Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm. The path to Hell is paved with good intentions indeed. The lesson is to not help people or elitists will scoff at you for not being up to their paid-to-do-this standards.
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Hmm. The path to Hell is paved with good intentions indeed. The lesson is to not help people or elitists will scoff at you for not being up to their paid-to-do-this standards.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
People are attacking someone who was trying to help someone?
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Left my new job as a postman. When they handed me my first letter, I looked at it and thought, “This isn't for me”. #dadjokes
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you invented Wite-Out. #dadjokes
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
True, true.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Or city-wide instead of individual homes.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Something like this: techcrunch.com/2025/06/16/f...
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Why don't they get proper jobs??? /s
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it always bad? What if Donald Tiny Hands Trump and Stephen Talking Thumb Miller were enslaved and work to the bone in cotton fields as a timely reminder that slavery is bad? Would that be bad?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
I just took a poll. 97% of people in the tent are annoyed. #dadjokes
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Yee haw!
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I am 49 and 2 years old btw.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Anyone 50+ years old is cruising to retirement, or starting a new vocation. If you're in the former, you don't want to change, you just want to get through the farce of working past your prime. Every other reason is delusional self-soothing.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
... the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for ...
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Unfortunately the response to oppression is often more about finessing it (who should be the oppressor) than replacing it.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Very much so.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Someone is going to profit from these latter day poor houses.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Right. It's a crying shame.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
That war has been on/off for decades. Is the Lord's Resistance Army still rampaging up in Uganda as well?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
When they were creating the UN, Churchill believed it would last 70 years before people forgot why they created the UN. The Rwandan genocide was a little earlier than that, but in that order. Clinton did everything he could to avoid American troops having to get involved to prevent it.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
And women. Epstein raped women as well as girls.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
It would hit bot farms hard too. But it also creates an incentive for governments to encourage more emails.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
Imagine a world where there's a 5¢ tax on every email and every post online. Forget the implementation details for now. Assume a good enough system is found. What would be the upside and downside of these virtual postage stamps?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish someone would leak the names of the men who fucked children that Epstein and Maxwell farmed out to them.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
"The end justifies the means" is making a comeback. How sad that we forget where that leads.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
Everyone working in the tobacco industry should be required to smoke the average number of cigarettes a smoker smokes. Put your mouth where your money is. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not that he's in there that matters. It's who else is in there - that's why they're not releasing it
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
I'm willing to bet money that couch boy will be POTUS before 2026.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree, we need more young men back on our side.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
I have utmost respect for Stephen Colbert and his unwavering moral clarity. I don't care about the Late Show being cancelled. Stephen will continue to thrive while CBS just set light to its flagship. I look forward to his next adventure.
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Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Hello, I have a call from Dee Fenestrate for any red blooded turncoat among us.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Real Men® are proud to serve their country, whichever that may be at any one time. I'm sure he's very happy now. Dream come true. Good for him. May he die a glorious death running away from a drone in a muddy field in some part of eastern Ukraine to keep his tiny boss happy.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
To repay the trillions of debt the boomers left for you.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice, classic approach. The art isn't in seeking perfection, it is in hiding the mistakes 🤪
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice joinery - how did you make your mortice?
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Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
So much for protecting women.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Taco Thursday
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
So the evidence the person I was replying to is from which similarly sized, similarly rich country?
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"A rainstorm exceeding the subway design limit had never been recorded before 1991 but has happened six times since then, including Monday’s rains." By @ericholthaus.com via @theguardian.com
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
They also might speed up and happen sooner than later. The average wait time for knee replacement in Italy is 44 days.
