Robert
@robertkapok.bsky.social
Architecture and its Discontents
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My trans child (adult) and their girlfriend (also trans) have just been threatened by a man carrying a gun in his waistband outside their local pub. Police have been called, but they’re understandably terrified and upset. This is not ok.
May 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My trans child (adult) and their girlfriend (also trans) have just been threatened by a man carrying a gun in his waistband outside their local pub. Police have been called, but they’re understandably terrified and upset. This is not ok.
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According to this @zdfde.bsky.social Politbarometer poll, 76% of Germans are in favour of more defence spending with new debt.
This includes 90% of CDU voters, 52% of Die Linke voters and even 70% of FDP voters.
A fiscal public opinion revolution.
This includes 90% of CDU voters, 52% of Die Linke voters and even 70% of FDP voters.
A fiscal public opinion revolution.
March 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
According to this @zdfde.bsky.social Politbarometer poll, 76% of Germans are in favour of more defence spending with new debt.
This includes 90% of CDU voters, 52% of Die Linke voters and even 70% of FDP voters.
A fiscal public opinion revolution.
This includes 90% of CDU voters, 52% of Die Linke voters and even 70% of FDP voters.
A fiscal public opinion revolution.
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I’m pretty sure Pelosi and her entire generation of elected Democrats should be spending their time sitting in a corner thinking about how they lost America rather than attacking AOC, who didn’t
The Democratic Power Broker Working to Undermine AOC
Nancy Pelosi is reportedly working behind the scenes to ensure that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t secure one of the House’s most powerful posts.
newrepublic.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:20 AM
I’m pretty sure Pelosi and her entire generation of elected Democrats should be spending their time sitting in a corner thinking about how they lost America rather than attacking AOC, who didn’t
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The ex-FBI informant who accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter of netting millions of dollars in bribes from Ukrainian energy company Burisma has admitted that the whole story was a dud.
Surprise! Key Witness Reveals He Lied About Biden Corruption
Alexander Smirnov admitted he fabricated the conspiracy that Joe Biden and his son Hunter had made millions from a Ukrainian energy company.
buff.ly
December 12, 2024 at 9:30 PM
The ex-FBI informant who accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter of netting millions of dollars in bribes from Ukrainian energy company Burisma has admitted that the whole story was a dud.
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Nationalising essential utilities – like water – should not cost taxpayers anything at all youtu.be/TlVbKVBLOiM?... Labour claims taxpayers would face a massive bill for nationalising the water industry. But that’s not true.
Nationalising essential utilities – like water – should not cost taxpayers anything at all
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Nationalising essential utilities – like water – should not cost taxpayers anything at all youtu.be/TlVbKVBLOiM?... Labour claims taxpayers would face a massive bill for nationalising the water industry. But that’s not true.
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Looks like longer-range missiles work.
Interesting: the Ukrainian military’s data show that Russian warplanes have reduced their guided bomb attacks by half since Kyiv started firing Western longer-range missiles at targets inside Russia (which has forced fighter-bombers to farther away airfields). www.agents.media/moskva-vdvoe...
December 13, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Looks like longer-range missiles work.
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There's a ready-made solution to Starmer's economic growth mission woes. It's called #LiftTheBan
Allow people seeking asylum the right to work and UK economy will benefit by £1.2 BILLION according to Commission for the Integration of Refugees.
Allow people seeking asylum the right to work and UK economy will benefit by £1.2 BILLION according to Commission for the Integration of Refugees.
UK’s economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in October
UK’s economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in October
GDP figures underline scale of challenge for Labour to get the economy growing
Britain’s economy shrank by 0.1% in October, underlining the scale of Labour’s challenge to get the economy growing.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed…
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:37 AM
There's a ready-made solution to Starmer's economic growth mission woes. It's called #LiftTheBan
Allow people seeking asylum the right to work and UK economy will benefit by £1.2 BILLION according to Commission for the Integration of Refugees.
Allow people seeking asylum the right to work and UK economy will benefit by £1.2 BILLION according to Commission for the Integration of Refugees.
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Okay this one is a certified banger.
Curse the one minute time cap.
Curse the one minute time cap.
December 11, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Okay this one is a certified banger.
Curse the one minute time cap.
Curse the one minute time cap.
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This post from the PM is problematic for a number of reasons.
A thread…🧵
A thread…🧵
November 21, 2024 at 10:15 PM
This post from the PM is problematic for a number of reasons.
A thread…🧵
A thread…🧵
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Wealth growth since 1970
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
November 21, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Wealth growth since 1970
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
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What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 15, 2024 at 12:37 PM
What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Given the news about RFK Jr, here’s a visual argument for vaccines, in 5 posts.
1/ A ward of polio victims, incarcerated inside "iron lungs" in 1950s America. Many are children, lungs paralysed, unable to breathe unaided. Thanks to vaccination, no-one has caught polio in the UK since the 1980s.
1/ A ward of polio victims, incarcerated inside "iron lungs" in 1950s America. Many are children, lungs paralysed, unable to breathe unaided. Thanks to vaccination, no-one has caught polio in the UK since the 1980s.
November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Given the news about RFK Jr, here’s a visual argument for vaccines, in 5 posts.
1/ A ward of polio victims, incarcerated inside "iron lungs" in 1950s America. Many are children, lungs paralysed, unable to breathe unaided. Thanks to vaccination, no-one has caught polio in the UK since the 1980s.
1/ A ward of polio victims, incarcerated inside "iron lungs" in 1950s America. Many are children, lungs paralysed, unable to breathe unaided. Thanks to vaccination, no-one has caught polio in the UK since the 1980s.