Ian Plunkett

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Alright, fuck it. I'm starting on here again.

The #BigBalls discourse got me moving.

I'm here for this post.

No. 2 Republican Senator holds up lump of black "clean" coal on Senate floor. Calls for burning more of it "far into the future."

Iconic.

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"Florida's legislature on Tuesday is set to debate a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts. If passed, teenagers would be able to work overnight jobs on school days."

She's still standing.

The UK tabloids this morning after Vice President JD Vance says of the UK that it is a "random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years".

After 9/11, the UK — in solidarity with the U.S. — joined the international coalition in both Iraq and Afghanistan. 636 British soldiers lost.

Our latest episode of 'Winging It' from @blueowlgroup.bsky.social is live. I chat with the Head of Trust & Safety at @bsky.app, my friend & former colleague @aaron.bsky.team

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts 🔵🦉🎙️⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/0EtW...

Bluesky at the Crossroads: Trust, Tech, and Building Tomorrow's Social Web The Blue Owl Group's "Winging It" Podcast · Episode

Our latest "Winging It" episode is out! This week our Senior Advisor Ian Plunkett chats with Bluesky Social's Head of Trust & Safety Aaron Rodericks about trust, tech, and building tomorrow's social web. Give it a listen! 🔵🦉🎙️ @plumps.bsky.social @aaron.bsky.team

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Our latest episode of 'Winging It' from @blueowlgroup.bsky.social is live. I chat with the Head of Trust & Safety at @bsky.app, my friend & former colleague @aaron.bsky.team

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts 🔵🦉🎙️⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/0EtW...

Here are the leaders of Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway having dinner tonight. No pomp, no pageantry. Just respect and solidarity in the face of unprecedented threats from an ally.

Developing a collaborative strategy is one thing, threatening invasion is another. 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇬🇱 🇳🇴 🇸🇪

Violent Acts of Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Are Shown in Videos President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did not e...

Excellent reporting. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

Saw them at All Together Now in Ireland last August. It was loose! They've lost none of their 👊

Long live the Rat. I remember getting that for the first time. My parent's faces 😱

What a beauty!

Digital Down Under: Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant’s Vision for Online Safety The Blue Owl Group's "Winging It" Podcast · Episode

First up is our very own @ColinCrowell speaking to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant. open.spotify.com/episode/0Poc...

We’re launching a podcast. Yes, the world needs another podcast like it needs a hole in the head. But hear us out — we're doing something different.

How to lose friends & alienate people.

Amazing to see the new Notre Dame up close. Such an inspiring testament to the potential of human coordination, ingenuity, & collective spirit.

We should never let political rhetoric and those that profiteer from our division to define the limits of our potential, our empathy, and our ambition.

All You Children

Strict diet. open.spotify.com/track/3cfgis...

Astonishing.

“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism” – Hannah Arendt

Elon Musk Is Roiling European Politics The Trump ally has flooded X with posts criticizing European politicians, causing a diplomatic conundrum for the continent’s leaders.

“I cannot remember a comparable case of interference in the election campaign of a friendly country in the history of Western democracies.” www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Bad VCs of 🇺🇸 : Europe is dead, it's a museum piece. No economic growth, no work ethic. No unicorns.

Good people of 🇪🇺 : We like museums. We also like personal growth. And life. And starting companies that aren't compared to magical animals 🦄

American elected officials: weaponizing bathroom access
Chinese non-elected officials: ceaselessly building new things

We must demand better.

Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief Economists and industry officials say companies would have little choice but to pass along the added costs, dramatically raising prices for goods.

Hello, I'm "cosmopolitanism/globalization" to "economic populism/trade wars" years of age. apnews.com/article/trum...

Why Cop summits and climate finance need reform | Letters Readers respond to articles on the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

Remember when cigarette companies used to host cancer conferences with oncologists who were on the payroll? That's what #COP29 has become for the fossil industry. Reform needed now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir The former German chancellor painted a scathing picture of the president-elect — and hinted at a playbook for dealing with him.

“He judged everything from the perspective of the property entrepreneur he had been before politics,” she wrote of Trump. “Each property could only be allocated once. If he didn’t get it, someone else did. That was also how he looked at the world.” www.politico.eu/article/ange...