#shocker — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #shocker, aggregated by home.social.
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Potential World Cup manipulation on Polymarket flagged by sports advisory group https://mashable.com/tech/world-cup-manipulation-report-polymarket-prediction-market
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Potential World Cup manipulation on Polymarket flagged by sports advisory group https://mashable.com/tech/world-cup-manipulation-report-polymarket-prediction-market
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"A political lobbying firm founded by the former electoral strategist for David Cameron and Boris Johnson secretly pays journalists to write pieces for British newspapers that are favourable to its clients, a Guardian investigation can reveal."
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/22/david-cameron-firm-adviser-pays-journalists-favourable-pieces-boris-johnson
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"A political lobbying firm founded by the former electoral strategist for David Cameron and Boris Johnson secretly pays journalists to write pieces for British newspapers that are favourable to its clients, a Guardian investigation can reveal."
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/22/david-cameron-firm-adviser-pays-journalists-favourable-pieces-boris-johnson
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StubHub's 'marketplace for fans' is run by a mass scalper, SEC filings reveal https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/stubhub-marketplace-mass-scalper-sec-filings-9.7265230
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StubHub's 'marketplace for fans' is run by a mass scalper, SEC filings reveal https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/stubhub-marketplace-mass-scalper-sec-filings-9.7265230
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On July 1, 1994, Chopping Mall and Shocker were screened as a double-feature on USA Up All Night. Here's some original art inspired by the two horror classics!
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Supreme Court backs Monsanto in fight over popular weed killer : NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision
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Supreme Court backs Monsanto in fight over popular weed killer : NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@NoveltyBot/116732309773361352
This vibrating device will pleasure your hand to climax. That's a shocker, I know....
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Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/super-rich-assets-outsized-amount-climate-harm-study
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Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/super-rich-assets-outsized-amount-climate-harm-study
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Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-essay-labour-failings-unhelpful
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Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-essay-labour-failings-unhelpful
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“From separatism to two-tier health care to underfunding public education, to attacks on constitutional rights including the right to strike. It’s like trying to drink from a fire hose.”
You mean our Trumpian premier flooded the zone with 💩? #Shocker
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“From separatism to two-tier health care to underfunding public education, to attacks on constitutional rights including the right to strike. It’s like trying to drink from a fire hose.”
You mean our Trumpian premier flooded the zone with 💩? #Shocker
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My ★★½ review of Shocker (1989) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/euHmvN
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My ★★½ review of Shocker (1989) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/euHmvN
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Television news coverage of climate policy is limited and polarized in the US, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-television-news-coverage-climate-policy.html
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Television news coverage of climate policy is limited and polarized in the US, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-television-news-coverage-climate-policy.html
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#Shocker? Study finds #Drumpf deportations and #RWNJ police state decrees are hurting local economies , actually costing many Americans jobs.
Statistics reveal for each arrest of an #undocumented worker, six U.S.-born #workers lose a job...
https://share.inquirer.com/Vs6FE6 #GiftLink #SharedStory #Unemployment #Immigration
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#Shocker? Study finds #Drumpf deportations and #RWNJ police state decrees are hurting local economies , actually costing many Americans jobs.
Statistics reveal for each arrest of an #undocumented worker, six U.S.-born #workers lose a job...
https://share.inquirer.com/Vs6FE6 #GiftLink #SharedStory #Unemployment #Immigration
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Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/broadcasters-reliant-vox-pop-interviews-failing-challenge-politicians-study
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Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/broadcasters-reliant-vox-pop-interviews-failing-challenge-politicians-study
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Elite Wall Street lawyers aided insider trading ring, say US prosecutors
https://www.ft.com/content/d2fbe2c3-103a-4d09-b510-db58c5f8697d -
Elite Wall Street lawyers aided insider trading ring, say US prosecutors
https://www.ft.com/content/d2fbe2c3-103a-4d09-b510-db58c5f8697d -
Lede: During recent Olds Transparency Project meeting, resident says people in opposition to the project are not being listened to
Oh yeah, real #Shocker
Call made for ouster of Alberta town's council over data centre https://www.thealbertan.com/olds-news/call-made-for-ouster-of-olds-council-admin-over-proposed-synapse-data-centre-12212863
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Lede: During recent Olds Transparency Project meeting, resident says people in opposition to the project are not being listened to
Oh yeah, real #Shocker
Call made for ouster of Alberta town's council over data centre https://www.thealbertan.com/olds-news/call-made-for-ouster-of-olds-council-admin-over-proposed-synapse-data-centre-12212863
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"Building more units didn't solve the city's housing crisis, says Ren Thomas, an associate professor at Dalhousie University, who argues the vast majority of housing is market-driven and the boom prioritized high-profit units that many residents couldn't afford."
#Shocker! And also seditious heresy.
Canada's mid-size cities are growing like big ones — and running into the same fights https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mid-size-canadian-cities-building-more-apartments-fewer-houses-9.7175938
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"Building more units didn't solve the city's housing crisis, says Ren Thomas, an associate professor at Dalhousie University, who argues the vast majority of housing is market-driven and the boom prioritized high-profit units that many residents couldn't afford."
#Shocker! And also seditious heresy.
