Mudflap

Mudflap

@bgfloyd.bsky.social

Historian. Ireland, empire, rebellion, ships, archives, and the revolutionary Atlantic. Writing about the United Irishmen and rebellion at sea and land. This account is mostly repurposed memes jokes. Occupationally hotdogs.

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Whether it’s Republicans openly demanding bribes or Democrats investigating the payment of bribes, both parties have created a tense and politicized environment for CEOs.

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Yeah well that's what happens when violent crimes goes down. What are you gonna do, lay off a bunch of cops because there's no one for them to arrest? I didn't join the force because I wanted to stand around *not* beating the shit out of CRIMINALS.

NPR@npr.org

Arrests for more minor offenses, including vagrancy, rose in the U.S., even as violent crime rates dropped to historic lows, according to an analysis from criminal justice reform advocacy group FWD.us n.pr/4hWzp5h

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do think there's a danger of looking at extremely cool shit like a car driving upside down then doing a kickflip before landing, and convincing yourself it's actually lame because the guy funding it is a white supremacist

Yahoo Finance@yahoofinance.com

"Flying cars are real!" 🚀 Elon Musk and Tesla showcase the new Roadster.

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For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way.

Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com

The timing of this raid and reports that a White House official was involved raise serious questions that should concern all Americans, regardless of political party.

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Replying to @headfallsoff.com

china understands this. once again it falls to communists to be like these fuckin liberals are so bad at liberalism we could do it better. we could hold off the contradictions a few more decades

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If you are interested in the United Irishmen or the disporia of Irish radicalism in the late 1790s and early 1800s, let me know. I have been building a database of those conscripted into the British army and navy. I have around 500 names thus far but I am looking for help. I will repost this.

If you are interested in the United Irishmen or the disporia of Irish radicalism in the late 1790s and early 1800s, let me know. I have been building a database of those conscripted into the British army and navy. I have around 500 names thus far but I am looking for help. I will repost this.

I am waiting for the action movie about the Battle of Agincourt. Kind of surprised one has not been made (yes, there are movies that include it, but one focuses on it)

I am no capitalist but it does strike me that those who support capitalism might want to stop punching left and clean their own house up as I don't think tech bros are capitalists. They use the language to mask their greed and are actually the real threat to the capitalist system.

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they are stealing billions from us in order to build data centers in our backyards in order to run machines designed to take our jobs and ultimately enslave us

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

New reports reveal Meta has been classifying gigantic data centers as "pilot models" in order to secure a tax credit from the 1980s. The loophole has allowed Meta to avoid paying nearly $4,000,000,000 in taxes last year alone.

Is this mud puddle of a society we have created, I put my headphones on during my walk to work and listened to CCR and I don't know how you can walk, listen to them, and not walk with a bit more confidence.

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If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.

Dean Baker@deanbaker13.bsky.social

Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...

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The complete #JERPano Vol. 46 Fall issue is available free on Project MUSE for the next four weeks, courtesy of @uncpress.bsky.social. Every article in this edition is open to read, download, and share with students and colleagues! Click the link in the🧵or scan the QR code to access.