Teq
@teq2.bsky.social
I believe in a better world.
Where people are put before money.
Where we think about the legacy for the next generation
Not the next election.
We are not all born equal,
But we, all things being equal, doors should be opened
Not minds closed.
Where people are put before money.
Where we think about the legacy for the next generation
Not the next election.
We are not all born equal,
But we, all things being equal, doors should be opened
Not minds closed.
Pinned
Teq
@teq2.bsky.social
· Aug 12
12 Myths About Taxing the Rich | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
Reminder that this government needs to "tax wealth, not work" if we are to improve the economy.
Poor people spend on goods and services. This grows the economy.
Rich people buy your homes, your business, your working hours.
This from 6 years ago on the myths: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnoL...
Poor people spend on goods and services. This grows the economy.
Rich people buy your homes, your business, your working hours.
This from 6 years ago on the myths: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnoL...
Reposted by Teq
UK Budget – is this the end of democracy? youtu.be/g0lEbH2kEw8
UK Budget – The End of Democracy?
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
UK Budget – is this the end of democracy? youtu.be/g0lEbH2kEw8
Are you listening yet, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ?
UK Budget – is this the end of democracy? youtu.be/g0lEbH2kEw8
UK Budget – The End of Democracy?
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Are you listening yet, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ?
I was in two minds about leaving X. Part of me wanted to continue countering disinformation (deliberate misinformation), but the volume simply got too much.
Also hilarious, for want of a better word, that British ‘patriots’ are amplifying & funding foreign actors who live in unsafe countries & have never been near Britain slagging off Britain. Good old Elon.
I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I was in two minds about leaving X. Part of me wanted to continue countering disinformation (deliberate misinformation), but the volume simply got too much.
I hope I taught my sons better:
Trigger warning for anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault www.huffpost.com/entry/promis...
Trigger warning for anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault www.huffpost.com/entry/promis...
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I hope I taught my sons better:
Trigger warning for anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault www.huffpost.com/entry/promis...
Trigger warning for anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault www.huffpost.com/entry/promis...
Reposted by Teq
#StandWithUkraine
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#StandWithUkraine
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
I wonder if any internet sleuth can track the source of this particular rumour?
Oh, wait, Palm-in-Facebook stopped researchers accessing this sort of meta-data a while ago. /sigh
Oh, wait, Palm-in-Facebook stopped researchers accessing this sort of meta-data a while ago. /sigh
There is no “healthy basket bill” that will track people’s shopping habits through their loyalty cards.
This is another fake government policy that has fooled some people on social media.
fullfact.org/health/fake-...
This is another fake government policy that has fooled some people on social media.
fullfact.org/health/fake-...
The government is not going to track people’s shopping and fine them for buying unhealthy food – Full Fact
A series of social media videos falsely claim the government has introduced a “healthy basket bill” to monitor people’s food shopping.
fullfact.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I wonder if any internet sleuth can track the source of this particular rumour?
Oh, wait, Palm-in-Facebook stopped researchers accessing this sort of meta-data a while ago. /sigh
Oh, wait, Palm-in-Facebook stopped researchers accessing this sort of meta-data a while ago. /sigh
The logic of paying 80% for a service and 20% for shareholder profit, when we could be paying 100% for a service, eludes me.
NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The logic of paying 80% for a service and 20% for shareholder profit, when we could be paying 100% for a service, eludes me.
As short-sighted as Dominic Cummings on a trip to Barnard Castle.
When will people stop believing their dis-information and realise who is funding it?
When will people stop believing their dis-information and realise who is funding it?
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
By Nafeez Ahmed
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
By Nafeez Ahmed
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
As short-sighted as Dominic Cummings on a trip to Barnard Castle.
When will people stop believing their dis-information and realise who is funding it?
When will people stop believing their dis-information and realise who is funding it?
Reposted by Teq
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Teq
This story from six years ago makes real sense now.
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This story from six years ago makes real sense now.
Reposted by Teq
Just saw an advert that involved a little girl's first day at school, and every time she encouters something unexpected, she asks the air for assistance. Everyone looks at her weirdly. Then she gets picked up in a car to go home, and it turns out she was asking the in-car assistant for stuff...
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just saw an advert that involved a little girl's first day at school, and every time she encouters something unexpected, she asks the air for assistance. Everyone looks at her weirdly. Then she gets picked up in a car to go home, and it turns out she was asking the in-car assistant for stuff...
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The real problem with inflation isn't government deficits (when they are used to invest in infrastructure and growth, rather than tax reductions for the already-wealthy) it is the growth of private credit.
Sounds counter-intuitive, but there's a reason why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ2p...