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Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Another thing to add to the list of things to do to him, his family and his crime organization members.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I think the list of VIP straight white men in the 90s who aren't on that list is probably the shorter one. Ephebophilia was a lot more publicly acceptable back then.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
It reminds me of the journalist interviewing Nelson Mandela describing him as a famous African American.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I love seeing many comments explaining the no means no reference as tho George didn't mean exactly that.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
If he's got nothing to hide he's got nothing to fear.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
I get the feeling the Epstein List is a metaphor for many MAGA folk who are unhappy with the President for many reasons. It's a graceful / righteous way out of the unholy pact with him and his disastrous actions.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Sure, I'll install a water-based heating system and install a heat pump. Gimme a minute.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
So by conduction and convection.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
How do refrigerators work?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
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Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
1,300 in the UK last year.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
The same year AC was invented — coincidence?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
You're saying nobody survived a Greek summer between 100BCE and 1902AD?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
the UK don't need AC to cope with heat waves (yet). The individualistic consumer model (everyone get a mini split!) isn't the only way to organize society and, I argue, is a temporary, unsustainable model designed for and by. people who want to sell things.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
before the advent of electricity. Places like Greece and Spain do need active cooling for safety now because the have longer extreme heat periods now. Having cooling centers e.g. like the libraries here in California would be the quickest way to get relief to those regions. But northern France or
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Most of Europe doesn't need active cooling. The extreme heat period is short enough that the thermal capacity of the building can be enough to keep the temperature at safe levels. And then that captured heat gets released in the cooler periods. There's a reason people in Greece survived summers
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Give over. I didn't say he was blameless. He's the Myra to Ghislane's Ian.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Not it's not. The state should pay to insulate homes post haste instead of pay to install heat pumps. Neither is an instant cure or cost free.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe because they weren't aware they were there at the time the person was filming?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
If they had better insulation they wouldn't cook to death.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I am open to the idea she was the brains and he was the face. Her father was a total cunt who used and abused people, and I think that rubbed off on her.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
At risk of looking a fool for answering earnestly a bad faith argument, the issue is in using more energy to solve some of the problems caused by prior energy use. Better insulation is a more energy efficient way to deal with the same problems and it helps reduce energy demand in the winter too.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Surely just as effective as heat sinks as heat radiators? As long as the water is colder than the air in the room
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not going to happen.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
My relative wealth will be affected!
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd argue we always have had blobs or discrete communities that don't interact with each other and have very different values and social norms from each other. What's changed is the modern day telegraph line has arrived and we can hear about each other more.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Stories are much more powerful than statements. Stories build nations. We will need better storytelling to be able to bring about change on the scale of the Reformation.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I'll hazard a guess: there are so many VIPs implicated that anyone who releases the files will suffer immensely as a consequence and that's why no-one has leaked it, never mind officially released it.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, seeing as he looks like a potato - and they come from South America - he should be sent to Alligator Auschwitz for a brief decade or two.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
They thought they could subdue the Afghan population with Humvees and shock and awe. It's only a matter of time before this population starts responding in the same way Afghans did.
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What a bunch of cunts.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
It was Walmart that destroyed your small town - not the Mexican landscaper - and it was American drug companies - not the Venezuelan doctor in ER - that got you addicted to opioids. I want to see David Hogg, a survivor of NRA-supported white terrorism, lead a radical, fearless new party to power.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
I'm glad we have social networks, otherwise I'd be entrenched in my position and spending far too much time nitpicking over minor details with complete strangers.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
Remember this time 5 years ago? We were at the height of a global pandemic, locked down, no vaccines for the new disease killing and maiming tens of thousands of people worldwide; toilet paper was as scarce as rocking horse shit. I'll be honest: I didn't think I'd look back at that as better times.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
The arrogance of wealth; unhindered by intelligence or sensitivity.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I fear one of these powerful men is going to have his people talk to some people about cleaning up this mess.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm meeting people where they're at.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm glad she's doing what she can. Now she has to clamp down on LAPD assisting ICE. If LAPD won't protect and serve then sack them.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Ban ICE. It's a terrorist organization.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Where the fuck are the local police & sheriffs? These hicks in hoods need driving out of town. If the police won't do it, close down the police department. Sack them all.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Great. Let's see how many people that adds to the workforce. I'm guessing not very many.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Valley Fair in San Jose is a blueprint for the future, experiential focused malls of the future.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
The early-retired-due-to-arthritis construction workers will be delighted to be forced into the fields like their not so distant share copper ancestors.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
The legal system is a collection of threats maintained by the most violent members of society.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Doesn't the President of the United States like to eat burgers and fried chicken? While on the shitter, posting angertainment on his own antisocial media platform?
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social)
The flood and tragic loss of so many lives in Texas is God's punishment for voting Donald Trump into office a second time. Texans need to understand this and repent. Trump is the antichrist and must be defeated. Rise up, Texans and use your God given guns to defend Jesus!
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
What would also be effective would be to stop sending your racist grandparents to Florida for their retirement.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
Lactase pills are you friend
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I get the feeling the officer class maybe, but the rank and file are broadly in favor of the manosphere regime.
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
We don't do these things because they're easy: we do them because we thought they'd be easy
Rob d'Banque (@mysteryshopper.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't think he has the skill to do it. If I wanted to throw a wrench in the works, I'd model my protest party on Nigel Farage's Reform Party (nee UK Independence Party) which has successfully affected policy significantly in the UK (for the worse but that's not the point).