thejensen.bsky.social
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For the record, “I was only following orders” doesn’t work in this context either.
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Because she really, really needs every red cent of that half billion eh?
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Switzerland, quite bizarrely, has officially espoused the “it’s all in their heads” line.
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We’re not being ‘forced’. We just have a weak and spineless Prime Minister who apparently does not understand how to handle malignant narcissists, despite a prior career as a prosecutor.
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I cannot for the life of me understand how this spineless character is still Secretary General.
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A coward, a weasel and a wimp.
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Well… he’s a nice sort of chap on the whole so if you felt like rescinding the Declaration, I’m sure he’d be willing to give it a try.
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No. No tariffs.
Just flat-out import bans.
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The purity spiral of death.
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I ditched all US investment from my pensions the day after the election. Ditched my US subscriptions and regular purchases over the past three months. Now working on replacing US owned software and apps… our power lies in our wallets. Use it wisely.
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Good. Let’s hope they remain an insuperable obstacle.
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I’d have thought 5th April was the front runner.
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To be taught about the manifold weaknesses and pitfalls and the limitations of AI in their particular fields seems like rather a good thing. To be taught via AI or encouraged to rely on it, not so much.
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Yes-ish. It’s not just the education system. The bewilderment and resentment of the left behind was weaponised, not just their ignorance of the world. We also have to address the fact that many were indeed left behind.
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Who remembers the scandal of melamine in US petfoods and the animal deaths that resulted? I do. I was working on an animal health newsletter at the time. That generated many times more calls to the FDA than any human drug issue had done in its history. You jeopardise the family pets at your peril.
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The road to fascism is lined with nice, ordinary, sensible people telling us not to overreact.
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Completely agree. It astonishes me that the fact that the EU is a bigger market appears to escape him.
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Tariffs make Americans suffer as well as other countries. But either way, Americans suffer.
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It’s still a choice, James.
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He certainly deserves a shot.
Preferably from a rather more competent sniper this time.
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“Virtually”?
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Yes, please. My nearest not-quite-local indie doesn’t do mail order so finding one that does would be splendid.
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It’s interesting to see how this is going to pan out. On the one hand, Starmer sitting up and begging for a free trade deal with the USA while a UK consumer boycott of US goods and services gathers pace. Perhaps our PM should listen to his electorate.
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I’d rather pay full price to an independent bookshop. I no longer fund Bezos.
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I doubt it. Our governments are too weak to stand against yours, no matter how lawless, aggressive, and vile it becomes.
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Eh?
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Same. Ditched Amazon. Ditched Disney+. Leaving Meta platforms on 31st Jan. Restructured my pension investments. Not one penny to US #RobberBarons
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I shall be doing exactly that until the end of the month, when I will be closing my account.
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The ethical fighter will always lose to the ruthless fighter. Uncomfortable truth #1.
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Hang on, I always thought that was us?
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The thing is,The Don always said that was Victor Trumper. I almost abandoned my paper on principle.