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2026-07-18 09:00:37 UTC

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Excellent point to include in your "bite size" series.
Economists have an amazing ability to externalise costs based on implicit values.
To this day, there is still insufficient inclusion of environment costs - and typically zero inclusion of community, cultural or individual worth costs. Because they are not valued.
An example, if AI destroys millions of jobs leaving communities in poverty and increasing suicide, how is that calculated in economic growth models?

2026-04-11 10:27:11 UTC

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If we're all focused on chasing "benefit cheats" for pennies, we'll never get organised enough to tax the trillions of pounds hidden overseas.
#TaxTheRich

2026-04-05 09:03:54 UTC

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Well, one option is to follow the American route - destroy the social safety net while piling on debt.
That's one way to get those slackers to work for crumbs.
I fear that is more likely that raising the quality and pay for work.

2026-04-05 08:49:30 UTC

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Not just British management that views employees as a cost to be reduced.

2026-04-02 17:18:55 UTC

At long last, Trump starting to push out some of his inept appointees.
- Norm - gone
- Bondi - out
- Gabbard - he's asking for feedback
But why only the women? Why not Hegseth and RFK Jr?
#ThisIsAmericaNow

2026-03-28 19:03:08 UTC

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It is absurd that the Met is enforcing a law found to to be unconstitutional.
Sure it's under appeal, but then the arrests can wait until after the appeal.
There is no reason, the Met couldn't issue a caution and leave them.

2026-03-28 00:25:56 UTC

In today's #NotSanewashedNews
"S&P500 Down Nearly 9%, Dow Down 10% As Aimless Iran War Damages World Economy"
Stocks Slide to 5th Weekly Loss as Investors Lose Patience With Iran War https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/business/iran-war-stock-market-investors.html

2026-03-15 09:20:03 UTC

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I really like the work you do, but keep posting articles about "Trump says..." and I'm going to unfollow.
We have over a decade of proof that Trump (and his cultists) says whatever lie advances the fiction he is spinning. Such stories only help him.
Report on what he does and what is verified.

2026-03-15 09:05:52 UTC

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Until the papers and 1/3rd of the nation stop flying into a rage at mention of the #EU , any government can only "cherrypick"
The UK needs a massive education campaign before it can cooperate more fully with the EU.
Sadly, the UK seems to have never been able to do that. And I don't expect it to start now. The people behind Brexit are more powerful now.
#BrexitReality

2026-03-14 10:52:30 UTC

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But, that doesn't mean Trump is going to "lose" his war with #Iran
Altho never (consistently) defined, the goals of this war are quite clear:
- Dominance of the headlines in America as a "strong man"
- Raising oil prices to benefit the fossil fuel oligarchs, esp Putin
- Further consolidation of Trump's imperial control of US institutions
- Massive grifts (see Kushner's latest ME shakedown)
By those measures, the war is a smashing success.
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2026-03-14 10:47:42 UTC

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This Iran war shows an utter disregard for the lessons of 50 years of anti-American guerilla warware.
Of course, Iran was not going to have a conventional shooting war against US aircraft and ships. Instead, attacking the Strait and neighbours was the obvious response.
Similarly, the definition of "success" for #Iran is simple regime survival. They will outlast Trump's attention span - and use the devastation he caused as a recruitment tool.
1/n

2026-03-12 15:26:28 UTC

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Oh, he's done more that that.
Trump destroyed the homes, air and economy for millions of everyday Iranians - reminding them why the regime has claimed America is the enemy for 47 years.

2026-03-01 10:26:52 UTC

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If he walks, talks and acts like a fascist, he is a fascist.
Disregarding the co-equal branches that define the US gov, using masked paramilitaries on US citizens/residents, constant propaganda of division and lies, aggressively expansionist. How is this even a question?
#ThisIsAmericaNow
#AmericanClownEmperor

2026-02-24 11:48:21 UTC

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Thank you!
You're one of my favourite posters. Always thought provoking and a delight.

