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The UK Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. Do you trust them with you data? What if Nigel Farage had access to it in 4 years time? It's not a done deal. Sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The UK Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. Do you trust them with you data? What if Nigel Farage had access to it in 4 years time? It's not a done deal. Sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Keir Starmer's constituency lit up with message over disability cuts - 'Tax super rich instead'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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PM's constituency lit up with messages over DWP cuts - 'Tax super rich instead'
One of the messages on the clocktower at St Pancras Station in Keir Starmer's constituency said 'Tax The Super Rich Instead' while another added 'Being Sick Or Disabled Isn't A Choice'
www.mirror.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Keir Starmer's constituency lit up with message over disability cuts - 'Tax super rich instead'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
So, a move shot by a US crew in India, post production by UK creatives logged on to US servers, delivered on Thai Netflix using a global CDN to a VPN IP address in France used by a consumer in the US. What tariff applies to that, exactly?
Twats
Twats
May 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So, a move shot by a US crew in India, post production by UK creatives logged on to US servers, delivered on Thai Netflix using a global CDN to a VPN IP address in France used by a consumer in the US. What tariff applies to that, exactly?
Twats
Twats
Sorry, Kamala, but "the president lied about gas prices" is likely to be a much more effective line than the one about a constitutional crisis when it comes to winning back the people you need onside
May 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Sorry, Kamala, but "the president lied about gas prices" is likely to be a much more effective line than the one about a constitutional crisis when it comes to winning back the people you need onside
Blue Murder (Alan Hull cover) - full band - acoustic
YouTube video by Hector Gannet
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March 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Oh neat, March 28 is national "Smash Your Amazon Echo Devices With A Hammer" day.
March 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Oh neat, March 28 is national "Smash Your Amazon Echo Devices With A Hammer" day.
Not heard J.D. Vance or Trump saying 'Thank you' for this, just insults. If you voted for them, you should be apologizing now
March 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Not heard J.D. Vance or Trump saying 'Thank you' for this, just insults. If you voted for them, you should be apologizing now
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Dodds is right that the Government should discuss its approach to taxation. It should tax the rich.
Instead, the Government has self-imposed restraints that have lead them to decimate assistance for the world's poorest - those experience famine, conflict, disaster and disease.
Instead, the Government has self-imposed restraints that have lead them to decimate assistance for the world's poorest - those experience famine, conflict, disaster and disease.
February 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Dodds is right that the Government should discuss its approach to taxation. It should tax the rich.
Instead, the Government has self-imposed restraints that have lead them to decimate assistance for the world's poorest - those experience famine, conflict, disaster and disease.
Instead, the Government has self-imposed restraints that have lead them to decimate assistance for the world's poorest - those experience famine, conflict, disaster and disease.
The Three Stooges. Wealth taxation and regulation of communications industries are all we have to stop the Oligarchs
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Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed | Robert Reich
As Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk alter US media, the connections between wealth and power are in plain sight
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The Three Stooges. Wealth taxation and regulation of communications industries are all we have to stop the Oligarchs
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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More cuts? Not on our watch.
The lives of the super rich wouldn't be impacted by a wealth tax, they would just have less to invest, but the lives of everyone, every day, are impacted by the services we rely on - our schools, NHS, councils, welfare, childcare, etc.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-gov...
The lives of the super rich wouldn't be impacted by a wealth tax, they would just have less to invest, but the lives of everyone, every day, are impacted by the services we rely on - our schools, NHS, councils, welfare, childcare, etc.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-gov...
The government may be planning to cut public services. But there is an alternative
The government is looking at cutting public spending and potentially raising taxes in March.
taxjustice.uk
February 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
More cuts? Not on our watch.
The lives of the super rich wouldn't be impacted by a wealth tax, they would just have less to invest, but the lives of everyone, every day, are impacted by the services we rely on - our schools, NHS, councils, welfare, childcare, etc.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-gov...
The lives of the super rich wouldn't be impacted by a wealth tax, they would just have less to invest, but the lives of everyone, every day, are impacted by the services we rely on - our schools, NHS, councils, welfare, childcare, etc.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-gov...
