Andy
@andythepirate.bsky.social
Personal Assistant to my dog. Play with spreadsheets whilst listening to the finest music known to my playlist. Ride a bike and sometimes fall off.
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UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
How sparsely populated Norway amassed $1.8 trillion | Fortune Europe
Launched in the early 1990s to invest mostly in bonds, the fund has grown to become the largest of its kind by acquiring small equity stakes in thousands of companies across the world.
fortune.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
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I don't know the author of this storybook about the Portland Frog but it's hilarious and I'd gladly have it read to me every night. 🐸😆
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I don't know the author of this storybook about the Portland Frog but it's hilarious and I'd gladly have it read to me every night. 🐸😆
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"More heinous stuff is about to come out and I was frogmarched into a room and made to jump before I was pushed.
I have never done anything wrong ever, despite all the allegations, witness statements, out of court settlements, etc."
I have never done anything wrong ever, despite all the allegations, witness statements, out of court settlements, etc."
October 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"More heinous stuff is about to come out and I was frogmarched into a room and made to jump before I was pushed.
I have never done anything wrong ever, despite all the allegations, witness statements, out of court settlements, etc."
I have never done anything wrong ever, despite all the allegations, witness statements, out of court settlements, etc."
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"I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and the country first."
What absolute horse shit.
What absolute horse shit.
October 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and the country first."
What absolute horse shit.
What absolute horse shit.
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Do watch this. It’s very good. Sound absolutely on.
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Do watch this. It’s very good. Sound absolutely on.
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Long term colleague of Nigel Farage and Former Leader of Reform UK in Wales
Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Long term colleague of Nigel Farage and Former Leader of Reform UK in Wales
Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Dutch talk-show host Lubach put together an absolutely savage takedown of Disney after they bowed down to the Trump administration to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air
September 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dutch talk-show host Lubach put together an absolutely savage takedown of Disney after they bowed down to the Trump administration to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air
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I don’t have a lot of time for petitions any more but this one has got to have legs. Because Musk is an ignorant, entitled, too-rich-to-care-about-the-harm-he-does arsehole.
There are lines you don’t cross and he’s crossed them multiple times with NO GOV pushback
So I’ve signed
I hope you do too
There are lines you don’t cross and he’s crossed them multiple times with NO GOV pushback
So I’ve signed
I hope you do too
Progressive outlet The Lead have launched a petition to ban Elon Musk from the UK following his incitement at the Tommy Robinson demo.
Perhaps someone will launch one for Govt departments and politicians to ditch X...
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Perhaps someone will launch one for Govt departments and politicians to ditch X...
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Petition: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
We call on the Home Secretary to act following Musk's vile words and hatred stirring at the 'Unite The Kingdom' rally. Sign our petition now and get Elon Musk banned.
open.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I don’t have a lot of time for petitions any more but this one has got to have legs. Because Musk is an ignorant, entitled, too-rich-to-care-about-the-harm-he-does arsehole.
There are lines you don’t cross and he’s crossed them multiple times with NO GOV pushback
So I’ve signed
I hope you do too
There are lines you don’t cross and he’s crossed them multiple times with NO GOV pushback
So I’ve signed
I hope you do too
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NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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fundamentally the problem is that if you think "hotels are where I stay on holiday and I like being on holiday so living in a hotel must be fun and it's not fair others get to do it and not me" then you have the intellectual reasoning of a little child and it's going to be hard to engage with you
August 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
fundamentally the problem is that if you think "hotels are where I stay on holiday and I like being on holiday so living in a hotel must be fun and it's not fair others get to do it and not me" then you have the intellectual reasoning of a little child and it's going to be hard to engage with you
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Talk about a cheap date
August 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Talk about a cheap date
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⚡️Do NOT let Musk get his hands on British utilities. He’s applied for a license to supply energy here.
✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that:
www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...
✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that:
www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...
Take Action: Stop Elon Musk's Energy Power Grab
Change Minds → Change Politics
www.bestforbritain.org
August 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
⚡️Do NOT let Musk get his hands on British utilities. He’s applied for a license to supply energy here.
✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that:
www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...
✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that:
www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...
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Took particular pleasure in posting this on The Other Place. That should ensure I get arrested if I ever try to visit NY again
⚡️Do NOT let Musk get his hands on British utilities. He’s applied for a license to supply energy here.
✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that:
www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...
✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that:
www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...
Take Action: Stop Elon Musk's Energy Power Grab
Change Minds → Change Politics
www.bestforbritain.org
August 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Took particular pleasure in posting this on The Other Place. That should ensure I get arrested if I ever try to visit NY again
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People say the UK can’t be like Norway 🇳🇴 because of “population size.”
The truth is, Britain’s real problem isn’t size.
It’s obedience.
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The truth is, Britain’s real problem isn’t size.
It’s obedience.
🧵
July 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
People say the UK can’t be like Norway 🇳🇴 because of “population size.”
The truth is, Britain’s real problem isn’t size.
It’s obedience.
🧵
The truth is, Britain’s real problem isn’t size.
It’s obedience.
🧵
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
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Interesting UK Govt statistics
Fraud on PIP, 0%.
Attendance Allowance 0%.
Disability Living Allowance 0.1%
Employment and Support Allowance 1.5%
Carer’s Allowance 3%
Housing benefit 3.9%
Pension Credit 3.9%
Why is Govt taking powers to snoop 24/7 on bank accounts of all benefit recipients?
Fraud on PIP, 0%.
Attendance Allowance 0%.
Disability Living Allowance 0.1%
Employment and Support Allowance 1.5%
Carer’s Allowance 3%
Housing benefit 3.9%
Pension Credit 3.9%
Why is Govt taking powers to snoop 24/7 on bank accounts of all benefit recipients?
Fraud and error in the benefit system, Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024
www.gov.uk
April 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Interesting UK Govt statistics
Fraud on PIP, 0%.
Attendance Allowance 0%.
Disability Living Allowance 0.1%
Employment and Support Allowance 1.5%
Carer’s Allowance 3%
Housing benefit 3.9%
Pension Credit 3.9%
Why is Govt taking powers to snoop 24/7 on bank accounts of all benefit recipients?
Fraud on PIP, 0%.
Attendance Allowance 0%.
Disability Living Allowance 0.1%
Employment and Support Allowance 1.5%
Carer’s Allowance 3%
Housing benefit 3.9%
Pension Credit 3.9%
Why is Govt taking powers to snoop 24/7 on bank accounts of all benefit recipients?
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Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
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It is 5 a.m.
Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor for ten hours.
There are about 13.7k people watching live on his YouTube page.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...
Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor for ten hours.
There are about 13.7k people watching live on his YouTube page.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
m.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It is 5 a.m.
Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor for ten hours.
There are about 13.7k people watching live on his YouTube page.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...
Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor for ten hours.
There are about 13.7k people watching live on his YouTube page.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...
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GO CORY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
GO CORY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That sound 🎶
Omloop in two days 😍
Omloop in two days 😍
February 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
That sound 🎶
Omloop in two days 😍
Omloop in two days 😍
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Sorry, not sorry! 😈
February 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Sorry, not sorry! 😈
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When you tell your dog you’ve decided to support MAGA.
February 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When you tell your dog you’ve decided to support MAGA.