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Private equity bids £1.5bn to buy Spire, which runs nearly 40 of the UK's biggest private hospitals.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
Buyout firms plot £1.5bn takeover of private hospitals giant Spire
Bridgepoint and Triton Partners are among the private equity groups interested in a take-private deal for Britain's biggest private hospitals operator, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Private equity bids £1.5bn to buy Spire, which runs nearly 40 of the UK's biggest private hospitals.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
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Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
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Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US.
No previous US President has threatened to annexe Greenland or any other territory in Europe; or
threatened to sanction European allies.
Europe must not capitulate. Unite and respond.
No previous US President has threatened to annexe Greenland or any other territory in Europe; or
threatened to sanction European allies.
Europe must not capitulate. Unite and respond.
Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US
Heads of state across Europe respond in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland, and boycott of World Cup suggested
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US.
No previous US President has threatened to annexe Greenland or any other territory in Europe; or
threatened to sanction European allies.
Europe must not capitulate. Unite and respond.
No previous US President has threatened to annexe Greenland or any other territory in Europe; or
threatened to sanction European allies.
Europe must not capitulate. Unite and respond.
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This is how appeasement of Trump affects you.
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
👎👎👎👎
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
👎👎👎👎
Appeasing Trump.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital
Trump's policies are not isolationism. They're seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world.
leftfootforward.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This is how appeasement of Trump affects you.
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
👎👎👎👎
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
👎👎👎👎
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Appeasing Trump.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital
Trump's policies are not isolationism. They're seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world.
leftfootforward.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Appeasing Trump.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
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Grit bins left empty in Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield, due to a Reform council policy change, is ‘gambling with the safety of residents’ | North West Bylines
Reform UK “gambling with residents’ safety”
Grit bins left empty in Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield, due to a Reform council policy change, is ‘gambling with the safety of residents’
northwestbylines.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Grit bins left empty in Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield, due to a Reform council policy change, is ‘gambling with the safety of residents’ | North West Bylines
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Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say
The government is considering using taxpayer money and private finance to build new health centres.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
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Major powers always use force to grab assets of other countries.
US has initiated 201 out of 248 armed conflicts since the end of WWII.
Vast swathes of the world destabilised to lubricate the US economy and boost corporate profits.
Resentment grows. There has to be a better way.
US has initiated 201 out of 248 armed conflicts since the end of WWII.
Vast swathes of the world destabilised to lubricate the US economy and boost corporate profits.
Resentment grows. There has to be a better way.
Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital
Trump's policies are not isolationism. They're seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world.
leftfootforward.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Major powers always use force to grab assets of other countries.
US has initiated 201 out of 248 armed conflicts since the end of WWII.
Vast swathes of the world destabilised to lubricate the US economy and boost corporate profits.
Resentment grows. There has to be a better way.
US has initiated 201 out of 248 armed conflicts since the end of WWII.
Vast swathes of the world destabilised to lubricate the US economy and boost corporate profits.
Resentment grows. There has to be a better way.
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Appeasement
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland as He threatens military action.
Trump came to office promising 'no more wars' and demanded Nobel Prize for Peace. Now threats every day.
What next after US controls Greenland?
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland as He threatens military action.
Trump came to office promising 'no more wars' and demanded Nobel Prize for Peace. Now threats every day.
What next after US controls Greenland?
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland
EU governments say a military confrontation would be catastrophic for NATO — and see finding a negotiated solution their only option.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Appeasement
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland as He threatens military action.
Trump came to office promising 'no more wars' and demanded Nobel Prize for Peace. Now threats every day.
What next after US controls Greenland?
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland as He threatens military action.
Trump came to office promising 'no more wars' and demanded Nobel Prize for Peace. Now threats every day.
What next after US controls Greenland?
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Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour govt’s bonus ban.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour government’s bonus ban
Utility admits parent company paid CEO Ruth Jefferson and CFO Andy Pymer but denies bonus payments
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour govt’s bonus ban.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
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Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’
Trump said that if the U.S. doesn't take action on Greenland, "Russia or China will take over" the Danish island territory.
www.cnbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
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Support women affected by pension inequality – email your MP today!
WASPI women need 1 million supportive letters by February before ministers decide on compensation.
Time is running out – take action now:
👉 unsn.uk/49cTccn #WASPI #PensionJustice
WASPI women need 1 million supportive letters by February before ministers decide on compensation.
Time is running out – take action now:
👉 unsn.uk/49cTccn #WASPI #PensionJustice
Time is running out for the WASPI women - UNISON National
UNISON is urging members to support women affected by pension inequality and to write to their MP now
unsn.uk
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Support women affected by pension inequality – email your MP today!
WASPI women need 1 million supportive letters by February before ministers decide on compensation.
Time is running out – take action now:
👉 unsn.uk/49cTccn #WASPI #PensionJustice
WASPI women need 1 million supportive letters by February before ministers decide on compensation.
