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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Financial crime in the UK. $2trn to $5.5trn dirty money laundered globally. 40% through the UK, its Crown Dependencies, Overseas Territories. Govt can take out Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) to chase crooks. 2017-2025: 7 UWOs, none since 2019, no prosecutions. Laws not enforced on the City.

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Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power

Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.

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Through the looking glass @lookingglass.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

If you've never come across Josh johnson yet you are missing out. Always worth your time..

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Hi Friends. New 47 minute set out in 30 mins. youtu.be/5TSmBUl0sPY?... click to watch live premiere

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Did anyone else think it was going to go longer than it did on the blue origin space trip?

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

American Politician Kristi Noem got her bag stolen and I have some questions

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The First Time I Met A White Person

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

When someone tried to start a clap and no one joins in

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Big news— The Failure, Fear, and Frenzy around Luigi Mangione is officially on the EMMY ballot. That means it’s now in the running to become an EMMY nominee. The next step is voting—starting June 12—where members of the Television Academy decide what officially gets nominated.

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

This isn’t just my work, it’s ours. You’ve been in the comments, at the shows, sharing it with friends, and helping this grow way beyond what I could’ve imagined.

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Jiu Jitsu vs A Gorilla

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Diddy Blew Up Kid Cudi’s Car?

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Am I the only one or do you have rankings too?

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Why doesn’t the media hold politicians to account?🚨

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

NEW Why is it easier to access US court documents than UK court documents? How we can follow developments in US legal cases in a way which is impossible here By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

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Why is it easier to access court documents in the US?

We can follow US legal cases in a way which is impossible in the UK

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

UPDATED post: I've added new mayoral polling from YouGov and More in Common to my comprehensive local elections preview post. And I've also changed a few predictions for councils. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/l...

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Local Elections 2025: The Preview

Tory cataclysm edition

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

You couldn’t make it up. 2 Russian 🇷🇺 spies with 🇺🇸 Hegseth’s PRIVATE telephone number on their mobiles. 👁️ 🚨 ‼️

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings? It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉 New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...

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Democracy for Sale 1, Dominic Cummings 0

We fought to expose the £800m research agency that Cummings built to escape scrutiny - and we won.

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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Finally, the correct tariff formula (from Private Eye)

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent. It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy. based on christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic... 1/18

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2Tone4Real @2tone4real.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

John Wilhelm's slightly surreal photos of his family... 🧵 1/19

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I did something yesterday which may sound v. old-fashioned but which I recommend in these insane times where knowledge is under attack. I took out an annual subscription of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Costs 75 $ per year. Excellent gift for your student children, too. Don‘t rely on google.

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Emma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Embroidery by Nancy Nicholson, contemporary textile artist #womensart #Spring

Embroidered artwork of tall stylised grasses and flowers with round blosdoms, in lush greens and with stalks bending to the left, on a round blue mound

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Through the looking glass @lookingglass.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

My pet hate is short tops. I spend so much time trying to find tops with a decent length. It just makes all the proportions look off.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Setting tariffs is not some presidential power set out in US constitution. Congress has delegated this power to Trump, and Congress can take it back. This ultimately is about Congressional weakness as about Presidential madness. This problem has a constitutional solution, if Congress wants it.

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 05/04/2025

Trigger warning: extreme petiness. My book is currently rated 75,000 spots higher on the UK Amazon charts than Liz Truss's.

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a man with a mustache is sitting at a desk in an office .

Alt: Ron Swanson saying "this pleases me".

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Weird being called "elitist" coz we hate Russell Brand and Andrew Tate when the people who call us that only care about money, something that Brand and Tate have more than any of us could ever begin to imagine.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Utterly disgusting. There is absolutely no way any Afghan woman should be returned to the Taliban having sought asylum, but particularly someone who has fought for human rights. It is tantamount to a death sentence. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum

Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Put up by Katy Brand today - this is the story over and over again

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Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Shout it to the nice lady in Cheltenham last night who thought I had a double-barrelled surname; presumably from when my father, Mr. Briain, married my mother, Miss O.

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🔥 🔥 🔥 www.ft.com/content/47c2...

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 04/04/2025

watching ken chang toss out banger shitposts on linkedin evokes the exact same feeling as watching mike trout put up 10 WAR seasons on the Angels

Because I am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models.
Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense.
I write all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off.
I suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift.
The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can I have whipped cream please? Cheng.
We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al.
We just have to talk like this.
All. The. Time.
Piss on carpet

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This is what you call two different readouts of the same meeting. Go Denmark, Go Greenland!

The post by Marco Rubio
Met with Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen in Brussels today to talk about the defense priorities shared by our two nations. We discussed the importance of increasing burden sharing within NATO and addressing threats to the Alliance.

A post by Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Honest and direct meeting with @SecRubio yesterday. I made it crystal clear that claims and statements about annexing Greenland are not only unacceptable and disrespectful. They amount to a violation of international law.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Starmer says: “We’ve been talking about a new era when it comes to defence…we’re at a similar point for trade and the economy. This is not just a short term tactical exercise. It is the beginning of a new era. We need to understand that” There is no better time to join the EU trade bloc. Action now

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I'll take any excuse to post the Pokemons dancing to Orinoco Flow again.

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Through the looking glass @lookingglass.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

It so reminds me of the Truss period AND the constant moaning from both parties how they did nothing wrong and the stock market was at fault. Where has the retire in shame gone??

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/04/2025

Yes, I've seen there was a "formula" at work here, but it's the equivalent of dividing apples by oranges and coming up with a result dictating how many pears you need. The FT is very good on the nonsense: www.ft.com/content/85d7...

ft.com

Donald Trump baffles economists with tariff formula

Calculation deeply flawed economically and will fail in stated aim of ‘driving bilateral trade deficits to zero’, say analysts

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 03/04/2025

"Where's the Brexit Elephant?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNwK...

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Where's The Brexit Elephant?

YouTube video by Edwin Hayward

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 02/04/2025

You know what nobody is talking about right now? Simply this: Trump's barrage of tariffs makes a total mockery of WTO rules. You know, the ones that Brexiters assured us again and again that we'd be just fine operating under in the event of a no-deal Brexit... Ho hum.

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