Minnesotans!

10.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that's a little rich coming from Kenney. IYKYK

10.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

cahoots? LOL. methinks she meant cojones but what can we expect from a shitty lawyer?

10.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

joykiller :)

10.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

be alarmed about AI all you want--and you should be--but there are good uses for it

Zoom's AI companion to summarize Zoom meetings is surprisingly good, and useful

10.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iran has many pieces of Tomahawks. very small pieces

10.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

is that rather young, even for Trump?

09.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you support a petition that violates Treaty rights, then you support the violation of Treaty rights.

It’s that simple.

09.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

Lantsman is cringeworthy theatre

09.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stepford Bros

09.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
@KhalafAlHabtoor
X.com
β€’ Translated from Arabic by Grok
I heard the statements of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, in which he calls on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to enter this war, saying that we are also under attack and that we must join the fight.
And I say to him clearly: We know full well why we are under attack, and we also know who dragged the entire region into this dangerous escalation without consulting those he calls his "allies" in the region.
We thank God that the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are doing well, and we have no need for someone who claims he came to the Middle East to save us. The truth is that hasty American decisions are what embroiled the region in a war whose peoples were not party to its decision-making, and its local allies were not consulted before it was launched.
We do not deny the Iranian threat to the region, which has become clear in recent days. We do not trust Iran. But this is a dirty game in which several powers clash at the expense of our region, with no honor in it and no transparency. In this scene, Iran, Israel, and the United States all move according to their own interests, not according to the interests of the peoples of the Middle Eastern Arab countries.
And for this reason, we say it clearly: We will not enter this war to serve the interests of others, nor will we sacrifice our sons in a conflict that could have been avoided through diplomacy and political solutions. We value the lives of our sons, and we do not treat their souls as "collateral damage" as some do. Nothing in this world is more precious than the lives of our sons, and no alliance with any country in the world is worth risking these lives. If President Donald Trump and Senator Graham are prepared to risk their country and the lives of Americans for Israel's interests, that is their choice. As for us, we will not do the same.

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor @KhalafAlHabtoor X.com β€’ Translated from Arabic by Grok I heard the statements of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, in which he calls on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to enter this war, saying that we are also under attack and that we must join the fight. And I say to him clearly: We know full well why we are under attack, and we also know who dragged the entire region into this dangerous escalation without consulting those he calls his "allies" in the region. We thank God that the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are doing well, and we have no need for someone who claims he came to the Middle East to save us. The truth is that hasty American decisions are what embroiled the region in a war whose peoples were not party to its decision-making, and its local allies were not consulted before it was launched. We do not deny the Iranian threat to the region, which has become clear in recent days. We do not trust Iran. But this is a dirty game in which several powers clash at the expense of our region, with no honor in it and no transparency. In this scene, Iran, Israel, and the United States all move according to their own interests, not according to the interests of the peoples of the Middle Eastern Arab countries. And for this reason, we say it clearly: We will not enter this war to serve the interests of others, nor will we sacrifice our sons in a conflict that could have been avoided through diplomacy and political solutions. We value the lives of our sons, and we do not treat their souls as "collateral damage" as some do. Nothing in this world is more precious than the lives of our sons, and no alliance with any country in the world is worth risking these lives. If President Donald Trump and Senator Graham are prepared to risk their country and the lives of Americans for Israel's interests, that is their choice. As for us, we will not do the same.

UAE billionaire Khalaf Al Habtoor wrote an interesting post on X criticizing Lindsey Graham and Trump.

β€œWe...know who dragged the entire region into this dangerous escalation without consulting those he calls his β€˜allies’ in the region.”

Hours later, it was deleted.

It's worth reading in full:

09.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

i see it as playful and tongue-in-cheek, not something to get one's knickers twisted

09.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

nice hair, tho

09.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Memo to Pierre: nobody serious is going to propose an LNG facility on the east coast right now because they know Europe will be reducing its medium and long-term dependence on gas consumption even more aggressively than it was before.

So yes, investment decisions *are* driven by math.

09.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 1
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CPC leader Poilievre and the party in general plummeting in the polls; meanwhile, CPC MPs continuing with the food inflation pitch

a complete lack of self-awareness

09.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meme war.

09.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

2) no

09.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0