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Veteran Remainer 🇪🇺 UK & Germany 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 • Posts on #Brexit & #Politics • NON PARTISAN • ANTI-FASCIST • PRO FACTS • PRO WOKE 🏳️‍🌈 • (Slightly dyslexic, so sorry about the typos🙈) #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · Mar 5

Please listen to this exceptional segment from a speech by J.B. Pritzker. It explains everything that's happening now in #MAGAmerica.

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EvangelicalAgnostic @evangelicalagostic.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump is not on the side of the family farmers. He is on the the side of the corporate farms that are going to be able to purchase vast acres of farmland in bankruptcy cases.

The shutdown is delaying Trump's farm bailout. Farmers say it won't be enough even when it happens.

The Trump administration has already missed a self-imposed deadline this week to announce its plan to help US soybean farmers. The gridlock on Capitol Hill means that the delays are likely to continue...

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Frankly Mr Shankly @franklymrshankly17.bsky.social · 15h

These dumb farmers sign their bankruptcy papers with their MAGA hats on.

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 1d

“The actual costs of my business exceed the likely revenue of my business” is usually the sort of thing we solve with bankruptcy, not piracy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 8h

SPOILER ALERT: Davos in in Switzerland. The UN has offices in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Austria. They have nothing to do with the Nobel prizes. Most Nobel committees are in Sweden. The Nobel committee awarding the Peace Prize is in Norway. It has five members. It is not a political body.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 8h

SPOILER ALERT: They knew that anyone who didn't give him a standing ovation would be fired.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 8h

SPOILER ALERT: Trump broke the previous deal with China by raising tariffs.

Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 8h

SPOILER ALERT: MAGA doesn't want the shutdown to end.

Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10h

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10h

SPOILER ALERT: ICE is only attacking peaceful protesters, some of whom are dressed in fluffy animal costumes.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10h

SPOILER ALERT: No one is backing Antifa because Antifa doesn't exist as a recognised group.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10h

SPOILER alert: No one knows what this actually means.

Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10h

SPOILER ALERT: Being "White" is not a nationality.

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 2d

This is like one of those pics you used to see in the Guinness Book of Records.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

I only saw this cartoon when I wasn't looking at it!

Banx @banxtoons.bsky.social · 1d

From today's @financialtimes.com #quantumcomputing #nobelprize

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

I see what you did there!
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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 21h

Let them eat flags! Illustration for today's @theguardian.com to accompany Aditya Chakrabortty's piece on all the chatter from politicians about patriotism when the cost of living is the real issue affecting people

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

Even broken Trump watches are right twice a day. Which is two times more than Trump.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

SPOILER ALERT: He has no plan.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

Nailed it.

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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 13h

Rounding up the Anti Fascists

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 13h

Inflation is going to be higher in the US in the news few years than most are forecasting, @adamposen.bsky.social says.

Find slides & watch the Global Economic Prospects event here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Why the inflation impact of deportation has been lagged

If 1 million+ migrants have left, how has production stayed up?
No increase in native or legal employment in the sectors which are known to be heavy users of migrant labor

What is going on?
McKibbin, Noland, and Hogan (2024) says impact should be big and stagflationary
Substitution of K or L not there in the data
Mismeasurement of net migrant outflows?
Over-counting/claims of total deported?
Or workers and families take time to make up their minds on a wrenching decision
Not sure that ICE really will come for them
Head underground but keep working
Employers do not have to pay more or invest – in fact can end up paying less
Difficult to decide when to leave

Actual financial conditions are more relevant than FFR

Inflation expectations are less well anchored

Recent past experience of higher inflation has a lasting impact (Gagnon and Kamin 2025)

Staggered salient price hikes are coming
Think like eggs under Biden
Beef, certain fruit and veg, musical instruments, toys…
De minimis imported goods
Some pharmaceuticals potentially
Energy depending upon the impact of AI demand
Durable goods (autos, furniture, construction inputs), though, are less salient for inflation perceptions

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

It's practically Apocalyse Now.

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 12h

More horrific scenes from war ravaged Portland. 😂🤣👇

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