Phil Clarke
@philclarke9.bsky.social
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People try to ascribe motives, strategy and logic to Trump but it's not acknowledged nearly enough that he's simply a spectacularly stupid man who happens to be extremely rich and entitled with it and therefore has gained a lot of power.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
People try to ascribe motives, strategy and logic to Trump but it's not acknowledged nearly enough that he's simply a spectacularly stupid man who happens to be extremely rich and entitled with it and therefore has gained a lot of power.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
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Badenoch is fascinating. So busy fighting culture wars online that she considers the very real potential for the break-up of the military alliance on which the UK relies for security to be a fringe issue.
Kemi Badenoch describes Greenland as a “second-order issue” in BBC interview.
The US threatening to annex a Nato territory is anything but that.
The US threatening to annex a Nato territory is anything but that.
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Badenoch is fascinating. So busy fighting culture wars online that she considers the very real potential for the break-up of the military alliance on which the UK relies for security to be a fringe issue.
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Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike
Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
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The world's richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The world's richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
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The man who call our Safeguarding Minister a “rape genocide apologist” & “evil witch” -cause he obvs cared so much about the safety of (white) women & girls in UK 🙄 is happy that X provides tools to produce porn imagery of real women & children
Yeah all about the safety of women & girls
Yeah all about the safety of women & girls
a girl in a school uniform is saying ironic isn 't it
ALT: a girl in a school uniform is saying ironic isn 't it
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The man who call our Safeguarding Minister a “rape genocide apologist” & “evil witch” -cause he obvs cared so much about the safety of (white) women & girls in UK 🙄 is happy that X provides tools to produce porn imagery of real women & children
Yeah all about the safety of women & girls
Yeah all about the safety of women & girls
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The immigration doom loop in full swing.
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The immigration doom loop in full swing.
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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archive.ph/pyVLg
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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archive.ph/pyVLg
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It is hilarious* that UK gov ministers are insisting they need to keep posting on X - a platform run by a far-right warmongerer that enables the mass production of child sex abuse material and industrial harassment of women - because they're nostalgic for their Blue Tick Twitter days
*not hilarious
*not hilarious
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
It is hilarious* that UK gov ministers are insisting they need to keep posting on X - a platform run by a far-right warmongerer that enables the mass production of child sex abuse material and industrial harassment of women - because they're nostalgic for their Blue Tick Twitter days
*not hilarious
*not hilarious
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Rather that other people being under threat of death because some tosser wants to drink and drive huh
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Rather that other people being under threat of death because some tosser wants to drink and drive huh
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willing to bet that literally the last thing AI does is 'liberate women from unwanted chores'
Artificial intelligence will help millions of people in ways that do not appear in traditional economic statistics, says OpenAI’s chief economist ft.trib.al/toxh1Gq
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
willing to bet that literally the last thing AI does is 'liberate women from unwanted chores'
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Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
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Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
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Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank
Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank
Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’
Israel is moving to start construction on a vast illegal settlement in the heart of the West Bank, designed to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”.
The Israel Land Authority in mid-December quietly posted a tender for construction of 3,401 homes in the “E1” project, which will effectively sever the north and south of the occupied West Bank for Palestinians, and further cut off East Jerusalem. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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The stupidest people in the world continue to get cheered on by those whose lives will only be made worse by their actions.
While the majority of us remain hostages to it all.
It's so bleak.
While the majority of us remain hostages to it all.
It's so bleak.
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The stupidest people in the world continue to get cheered on by those whose lives will only be made worse by their actions.
While the majority of us remain hostages to it all.
It's so bleak.
While the majority of us remain hostages to it all.
It's so bleak.
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Surreal, Keir Starmer spews populist far right drivel criticising asylum seekers for getting accommodation, knowing full well that government denies asylum seekers the right to work, which if they did have, they would allow them to pay for their own accommodation while seeking asylum
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Surreal, Keir Starmer spews populist far right drivel criticising asylum seekers for getting accommodation, knowing full well that government denies asylum seekers the right to work, which if they did have, they would allow them to pay for their own accommodation while seeking asylum
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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The thing about being a "lifelong advocate of international law" is you have to have the courage to speak up when it’s broken
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The thing about being a "lifelong advocate of international law" is you have to have the courage to speak up when it’s broken
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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One of the first things a Farage government will do will be to make sure "the young are
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
One of the first things a Farage government will do will be to make sure "the young are
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
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Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
The richest 500 individuals in the world added a record $2.2tn to their wealth in 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with just eight billionaires accounting for a quarter of the gains.
The gains increased their collective net worth to $11.9tn, bolstered by billionaire Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory and booming markets in cryptocurrencies, equities and metals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
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Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
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As far as I can tell, the Conservative party's position is that there should be no censorship of content on platforms like twitter but that the same content can be grounds for deportation/denaturalisation
December 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
As far as I can tell, the Conservative party's position is that there should be no censorship of content on platforms like twitter but that the same content can be grounds for deportation/denaturalisation
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Solar+batteries is just going to win.
Solar is comparatively cheap. It's the easiest for power companies to deploy (~1 year vs. 5-10 years for conventional power plants). It's inexpensive to maintain. It's environmentally beneficial. And it can add value to farms by providing shade.
It's a winner
Solar is comparatively cheap. It's the easiest for power companies to deploy (~1 year vs. 5-10 years for conventional power plants). It's inexpensive to maintain. It's environmentally beneficial. And it can add value to farms by providing shade.
It's a winner
December 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Solar+batteries is just going to win.
Solar is comparatively cheap. It's the easiest for power companies to deploy (~1 year vs. 5-10 years for conventional power plants). It's inexpensive to maintain. It's environmentally beneficial. And it can add value to farms by providing shade.
It's a winner
Solar is comparatively cheap. It's the easiest for power companies to deploy (~1 year vs. 5-10 years for conventional power plants). It's inexpensive to maintain. It's environmentally beneficial. And it can add value to farms by providing shade.
It's a winner
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#ukpolitics Chris Philp saying somebody should have citizenship revoked because they are racist will mean all of Reform councillors and MPs and leader should have citizenship revoked and the majority of the Tory front bench as well. That would make the country a much, much better place.
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#ukpolitics Chris Philp saying somebody should have citizenship revoked because they are racist will mean all of Reform councillors and MPs and leader should have citizenship revoked and the majority of the Tory front bench as well. That would make the country a much, much better place.