@belgiumbaby.bsky.social
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Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed? https://youtu.be/tFjoDq0HfFw?si=vtbE2QNmXskvutjF
The Biggest Economic Lies We’re Told | Robert Reich
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based
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July 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed? https://youtu.be/tFjoDq0HfFw?si=vtbE2QNmXskvutjF
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Good on him 👏 hopefully more people follow Stephen’s lead and boycott the orange idiot.
July 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good on him 👏 hopefully more people follow Stephen’s lead and boycott the orange idiot.
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A new low by the Telegraph, and the Minister for Defence who made the claim. Not only are we talking about Afghans who worked with British Forces for the most part, immediately putting a target on their backs, but the data leak alone ensures they need to be provided with asylum to protect them.
July 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A new low by the Telegraph, and the Minister for Defence who made the claim. Not only are we talking about Afghans who worked with British Forces for the most part, immediately putting a target on their backs, but the data leak alone ensures they need to be provided with asylum to protect them.
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the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.
July 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.
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it's also incredibly telling that all of the reporters who worked on the zohran article are white
have none of these people like @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social ever realized that there's a huge fucking diaspora of South Asians in Africa? or are they too ignorant of history?
have none of these people like @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social ever realized that there's a huge fucking diaspora of South Asians in Africa? or are they too ignorant of history?
July 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
it's also incredibly telling that all of the reporters who worked on the zohran article are white
have none of these people like @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social ever realized that there's a huge fucking diaspora of South Asians in Africa? or are they too ignorant of history?
have none of these people like @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social ever realized that there's a huge fucking diaspora of South Asians in Africa? or are they too ignorant of history?
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This is one of the absolutely most interesting threads I’ve ever encountered on social media. Yes it about Mamdani but so much more
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is one of the absolutely most interesting threads I’ve ever encountered on social media. Yes it about Mamdani but so much more
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My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
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Mind boggling to Americans when ethnicity doesn't neatly fit into US racial categories www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Mind boggling to Americans when ethnicity doesn't neatly fit into US racial categories www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
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Reports Rachel Reeves will announce a cut to the cash ISA limit at her 15 July Mansion House speech. If true, I think it's a mistake...
June 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Reports Rachel Reeves will announce a cut to the cash ISA limit at her 15 July Mansion House speech. If true, I think it's a mistake...
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Pathetic stuff from ‘senior government sources’.
July 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Pathetic stuff from ‘senior government sources’.
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Just a reminder that while her ex nonstop soils himself in public with tasteless displays of wealth and look-at-me, thirsty nonsense, Mackenzie Scott has given away close to $20 billion to 1,600 charities, no strings attached and without any need for recognition.
June 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Just a reminder that while her ex nonstop soils himself in public with tasteless displays of wealth and look-at-me, thirsty nonsense, Mackenzie Scott has given away close to $20 billion to 1,600 charities, no strings attached and without any need for recognition.
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A former minister told the BBC it is easy to ‘game’ the PIP form based on knowing what to fill in
This is untrue.
PIP forms are not only notoriously difficult to fill in but require huge swaths of evidence - and even then many people don’t get what they are due until tribunal.
This is untrue.
PIP forms are not only notoriously difficult to fill in but require huge swaths of evidence - and even then many people don’t get what they are due until tribunal.
June 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A former minister told the BBC it is easy to ‘game’ the PIP form based on knowing what to fill in
This is untrue.
PIP forms are not only notoriously difficult to fill in but require huge swaths of evidence - and even then many people don’t get what they are due until tribunal.
This is untrue.
PIP forms are not only notoriously difficult to fill in but require huge swaths of evidence - and even then many people don’t get what they are due until tribunal.
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The right are strongly opposed to big government when it means giving people healthcare but not when it means terrorising them.
June 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The right are strongly opposed to big government when it means giving people healthcare but not when it means terrorising them.
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The fact the Tories are saying they could back the Welfare Bill says it all. I will not be voting for this terrible bill which would have a devastating impact on so many. The Government must rethink.
June 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The fact the Tories are saying they could back the Welfare Bill says it all. I will not be voting for this terrible bill which would have a devastating impact on so many. The Government must rethink.
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There are other bits of the white paper that might help people back into work and are quite sensible.
But PIP is what people are upset about and that's not about work but who needs additional support regardless of employment status.
But PIP is what people are upset about and that's not about work but who needs additional support regardless of employment status.
June 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
There are other bits of the white paper that might help people back into work and are quite sensible.
But PIP is what people are upset about and that's not about work but who needs additional support regardless of employment status.
But PIP is what people are upset about and that's not about work but who needs additional support regardless of employment status.
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One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
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Brilliant. Martin Lewis destroying the defence minister on Good Morning Britain. ‘Minister can I interrupt you. You keep talking about getting people into work… but PIP is not an out-of-work benefit. I don’t know why you keep talking about getting people back to work’. #TakingThePIP
June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Brilliant. Martin Lewis destroying the defence minister on Good Morning Britain. ‘Minister can I interrupt you. You keep talking about getting people into work… but PIP is not an out-of-work benefit. I don’t know why you keep talking about getting people back to work’. #TakingThePIP
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My friend is epileptic, he is barred from driving and his well paid and valuable Civil Service job often has unsociable hours.
He uses his PIP to subsidise taxis so he can still work.
He uses his PIP to subsidise taxis so he can still work.
June 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My friend is epileptic, he is barred from driving and his well paid and valuable Civil Service job often has unsociable hours.
He uses his PIP to subsidise taxis so he can still work.
He uses his PIP to subsidise taxis so he can still work.
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The second point here about sustainability is at least arguable. But PIP does not trap people. In many cases it allows them to work. It's just totally disingenous.
NEW: PM not backing down on welfare reforms despite growing rebellion - tells me on the plane to The Hague for NATO summit he will “press ahead” and said those who care about the welfare system need to ask themselves what is sustainable in the future. Full quotes 👇🏻
June 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The second point here about sustainability is at least arguable. But PIP does not trap people. In many cases it allows them to work. It's just totally disingenous.
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At #PMQs Starmer opens by talking about the selfless dedication of unpaid carers...
Yes – so stop these awful #PIP cuts then – as many dedicated carers will lose their Carer's Allowance as a result of these immoral cuts.
#CarersWeek #WelfareCuts
Yes – so stop these awful #PIP cuts then – as many dedicated carers will lose their Carer's Allowance as a result of these immoral cuts.
#CarersWeek #WelfareCuts
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
At #PMQs Starmer opens by talking about the selfless dedication of unpaid carers...
Yes – so stop these awful #PIP cuts then – as many dedicated carers will lose their Carer's Allowance as a result of these immoral cuts.
#CarersWeek #WelfareCuts
Yes – so stop these awful #PIP cuts then – as many dedicated carers will lose their Carer's Allowance as a result of these immoral cuts.
#CarersWeek #WelfareCuts
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Private Eye has found that that 281,000 PIP claimants *already in paid work* stand to lose out under the proposed cuts (i.e the four-point rule)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
June 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Private Eye has found that that 281,000 PIP claimants *already in paid work* stand to lose out under the proposed cuts (i.e the four-point rule)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
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We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.