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When I was growing up autistic kids were "hyper" or "had water on the brain" and there was always a raft of "weird kids" who were socially ostracized because they had a hard time people-ing. If you don't think autism existed before it was commonly called "autism," it's because you chose not to see.

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Rich people are amazing. People will be going hungry out there, and they’ll be like yeah, but I went to space.

submitted 15 days ago • 374 comments

Here’s the newest 145% version. #TrumpTariffs

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

submitted 21 days ago • 481 comments

This reminds me of teenager who claimed to be first to travel north West passage. Someone pointed out it was crewed private yacht and babies had done it before him. #bbc still ran headline he likely had same privilege. Can't remember his name but story media applauded similar. #factcheck #culture

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Donald Trump has cancelled the $35 a month Insulin cap. Prices are expected to almost instantly go back to $1500 a month. Insulin costs $2 to make.

submitted 26 days ago • 126 comments

Why stop at Musk? And include alcohol. It wouldn't be tolerated of doctors and nurses , police or teachers. Maybe a role for AI hand swips/pupil analysis in this?

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Benefits that the UK doesn't need. £500m a year to Billionaire King Charles. Nearly £500m a year in Expenses and Subsidies to MP's on TOP of their wages. £80bn in Tax Breaks to the largest companies and their billionaire owners. These are benefits to rid of.

submitted 27 days ago • 11 comments

Canada is potentially about to elect a Prime Minister with a PhD in economics from Oxford, Mexico elected someone with a degree in physics and a PhD in energy engineering… Meanwhile, America elected a barely sentient orange turnip. Any Questions?!

submitted 34 days ago • 839 comments

The rich people don't pay tax because the Government lets them avoid it. "And it ends up being paid by you." #bbcqt

submitted 34 days ago • 27 comments

Here you go Rachel Reeves. Keep the civil servants, ditch the external consultants.

submitted 38 days ago • 7 comments

83 year old Bernie Saunders rally his nation.

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HMRC’s excuse for going after the man that owed 2p is that they go after any debt. Except if you are Nadhim Zahawi, David Cameron or Rishi Sunak’s wife, or any other Government official or donor.

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#Belfast hopefully, will get transport sorted, pavement seating, streets cleaned, and Sunday opening in time for #august26 #fleadhcheoil #music #harp #fiddle Great chance to showcase the city and wider #ni

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This is how you write a headline @politico.com

submitted 55 days ago • 34 comments

The "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" boils down to this: Taxpayer money is being STOLEN, without congressional approval, to artificially boost the value of a highly speculative financial asset. You can like that asset, you can dislike that asset, that's your own business. But this is open embezzlement.

submitted 55 days ago • 39 comments

There is so little daylight between “let them raise backyard chickens” and “let them eat cake.”

submitted 57 days ago • 45 comments

This flew under the radar, but Trump says his administration won't enforce an anti-money laundering law that requires corporations to disclose information on who really owns shell companies to the Treasury. "Drain the swamp."

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

If no one is ever going to leave you more than £1m, you are never going to pay Inheritance Tax. If they are you will have to pay some tax on the excess over £1m. Who'd complain about that? Only multimillionaires like this prick and Nigel Farage.

submitted 57 days ago • 26 comments

open.spotify.com/album/6MzY38... Some #harp music on #stdavidsday but very innovative "spin' on traditional instrument. #DJ #music ##eveningwithquarry #miamai

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Quote of the day: "Money flows to advertising rather than to art or journalism because manipulation is more highly valued than truth or beauty." -- Chris Hedges

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

The part of George Orwell’s 1984 that everyone forgets is how the music and publishing industries have been replaced by a machine that spits out songs and bad novels “without any human intervention.” The goal is to keep you from ever having to think.

submitted 82 days ago • 153 comments

Looking for recommendations for #podcasts that are themed around #truth, #authenticity #balance. Particularly those that critique old media stories that were untrue, and discuss their impact and correct the narrative #truth #balance #dailymail #tatler #pcc #ipsos #hackedoff #clickbait

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Finished the Hillsong doc and I'm once again surprised we haven't had anyone do a materialist analysis of global evangelicalism, tracking the profit flows, property ownership, ideological exchanges, transnational political strategies, etc. Huge project but it's right there.

submitted 662 days ago • 2 comments

Beware Take all opportunities to reveal this sinister far right conservative pro fossil fuel “party” clearly connected to the greedy billionaires Key word giveaway is #prosperity #pentecostal #doctrine #neoliberalism

submitted 111 days ago • 2 comments

The ACNC are cracking down on Hillsong with new rules it must adhere to following allegations of fraud. 🙄 Personally, I don’t think these charlatans & fraudsters of the first order should even be allowed to operate as a charity OR a church in this country. Ever. www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/21/h...

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