If Lone Skum does take over Ryanair, it'll play out in the same way as his Twitter acquisition.
Being allowed to fly will be conditional on inspection of social media before booking, bending the knee to the Leader, echoing His opinions, being subjected to ideological propaganda via the "entertainment" system, having to endure the squawking of his belligerent toadies. Every flight will be a visit to a MAGA infested circle of hell.
And it will lose money, but that isn't important to Skum. What matters is that he will have enforced His will.
Ryanair is big enough, certainly by Irish standards that Ireland’s take over board would scrutinise it to see if it was in the public interest. The EU’s Competition authority would weigh in as well. Trump would threaten Ireland as Ryanair’s base, and probably the EU too.
It would drag on past the US midterms when Trunk may be a legless, rather than just lame, duck and quite probably to 2029.
Johnson and Macconnell aren’t the only ones who can delay matters.
Outstanding, Bear. Particularly the observations about jokes. To me humour is a lifesaver and enricher but I keep worrying that the energy used in taking the piss out of deranged adult toddlers *could be more effectively deployed. I just don't know how. And all the time we are being worn down, getting used to their outrageous, dangerous behaviour.
* I'm now thinking about a strip cartoon called Adolf Toddler.
Ryan Air is valued at £358 Billion - he could buy it. But look at what he did to X and that was about the same price. Can’t stand O’Leary but he’s right, Musk has no idea about aerodynamics or how ‘poor people’ behave. When you buy a flight for £15, where you can’t take luggage unless you pay more than the flight cost for it, with no meal and no drinks for the duration of the flight; being forced to sit in sit-up-and-beg seats that are almost guaranteed to give you deep vein thrombosis; spending £1 for wifi is definitely going to be a price too far for many - and gods forbid O’Leary puts it on for free.
Somehow I’ve missed all this! Like you I don’t particularly like O’Leary or his airline & if possible would chose another if available but he does know his customers (my sister flies to Denmark regularly to see her daughter & granddaughters & very much likes the price) & in this case I’m very pleased he’s p’d off the Musk Rat. The point you make though is deeply concerning.
The presumption that consent is always only conditional, ie that the target only needs to be paid enough or scared enough to give up withholding it, is utterly pernicious. It is how Musk and Trump and their ilk treat women as well as companies and countries. They need to learn that no means no.
This is who our president & vice president are. They think they already bought the US.
“Tom Hoefling 15h
Reportedly, the US is finalizing a $700 billion cash offer to buy Greenland outright from Denmark, plus $100,000 lump-sum payments to each of its ~57,000 residents-totaling nearly $706 billion.
Trump can't take no for an answer. If he can't find a way to rape her, he'll try and buy her off and turn her into a prostitute. What a disgusting human being he is.”
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(find minerals vital for EVs and batteries, using Al to analyze geological data for discoveries under Greenland's ice.
Key Investors: Bill Gates, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos.
Investment Vehicle: Primarily KoBold Metals, a startup using Al for mineral discovery.
Goal: Discovering rare earth elements (REEs), nickel, cobalt, and platinum to support the transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy.
What happens to the indigenous population. They have danish citizenship. Do they become immigrants. Guest workers in their own country. )
If we are buying Greenland, probably the taxpayers ard probably paying for it. Trump also plans on using taxpayer money to pay for the infrastructure to access the undeveloped oil in Venezuela. Probably what he thinks that offshore account is for in Qatar. The oil companies state it is uninvestable because of the expense.
Thiel & Altman's sovereign town on island off coast of Honduras. The reason Trump just pardoned the former president of Honduras. Apparently Honduras had changed their mind about the sovereignty of his uhhhh tax free zone.
Thiel subscribes to the stem cell transfusions to keep you young Fetal stem cells are used Strange for someone bankrolling Project 2025 & Turning Point Thiel also bankrolled Vance's run for senate & his run as VP in the last election Vance worked for Thiel's security firm until his 2 year stint as senator from OH, resigning to as senator from OH, resigning to run as Trumps VP Maybe those are the transfusions Trump keeps getting Those bruises are a fashion statement for the bros
Próspera has become particularly well known for the zone's experimental medical facilities, which run clinical trials unburdened by F.D.A. standards.
