Au Contraire Voltaire
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Passionate about Music, Art, Current Affairs, THE Ohio State Buckeyes and quoting 'Withnail and I'
MSc International Relations
Purveyor of unsolicited opinions and prescribed wisdom.
MSc International Relations
Purveyor of unsolicited opinions and prescribed wisdom.
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
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This flew under the radar, but Trump revoked a minimum wage hike for companies that contract with the government.
An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.
It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.
An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.
It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.
March 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This flew under the radar, but Trump revoked a minimum wage hike for companies that contract with the government.
An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.
It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.
An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.
It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.
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Nate Vance, a Texas native who volunteered for Ukraine, fought on the front lines against Russia for 3 years—and is pissed at his cousin for hurting his comrades there.
JD Vance Ripped by His Own Cousin Who Fought in Ukraine
Nate Vance served in Ukraine—and is pissed at his cousin for hurting his comrades there.
newrepublic.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Nate Vance, a Texas native who volunteered for Ukraine, fought on the front lines against Russia for 3 years—and is pissed at his cousin for hurting his comrades there.
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Trump is holding a crypto summit today to promote a "national crypto reserve," which would likely enrich himself and his crypto industry donors.
Who will get left holding the bag for the largest Ponzi scheme in history? American taxpayers.
Who will get left holding the bag for the largest Ponzi scheme in history? American taxpayers.
Trump's first White House Crypto Summit has VIPs pushing for favorable laws
Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve order has reshaped the agenda for the White House Crypto Summit, shifting the conversation to topics like regulation.
www.cnbc.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump is holding a crypto summit today to promote a "national crypto reserve," which would likely enrich himself and his crypto industry donors.
Who will get left holding the bag for the largest Ponzi scheme in history? American taxpayers.
Who will get left holding the bag for the largest Ponzi scheme in history? American taxpayers.
Can we evict America from US military bases in the UK? They're entirely superfluous if #POTUS is a #Putin asset.
We could even play #Trump and Putin's game and call the presence of US bases on our soil "a national security threat".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-bar...
We could even play #Trump and Putin's game and call the presence of US bases on our soil "a national security threat".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-bar...
US 'Bans UK From Sharing Any American Military Intelligence With Ukraine'
It appears to be part of Donald Trump's more sceptical approach towards to Kyiv.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Can we evict America from US military bases in the UK? They're entirely superfluous if #POTUS is a #Putin asset.
We could even play #Trump and Putin's game and call the presence of US bases on our soil "a national security threat".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-bar...
We could even play #Trump and Putin's game and call the presence of US bases on our soil "a national security threat".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-bar...
To paraphrase Mr Jensen in 'Network': the world is a business. Its countries are Tesla, Exxon, Meta, Monsanto, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, Gazprom, Babcock...Politicians do their bidding...
March 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
To paraphrase Mr Jensen in 'Network': the world is a business. Its countries are Tesla, Exxon, Meta, Monsanto, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, Gazprom, Babcock...Politicians do their bidding...
To paraphrase Mr Jensen in 'Network', the world is a business. And its countries are Tesla, Exxon, Meta, Monsanto, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, Gazprom, Babcock...Politicians do their bidding
War is profit. Tariffs & Trade War are now tools for extortion & market manipulation to enrich the rich
War is profit. Tariffs & Trade War are now tools for extortion & market manipulation to enrich the rich
Backtracking because his people have made all the money they could from the stocks going down, so now they are going to make even more money from the stocks going up.
March 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
To paraphrase Mr Jensen in 'Network', the world is a business. And its countries are Tesla, Exxon, Meta, Monsanto, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, Gazprom, Babcock...Politicians do their bidding
War is profit. Tariffs & Trade War are now tools for extortion & market manipulation to enrich the rich
War is profit. Tariffs & Trade War are now tools for extortion & market manipulation to enrich the rich
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As a candidate, Trump promised to end surprise medical billing.
Just weeks into his second term, DOGE has slashed the federal office charged with implementing a bipartisan law cracking down on surprise medical bills.
Yet another Trump lie.
Just weeks into his second term, DOGE has slashed the federal office charged with implementing a bipartisan law cracking down on surprise medical bills.
Yet another Trump lie.
Trump vowed to end surprise medical bills. The team working on that just got slashed
Trump's first round of staff cuts to federal agencies eliminated dozens of positions at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, in charge of implementing the No Surprises Act.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As a candidate, Trump promised to end surprise medical billing.
Just weeks into his second term, DOGE has slashed the federal office charged with implementing a bipartisan law cracking down on surprise medical bills.
Yet another Trump lie.
Just weeks into his second term, DOGE has slashed the federal office charged with implementing a bipartisan law cracking down on surprise medical bills.
Yet another Trump lie.
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Great to see swift decision-making in Europe on defence & #Ukraine.
#ReArmEuropePlan & now a proposal in Germany to unlock mor Defence spending is agreed.
Big issue is that any reform of the 'debt brake' requires a 2/3 majority & the CDU/CSU & the SPD don't have the numbers on their own.
#Germany
#ReArmEuropePlan & now a proposal in Germany to unlock mor Defence spending is agreed.
