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C Lewis

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Ex - pat from the old place.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d ago

Trump didn't want Americans to hear what James Talarico had to say. So he made sure Talarico's interview was viewed by 5 million people in 24 hours, over the double the views Trump's speech at the Midterm Convention got. Donald is smart that way.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7d ago

Donald Trump's own Department of Justice has repeatedly warned Americans to be wary of cryptocurrency scams. Nearly 1 million people who bought Trump's last memecoin have lost money. Their losses total over $3.81 billion.

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Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · last wk.

Politico: "The latest Private Eye pulls various data together to suggest the Rachel Reeves agricultural inheritance tax changes might be having the intended impact: pushing tax-avoiders out of farmland and making it more affordable for real farmers." (Cont.)

Robert Saunders@robertsaunders.bsky.social · last wk.

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.

Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science – video

Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science – video

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that makes you laugh and then think. Science editor Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what the researchers think could be behind the phenomenon, and they explore some of the other awards, including one for a surprising quality we look for in our friends and another for a biomechanical definition of kissing

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YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last wk.

Reform UK and Nigel Farage are the only party and current party leaders that a majority of Britons (52-56%) describe as "very sleazy", more than double the 25% who regard the typical British government as such and relative to just 15-17% viewing Andy Burnham or Kemi Badenoch similarly

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