Richard Weld
@richardweld.bsky.social
Was a scientist, still a skeptic. Experimental winemaker. Nurturer of things green, furry and feathery. Living the Good Life in the foothills of the Southern Alps.
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August 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The fascist cult unleashed a fascist leader who unleashed a fascist army.
Watch Homan trip over himself as he lies about ICE killing an innocent man in Maine.
“They’d be alive today if they simply complied… Just comply.”
That line sounds very familiar to me. It’s the same script cops have been using when trying to justify brutalizing or killing Black folks.
“They’d be alive today if they simply complied… Just comply.”
That line sounds very familiar to me. It’s the same script cops have been using when trying to justify brutalizing or killing Black folks.
July 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The fascist cult unleashed a fascist leader who unleashed a fascist army.
"You are at the dentist’s office. No one has seen or heard from the dentist in months, but he’s been making stock trades. “That’s something,” you and the receptionist agree. “Should I wait?” you ask."
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If Other Jobs Were Like a U.S. Senator’s
No one has seen or heard from your dentist in months, but he has been making stock trades.
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July 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
"You are at the dentist’s office. No one has seen or heard from the dentist in months, but he’s been making stock trades. “That’s something,” you and the receptionist agree. “Should I wait?” you ask."
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The AI tech bros think no one noticed that they harvested and ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit to build a system whose primary commercial goal is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work they consumed creating it.
July 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The AI tech bros think no one noticed that they harvested and ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit to build a system whose primary commercial goal is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work they consumed creating it.
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Vladimir Solovyov's downslide shows how the tide is turning in Russia. Once Putin’s favorite propagandist, state TV host is falling out of favor with the Kremlin and losing all credibility with the Russian public.
My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
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My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
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Putin Is in So Much Trouble He’s Lost His No. 1 Propaganda Star
The Russian president has fallen out with the biggest media supporter of his disastrous war in Ukraine.
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July 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Vladimir Solovyov's downslide shows how the tide is turning in Russia. Once Putin’s favorite propagandist, state TV host is falling out of favor with the Kremlin and losing all credibility with the Russian public.
My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
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My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
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The Goon Squad Slush Fund is Even Worse Than You Think
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The Goon Squad Slush Fund is Even Worse Than You Think
But who's really to blame?
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May 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The Goon Squad Slush Fund is Even Worse Than You Think
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Much as I've loved American stopovers, anyone from a western country spending 5 minutes in America notices the glaring lack of cared-for public spaces reflecting the lack of public services and community.
What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are?
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What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are?
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What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are?
Life is about more than GDP
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May 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Much as I've loved American stopovers, anyone from a western country spending 5 minutes in America notices the glaring lack of cared-for public spaces reflecting the lack of public services and community.
What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are?
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What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are?
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This guy, Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social, has great conversations on important global topics on youtube.
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There's Something Seriously Weird Happening to the Global Economy
YouTube video by Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics
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April 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This guy, Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social, has great conversations on important global topics on youtube.
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We are all so happy!!! Go Hungary!
Polish Prime Minister Tusk calling Hungary’s Péter Magyar after his victory and telling him how happy he is, might be the best video you see today.
April 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
We are all so happy!!! Go Hungary!
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Doesn't the Golden Age feel good
March 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Doesn't the Golden Age feel good
Weekend Update #176: Ukraine Is Showing Its Value, Particularly For Europe
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Weekend Update #176: Ukraine Is Showing Its Value, Particularly For Europe
Also: Trump Throws Putin A Lifeline While Putin Helps Kill Americans; Hungary Steals Ukrainian Gold.
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March 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Weekend Update #176: Ukraine Is Showing Its Value, Particularly For Europe
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The billionaire class needs to be taxed out of existence.
March 12, 2026
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March 12, 2026
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March 12, 2026
In Ohio today, Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy launched a $10 million TV and digital ad campaign to run until Election Day.
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March 13, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The billionaire class needs to be taxed out of existence.
March 12, 2026
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March 12, 2026
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Reporter seeking freedom of speech in the US arrested for exercising freedom of speech in the US
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner
Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.
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March 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reporter seeking freedom of speech in the US arrested for exercising freedom of speech in the US
Wouldn't it be great if we could set govt policy based on science and reason and not on ideology, religion, stupidity and the vested interests of the rich and powerful.
March 11, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Wouldn't it be great if we could set govt policy based on science and reason and not on ideology, religion, stupidity and the vested interests of the rich and powerful.
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Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
March 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
There is something endlessly fascinating about watching a Republican senator publicly expressing intelligent and consistent principles.
Rand Paul: "As far as reasons for the war, there have been many different ones floated, but none have been very convincing... we were told their nuclear weapons were obliterated, and now we're told their nuclear weapons are just moments away from being a bomb. I don't think the arguments are valid."
March 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
There is something endlessly fascinating about watching a Republican senator publicly expressing intelligent and consistent principles.
Unsurprising as we have made no effective effort to reduce fossil fuel use.
March 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Unsurprising as we have made no effective effort to reduce fossil fuel use.
You hit them and they stopped the oil. So now your solution is to hit them some more.
Trump: "We're focused on keeping energy and oil flowing to the world, and I will not allow a terrorist regime to hold the world hostage and attempt to stop the globe's oil supply. If Iran does anything to do that, they'll get hit at a much, much harder level."
March 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
You hit them and they stopped the oil. So now your solution is to hit them some more.
Like the tariffs, like blowing up relations with the western allies, like terrorizing migrants, every disaster and their negative outcomes is portrayed as a short -term excursion along the way to American greatness.
Trump on low oil prices: "We've done it. We've brought it very low. This was just an excursion into something that had to be done. We're getting close to finishing that too."
March 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Like the tariffs, like blowing up relations with the western allies, like terrorizing migrants, every disaster and their negative outcomes is portrayed as a short -term excursion along the way to American greatness.
Every time he opens his mouth the western allies draw further and further from America.
"He wants to be very constructive" -- moments after announcing that he's taking sanctions off Russia without mentioning Russia by name, Trump says "I had a very good call with President Putin" today
March 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Every time he opens his mouth the western allies draw further and further from America.
Putin is Trump's daddy figure. He'll do whatever it takes to get a pat on the head from Putin.
Trump on his war on Iran: "We talked about that with President Putin. He was very impressed with what he saw."
March 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Putin is Trump's daddy figure. He'll do whatever it takes to get a pat on the head from Putin.