Jon McDevitt
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Jon McDevitt
@jonmcdevitt.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Project 2025 Is Coming to the UK With Farage
YouTube video by A Different Bias
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Im not sure how one tackles this. Twiddling our fingers on Bluesky certainly isn't it.
youtu.be/pssd7X75BwI?...
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@fullfact.org can you verify this please?
I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
@fullfact.org can you verify this please?
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Over 400 economists came out before the election saying Trump’s plan would have negative effects on the economy. We are seeing that now. 😡
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Over 400 economists came out before the election saying Trump’s plan would have negative effects on the economy. We are seeing that now. 😡
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Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe
Keir Starmer’s bid to reset relations with the EU suffered a major blow on Friday, after negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship €150bn (£131bn) defence fund collapsed.
The UK had been pushing to join the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund, a low-interest loan scheme that is part of the EU’s drive to boost defence spending by €800bn and rearm the continent, in response to the growing threat from Russia and cooling relations between Donald Trump’s US and the EU. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
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Wow. The more you know…
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Wow. The more you know…
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I miss the time we had the smartest coolest president on the planet.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I miss the time we had the smartest coolest president on the planet.
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I am thankful Obama
broke their minds.
broke their minds.
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I am thankful Obama
broke their minds.
broke their minds.
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If Musk put his money into a basic UK savings account paying 4%, this is the interest he would earn:
Per year: £14.4 billion
Per day: £39.45 million
Per hour: £1.64 million
Just the interest = 370,000 average UK earners.
And he doesn't work interest.
And he wants to pay less tax.
Per year: £14.4 billion
Per day: £39.45 million
Per hour: £1.64 million
Just the interest = 370,000 average UK earners.
And he doesn't work interest.
And he wants to pay less tax.
It’s hard to imagine the vast fortune that is Elon’s net worth currently estimated at $476.4billion or £360billion. If it helps, someone on an average salary who wanted to save up this much would have to had started saving in the Miocene epoch 12 million years ago. (assuming they saved every penny)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If Musk put his money into a basic UK savings account paying 4%, this is the interest he would earn:
Per year: £14.4 billion
Per day: £39.45 million
Per hour: £1.64 million
Just the interest = 370,000 average UK earners.
And he doesn't work interest.
And he wants to pay less tax.
Per year: £14.4 billion
Per day: £39.45 million
Per hour: £1.64 million
Just the interest = 370,000 average UK earners.
And he doesn't work interest.
And he wants to pay less tax.
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Not great, dismal.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Not great, dismal.
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This is lovely!
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is lovely!
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Good time to sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Good time to sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Give yourself a break from the nonsense.
BRAND NEW 🍏 How Do You Like Them Apples? 🍎
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
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From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
BONUS - How Do You Like Them Golden Apples?
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November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Give yourself a break from the nonsense.
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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Length of trials is also an issue.
Juries are slow and costly. And juries can lead to retrial if they don't follow rules.
Juries are slow and costly. And juries can lead to retrial if they don't follow rules.
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Length of trials is also an issue.
Juries are slow and costly. And juries can lead to retrial if they don't follow rules.
Juries are slow and costly. And juries can lead to retrial if they don't follow rules.
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Many countries don't have use a jury system (including many in Europe, e.g. Spain, Germany), although they often have lay judges for some cases. I don't think there's any reason to think they are less just countries!
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Many countries don't have use a jury system (including many in Europe, e.g. Spain, Germany), although they often have lay judges for some cases. I don't think there's any reason to think they are less just countries!
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
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"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
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"The beliefs RFK Jr. espouses kill people. These beliefs have already killed people"
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Spoke to @melodyschreiber.com about the only story that matters re Olivia Nuzzi--her role in elevating RFK Jr, a man who is doing and will do so much harm to global health, even for decades after he leaves this position.
I don't care about her hikes in the desert, her exile or her terrible prose.
I don't care about her hikes in the desert, her exile or her terrible prose.
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"The beliefs RFK Jr. espouses kill people. These beliefs have already killed people"
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This is another thing I had to cut from my piece - the minimum wage is best understood as an anti-poverty measure *for single or childless couples at the start of their working lives*. But it's not a lever that helps most people struggling to make ends meet. Only cash transfers do that.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is another thing I had to cut from my piece - the minimum wage is best understood as an anti-poverty measure *for single or childless couples at the start of their working lives*. But it's not a lever that helps most people struggling to make ends meet. Only cash transfers do that.
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