2026-02-24 10:20:17 UTC

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Excellent piece!
Imagine, running government for the long-term benefit of the people - not short term profit of the well-connected 🤔

2026-02-22 10:56:48 UTC

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What you did not foresee was the rise of bad faith algorithms pushing misinformation to enrich/empower a few techbros
... That and the total abdication of MSM and the FCC from challenging corporate power
The result is that the rich have broken the rational, fact-based world on which democracy depends.

2026-02-19 08:05:24 UTC

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In a world where AI porn (or other bad things) can be created and posted in minutes...
Where algorithms boost it to thousands (or millions) or people...
Who can then repost and share in a click...
Across a half-dozen major tech platforms...
Who really thinks that 48 hour takedown (after user report) is a solution?
Imagine that safety approach to cars or meds.
#RegulateTech

2026-02-19 07:28:01 UTC

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No one becomes a billionaire by luck.
It requires active collusion, breaking/ignoring laws, ongoing political corruption and doing a lot of "favours" with unsavory people.
Isn't that clear from the #EpsteinFiles

2026-02-19 07:11:40 UTC

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Sure, but requiring users to monitor the entire internet to report crimes is still a horrifically bad approach to online safety.
The platforms themselves must bear the burden of monitoring (and acting).
#RegulateTech

2026-02-17 08:44:07 UTC

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Absolutely spot on. What is the point of a National Health Service, if it's just buying the service from for-profit companies?
What a grotesque way to funnel tax dollars to private businesses. This is the wrong direction to save the #NHS
#SaveOurNHS

2026-02-16 10:48:01 UTC

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And which English-Scots-Irish culture is that?
The one made up of Celtic, Roman, Viking, Saxon and French cultures?
You only need look at the English language to know it is not some pure monoculture.
But these people don't deal in facts. they sell a mythology to hide their quest for power.

2026-02-16 09:49:50 UTC

Thank you privatisation
#RoyalMail
BBC News - Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39wlryn20vo

2026-02-14 10:04:28 UTC

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I have faith that marketing will adapt. They have a century headstart over these drugs in overwhelming the brain/instincts.

2026-02-14 09:30:49 UTC

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Continued
But mainly #Europe must build its own security without the USA because...
- America is wrong (at best) or lying: blaming energy and migration policies for leaving "people impoverished". As if the trillions of $ are with the climate scientists and migrants, not the oil/gas companies and oligarchs. And for blaming the UN for not fixing the world.
It is time to build a new #NATO without the US.

2026-02-14 09:26:28 UTC

#Europe should take very small consolation from #Rubio 's comments in #Munich . It's all gas lighting and Europe must build security without the USA.
- America is consistent: look at the wild variance in the last 3 conferences
- America is hostile: look at its National Security Strategy
- America has a major powers strategy: dismissing "weak" allies
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cnv6j9j190rt
Munich Security conference live: Rubio says US and Europe 'belong together' but attacks migration policies and UN

2026-02-13 13:46:59 UTC

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To me, sure, support Greens at local level. Build a power base. Get a few MPs
But it is a decades long project to get national power...Farage has proven
It is wildly optimistic to think it can swing in one or two cycles.

2026-02-13 13:02:20 UTC

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I hear that.
But I fear that abandoning either of the major parties ignores the massive institutional power they have.
Trump could only win because he took over the Republicans. Abandoning Labour leaves it wide open for corporate power to further corrupt it.
To me, the only solution for Labour or the US Democrats is to take over the party and pull it left. They must remain a big tent, so it will never be truly progressive. But 3rd parties won't get power. IMO

2026-02-13 11:09:22 UTC

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With just over three years until the next GE, #Labour would be very wise to start right now
Hopefully, this purge of Blairites will being in some new thinking. Starmer would be wise to reach out to the Burnham and Rayner wings of the party.

2026-02-12 09:39:15 UTC

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I just don't understand why #Labour isn't using the current situation to drive more public investments.
Climate change, war in Ukraine, reducing dependencies on politicised American firms... Take your pick. Any of these would be a solid basis for major gov action.

