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Bezos saw it coming & did what he needed to do. Who knows what comes next but this now is oligarchy. It’s the cojoining of state power & business interests. It’s 90s Russia. It’s the chaos before the crackdown. It’s Musk & Thiel & every cryptobro chancer in Silicon Valley

🧵People don’t care that a rich man is a predator, a liar, a bigot & a dolt. Some rationalise their choice on “economy” or 🙄 “family values” but really: He hates the same people they do - and that’s the draw. Trump voters will celebrate, but they’ll learn… he hates them too.

Reminder: Victory for Trump is likely to all but end global hopes of staying below 1.5C, our analysis found in March carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Guess who bought thousands of acres of farmland to avoid inheritance tax?

People up in arms about Labour's first Budget: - Jeremy Clarkson - Elon Musk - James Dyson Nice one.

Never heard Oxfam condemn anything so strongly as they condemn Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people…because it is a stain on humanity. The level of brutality is staggering!

Must have run out of space before they could mention Dyson bought 36k acres of farmland to avoid inheritance tax.

Trump: “It used to be global warming but that didn’t work because we’re actually cooling.” Dear US, please don’t give us a president who has totally lost contact with reality. Global warming is an observed fact. Millions are suffering the impacts: more heat, drought & floods.

The NHS will pay the King’s duchy £11m over 15 years to rent a warehouse for ambulances...it is being charged 67% more than the previous tenants paid. Great reporting from Sunday Times Insight team @Arbuthnott @JCalvertST @KatieTarrant_ @thetimes

@MarchforWater today 3 November with @WomensInstitute Love Sharia's Jellyfish umbrella! And of course the obligatory photo for a few of us beneath the statue of the indomitable Millicent Fawcett

What does @KemiBadenoch stand for? Her 'Renewal2030' assessed by @DavidBEdgar & I. Not a pretty prospect. Culture wars across the board and attacks on universities & students will intensify. @ProfTimBale bylinetimes.com/2024/11/02/kem…

Before Valencia - the record breaking German floods in 2021 should have woken us up. Seems we are determined to go over the climate change cliff edge in near total denial

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Calling it as it is—an attack on Palestinian survival itself. Governments may stay silent, but independent UN experts, int’l law and human rights defenders, won’t. The dismantling of UNRWA’s work is Israel legislating away Palestinian rights, inch by inch. And the ‘international community’ remains silent. If the UN Charter stands for anything, it’s time to show it.

US provided $17.9B in military aid to Israel since October 2023. The report was prepared by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. v.aa.com.tr/3379862

A tough inheritance and tough choices, but a courageous budget. @RachelReevesMP "will be judged on whether this budget and subsequent budgets really do improve public services." NEF's @dhnnjyn discussing #Budget2024 with @ShelaghFogarty on @LBC

Stopping climate change will be too expensive and too disruptive to our car-owning lifestyle…

20,000 missing children in Gaza- some maimed beyond recognition. On top of the 17,000 killed in 12 months. We call it genocide because it is genocide.

We are deeply concerned for the safety and whereabouts of Dr.Obeid with whom we lost contact since Oct. 25 The hospital and its surroundings have been subjected to intense military operations by Israeli forces. We call for his safety and protection. #Gaza