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It's very simple.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
August 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's very simple.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
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“A person who worships at the alter of Donald Trump will kneel before him, not stand up to him. Pierre Poilievre’s slogans are not solutions — and his division isn’t strength. Division won’t win a trade war.”
Mark Carney is not mincing words on Poilievre’s inability to negotiate with Donald Trump.
Mark Carney is not mincing words on Poilievre’s inability to negotiate with Donald Trump.
"Pierre Poilievre is the worst person to stand up to Donald Trump — he worships the man"
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney is not mincing words about CPC leader Pierre Poilievre and his inability to stand up to Trump.
cultmtl.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“A person who worships at the alter of Donald Trump will kneel before him, not stand up to him. Pierre Poilievre’s slogans are not solutions — and his division isn’t strength. Division won’t win a trade war.”
Mark Carney is not mincing words on Poilievre’s inability to negotiate with Donald Trump.
Mark Carney is not mincing words on Poilievre’s inability to negotiate with Donald Trump.
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After the endless hours of airtime provided by @lbc.co.uk et al to wealthy parents claiming poverty, & against all the clear evidence that bringing private education into the VAT system was both fair & reasonable, and would have little to no effect on enrolment...
#r4today
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#r4today
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No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
After the endless hours of airtime provided by @lbc.co.uk et al to wealthy parents claiming poverty, & against all the clear evidence that bringing private education into the VAT system was both fair & reasonable, and would have little to no effect on enrolment...
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/jess...
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/jess...
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Farmers: we can't pay more tax
Large corporations: we can't pay more tax
Small businesses: we can't pay more tax
Workers: we can't pay more tax
Tories: we must cut tax
*Everyone*: why are our courts, police, NHS, potholes, council services, pensions, welfare, schools all so bad?
#r4today
Large corporations: we can't pay more tax
Small businesses: we can't pay more tax
Workers: we can't pay more tax
Tories: we must cut tax
*Everyone*: why are our courts, police, NHS, potholes, council services, pensions, welfare, schools all so bad?
#r4today
November 21, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Farmers: we can't pay more tax
Large corporations: we can't pay more tax
Small businesses: we can't pay more tax
Workers: we can't pay more tax
Tories: we must cut tax
*Everyone*: why are our courts, police, NHS, potholes, council services, pensions, welfare, schools all so bad?
#r4today
Large corporations: we can't pay more tax
Small businesses: we can't pay more tax
Workers: we can't pay more tax
Tories: we must cut tax
*Everyone*: why are our courts, police, NHS, potholes, council services, pensions, welfare, schools all so bad?
#r4today
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Musk told the Polish FM, a long-standing conservative ally of the US, "be quiet small man".
What I find so fascinating about Trump, Vance and Musk's verbal abuse of Ukrainians & Polish officials etc, is: can you imagine them speaking like this to a Russian or Chinese official?
What I find so fascinating about Trump, Vance and Musk's verbal abuse of Ukrainians & Polish officials etc, is: can you imagine them speaking like this to a Russian or Chinese official?
March 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Musk told the Polish FM, a long-standing conservative ally of the US, "be quiet small man".
What I find so fascinating about Trump, Vance and Musk's verbal abuse of Ukrainians & Polish officials etc, is: can you imagine them speaking like this to a Russian or Chinese official?
What I find so fascinating about Trump, Vance and Musk's verbal abuse of Ukrainians & Polish officials etc, is: can you imagine them speaking like this to a Russian or Chinese official?
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This was PAINFUL
Fiona Bruce grills Richard Tice over ‘considerable divisions’ in Reform’s ranks
“Why do you think one of your five MPs is saying he’s not sure if Nigel Farage has what it takes to be prime minister?”
leftfootforward.org
March 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This was PAINFUL
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IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO TRAVEL AS A TOURIST TO THE USA.
CANCEL PLANNED TRIPS UNTIL NORMALITY RESUMED.
CANCEL PLANNED TRIPS UNTIL NORMALITY RESUMED.
Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO TRAVEL AS A TOURIST TO THE USA.
CANCEL PLANNED TRIPS UNTIL NORMALITY RESUMED.
CANCEL PLANNED TRIPS UNTIL NORMALITY RESUMED.
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While all workers are covered by new measures in the Government Employment Rights Reform Bill, low-paid workers are most likely to be affected ⤵️
March 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
While all workers are covered by new measures in the Government Employment Rights Reform Bill, low-paid workers are most likely to be affected ⤵️
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The UK Govt should cancel this *immediately*
The NHS strikes £85,000 deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink as part of a wider programme.
This country is so fucked.
This country is so fucked.
March 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The UK Govt should cancel this *immediately*
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The Trump Administration is launching nothing less than a giant affirmative action program for straight white men, a great many of whom, including Trump and Vance, are utterly unqualified for their positions and would be mocked for their hubris if they were women or Black or gay or.....
January 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Trump Administration is launching nothing less than a giant affirmative action program for straight white men, a great many of whom, including Trump and Vance, are utterly unqualified for their positions and would be mocked for their hubris if they were women or Black or gay or.....
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In his first term, Trump told Fox host Hegseth he couldn't make him his Secretary of Veterans Affairs because he wasn't seen as serious or qualified enough.
In his second term, he just made Fox host Hegseth Secretary of Defense. Insane.
In his second term, he just made Fox host Hegseth Secretary of Defense. Insane.
BREAKING
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Secretary of Defense.
The vote was 50–50, with Senator Susan Collins, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senator Mitch McConnell voting against Hegseth from the Republican side.
VP JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Secretary of Defense.
The vote was 50–50, with Senator Susan Collins, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senator Mitch McConnell voting against Hegseth from the Republican side.
VP JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.
January 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
In his first term, Trump told Fox host Hegseth he couldn't make him his Secretary of Veterans Affairs because he wasn't seen as serious or qualified enough.
In his second term, he just made Fox host Hegseth Secretary of Defense. Insane.
In his second term, he just made Fox host Hegseth Secretary of Defense. Insane.
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The guy who just a few years ago, by his own admission, was identified "as an extremist" by his own unit over one of his tattoos and was barred from working at President Biden's inauguration is now…Defense Secretary of the United Stated and sixth in line to the presidency.
January 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The guy who just a few years ago, by his own admission, was identified "as an extremist" by his own unit over one of his tattoos and was barred from working at President Biden's inauguration is now…Defense Secretary of the United Stated and sixth in line to the presidency.
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To the progressive left who did not vote for Harris because they did not like every policy of hers, this is just the beginning.
So many of the things you hold dear are going to be taken from you . . . and from us all.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
So many of the things you hold dear are going to be taken from you . . . and from us all.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
State Department suspends processing passport applications with ‘X’ gender marker | CNN Politics
The State Department has suspended processing passport applications seeking the gender marker of “X” and will only process and issue passports for people identifying as male or female, according to a ...
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
To the progressive left who did not vote for Harris because they did not like every policy of hers, this is just the beginning.
So many of the things you hold dear are going to be taken from you . . . and from us all.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
So many of the things you hold dear are going to be taken from you . . . and from us all.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
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The richest man in the world borrowed $13bn from banks to fund his purchase of Twitter and now those banks are offloading the debt at a loss because the guy who's allegedly worth 20X that amount isn't somehow liable for the money he borrowed. What's time to be alive
January 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The richest man in the world borrowed $13bn from banks to fund his purchase of Twitter and now those banks are offloading the debt at a loss because the guy who's allegedly worth 20X that amount isn't somehow liable for the money he borrowed. What's time to be alive
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So, Tories finally admit they left the EU with no plan “for growth”.
They also had no plan for trade, science, the arts, business, jobs, training, education, travel, farming, fishing, borders, immigration, healthcare, regulations, food security…
for ANYTHING…
A catastrophe of prejudiced uselessness.