2026-02-10 12:07:36 UTC

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Yes, deeply worrying. But let's not forget which party was in power for 10 of the 11 years where this corruption grew.

2026-02-07 10:14:13 UTC

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It is amazing how many women in high places supported Epstein's blackmail/trafficking operation.
More amazing how many knew - and still choose not to speak out.
Yes, Epstein ran a "boys club" of mutual favours and advancement. Everyone's silence is what made/makes it work.

2026-02-02 09:52:12 UTC

In Today's #NotSanewashedNews
Headline: "Under Israeli control, Gaza crossing to Egypt is barely opened"
It's crazy to give this generous headline about reopening and advancing the ceasefire, only to read NINE paragraphs in that just 50 people can cross a day - completely under Israeli military control.
These autocrats love how easy it is to control headlines
#MediaMustDoBetter
Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JFA.nNRm.i4YHHwEUBslC&smid=nytcore-android-share

2026-01-31 11:50:41 UTC

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Yes, power never yields willingly.
That's why organisation is essential.

2026-01-31 11:37:42 UTC

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I'm certainly not arguing for fully centralised economic planning (eg Soviet style).
Instead, I think the central gov needs to perform a key role in enabling, direction setting and protecting against monopoly/oligarchy power. That will allow local economies to flourish.
But I resist the libertarian model (not that you proposed it) of a weak centre, which leaves weak localities at the mercy of destructive corporate and overseas powers.

2026-01-31 11:30:21 UTC

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Corollary: lest my support for local #GreenTransition appear contradictory, let me explain.
The oil/gas oligarchy is one of the most powerful exploitative/extractive out there. To break it's power, we need distributed power generation - not only big "national" projects.
Gov plays a key role in funding this and building transmission lines. But we must break the hold of these power companies - who are key to the autocratic rise and destruction of the environment.

2026-01-31 11:26:13 UTC

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I agree on the #GreenTransition but disagree on the larger point.
The model is broken, not because it is top-down, rather because it is an exploitative/extractive model designed to consolidate wealth in the hands of untaxed oligarchs.
The post-war world shows the tremendous potential of top down economics, when focused on growing the middle class and raising those in poverty.
We should focus on rebuilding that, rather than delegate decisions to even weaker "local" bodies.

2026-01-30 11:30:44 UTC

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Sure. But do you think Reform voters care about any if this? Or will even see it?
I expect they are firmly focused on the latest Farage antics, supported by a media enthusiastic about his clickbait.

2026-01-27 12:32:23 UTC

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...his grievance party. They will never be held accountable, so long as they advance the culture war front. Worse, their individual actions are now irrelevant as they are sycophants supporting the Farage cult of personality.
Just think of Trump. Cruz, Rubio DeSantis and Vance were all major challengers who were broken by, and then chose to support, the Trumpist cult. Now, all still hold power because they are willing extensions of Trump's personality.
Same with Reform
/end

2026-01-27 12:27:48 UTC

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This is not a problem for ReformUK. It is a party of culture warriors, very adept at dodging the (few) accountability questions - knowing media will give them free rein to spout their grievances as if offered in good faith.
And that's what these Tory defectors have done. They chose to leave normal politics, with manifestos, policy and accountability behind. They are choosing the easy route - wrapping themselves in the Union Jack and joining Team Farage and...
1/

2026-01-26 13:40:13 UTC

Investigate?
It is past time to suspend Twitter's right to operate in the EU, pending this investigation.
Musk has repeatedly shown to be a bad faith actor. And fines are irrelevant to the world's richest person.
#TwitterIsNotSafe
#BanTwitter
#TeslaTakedown
BBC News - EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye99wg0y8o

2026-01-25 11:45:29 UTC

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I found your framing confused by the "corrected by democratic means" bit.
Is your question about the nature of the American electorate (eg, Trumpism as aberration vs the norm)?
If so, Trump's brand of white male patriarchy has obviously been the norm from the start. And his populist approach is a quite traditional reactionary response every time America takes a step toward pluralism.
What is unusual is their effectiveness in destroying the democratic process.