Big issue is that any reform of the 'debt brake' requires a 2/3 majority & the CDU/CSU & the SPD don't have the numbers on their own.
#Germany
CDU/CSU &SPD have just proposed a sea change in German fiscal policy:
- defence spending above 1% of GDP exempt from debt brake
- 10-year €500bn special fund for infrastructure
- looser debt rules for states
- further debt-brake reform in new Bundestag
- defence spending above 1% of GDP exempt from debt brake
- 10-year €500bn special fund for infrastructure
- looser debt rules for states
- further debt-brake reform in new Bundestag
March 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Great to see swift decision-making in Europe on defence & #Ukraine.
#ReArmEuropePlan & now a proposal in Germany to unlock mor Defence spending is agreed.
Big issue is that any reform of the 'debt brake' requires a 2/3 majority & the CDU/CSU & the SPD don't have the numbers on their own.
#Germany
#ReArmEuropePlan & now a proposal in Germany to unlock mor Defence spending is agreed.
Big issue is that any reform of the 'debt brake' requires a 2/3 majority & the CDU/CSU & the SPD don't have the numbers on their own.
#Germany
The #RearmEuropePlan is great news, especially for the support of #Ukraine against #Putin and Russia's unprovoked and revanchist war of aggression.
But more spending does not move the needle in the short term in terms of Europe being able to defend itself independent of America...
But more spending does not move the needle in the short term in terms of Europe being able to defend itself independent of America...
March 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The #RearmEuropePlan is great news, especially for the support of #Ukraine against #Putin and Russia's unprovoked and revanchist war of aggression.
But more spending does not move the needle in the short term in terms of Europe being able to defend itself independent of America...
But more spending does not move the needle in the short term in terms of Europe being able to defend itself independent of America...
Trying to understand what the #US gets in return for selling #Ukraine & Europe down the river & showing a great display of weakness to its adversaries
USA has zero leverage over #Russia. Sanctions currently in place are offset by Russia's war economy which is delivering over 4% GDP annual growth...
USA has zero leverage over #Russia. Sanctions currently in place are offset by Russia's war economy which is delivering over 4% GDP annual growth...
March 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is absolutely wild! Anti-immigration politics in some red states is engendering a society where the act of voting can be punished with a custodial sentence
"A new law in Tennessee makes voting for a sanctuary-style policy a felony punishable by up to six years in prison"
Source: The Economist
"A new law in Tennessee makes voting for a sanctuary-style policy a felony punishable by up to six years in prison"
Source: The Economist
February 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is absolutely wild! Anti-immigration politics in some red states is engendering a society where the act of voting can be punished with a custodial sentence
"A new law in Tennessee makes voting for a sanctuary-style policy a felony punishable by up to six years in prison"
Source: The Economist
"A new law in Tennessee makes voting for a sanctuary-style policy a felony punishable by up to six years in prison"
Source: The Economist
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I was led to believe that the two most important issues to American voters were the price of eggs and the risk of dementia in an aging president.
Trump: "Like on tractors that can handle anything from hurricanes to lightning to anything. They use magnets. It's a new theory -- magnets. They're gonna lift the planes up. And it doesn't work."
February 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was led to believe that the two most important issues to American voters were the price of eggs and the risk of dementia in an aging president.
Art can be revolutionary. But any work of art is not inherently revolutionary.
In fact, a lot of art is revolutionary by accident. As in "It's not what you look at, it's what you see" in an artistic work, as an observer.
In fact, a lot of art is revolutionary by accident. As in "It's not what you look at, it's what you see" in an artistic work, as an observer.
Art is revolutionary.
February 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Art can be revolutionary. But any work of art is not inherently revolutionary.
In fact, a lot of art is revolutionary by accident. As in "It's not what you look at, it's what you see" in an artistic work, as an observer.
In fact, a lot of art is revolutionary by accident. As in "It's not what you look at, it's what you see" in an artistic work, as an observer.
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Collins: He said that Canada is going to be implementing a $1.3 billion border plan, where they talk about reinforcing the border. I should note that's actually something that was announced back in December
February 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Collins: He said that Canada is going to be implementing a $1.3 billion border plan, where they talk about reinforcing the border. I should note that's actually something that was announced back in December
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Does this help explain how they work? Because this is exactly how they work.
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Does this help explain how they work? Because this is exactly how they work.
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Question: Why do you hate immigrants who pay taxes and admire billionaires that don’t.
February 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Question: Why do you hate immigrants who pay taxes and admire billionaires that don’t.
I really would not be surprised if there is a chart like this hanging up somewhere in the West Wing
February 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I really would not be surprised if there is a chart like this hanging up somewhere in the West Wing
I have to return some videotapes
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I have to return some videotapes
Olivia Rodrigo rocks and the music snob in me is not ashamed to say it!
Women are making the best and most interesting #music and it's been that way for the past 10 years.
Women are making the best and most interesting #music and it's been that way for the past 10 years.
January 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Olivia Rodrigo rocks and the music snob in me is not ashamed to say it!
Women are making the best and most interesting #music and it's been that way for the past 10 years.
Women are making the best and most interesting #music and it's been that way for the past 10 years.