The week of my visit, Patri Friedman, grandson of the economist Milton Friedman and the founder of a start-up-cities fund that invested in Próspera, had a chip with his Tesla key implanted into his hand. On a previous trip he brushed his teeth with genetically modified bacteria purported to prevent cavities.
Another time he was injected with a protein booster intended to make him "stronger and faster," as he put it at a conference in Roatán that weekend.
"I can tell you when Próspera became most real for me," Friedman told the audience. "When I sat down to fill out my informed-consent forms that said, like, 'This agreement is adjudicated under the laws of the Próspera ZEDE: anv any disputes are arbitrated by the Próspera Arbitration Center! Like, you are under a different set of laws."
Companies like Minicircle and Unlimited Bio develop advanced therapies, testing them on medical tourists under unique rules, attracting biohackers seeking faster access to treatments, but raising questions about oversight and long-term safety.
Focus on Advanced Therapies: The city promotes research in gene editing, cell therapies, and anti-aging treatments, often using circular RNA and other novel approaches.
Medical Tourism Hub: It aims to attract international clients seeking treatments not yet widely available, becoming a destination for
"biohackers" and those interested in longevity.
There is an indigenous population on the island. Probably make great test subjects for their bio engineering experiments. At any rate Honduras is questioning exploitation of the indigenous population & the tax free zone. Thiel & the bros are attempting to renegotiate their sovereignty status
We seem to be living on a planet that is increasingly becoming the boardgame Risk. And the dice are loaded . . . .
Bear that last paragraph.
Many people, millions throughout the world are there all ready.
Saying ‘no’ means they are unable to sustain themselves.
As for Musk, his writ may run in corporate America. Elsewhere, methinks, he is setting himself up for a shock.
If Lone Skum does take over Ryanair, it'll play out in the same way as his Twitter acquisition.
Being allowed to fly will be conditional on inspection of social media before booking, bending the knee to the Leader, echoing His opinions, being subjected to ideological propaganda via the "entertainment" system, having to endure the squawking of his belligerent toadies. Every flight will be a visit to a MAGA infested circle of hell.
And it will lose money, but that isn't important to Skum. What matters is that he will have enforced His will.
Ryanair is big enough, certainly by Irish standards that Ireland’s take over board would scrutinise it to see if it was in the public interest. The EU’s Competition authority would weigh in as well. Trump would threaten Ireland as Ryanair’s base, and probably the EU too.
It would drag on past the US midterms when Trunk may be a legless, rather than just lame, duck and quite probably to 2029.
Johnson and Macconnell aren’t the only ones who can delay matters.
Outstanding, Bear. Particularly the observations about jokes. To me humour is a lifesaver and enricher but I keep worrying that the energy used in taking the piss out of deranged adult toddlers *could be more effectively deployed. I just don't know how. And all the time we are being worn down, getting used to their outrageous, dangerous behaviour.
* I'm now thinking about a strip cartoon called Adolf Toddler.
Ryan Air is valued at £358 Billion - he could buy it. But look at what he did to X and that was about the same price. Can’t stand O’Leary but he’s right, Musk has no idea about aerodynamics or how ‘poor people’ behave. When you buy a flight for £15, where you can’t take luggage unless you pay more than the flight cost for it, with no meal and no drinks for the duration of the flight; being forced to sit in sit-up-and-beg seats that are almost guaranteed to give you deep vein thrombosis; spending £1 for wifi is definitely going to be a price too far for many - and gods forbid O’Leary puts it on for free.
Somehow I’ve missed all this! Like you I don’t particularly like O’Leary or his airline & if possible would chose another if available but he does know his customers (my sister flies to Denmark regularly to see her daughter & granddaughters & very much likes the price) & in this case I’m very pleased he’s p’d off the Musk Rat. The point you make though is deeply concerning.