Time is running out – take action now:
👉 unsn.uk/49cTccn #WASPI #PensionJustice
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🔴Boris Johnson’s Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million
Full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Boris Johnson's Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million
The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
🔴Boris Johnson’s Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million
Full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
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Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over shadow banking sector.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over booming shadow banking sector, peers say
Report says officials seem unprepared for potential risks that unregulated industry poses to UK financial stability
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over shadow banking sector.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
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Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China.
Trump wants US and private companies to have “total access” to Venezuela’s oil industry.
Territorial grab is all about wealth and power. Corporations have long aided aggression.
Trump wants US and private companies to have “total access” to Venezuela’s oil industry.
Territorial grab is all about wealth and power. Corporations have long aided aggression.
Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China
Deal indicates Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand that they open up to US oil companies or risk more military intervention
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China.
Trump wants US and private companies to have “total access” to Venezuela’s oil industry.
Territorial grab is all about wealth and power. Corporations have long aided aggression.
Trump wants US and private companies to have “total access” to Venezuela’s oil industry.
Territorial grab is all about wealth and power. Corporations have long aided aggression.
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Reform UK now have multiple viable paths to power in Britain.
They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
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They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Reform UK now have multiple viable paths to power in Britain.
They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
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They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
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Chilling warning from a Trump-aide.
”the U.S. will use its military “unapologetically” to secure U.S. interests".
“nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”
"Western countries should not have given up their empires and colonies after WWII".
Madness.
”the U.S. will use its military “unapologetically” to secure U.S. interests".
“nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”
"Western countries should not have given up their empires and colonies after WWII".
Madness.
Stephen Miller ramps up Trump threats to take over Greenland in fiery CNN interview
During a heated back and forth with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff argued the ‘future of the free world’ depended on the U.S. taking aggressive actions such as the recent capture o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Chilling warning from a Trump-aide.
”the U.S. will use its military “unapologetically” to secure U.S. interests".
“nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”
"Western countries should not have given up their empires and colonies after WWII".
Madness.
”the U.S. will use its military “unapologetically” to secure U.S. interests".
“nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”
"Western countries should not have given up their empires and colonies after WWII".
Madness.
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Private equity owned Claire's and The Original Factory Shop to enter administration.
Years of under-investment and cash extraction take toll.
Private equity continues to devour high street.
Years of under-investment and cash extraction take toll.
Private equity continues to devour high street.
Two major UK chains plunge into administration putting 2,500 jobs at risk
Claire's and The Original Factory Shop are set to enter administration, putting around 2,500 jobs at risk of redundancy, after their owner reported 'an alarming drop-off in pre-Christmas footfall'
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Private equity owned Claire's and The Original Factory Shop to enter administration.
Years of under-investment and cash extraction take toll.
Private equity continues to devour high street.
Years of under-investment and cash extraction take toll.
Private equity continues to devour high street.
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The world capitulates.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The world capitulates.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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I don’t think many people even know about this form of NHS privatisation🚨 it’s time to raise the alarm. This newsletter edition is free for everyone to read- click the link to sign up: jujuliagrace.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I don’t think many people even know about this form of NHS privatisation🚨 it’s time to raise the alarm. This newsletter edition is free for everyone to read- click the link to sign up: jujuliagrace.substack.com
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UK govt should end rail outsourcing ‘racket’.
Passenger services brought into public ownership in name only.
Privatised security and catering suppliers, £150m profits last year.
Rolling stock privatised, public purse to pay £3bn+ to lease it.
Lucrative rail freight remains privatised.
Passenger services brought into public ownership in name only.
Privatised security and catering suppliers, £150m profits last year.
Rolling stock privatised, public purse to pay £3bn+ to lease it.
Lucrative rail freight remains privatised.
UK government should end rail outsourcing ‘racket’, says union
RMT estimates six cleaning, security and catering suppliers made £150m profits last year
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
UK govt should end rail outsourcing ‘racket’.
Passenger services brought into public ownership in name only.
Privatised security and catering suppliers, £150m profits last year.
Rolling stock privatised, public purse to pay £3bn+ to lease it.
Lucrative rail freight remains privatised.
Passenger services brought into public ownership in name only.
Privatised security and catering suppliers, £150m profits last year.
Rolling stock privatised, public purse to pay £3bn+ to lease it.
Lucrative rail freight remains privatised.
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Harrison Ford:
“Trump doesn't have any policies, he has whims. It scares the shit out of me.
The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.
Trump knows better … he's making money … while the world goes to hell…
It's unbelievable. I don't know of a greater criminal in history"
“Trump doesn't have any policies, he has whims. It scares the shit out of me.
The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.
Trump knows better … he's making money … while the world goes to hell…
It's unbelievable. I don't know of a greater criminal in history"
December 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Harrison Ford:
“Trump doesn't have any policies, he has whims. It scares the shit out of me.
The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.
Trump knows better … he's making money … while the world goes to hell…
It's unbelievable. I don't know of a greater criminal in history"
“Trump doesn't have any policies, he has whims. It scares the shit out of me.
The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.
Trump knows better … he's making money … while the world goes to hell…
It's unbelievable. I don't know of a greater criminal in history"
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