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“It’s difficult to find a single source succinctly summarising the extent of Elon Musk’s meltdown on X in recent weeks.
His output has been frenetic, and shows the venom of its misinformation and himself towards opponents or those contradicting him.”
His output has been frenetic, and shows the venom of its misinformation and himself towards opponents or those contradicting him.”
Billionaires pushing their interests at the cost of truth and democracy
Elon Musk’s chaotic tirades on X, amplifying misinformation and targeting critics, highlight the platform’s descent into toxic weaponized discourse
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“It’s difficult to find a single source succinctly summarising the extent of Elon Musk’s meltdown on X in recent weeks.
His output has been frenetic, and shows the venom of its misinformation and himself towards opponents or those contradicting him.”
His output has been frenetic, and shows the venom of its misinformation and himself towards opponents or those contradicting him.”
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The latest Meta changes are obviously US political. But Facebook global. Something has to give www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
Mark Zuckerberg is playing narrow politics with Trump—but Meta is a global company. Something has to give
The Meta boss has decided to ditch fact-checkers and ask users to contest facts—or create alternative ones, write Alan Rusbridger and Khaled Mansour, ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The latest Meta changes are obviously US political. But Facebook global. Something has to give www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
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Truss wants Starmer to stop saying that she “crashed the economy” 😂
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/liz...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/liz...
Liz Truss sends Keir Starmer cease and desist letter over claims she crashed the economy
Liz Truss has sent Keir Starmer a cease and desist letter warning him to stop saying that she "crashed the economy".
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Truss wants Starmer to stop saying that she “crashed the economy” 😂
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/liz...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/liz...
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"Musk has seemingly become the first tech leader to fall down the rabbit hole of radicalisation by his own product (X.COM)" Or, in my parlance, he may be the first technofeudal lord to have fallen under the spell of his own cloud capital. www.ft.com/content/8e91...
How a handful of X accounts took Elon Musk ‘down the rabbit hole’ on UK politics
Tech billionaire’s posts about grooming gangs scandal have elevated issue
www.ft.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Musk has seemingly become the first tech leader to fall down the rabbit hole of radicalisation by his own product (X.COM)" Or, in my parlance, he may be the first technofeudal lord to have fallen under the spell of his own cloud capital. www.ft.com/content/8e91...
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Lynch said he was 'immensely proud' to have been part of the 'struggle for a fairer society for all'.
Have a peaceful retirement king x
Have a peaceful retirement king x
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lynch said he was 'immensely proud' to have been part of the 'struggle for a fairer society for all'.
Have a peaceful retirement king x
Have a peaceful retirement king x
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'Stop saying I crashed the economy' says person who was responsible for crashing the economy.
BREAKING | Truss sends cease and desist to Starmer demanding he stop saying she crashed the economy
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Truss sends Starmer cease and desist letter over claim she crashed the economy
The former prime minister’s lawyers claim the frequently-made criticism is “false and defamatory”
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
'Stop saying I crashed the economy' says person who was responsible for crashing the economy.
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I really wish I'd made this up, but somehow it is real.
January 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I really wish I'd made this up, but somehow it is real.
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Go get him. 👏👏👏
January 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Go get him. 👏👏👏
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Suella Braverman has "seen the wall on the land border between Italy and Turkey..."
Gosh I think she's been visited by more right wing fairies
Minor detail - Italy and Turkey don't have a land border!!!
God these right wingers are doing my head in
It's like debating with stroppy 5 year olds
Gosh I think she's been visited by more right wing fairies
Minor detail - Italy and Turkey don't have a land border!!!
God these right wingers are doing my head in
It's like debating with stroppy 5 year olds
January 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Suella Braverman has "seen the wall on the land border between Italy and Turkey..."
Gosh I think she's been visited by more right wing fairies
Minor detail - Italy and Turkey don't have a land border!!!
God these right wingers are doing my head in
It's like debating with stroppy 5 year olds
Gosh I think she's been visited by more right wing fairies
Minor detail - Italy and Turkey don't have a land border!!!
God these right wingers are doing my head in
It's like debating with stroppy 5 year olds
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People who don't deserve an honour: London's longest serving Mayor.
