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DW @dwblue.bsky.social · Nov 27

We're "suddenly" finding out that giving every autocratic dictatorship in the world free & open access to our own social media, possibly isn't a great idea

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15h

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns.

Biggest cause is profiteering led by energy, water and food businesses. No govt checks it.

Real average wage stuck at 2008 level. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts needs to remove cash from the rich.

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns

According to fund’s World Economic Outlook, Britain is on course to average 3.4% this year and 2.5% in 2026

www.theguardian.com

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DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 10h

Anything to copy Trump & get into the pocket of big oil

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14h

Climate Change Committee warns we aren’t doing enough to stem/plan for global warming.

Meanwhile, in response to proposed solar farm,Tice says they “will do all [they] can to stop investors and developers; nothing is off the table”
Reform: a constant whining drag on progress, prosperity and sanity.

UK must prepare for 2C of global warming by 2050, climate advisors warn
CLIMATE GLOBAL WARMING WEATHER
• Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 6:53am
Martin Stew
Science Correspondent
Credit: i-Stock
The UK must prepare for a 2C rise in global temperatures by 2050, according to new analysis from the Climate Change Committee (CCC), commissioned by the government.
The report forecasts that risks from heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires could double over the next 25 years, with some peak river flows increasing by as much as 40%.
itv.com

The Times:

Reform vow to fight 'crazy Miliband over solar farm

Miliband has approved plans for Britain's biggest solar farm, prompting Reform UK to say it would fight to reverse the decision.
The Tillbridge Solar project, in Lin-colnshire, would cover an area equivalent to about 2,000 football pitches.
Farage's party said the scheme would destroy valuable agricultural land, but Labour said it was needed to meet green energy targets and reduce dependency on energy from abroad.
Tillbridge Solar is the tenth large solar project Miliband has approved since taking office. Half of them are in Lin-colnshire, prompting opposition from local Reform and Conservative MPs.
Tillbridge Solar aims to generate electricity for 300,000 homes and the scheme would cover about 1,400 hectares of mainly agricultural land
Michael Shanks, the energy minister, said: "Solar is one of the cheapest and quickest power sources we can build. It is crucial in our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower, giving us energy security, good jobs and growth across the country."

A report by the Planning Inspectorate said that the project would lead to the loss of about 1,200 hectares of farm-land, including 11l hectares of the highest grade land, and acknowledged the cumulative impact of other solar arrays in Lincolnshire. However, it concluded that this would not be nationally "significant" , with solar taking over less
than 1% of UK farmland.
It added that the biodiversity would benefit from the end of intensive farming on the land and that crop planting
"could be restored should it be needed in the future" for food security.
In a blunt warning to companies behind the schemes, Richard Tice, Reform UK's deputy leader and the MP for nearby Boston & Skegness, said: "We will do all we can to stop investors and developers; nothing is off the table."

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DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 10h

The only industry where increased deaths are *directly* related to increased profits

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13h

“Make Brexit work” by raising taxes to stem the ongoing losses.
Slavish devotion to failed ideology has a very high price.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Author is a "senior policy researcher" at The Prosperity Institute, which used to be known as the Legatum Institute

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 10h

A lying delusional clownish dipshit

DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 10h

Particularly the likes of Theil, who make no secret of that

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DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, ditto the fight between current Maga GOP & Dems in USA. The Dems have brought boxing gloves to a machine gun fight

DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 1d

We're evolving a world oligarchy, where the likes of phenomenally wealthy unelected individuals like Musk & Theil etc, can openly influence politics all over the world. I guess they're trying to compensate for 'one person, one vote' that they obviously hate, as it predisposes towards socialism

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, babes. Have you got a big surprise coming...

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
@realchrisrufo
This is great news. We've hired the classicist Spencer Klavan to teach at New College of Florida. Goodbye gender studies; hello, Greek literature.
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Spencer A. Klavan
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Aug 19, 2024
Truly excited to be teaching an online survey course in Greek literature this fall semester @NewCollegeofFL. Even more excited that it's open to the public. Please join in here! We'll be reading Homer, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and lots more.

https://ncf.edu/youngheretics/
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DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, Trump is all about performative politics

DW @dwblue.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed, and I would guess lots of those had previous as well

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2d

Buried inside the Big Beautiful Bill is a time bomb...one that detonates the balance of power. You weren’t supposed to read this clause. That’s why I did.

A single section hidden deep in the bill quietly neuters the courts. It’s that serious.🔥👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents?

Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

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TiggsCupcake @tiggsisacupcake.bsky.social · 2d

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

Unprecedented corruption

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 2d

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Rebel Heart @bardo61.bsky.social · 2d

#Pennsylvania
#PSA

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