“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves”
It’s so obvious, it hurts.
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This could be us...sigh.
Or inability to recognize a good idea when they see one.
“Palantir’s manifesto, which embraces AI state surveillance of citizens along with national service in the USA, is either a parody of a RoboCop film, or a disturbing narcissistic rant from an arrogant organisation,” said Martin Wrigley, a Lib Dem MP & member of the HofC science & technology SC
@housedemocrats.bsky.social Should the House and WH change hands with a big majority, there will be a long, long to-do list. But something similar should be near the top.
"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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The Trump regime should not be treated like a normal administration. Saying nothing & acting business-as-usual in their presence is just granting them unearned legitimacy.
Citizens United and relaxing media ownership rules turbo-charged it. Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile.
It is, and the calculation was it takes a thief to catch a thief. I'm not sure I agree, but I'm just observing a lack of personal morality may have been seen as an advantage, not a drawback.
Doubtful as long as major AI development companies remain in the hands of Rand-influenced technocrats who think the humanities are worthless.
And who is paying for this bailout? Is this where you think your tax dollars should be going?
The Trump administration is considering a bailout for the United Arab Emirates over economic losses sustained as a result of the U.S. war with Iran. President Trump and his family also happen to have extensive business ties with the UAE. trib.al/CpCz4Oc
H.R. 1897 is moving fast in the House and could hit the floor for a full vote as soon as tomorrow. This bill would gut the Endangered Species Act forcing economic impact considerations into listing decisions, limiting your ability to challenge bad science in court,
(Gift Article)
In 2018, the Supreme Court put limits on the information the government could get from your cellphone provider.
Now a very different Supreme Court will weigh in on unresolved questions that could have significant implications for all of our privacy.
#Pinks
#Privacy
📌 ICYMI — How Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Hijacked the State and Our Minds
Historian Quinn Slobodian tells that Elon Musk's rise tells a deeper story—of fortunes built on state power, and a new politics where humans are treated less as citizens than as systems to be optimised
Yesterday, 8 children were killed in Louisiana in the deadliest U.S. mass shooting since 2024.
Today is the 27th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, where 13 lives were taken.
Oh, and FOX News brainwashing a segment of the population for 30 years. Rupert Murdoch has done untold damage to democracy.
I did. I lived through Reagan being elected *twice*. That was enough to clue me in.
Vast infusion of oligarchal $$ thanks to Citizens United. Tea Party led to RW takeover of state parties which led to relatively sane Republicans (e.g. McCain) being primaried and the rest falling into line out of fear of same.
I guess they've forgotten it was the draft what did for LBJ and Nixon (as much as Watergate) and radicalized an entire generation of youth, esp. the working class young men they are courting (cf Born on the Fourth of July).
Is AI solving problems or just creating new ones?
Exactly what Nigel and Reform would say!
He gets the clicks.
Not so. It's much more shallow now, to accommodate reduced attention spans and more competitive media environment.
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)
It doesn't say so explicitly, but this WSJ piece is basically a detailed accounting of just how catastrophically bad Trump is at his job, specifically the "waging a war" part. Every detail is just incredibly damning. What an embarrassment.
Site of the new Trump casino and resort.
"...to an incredibly important diplomatic position" as an ambassador to a country headed up by an even closer friend and client of a child trafficker.
Aside from millions earned grifting to undermine the UK while he's supposed to be an MP, this shows Farage has received £𝟐𝟕𝟎,𝟐𝟒𝟖 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬.
Didn't the entire British press lose their mind when Starmer received an expensive suit & some gig tickets for his family?
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