#oil prices have gone up roughly 50% because of the #war with #Iran. I would expect #gas #prices to do the same after a few months.
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Puppy killer nazi barbie #Noem fired, the replacement apparently has a non-consentual nose picking fetish.
Nothing but the best for the #Trump admin.
#mullin #DHS
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This is horrible. I hope the father wins millions, at the very least. AI is killing people, and it isn't even inside the robots yet.
#AI
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/father-sues-google-claiming-gemini-chatbot-drove-son-into-fatal-delusion/
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Enhancing the possibility that #Trump will have a quasi-valid excuse to declare a #nationalemergency and suspend/alter #Elections
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From bluesky:
You can get ALL the Terry #Pratchett #books as a humble bundle. Minimum contribution is $25.
39 books, normal cost is over $400 usd. Kobo app necessary, although you can download #epub and pdf versions too.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-encore-2026-books
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The #Trump administration is threatening #economists
#economy #fascism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZdxmSmBaM
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"Steve #Bannon courted #Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ #Pope Francis"
Why do some Catholics still like republicans?
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/02/14/world/bannon-epstein-take-down-pope-francis-latam-intl
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United Nations General Assembly Building, NYC, 2021 All the pixels, each with diplomatic immunity, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51381729335 #photography
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Captured with the Phase One Achromatic back and the Rodenstock 32mm/4.0 HR-Digaron lens, with the back shifted down 8.5mm to maintain the building's geometry. I brought out contrast in the sky with a
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Love them or hate them, mid-century rectangular glass curtain buildings like this are easy to dismiss as being "boring", but I think that misses something. Reflections of the surroundings become part
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@mattblaze@federate.social on the other end of the spectrum - Shenzen, China
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Love them or hate them, mid-century rectangular glass curtain buildings like this are easy to dismiss as being "boring", but I think that misses something. Reflections of the surroundings become part
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The UN Secretariat building was designed by an international team of architects (most notably Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer) and completed in 1950. It was the first important "International Style" m
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I have mixed feelings about Le Corbusier's architecture (to say nothing of his urban planning philosophy - he clearly influenced Robert Moses), but I think the UN Secretariat building was one of his s
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WTF. Trump snaps at reporter "Quiet, piggy!" after she pushes with line of questions about Epstein. https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c70j210g4e7o I'd not seen this, but it apparently happened on AF1 la
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@mattblaze@federate.social a psychiatrist I’m acquainted with called it “decompensating”. People that are mentally ill normally cover it up, so we will get to see more of the person that Trump really is.
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