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Proof, if you needed it, that the sky is blue when you give it the oxygen of truth!
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It must be so galling to Trump and his loudmouth spivs that their pressure on the hapless Boris Johnson to force Darroch's resignation for his straightforward honesty... has meant that Kim is now THE go-to authority on how to view Trump and his acolytes š
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I guess that Vance is right... the UK DOES try to limit free speech...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of presidentās visit
Trump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/four-arrested-after-image-of-trump-and-epstein-projected-onto-windsor-castle-ahead-of-presidents-visit
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Darren M. A. Calvert
3 months ago
It's the fentanyl, it's the Digital Services tax, it's supporting an independent Palestinian state, it's whatever grievance Trump has made up this week.
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How long before America runs short of food, and the prices go up...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US farm workers on Ice raids in the fields: āhunted like animalsā
In the latest installment of a series on undocumented workers, farm workers explain how fear has ripped through their communities after raids
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/us-farm-workers-ice-raids
4 months ago
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Looks very much like the tail is wagging the Trump...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israelās Iran attack he publicly opposed
Discordant US response as president says he was fully aware of plans for what Marco Rubio called a āunilateral actionā
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/trump-iran-israel-attacks-response
5 months ago
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David Bull's" head is so far up Nigeās bum that it occasionally peeks out of his mouth" Guess that's why Nige is always talking Bullsh*t...!!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Farageās press conference tour is the ideal way to indulging his narcissism
Reform leader has taken to arranging press events for himself around the country on an almost daily basis
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/10/farages-press-conference-tour-is-the-ideal-way-to-indulge-his-narcissism
5 months ago
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Is Musk going to cut of his nose-cone to spite Trump's face...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Musk says SpaceX will retire Dragon spacecraft amid bitter Trump dispute
Worldās richest man says craft, which Nasa relies on to take astronauts to ISS, will be withdrawn from commission
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/05/elon-musk-spacex-dragon-trump
5 months ago
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Don't blame Kemi (a poor 4th even to Truss!) The REAL damage to the Conservatives was done by the membership being taken in by dishonest populist Boris Johnson who booted out any ministers with integrity and ability... much the same membership now supporting Farage! š¤
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kemi Badenoch's missteps are a 'total disaster' say Tory insiders
The party is at a 'hugely important crossroads'. But is Badenoch helping or, as some suggest, adding to the challenge - and what does it mean for her future as Tory leader?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2endrywk4o
5 months ago
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Use of "human shields" is generally regarded as a terrorist tactic... What consequences await those in charge...and where does the buck ultimately stop...?
5 months ago
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Prof Damien Page
5 months ago
I miss the days when there was understanding of the incredible benefits of properly supporting children and families.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created āremarkably long-lastingā health and education improvements, says report
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/may/22/sure-start-centres-saved-uk-government-2-for-every-1-spent-study-finds
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Gosh! Farage has been caught lying...how unexpected!!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage said heād ābought a houseā in Clacton ā itās actually owned by his girlfriend
Reform UK leader said heād āexchanged contractsā to buy property last November, but itās in name of Laure Ferrari
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/23/nigel-farage-clacton-home-bought-girlfriend-property
5 months ago
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Is Hegsdeath afraid that there are FURTHER things that might be discovered...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Pete Hegseth, beset by leaks, clamps down on press inside Pentagon
Defense secretaryās move outlined in memo seemingly punishes media for reporting on leaks inside department
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/23/hegseth-press-access-pentagon-leaks
5 months ago
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Minster Marshes (Kent), a major wetland SSSI on the East Atlantic migration flyway is under imminent threat because it's the cheapest (very poor) option for massive electricity grid installations REGISTER by 23 JUNE if you want to be able to have a say...
www.minstermarshes.com
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Save Minster Marshes | Wildlife
National Grid, sealink, sea link, Kent, thanet wildlife, HDVC, Converter station, wildlife habitat, Save Minster Marshes, pegwell bay, sandwich bay, infrastructure on marshland, river stour kent, four...
https://www.minstermarshes.com/
5 months ago
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A brazen theft of a brazen knavs...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Melania Trump statue missing from her hometown in Slovenia
The bronze depiction of the US First Lady is a replacement for a previous wooden version, which was set on fire in 2019.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg7egyrk40o
5 months ago
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AI caught talking to itself... Is it ALREADY bored with communicating with mere humans...? (Or does that just apply to those involved in Big Tech, MAGA and populist politics? Do you blame itš¤)
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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AI can spontaneously develop human-like communication, study finds
Groups of large language model artificial intelligence agents can adopt social norms as humans do, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/ai-can-spontaneously-develop-human-like-communication-study-finds
6 months ago
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So, rather than Canada becoming the "51st state", it seems that the US "administration" is being "bought" by Qatar... How apt that the punishment for treason is to be Hung, Drawn and Qatared...!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump says planned gift of luxury plane from Qatar is a very ātransparentā deal
News of present known as āflying palaceā from royal family to replace Air Force One has ignited accusations of bribery and corruption
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/11/trump-accept-luxury-plane-gift-qatar
6 months ago
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Richard Murphy
6 months ago
The US trade deal is a bad deal, and it has the potential to get worse
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
Someone should tell Starmer that sometimes (by which I mean usually, or even always) no deal is better than a bad deal, because that is what he's got with the USA.
