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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 2h

Sure. That's the culture there: handcuffing somebody without evidence of violence

tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 3h

Sure, you can't find the link. Let's say that's true, What's the justification for treating somebody that offers no threat like this anyway?

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 3h

I think one could count with the fingers of both hands at most countries that would do this.

tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 3h

You are just lucky. Some days it is the other way around. Both stations need a refit into the 21st century.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 3d

Working class is a necessary agent for capitalism to exist.
Without a working class goods couldn't be produced in mass, before capitalism was well established there wasn't really a working class except perhaps for guilds, but they were not really exploited by somebody with money systematically.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 4d

She wants the UK to become some kind of New Belarus.

No thanks.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 4d

It's an invention in the same sense as the number π is an invention.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 4d

It isn't an "invention", the term was born out of careful and considered observation of how capitalism works.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 4d

Just a reminder:

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 5d

In Mexico all public schools are secular.
We are talking about one of the biggest Catholic countries, whoever doubts how devout people are they can witness one of the uncountable religious festivals. There religion is a private matter (many private schools have a religious slant, paid by clients).

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 7d

I don't know what would be courageous about objecting strongly with Israel allowing this convicted criminal, supported by a foreign oligarch, to go there.
If it was me I would look if I can ground him in the UK. They do it with hooligans, why not him?

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 7d

Why does she pussyfoot around who this individual is?
All these are facts widely documented:
He's a convicted criminal.
He's been associated with other criminals, including sex offenders.
He leads a lavish lifestyle in Spanish resorts and posh London restaurants.
She should grow some spine!

tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 7d

Many scientists support the idea of the fluidity of human genders, don't embarrass yourself in public trying to represent the totality of scientific knowledge about a field in which clearly you aren't conversant about the topic.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 12d

Your AI is alucinating.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 12d

The EU discovers ISAs.

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 12d

While Labour announces forced labour in the form of mandatory "volunteering".
What kind of distopyan imbecile gave her this idea?
What about this minister:
*everybody* in the UK is forced to volunteer?

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 12d

I think the correct definition for him is a xenophobe.
I've no evidence to believe he's a racist, but probably we are talking semantics here.

tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 12d

I've a soft spot for both "Cassandro the Exótico" (a documentary) and "Cassandro" (a dramatisation) about the same gay Mexican wrestler.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 17d

I'm not stating an opinion, I'm describing situations which I've witnessed, the most sobering one was about seeing AI doing in seconds a film summary, directly from the video, that used to take a person several hours. Those jobs are gone (mayor UK cable TV company) never to come back.

tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 19d

This is everywhere, pretty much all accounting systems consider investment a capital cost and it will be deducted from your turnover thus reducing taxable profits. Some countries even will give firms tax breaks for investing. It is a win win for the corps...

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 20d

Half of Labour would refuse to support that.
They don't have an ideology nor a vision of the country they want which is why they have to "borrow" from Reform and the Tories.Xenophobes will opt for the real thing.
People with left of centre leanings should reassess if Labour is representing them.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 20d

With a written constitution the people have a fighting chance to oppose authoritarian measures, even Trump is having to yield to the legal process so not everything he says is gospel, without a constitution all it takes to violate people's rights is a minister decision or a vote in Parliament.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 20d

I dislike Farage with a passion, but what you are saying is inaccurate unless you have more information about his proposals.
I had ILR when I left the UK and I'll have both my state pension and at least in Spain NHS paid health cover in the equivalent service in Spain.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 20d

I see it used daily.
A colleague takes screen pictures, she doesn't even cut and paste, feeds them into AI, and asks questions about error messages, problems, etc.
I've developed programs in obscure languages and I'm not a programmer.
I know of non technical jobs gone because AI.
Future is now.

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tzctblue.bsky.social @tzctblue.bsky.social · 20d

They don't need to evade tax, they use investment as a tool to have little tax to pay (investment in new businesses is a cost that offsets profits, thus reducing tax intake).
Probably every single new AI data centre is supported in the form of reduced tax intake somewhere, all perfectly legitimate.

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