B.W.J.
@bwjohnson.bsky.social
Over the hill and under the covers.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Ken Paxton is going to take some classes on how to be more ethical
He could use some tips.
www.motherjones.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
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The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me.
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
April 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me.
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
As you'd expect it's the usual right wing Labour MPs pushing the immigration rhetoric around digital IDs which will ultimately give more data to private companies. #Labour
April 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
As you'd expect it's the usual right wing Labour MPs pushing the immigration rhetoric around digital IDs which will ultimately give more data to private companies. #Labour
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UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret
UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret
Judges reject Home Office’s attempt to withhold from public details of case concerning access of Apple users’ data
The UK has lost an attempt to keep details of a legal battle with Apple away from the public.
The investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates whether the domestic intelligence services have acted unlawfully, on Monday rejected a bid by the Home Office to withhold from the public the “bare details” of the case. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret
The man is a complete and utterly balloon who clearly has no understanding of the impact on the poor. It doesn't affect him or his friends, so it doesn't matter. #Trumptaxes #USA
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The man is a complete and utterly balloon who clearly has no understanding of the impact on the poor. It doesn't affect him or his friends, so it doesn't matter. #Trumptaxes #USA
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Our statement on the unacceptable deportation of Abtisam Mohamed MP and Yuan Yang MP.
👇and in 🧵 [1/8]
👇and in 🧵 [1/8]
April 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Our statement on the unacceptable deportation of Abtisam Mohamed MP and Yuan Yang MP.
👇and in 🧵 [1/8]
👇and in 🧵 [1/8]
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LFI statement on the news overnight.
April 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
LFI statement on the news overnight.
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This is embarrassing. They didn't secure anything. The Trump administration used an idiot equation to decide rates and implemented it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘It could’ve been much worse’: how UK avoided a bigger blow from Trump tariffs
No 10 has been criticised for ‘sucking up’ to Donald Trump, but believes its defensive strategy has been vindicated
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is embarrassing. They didn't secure anything. The Trump administration used an idiot equation to decide rates and implemented it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is what you call two different readouts of the same meeting.
Go Denmark, Go Greenland!
Go Denmark, Go Greenland!
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is what you call two different readouts of the same meeting.
Go Denmark, Go Greenland!
Go Denmark, Go Greenland!
Why do we need 829 members in the House of Lords, which is larger than pretty much every other second chamber in the world particularly most don't attend on a daily basis. #bbcqt
April 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Why do we need 829 members in the House of Lords, which is larger than pretty much every other second chamber in the world particularly most don't attend on a daily basis. #bbcqt
The Office of the US Trade Representative, shows the US imports goods from Russia worth $3.5bn (£2.7bn) yet Russia has been exempted from any tarriffs. Does this mean Russia has a better relationship with the US than the UK? #bbcqt
April 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Office of the US Trade Representative, shows the US imports goods from Russia worth $3.5bn (£2.7bn) yet Russia has been exempted from any tarriffs. Does this mean Russia has a better relationship with the US than the UK? #bbcqt
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Breaking now: Ministry of Economics reporting the tariffs have not caused significant changes to our trading volumes
April 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Breaking now: Ministry of Economics reporting the tariffs have not caused significant changes to our trading volumes
Now look up those people around Trump who bet big on the market tanking @factpostnews.bsky.social #Trumptaxes
Q: The markets are way down, how are things going?
Trump: I think it's going very well
Trump: I think it's going very well
April 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Now look up those people around Trump who bet big on the market tanking @factpostnews.bsky.social #Trumptaxes
According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the US imports goods from Russia worth $3.5bn (£2.7bn). Oddly Russia isn't on the list of Trump's tarriffs. Ukraine is. #TrumpsTarriffs
April 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the US imports goods from Russia worth $3.5bn (£2.7bn). Oddly Russia isn't on the list of Trump's tarriffs. Ukraine is. #TrumpsTarriffs
GOP Congressman: A direct quote from Joseph Goebbels, 'it is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion'
Democratic Rep. Johnson: When you're quoting Joseph Goebbels, we have a big problem. That's alarming as hell to me
Democratic Rep. Johnson: When you're quoting Joseph Goebbels, we have a big problem. That's alarming as hell to me
April 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I was going to make an April Fools joke as it's the 1st, but the Americans ruined that for everyone back in January. #AprilFools
April 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I was going to make an April Fools joke as it's the 1st, but the Americans ruined that for everyone back in January. #AprilFools
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Hegseth brought his wife to high-level foreign meetings where sensitive information was shared: report
Hegseth brought his wife to high-level foreign military meetings, report says
Reports comes amid aftermath of Signalgate security breach debacle
www.independent.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hegseth brought his wife to high-level foreign meetings where sensitive information was shared: report
I can only assume that Donald Trump has never seen "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" #Trump #Tarriffs youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History
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March 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I can only assume that Donald Trump has never seen "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" #Trump #Tarriffs youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
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In seizing control of the press pool, Donald Trump is challenging a prerogative of the White House press corps that goes back more than a century. “It’s power he wants, not just petty retribution,” Susan B. Glasser writes.
Will Trump’s Gulf of America Power Trip Break the White House Press Corps?
The Associated Press had its day in court on Thursday, but free speech in this Presidency is already a big loser.
www.newyorker.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In seizing control of the press pool, Donald Trump is challenging a prerogative of the White House press corps that goes back more than a century. “It’s power he wants, not just petty retribution,” Susan B. Glasser writes.
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UK-US Tariff talks ‘reaching crucial point’ – Chancellor Reeves
www.channel4.com/news/uk-us-t...
www.channel4.com/news/uk-us-t...
UK-US Tariff talks ‘reaching crucial point’ – Chancellor Reeves
Rachel Reeves has been defending her spending plans, amidst intense criticism over the impact they may have in pushing people into poverty.
www.channel4.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
UK-US Tariff talks ‘reaching crucial point’ – Chancellor Reeves
www.channel4.com/news/uk-us-t...
www.channel4.com/news/uk-us-t...
The BBC doesn’t pay that well says Fiona Bruce whose salary from the BBC according to their 2023-2024 annual report was between £405,000 and £409,999. Most of us wouldn't get out of bed for that I suspect Fiona. #bbcqt
March 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The BBC doesn’t pay that well says Fiona Bruce whose salary from the BBC according to their 2023-2024 annual report was between £405,000 and £409,999. Most of us wouldn't get out of bed for that I suspect Fiona. #bbcqt