mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Of course, because holding dollars makes the dollar weaker and the pound stronger. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Are you? I thought you were exchanging £ for a share in Anthropic, probably all from the Cayman Islands. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The theories you’re talking about still rely on US hegemony, Pax Americana, and global free trade. 🤷♂️ We’ll have to do a lot of rethinking going forward. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026So, it’s better for the UK economy if we take money out of the economy and put it into the US economy? 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I believe they call it the “multiplier effect”. 200
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Guess that depends entirely on what you consider “modern”, because the Keynesian derivative schools all tend to think that people spending money in the economy, rather than taking it out of the economy and putting it into someone else’s economy, increases economy activity. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026And those small business pay the vast majority of that money straight back into the local economy, rather than into stock buybacks, or the AI bubble in New York. In other words, it gets taxed one transaction later, unlike multinational tax avoidance. 110
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Great, you’ve tackled everything before the “but”, now do the after. 110
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I don’t know how they’ve come by those figures. In which category are the companies counted that set up a head office in Ireland to avoid paying tax on their profits made in the UK? 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026No, the biggest tax avoiders are multinational companies like Amazon, but even if small businesses and plumbers were the primary tax avoiders, at least the majority of the money that avoids tax collection goes straight back into the local economy rather than tax havens. 320
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Oh wow, animal products contain animal products. I would never have guessed. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Brexit is the perfect example. The architect of that was ejected after 18 months and the party that delivered it has ceased to exist as a political force. Our system is fine. It didn’t do Brexit *twice*. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Our political system would’ve ejected Trump from office after a few months. We’re fine. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Much worse off. They’ve handed over regional hegemony to Iran and there is f**k all they can do about it. Israel is the biggest loser, though. They’ll soon find out what it means to be a minor power in West Asia. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“Stockard”? Americans have the most terrible names. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Don’t get rid of him, though. We’re all enjoying watching him destroy the US. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Yeah, but you wouldn’t remember a movie built on those plot points 30yrs later. 010
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026It’s the same thing as Ramaphosa trying to get a photo-op with the RWC. The idea that I would make my love for the Boks and South Africa contingent in whether they’re willing to pick a political fight with the govt doesn’t make sense. Sport is political, but it shouldn’t be party-political. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“Emboldened “? Dude, they are now the fourth global power and there is f**k all the Americans can do about it. The real story here is the breakdown of American power. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Exactly. And the Greens are the tactical vote in only a handful of constituencies. The benefit of FPTP is that it encourages the voter to vote against the party they hate the most. So long as Labour aren’t the party most voters hate the most, Labour will sweep up the tactical vote. 010
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Yeah, he was exceptional when he told the bankers that he was the only thing standing between them and the “pitchforks”. It’s his standing that gave us Trump. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026It is an exceptionally gross feeling when reality smashes down your echo chamber. Took me a number of years to recover. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Having a lot of members is going to be chief amongst the causes of your cynicism, when it comes. You forget that the vast majority of those members were Labour members, and 95% of them didn’t do anything beyond argue with people on social media, then lost really badly to Boris Johnson. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026As for the rest, I guess you’re going to earn your cynicism in the same way the rest of us did. It’s painful, but it’ll be good for you. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I’m saying that the people in Brighton and Bristol elect 5 MPs between them and Parliament has 650 seats. 200
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026static.klipy.comTom and Jerry: Jerry Bowing Thank YouALT: Tom and Jerry: Jerry Bowing Thank You 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The Greens have a base in Brighton and Bristol. That’s it. The rest is a protest vote. By all means, convince yourself other wise, but you will be disappointed when there is something of value on the line. 200
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I think you misunderstood me, the Greens don’t have any support. What they have are disgruntled Labour voters. 200
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Reform aren’t on track to form the next Govt. 2/3rds of the public *hate* Reform with the passion of a thousand suns and we have FPTP. All Labour needs is not to appear actively hostile to left of centre voters. 010
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Very interesting how little the Greens got, even though Polanski promised to throw everything at the seat. Gives support to the notion that the Greens are the rebound fling, not marriage material. 200
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I’ve spent some time with video essays on the tactical developments in football and it sounds like the sport is going through an epochal shift. Pep-ball/systems based football is apparently breaking down, but the new style hasn’t solidified yet. Sounds like the ideal moment for pointless radicalism! 110
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I really hope so. I’d hate for their first German coach get knocked out early, and besides, wouldn’t it be funny if a German took them to their second WC? 120
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The sad reality is that Trump is an intellectual giant in the USA. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The kind of direct action you’re doing doesn’t work. Getting arrested and tortured by the IDF does work. It’s the only action that has moved Western Govts. The only way placards are going to work is if you can get 240k people protesting most days, or 3.5% of the population. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Don’t write “Palestine Action” on your placards. Job done. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Not a bad idea. I don’t think there are many people who can look at the development of western civilisation since 2010 and conclude that social media has been a net positive. 080
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This is very clearly *checks notes* a description of Labour’s *origins*. The language is ambiguous, I know, but “chiselled out” implies that there was an unworked block of stone before, and now there is this thing called “Labour” where the block used to be. Maybe stick this in your notes. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We’re not talking about protecting kids from radicalisation, we’re talking about preventing developing brains from addiction until those brains are developed. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Indeed. I find it quite strange how this is being framed as a problem of liberty rather than a public health problem. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Working-class is determined by the assets that a person owns, not their profession. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Yeah, because this c**t is dedicated to truth and knows all about it. 000
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Putin tried to make a deal back in 2022, but then the Americans sent Boris Johnson over convince Zelenskyy to fight. This conflict is first and foremost a US proxy war. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026No, I need to provide evidence of my age if I want look at porn. If PornHub can do it, I reckon YouTube can do it as well. 000