People who do: Gavin Williamson, Evgeny Lebedev, Charlotte Owen, Toby Young, Therese Coffey, Jacob Rees Mogg, Oliver Dowden, David Frost, Chris Grayling...
People who do: Gavin Williamson, Evgeny Lebedev, Charlotte Owen, Toby Young, Therese Coffey, Jacob Rees Mogg, Oliver Dowden, David Frost, Chris Grayling...
December 31, 2024 at 2:48 PM
People who don't deserve an honour: London's longest serving Mayor.
People who do: Gavin Williamson, Evgeny Lebedev, Charlotte Owen, Toby Young, Therese Coffey, Jacob Rees Mogg, Oliver Dowden, David Frost, Chris Grayling...
People who do: Gavin Williamson, Evgeny Lebedev, Charlotte Owen, Toby Young, Therese Coffey, Jacob Rees Mogg, Oliver Dowden, David Frost, Chris Grayling...
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I probably shouldn't have called a parasitical racket a parasitical racket paulkrugman.substack.com/p/health-ins...
Health Insurance is a Racket
What value do these companies add, really?
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I probably shouldn't have called a parasitical racket a parasitical racket paulkrugman.substack.com/p/health-ins...
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Not a speechmaker but a strategist: Keir Starmer’s approach to Europe is all about quiet progress.
The big picture? Less divergence, more alignment, & cautious bridge-building.
…but is he going far enough fast enough?
The big picture? Less divergence, more alignment, & cautious bridge-building.
…but is he going far enough fast enough?
Quietly, Starmer is closing our gaps with Europe
Starmer’s refusal to consider a return to the EU or the single market angers Europhiles, but a new report suggests a quiet change.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Not a speechmaker but a strategist: Keir Starmer’s approach to Europe is all about quiet progress.
The big picture? Less divergence, more alignment, & cautious bridge-building.
…but is he going far enough fast enough?
The big picture? Less divergence, more alignment, & cautious bridge-building.
…but is he going far enough fast enough?
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A total of 88 companies have delisted or transferred their primary listing from London’s main market this year with only 18 taking their place, according to the London Stock Exchange Group. on.ft.com/4giUWBY
December 15, 2024 at 9:45 AM
A total of 88 companies have delisted or transferred their primary listing from London’s main market this year with only 18 taking their place, according to the London Stock Exchange Group. on.ft.com/4giUWBY
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“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Land barons reap the rewards of new agrarian populism
Farmers' protests at the budget's IHT proposals raise many questions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 8:09 AM
“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
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I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
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‘"The EU went from being the easiest market in the world to quite literally the most difficult to get food into," he said.’
'Mind-boggling' Brexit rules hit British food exports by £3bn a year
British food sales to the EU have fallen by more than 16% on average across the three years since Brexit, a new report found, with businesses blaming new border checks.
news.sky.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:14 PM
‘"The EU went from being the easiest market in the world to quite literally the most difficult to get food into," he said.’
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British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’ with trade flows showing no signs of returning to previous levels and new post-Brexit regulatory measures proving to be a “major obstacle” for growth and a source of significant extra costs. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’
Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy report finds trade flows have shown no signs of returning to previous levels
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:49 PM
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’ with trade flows showing no signs of returning to previous levels and new post-Brexit regulatory measures proving to be a “major obstacle” for growth and a source of significant extra costs. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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What gets to me most is that the UK government enabled foreign states to loot our essential infrastructure, milking it for profit and leaving it in ruins. Those states must think we're insane.
The Chinese government would never let us walk in and seize its assets. But we've let it do just that.
The Chinese government would never let us walk in and seize its assets. But we've let it do just that.
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
What gets to me most is that the UK government enabled foreign states to loot our essential infrastructure, milking it for profit and leaving it in ruins. Those states must think we're insane.
The Chinese government would never let us walk in and seize its assets. But we've let it do just that.
The Chinese government would never let us walk in and seize its assets. But we've let it do just that.
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
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How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
November 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Does everyone in Trump’s orbit go to the same plastic surgeon? Is there like ‘The Guy’ that does the ‘MAGA look’?
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Does everyone in Trump’s orbit go to the same plastic surgeon? Is there like ‘The Guy’ that does the ‘MAGA look’?