"DP World, which is controlled by the government of Dubai, has expanded rapidly and handles some 10 per cent of global trade daily..." - we really need to talk about the interaction of government and major companies... www.ft.com/content/873b...
"I walked into a situation in which there was already a very, very strong expectation, coming from number 10, that [Mandelson] needed to be in post and in America as quickly as humanly possible," Olly Robbins tells MPs.
"There was a generally dismissive attitude to his vetting clearance"
Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson
Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS
Nothing to see or everything to see
Palantir must be removed from the NHS
"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."
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EU ‘right to repair’ law
The EU will soon require smartphone manufacturers to let users replace their batteries.
The tough new rules - endorsed by the European Parliament this week - could save millions of phones from landfill.
www.euronews.com/2023/06/22/n...
Turns out the phrase “America First” is preceded by the words “Sell Out.”
For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them
Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.
Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.
The system is rigged.
Almost a fifth of Palantir workforce is in the UK.
No other country has been stupid enough to allow itself to be exploited to this extent.
"...17% of our workforce who are based in the UK"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
All the talk is of a blue wave in the 2026 Midterms. But Republicans do not need to get more popular to hold the House - they just need to stop enough Democrats voting in key seats.
I've done a deep dive in my latest post.
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Elon Musk's Tesla reported an estimated federal tax bill of $0 for 2025. A Reuters analysis found that Tesla units in the Netherlands and Singapore posted $18 billion in profits that likely saved the company more than $400 million in US taxes reut.rs/48wd21x
So sad that no-one has taken or enforced responsibility for this building. Those who stand to benefit will keep going until it can be claimed that there is 'no option" but to demolish it.
Isn't it always just the coincidence that historical buildings simply catch fire... and the Antrim Arms was simply lovely and utterly unique.
Problem now is Mandelson is completely embedded in Labour. Every decision or contract involving Mandelson's input or influence should be looked at, especially if with the US. And those of his offspring like Wes Streeting.
But Mandelson was chosen specifically because of his unsavoury ways and because he knows so many crooks.
I'm afraid it all stinks. You only had to be paying scant notice to Mandelson's decades long career, punctured with sackings, scandal and sleaze, to know that he was unfit for re-appointment to a Government position. And knowing any of it, you'd ask to see the vetting report at the very least.
Reality:
The Tories nearly trebled National Debt, gave us the highest tax burden for 70 years, yet slashed spending for 14 years, including cuts to the military, compounded things with their Brexit disaster and useless deals like Badenoch's CPTPP, leaving Labour to sort out their mess.
Reform said they would pay my energy bills. They haven't Residents of winning street in Nigel Farage's fuel giveaway stunt complain they have missed out on prize
In "bears crap in the woods" news.
Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.
"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X
The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.
I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).
So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
I'm always skeptical of BBC-bashing, but BBC News website hasn't reported on the Tice tax scandal since 12 April, when the headline was "Tice £91,000 tax row is 'minor administrative error', party claims".
Knowing a company like Palantir is against "inclusivity" makes advancing inclusion feel even better
techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p... #Governance #DEI #Palantir #Inclusion #Tech
The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.
In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
Screen cap of BBC Breakfast tweet: "Last year Richard Tice said Angela Rayner should resign if she had any moral decency, after she'd underpaid stamp duty. Should he also resign then by his own standards?"
BREAKING NEWS: Zia Yusuf Reluctant to Apply Same Standards to Richard Tice as Angela Rayner Shock!
#politicslive
A tale of two Americans: The Pope speaks out against Russian atrocities. The president says nothing (and even worse, relaxes sanctions on Russia while ending aid to Ukraine).
Wes Streeting is keeping Palantir’s secrets 🤫
https://goodlaw.social/dmxu
This reminds me of that time Starmer was hoodwinked into going to the meeting Mandelson set up with his former client Palantir & CEO Alex Karp & UK boss Louis Mosley while Starmer was on an official US tour & no one took any minutes & it didn't appear on his register of visits .
As if there was the slightest chance of farmers not being listened to on this. Farmers (sheep farmers in particular) are given hugely disproportionate attention for their incessant whinging about wildlife. BBC News should stop running livestock industry propaganda.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
