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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

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He nails it.

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Starlink should be banned from European markets on national security grounds. Anything requiring Starlink should be shut out of the European market, and sanctions should be considered against all relevant actors. kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...

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The Associated Press on Friday filed a lawsuit against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by denying AP reporters access in retaliation for references to the Gulf of Mexico in its articles.

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The first person who stands up and says: “Mr. President, fuck off.” to his face is gonna be the next president of the United States

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Great headline. #GulfOfTwats #Canada #MAGA

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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You aren’t seeing Black folks at protests because we know Trump will use us as an excuse to start violence—to justify martial law. Black folks, stay home. Be in peace. Our time will come. Everyone else, peacefully protest, but understand we won’t be human shields or targets! Don’t ask that of us.

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% of U.S. adults who say the following is | isn't a dictator Volodymyr Zelensky 22% | 45% Donald Trump 41% | 45% Vladimir Putin 71% | 9% today.yougov.com/topics/polit... today.yougov.com/topics/polit... today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

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The relationship between the US and Russian president has morphed from the Two Tribes video to the Relax video.

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I hope David Cameron is fucking pleased with himself.

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Donald Trump is the President of the United States and the Spokesperson for Vladimir Putin. Only we in the UK and Europe will protect Ukraine.

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Music should be for everyone but is it becoming a luxury only the rich can afford? Shocking stat: 25% of Youth Music-funded projects are at risk due to funding cuts. That’s one in four spaces where young people could have discovered their creative voice or music-loving social circle is under threat

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Here's the executive order just signed by Trump. One of the defining features of fascism is that the discretionary power of the leader always prevails over the rule of law.

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Victoria Derbyshire replaced Laura Kuenssberg on her own show and she was 1000x... infinitely better. RT if it is time to replace the Laura Kuenssberg show with the Victoria Derbyshire show.

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Upon receiving the news that four of the City's Deputy Mayors have submitted their resignations, I sent the following letter to @nycmayor.

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It’s so good to have one of the village’s most admired and cultured couples housesit for us. We know our home couldn’t be in better hands. Thank you Michael and Joy. #TheArchers

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It’s a common cry isn’t it - “why are we spending so much on #NHS administrators and managers? Get rid of them and spend the money on doctors!” Well, guess what happens when we do exactly that. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Dear Kemi, please give me the best example of a non-sequitur you can come up with. #kemi

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Let’s see if Bluesky can deliver on a long shot! My partner is looking for a stand for her Bb Baritone Horn. Are there any brass instrument players who can recommend a type to get - and where from in the UK? #BrassInstrument #BrassBand #BaritoneHorn #BbHorn

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The Times produced some nonsense over the weekend on NHS EDI spending. There are useful responses: “Current estimates put NHS annual spending on dedicated EDI roles in the range of £40 million… … less than 0.03 per cent of the NHS’s annual resource budget for 2023/24.” tinyurl.com/3ak6nm2z

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Tove Jansson, Finnish artist and creator of the Moomins and her partner graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä on the remote island there Klovharun which was their summer home for almost thirty years #womensart

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Credit Zez Vaz…

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#LimpyLammy doing the slime. #TimeForChange

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It’s not politics as usual - and pretending that it is just makes us look weak and scared, with little agency and no self-conviction.

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Hundreds of nuclear security staff were fired—then quickly rehired after officials realized they manage the U.S. nuclear stockpile. 🚨🤯 #NationalSecurity 🔗 edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

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I want everyone who said they couldn't vote for Harris, because her policies didn't go far enough in one or several areas, and concluded "they're all the same", to make themselves a little scrapbook over the next four years. As an aide-mémoire for next time.

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Disabled people have been sounding the alarm about fascism for five years now. Pandemics lead to fascism. They excuse the deaths of the most vulnerable first. How do you not become vulnerable like us? Wear a mask! If you become disabled from Covid, they’ll excuse your death too.

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Long COVID patients show brain swelling linked to memory and concentration problems, study finds ABC News February 11, 2025 By Janelle Miles stillcoviding.ca/en/news/long... #COVID #LongCovid #MECFS #research #CovidIsntOver

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Hardly hiding @adityachakra.bsky.social In the 80s my mum avoided the pressure to buy for years for exactly this reason. In the end she gave in- In time for the property crash. Just bad luck. I’m perversely happy I never benefited from a corrupt inheritance. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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True: “Labour could challenge the status quo with a new economic vision centred on the state. Instead, unfortunately, the government promotes the idea that growth depends on government inaction in the face of unfettered capitalism.” #TimeForChanger #Starmer www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Which is more frustrating? 1) A terrible experience in a restaurant you heard bad things about. 2) A terrible experience in a restaurant you heard good things about. (I think that's why Labour contrive to wind me up even more than the Tories. There was a world in which they were better. But no.)

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it has been said before but one problem is that when some people say 'the economy' they're talking about poor people affording food and housing, & when some other people say 'the economy' they're referring to a chart of how happy rich people are

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@uklabour.bsky.social Needs to focus on the people who voted for them for change. The ones living in poverty. Over 4 million children. When are bills going to drop? When are you going to stand up to corporations? We are also in a climate crisis with another Pandemic edging ever closer.

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“You’re not the president. You need to go away.” Citizens, we have our protest chant.

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The Reform chasing is appalling. #Starmer #DenialOfCitizenship

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Dave Brown @DaveBrownToons #Starmer #LabourParty #DenialOfCitizenship #AsylumPolicy #Immigration #AsylumSeekers #ReformParty #Polls @Independent – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

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“This is bad, full stop. It creates a class of person who are forever excluded from civic life no matter how long they live here. It’s also a clear breach of the refugee convention.” Damn straigt, @colinyeo.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’? What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported? I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.

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This is the kind of rebuttal from Starmer which any vaguely alert leader of the opposition and team would have seen coming from miles off. Badenoch didn't just walk straight into this, she ran into it, repeatedly.

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