2026-01-25 11:08:26 UTC

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Or, perhaps that they ARE the law. And building a new kleptocratic world order around themselves.

2026-01-25 11:06:45 UTC

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Months ago, as the invasion of US cities started, I said it wouldn't be long before the federal troops were shooting people dead in the streets (ala Kent State).
This is all so very easily foreseeable.

2026-01-25 10:35:33 UTC

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The "rule of Trump" is the latest in a four decade project to destroy "democratic means" itself
He can only exist bc decades of GOP obstruction broke Congress & a long Federalist project packed the courts (esp the SCOTUS). All this enables an imperial presidency - by a transactional conman committed to America's age old power centre (rich, white men w exploitative businesses)
So, I think your framing is wrong. This can only be "corrected" by rebuilding democracy itself.

2026-01-22 12:41:08 UTC

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Exactly right.
Trump's model (in so many ways) is the mob boss. They don't create or run the grifts. Under bosses come to them with ideas and the mob boss gives permission and cover, for a piece of the profits.
That's what the US is now. A mob racket, heavily focused on shakedowns and con jobs.

2026-01-19 12:50:49 UTC

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That's assuming they ever realise it's a scam.
IMO, the last decade has proven this voting bloc is looking for easy answers and will swallow any con, if there's enough push behind it.
While they nay tire of Farage and move on, I believe it will just be a move to the next con.

2026-01-19 10:31:10 UTC

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Corollary to above.
The same process is happening on the British right.
After the Tory voters chose Truss over the obviously preferred candidate, the party leaders reasserted themselves and replaced her w Sunak and "normal policies". Tory votes fled in droves in the GE.
Now Tory voters are moving to Reform where they will have absolutely zero say in party policy. (But Farage is an effective conman who call sell them on whatever snake oil he offers)

2026-01-19 10:20:12 UTC

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Maybe I didn't explain myself well.
Of course, political responsiveness is good. But that's not my point.
Rather, political parties introducing policies based on donor demand - not party consultation and thinking thru - have been the norm for decades. Both big parties do it (think Iraq)
What I'm saying is... this approach is breaking down. Of course party leaders will resist the change. But we should welcome the break down.

2026-01-18 18:30:12 UTC

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Yes, but I am heartened by all Labour's u-turns.
It shows public pressure and democratic representation is working.
Compare to the Tories or American Republicans. "Firm control" of the party means the leaders do whatever their donors want regardless of party (or public) support.
We've grown so used to unaccountable political leaders that we think this type of policy responsiveness is a problem (not a benefit and key feature) of democracy.

2026-01-18 13:53:05 UTC

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Agreed
Dems made promising starts in 2021, but didn't grasp the existential nature of the threat and didn't move aggressively or quickly enough.
But the Democrats are the only avenue to power in the near term. We must drive a more progressive party, while keeping a big enough tent to wield power.
Not a high certainty of success, but other options are much worse.

2026-01-18 12:43:50 UTC

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Of course, there will be American elections. Even Russia has elections.
The questions are who can vote and who counts? Republicans have been rigging all three for years.
Even if the House of Representative flips (likely), Trump has made Congress irrelevant. It won't matter. We are now in a monarchy.
Dems MUST flip the Senate too, and stop his horrific appointments, to even start towards a "self-correction".

2026-01-18 12:35:10 UTC

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I disagree on the guns.
The Americans with more than a single dusty gun in a closet/drawer are loving this MAGA power trip. They're the ones getting the $50k ICE signing bonuses. And they're absolutely silent about Renee Good (like they're always silent about women and minorities under American fascism).
No, the ongoing civil war won't be violent when the other side has tanks and planes. As always, it will be disobedience - let the #GeneralStrike begin!

