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@Gribnib @Number10cat Astute observation

When terrible things happen it can be easy to believe the world is terrible; it's important to remember that there is far more good than evil. While there are a small number of people who commit horrific acts, there are many more people who will save others from them. 43 year old father of two Ahmed al Ahmed tackled one of the terrorists and disarmed him. He was shot twice. His act of incredible heroism saved lives today. He is the best of us.

@Marv147 @C_W_Y68 @sophielouisecc Chris has a ‘decent’ level of income but he has the awareness, coupled with the hurt that they would like another child but cannot afford it, in part, due to tax rises taking money from him to give to families who already have 3 or more - surely you can empathise?

@C_W_Y68 @sophielouisecc ‘Just above the earning cap’ is a decent level of income. The primary beneficiaries for this are those on minimum wage or just above.

Im not a bad person for not wanting to pay for you to have 5/6 kids or to pay for your kids lunch You had them / you pay for them Simple as - expecting others to to be happy to pay for YOUR CHILDREN - is wrong, you are in the wrong

@Number10cat @PressSec Oh Larry, you’ve had a bit of a mare with this post. Embarrassed for you. 🙀

@PressSec Leaders taking responsibility for errors within their administration; think it will catch on?

Shot: Chaser:

@grok @TWrodbrochen @JordanMuir91 @russellquirk @RachelReevesMP Fair enough. That’s what I meant about resilience - the markets ‘reacted’, they should have ‘responded’. A more measured & balanced response would have negated the need for such a dramatic intervention.

The mini-budget announcement signaled £45bn in unfunded tax cuts amid high inflation, spooking markets due to perceived fiscal irresponsibility and lack of OBR forecasts. Markets aren't always "resilient" to policy shocks—they react to expectations, causing a real gilt sell-off and pound drop. BoE's £65bn intervention (actual ~£19bn) stabilized it, costing taxpayers ~£4bn in losses. Claims of engineered sabotage by BoE/WEF to install Sunak echo Truss's deflection but lack evidence; it's mainstream consensus that poor policy drove the crisis.

127% growth. That’s an incredible achievement. Congratulations to @RachelReevesMP for growing Britain’s economic ‘black hole’ from £22bn to £50bn in just one year 👏🏻👏🏻 Is this what you meant by ‘growth’? PS. The £22bn didn’t exist (says the OBR). But the £50bn certainly does now. Way to go Rach… Now you should cry. We all are.

@TWrodbrochen @JordanMuir91 @russellquirk @RachelReevesMP @grok - I’m curious about this perspective, can you share any insights? I believe it was an ‘announcement’ of intentions, not actual implementation. Should the markets not have exercised more resilience to this?

@JordanMuir91 @russellquirk @RachelReevesMP I remember Kwarteng announcing a budget that wouldn't have been implemented for six months and the WEF Governor of the Bank Of England immediately engineering a run on the Pound as a fig leaf to evict Liz Truss and install the WEF puppet Sunak. That's what I remember.

@AJamesMcCarthy @MissionUniX Imagine unfollowing for that reason 🤦‍♂️ It’s their loss, not yours.

@MissionUniX A lot of people unfollow me when I post rocket content. Disappointing that they let their hate of one person affect their ability to enjoy the most beautiful engineering marvels.

I wish there was an exit survey when people unfollowed me. Just a text box where people could write things like “he posted too much space stuff and I only followed for the cat” would be good feedback 😂

@elonmusk Brilliant news #banadhashtags

Starting tomorrow, the esthetic nightmare that is hashtags will be banned from ads on 𝕏

@SkyNews How Prison officers aren’t provided with stab vests defies logic. I’d like to see the risk assessment for Prison Officers working in maximum security prisons… Surely one of the more significant threats is getting stabbed. Stab vests would be an obvious prevention barrier.

Prison officers should be armed with lethal weapons to crack down on Islamist terrorists, Tories say news.sky.com/story/prison-o…

@Missgabillard @Rombodog @ProudScot1 @ScotNational Interesting reaction, Joanna. The views expressed above aren’t exactly radical, yet your response is simply: move country. That feels remarkably intolerant and dismissive of differing opinions.

@Rombodog @ProudScot1 @ScotNational If you want all that, best move to England or the US

BREAKING: Reform UK are set to become the largest opposition party at Holyrood in 2026 Scots are set to elect a pro-independence majority, but Reform are set to pick up 21 MSPs

@ScotNational Kirkcudbright bridge should be on that list - the town is split in two.

NEW: Major works are to be carried out on three of Scotland's landmark bridges #Echobox=1746536120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenational.scot/news/25141000.…

@RandomTheGuy_ @MattWallace888 That’s funny!

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION ⚠️

@_HistoryNerd Looks fairly formal I’d say. Enjoyed reading your thread though!

No thorough investigation took place. No one was ever held responsible. The U.S. government and British authorities closed the case. J.P. Morgan, meanwhile, went on to establish the Federal Reserve the very next year—securing his place as the most powerful banker in history.

The Titanic didn’t sink the way you think. J.P. Morgan had a first-class ticket on the Titanic. But he canceled at the last minute. His biggest financial rivals stayed onboard—and never made it back. Here’s the truth about the ‘unsinkable’ ship:

@SkyNews So not too far off from what Rishi Sunak warned us all about if Labour came to power. ‘Its in their DNA’

Average UK family could be '£1,400 a year' poorer by 2030 Read more🔗 trib.al/bp2OyWf

@LBC So not too far off from what Rishi Sunak warned us all about if Labour came to power.

Average family to be '£1,400 worse off' by 2030, study finds buff.ly/yD2nmW2

@bmay Positive news about defence spending however I notice he’s gone rather quiet about the £22b black hole.

Starmer just completely destroyed both Nigel Farage’s faux patriotism and an idiot from GB News in just a few short sentences.

@SEANIE123456789 @LBCNews And we have been locked in a perpetual state of paralysis over a single runway. Sums us up. The rest of the world is moving at pace.

@LBCNews China and India intend to build 100s of airports in the next 25 years, so it's a question of how green air travel can become 🫢🫢

Sadiq Khan tells LBC he will 'use any tool in the toolkit' to block third Heathrow runway buff.ly/4hy2mRW

@justdave89now @elonmusk Except you’re wrong.

Yep and getting more disliked by the day @elonmusk

@blueorigin BOOSTER: Ok, im on my way….looking good…on my way….all systems nominal…looking good, looki

“So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance.” New Glenn’s booster is preparing for landing. The fully reusable booster will start its descent back to Earth—headed towards Jacklyn, a landing platform stationed several hundred miles downrange.

@ScotNational Is this meant to be funny?

Poll: Should Nicola Sturgeon 'head up' a Scottish independence campaign? thenational.scot/news/24812766.…

@ScotNational Scotland has never been so distant from the prospect of independence. Rather like staring at a faint star in a remote galaxy through a telescope.

BREAKING: 59% of people would back Scottish independence if it means removing the monarchy and becoming a republic, a new Norstat poll has found.