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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 10h

I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 4h

A bubble so large you can see it from space and it's going to fuck all of us.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Public Sector Lawyer @publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder what happened on or after 2016 that may help explain this?

conservativehome.com/2025/10/06/m...

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 4d

Short version: You AREN'T paying your state pension. You paid for your parents' pension.

The 'kids today' and 'those immigrants' are paying your pension.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 4d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 6d

Say what you will about GOV.UK, but this kind of thing (which is, to be clear, an absolutely outrageous political statement to make on an official government website) would never happen

Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 6d

This is not appropriate.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 8d

Depressing myself by reading earlier speeches by prime ministers at their second party conference. Zero chance we get something as good as this:

Speech to Conservative Party Conference ('the lady's not for turning') ["The Reason Why"] | Margaret Thatcher Foundation

www.margaretthatcher.org

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 4

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.

On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day

So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

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yung shelob @shortymcboots.bsky.social · 14d

It's cracking me up that he doesn't even bother to continue pretending that any of this is about Charlie Kirk

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14d

“I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!”

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 14d

Vain, stupid, bigoted, shallow, crass, ignorant, and so, so unqualified, in every way. America’s shame and humiliation on the world stage, for everyone to see. Russia, China, Iran etc must be quietly pinching themselves at this man’s sabotage of America; victims of oppression worldwide in despair.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Trump: "I'm really good at predicting things. During the campaign they had a hat -- a best-selling hat -- 'Trump was right about everything.' And I don't say that in a braggadocios way, but it's true. I've been right about everything."

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 14d

This is exactly the problem. It’s not a failure of ordinary people, but a craven, abject failure of elites and people in positions of influence, who all know better, but for reasons of self-interest, opportunism or corruption, enable America’s catastrophic fall from grace and self-sabotage.

Jonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 14d

Only two polling metrics matter:
♦️He has the unwavering support of 50.8% of Congress.
♦️And 66.6% of the Supreme Court.

The other 335 million of us don't factor into his calculations.
At all.

John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 15d

@gelliottmorris.com: "many people fundamentally underestimate how unpopular Trump is."

Trump is currently underwater on all key issues, something our corporate elites should consider before capitulating to him.

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dadvans | the winnipeg jorts @dadvans.bsky.social · 15d

once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 15d

Very excited for Whitehall lunchtime Bible studies that will now have to get senior sign-off for their autumn series looking at Paul's letter to the Colossians.

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 15d

Reading this is very much like reading years of pent up Treasury official frustration at successive Chancellor's refusal/cowardice in addressing destructive anomalies in the tax system. Might that be true @ruthcurtice.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social?

Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 15d

📣 New analysis published today 📣

Switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax could raise £6 billion, at the same time as protecting workers’ pay packets.

See our full proposals for revenue and reform at the Autumn Budget here ⤵️ buff.ly/uLWun7f

Chart showing Marginal tax rates 2025-26, including employer NI / Corporation Tax where appropriate

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Martin Stanley @ukcivilservant.bsky.social · 16d

What is Wrong with Government, and the Fast Stream?
Several interesting reports were published over the summer. I summarise them here:
ukcivilservant.substack.com/p/what-is-wr...

What is Wrong with Government, and the Fast Stream?

This is my promised summary of think tank, academic and other papers published this summer.

ukcivilservant.substack.com

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Dr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · 17d

Try to switch off from the world for 12 hours and return to see the news about my H1B visa category. Email from the university telling me not to travel outside the country (by far the most direct messaging I’ve had from the institution since Jan).
I just… 🥺

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Martin Stanley @ukcivilservant.bsky.social · 19d

Passion, risk ... and the Civil Service:-
ukcivilservant.substack.com/p/passion-ri...

Passion, Risk and Senior Officials

Well ...

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Martin Stanley @ukcivilservant.bsky.social · 19d

Passion, risk ... and the Civil Service:-
ukcivilservant.substack.com/p/passion-ri...

Passion, Risk and Senior Officials

Well ...

ukcivilservant.substack.com

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 19d

This is a shameful press conference, a rambling lying Trump running down his predecessor, egged on by a clutch of craven so- called journalists from both sides of the Atlantic

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Carl Gardner @carlgardner.bsky.social · 20d

Good point. One of my many hobby-horses is to encourage people to treat the Cabinet Manual with scepticism. It's only the government's view of the constitution, and while it's a good piece of work it's not perfect. We mustn't let it become accepted as an authoritative constitutional text.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 20d

Just showing off, really.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 20d

The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · Oct 8

This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War.

Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...

Wren Janet Okell, staring at the camera with a slightly awkward smile. Fair enough - as we'll see, she did her best work hidden behind a screen...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 21d

Reform spent the summer hammering home the need for protection from immigrants - and it worked.

But while Farage talks of protecting women, his party is working to dismantle genuine protections that keep communities safe.

We need to reclaim 'protection'. Here's how we do it 👇
shorturl.at/zyJ6b

Reform UK has hijacked the language of ‘protection’ – now progressives must reclaim it

Reform UK spent the summer hammering home the need for protection from immigrants, meanwhile they seek to dismantle the protections that really matter

unchecked.substack.com

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Martin Stanley @ukcivilservant.bsky.social · 22d

Brilliant science communication ...

Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 22d

Explaining the Higgs Boson to a Tory science minister - in 1993.

One for all the politico/science nerds out there!

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