2026-01-17 11:23:06 UTC

@npub1w8n…kn70 provides serious reporting on the American regime.
They've untangled the #Venezuela events and summarised:
"Trump has agreed to let the Maduro regime remain in power without Maduro, in exchange for a massive amount of oil, then a Trump mega donor is selling that oil on the international market to whoever, then the proceeds of that are being deposited in a Qatari bank account, then Trump decides how he wants to spend that money, and Congress is not involved in any of it"

2026-01-14 22:14:51 UTC

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Similarly, it is past time that Europe (and Canada) build up a military alliance in parallel to #NATO (ie, without America and maybe Hungary too)
They should start by providing air defense to Ukraine behind the front lines. It must include "boots on the ground" to get Putin to stop. It will also help Britain, France, Germany, etc to get practical experience in today's drone warfare.

2026-01-14 22:11:06 UTC

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Thanks for clarifying.
I thought your "incentivising" was giving him something to drop this sham. Hence why I said it was appeasement.
While I prefer raising the cost to Trump, the reality is most "costs" are borne by the American people (or soldiers) and utterly irrelevant to him. That's why he has such a high threshold for the pain he creates.
My strongest preference is to break his shakedown racket by acting without America's help.

2026-01-14 21:36:44 UTC

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No more appeasing Trump's shakedown rackets (that's what "incentivising" is)
Denmark and other #NATO nations need to increase their military presence "...in response to Trump's speculative claims of a Russian or Chinese threat".
Then, they should MOCK him. Something like "We are not afraid that our alliance can protect Greenland with or without America. NATO has worked for 80 years. The only thing new is Mr Trump's willingness to undermine the alliance."

2026-01-07 19:33:51 UTC

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I don't think that the answer is pay and work conditions. Plenty of great people go into low paying professions because they feel a calling.
No, IMO, the problem is that politics draws those seeking power, or worse those amoral people willing to use power as their donors direct.
To me, we need more democracy - spreading power more broadly - more roles through sortition - and a hard stop on money in politics. That's my dream.

2026-01-02 18:09:08 UTC

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It seems pretty well corroborated that the "Hunter laptop" drama was a Russian disinfo campaign. (Summarised 👆)
Why has this never received prominent reporting by the mainstream media?
#MediaMustDoBetter

2025-12-29 19:36:43 UTC

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One more reason:
- Many metrics are aggregates that can be skewed by massive spending in key, large industries like military or healthcare.
But we already see unemployment going up, lifespan decreasing, food bank explosion and homelessness increases. These are the signs of a society in decline.

2025-12-26 09:47:31 UTC

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AI decision-making, tsunamis of disinformation and slop, constant focus on proven liars, un-real "reality TV" ...all of this is leading to a collapse of the Age of Reason and a return to the Dark Ages.

2025-12-23 17:54:47 UTC

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Exactly!
Why didn't the government drive home the message that farmers would have paid HALF the Inheritance Tax rate of non-farmers?

2025-12-17 08:58:22 UTC

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As if saving the climate for humanity wasn't enough, we should all move to #GreenEnergy because oil and gas are so deeply corrosive to democratic governance.

2025-12-14 10:23:05 UTC

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Not to disagree about the nature of capitalism, but you are absolutely wrong in saying it doesn't impact party policy.
The "horrors" I mentioned are absolutely Republican policy - for many years
Democrats have other policies, like expanding healthcare, green energy and antitrust. Policies that were actually expanded under the Biden years (and Obama, etc) - so it's not just empty promises.
As a reality, the differences between the party policies (and therefore impact) is huge.

2025-12-14 10:14:33 UTC

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call BS.
Saying "both sides the same" about America's two main parties is how Americans lost the right to abortion, now have masked agents grabbing brown people off the streets and are murdering people in boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Sure, both parties support capitalism - but under first-past-the-post that's always going to be the result.
So, use primaries to push the Dems leftward. But always, ALWAYS, vote for the lesser of two evils ...to get less evil

2025-12-14 10:04:18 UTC

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Maybe critical thinking skills - and not just for farmers.
Too many fall for these simplistic cure-alls when there is no substance (or commitment, funding, etc) to the promised "sunny uplands" of the future.
And far, far too little attention is paid to why systems are built the way they are.

