Innovative solution to the small boats problem: use bigger boats. Initiative. RE:

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Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com)

A boat carrying 125 people crossed to England from France on Saturday, the Home Office confirmed to Bloomberg https://bloom.bg/42T2Sou

GenX: simply can’t be arsed even knowing what our generation we’re in. #pride #slackergeneration. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreiey5l42ql2kwflkxzaiicffhw7bdyh3cis5gjebvul7beaophphkq

Maybe...try making some EVs people want to buy? RE:

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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)

GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: I AM CAMPAIGNING IN THE EU FOR LIFTING THE BAN ON COMBUSTION ENGINE CARS FROM 2035

Another great Bluesky "how did we get from the first post to the last post" puzzle, vintage stuff. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreibsamppmz2xdrcmmndjxznqd25yq3gingpqre2fx7nsmgd35msrdy

My Trade Secrets today. We're waiting for Trump's tariffs to push up consumer goods inflation, but there are much bigger price shocks that may also get pinned on him: electricity, healthcare, education. As Joe Biden found with egg prices, you don't need to be definitively at fault to get the blame. [Trump’s biggest inflation worr...](https://on.ft.com/4gGIcFX )

The Beach Boys or JS Bach. Nothing in between. RE:

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Carlos Estrada (@ctothelos77.bsky.social)

What is Dad playing?

💯 ⬇️ Pregnant women, famously unconcerned about their and their child's health and particularly welcoming of advice from non-experts and *particularly* non-expert men about what to do. RE:

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John Oxley (@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk)

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If James Taylor thinks you need to go to Carolina (either North or South in fact) to find flying geese and biting dogs, he's an idiot. They're all over the place. Also, Jim-lad, if your friends regularly hit you from behind, it's time to find some new friends. A word to the wise.

My Trade Secrets newsletter this week. The UK (& EU) have long braced for the US to force chemical-washed chicken on their consumers & make health services pay more for meds. But Trump's neglected the once all-powerful US ag & pharma lobbies. So far he's also been oddly passive on tech in the UK. [Traditional US trade lobbies a...](https://on.ft.com/4pGPLRq )

The first morning of an Ashes Test. The RNLI (though it lost Tory-coding by rescuing asylum-seekers). "I Vow To Thee My Country". The King James Version. "Jerusalem". The Red Arrows. Punting. Carols from King's. RE:

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Alpine Migrant (@alpinemigrant.bsky.social)

Strolling in the Somerset hills. Country pubs for sure. A strong Royal Navy. The union flag flying over government buildings. Tasteful war memorial...