cole0007.bsky.social
Retired with interest in politics
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Biden lives in Trumps head
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ICC was used to remove a political thorn in the current president side. Duterte, despite being held in The Hague until September with failing health , was reelected as Mayor of Davao. Clearly ICC overreach
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Duterte used an incredibly successful scare policy of’if u sell drugs u will be killed’.Many were,without due process’. But Duterte said he’d do it and was elected on that promise. This policy made the streets much safer for ordinary ppl.
ICC shouldn’t be allowed to get involved in national politics
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ICC arrested an 80 year old man, ex president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. A man with phenomenal support within the Filipino community both nationally and internationally. He’s accused on a purely sovereign matter of law an order and his war against drugs in the Philippines.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if Curtis threw his hands up and said ‘I got it wrong’
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I’m fascinated with what’s happening in the US as it reminds me of here in UK with Brexit.
I can’t believe that a president can rule by decree, trash the constitution, destroy democracy in 6 months!
Johnson tried it in UK but failed miserably.
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Polling 2 weeks before elections should be banned as they can affect the outcome. It can suppress votes if predicted a win (alla Brexit)
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The media storm on Winter Fuel Allowance is a joke.
Personally I think @teamlabouruk.bsky.social govt should’ve used the Personal Allowance of £12500 as the cut off point but they hoped more would apply for tax credits. They made an honest mistake.
Reform rise is on back of Tory demise
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So Farage and Reform lied to the electorate on racist grounds, who’d figure? He’d say anything to win
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Israeli govt wants Gaza, West Bank , Goland Heights and Beirut. Basically the sea coast.
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Who buys bitcoin? It’s Ponzi scheme. Controlled by the ones who set it up. Just transfer your money straight to their accounts
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This is good . It’ll stop under age kids watching porn, buying knives etc.
My advice is to make it anonymous. Websites interrogate with is the kid over 18? And the response is Yes or no
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2019 @teamlabouruk.bsky.social asked govt to target furlough . They instead left it open to fraud allowing Tory donors to claim, even essential companies like Tesco. Tory did nothing to help hospitality with rents so landlords still made big profits
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Cameron said we’re all in this together . Because of ultra low interest Tory govt borrowed when they should’ve asked the rich to pay more. Hence debt ballooned from £750B to now £2.5T (100%gdp). @teamlabouruk.bsky.social govt has to tax those earning over £10m/year and close IHT loopholes
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In 2010 (Labour 2007-9) The tax payer bailed out the rich casino bankers, none went to prison some got £multimillion goodbyes. Yet it was the middle class, especially the poor who suffered under Tory-LibDem austerity. The rich got richer.Quantitive easing went into assets not wages
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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social govt have increased min wage, kept NI,VAT,Inc same (need to reduce VAT), better workers rights,rent controls. Now they need to tax those earning £10m/year more. Add IHT to assets transferred to siblings. Increase wages.(CGT increase,assets increase, nothing. Wages-inflation
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Why don’t the US govt give grants/support for manufacturing, especially the national security industries. Maybe fund them with tax on those earning over $15m/year, or cut the $trillion subs to oil and gas? Tariff to make US steel competitive in US.
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So all this catastrophe is Musk’s fault
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In 2005 in a gym in Cebu,Philippines I spoke to an American who said ‘America will always be republican’ and ‘The reason why Americans have guns is to protect themselves against Government’.
I thought it nuts,but know not so sure.
I thought he talked about Democrats not Republicans killing democracy
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Bannon is saying if u want to reduce debt u have to tax the rich.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social govt take note.
If u want to grow the economy do what china does, increase workers wages
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US spend 3.4% of GDP on defence
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I think Newcastle should follow the PSG model of not too many passes before u shoot. Its exciting and progressive
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How much of the increase is thanks to uk solar farms increase by @teamlabouruk.bsky.social govt?
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There’s an ecosystem the rich seemed to have forgot. Companies make things and employ ppl and pay wages. Those employees use those wages to buy stuff like what they make. If no employees then no one to buy their stuff and the companies fail
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Watching podcasts on US where reported a ruling that those deported have to have due process. Back to Sunak govt trying to deport ppl to Rwanda without due process. Failed initially in ECHR and then the uk Supreme Court . Still Reform/Tory blame ECHR. US aren’t governed by ECHR. It’s just the law
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Soon they’ll just ask AI.
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ICE are para military group similar to the Stazi and SS. They cover their faces and don’t follow due process but what the Administration instruct them to do. In Wisconsin they set off smoke bombs against American citizens.