Sounds counter-intuitive, but there's a reason why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ2p...
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The real problem with inflation isn't government deficits (when they are used to invest in infrastructure and growth, rather than tax reductions for the already-wealthy) it is the growth of private credit.
Sounds counter-intuitive, but there's a reason why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ2p...
Sounds counter-intuitive, but there's a reason why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ2p...
It's been a long time since I enjoyed watching a film so much: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Mr Burton
Film biopic about the power of an inspirational teacher and how talent can sometimes transcend the circumstances in which it is found.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's been a long time since I enjoyed watching a film so much: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Reposted by Teq
Reposted by Teq
Them: “I’m sick of subsidizing their groceries when mine cost so much”
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Them: “I’m sick of subsidizing their groceries when mine cost so much”
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
Rachel Reeves needs to watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9...
No U turns is a Conservative Policy.
Tax the rich.
No U turns is a Conservative Policy.
Tax the rich.
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Rachel Reeves needs to watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9...
No U turns is a Conservative Policy.
Tax the rich.
No U turns is a Conservative Policy.
Tax the rich.
Reposted by Teq
This thread reminds me of the early days of social media. When it was friendly and funny
The streetcar I am on downtown has stopped completely and is suddenly full of the smell of rotten eggs. We are all trapped. The driver is gone. I feel like this is the start of the most low budget episode of "24" ever made
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This thread reminds me of the early days of social media. When it was friendly and funny
The privilege of "Pulling up the ladder behind them" springs to mind. Maybe not her, but her ancestors took advantage of the opportunities that life in Britain offered.
I get that we have too many people, but sh***ing on the most desperate, those fleeing war, or famine, or persecution, is shameful.
I get that we have too many people, but sh***ing on the most desperate, those fleeing war, or famine, or persecution, is shameful.
Shabana Mahmood on the BBC this morning talking about desperate people fleeing war and persecution as being given a "golden ticket" and "handouts" and saying she's got a "moral mission" to take them away from them
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Shabana Mahmood and the Politics of Extortion
Labour's strategy of telling its supporters to back Reform-style policies, or get a Reform Government, is the politics of the protection racket and it is not going to work
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The privilege of "Pulling up the ladder behind them" springs to mind. Maybe not her, but her ancestors took advantage of the opportunities that life in Britain offered.
I get that we have too many people, but sh***ing on the most desperate, those fleeing war, or famine, or persecution, is shameful.
I get that we have too many people, but sh***ing on the most desperate, those fleeing war, or famine, or persecution, is shameful.
Reposted by Teq
I will once again repeat the salient points of my anecdote about meeting someone with no connection to the UK while in a nation neither of us were native to, and what they knew about our country:
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I will once again repeat the salient points of my anecdote about meeting someone with no connection to the UK while in a nation neither of us were native to, and what they knew about our country:
Previous estimates of the Antarctic CO2 sink overestimated it's contribution by 40%.
Continued research /monitoring needed to identify if this is an increased rate of outgassing, or just an over-estimate from previous manual samples.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJec...
Continued research /monitoring needed to identify if this is an increased rate of outgassing, or just an over-estimate from previous manual samples.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJec...
Unexpected Outgassing of C02 in Southern Ocean means Carbon Sink is LESS than we Thought…
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Previous estimates of the Antarctic CO2 sink overestimated it's contribution by 40%.
Continued research /monitoring needed to identify if this is an increased rate of outgassing, or just an over-estimate from previous manual samples.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJec...
Continued research /monitoring needed to identify if this is an increased rate of outgassing, or just an over-estimate from previous manual samples.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJec...
The Conversation is Absurd
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The Conversation is Absurd
Is there any way we can stop Starmer giving Palantir, and the US government, our health data?
Government’s last chance to keep control of digital
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Government’s last chance to keep control of digital
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Is there any way we can stop Starmer giving Palantir, and the US government, our health data?
I had to check. Yes, allergy to red meat following a tick bite IS a real thing: www.gov.uk/guidance/alp...
It is mainly confined to North America (Lone Star Tick), but can also be caused by sheep & deer ticks (Ixodes Ricinus) in Europe.
It is mainly confined to North America (Lone Star Tick), but can also be caused by sheep & deer ticks (Ixodes Ricinus) in Europe.
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I had to check. Yes, allergy to red meat following a tick bite IS a real thing: www.gov.uk/guidance/alp...
It is mainly confined to North America (Lone Star Tick), but can also be caused by sheep & deer ticks (Ixodes Ricinus) in Europe.
It is mainly confined to North America (Lone Star Tick), but can also be caused by sheep & deer ticks (Ixodes Ricinus) in Europe.