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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 3h

Goodbye.

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William Hill owner says it could shut shops if Reeves raises gambling taxes

Evoke considering the plans before expected tax increases in budget, with up to 1,500 jobs potentially affected

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 1d

A study in @nature.com shows the world’s biggest oil & gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to renewable energy capacity — despite claiming for years to be leading the energy transition.
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 1d

They're putting Frank Bisignano in charge of the IRS now.

This is the same guy who's overseen late checks, long lines, and closed offices at the Social Security Administration.

If he can screw up your Social Security, he can screw up your taxes.

And that's kind of the point.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
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Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 7d

Everyone who uses Amazon should read this: "Now Amazon is in the terminal stage. We’re all still stuck to the platform, but we get less and less value out of it." Bad for customers, sellers, business (and definitely bad for fair taxes) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2d

Profiteers will cost the NHS an arm and a leg
The NHS, born in 1948 alongside me, has saved millions - yet today both major parties bleed it dry, trading care for corporate profit

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Profiteers will cost the NHS an arm and a leg

The NHS, born in 1948 alongside me, has saved millions - yet today both major parties bleed it dry, trading care for corporate profit

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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 5d

#Handsworth could teach @RobertJenrick how to live in a global society. #BenjaminZephaniah - spirit of #Birmingham - said "Handsworth for me is...where I learnt all my skills, my communication skills, my hustling skills, my poetic skills, everything."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 7d

Everyone who uses Amazon should read this: "Now Amazon is in the terminal stage. We’re all still stuck to the platform, but we get less and less value out of it." Bad for customers, sellers, business (and definitely bad for fair taxes) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 9d

It's impossible to earn a billion, but there are more billionaires every year. How?

We talk w/ @theguardian.com's @josh-tou.bsky.social about "collected wealth" vs "earned wealth", how we tax them unequally & why #WealthTax protects our earner way of life #TaxTheSuperRich youtu.be/vPZRDt1kcV8?...

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 10d

Ultimately, in Brazil democracy was salvaged because enough of the army and top brass refused to enforce Bolsonaro's coup. Trump is preparing to avoid that eventuality well ahead of time
lucid.substack.com/p/a-holistic... from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

A Holistic Plan for an Authoritarian Military

Trump and Hegseth unveil a plan to make the military an authoritarian institution and adapt the notion of the battlefield and the enemy for domestic use.

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Simon Parker @sparkerworld.bsky.social · 11d

Keir Starmer was once a distinguished human rights lawyer who wrote texts on the European Convention on Human Rights. That Starmer would be appalled by this Prime Minister trying to replace the independence of the courts with government approved 'reinterpretation' of IHRL
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Starmer wants rethink on international law to tackle migration

The PM gives the clearest sign yet the government wants to reform how human rights laws are applied in immigration cases.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 11d

I love this, from Alex Evans of Larger Us. Actions like this are not naive as they might appear to some. They're definitely challenging, not easy at all to do, but it's essential. The Good Apocalypse Guide is like a light in a dark place, sign up to it. (I also love that 'cake or death?' sketch...)

Cake or death?

How cupcakes are helping to defuse far right protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers

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Arena for Journalism in Europe @journalismarena.eu · 11d

🚨 NEW: By the end of this video, Europe will have lost 2850m² of land to construction. That’s almost half a Premier League football pitch.

This rate of loss, amounting to 600 football pitches a day, is 1.5 times higher than official EEA estimates.

This is the #GreenToGrey project. [1/3]

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 12d

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 12d

France's wealthiest man says @gabrielzucman.bsky.social's French wealth tax would 'destroy the French economy.' Inequality destroys economies. He wouldn't even notice this extra tax on his unimaginable wealth. He reportedly has a 101.5-meter superyacht with a 6-meter glass-bottom swimming pool.

New rock-star economist Gabriel Zucman’s wealth tax transfixes France

The 38-year-old has a recipe to save the EU’s second-biggest economy from a debt crisis — but will the government dare act on it?

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 13d

Yes please! "Introducing the Nerve @thenerve.news. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication." via @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

The free press fights back...

Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!

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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 16d

In our latest podcast, the #Taxcast: @naomifowler.bsky.social talks to @garethgore.bsky.social about Opus Dei, it's influence and its secret bank & Erica Hanichak @factcoalition.bsky.social on the US financial regulator's plans to actually delete company ownership information

#157 Banking on Opus Dei - Tax Justice Network podcasts

Μonthly podcast show sizzling with the latest developments in the corrupt world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax dodging.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 16d

On the #Taxcast: @garethgore.bsky.social on Opus Dei, from Franco to Trump & the bank it controlled for 60 years. Plus: the US's financial regulator plans to actually delete company ownership info. Erica Hanichak @factcoalition.bsky.social on stopping the US sliding further into a corruption abyss

#157 Banking on Opus Dei - Tax Justice Network podcasts

Μonthly podcast show sizzling with the latest developments in the corrupt world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax dodging.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 17d

Out soon on the #Taxcast, @taxjustice.net's podcast: @garethgore.bsky.social talks about his book on the outsized influence of the secretive Opus Dei, from Spain's dictator Franco to Trump. Plus: the battle to end anonymous ownership in the US - the govt is DELETING company ownership information...

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 17d

"Over 140 organizations and 110 public figures from across the world urge #COP30 to address the interconnected crises of colonial legacies and climate breakdown." assets.nationbuilder.com/eurodad/mail...

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 17d

Out soon on the #Taxcast, @taxjustice.net's podcast: @garethgore.bsky.social talks about his book on the outsized influence of the secretive Opus Dei, from Spain's dictator Franco to Trump. Plus: the battle to end anonymous ownership in the US - the govt is DELETING company ownership information...

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 19d

The article echoes what I’ve seen and heard from peers: AI makes it easy to produce slick but shallow work that looks plausible on the surface, yet riddled with errors or bad assumptions underneath.

Your coworkers end up having to fix or redo it.

It’s workslop, and it’s spreading fast.

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 18d

🌎 Next month at @UNICAMP, Brazil, we’ll co-host #ClimateforChange2025 ahead of #COP30.

Why must #TaxSovereignty & #ClimateJustice go hand in hand for #JustTransitions? Find out in our latest blog 🔗 bit.ly/3KgiImR

Why Climate Justice Needs Tax Sovereignty - Tax Justice Network

Tax sovereignty is the missing link for climate justice — reclaiming wealth, repairing harms, and funding just transitions.

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Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social · 19d

The CEO of Tesco is paid 431 times more than his workers and doubled his pay while announcing job cuts. But that's just one example of the UK's unequal pay – we have some of the most unequal incomes in the developed world.

Line graph showing income growth from 1977 to 2024, with the richest 10% income rising sharply, average income moderately, and poorest 10% barely increasing.

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