Dave Johnson
@dcjohnson.bsky.social
Former Sr Fellow, Campaign for America's Future
Former Silicon Valley. Atari, Imagic, Be, Working Software, Gobe
US expat in the UK
seeingtheforest.com
wecanhavenicethings.com
democracyandcommunity.org
governmentcheese.co.uk
Former Silicon Valley. Atari, Imagic, Be, Working Software, Gobe
US expat in the UK
seeingtheforest.com
wecanhavenicethings.com
democracyandcommunity.org
governmentcheese.co.uk
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I post on UK issues because I spent much time & effort trying to warn people about the rightward shift of US "conservatives" and what it would lead to.
I moved here and see the same forces now working to capture the UK govt and impose what has been imposed on the US. I give a shit so I post & warn.
I moved here and see the same forces now working to capture the UK govt and impose what has been imposed on the US. I give a shit so I post & warn.
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Eliot Jacobson: Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days.
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Eliot Jacobson: Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days.
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"Bitcoin’s loss of spending power since an October 6 peak would be the equivalent of an annualised 900 per cent inflation rate."
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Bitcoin’s loss of spending power since an October 6 peak would be the equivalent of an annualised 900 per cent inflation rate."
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
People started understanding the economy is rigged, resulting in terrible, destructive inequality.
People understand what has been happening. Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and for regulating banks & corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
People understand what has been happening. Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and for regulating banks & corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
People started understanding the economy is rigged, resulting in terrible, destructive inequality.
People understand what has been happening. Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and for regulating banks & corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
People understand what has been happening. Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and for regulating banks & corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
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This is, yet again, evidence that Putin exerts some kind of control over the Trump administration. There is no way around it.
We have to look at their efforts to destroy the US govt in light of this.
We have to look at their efforts to destroy the US govt in light of this.
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is, yet again, evidence that Putin exerts some kind of control over the Trump administration. There is no way around it.
We have to look at their efforts to destroy the US govt in light of this.
We have to look at their efforts to destroy the US govt in light of this.
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
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"The fact that all of our circumstances have become unaffordable is a function of the same broken system; and it is the way that corporations keep getting richer, more powerful, buying each other up ... to both suppress the wages we get paid and to raise the prices we have to pay." trib.al/B6TqDYf
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"The fact that all of our circumstances have become unaffordable is a function of the same broken system; and it is the way that corporations keep getting richer, more powerful, buying each other up ... to both suppress the wages we get paid and to raise the prices we have to pay." trib.al/B6TqDYf
People started understanding the economy is rigged, resulting in cast inequality.
Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and regulating banks &corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and regulating banks &corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
People started understanding the economy is rigged, resulting in cast inequality.
Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and regulating banks &corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
Polls started showing large majorities for taxing the rich & corporations, and regulating banks &corps, and other things.
So along came fascism
A functioning democracy would regulate banks, corporations
A functioning GOVERNMENT would.
A kleptocracy wouldn't
A functioning GOVERNMENT would.
A kleptocracy wouldn't
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A functioning democracy would regulate banks, corporations
A functioning GOVERNMENT would.
A kleptocracy wouldn't
A functioning GOVERNMENT would.
A kleptocracy wouldn't
The more people talk about inequality, the more the billionaires will fund divisive immigration and racial propaganda.
Divide and conquer, stay on top.
Divide and conquer, stay on top.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The more people talk about inequality, the more the billionaires will fund divisive immigration and racial propaganda.
Divide and conquer, stay on top.
Divide and conquer, stay on top.
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🚨It's time there was investigation into Russian interference in our politics.
And the first person they should question is Nigel Farage.
And the first person they should question is Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨It's time there was investigation into Russian interference in our politics.
And the first person they should question is Nigel Farage.
And the first person they should question is Nigel Farage.
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NEW: Wales’s first minister @prifweinidog.gov.wales backs call for a full investigation into Russian interference.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
NEW: Wales’s first minister @prifweinidog.gov.wales backs call for a full investigation into Russian interference.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
When your pay increases and you are "dragged" into a higher tax bracket ONLY the amounts over the threshold are taxes at that higher rate. The rest is still taxed at the old rate. A pay increase means you get more money, not less.
"Dragged" is a propaganda word.
"Dragged" is a propaganda word.
Rachel Reeves in last year's Budget: "I have come to the conclusion that extending the threshold freeze would hurt working people. It would take more money out of their payslips. I am keeping every single promise on tax that I made in our manifesto.”
👀
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-1-...
👀
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-1-...
The 1 Line From Last Year's Budget That Looks Set To Come Back To Haunt Rachel Reeves
The chancellor explained why she definitely would not be freezing income tax thresholds.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When your pay increases and you are "dragged" into a higher tax bracket ONLY the amounts over the threshold are taxes at that higher rate. The rest is still taxed at the old rate. A pay increase means you get more money, not less.
"Dragged" is a propaganda word.
"Dragged" is a propaganda word.