Canada's mid-size cities are growing like big ones — and running into the same fights https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mid-size-canadian-cities-building-more-apartments-fewer-houses-9.7175938
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Hegseth accused of 'lying to the American public' about war in Iran during tense congressional hearing https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-hegseth-nuclear-war-cost-grossi-9.7181108
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Hegseth accused of 'lying to the American public' about war in Iran during tense congressional hearing https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-hegseth-nuclear-war-cost-grossi-9.7181108
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The Greenland-coveting billionaire's son-in-law? #Shocker
Doubts persist about whether Fed chair nominee Warsh will be independent, CNBC survey finds https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/doubts-persist-about-whether-fed-chair-nominee-warsh-will-be-independent-cnbc-survey-finds.html
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The Greenland-coveting billionaire's son-in-law? #Shocker
Doubts persist about whether Fed chair nominee Warsh will be independent, CNBC survey finds https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/doubts-persist-about-whether-fed-chair-nominee-warsh-will-be-independent-cnbc-survey-finds.html
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CW: Hard paywall, The Logic—Canada’s oil sector is taking a new hard line against an industrial carbon tax
Lede: Renewed opposition to industrial carbon pricing is stalling Ottawa’s push to make good on its pipeline deal with Alberta, insiders say
Give an inch, take a mile? #Shocker
Canada’s oil sector is taking a new hard line against an industrial carbon tax - The Logic
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CW: Hard paywall, The Logic—Canada’s oil sector is taking a new hard line against an industrial carbon tax
Lede: Renewed opposition to industrial carbon pricing is stalling Ottawa’s push to make good on its pipeline deal with Alberta, insiders say
Give an inch, take a mile? #Shocker
Canada’s oil sector is taking a new hard line against an industrial carbon tax - The Logic
https://thelogic.co/news/alberta-carbon-pricing-hard-line-carney-pipeline/ -
People with dark personality traits are naturally inclined towards leadership roles, finds new study https://phys.org/news/2026-04-people-dark-personality-traits-naturally.html
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People with dark personality traits are naturally inclined towards leadership roles, finds new study https://phys.org/news/2026-04-people-dark-personality-traits-naturally.html
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Lede: Experts worry public opinion outweighs scientific evidence when it comes to policy making
B.C. declared toxic drugs a public health emergency 10 years ago. Has it made a difference? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/10-year-anniversary-toxic-drug-overdose-deaths-public-health-emergency-9.7159394
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Lede: Experts worry public opinion outweighs scientific evidence when it comes to policy making
B.C. declared toxic drugs a public health emergency 10 years ago. Has it made a difference? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/10-year-anniversary-toxic-drug-overdose-deaths-public-health-emergency-9.7159394
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"Ralph Barclay Young AOE (born 1945) is a Canadian real estate developer. He has served as the Chancellor of the University of Alberta since 2012. He is the former CEO of Melcor Developments."
Oh, really. #Shocker
Ralph B. Young - Wikipedia
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"Ralph Barclay Young AOE (born 1945) is a Canadian real estate developer. He has served as the Chancellor of the University of Alberta since 2012. He is the former CEO of Melcor Developments."
Oh, really. #Shocker
Ralph B. Young - Wikipedia
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The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ostrich-farm-arguments-cull-9.7157710
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The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ostrich-farm-arguments-cull-9.7157710
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"The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the federal government’s probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector is not taking workers’ arguments seriously."
Union claims airlines are 'flying the plane' in Ottawa's unpaid work probe https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/08/union-claims-airlines-are-flying-the-plane-in-ottawas-unpaid-work-probe/
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"The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the federal government’s probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector is not taking workers’ arguments seriously."
Union claims airlines are 'flying the plane' in Ottawa's unpaid work probe https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/08/union-claims-airlines-are-flying-the-plane-in-ottawas-unpaid-work-probe/
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𝐋a 𝐒éance du 𝐒oir
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫
Film de #WesCraven en 1989
Avec #MitchPileggi #PeterBerg et #CamilleCooper#Shocker #cinegenres #classic #cinema
#film #movie #LaSéanceDuSoir𝐋a 𝐒éance du 𝐒oir:
https://cinegenres.com/film-de-la-soiree/ -
Oh yeah, #Shocker
Canadian government pushed for travel rules that cut airlines more slack, internal documents show https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/canadian-government-pushed-for-travel-rules-that-cut-airlines-more-slack-internal-documents-show/
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Oh yeah, #Shocker
Canadian government pushed for travel rules that cut airlines more slack, internal documents show https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/canadian-government-pushed-for-travel-rules-that-cut-airlines-more-slack-internal-documents-show/
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Study shows problem gambling rise in regulated online market https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local/study-shows-problem-gambling-rise-in-regulated-online-market-12073055
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Study shows problem gambling rise in regulated online market https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local/study-shows-problem-gambling-rise-in-regulated-online-market-12073055
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"Byrne, a former cabinet minister who chairs parliament’s business committee, said he had identified a 'media-political complex' funded largely by a handful of billionaires."
Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/funding-for-populist-right-media-political-complex-exceeded-170m-in-five-years-research-finds
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"Byrne, a former cabinet minister who chairs parliament’s business committee, said he had identified a 'media-political complex' funded largely by a handful of billionaires."
Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/funding-for-populist-right-media-political-complex-exceeded-170m-in-five-years-research-finds