They also had no plan for trade, science, the arts, business, jobs, training, education, travel, farming, fishing, borders, immigration, healthcare, regulations, food security…
for ANYTHING…
A catastrophe of prejudiced uselessness.
January 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
So, Tories finally admit they left the EU with no plan “for growth”.
They also had no plan for trade, science, the arts, business, jobs, training, education, travel, farming, fishing, borders, immigration, healthcare, regulations, food security…
for ANYTHING…
A catastrophe of prejudiced uselessness.
They also had no plan for trade, science, the arts, business, jobs, training, education, travel, farming, fishing, borders, immigration, healthcare, regulations, food security…
for ANYTHING…
A catastrophe of prejudiced uselessness.
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we used to reward the actual smart people for doing great things for society, not the grifters.
January 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
we used to reward the actual smart people for doing great things for society, not the grifters.
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Probably time to declare Rudy Giuliani a fugitive from justice and bring him in cuffs. And shackles. And a Lecter mask. And a hood. And of course a Fart Blocking Device.
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Probably time to declare Rudy Giuliani a fugitive from justice and bring him in cuffs. And shackles. And a Lecter mask. And a hood. And of course a Fart Blocking Device.
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Joe Biden complaining about billionaires, disinfo and unregulated social media in his ambling final address. All things that he failed to do ANYTHING about, so his legacy is essentially helping the return of Trump.
Let this be a lesson to Starmer, deal with these pricks or we’ll get the far right.
Let this be a lesson to Starmer, deal with these pricks or we’ll get the far right.
January 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Joe Biden complaining about billionaires, disinfo and unregulated social media in his ambling final address. All things that he failed to do ANYTHING about, so his legacy is essentially helping the return of Trump.
Let this be a lesson to Starmer, deal with these pricks or we’ll get the far right.
Let this be a lesson to Starmer, deal with these pricks or we’ll get the far right.
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Great stuff - that's exactly right.
Trump is dangerous... and the UK needs to rebuild with the rest of Europe as quickly as possible, for defence, trade, opportunity, environment, standards and protection of our democracy and values from a hostile Trump/Musk-led US.
Trump is dangerous... and the UK needs to rebuild with the rest of Europe as quickly as possible, for defence, trade, opportunity, environment, standards and protection of our democracy and values from a hostile Trump/Musk-led US.
UK needs to rejoin EU customs union, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey
Sir Ed also called for Donald Trump to be offered a state visit to the UK, but only if he delivered support for Ukraine.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Great stuff - that's exactly right.
Trump is dangerous... and the UK needs to rebuild with the rest of Europe as quickly as possible, for defence, trade, opportunity, environment, standards and protection of our democracy and values from a hostile Trump/Musk-led US.
Trump is dangerous... and the UK needs to rebuild with the rest of Europe as quickly as possible, for defence, trade, opportunity, environment, standards and protection of our democracy and values from a hostile Trump/Musk-led US.
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Holding Labour accountable is reasonable but that’s NOT what is happening. What we’re seeing is the most rich powerful people in the world throwing all they’re got at a democratically elected UK government, because it’s far less likely to work solely in THEIR interests than the previous one.
January 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Holding Labour accountable is reasonable but that’s NOT what is happening. What we’re seeing is the most rich powerful people in the world throwing all they’re got at a democratically elected UK government, because it’s far less likely to work solely in THEIR interests than the previous one.
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Private schools are the paedophile rings that the Tories are fighting to save.
January 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Private schools are the paedophile rings that the Tories are fighting to save.
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1. This is what it’s really about. Farage, Truss and co have no convictions of their own. They are mere channels for the demands of capital. Here they are, supporting a climate science-denying lobby group funded by oil and oligarchs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
1. This is what it’s really about. Farage, Truss and co have no convictions of their own. They are mere channels for the demands of capital. Here they are, supporting a climate science-denying lobby group funded by oil and oligarchs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Traitors to humanity & nature👇
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken oil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
British arm of Heartland, which has taken oil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Traitors to humanity & nature👇