Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

~ Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto ~

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McSweeney thought it was a weeze to get Mandelson a job to massage Trump's swollen ego.
A stupid idea that should have gone nowhere will now bring down a Prime Minister
A huge, unnecessary own goal.
A cunning plan worthy of Baldrick.

The Mandelson Affair Was Survivable. Starmer’s Explanation Was Not. The Limits of Process Politics

~ The Mandelson Affair Was Survivable. Starmer’s Explanation Was Not. ~

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Trump says "lots of bombs will start going off" if the US-Iran ceasefire expires without a deal.
Ok, so that means lots of bombing on Wednesday thru Friday. The oil price skyrockets. Then White House officials speculate on falling oil prices. Trump then announces the mother of all deals on Sunday.

Strong work 👍❤️

I Fucking Love Australia (@ifloz) YOU DIDN'T EVEN FUCKING ASK US IF WE SHOULD GO TO WAR! So Trump's out there having a sook because Australia won't join his little Iran adventure. Not impressed with us, apparently. Oh yeah? Well her...

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Don’t tell me they didn’t know who he was. He was, still is and will always be a racist.

ALWAYS!!!!

Bit late now. You knew and you didn’t care. So as Dutchy so rightly says; Apologies not accepted.

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

BBC: The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
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We all knew Mandelson was not an upstanding man, but a shrewd, fearless operator, & to a degree I understand why Starmer would want such a man in DC to deal w/ Trump. However, his previous record did make Mandelson vulnerable to outside pressures, so even that should have counted against him. 1/2

If McSweeney and Mandelson take Starmer with them, it's only fair because he should have appointed neither. It was poor judgment, both times, and the selection of the right people for his administration is part of his job.

That’s an interesting perspective. I’m going through a lot of personal reflection on this at the moment.

Nostalgia for the past. In reality, it's often nostalgia for the fitness and mobility people had rather than the experience that people are looking for. I saw that thinking in another post, and I believe there's a lot to it. And there is a lot of bitterness behind that mindset.

Labour’s ‘crabwise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit | Heather Stewart The damage to the economy dwarfs the upsides from the various non-EU trade deals the UK has struck since 2016

Labour’s ‘crabwise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit. But @anandmenon.bsky.social says Reeves and Keir Starmer may be arguing for something undeliverable. “At a certain point, they’re not going to get the benefits without the obligations.”
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#Trump #Corruption #InsiderTrading

A sexual abuse survivor speaks out today as foul Right Wing racists try to scream over her.

"I stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and I stand in solidarity with Refugees."

So right.

There are phrases that if used by any voter should automatically ban them from voting.

This is one of them.

Reform UK’s Richard Tice allegedly failed to pay £100,000 in corporation tax Deputy leader ran shell companies that reportedly did not pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, during which time his firm donated £1.1m to party

Reform UK’s Richard Tice allegedly failed to pay £100,000 in corporation tax

Deputy leader ran shell companies that reportedly did not pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, during which time his firm donated £1.1m to party
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Youngest was one.

This is a country that lets this happen again and again citing their constitution. But voted an orange nonce in, twice, who pisses over other elements of it.

We’ve taken too much influence from then over the years, and little of it has been positive

I can’t disagree with any of that.

Tony Benn knew about Mandelson in the mid-1980s. Did Keir Starmer also know? Tony Benn has a number of references to Peter Mandelson in his Diaries. One from 1987 is below Monday 16th February 1987. Today we had a meeting of the NEC and the Shadow Cabinet, the first since N…

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Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’

It’s freedom of (hate) speech I tell you.

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Let's not forget that Putin sent millions of refugees fleeing into Europe to boost the fortunes of his right wing allies and tools, including Farage.

And let's never forget how Farage copied Nazi propaganda to demonise Syrian refugees.

Let's use our votes to do a Hungary to Farage.

In Donald Trump, we have had a taste of what Farage’s Britain would look like What is unfolding in the United States is not an isolated phenomenon. It is a warning of what happens when populism meets power.

The London Economic: In Donald Trump, we have had a taste of what Farage’s Britain would look like
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Spain fuel supply not at risk from Gulf crisis Airlines calling for action. This is ​a very advantageous situation compared ​to ⁠many European partners

~ Spain fuel supply not at risk from Gulf crisis ~

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With the local elections fast approaching this deserves revisiting:

Farage squirms as Rep. Jamie Raskin obliterates the "Putin-loving, free speech imposter, Trump sycophant".

Please share as widely as possible. The news media have a convenient habit of forgetting about Farage's service to Russia.