2025-12-10 23:07:18 UTC

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Yeah, sure
Just like the supporters started peeling away from Hitler ...or Stalin ...or Mao, etc

2025-12-07 22:33:03 UTC

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Not only "took businesses at their word"
They opened an express fraud lane for those referred by those connected to the party in power.
No bid. No checking. Just here's your cash.
The true figure is probably worse than £11 B

2025-12-07 19:49:41 UTC

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Likewise, I only see disastrous outcomes over the next few years.

2025-12-07 18:26:32 UTC

👀
Cory Doctorow: sometimes AI is just people
https://youtube.com/shorts/19PbHCwb8ZU?si=BzDNzBTuFpyDKfpt

2025-11-29 12:47:51 UTC

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I'm old enough to remember when a #UN commission declaring Israel is engaged in systemic torture - and therefore a war crime - would have provoked international condemnation.
Now, it's just "one side says" and we all just move on.

2025-11-29 12:41:05 UTC

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Yes, the world could benefit from some vocal Keynesians.

2025-11-26 17:32:53 UTC

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IMO, a solidly #Labour budget this time.
With the significant exception of freezing tax thresholds, the tax increases targeted those with disposable income or expensive houses - while funnelling significant increases to pensioners and those on minimum wage.

2025-11-24 10:00:19 UTC

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How can this still be a puzzle to anyone?
For over a decade now, the path to a high state office for minorities is to be the "toughest" and loudest in defending nativism.
It's only a surprise that Labour is now doing it. Well, not a surprise to those watching Starmer's choices this past year.

2025-11-24 09:51:47 UTC

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The future generations will look back at the failure to act on the #ClimateCrisis - and at the obvious, massive concentration of wealth and power - and shake their heads.
"The answer was so obvious", they'll say.

2025-11-15 13:39:25 UTC

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"Manciple Model"
I learn something new every day 😀
Thanks

2025-11-15 12:04:52 UTC

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It's exceedingly rare in America, but yes, possible.
Of course, this is what public utilities used to be ...everywhere. But the drive toward privatisation destroyed all that.

2025-11-10 14:28:35 UTC

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I desperately hope Starmer uses this opportunity to pull the BBC back from its rightward drift, led by all the Tory appointees

2025-10-19 16:00:58 UTC

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There is literally zero MSM coverage of the POTUS posting a fake video of himself, in a crown, flying a jet labeled "King Trump" gleefully dropping crap on US citizens.
Zero coverage.
This is not normal, but poor media makes it normal.
#ThisIsAmericaNow #AmericanClownEmperor

2025-10-19 10:26:18 UTC

How is this a bigger story in #BBCNews than the #NYTimes or any American paper?
Why is the BBC willing to say "millions" and the Times says "Thousands" or just "Protestors"?
#MediaMustDoBetter
BBC News - Millions join anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests across US - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93xgyp1zv4o

2025-10-16 22:36:28 UTC

JFC, it's only been two months since Trump's big meeting with Putin in Alaska - that yielded nothing.
And 9 months of high-level meetings between US and Russia
And 9 months of "very productive" phone calls between Trump and Putin.
How many time does the media fall for Trump's overpromising hype?
#MediaMustDoBetter
Trump Plans to Meet With Putin to Talk About a Cease-Fire in Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

2025-10-14 08:31:15 UTC

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The Greens have a clear message on that. 'The people who make our lives more difficult arrive in private jets, not dinghies.'
Shame that Labour and LibDems aren't equally blunt.
44 seconds of pure genius.
https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/115371232282353198

2025-10-13 11:21:11 UTC

Delighted that Hamas has released the remaining (living) hostages.
And even happy to give credit to Trump for finally growing tired of Netanyahu's sh*t and forcing his hand.
But it must be said, this all could have happened at any point since the Nov 2023 ceasefire - and Trump was a major delay in summer 2024. It's a shame Trump's sole motivation appears to be his quest for a Nobel.
After he gets his applause, will he shift attention and allow Netanyahu to resume attacks?
#GazaCeasefire

2025-10-10 08:46:27 UTC

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Complementary to your point...
If employment demand is shrinking, I believe it is due to a rise in automation.
So, we should absolutely be discussing the implications, particularly on a governments heavily funded by employment tax.