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The US trade deal is a bad deal, and it has the potential to get worse
This statement was issued by the White House yesterday on the UK/US trade deal, about which a great deal of uncertainty remains: President Trump: āThe deal includes billions of dollars of increased...
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/09/the-us-trade-deal-is-a-bad-deal-and-it-has-the-potential-to-get-worse/
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It's good to have assurances from the US that the UK will only get offloaded with the best quality US beef etc... when the US now doesn't have the capacity to check and guarantee such "quality"...š
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
The FDA labs that test food to prevent illness have been affected by wider health and human services staff cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/fda-suspends-quality-control-food-testing-staff-cuts
6 months ago
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@SusanChubb1
6 months ago
Meanwhile in UkFreeportHell
bsky.app/profile/thec...
add a skeleton here at some point
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@SusanChubb1
6 months ago
How the HELL U.K. Nursing Unions have got the balls to even show their complicit gullible faces to NHS staff who will be on the same grade; but paid LESS than the Indian staff , is beyond meā¦
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Despite posting it on his OWN account...!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
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Trump claims he 'knew nothing' about AI pic of him as pope
"That's not me that did it, I had no idea where it came from."
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/trump-claims-he-knew-nothing-about-ai-pic-of-him-as-pope-392782/
6 months ago
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Wonder which of his 9 non-MP jobs is Nige working on "when he's at home"? (as the saying goes)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform accused of hypocrisy after advertising home working jobs
Several paid roles at party are not in office despite Nigel Farageās comments promising āno more work from homeā
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/reform-accused-of-hypocrisy-after-advertising-home-working-jobs-nigel-farage
6 months ago
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6 months ago
The Faragists will be victims of their own success. The dog that caught the car. They are incompetent charlatans and now in positions where they will be expected to improve things and they will prove not just unable to but uninterested in doing so.
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BladeoftheSun
6 months ago
If the Green Party had the same coverage as Reform it would be them winning in a landslide. But of course the Green Party would actually tax the billionaires, so they won't platform them.
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Lady Girasoles
6 months ago
Honesty - from the woman who ho undermines the seriousness of life threatening illnesses because itās witty, and takes over their vocabulary to minimise the seriousness. Protection against threats can be bought. against a disease there js less control.
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Reform...offering "Honesty"...??? Pull the other one Andrea...you live in cloud cuckoo land... or was it Leeds when it was supposed to be Lincolnshire...?
6 months ago
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Faggage's party looking very "wobbly" with only a 4-vote difference - requiring a recount... How auspicious for Deform's future crashing success... Poor old Fagrage having to sit outside in his car š
6 months ago
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Oh BURGGER!!! "Billions severed...?"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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McDonald's posts biggest US sales drop since Covid-19 pandemic
The burger chain says its customers are
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4vzpggkjno
6 months ago
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Don't you Wish Wealth Workers Were Wonderful and Wise... not just utter Bankers...?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK banks put Ā£75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ācarbon bombsā, study finds
Exclusive: Britain is key financial hub for destructive fossil fuel mega-projects, according to research
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/uk-banks-put-75bn-into-firms-building-climate-wrecking-carbon-bombs-study-finds
6 months ago
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āThe creatures outside looked from Don to Vlad, and from Vlad to Don, and from the pig to Vlad again; but already it was impossible to say which was whichā ~ OhWell, surely someone ELSE will do something...won't they?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If leaders stay silent, the US wonāt survive Trumpās next 100 days | Robert Reich
We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/30/trump-next-100-days
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Jameslet
6 months ago
I wonāt comment on the case, but his rushed Tweet is very Hegseth like in his attempt to show off. Professionals, at the top of their game, just donāt do this. They are above it all.
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Seth Abramson
6 months ago
24/ The now-deleted Patel tweet accused Judge Dugan of creating a danger to public safety, which suggests to meāunder the now-traditional "Every Accusation Is a Confession" maxim that applies to all MAGAsāthat he _knows_ ICE agents were creating a public safety risk Dugan was trying to avoid.
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Seth Abramson
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14/ So my first concernāas an attorney watching this constitutional crisis unfoldāis that it's very likely Trump and Patel have in effect manufactured _both_ the public safety danger Judge Dugan was responding to _and_ a separate constitutional danger she was trying to avoid, as well as this crisis.
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Seth Abramson
6 months ago
4/ Kash Patel has co-orchestrated these improper seizures that have terrified courthouse-goers across the nation. If this arrest was made of a judge who allowed a litigant an alternative exit from the building to ensure proper order and safety inside her courthouse, this crisis was created by Patel.
