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How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
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National debt shock for news presenter. Watch how @StephanieKelton goes off (his) script. He's told like the earth is round (yes, and because really, no ships, planes, people have ever fallen off his flat earth.) cbsnews.com/video/economists…
Economist on whether the national debt is cause for concern

Economist on whether the national debt is cause for concern

The national debt has reached a staggering $35 trillion, yet some economists argue it's not a problem. Stephanie Kelton, author of "The Deficit Myth," joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to explain how "modern...

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When is the country, the whole world, going to wake up to the fact that this totally fictitious narrative, that taxes fund government spending, is a total lie. Money is a creature of law. Fiat currency is de jure, it is created when government decrees expenditure.
Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) profile pictureAlex Wickham
@alexwickham27 Jun 2024
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— piecing together Labour’s plan to pay for fixing the country: some tax rises are possible but they hope not sweeping ones; more borrowing to invest; some tough spending calls; and big hopes for private finance — “getting BlackRock to rebuild Britain” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Labour Expects Billions of Private Investment After UK Election

Labour Expects Billions of Private Investment After UK Election

Keir Starmer is teeing up plans for billions of pounds worth of new private investment in Britain in the first few months of a Labour government — a surge that the opposition party hopes is large...

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I will now attempt to explain what’s happening in Sudan so everyone can understand why we are saying to free them (a 🧵):
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There is a magic money tree #uk #money #election2024 #nationaldebt youtube.com/shorts/PYj4Yvf__… Any politician who says there is no magic money tree is not telling the truth. There is. It’s called the Bank of England, and they can tap it for cash whenever they want - so long as they keep inflation in mind.
There is a magic money tree #uk #money #election2024 #nationaldebt

There is a magic money tree #uk #money #election2024 #nationaldebt

Any politician who says there is no magic money tree is not telling...

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1. The Bank of England sets the interest rate, not the markets 2. All govt spending is unfunded. HMGov is a currency issuer not a currency user. 3. A govt deficit is a non-gov surplus. Treating govt finances like a household is the worst thing Labour can do. It will kill people
The Labour Party (@UKLabour) profile pictureThe Labour Party
@UKLabour29 May 2024
Britain can’t risk another five years under the Tories.
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An ‘urgent rally’ is being held tomorrow outside Hackney Town Hall ‘demanding’ for MP Diane Abbott to stand as the Labour candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
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Has @SuellaBraverman read the news? A few days ago you said to my face there was no evidence of a genocide. The ICC have just accused Israel of: - CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY - STARVATION - WILFUL MURDER You and your friends in government ARE war criminals. Those are the facts!
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HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.
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Tax does not pay for government spending youtu.be/xnYhGD7xNig?si=pN7B… via @YouTube
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'Black music arriving after WW2 is a lie' The first major exhibition documenting 500 years of Black music in Britain opens at the British Library and aims to challenge the timeline on when the Black presence in British music history began. @AyshahTull spoke to pioneers of Black British music including Nia Archives.
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This work uses one statistically insignificant example to present a completely different and unproven narrative. Britain had no black population of any meaningful size prior to the 1940s. (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bri…)
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Dear Tory voter, thank you for impoverishing our nation.
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Outrageous The most disrespected person is the Black woman. The most unprotected person is the Black woman. The most neglected person is the Black woman. The trauma and fear we feel as Black women is real. Still we rise The police must act @HackneyAbbott theguardian.com/politics/202…
Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

Exclusive: Remarks by Frank Hester, who has given £10m to the party in the past year, raise questions over his workplace behaviour

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“You see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you just want to hate all black women because she’s there, and I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.” Frank Hester, Tory Party's biggest donor, whose company got over £400m govt contracts theguardian.com/politics/202…
Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

Exclusive: Remarks by Frank Hester, who has given £10m to the party in the past year, raise questions over his workplace behaviour

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“…his criticism had nothing to do with … colour of skin.” Absolute train wreck of an apology. #ToryRacism #ToriesOut #ToryScum #FrankHester #ToryLiars #GeneralElectionNow
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Frank Hester OBE (@HesterObe) profile pictureFrank Hester OBE
@HesterObe11 Mar 2024
Statement regarding recent media reports: Frank Hester accepts that he was rude about Diane Abbot in a private meeting several years ago but his criticism had nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin. The Guardian is right when it quotes Frank saying he abhors racism, not least because he experienced it as the child of Irish immigrants in the 1970’s. He rang Diane Abbott twice today to try to apologise directly for the hurt he has caused her, and is deeply sorry for his remarks. He wishes to make it clear that he regards racism as a poison which has no place in public life.
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A monetary society creates a contract between currency issuer & users. Agreeing to use and pay taxes in the govt's currency obliges govt to provide public services. Taxes do not fund these services, they are just a fee that entitle folk to use the currency & the public services
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To sum up… We can have nice things—fully funded, first class public services and infrastructure. The size of the deficit is not important, but what it is spent on is—who benefits, who gets the money? youtu.be/GHnW_V5dfu0?si=L3BS…
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Women usually have influence over men . . Mercy Aigbe Davido Daniel Regha De Zerbi Pooja 1 CAD Carabao Cup #Gistlover Upwork #Resign Fabregas Asake Pooja
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Petition: Remove requirements for a UK standard visitor visa for citizens of Jamaica petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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