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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 10h

I see Jared Leto getting a lot of hate for the new Tron Ares fail but i think it's more to do with Musk and his companies being involved from Tesla ads in cars to the grok and xai tie-ins.
Are Disney hoping for another boycott?

Tron and grok tie in with a Tesla Optimus

An article about Tesla putting ads into the cars for the Tron movie.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 1d

Which is fine but then this is not about 90 in 180 it is about regaining FoM at least be honest about it. The only way to get this gabled being able to live and work in multiple EU countries is to be an EU citizen and the only way to get that is by being a citizen of an EU member.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 1d

Joanna Lumley killing it as usual.
"I'm an immigrant"
I say this frequently when bigots are complaining about immigration and they immediately stop because they can't say what they are thinking. Except that one Brit in Spain who literally said "but you're white" before realising what he had said.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

I was this number of years old when I discovered that Dubai had a Metro

"Quite often I am the only white person
in the tube carriage!"

Isabel Oakeshott says 'it's not racist
to observe the lack of white people' in
some areas of Britain,

"It certainly tells us something about
how Britain has changed."

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 2d

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 2d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...

GB News suffers huge loss despite doubling revenue and growing audience

The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024

www.business-live.co.uk

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 1d

Someone at the BBC is going to be fired for allowing an eloquent person who is not right wing onto Question Time and not cutting them off before they can call for taxes on wealth hoarders. #BBCQT

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”

Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

Whatever happened to that made in America gold mobile phone?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d

The rules apply to any non-EU citizens not covered by free movement law, not just British citizens. All these possible penalties for overstay already exist.

Brexity folks are allowed to worship British border controls; but the EU is not supposed to enforce theirs against Brits.

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 4d

People breaking immigration law can be deported. EVEN IF THEY'RE BRITISH.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

We can't keep up...

Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

Yes and imagine a world where those policies are set by a country or countries that are not the UK and you don't get to change them because they are inconvenient to you.
I'm sure there are plenty of people who would love to move to the UK who don't meet the entry requirements. Is that a problem?

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

Oh good point the 90/180-day limit doesn't apply in your host country until you get citizenship... Which is basically what you keep describing what you want right? You want all the rights of being an EU citizenship without being an EU citizen. Which is never going to happen.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

I love how some people try to frame literal immigration policy designed to make people qualify to live and work somewhere as a problem that needs to be solved by the place they want to live and work.

180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 2d

You might be retired/disabled, studying managing a business overseas, have staff working for you, be trading or managing investments. You might organise events or tour groups.

The UK is one country for immigration purposes. The EU is not.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

You do realise if you live in one EU country the 180 day rule doesn't apply right? So pick any of those 4 countries you are apparently living in for 2 months each and apply for residency.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

Okay and there are visas specifically designed for retiring to the EU ot studying in the EU ot managing a business in the EU. Same for organising events and your groups. Why do you think UK citizens should be exempt from applying for those visas to live or work in the EU?

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

More to the point where do you find time to work back in the UK if you are living (but not illegally working) in the EU for 8 months?
The UK by the way is also not one country.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 2d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 2d

We’re becoming immune to it, but it’s worth emphasizing:

In a country generally known for its good governance and good sense, *more than a third* of all seats in parliament are set to be won by the anti-immigrant populist far right

(PVV+BBB+JA21+FvD = 52 seats, out of 150)

Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 2d

Latest Dutch ‘poll of polls’, 20 days before election:

- Wilders still comfortably first
- centre right (CDA) and left (GLPvdA) strong second
- VVD’s pandering to the far right still woefully unpopular
- lunatic-adjacent JA21 doing v well

And only 11% of PVV voters say stable govt is important!

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

To be fair he does look like his parents are siblings...

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

The Dutch love croquettes and discounts so it makes sense that the train company would offer a croquette discount on "national croquette day". No really. It's a thing.

A discount coupon for a 'free' croquette with fries purchase.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 2d

Het is nationale krokettendag. Daarom geven NS en Smullers korting. Iedereen houdt van korting.
Alleen op het trein station.

En korting coupon voor smullers gratis kroketten

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 2d

Latest Dutch ‘poll of polls’, 20 days before election:

- Wilders still comfortably first
- centre right (CDA) and left (GLPvdA) strong second
- VVD’s pandering to the far right still woefully unpopular
- lunatic-adjacent JA21 doing v well

And only 11% of PVV voters say stable govt is important!

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