Iain
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Views personal. RT/follow ≠ endorsement. Questions are an ask for an answer. #UKPolitics #FBPDPE #DoctorWho #Satire
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Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad
The Reform UK leader, who has made at least nine trips abroad since general election, will return to UK next week
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
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No, Britain did not get off lightly in the Trump tariffs. And no, it is not much of a vindication of Brexit. Or at the least seeing it is an economic dividend is to conveniently look away from the more substantial economic costs.
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
No, Britain has not escaped lightly from Trump's tariffs
And it is not a very convincing vindication of Brexit.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No, Britain did not get off lightly in the Trump tariffs. And no, it is not much of a vindication of Brexit. Or at the least seeing it is an economic dividend is to conveniently look away from the more substantial economic costs.
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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Good bucket of cold water from @lewisgoodall.com on impact of #TrumpTariffs on UK; modest gain, or rather smaller loss, from 10% less tariffs than the EU will no way outweigh the massive losses to the UK from Brexit itself nor harm to the world economy from Trump open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
No, Britain has not escaped lightly from Trump's tariffs
And it is not a very convincing vindication of Brexit.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Good bucket of cold water from @lewisgoodall.com on impact of #TrumpTariffs on UK; modest gain, or rather smaller loss, from 10% less tariffs than the EU will no way outweigh the massive losses to the UK from Brexit itself nor harm to the world economy from Trump open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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Britain's wrongest man rides again.
April 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Britain's wrongest man rides again.
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France's President Macron calls to boycott the United States: “What would the message be of having big European players invest billions in the American economy at the same time they are hitting us. We must have collective solidarity.” #BoycottUSA
April 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
France's President Macron calls to boycott the United States: “What would the message be of having big European players invest billions in the American economy at the same time they are hitting us. We must have collective solidarity.” #BoycottUSA
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This guy has collapsed the economy twice.
April 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This guy has collapsed the economy twice.
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Fact Check: Yes, Trump placed tariffs on uninhabited group of islands occupied mainly by penguins
Source: Snopes
share.newsbreak.com/cfjexd2e
Source: Snopes
share.newsbreak.com/cfjexd2e
Fact Check: Yes, Trump placed tariffs on uninhabited group of islands occupied mainly by penguins - NewsBreak
UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" of human impact.
share.newsbreak.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Fact Check: Yes, Trump placed tariffs on uninhabited group of islands occupied mainly by penguins
Source: Snopes
share.newsbreak.com/cfjexd2e
Source: Snopes
share.newsbreak.com/cfjexd2e
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Federal judge allows the EFF’s lawsuit against DOGE and Elon Musk to proceed
Federal judge allows the EFF’s lawsuit against DOGE and Elon Musk to proceed
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit attempting to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from obtaining records on millions of Americans may proceed. In conjunction with privacy watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation and two labor unions, more than 100 current and former federal employees sued DOGE, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management […]
tcrn.ch
April 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Federal judge allows the EFF’s lawsuit against DOGE and Elon Musk to proceed
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
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Lady in black, "Our water bill is to go up while the Welsh Water CEO has made £800,000 in just one year"
"How much longer will politicians allow water companies to pollute our waters and our rivers, prioritising profits of wealthy shareholders?" #BBCQT
"How much longer will politicians allow water companies to pollute our waters and our rivers, prioritising profits of wealthy shareholders?" #BBCQT
April 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Lady in black, "Our water bill is to go up while the Welsh Water CEO has made £800,000 in just one year"
"How much longer will politicians allow water companies to pollute our waters and our rivers, prioritising profits of wealthy shareholders?" #BBCQT
"How much longer will politicians allow water companies to pollute our waters and our rivers, prioritising profits of wealthy shareholders?" #BBCQT
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Fox removed the stock market ticker from their broadcasts.
April 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Fox removed the stock market ticker from their broadcasts.
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
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The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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They weren't supposed to deport people I know!
Bradley Bartell voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
Bradley Bartell voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a US citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.
eu.usatoday.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
They weren't supposed to deport people I know!
Bradley Bartell voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
Bradley Bartell voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
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Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
wrd.cm
March 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.