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TCatInReality

@TCatInReality@mastodon.social

#TwitterMigration refusnik. Lives in reality and wants to make it nicer for all. Politics, Corporate Accountability and the danger that is now Social Media/AdTech/Surveillance. And some jokes.

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Banker bonuses up 20%

Don't tell me we can't

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/26/goldman-sachs-pay-pot-for-bankers-surges-more-than-20

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Yet another loss due to

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/26/worlds-largest-food-awards-move-judging-panel-from-uk-to-ireland-to-avoid-brexit-red-tape

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One change the did pass - a big increase in campaign spending

How nice for them... and their wealthy donors.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/24/tory-donors-pour-cash-seats-big-names-risk-losing-gove-mordaunt

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#BBCNews once again fails to mention record profits in explaining the causes of inflation.
#InflationIsPriceGouging. #Greedflation

BBC News - UK inflation: UK inflation falls to 2.3% in latest figures - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-69027403

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Your daily reminder:
Culture wars are funded by the wealthy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/17/trump-citizens-sanity-election-ads

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The incomprehensible, unattainable scale of Trump’s deportation plan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/trump-immigration-deportation-plan/

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Now that the IDF has operational control of the main crossing into Gaza, the food, medicines and aid are going to pour into the country, right?

Right?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/israel-idf-control-rafah-crossing-gaza-palestine-side-hamas-war-latest-update

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Conservative activists involved in self-dealing.

Is anyone shocked?

Pro-Trump Nonprofit Paid Millions to Companies Tied to Its Own Leaders https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/politics/trump-conservative-partnership-institute-funds.html

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apparently unfamiliar with the saying "To get out of a hole, first, stop digging"

After 15 years in power and another round of local section losses, more "work to do" is the LAST thing needed. should stop and call a

BBC News - 'Work to do' after local election losses - Rishi Sunak
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68963221

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British farmers discover what British fishers know - was a bad idea, poorly executed


https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/06/farmer-confidence-nfu-union-survey-england-wales-rainfall-brexit

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Sweet, sweet karma!

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections

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👀

An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/29/india-assassination-raw-sikhs-modi/

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Finally - a concrete benefit of

Massive customs windfall ... for Ireland

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/29/ireland-reaps-700m-brexit-bonanza-from-customs-duties

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After Truss and , frankly I'm disappointed only one MP has left the party over what it's done to the and the country.

BBC News - Conservative MP and ex-minister Daniel Poulter defects to Labour
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68913287

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If it's a day ending in Y, time for another example of damage

In my app, top stories:

Not shown: latest on the trial of a former US President

Shown: Man injured by shark in Tobago (#3) and Nancy Pelosi critique on school protestors ( and the highest US&Canada story)

FFS, have eroded every institution - in this case through partisan appointees and decreased funding

TCatInReality, to random
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Under , the UK has been through an , a and now a

But the policy he is driving hardest, keeping Parliament "as long as it takes", is the xenophobic policy.

Tell me, how does deporting a few refugees to Rwanda help anyone in the UK? Madness, spiteful madness

BBC News - Rwanda bill latest: MPs and Lords in showdown as Sunak promises flights by July - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68872723

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Any doubt it's the

won't even exempt Afghan vets from their insane spite-policy.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/21/sunak-pressed-to-end-rwanda-bill-impasse-by-exempting-afghan-service-veterans

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I love
Great speech, showing the difference between people who work hard and pay taxes vs inherit wealth and make a game show of firing people.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wX9_qWOV5WM

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JFC, the is so desperate for a which must be called in the next 6 months ... But not before the make one more attack to damage the

Enough!

BBC News - Sunak to tackle 'sick note culture' in speech on welfare reform
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68853166

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fails to address ...AGAIN

Today's inflation article says:
"Soaring food and energy bills have been the main causes behind the UK's high inflation in recent years.". Then mentions demand and war as drivers of inflation in those industries. But NO mention of record profits.

It's so common a reporting error that it seems intentional

BBC News - UK inflation hits two-and-a-half year low as meat prices fall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68833077

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When will finally privatise ?

Perhaps he's leaving them to collapse under a Labour gov. Or, maybe there's a few million left to drain in dividends and exec bonuses first. Whatever the reason, this is bad for customers and the environment.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/thames-water-to-ask-debt-markets-for-survival-plan-funding

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About time that oil companies pay more for oil leases on federal land. First increase in 30 years!


U.S. hikes cost of oil drilling on federal lands for first time in decades

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/12/oil-drilling-federal-lands-biden/

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39 months of growth!

That ought to get all those "fiscal conservatives" to vote . Well, assuming they really care about the economic health of the nation, not just tax cuts.

U.S. Employers Added 303,000 Jobs in 39th Straight Month of Growth https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/business/economy/jobs-report-march-2024.html

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Yes, Thames Water should be nationalised now - before the owners drain any more cash.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/28/thames-water-privatised-public-ownership

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Budget bill clears the House with a wide 2-1 margin with significant support from both parties.

Of course, this creates turmoil in the majority party and kicks off a THIRD leadership struggle. Why? Because

House sends $1.2 trillion spending bill to Senate hours before deadline

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/22/government-shutdown-house-senate-vote/

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