Shafiq Ahmed
@shafiq.shaf.com
Test Engineer (R&D - Software - Embedded) | #technology, #investing, #environment, #politics... | Posts/follows/likes personal and not endorsements.
Birmingham, UK
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
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Cambridge watercolour sketch: Walking by All Saints' Garden under the horse chestnut tree.
#art #watercolour #mayweek
#art #watercolour #mayweek
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cambridge watercolour sketch: Walking by All Saints' Garden under the horse chestnut tree.
#art #watercolour #mayweek
#art #watercolour #mayweek
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Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
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At the Conduit in London to support the Lift the Ban campaign. We ban asylum seekers from working, forcing them on benefits, which we then complain about. Bit silly, let them work. Take away this right wing talking point.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
At the Conduit in London to support the Lift the Ban campaign. We ban asylum seekers from working, forcing them on benefits, which we then complain about. Bit silly, let them work. Take away this right wing talking point.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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It's a real mystery why we're seemingly stuck in a permanent low-growth, high inflation, broken-public-services doom-loop.
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It's a real mystery why we're seemingly stuck in a permanent low-growth, high inflation, broken-public-services doom-loop.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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It wasn’t a peace plan. It was a surrender plan.
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It wasn’t a peace plan. It was a surrender plan.
AI analysis of my Trading212 portfolio
Overall performance
• The portfolio has grown slightly, with a 1% gain overall, indicating modest positive performance.
• The beta of 0.95 suggests the portfolio's value moves almost in line with the overall market, showing moderate market risk exposure.
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Overall performance
• The portfolio has grown slightly, with a 1% gain overall, indicating modest positive performance.
• The beta of 0.95 suggests the portfolio's value moves almost in line with the overall market, showing moderate market risk exposure.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
AI analysis of my Trading212 portfolio
Overall performance
• The portfolio has grown slightly, with a 1% gain overall, indicating modest positive performance.
• The beta of 0.95 suggests the portfolio's value moves almost in line with the overall market, showing moderate market risk exposure.
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Overall performance
• The portfolio has grown slightly, with a 1% gain overall, indicating modest positive performance.
• The beta of 0.95 suggests the portfolio's value moves almost in line with the overall market, showing moderate market risk exposure.
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Tweet Claiming Mamdani Will Make NYC Schools Teach Arabic Numerals Sparks Predicatable MAGA Meltdown
www.comicsands.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Great start. I hope they can use the funds where it makes the most impact.
Homes worth more than £2mn set to be hit by Budget raid on.ft.com/4rocFhe
Homes worth more than £2mn set to be hit by Budget raid
‘Mansion tax’ set to affect more than 100,000 properties, mostly in London and the south-east
on.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Great start. I hope they can use the funds where it makes the most impact.
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The regime is doing all it can to kill renewable energy.
It is deeply in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry.
To all our detriment.
It is deeply in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry.
To all our detriment.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The regime is doing all it can to kill renewable energy.
It is deeply in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry.
To all our detriment.
It is deeply in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry.
To all our detriment.
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I'm enjoying the freakout over on XTwitter about geographical locations being exposed...it's exposing some literary scammers as well. Here's "literary agent" Joyce Momoa, about whom I get occasional inquiries.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm enjoying the freakout over on XTwitter about geographical locations being exposed...it's exposing some literary scammers as well. Here's "literary agent" Joyce Momoa, about whom I get occasional inquiries.
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Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
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Postbox bollards outside the Post Office. Absolutely delightful.
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Postbox bollards outside the Post Office. Absolutely delightful.
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
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Solar capacity is expected to triple based on new projects in the pipeline.
Total global solar capacity, including all projects in construction and planned, is expected to reach almost 3 terawatts, with 80% concentrated in just 15 countries.
Data @globalenergymon.bsky.social
Total global solar capacity, including all projects in construction and planned, is expected to reach almost 3 terawatts, with 80% concentrated in just 15 countries.
Data @globalenergymon.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Solar capacity is expected to triple based on new projects in the pipeline.
Total global solar capacity, including all projects in construction and planned, is expected to reach almost 3 terawatts, with 80% concentrated in just 15 countries.
Data @globalenergymon.bsky.social
Total global solar capacity, including all projects in construction and planned, is expected to reach almost 3 terawatts, with 80% concentrated in just 15 countries.
Data @globalenergymon.bsky.social
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Tonight's walk home.
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Tonight's walk home.
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That’s really clever..
You’d think someone would have warned JFK in this case..
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You’d think someone would have warned JFK in this case..
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November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
That’s really clever..
You’d think someone would have warned JFK in this case..
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You’d think someone would have warned JFK in this case..
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"Gen X may be the first to need a universal basic income after late-career job loss... due to AI," per the Hill
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Gen X may be the first to need a universal basic income after late-career job loss... due to AI," per the Hill
Back to being overweight according to my BMI ;)
Probably around a week or two to go before I am in the “healthy” section and not have a BMI over 25 consistently.
My target weight is 64-65Kg by the end of the year and maintain it at that level for the whole of January. Today’s weight was 66.1Kg.
Probably around a week or two to go before I am in the “healthy” section and not have a BMI over 25 consistently.
My target weight is 64-65Kg by the end of the year and maintain it at that level for the whole of January. Today’s weight was 66.1Kg.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Back to being overweight according to my BMI ;)
Probably around a week or two to go before I am in the “healthy” section and not have a BMI over 25 consistently.
My target weight is 64-65Kg by the end of the year and maintain it at that level for the whole of January. Today’s weight was 66.1Kg.
Probably around a week or two to go before I am in the “healthy” section and not have a BMI over 25 consistently.
My target weight is 64-65Kg by the end of the year and maintain it at that level for the whole of January. Today’s weight was 66.1Kg.
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The extraordinary thing about all of this is that the libertarians & conspiracists are openly saying Johnson killing 23,000 innocent people was 'worth it', because lockdown is worse.
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
I see all the usual far right conspiracy nuts are out in force to claim that the multi year inquiry, that took evidence from the most reliable expert scientists, relying on the world's extensive medical evidence, and all of the relevant govt ministers, so s completely wrong about lockdown.
#r4today
#r4today
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The extraordinary thing about all of this is that the libertarians & conspiracists are openly saying Johnson killing 23,000 innocent people was 'worth it', because lockdown is worse.
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
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VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
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The news that a national lockdown could have been avoided is shattering. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who lost loved ones during the pandemic.
Kemi Badenoch should apologise on behalf of the Conservative Party. This tragedy must never be repeated.
Kemi Badenoch should apologise on behalf of the Conservative Party. This tragedy must never be repeated.
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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