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Look at what’s happening in the USA. Administration has handed over details of every American to a company to apply AI. They want the states to have no control for 10 years. They have access to the countries CCTV. They’re becoming a police state. Qu: ‘AI prod report on all Democrats sponsors ‘
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In the 70s there was an argument that what held India back was their love of gold that took money out of circulation. In the UK a similar argument about buying homes can be made (also exorbitant rents) take spending money out of ppls pockets so stymying growth). In 70s towns like Stevenage built
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Reason why Musk is upset is the bill cuts the EV credits that funds Tesla 10sB of $.
Who’d have guessed the Drill baby drill president, looking to fund his tax cuts, would not cut money going to cutting greenhouse gases ?
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Wages in US and UK last 15 years wages stagnated while the rich got incredibly richer. But who buys the cars , goes to pubs,holidays etc?
Now US want to move an amazing amount of wealth from poor to rich.
Tories in UK ‘cut taxes cut welfare’. Move money from middle class to the rich. Anaemic growth
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Watched a great podcast from US by a Mr Wolf about China. But that’s not the only one as they compare China to US. There some HR issues but socialism works. Problem with capitalism is they’re greedy. Growth comes from consumers which is the middle class. 49 years China wages x400%, US 20%.
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The RW are rich. they buy news, podcasts, thinktanks etc. They run continuous focus groups to test what narrative they should use. FB sells them data and access to billions of ppl worldwide. Now they have AI.All to control and manipulate ppl. Pushing opinions over facts. Farage an one of their agent
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Trump threatened law firms, many folded some didn’t , took on the govt and won. Those who folded are losing customers.
Despite RW propagandists media, you take on Trump you have a great chance of winning. Don’t Fold
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There must be things in the bill that affects Musks business , maybe on carbon payments that benefit Tesla.
As one US podcaster said, Tesla is for those liberals who worry about the planet, and Musk as sided with the profits and power above all, drill baby drill party
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All the Hippies warnings about big brother surveillance state is coming true in US
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I see similarities in @teamlabouruk.bsky.social and US Democrats. Both seem focused on policies that r mostly good for working ppl. But both don’t feel they need to continuously campaign for those policies and attack their opponents. Difficult when both come across RW press.
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That’s interesting. I’ve used it on my TV never thought of my phone. Will try. Thanks
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Ppl give data to FB ->Trump->AI company->Trump
|->Insurances, RW political parties around the world.
FB is used worldwide so the data given affects everyone on FB
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If u look hard enough you’ll find someone abusing their position (in the US that’s Trump). But u can’t formulate policy or attack someone who’s doing their job. U tighten up the rules to prevent it.
Cameron found 1 woman, 7 kids living in London getting £2k/month support to justify his benefit cuts
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I’ve never used Facebook , try not to use Google, I do use Apple . My wife used facebook because she keeps in touch with her family abroad, my sons don’t use FB and we keep pointing out that u cannot believe what u see.
Now it’s worse as FB don’t factcheck and hand posts to Trump admin and to AI
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US govt collecting all the data of Americans, giving it to Palintir for AI. This would allow the US govt to create a report in minutes on individual,beliefs, medical records etc. advertisers would pay lots to get their hands on that info. Insurance co could use it to asses risk and cost. Scary stuff
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I watched this episode on u-tube, it was riveting, thought provoking and scary. I followed that watching an MNSBC report on Trumps army arresting innocent US citizens for deportation. Everyone needs to come of Facebook and X. CC stated keep your kids off instagram
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Not clever to use term Abolish. Better raise taxes in increasing amounts on billionaires.
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I’m a pensioner with a moderate company pension so I pay tax. I received in 2023 £504 (WFA+cost of living) I used it to pay off my garage bill. Do I want WFA yes, do I need it no.
Govt should cover the 100,000 who are on the edge and didn’t take up pension credits
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Actually this is quite scary as the strategy could be used anywhere by anybody . Bypasses all £B defence systems. What’s needed is better intelligence
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We really need protection laws for digital platforms and political donations.
The @teamlabouruk.bsky.social govt should introduce an MP wage structure : MPs £80,000 , committee members £100k. Ministers £300k, PM £500k. And BAN all second jobs except for jobs they had before MP and unrelated to MP
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I love his show. The US version of @mrjamesob.bsky.social . I think it’s better as a podcast.
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Could easily hit someone like musk with a 50% tax haircut.
Companies like Facebook are effectively monopolies