Nadine Salkeld
@nadine66.bsky.social
Living in Edinburgh. Finance and University sectors. Views are my own.
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The UK will allocate £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) to support offshore wind capacity in an upcoming auction.
UK Sets £1.1 Billion Budget for Offshore Wind in 2030 Push
The UK will allocate £900 million ($1.2 billion) in subsidies for traditional offshore wind projects in an auction later this year, a cost that will be added to consumers bills amid growing political backlash.
bloom.bg
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The UK will allocate £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) to support offshore wind capacity in an upcoming auction.
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The European Commission is planning to redraw its rules for financial markets in a bid to take on Wall Street, POLITICO was told.
The proposed changes will set the stage for a bitter political fight with the EU's governments.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
The proposed changes will set the stage for a bitter political fight with the EU's governments.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The European Commission is planning to redraw its rules for financial markets in a bid to take on Wall Street, POLITICO was told.
The proposed changes will set the stage for a bitter political fight with the EU's governments.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
The proposed changes will set the stage for a bitter political fight with the EU's governments.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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Pete Hegseth continues his purge of women from U.S. military leadership, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place
Pete Hegseth seems to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
bit.ly
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pete Hegseth continues his purge of women from U.S. military leadership, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
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While Trump goes after undocumented workers—here's a look back at how his own modeling agency allegedly exploited models without proper visas, some of whom told @jamespwest.bsky.social they were made to live in squalid conditions and were left in debt. [From 2016]
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
While Trump goes after undocumented workers—here's a look back at how his own modeling agency allegedly exploited models without proper visas, some of whom told @jamespwest.bsky.social they were made to live in squalid conditions and were left in debt. [From 2016]
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Boston Consulting Group has been asked for 'clarification and information' surrounding the company’s reported involvement in Gaza-related activities https://on.ft.com/4kspdPJ
July 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Boston Consulting Group has been asked for 'clarification and information' surrounding the company’s reported involvement in Gaza-related activities https://on.ft.com/4kspdPJ
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Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
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Tucked into Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill—which passed in the House last month, and promises major cuts to Medicaid—is a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
Trump's Medicaid cuts will fund his failed border wall
Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
www.motherjones.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Tucked into Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill—which passed in the House last month, and promises major cuts to Medicaid—is a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
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WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
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If Trump's tariff regime endures, the world economy will lose $1 trillion by 2030, and will cost the US 650,000 jobs, Bloomberg Economics predicts
Trump Ripping Up the Free Trade Playbook Comes With $1 Trillion Cost
The ominous trajectory of the US president’s tariff overhaul looms over the G-7 gathering.
bloom.bg
June 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If Trump's tariff regime endures, the world economy will lose $1 trillion by 2030, and will cost the US 650,000 jobs, Bloomberg Economics predicts
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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Old Bailey trial : Starlink satellite equipment due for Ukraine was damaged in a £1 mill blaze in an arson attack in Leyton, East London in March 2024 by men recruited by agents for the Russian mercenary group Wagner, a court has heard.
Men 'livestreamed' Russia-linked arson plot, court hears
Men 'livestreamed' Russia-linked arson plot, court hears
Around £1m of damage was caused by the blaze at the warehouse, the Old Bailey hears.
www.bbc.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Old Bailey trial : Starlink satellite equipment due for Ukraine was damaged in a £1 mill blaze in an arson attack in Leyton, East London in March 2024 by men recruited by agents for the Russian mercenary group Wagner, a court has heard.
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In case you missed it in The Other Place, Liz Truss has gone properly fucking nuts.
June 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In case you missed it in The Other Place, Liz Truss has gone properly fucking nuts.
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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
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Trump’s back in the White House—and his kids are cashing in. Saudi towers, Qatari golf deals, crypto schemes. This isn’t public service. It’s a shakedown.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Crime Family Business: Selling America from the Inside
While Trump sits in the Oval Office, his sons are cutting foreign deals—from Saudi towers to Qatari golf resorts.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trump’s back in the White House—and his kids are cashing in. Saudi towers, Qatari golf deals, crypto schemes. This isn’t public service. It’s a shakedown.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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New: All five new appointees to an obscure Trump Tower-based holding company's advisory board are Trump Organization execs—including Don Jr. and Eric Trump.