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After Trump's ravings yesterday, trying to use Zelenskyy as a fall-guy for not wanting a "peace deal" at any cost... it's pretty obvious who the weak and failing fall-guy REALLY is...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Nine people killed and dozens injured in āmassiveā Russian missile attack on Kyiv
Five districts across Kyiv suffered damage in attack that is among the deadliest on the capital in the three-year war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/24/kyiv-ukraine-killed-dozens-injured-massive-russian-missile-attack
6 months ago
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JohnWest_JAWS
6 months ago
It is clear Hegseth is both an incompetent clown and a clear & present danger. The thing is, it was clear BEFORE he was appointed. That raises serious questions about Trump's capacity in his picks.
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It seems that Hegsdeath is a national security disaster every time he takes a leak...!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat ā report
US defense secretary texted strike information to his family in group chat he created, sources tell the New York Times
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/pete-hegseth-signal-chat-yemen-attack
6 months ago
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"In all, Vanceās motorcade was on Vatican territory for 17 minutes" Wonder how much that visit cost per minute...š¤ Perhaps Elon's DODGY department should look into it for waste of money...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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JD Vance granted lightning audience with Pope Francis in Vatican
US vice-president spends few minutes with pontiff whom he has publicly disagreed with over migration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/jd-vance-granted-lightning-audience-with-pope-francis-in-vatican
6 months ago
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Trump's short term memory is definitely going...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump blames Zelensky for starting war day after massive Russian attack
The US president said that you
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5q0mev07lo
7 months ago
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Oh dear... it looks like Trump's screeching handbrake turn has failed... Do you suppose that NO ONE believes his excuses... Now, why would that be, Don, me old China?
7 months ago
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...proving, yet again, how wet-behind-the-ears Trump is in understanding the consequences of his actions... Who is he going to blame when lack of water in hydrants prevents firefighters controlling the next round of wildfires...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump signs executive order on water pressure to ārestore shower freedomā
White House says order will āmake Americaās showers great againā and āend the Obama-Biden war on water pressureā
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/trump-water-pressure-executive-order
7 months ago
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If this represents the level of patriotism and commitment to his constituents... then anybody who votes for a Reform candidate in the forthcoming elections knows what level of service to expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage gets his 10th job as he becomes Sky News Australia commentator
In addition to role as MP, Reform UK leader has gigs including Telegraph column and advertising gold bullion
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/09/nigel-farage-gets-his-10th-job-as-he-becomes-sky-news-australia-commentator
7 months ago
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Are YOU going to tell him Keir... or shall WE...?
7 months ago
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Trump suggested Covid was created in a lab in China... Do you suppose that China thinks Trump was created in a lab in America... Wonder which is likely to result in the greater damage to global economies...?
7 months ago
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Trump would be required to "provide a justification for the action and an analysis on the potential impact on US businesses and consumers" Given the demonstrable incompetence of his "team" in even calculating the "reciprocal" tariffs that could prove difficult!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Senators unveil bill to claw back power over tariffs amid Trump trade wars
Trade Review Act would require greater checks on tariffs in further sign of congressional disquiet over presidentās plans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/senators-bipartisan-bill-trump-tariffs
7 months ago
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Has anybody suggested to M&S that they convert those two red ears to MAGA hats and colour him orange... and then point Percy at Trump's tariff wall...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Percy Pigās US adventure may be short-lived as M&S responds to Trump tariffs
Retailerās āgift to Americaā could be hit by new taxes as it also adjusts to rules on advertising high fat, sugar and salt foods
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/03/percy-pigs-us-adventure-may-be-short-lived-as-ms-respond-to-trump-tariffs
7 months ago
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"The US is about to discover the one thing more dangerous than a politician who believes in nothing is a politician who believes in something stupid." HIMSELF!! š
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump goes full gameshow host to push his tariff plan ā and nobodyās a winner
There were charts and scores, as if The Price Is Right had come to Washington. The big prize? A global trade war
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/trump-tariffs-white-house-sketch
7 months ago
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John Ismay
7 months ago
Hegseth's office ordered the U.S. Naval Academy to review all 590,000 books in its library for content at odds with an executive order banning āradical indoctrinationā in K-12 schools, even though it is a college. MLK, Einstein books already identified for removal
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretaryās office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/naval-academy-diversity-affirmative-action.html
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So, why did Musk choose the day when world attention was on a military dictatorship in Myanmar having their world collapse around them... to sneak out his announcement of a further attempted coup on the acquisition by AI of users' information on eX-Twitter?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Elon Muskās xAI firm buys social media platform X for $33bn
Specifics of deal remain unclear, including how Xās leaders will be integrated into new company
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/29/elon-musks-xai-firm-buys-social-media-platform-x-for-33bn
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Steve Witkoff: "Putin is super smart"... Well, Steve, he's smart enough to outwit Trump and his "administration"... But that hardly requires "Super smartness" does it?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine
Steve Witkoff says the UK plans for an international force to support a ceasefire are a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zm4eqvp7o
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