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Seems pretty incriminating...
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seems pretty incriminating...
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Good example of how data-wonkery can smuggle in ideology. Centrism isn't "ideological" but everything else is, and exposure to "extreme" far-left views is "a problem"
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Good example of how data-wonkery can smuggle in ideology. Centrism isn't "ideological" but everything else is, and exposure to "extreme" far-left views is "a problem"
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UK banks oppose tax rise.
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
Banks step up lobbying over threat of Reeves tax hikes
The gap between the tax burden on British banks and their international rivals is widening, even before the imposition of any further levies in next month's budget, according to a report seen by Sky N...
news.sky.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
UK banks oppose tax rise.
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
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I did this, and I don't think anyone has roasted me more thoroughly than "Aidan approaches activism with the fire of a thousand academic papers"
December 5, 2024 at 10:46 AM
I did this, and I don't think anyone has roasted me more thoroughly than "Aidan approaches activism with the fire of a thousand academic papers"
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70% of those killed in the genocide in Gaza are women & children. Health care & humanitarian workers say conditions for pregnant women/newborns in particular are only worsening: “Previously Gaza was an open prison, but now it’s fully closed. It’s a cage.” via @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
UNICEF Spokesperson Says Gaza Genocide Has Forced Him to Learn New Medical Terms
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:38 AM
70% of those killed in the genocide in Gaza are women & children. Health care & humanitarian workers say conditions for pregnant women/newborns in particular are only worsening: “Previously Gaza was an open prison, but now it’s fully closed. It’s a cage.” via @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
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![A [FAKE] tweet from South Korea's soon-to-be-ex-President Yoon Su, reading "The haters said we couldn't do it. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the haters"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aohq6g4pn4njqioimsxtvghu/bafkreihm76lxdvcctcmb4dcjrorqaqxrzujwztozstsk5hiodditj3vzoe@jpeg)
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This is not funny, world-systems only act like this when they are in extreme distress
December 3, 2024 at 4:24 PM
This is not funny, world-systems only act like this when they are in extreme distress
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Peter Thiel has been going “democracy is bad because women vote against libertarianism” for like a quarter century and people are still doing this “Silicon Valley was forced right” thing
November 30, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Peter Thiel has been going “democracy is bad because women vote against libertarianism” for like a quarter century and people are still doing this “Silicon Valley was forced right” thing
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Of course they won’t say “Israel violates ceasefire 24 hours after implementation”
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had struck several Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, keeping the country on edge over a fragile cease-fire, as its forces pressed on with their campaign in Gaza with little sign of letting up.
Israel Strikes Sites in Lebanon Amid Fragile Cease-Fire
As the truce appeared to largely hold, a deal appeared far away in Gaza, where an Israeli strike killed dozens, according to a rescue group.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Of course they won’t say “Israel violates ceasefire 24 hours after implementation”
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The Monkees were posadist. The Kinks were reactionaries dressed up as accelerationists. Velvet Urnderground? Social Democrats. Jonathan Richman? Georgist. Kraftwerk? Fully automated luxury folklorist. The Cars? Ardent Jane Jacobs fans, weirdly. Talking Heads? Technocratic degrowth. Devo? Blue dogs.
November 28, 2024 at 8:46 PM
The Monkees were posadist. The Kinks were reactionaries dressed up as accelerationists. Velvet Urnderground? Social Democrats. Jonathan Richman? Georgist. Kraftwerk? Fully automated luxury folklorist. The Cars? Ardent Jane Jacobs fans, weirdly. Talking Heads? Technocratic degrowth. Devo? Blue dogs.
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One in four UK households with very young children are in food poverty.
Low wages/benefits and profiteering.
Food prices generally up 19% in a year. Pasta and vegetable oil up by 60%.
61% of the poorest fifth cutting back on food.
Govts do what?
www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/11/2...
Low wages/benefits and profiteering.
Food prices generally up 19% in a year. Pasta and vegetable oil up by 60%.
61% of the poorest fifth cutting back on food.
Govts do what?
www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/11/2...
One in four households with very young children are in food poverty. Labour has no excuse.
This shocking state of affairs on child food poverty has been worsened by Labour's failure to act on things like the two-child benefit cap
www.thecanary.co
November 29, 2024 at 8:21 AM
One in four UK households with very young children are in food poverty.
Low wages/benefits and profiteering.
Food prices generally up 19% in a year. Pasta and vegetable oil up by 60%.
61% of the poorest fifth cutting back on food.
Govts do what?
www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/11/2...
Low wages/benefits and profiteering.
Food prices generally up 19% in a year. Pasta and vegetable oil up by 60%.
61% of the poorest fifth cutting back on food.
Govts do what?
www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/11/2...
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The Blu-Ray authoring software I use is called Kite UHD, it's programmed and supported by just two guys in Ukraine, and it's only one of about 3 software programs in the world that can author 4K Blu-Rays. And it's done by 2 guys in a war zone, and they always answer my emails the same day
November 29, 2024 at 8:54 AM
The Blu-Ray authoring software I use is called Kite UHD, it's programmed and supported by just two guys in Ukraine, and it's only one of about 3 software programs in the world that can author 4K Blu-Rays. And it's done by 2 guys in a war zone, and they always answer my emails the same day
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Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
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The first review article from my lab, helmed by @celiasouque.bsky.social, "From Petri Dishes to Patients to Populations: Scales and Evolutionary Mechanisms Driving Antibiotic Resistance" is now online and open access at Annual Reviews Microbiology:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
November 21, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The first review article from my lab, helmed by @celiasouque.bsky.social, "From Petri Dishes to Patients to Populations: Scales and Evolutionary Mechanisms Driving Antibiotic Resistance" is now online and open access at Annual Reviews Microbiology:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Good example of what Musk's government efficiency commission will actually be: Elon saw the word "diversity" and his eyes turned red, thus he picks on a highly-trained worker who has nothing to do with DEI, could earn a ton more in the private sector, but has dedicated themselves to public service
November 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Good example of what Musk's government efficiency commission will actually be: Elon saw the word "diversity" and his eyes turned red, thus he picks on a highly-trained worker who has nothing to do with DEI, could earn a ton more in the private sector, but has dedicated themselves to public service
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Absolutely Stunning Photography
A topical #FoxOfTheDay captured in the snow in Yellowstone National Park.
"When a Fox pounces it's a spectacular sight, as they leap very high in the air in order to build enough momentum to plough deep into the snow" ~ Max Waugh
Credit: @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social
A topical #FoxOfTheDay captured in the snow in Yellowstone National Park.
"When a Fox pounces it's a spectacular sight, as they leap very high in the air in order to build enough momentum to plough deep into the snow" ~ Max Waugh
Credit: @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Absolutely Stunning Photography
A topical #FoxOfTheDay captured in the snow in Yellowstone National Park.
"When a Fox pounces it's a spectacular sight, as they leap very high in the air in order to build enough momentum to plough deep into the snow" ~ Max Waugh
Credit: @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social
A topical #FoxOfTheDay captured in the snow in Yellowstone National Park.
"When a Fox pounces it's a spectacular sight, as they leap very high in the air in order to build enough momentum to plough deep into the snow" ~ Max Waugh
Credit: @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social
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Noise canceling headphones.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.
November 23, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Noise canceling headphones.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