They’ve already been granted millions in stock.
me, for @forbes.com
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They’ve already been granted millions in stock.
me, for @forbes.com
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Don Jr. And Eric Trump Joined By Three Trump Org Executives On Revived Advisory Board At Little-Known Firm
The CEO of Dominari Holdings defended the appointments, saying the longstanding advisory board reflects “a broad range of industries and areas of expertise.”
www.forbes.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New: All five new appointees to an obscure Trump Tower-based holding company's advisory board are Trump Organization execs—including Don Jr. and Eric Trump.
They’ve already been granted millions in stock.
me, for @forbes.com
1/
They’ve already been granted millions in stock.
me, for @forbes.com
1/
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CNBC: If a company were to say we're raising prices because of tariffs, is that a hostile act?
LUTNICK: I think if you go out of your way to try to make it seem like your price has changed when it's nonsense. A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.
LUTNICK: I think if you go out of your way to try to make it seem like your price has changed when it's nonsense. A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.
April 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
CNBC: If a company were to say we're raising prices because of tariffs, is that a hostile act?
LUTNICK: I think if you go out of your way to try to make it seem like your price has changed when it's nonsense. A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.
LUTNICK: I think if you go out of your way to try to make it seem like your price has changed when it's nonsense. A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.
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The Harvard Law Review is legally completely independent from Harvard. It does not accept federal funding as it's funded by bluebook revenue. I'm not even sure what jurisdiction the department of education has here to investigate them.
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ED, HHS Launch Title VI Investigations of Harvard University and Harvard Law Review Amid Allegations of Discriminatory Practices
ED, HHS Launch Title VI Investigations of Harvard University and Harvard Law Review Amid Allegations of Discriminatory Practices
www.ed.gov
April 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Harvard Law Review is legally completely independent from Harvard. It does not accept federal funding as it's funded by bluebook revenue. I'm not even sure what jurisdiction the department of education has here to investigate them.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
* ‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after Brexit
British cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs and trials of revolutionary treatments are being derailed by the red tape and extra costs brought on by Brexit, a damning report warns.
Soaring numbers are being diagnosed with the disease amid a growing and ageing population, improved diagnosis initiatives and wider public awareness – making global collaborations to find new medicines essential. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
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NEW: “An independent federal agency is going forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping elections executive order despite a barrage of lawsuits challenging it as an assault on states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Key Federal Elections Agency Moving Forward With Trump’s Anti-Voting Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW: “An independent federal agency is going forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping elections executive order despite a barrage of lawsuits challenging it as an assault on states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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🚨NEW: Soldiers prevent Senator Chris van Hollen from visiting Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Hollen & the Garcia family attorney were pulled over, after the military were ordered to stop them, 3km from CECOT.
NO-ONE is able to verify if Garcia is still alive and, if he is, what condition he is in.
Hollen & the Garcia family attorney were pulled over, after the military were ordered to stop them, 3km from CECOT.
NO-ONE is able to verify if Garcia is still alive and, if he is, what condition he is in.
April 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨NEW: Soldiers prevent Senator Chris van Hollen from visiting Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Hollen & the Garcia family attorney were pulled over, after the military were ordered to stop them, 3km from CECOT.
NO-ONE is able to verify if Garcia is still alive and, if he is, what condition he is in.
Hollen & the Garcia family attorney were pulled over, after the military were ordered to stop them, 3km from CECOT.
NO-ONE is able to verify if Garcia is still alive and, if he is, what condition he is in.
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Call it what it is: a race/ gender purge.
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Call it what it is: a race/ gender purge.
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aside: a stunning comment from David Baker, UW professor who won the Nobel Prize in 2024. Now 15 lab members are looking for positions overseas.
“There’s so many amazing people who want to come in, & we can’t take them. The Nobel Prize was just a little blip. But things have gotten quite bleak.”
“There’s so many amazing people who want to come in, & we can’t take them. The Nobel Prize was just a little blip. But things have gotten quite bleak.”
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
aside: a stunning comment from David Baker, UW professor who won the Nobel Prize in 2024. Now 15 lab members are looking for positions overseas.
“There’s so many amazing people who want to come in, & we can’t take them. The Nobel Prize was just a little blip. But things have gotten quite bleak.”
“There’s so many amazing people who want to come in, & we can’t take them. The Nobel Prize was just a little blip. But things have gotten quite bleak.”
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NEW: The Trump administration, via a senior State Department official, says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is alive in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison. But they still won't say if they're doing anything to get him back.
Details w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NEW: The Trump administration, via a senior State Department official, says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is alive in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison. But they still won't say if they're doing anything to get him back.
Details w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...