Private finance COSTS MORE because you end up paying the financiers.
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 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Private finance COSTS MORE because you end up paying the financiers.
Paying NHS medical staff competitive salaries stops people from going private or leaving the UK.
This SAVES MONEY in the longer term by reducing the pressure to contract with private facilities to meed patient needs.
This SAVES MONEY in the longer term by reducing the pressure to contract with private facilities to meed patient needs.
At its core, this doctor’s strike is a fight to ensure patients have access to an NHS doctor right now and well into the future. Thank you to @jordanrivera.bsky.social and the Homerton Unison team for their support yesterday. It was great to be home.
#SOSNHS #DoctorsStrike #PayRestoration
#SOSNHS #DoctorsStrike #PayRestoration
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Paying NHS medical staff competitive salaries stops people from going private or leaving the UK.
This SAVES MONEY in the longer term by reducing the pressure to contract with private facilities to meed patient needs.
This SAVES MONEY in the longer term by reducing the pressure to contract with private facilities to meed patient needs.
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🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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"..appeared to unmask accts that were portraying themselves as Americans but in reality were based in countries such as India, Thailand Bangladesh.
But effectiveness, accuracy of the feature already in ques..location info cd be inaccurate or spoofed using tech such as VPNs to hide locations"
But effectiveness, accuracy of the feature already in ques..location info cd be inaccurate or spoofed using tech such as VPNs to hide locations"
A new feature meant to boost transparency on X relies on data that researchers say can be inaccurate or easily spoofed.
X’s new location labels unmask users. Insiders say the idea was rejected for years.
A new feature meant to boost transparency on Elon Musk’s platform relies on data that researchers say can be inaccurate or easily spoofed.
nbcnews.to
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"..appeared to unmask accts that were portraying themselves as Americans but in reality were based in countries such as India, Thailand Bangladesh.
But effectiveness, accuracy of the feature already in ques..location info cd be inaccurate or spoofed using tech such as VPNs to hide locations"
But effectiveness, accuracy of the feature already in ques..location info cd be inaccurate or spoofed using tech such as VPNs to hide locations"
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People's energy use doesn't matter. It's a drop in the bucket, and if it came from green sources - so what?
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
“I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.”
Stop obsessing over your environmental “sins.” Fight the oil and gas industry instead.
www.vox.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
People's energy use doesn't matter. It's a drop in the bucket, and if it came from green sources - so what?
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
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If you cut taxes on the wealthy, and then borrow from the wealthy instead, what happens is you pay interest TO the wealthy forever.
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Gordon McKee used chocolate bourbons, too.
Labour MP Goes Viral After Using Custard Creams To Explain The UK's Ballooning Debt
Gordon McKee used chocolate bourbons, too.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you cut taxes on the wealthy, and then borrow from the wealthy instead, what happens is you pay interest TO the wealthy forever.
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
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If a US man with a billion dollars of untaxed capital gains takes a loan against his wealth, he can spend the principal of the loan freely without paying taxes. Upon death, the heirs receive his fortune with reset basis and repay the loan - all tax free. Capital gains of the wealthy are never taxed
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If a US man with a billion dollars of untaxed capital gains takes a loan against his wealth, he can spend the principal of the loan freely without paying taxes. Upon death, the heirs receive his fortune with reset basis and repay the loan - all tax free. Capital gains of the wealthy are never taxed
Helped Russia and hurt the US? Isn't that the point of the Trump administration?
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Helped Russia and hurt the US? Isn't that the point of the Trump administration?
Did you know if a billionaire dies and leaves a billion worth of stock to an heir, the value of the stock "resets" so the heir doesn't have to pay taxes.
If you cut taxes on the wealthy, and then borrow from the wealthy instead, what happens is you pay interest TO the wealthy forever.
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Gordon McKee used chocolate bourbons, too.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Did you know if a billionaire dies and leaves a billion worth of stock to an heir, the value of the stock "resets" so the heir doesn't have to pay taxes.
If you cut taxes on the wealthy, and then borrow from the wealthy instead, what happens is you pay interest TO the wealthy forever.
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Gordon McKee used chocolate bourbons, too.
Labour MP Goes Viral After Using Custard Creams To Explain The UK's Ballooning Debt
Gordon McKee used chocolate bourbons, too.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you cut taxes on the wealthy, and then borrow from the wealthy instead, what happens is you pay interest TO the wealthy forever.
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
Which is better, higher taxes on the rich & their corporations or you pay taxes so the government can pay interest TO the rich?
PS maybe make them pay taxes at all?
People's energy use doesn't matter. It's a drop in the bucket, and if it came from green sources - so what?
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
“I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.”
Stop obsessing over your environmental “sins.” Fight the oil and gas industry instead.
www.vox.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
People's energy use doesn't matter. It's a drop in the bucket, and if it came from green sources - so what?
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Don't blame & shame people for living in modern times. Instead DEMAND GOVERNMENTS PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
www.vox.com/the-highligh...