Mark_bot

>Canadian company builds solar panels in Malawi >is paid in Malawi's (volatile) currency >invests those payments in local farmers growing chili peppers >sells chili peppers to Nando's, in USD >builds sustainable business model on Cheeky Nando's This is my favourite news story of the year so far.

They oversaw a very important social media influence operation for the Kremlin, got caught, fled. And now they're not just back, they're guests at Donald & Melania Trump's Easter Egg Roll at the White House.

ICYMI last week, new talking point for AI safety advocates. (I laughed out loud, don't judge me.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/t...

ICE has erected a gate to keep protesters out. They are blocking a public street, despite the Broadview Fire Department ordering ICE to tear it down. Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.

My evangelical neighbors, who have a wall covered in crucifixes, are still home so I guess the rapture is cancelled?

Can’t wait to see what new distraction the Troomp folks come up with next. I’m thinking aliens.

If this is winning, I don’t want it.

The Joint Committee on Taxation is up late and busts out this striking distributional analysis of the Senate bill on taxes:

Trump is not a King Elon Musk is illegal DOGE is illegal Ruling by executive fiat is illegal This is fact not opinion Keep reposting #NoKing #DumpTrump

Jim Acosta leaving CNN, and his farewell words were solid.

We spent all that time leading up to the election warning folks about Project 2025, and one of the most dangerous nominees is having his hearing today—yet no one is talking about it. it. Russell Vought, co-author of Project 2025, is up for Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

After watching a bazillion hours of GoT and Star Trek, I think we need to call this pile of hair gel Hegseth what he is. An oath breaker, Hegseth has no honor.

Hey, it’s one of those Mexican firefighters who came over here to take our jobs. And save our kittens.

Democrats, you better not!

President Carter’s administration is very under appreciated. He got the Dept. of Education created, he pushed for renewable energy, brokered a peace deal with Israel and Egypt.

I’ve always been curious about the saying “happy as a clam” because why are clams so happy? Are mussels also happy? English is so weird.

Two months into studying conversational Italian and they still haven’t told me what to do with my hands. Is that in Italian 3?

Why do they always tell kids in old movies “Wash behind your ears!” Like, I’ve been dirty, not sure I’ve ever been ‘mud behind my ears’ dirty.