The presumption that consent is always only conditional, ie that the target only needs to be paid enough or scared enough to give up withholding it, is utterly pernicious. It is how Musk and Trump and their ilk treat women as well as companies and countries. They need to learn that no means no.
I’m with Zammo. (Just say no).
I never thought I’d agree with O’Leary on anything. What has the world come to.
Trump is insane. When will Congress invoke the 25th? The man is not fit to serve
Musk&Trump have been watching too many movies, mainly gangster and mafia. Gunna make you an offa you can’t refuse, the choice is living or dying
This is who our president & vice president are. They think they already bought the US.
“Tom Hoefling 15h
Reportedly, the US is finalizing a $700 billion cash offer to buy Greenland outright from Denmark, plus $100,000 lump-sum payments to each of its ~57,000 residents-totaling nearly $706 billion.
Trump can't take no for an answer. If he can't find a way to rape her, he'll try and buy her off and turn her into a prostitute. What a disgusting human being he is.”
777 likes • 110 replies • 223 restacks”
(find minerals vital for EVs and batteries, using Al to analyze geological data for discoveries under Greenland's ice.
Key Investors: Bill Gates, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos.
Investment Vehicle: Primarily KoBold Metals, a startup using Al for mineral discovery.
Goal: Discovering rare earth elements (REEs), nickel, cobalt, and platinum to support the transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy.
What happens to the indigenous population. They have danish citizenship. Do they become immigrants. Guest workers in their own country. )
If we are buying Greenland, probably the taxpayers ard probably paying for it. Trump also plans on using taxpayer money to pay for the infrastructure to access the undeveloped oil in Venezuela. Probably what he thinks that offshore account is for in Qatar. The oil companies state it is uninvestable because of the expense.
Thiel & Altman's sovereign town on island off coast of Honduras. The reason Trump just pardoned the former president of Honduras. Apparently Honduras had changed their mind about the sovereignty of his uhhhh tax free zone.
Thiel subscribes to the stem cell transfusions to keep you young Fetal stem cells are used Strange for someone bankrolling Project 2025 & Turning Point Thiel also bankrolled Vance's run for senate & his run as VP in the last election Vance worked for Thiel's security firm until his 2 year stint as senator from OH, resigning to as senator from OH, resigning to run as Trumps VP Maybe those are the transfusions Trump keeps getting Those bruises are a fashion statement for the bros
Próspera has become particularly well known for the zone's experimental medical facilities, which run clinical trials unburdened by F.D.A. standards.
The week of my visit, Patri Friedman, grandson of the economist Milton Friedman and the founder of a start-up-cities fund that invested in Próspera, had a chip with his Tesla key implanted into his hand. On a previous trip he brushed his teeth with genetically modified bacteria purported to prevent cavities.
Another time he was injected with a protein booster intended to make him "stronger and faster," as he put it at a conference in Roatán that weekend.
"I can tell you when Próspera became most real for me," Friedman told the audience. "When I sat down to fill out my informed-consent forms that said, like, 'This agreement is adjudicated under the laws of the Próspera ZEDE: anv any disputes are arbitrated by the Próspera Arbitration Center! Like, you are under a different set of laws."
Companies like Minicircle and Unlimited Bio develop advanced therapies, testing them on medical tourists under unique rules, attracting biohackers seeking faster access to treatments, but raising questions about oversight and long-term safety.
Focus on Advanced Therapies: The city promotes research in gene editing, cell therapies, and anti-aging treatments, often using circular RNA and other novel approaches.
Medical Tourism Hub: It aims to attract international clients seeking treatments not yet widely available, becoming a destination for
"biohackers" and those interested in longevity.
There is an indigenous population on the island. Probably make great test subjects for their bio engineering experiments. At any rate Honduras is questioning exploitation of the indigenous population & the tax free zone. Thiel & the bros are attempting to renegotiate their sovereignty status
This reminded me of the time I repeatedly said no to my boyfriend and you can imagine what happened next. Fuck.