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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 8h

Doctor, help me, I've been price-gouged.

Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 8h

Unpopulism — latest

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 1d

I keep thinking about Zinoviev and Kamenev and Radek and Bukharin and wondering which member of the administration will be the first to go to jail.

The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 1d

Leavitt: “You guys are framing this like the president wants to do the exact thing he says he wants to do.”

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The UAE is an authoritarian autocracy, a petro-state with no income tax for citizens, to bribe them for the lack of democratic voice or free speech

It is 85% migrant, a segregated society with a ban on integration in principle and practice, few rights, equal opportunities, nor voice for incomers

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 1d

California has long been the engine of innovation

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of my favourites, and I'm pretty sure I have @bernardhughes.bsky.social to thank for telling me it existed

Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 1d

Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards has long been my favourite Reich. In the sweet spot between early and later style #np

Reich: Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards

YouTube video by San Francisco Symphony - Topic

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 1d

And gated communities, private members' clubs, first class travel

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

Am wondering if all of those suddenly deciding they’re against communities living “parallel lives” might reconsider their support of religious schools? Or indeed private ones?

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 2d

editing

Wernher Neumann @wernherneumann.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Bari:

Attached is an improved version of your letter.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 2d

A pub in London Fields is trying to put up a timber canopy over its outside seating.

The planning process so far has taken FIVE YEARS. That’s longer than it took to build the entire Hoover Dam. capx.co/nimby-watch-...

capx.co

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Another Cinna @anothercinna.bsky.social · 2d

At the RSC, a superb Banquo, hilarious Dr. Pinch, Subtle & Fainall; but at his peak as a dark and deep Ralph Nickleby. RIP John Woodvine, so well spoken, such a measured presence on stage.

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 2d

"fix"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 2d

See also Scargill hoping for Saltley Gate II at Grunwick, during the steel strike and during the 1984-85 miners' strike.

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 2d

Carl puts his finger on something I've suspected. The British Right is hooked on trying to recapture the thrill of 2016 and 2019 - like how communists were addicted to the thrill of 1917 Petrograd. For both Brexitism and communism, the demonstrable failure of these projects is what has led to this.

Carl Gardner @carlgardner.bsky.social · 2d

In all seriousness, I suspect an aspect of this is a wish to reenact Brexit. If that's right then deep down they actually want to claim implausibly that there's a clever solution to Northern Ireland problems while the world insists (and they themselves on some level know) there isn't.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 3d

Hard agree - there are very vivid examples of why the disappearance of a functioning centre right option in a system which props up the two largest parties every single day, when the news reports on the Trump administration.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3d

It's fascinating how there are still replies on this, and indeed on every post about the decline of the Tories, with people on the left and centre-left people going 'good'. Honestly, I don't know how big of a warning sign you need that the death of the Tory party is bad for your politics!

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 3d

Removing her will be an act of mercy at this point. It's getting unbearable to watch her flail around.

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 3d

Eesh

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 3d

John D Rockefeller smiles his thin thin smile

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. a vast father-son enterprise spanning Hollywood, television and .. a massively popular social app. What they choose to do with their staggering wealth .. could shape the future of U.S. business and culture.”

@washingtonpost.com $PSKY $ORCL
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 4d

Over on X, the reaction to the joint statement by the Board and JLC is predictable.

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

...Hardly are the words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
Chris Philp is taking aim at a puppy

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d

Kemi very obviously hasn’t bothered to look at how badly the ICE stuff is polling even in the US, let alone the UK, which even now is much more moderate. A majority of voters do not like mass deportation squads once they see them. Thankfully.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 4d

Yet again, a distant but heartfelt cheer can be heard from Lib Dem activists in Blue Wall seats.

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

Gah - missed out 'Half sunk' after 'sand'

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 4d

A BBC spokesperson told @politicshome.bsky.social this week’s Have I Got News for You “contained an inaccurate story” about Euan Blair’s firm being linked with digital ID cards

PoliticsHome understands the government plans to step up comms on the ID scheme to counter misinformation

BBC Apologises For Airing Fake Claim About Digital ID Scheme

The BBC has apologised for airing a false claim about Tony Blair's son's company being awarded a government contract to produce the new mandatory d...

www.politicshome.com

Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

...Near them on the sand
A shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command...

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup

ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup

media.tenor.com

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

For the latest on George III's response, see next post

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin

The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.

www.politico.com

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 4d

Wake to find an email announcing that Google is more than doubling the price of the Nest camera subscription, and that to get it I'll be forced to buy the AI service that they obviously can't persuade anyone to pay for.

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 4d

Rihanna-ism

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 4d

"I will be abandoning the concept of work-life balance,” she vowed. “Work! Work! Work! Work! Work!”

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

Japan set for first female PM after Sanae Takaichi wins leadership race on.ft.com/3VLPNtx

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 5d

Needs a big old neon lights apology, meme-able enough to cut through.

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