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From this time last year
February 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
From this time last year
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
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Gerry Connolly: "It is a matter for Congress to deal with, not an unelected billionaire oligarchy named Elon Musk. And Elon, if you want to run USAID, get nominated by Trump and go to the Senate and good luck in getting confirmed."
February 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Gerry Connolly: "It is a matter for Congress to deal with, not an unelected billionaire oligarchy named Elon Musk. And Elon, if you want to run USAID, get nominated by Trump and go to the Senate and good luck in getting confirmed."
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Inequality causes disengagement with society and democracy. This is “a strategic risk” to the UK, according to experts.
Billionaires are a threat to democracy – taxing them more is the only solution.
taxjustice.uk/blog/billion...
Billionaires are a threat to democracy – taxing them more is the only solution.
taxjustice.uk/blog/billion...
Billionaires are a threat to democracy – taxing them more is the only solution.
Inequality breeds disengagement with society and democracy. This is “a strategic risk” to the UK.
taxjustice.uk
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Inequality causes disengagement with society and democracy. This is “a strategic risk” to the UK, according to experts.
Billionaires are a threat to democracy – taxing them more is the only solution.
taxjustice.uk/blog/billion...
Billionaires are a threat to democracy – taxing them more is the only solution.
taxjustice.uk/blog/billion...
Enthusiasm over DeepSeek may wane when companies and users wake up to the privacy policy and realise their information could be going straight to the Chinese government.
Probably applies to many services in other jurisdictions, but they generally respect copyright
Probably applies to many services in other jurisdictions, but they generally respect copyright
January 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Enthusiasm over DeepSeek may wane when companies and users wake up to the privacy policy and realise their information could be going straight to the Chinese government.
Probably applies to many services in other jurisdictions, but they generally respect copyright
Probably applies to many services in other jurisdictions, but they generally respect copyright
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It really is such masculine energy to blame things on a woman who no longer works at the company www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
January 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It really is such masculine energy to blame things on a woman who no longer works at the company www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
When Meta has lost as much market cap as Twitter has, maybe Zuckerburg will grow up a bit
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Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy
The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When Meta has lost as much market cap as Twitter has, maybe Zuckerburg will grow up a bit
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Everything you've missed on the economy – and what will happen in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QROp...
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Everything You've Missed on the Economy
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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January 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Everything you've missed on the economy – and what will happen in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QROp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QROp...
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I appreciate much of the analysis I’ve seen over the last couple days. I don’t think we can talk about what is sick in politics or media (a lot!) w/o looking directly at billionaires, refusing to shut up about billionaires, and coming for billionaires through policies that chisel away at their power
American billionaires have long placed their thumbs on the scale of democracy—but never like this.
Welcome to the oligarch election.
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2024 at 1:54 AM
I appreciate much of the analysis I’ve seen over the last couple days. I don’t think we can talk about what is sick in politics or media (a lot!) w/o looking directly at billionaires, refusing to shut up about billionaires, and coming for billionaires through policies that chisel away at their power
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Dear friends in the US, please read this and share it as much as you are able. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s greatest feat has been convincing ordinary Americans that he’s on their side. He is not | George Monbiot
The Republican candidate embodies all the worst aspects of capitalism, condensed into human form, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Dear friends in the US, please read this and share it as much as you are able. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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On point, as usual, Marina Hyde:
"it will never not blow my mind .... the fact that at least 26 women – TWENTY SIX – have accused one candidate of sexual assault just has not even remotely dominated the news cycle. ... It is just – what? – accepted? Expected? Priced in? Boring?"
"it will never not blow my mind .... the fact that at least 26 women – TWENTY SIX – have accused one candidate of sexual assault just has not even remotely dominated the news cycle. ... It is just – what? – accepted? Expected? Priced in? Boring?"
October 30, 2024 at 7:00 AM
On point, as usual, Marina Hyde:
"it will never not blow my mind .... the fact that at least 26 women – TWENTY SIX – have accused one candidate of sexual assault just has not even remotely dominated the news cycle. ... It is just – what? – accepted? Expected? Priced in? Boring?"
"it will never not blow my mind .... the fact that at least 26 women – TWENTY SIX – have accused one candidate of sexual assault just has not even remotely dominated the news cycle. ... It is just – what? – accepted? Expected? Priced in? Boring?"