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optimised.bsky.social
Old. cranky. Takes the odd snap, then mutilates them. Interested politics, economics, literature, poetry, history. Spain, Istanbul.
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What to expect next: – Escalation framed as “restoring order” – Mass arrests under vague pretexts – Targeting of protest organisers and journalists – Expansion of emergency powers – Demonisation of dissent as “terrorism”
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It's a new policy for staff training in Great British Railways
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You can build the Banana Republic!
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Good to see a crewed anti-drone system
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Ahh free speech
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They wanted to break in those new shoes before standing for hours.
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Emily in Paris tourist tax
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Room for all the administration!
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Only one who reads the bible upside down
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And still the buses are noisy, cramped, and without proper airconditioner and heating systems.
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Ahh, a chair for the left-handed minority. Never seen one before.
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Hee hee hee
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The deep brown-nose state.
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Enter THE DEEP BROWN-NOSE STATE
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Weisswashing
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There is something quite Wagnerian in how much of the American elite would rather opt for epic self-destruction than accept the mundane renegotiation of the US's relationship with other great powers needed to sustain stability in the face of relative decline.