MDifficultColvinMcKenzie

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Fmr film ed/ Greens Cllr 12 years, sons Nic and Will & doggies. Phil Hons University of London. Psych Macquarie. Married to the great @colvinius, ABC foreign corro, broadcaster, genius. Prefer living in other possible world for next four years.

Palantir hoovering up European defence and NHS contracts whilst funnelling earnings back to the US to pay negligible corporate tax is a complete failure of digital sovereignty. European states must stop enriching tech firms that drain public coffers. Is it time to ban them? #FBPE

Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds

A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.

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Palestinians buried 112 members of the Abu Sharia family today. They were murdered by Israel and the U.S. on August 4, 2026 in Gaza City and had been buried under the rubble until they were recently dug up.

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#MusicHistory On this day 1966, The Beatles released their groundbreaking 7th album, Revolver, one of the most inventive, influential & endlessly fascinating albums ever recorded. The unforgettable cover was created by Klaus Voormann, who combined line drawings with photographic images of the band.

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El-Sayed: There is so much more that unites us, however much we might disagree with our democratic opponent, there is so much more that unites us than divides us. And so to all of our supporters here tonight watching on TV—tomorrow, we begin to mend fences.

Everyone’s expectations got skewed over the past week but Abdul El-Sayed getting $70 million spent against him in a state he lost a primary by like 20 points eight years ago and still winning last night is probably the most impressive electoral accomplishment of the decade.

Very disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM. These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently.

Burnham pledges to be "relentless" in curbing small boat crossings