Paul Clark
@valleypaul.bsky.social
Working in Motorsport and Education.
Sometimes at the same time.
Sometimes at the same time.
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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.
An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
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The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
Trump: "I should have gotten the Nobel prize for each war...I saved millions and millions of people...and don't let anyone tell you that Norway doesn't control the shots. It's in Norway. Norway controls the shots. It's a joke. They've lost such prestige.“
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
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How's that going Nigel?
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM
How's that going Nigel?
Daniel Nostradamus Hannan!
January 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Daniel Nostradamus Hannan!
Macron.
Chapeau.
Chapeau.
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Macron.
Chapeau.
Chapeau.
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I was talking to someone yesterday about how climate support is just evaporating even in states and among people who were vocal champions, out of fear of alienating voters.
That is a strategic error, and folks really need to take lessons from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social on how to do better.
That is a strategic error, and folks really need to take lessons from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social on how to do better.
Update: A bid to safeguard the National Center for Atmospheric Research failed Thursday after the Senate passed a spending package without an amendment to save the center's funding. eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
eos.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I was talking to someone yesterday about how climate support is just evaporating even in states and among people who were vocal champions, out of fear of alienating voters.
That is a strategic error, and folks really need to take lessons from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social on how to do better.
That is a strategic error, and folks really need to take lessons from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social on how to do better.
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Which option do we choose - act or delay?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Which option do we choose - act or delay?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
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By standing up to President Trump, the 72-year-old Fed chair, Jay Powell, has “put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/VgYCpA
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Jay Powell, the Prepster Banker Who Is Standing Up to Trump
The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
By standing up to President Trump, the 72-year-old Fed chair, Jay Powell, has “put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/VgYCpA
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/VgYCpA
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BREAKING: Strong words from Keir Starmer to Parliamentary Labour Party on X and Grok: “If X cannot control Grok, we will - and we'll do it fast because if you profit from harm and abuse, you lose the right to self regulate”
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
BREAKING: Strong words from Keir Starmer to Parliamentary Labour Party on X and Grok: “If X cannot control Grok, we will - and we'll do it fast because if you profit from harm and abuse, you lose the right to self regulate”
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The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Produced today by my niece.
Any ideas what she is?
Any ideas what she is?
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Produced today by my niece.
Any ideas what she is?
Any ideas what she is?
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Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
writesbright.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
On the top deck of the train reading Orwell's magnificent Down and Out in Paris and London.
Orwell gave, for the first time, human faces, rich characters, and the details of the trap that is poverty.
Orwell makes this an easy and engaging read.
#GeorgeOrwell
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
Orwell gave, for the first time, human faces, rich characters, and the details of the trap that is poverty.
Orwell makes this an easy and engaging read.
#GeorgeOrwell
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On the top deck of the train reading Orwell's magnificent Down and Out in Paris and London.
Orwell gave, for the first time, human faces, rich characters, and the details of the trap that is poverty.
Orwell makes this an easy and engaging read.
#GeorgeOrwell
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
Orwell gave, for the first time, human faces, rich characters, and the details of the trap that is poverty.
Orwell makes this an easy and engaging read.
#GeorgeOrwell
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
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Life really does come at you fast when you're Liz Truss
December 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Life really does come at you fast when you're Liz Truss
Visit to Buxton.
The site of the world's only cricket match abandoned due to...
...snow.
Visited the new @BuxtonRailworks
The site of the world's only cricket match abandoned due to...
...snow.
Visited the new @BuxtonRailworks
December 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Visit to Buxton.
The site of the world's only cricket match abandoned due to...
...snow.
Visited the new @BuxtonRailworks
The site of the world's only cricket match abandoned due to...
...snow.
Visited the new @BuxtonRailworks
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
So what were the "big calls" that the disgraced former Prime Minister "got right"?
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
So what were the "big calls" that the disgraced former Prime Minister "got right"?
A fine analysis.
Most of us differ significantly from our teenage self.
Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg do not.
Most of us differ significantly from our teenage self.
Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg do not.
Interesting what Crick notes.
Farage like Mogg and Johnson are really just grown up versions of their teenage selves. Lots of public school boys leave fully formed - and armed with an entitlement and a sense of empowerment that takes them through the rest of their lives.
Farage like Mogg and Johnson are really just grown up versions of their teenage selves. Lots of public school boys leave fully formed - and armed with an entitlement and a sense of empowerment that takes them through the rest of their lives.
On why Farage doesn’t apologise for his schoolboy racism:
“if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too.’ ”
Exactly.
He is racist. So are his voters. He can’t be pissing them off by saying sorry.
#NeverPM
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
“if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too.’ ”
Exactly.
He is racist. So are his voters. He can’t be pissing them off by saying sorry.
#NeverPM
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
December 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A fine analysis.
Most of us differ significantly from our teenage self.
Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg do not.
Most of us differ significantly from our teenage self.
Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg do not.