2025-10-10 08:44:22 UTC

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Don't underestimate companies' willingness to put out inferior products if it saves money.

2025-10-06 16:56:36 UTC

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Obviously, Macron should appoint a centre-left PM to reflect their parliament.
Of course, he won't. I expect he will just keep naming right and centre-right PMs until the next election.

2025-10-04 18:27:39 UTC

Crap. Another eastern European nation lurches further right.
BBC News - Billionaire populist Andrej Babis' party wins Czech parliamentary election
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62qezmr92lo

2025-10-02 21:16:47 UTC

Baroness Mone is *not* the victim here.
The taxpayers are!
#MoneMustResign
BBC News - Michelle Mone accuses chancellor of 'inflammatory' language - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9y5nkxpzlo

2025-09-30 16:36:46 UTC

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The #GovShutdown is a preview of life after Dems win the House in the mid-terms.
Trump will embrace shutdowns to stop normal governance - and things will only be done through corrupt favors and contacts.
And the things he wants (military and ICE) will be exempted and taken from money allocated elsewhere.
#Dems need to prepare now - and realize this shutdown is just the first testing phase.

2025-09-27 20:53:17 UTC

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Excellent point.
We need to give people a way out of MAGA. Anyone should be welcomed into the antifascist coalition whenever they are ready to join.
But like AA, we need a space for them to articulate what they did and how they can learn from it.

2025-09-27 17:51:48 UTC

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Certainly, people are looking for coordinated activities
I think it will take a #GeneralStrike

2025-09-27 17:22:39 UTC

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And now that Kimmel is back, they're sticking their heads back in the sand.

2025-09-20 18:32:03 UTC

The US is openly conducting extrajudicial killings in international waters
...and no one says a word.
#ThisIsAmericaNow
#pariahnation
Trump Says U.S. Military Attacked a Third Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Three https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/trump-boat-strike-drugs.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

2025-09-17 22:37:16 UTC

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Charlie Kirk's entire career was an AstroTurf project funded by rightwing billionaires.
TPUSA's cofounder was a 72-year-old Republican donor. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Montgomery_(activist)

2025-09-15 17:24:40 UTC

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The kid was raised in a very religious, remote, gun-toting rightwing community ...guess that's not the magic cureall that the right constantly promotes.

2025-09-13 12:00:28 UTC

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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/maga-makes-dramatic-shift-after-identity?r=2cxom&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

2025-09-13 08:37:11 UTC

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Setting aside all the different factors that play into "growth"...
Is it possible to have economic growth without some inflation, as a general principle?

2025-09-13 08:08:04 UTC

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We know the answer already.
A few of the rightwing protestors will be arrested for punch ups - because their brand is to be the "oppressed majority"
Absolutely none of them will be arrested for sitting around holding signs advocating hateful positions (or dare I say positions that might terrify some).

2025-09-11 17:43:18 UTC

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Allow me to posit one more theory on how Mandelson was appointed - that it was a "low cost" move to appease Trump.
It's clear the British strategy is to constantly stroke Trump's ego while actually giving him little. State dinners, friendly faces at the embassy, these things carry great weight with the #AmericanClownEmperor even though they are mostly symbolic.

2025-09-10 23:45:44 UTC

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Which acts, specifically?
Because Republicans seem just fine with masked, unbadged people beating brown people up in the street, then locking them away for weeks without due process.
...Or killing people in a boat rather than boarding it.
...Or revoking visas and deporting people to places they were granted asylum from
These all seem like political violence to me, and it is absolutely encouraged.

2025-09-03 10:12:40 UTC

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Imagine if we stopped using the term "the market" (like some omniscient god) and referred to "bond traders", "stock traders" and "currency traders"
Would public perceptions change if people realised these were all human choices designed to maximise profit?