@aecfrost.bsky.social
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So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
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When people talk about the degradation of the (second half of) 20th century norms and the loss of moral values in the past decade, do they realize how hard those norms were fought for? They didn’t just appear from thin air. We didn’t just select them out of televised debates
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
When people talk about the degradation of the (second half of) 20th century norms and the loss of moral values in the past decade, do they realize how hard those norms were fought for? They didn’t just appear from thin air. We didn’t just select them out of televised debates
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The GMCT was one of the only measures that has actually been curbing the scandalously low taxes paid by the world’s richest companies.
Now, it's been gutted.
The GMCT worked because it was based on turnover, not profits. It combatted something called "profit shifting"...
3/9
Now, it's been gutted.
The GMCT worked because it was based on turnover, not profits. It combatted something called "profit shifting"...
3/9
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The GMCT was one of the only measures that has actually been curbing the scandalously low taxes paid by the world’s richest companies.
Now, it's been gutted.
The GMCT worked because it was based on turnover, not profits. It combatted something called "profit shifting"...
3/9
Now, it's been gutted.
The GMCT worked because it was based on turnover, not profits. It combatted something called "profit shifting"...
3/9
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🧐 A lot of powerful voices want you to think a wealth tax is some wild, untested idea. It’s not.
In fact they already have them in 🇫🇷 France to 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭Switzerland, and beyond.
In fact they already have them in 🇫🇷 France to 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭Switzerland, and beyond.
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
🧐 A lot of powerful voices want you to think a wealth tax is some wild, untested idea. It’s not.
In fact they already have them in 🇫🇷 France to 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭Switzerland, and beyond.
In fact they already have them in 🇫🇷 France to 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭Switzerland, and beyond.
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PolitlcsUK Twitter account has c 400k followers. Labour ministers often give exclusive interviews
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
PolitlcsUK Twitter account has c 400k followers. Labour ministers often give exclusive interviews
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
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All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.
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-...
Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
October 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.
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All you need to read and know on Anchorage. 👇
August 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
All you need to read and know on Anchorage. 👇
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Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
August 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
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The greatest sign of someone who refuses to see truth about Trump, is when that person blames Steve Witkoff for somehow pushing a policy agenda. Witkoff is Trump's messenger boy, he does what his boss wants. Can we stop with this--If only comrade Stalin knew...BS!
August 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The greatest sign of someone who refuses to see truth about Trump, is when that person blames Steve Witkoff for somehow pushing a policy agenda. Witkoff is Trump's messenger boy, he does what his boss wants. Can we stop with this--If only comrade Stalin knew...BS!
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A particularly gut wrenching excerpt from this article:
July 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A particularly gut wrenching excerpt from this article:
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Is this what international relations experts mean by ‘strategic ambiguity’?
August 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Is this what international relations experts mean by ‘strategic ambiguity’?
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Here we go again.
Sensationalist headlines. Unproven causal links. And unclear migration figures based on shaky proxies.
🧵 Here’s the 2 big problems with the FT's new report…
1⃣They don’t really know how many left.
2⃣They have no idea why they left.
1/6
Sensationalist headlines. Unproven causal links. And unclear migration figures based on shaky proxies.
🧵 Here’s the 2 big problems with the FT's new report…
1⃣They don’t really know how many left.
2⃣They have no idea why they left.
1/6
August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here we go again.
Sensationalist headlines. Unproven causal links. And unclear migration figures based on shaky proxies.
🧵 Here’s the 2 big problems with the FT's new report…
1⃣They don’t really know how many left.
2⃣They have no idea why they left.
1/6
Sensationalist headlines. Unproven causal links. And unclear migration figures based on shaky proxies.
🧵 Here’s the 2 big problems with the FT's new report…
1⃣They don’t really know how many left.
2⃣They have no idea why they left.
1/6
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At our event last week, Charlie Mayfield discussed the important role of employers in enabling disabled people to stay in work.
Catch up on the full discussion here:
buff.ly/iucGe22
Catch up on the full discussion here:
buff.ly/iucGe22
July 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
At our event last week, Charlie Mayfield discussed the important role of employers in enabling disabled people to stay in work.
Catch up on the full discussion here:
buff.ly/iucGe22
Catch up on the full discussion here:
buff.ly/iucGe22
I think this is the best thing I’ve read all year. I mostly scroll through Reddit, BlueSky and BBC news, so that might not be saying much
July 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I think this is the best thing I’ve read all year. I mostly scroll through Reddit, BlueSky and BBC news, so that might not be saying much
Hello @tottenhamhotspur.com why am I paying £45 a year for this grey bar on my phone?
July 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Hello @tottenhamhotspur.com why am I paying £45 a year for this grey bar on my phone?
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I think The Armando Iannucci Shows is one of the greatest forgotten comedies. What has stuck with me more than anything for nearly 25 years is the idea that everyone - except you - is getting secret help with the right things to say.
The Armando Iannucci Shows - Prompt
YouTube video by carelesshx
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think The Armando Iannucci Shows is one of the greatest forgotten comedies. What has stuck with me more than anything for nearly 25 years is the idea that everyone - except you - is getting secret help with the right things to say.
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Imagine going into journalism to argue that not enough civilians have been killed in a war crime.
July 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Imagine going into journalism to argue that not enough civilians have been killed in a war crime.
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Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
This should be front and centre of any discussion around budgets and spending bills. Clawing just a fraction back would more than pay for what is being cut in Austerity 2.0.
The world’s richest 1 per cent have increased their wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, “more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over,” according to new @oxfaminternational.bsky.social analysis.
World’s richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, Oxfam says
That amount is “more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over,” according to a new analysis from the anti-poverty group.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This should be front and centre of any discussion around budgets and spending bills. Clawing just a fraction back would more than pay for what is being cut in Austerity 2.0.
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James McMurdock claims Gabriel Pogrund “confused assets, profit and turnover” in his report
Key to Sunday Times claim is that (under bounceback rules) his JAM Financial needed £200,000 turnover to get a £50k loan
Micro companies don’t disclose turnover
But JAM had net assets of about £3,000
Key to Sunday Times claim is that (under bounceback rules) his JAM Financial needed £200,000 turnover to get a £50k loan
Micro companies don’t disclose turnover
But JAM had net assets of about £3,000
July 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
James McMurdock claims Gabriel Pogrund “confused assets, profit and turnover” in his report
Key to Sunday Times claim is that (under bounceback rules) his JAM Financial needed £200,000 turnover to get a £50k loan
Micro companies don’t disclose turnover
But JAM had net assets of about £3,000
Key to Sunday Times claim is that (under bounceback rules) his JAM Financial needed £200,000 turnover to get a £50k loan
Micro companies don’t disclose turnover
But JAM had net assets of about £3,000
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"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The U.S. Is Switching Sides
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
www.theatlantic.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America is not an ally
🇺🇸🧐 Trump's envoy Witkoff wants to lift energy sanctions on Russia, - Politico
July 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
America is not an ally
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com new scams just loaded! I’ve reported it to YouTube but these platforms have to do better! Deepfakes with your name in the video being served to users is unacceptable!
June 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com new scams just loaded! I’ve reported it to YouTube but these platforms have to do better! Deepfakes with your name in the video being served to users is unacceptable!