J3H
hacklesraised.bsky.social
J3H
@hacklesraised.bsky.social
Programming at the rough end of the trench.


#BBCQT We need to stop the right wing from conflating the 'wealthy' and the 'super rich'.

People earning high salaries are not the problem.

Tax income, capital gains, dividends etc, at the same rate and classify loans secured against unrealized gains as income.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Who is Morgan McSweeney?

Someone who I could not have a lower opinion of, even if he was on Epstein's list.
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Comical to hear Rory Stewart claiming that 16 - 17 years old know nothing about politics.

Are we to understand that he thinks the reform voting block are astute critical thinkers?
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If Trump survives the Epstein files, suing the BBC may prove to be his undoing.

If the UK government holds it's nerve, his lawyers will force him to drop the lawsuit or face perjuring himself.

Welcome to the UK chum(p).
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Morgan McSweeney moving on from Corbyn to Starmer
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rumours of Starmer being replaced before the next election are giving people false hope.

It's false hope because the party apparatus are less 'Andy Burnham' more 'Wes Streeting'.

Personally I think that would be like torpedoing the Titanic after it hit the iceberg.

And the band played on.
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Apparently Dick Cheney has died.
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I see Rachel Reeves has made it to Chapter 13 of Begg Fischer and Dornbusch.

Probably had ChatGPT summarize it...
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Oy, Reeves....

+ Forget about wealth taxes, inheritance tax, etc.

+Income tax should have a top rate of 50%, base rate of 25%.

+ Any loan secured against unrealized gains (stock, property, etc) should be classified as income.

+ Crimal reform to make fines scale with wealth.

+ Exit tax.
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division

I guess it costs a lot of money to reverse lizard?
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#tesla

Tesla's effective tax rate 2022 - 2024?

0.4%

But, yeah social programmes are the problem!!

itep.org/tesla-report...
Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2 Billion of U.S. Income in 2024
Tesla reported $2.3 billion of U.S. income in 2024 but paid zero federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reports $10.8 billion of U.S. income on which its current fede...
itep.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
If Trump attempts to run for a third term, nothing would injure him more than if the democrats ran this guy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCmy...
​"What They're Not Telling You Is That The GOP Is TERRIFIED Of Trump's Next Move" - Obama
YouTube video by Build The Vision
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Whether you review his time or office or his recent speeches you can see why Trump hates Obama.

Yes there is an element of racism but I think more than that, listening to Obama is one of the few occaisions when Trump realizes he is less, less inteligent, less capable, less.
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Facile is the perfect description of Farage.

He's a facile speaker.

But everything he says is facile.

Labour are working hammer and tongs to make his appointment to the highest office in the land facile.
October 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Did the labour members just say:

Oy, Starmer you're a bit of a wally
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#starmer we need to do much more.

So, you could do more, you just chose not to!

What a ridiculous statement.
October 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trumps $40BN bailout is part and parcel of denying that his personal world view is catastrophic.

Catastrophic for the us economy, reputation and hegemony.

He's so out of touch he doesn't realize that the crypto bros are a greater threat to the $ than BRICS.
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Can we agree that politicians manipulating abuse victims, to score political points, is itself abuse?
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#bbcqt I just watched a gin sot claim that because she changed the colour of her rosette she can criticize the actions of the administration of which she was part!!
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
#bbcqt I see Nadine Doris is still on the gin!!
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Socialism is the social ownership of the means of production.

Foodbanks are not socialism, but they are a consequence of unbridled capitalism.
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Populists have normalised the stoking of a FUD as a means to manipulate politicians.

That said politicians are such spineless cowards, demonstrating no conviction whatsoever, is exactly why the victims of the grooming gangs are now being further manipulated by these sadists.
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#starmer You know, I thought Starmer had the worst speaking voice in the cabinet, instantly annoying, but I had forgotten about #milliband.
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#AI

Ridiculous companies are claiming their systems are powered by 'SMART AI'.

As if they combed through the available LLMs, dismissing the dumb ones, to finally arrive at their utopia.

The sale of goods act needs a thorough rehash to push these trolls back under the bridge. #IONOS
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
#AI

So OpenAI are going to allow erotica, cue an explosion in revenge porn.

Good luck putting that particular genie back in the bottle.
October 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM