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Philip Taylor

@philipjtaylor.bsky.social
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Commercial and Agricultural Property Solicitor. Companion of John Ruskin's Guild of St George.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 1h
Labour MP Stephen Kinnock slammed a Question Time audience member for a "disgraceful personal slur" against his father and former Labour leader Neil Kinnock.
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Stephen Kinnock hits back at audience member for 'disgraceful slur' against his father
Labour MP Stephen Kinnock slammed a Question Time audience member for a "disgraceful personal slur" against his father Neil Kinnock.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1h
BREAKING: A teen from Norway has been sentenced to 20 years detention for travelling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran. Read more: trib.al/rXSv91j
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 1h
People need to understand that the only reason Trump backed down on SpaceX and Starshield so quickly is that he got push back right away, politically and from Ukraine. He is a bully and a coward. Stop criticising Zelensky for standing up to him.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 26m
Republicans turn on Trump’s tariffs in battle for ‘political survival’ ft.trib.al/8ehaO3a
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Republicans turn on Trump’s tariffs in battle for ‘political survival’
US president’s trade war has become an albatross for his party in crucial midterm election races
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 4h
He's a good bloke. He even gave me a like for this reminder that Leeds United's new goalkeeper struggled to get game time with Accrington Stanley! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17h
So relitigate 2016 every day with government issues involving the neighbours instead of trying to actually fix the mess? Pretend everything away? Is this what politics should be?
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17h
Far better a leader who starts to talk about difficult problems that one who runs away because it is all too difficult. And yes, dealing with difficult problems is risky. But so is pretending they don't exist.
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 4h
“A Reform candidate who said Hitler was “brilliant” at inspiring people & Assad “gentle by nature” is now in charge of the party’s vetting process…Zia Yusuf, claimed that the party is now vetting candidates in a more rigorous way than any other party” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK candidate who praised Hitler and Assad put in charge of vetting
Jack Aaron, whose past comments on controversial leaders led to widespread criticism, is now overseeing candidate selection
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 4h
Under Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, a presidential candidate must be a "natural-born citizen," at least 35 years old, and a resident of the United States for 14 years. Because Abdul El-Sayed was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, he is a U.S. citizen by birth. 👍
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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.eurosky.social · 4h
This guy is right up there with Mamdani. Fantastic communicator
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 21h
however badly your day is going at least you're not being challenged to pullups with Pete Hegseth, or whatever hell this is www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – UK politics live
Defence secretary’s meeting comes after Burnham said he would help facilitate reconciliation between Zelenskyy and Trump
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 17h
Wes trying not to laugh at the Stars & Stripes belt buckle
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
oh my god this interview was a disaster for Zacharia. I've never seen Hannity do someone who works for Trump like this
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Joe Gramc @joegramc.bsky.social · 9h
Giving off strong Obama vibes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Ossoff on Trump campaigning in Georgia: "I'd be delighted for the president to come every day between now and the election"
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 9h
Trump blasts President Zelensky and openly sides with Russian dictator Putin: “Zelensky is not a good guy for us to deal with…He doesn’t want to settle. He says he wants to settle, but he doesn’t… I find Zelensky to be more difficult to deal with than Putin…”
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 10h
Katie Zacharia confirms she didn’t pass the bar exam. Updated story: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Katie Zacharia confirms she didn’t pass the bar exam
The acknowledgment comes after days of uncertainty about the White House press secretary’s legal credentials.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 6h
Investors dump #datacentre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’ - Prices of bonds issued to fund prominent data centres where Meta, Nvidia, Oracle and others will become tenants have fallen well below par in recent weeks www.ft.com/content/678b... via @FT #datacentres #ClimateEmergency
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Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies such as CoreWeave has sunk to increasingly stressed levels
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 6h
US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism - Even before #DonaldTrump began sinking in the polls, his unhinged he-man approach to both war and trade was at odds with the interests of his business backers www.ft.com/content/5862... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga #Republicans
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US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism
Companies wanted a president who would cut taxes and rules, they got one who has blown holes in free trade and global alliances
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 6h
What would really happen to the pound if we had an MMT government? I keep being asked this - and i n this video, I challenge all the nonsense usually claimed. youtu.be/PRknxpgDqoY?...
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What would really happen to the pound if we had an MMT government?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 12h
Freshfields partners explore carve-out of AI unit worth ‘billions’, leaked emails reveal—Law firms are racing to get ahead of AI disruption to the sector, using systems from tech providers such as Harvey and Legora and… www.ft.com/content/64f0... @kayewiggins.ft.com @financialtimes.com
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Freshfields partners explore carve-out of AI unit worth ‘billions’, leaked emails reveal
Exchange discussed putting legal tech unit into separate entity before valuations fall
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 12h
…building their own tools. Freshfields agreed a deal with Anthropic earlier this year to help build specialist legal AI tools that could later be sold to rival law firms. @journosooz.bsky.social
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 8h
He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper-His dismissal from OpenAI is a dramatic fall from grace for Alfozan, who has cited Elon Musk as a role model, and previously been lauded in… www.ft.com/content/b71e... @rafeuddin.ft.com @financialtimes.com
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He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper
Arrest of computer engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan has shocked tech figures in Saudi Arabia, where he is deeply connected
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 8h
…local media as a tech pioneer who has mixed with top Saudi officials. Such connections have fuelled longstanding concerns in Silicon Valley that AI groups are a top target for industrial espionage by foreign nations also seeking to gain an advantage in the global AI race. @alomran.me
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Nina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 11h
Why does virtually every painting by Victorian artist, John Atkinson Grimshaw 🖤(Whistler nick-named him 'Grimy') look like an illustration of a classic ghost story? Not that I'm complaining. #Gothtober (Image Putney Park Lane)
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 12h
Trump is reportedly looking to replace Susie Wiles: ‘She’s burned a lot of people’
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Trump is reportedly looking to replace Susie Wiles: ‘She’s burned a lot of people’
President’s most trusted top aide has been left out of the loop on several major decisions in recent weeks
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 12h
Katie Zacharia now says she misheard question about where she passed the bar exam
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Katie Zacharia now says she misheard question about where she passed the bar exam
The White House's new press secretary graduated from law school - but there is little evidence she's been licensed to practice law
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 11h
The Committee for Academic Freedom will examine the late professor’s record to see whether his employment at Cambridge met expected standards
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Academics launch rival inquiry into Jason Arday’s appointment
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 10h
The deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, described tit-for-tat emails from the former modelling agent as ‘bizarre, defamatory and inappropriate’
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Trump envoy Paolo Zampolli ousted after ‘unhinged’ emails leaked
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h
Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15
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Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15
Rights group says Youssef al-Manasif was tortured and first met his lawyer five years after arrest for non-violent crimes A young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he was aged 15 to 17, say human rights groups, in the latest example of the kingdom’s surging use of the death penalty for non-violent crimes. Youssef al-Manasif was arrested in 2017 and accused of crimes including joining demonstrations for religious freedom by the Shia minority and attending funerals that the Saudi authorities deem to be protests. He was convicted and sentenced to death by the specialised criminal court, a secretive tribunal set up for terrorism-related cases. Continue reading...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h
Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says
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Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says
Shevaun Haviland argues PM is right to revisit Labour’s EU red lines as current trading relationship is bad for business Repairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for Andy Burnham as he reconsiders Labour’s red lines on EU membership, the head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has said. Shevaun Haviland, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said she welcomed the prime minister reopening the Brexit battle lines despite the uncertainty it could create, arguing that the UK’s current trading relationship with the EU was bad for business. Continue reading...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6h
Why law firms should resist the lure of the AI spin-off ft.trib.al/190k9eY | opinion
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Why law firms should resist the lure of the AI spin-off
A carve-out could raise capital, but it’s a crowded sector and valuations don’t accord with the sector’s lack of profitability
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Professor Christopher Painter @prfchrispainter.bsky.social · 5h
Trump has no cards left to play. He's thrown them all away www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Trump calls Ukraine’s resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a ‘disgrace’
US president describes Zelenskyy as ‘more difficult ​to deal with ​than Putin’ after so-called energy ceasefire collapses
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 5h
Trump says Elon Musk has a little problem despite $276M GOP gift www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 14h
Trump's equity stake deals - 35(!) at last count - raise a host of questions, but perhaps the most important one is the simplest: are they even legal? As I explain at @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, maybe not. thedispatch.com/newsletter/d... (🎁)
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 14h
"The project aims to create a company that can help Europe cut its reliance on American satellite providers, such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and will test a revamped EU approach to mergers."
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 17h
499/ "Incredible piece from @Reuters on the effect of Iran's attacks on regional infrastructure. These attacks are precise and deliberate, seemingly informed with intimate knowledge of the target--maximum disruption using minimal projectiles." - @gbrew24.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigates...
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How Iran's precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure
Iran has hit Gulf infrastructure dozens of times in precision strikes, blunting the US war effort. Gulf governments have often hidden the extent of the damage.
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 16h
From the Financial Times: "Prices of bonds issued to fund prominent data centres where Meta, Nvidia, Oracle and others will become tenants — such as “Hyperion” and “Project Excalibur” — have fallen well below par in recent weeks. Investors are also dumping debt issued... 1 of 2
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 16h
... by so-called neocloud companies — of which the best known is Nvidia-backed CoreWeave — which have been the most aggressive in how they finance their AI build-out." #economy #markets #bonds #DataCentres 2 of 2
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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 15h
We must never again have a referendum on an idea so vague that we spend the next 5 years in a state of paralysis while we argue about it. The world is too dangerous now. We can’t afford that sort of indulgence again.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16h
The election interference starts.
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Justice Dept. sues California, asks court to force state to stop counting 20,000 ballots — Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration asked a federal court to bar California from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters it suspects aren't U.S. citizens. State officials blasted the lawsuit.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18h
Criminals stole $90mn of crypto by hiding password readers in USB-like devices ft.trib.al/9jp219k
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Criminals stole $90mn of crypto by hiding password readers in USB-like devices
Ledger said theft from its secure wallets was ‘one of the most sophisticated attacks’ the industry has seen
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Reuters Breakingviews @breakingviews.reuters.com · 18h
AI boom stumbles over white swan events - tinyurl.com/axbf2xt8 @jen-johnson.bsky.social
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AI boom stumbles over white swan events
Shares in Nvidia and ‌TSMC are falling and GPU landlords like $36 bln Coreweave are down far more. The declines ​mostly reflect known-knowns, like high neocloud ​leverage and potential rate hikes. But...
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Reuters Breakingviews @breakingviews.reuters.com · 18h
Anthropic's $2 trln dream faces deflation trap - tinyurl.com/yc7rsxp9
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Anthropic's $2 trln dream faces deflation trap
The AI lab's third-quarter sales growth slowed to 45%, as ​a token-price war lifted use ​but eroded revenue per unit. ⁠The slowdown looks more sudden ​when compared to July’s topline run-rate. ​The co...
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 13h
They certainly deserve the Darwin Award.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 17h
this could be a big deal: “Investors are losing confidence that revenues from AI boom will be sufficient to support the vast debt piles financing data centres, pushing bonds backing some of the largest US infrastructure projects into increasingly stressed territory.” www.ft.com/content/678b...
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Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies such as CoreWeave has sunk to increasingly stressed levels
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 17h
Real wages are down 0.6% over the past year. Going into the 2006 midterms, when Republicans lost both chambers, they were up 2.2%.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16h
France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation
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France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation
British government must however align with the European Union’s position over tariffs on Chinese EVs France has dropped its opposition to the UK being included in the EU’s “Made in Europe” legislation as long as the British government aligns with the bloc’s position over tariffs on Chinese EVs. France on Thursday came round to backing Germany, which has always supported the UK’s calls to be designated European for the purposes of the Industrial Accelerator Act. The legislation, which is in its draft stage, is designed to protect domestic manufacturing from cheap Chinese competition. Continue reading...
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 16h
A woman who is alleged to have been raped by Russell Brand has told his trial she “categorically did not want sex with him” and that he turned into a “monster”
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Russell Brand accuser: I didn’t want sex with ‘monster’
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 14h
Trump admits ‘I have some very severe problems’ in Biden-like ramble at White House
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Trump admits ‘I have some very severe problems’ in Biden-like ramble
Trump’s latest lengthy soliloquy in the Rose Garden evoked memories of the last octogenarian to occupy the Oval Office. Andrew Feinberg explains why
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