Anglo-Apulian
@anglo-apulian.bsky.social
Tech enthusiast. Fanatical about good coffee & all things Italian. Admirer of great art, architecture and design.
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British election laws are explicitly supposed to stop foreign donations.
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources | Party funding | The Guardian
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
amp.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:20 AM
British election laws are explicitly supposed to stop foreign donations.
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
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5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 🤯
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 🤯
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
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1. The name Bluesky was originally a placeholder for the project started by Twitter to build an open social protocol.
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
1. The name Bluesky was originally a placeholder for the project started by Twitter to build an open social protocol.
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."