Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
Palantir must be removed.
It’s on public record that Tories allowed Palentir into our systems, in particular Johnson
There’s likely clauses embedded in contracts to make it difficult/impossible to remove Palentir as that’s the way these evil folk operate.
Mosley as CEO - we fought fascists before
La seule chose qui égale la bêtise d'un gars comme Bardella, c'est la stupidité d'une gauche incapable de s'unir face à la pire des menaces 😕
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"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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Olly Robbins has definitely come out on top. Robbins 2, Starmer 0 (two own goals). Sacking him has backfired on Starmer. Olly much more convincing. Starmer’s claim that he would have blocked Mandelson appointment if he had known about security vetting doubts is in shreds 1/
Rare picture of the late Pope Francis playing one of his last games of Who Am I? with Martin Scorsese.
#Palantir Goes Mask-Off For Fascism. It Won’t End Well. - www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/p... pity #starmer doesn't understand or care
Hannah Slaughter, Principal Economist at the Resolution Foundation, said: “Over the course of the past year, unemployment rose while wage growth weakened. And while unemployment remains too high for comfort, it seems to have stopped rising at least for now. “High unemployment and weak wage growth are not good for living standards. But they come with a silver lining given sharp rises in energy prices as they will help limit the potential for the kind of wage-price spiral we saw back in 2022. This should give the Bank of England pause for thought as it considers whether to raise rates.”
Loose labour market should limit inflationary impact of latest energy-price shock and the need to raise interest rates ⤵️ buff.ly/FB8xrFq
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
Cabinet Office felt there was "no need" to vet Mandelson given he was a member of the Lords and Privy Counsellor.
Olly Robbins: There was a "generally dismissive" attitude to vetting and the focus was in getting Mandeslon out to Washington "quickly".
Hmm!
Given the high profile nature of this appointment & the long history & patterns of behaviour suggestive of future risks, it is been in OR’s position, I’d have wanted to see the file. And watch my back.
The key point from Olly Robbins is that, in his view, Mandelson did *not* technically fail vetting - the vetting outcome was the FCDO decision on whether to grant, not any UKSV recommendation as part of that process...
Palantir put plans for techno-fascism in a document. Like a techno-fascist manifesto with themselves at the center. Features fascistic distortions of language and declarations of inherent superiority that should be acknowledged and made permanent, but driven by and with a more central role for tech.
Book cover: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy by Gil Duran
Fascists hate to be called out as fascists. Too bad.
Coming soon:
The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.
Yes, they are fascists. Yes, they must be crushed.
Please pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Reform UK pledges review of asylum claims for the last 5 years if it wins the next general election.
400,000, including those legally settled could be deported.
Will people be plucked in streets, sent to concentration camps?
Farage inflicted Brexit, now importing Trump racism and terror.
'The Psychology of the New Far Right: Privilege, Fear, and Media Power in the Rise of Authoritarianism'.
Fear, belonging, and power are being manipulated into a frightening new age of populist outrage and algorithmic media, argues Dr Russell Jackson
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The most morally corrupt DOJ in US history.
@iandunt.bsky.social on our brand new report 🇪🇺
"Customs union is a distraction. Only full membership offers a compelling vision of Britain's future."
"Rejoining the EU is the cleanest political argument and the strongest economic argument but it has a weakness."
“The National Emergency Briefing is a rapidly growing UK public information initiative, working to ensure that both Parliament and the wider public are clearly and honestly informed about the climate and nature crisis — and what an effective national response requires.”
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He can't help himself - or, he and his buddies are laying insider bets on the outcome.
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We asked people if the UK should rejoin the EU. Here’s what they said ⬇️
Our brand new report finds that the majority of Brits want to rejoin the UK.
Tell your MP that they should seriously consider a national discussion on EU membership: https://hey-mp.uk/?c=memb
Starmer made a mistake over Mandelson. He wasn't (perhaps) officially told about the failed vetting but would have been aware of Mandelson's past.
Unlike the Tories whose governments were rotten with lies, deceit and (PPE) scandals that cost lives, this issue is not that, so can we please move on.
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OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.
Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.
(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
