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performmonkey.bsky.social
From the west coast of Scotland, now living in the heart of Europe. Photography, history, and screaming into the void. And yes, I miss the sea.
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Donauturm in #Vienna #Wien #photography #bluesky

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Cute flip book by Harumin Asao

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I had to sell a small amount of Apple stock within 60 days of starting work, not because I could influence any oversight of Apple, but even the appearance of conflict of interest was a no-no. Meanwhile, for DOGE, different rules apply... www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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In Ö. trennen wir Kinder mit 10 in Mittelschulen o. Gymnasien (AHS). Aus der AHS-Unterstufe wechseln 92% in eine Oberstufe mit Matura, aus der Mittelschule 41%. Aber die Entscheidung „Mittelschule o. AHS“ hängt primär vom Bildungsniveau der Eltern ab und nicht von Talenten und Interessen der Kids.

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You’ll Never Walk Alone ❤️ #YNWA #LFC #LeagueChampions

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1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

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I really like Switzerland. I do! But as an investigative journalist working on Bank leaks, they offer me jail time — for nothing else than journalism. 👆 I spoke about all that with @taxjustice.net for their latest podcast!

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Incredible and haunting reporting by @catebrown.bsky.social, @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social, Catherine Belton, Anastacia Galouchka & others: “She took risks not for the sake of bravery or being recognized, but because she believed it was her duty" www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

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- Unlikely - Very doubtful - Not a chance - Yes, with the laser-focus of a suicidal lemming faced with a particularly juicy cliff.

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Donauturm in #Vienna #Wien #photography #bluesky

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The guy simply rocks.

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Advertise your account with a Simpsons image. (obviously)

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Worth a read all the way

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The idea that the government simply has to deliver on its missions to win back public trust (and electoral support) is fanciful. The depth of disillusionment with British politics and government is very clear from focus groups like these...

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‘Reform is launching a drive to raise funds from wealthy offshore donors in low tax jurisdictions including Monaco, UAE and Switzerland.’ Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient www.ft.com/content/b133...

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Overnight, Russians continued to target Ukraine's civilian population, burying a family under rubble in the Dnipro region, killing the 13 year old daughter and injuring three others.

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hey everybody for unrelated reasons i need to borrow a box truck with one hell of towing capacity and some very large tarps

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Interpol being misused by China to target dissidents and others, ICIJ investigation finds

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Can't have cancer if no one's looking for it.

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Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists. But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.

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Give a person a fisshe and thei will eate for a daye. Teache a person to fisshe and thei will eate for a lyfetyme. Destroye the fish ponde to make a computer tell lies about fisshe, you are a Gen AI companye.

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FBI Claims Gavel, Black Gowns Prove Ties To MS-13 Gang theonion.com/fbi-cla...

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I want a ceasefire so I can have my 4th victory-free victory day parade without worrying about Ukrainian drones.

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When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. (Published Oct. 2024)

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Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’ No. Don't. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

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The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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God damn it Google and your shite AI !!! Austria it's NOT bloody Australia!!

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"Access to both networks would normally require a "Q" clearance, the highest level of security clearance at the Department of Energy..." www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...

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It's so interesting how all these real live humans are coincidentally tweeting out almost identically worded praise of Karoline Leavitt in response to critical tweets about her

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Officials working to resolve case of Irish woman detained in US after arriving from Ireland

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'A Tesla Cybertruck had to be rescued from a river after its owner appeared to believe Elon Musk’s claim that the electric truck could “serve briefly as a boat”.' www.independent.co.uk/tech/tesla-c...

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"It’s not going to stop with Dugan. It’s not even going to stop with judges. The administration’s position is that state and local officials must assist the federal government in its immigration crackdown or face prosecution." — @snipy.bsky.social

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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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This is Dino. He saw you with that hot dog bun. Tried to get away but tripped over his own ears. 12/10 he has a family

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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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Important to consider that Wikipedia, run by volunteers and through donations, has become the single most reliable general-purpose information-source on the planet, & probably the greatest assemblage of freely-accessible human knowledge in history. The billionaires want to kill it.

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Always loved this weirdness. France: Look how odd we can be with numbers! Denmark: HOLD MY ØL!

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My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

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Alternative history isn’t a jumble of fringe theories—it’s a deliberate ideology designed to sow distrust in history and archaeology in order to replace them with its own "hidden truths." To do this, it preys on people's credulity, spinning myths of lost civilizations and advanced ancient tech.

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Harvard’s putting up a fight from the academic sector. Where are our business leaders?? The silence is deafening. The latest No Mercy / No Malice: www.profgalloway.com/breaking-the...

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The New Observer seems to be part of a predominant paradigm among UK centre-left media and politics in which punching out at its core supporter base is seen as an edgy way of gaining acceptance among the commentator cool kids rather than as an act of political and commercial suicide.

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I don't think people realise the barrier of entry for creating non-consensual deepfake nudes is effectively zero - Commissioner calls for ban on apps that make deepfake nude images of children www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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🇬🇧British intelligence: From April 2023 to the end of May 2024, Russia recruited more than 1,500 foreign citizens to participate in the war against Ukraine. ▪️South and East Asia - 771 people; ▪️Former Soviet republics - 523 people; ▪️Africa - 72 people.

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This looks like a mid 2010 Italian #Eurovision band called "Il Funerale Del Papa"

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Ireland it was a blast. Beaches and landscape around Sligo, great craic in Galway.

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Why do people put the equivalent of a bar of chocolate on top of a cappuccino? Why? Hot chocolate is also an option.

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