Macromichael
@macromichael.bsky.social
Slide into my EMs not my dms. All views are my own or rephrased from someone smarter than me on Bluesky.
Classic U.K. politics. Slow, plagued by vested interests and intra-party politics. And then panic when something people said would happen, happens.
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Farage says £72m Reform donations legal 'today' as government seeks to change law
Asked if the donations would still be allowed if the law changed, the Reform leader tells the BBC: "Retrospectively declaring donations illegal – that simply cannot be."
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September 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Classic U.K. politics. Slow, plagued by vested interests and intra-party politics. And then panic when something people said would happen, happens.
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Got to love the Championship. Beats the Prem for entertainment every season imo
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RIDICULOUS BACKHEEL GOAL FROM DOM BALLARD. 🤯
YouTube video by Bristol City
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August 23, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Got to love the Championship. Beats the Prem for entertainment every season imo
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Went to donate blood in Singapore but interestingly not accepted because of the mad cow disease outbreak in the U.K. in the 90s. Where’s John Gummer when you need him 😂
August 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Went to donate blood in Singapore but interestingly not accepted because of the mad cow disease outbreak in the U.K. in the 90s. Where’s John Gummer when you need him 😂
Markets getting a nasty reminder today that moving onto the next story doesn’t mean it’s over in reality. Strait of Hormuz, tariffs, private credit, Greenland, etc. still tail risks lurking. Roubini before would’ve been doing the rounds on TV reminding, but even he’s a bull
July 8, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Markets getting a nasty reminder today that moving onto the next story doesn’t mean it’s over in reality. Strait of Hormuz, tariffs, private credit, Greenland, etc. still tail risks lurking. Roubini before would’ve been doing the rounds on TV reminding, but even he’s a bull
Sadly Nick Ferraris surname isn’t Glasscock because it would’ve made the Farage £5mn spending option more interesting than Ferraris
July 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Sadly Nick Ferraris surname isn’t Glasscock because it would’ve made the Farage £5mn spending option more interesting than Ferraris
Hany concussed a few mins before scoring the own goal. Does make you wonder about these head collision medical decisions in football…
July 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Hany concussed a few mins before scoring the own goal. Does make you wonder about these head collision medical decisions in football…
What a turnaround! How have Senegal blown this
July 1, 2026 at 9:53 PM
What a turnaround! How have Senegal blown this
Deepseek funding structure getting a lot of attention but we all know there’s one minority stakeholder that has majority voting rights and can change the board when it decides 😂
June 17, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Deepseek funding structure getting a lot of attention but we all know there’s one minority stakeholder that has majority voting rights and can change the board when it decides 😂
Ukraine shows incredible restraint to not do the same to Moscow. What do Russian strikes like this achieve? The sort of thing ISIL did…
The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of the most sacred places in the Orthodox Christian world, is being consumed by flames right now after a Russian strike
June 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Ukraine shows incredible restraint to not do the same to Moscow. What do Russian strikes like this achieve? The sort of thing ISIL did…
Hmm funny that sellside seem much more positive on Chinese hukou reform potential than citizens I talk to or people not selling an equities bull story.
Obviously, a reform China watchers have been calling for over the past decade. So potentially significant
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Obviously, a reform China watchers have been calling for over the past decade. So potentially significant
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China's urbanisation 2.0
Podcast Episode · Under the Banyan Tree by HSBC Global Research · 4 June · 14min
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June 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Hmm funny that sellside seem much more positive on Chinese hukou reform potential than citizens I talk to or people not selling an equities bull story.
Obviously, a reform China watchers have been calling for over the past decade. So potentially significant
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Obviously, a reform China watchers have been calling for over the past decade. So potentially significant
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
Did Farage do a video address on policing for the murder of Sarah Everard or when officers took photos of the dead bodies of murdered sisters?
June 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Did Farage do a video address on policing for the murder of Sarah Everard or when officers took photos of the dead bodies of murdered sisters?
I don’t get this take that Arsenal should’ve tried to do what Inter did against PSG. You play to your strengths and Arsenal took PSG much further than Inter did
May 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I don’t get this take that Arsenal should’ve tried to do what Inter did against PSG. You play to your strengths and Arsenal took PSG much further than Inter did
Arsenal can snatch this
Snatch: Boxing Ring Scene
ALT: Snatch: Boxing Ring Scene
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May 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Arsenal can snatch this
SNP could rightly argue it was England and Wales that voted for Brexit which has contributed to the cost of living crisis. But this idea is from the book of EM failed policies…
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Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs
A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.
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May 21, 2026 at 12:12 AM
SNP could rightly argue it was England and Wales that voted for Brexit which has contributed to the cost of living crisis. But this idea is from the book of EM failed policies…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
One of the best things about Italy and some other nations not making it through these playoffs is that we won’t get the Americans who identify with said nations on our screens…
April 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
One of the best things about Italy and some other nations not making it through these playoffs is that we won’t get the Americans who identify with said nations on our screens…
Market rally on the prospect of the war continuing for another 2-3 weeks and the strait being left closed after that makes 0 sense. Unless the tail risk of US invasion was heavily priced in (it wasn’t) I can’t see a reason for this bounce. Inflation is coming, PMIs and March inflation data show.
April 1, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Market rally on the prospect of the war continuing for another 2-3 weeks and the strait being left closed after that makes 0 sense. Unless the tail risk of US invasion was heavily priced in (it wasn’t) I can’t see a reason for this bounce. Inflation is coming, PMIs and March inflation data show.
I’m imaging someone in the White House setting up a VC for Trump with “Iran’s leadership” and it’s just a bunch of white guys dressed up Team America meets Lawerence of Arabia style, convincing him not to escalate
March 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I’m imaging someone in the White House setting up a VC for Trump with “Iran’s leadership” and it’s just a bunch of white guys dressed up Team America meets Lawerence of Arabia style, convincing him not to escalate
Warsh’s argument about a productivity driven disinflation process doesn’t work if the cost of running and manufacturing the productivity technology goes through the roof…
March 18, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Warsh’s argument about a productivity driven disinflation process doesn’t work if the cost of running and manufacturing the productivity technology goes through the roof…
So I get people on here rightly mock the right-wing Brexit people who are in Dubai now fleeing. But for younger people who never got the chance to go to Germany and work in a bar or Spain and join a start up, what’s so wrong about going where is still possible?
March 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
So I get people on here rightly mock the right-wing Brexit people who are in Dubai now fleeing. But for younger people who never got the chance to go to Germany and work in a bar or Spain and join a start up, what’s so wrong about going where is still possible?
Entirely predictable strikes on Iran. Was always when, not if, and to what extent. The aim of the strikes is the fundamental question.
At the moment, it sounds like an attempt to erode Iran’s defence/response capabilities. To further put pressure on the nuclear negotiations.
I doubt this works.
At the moment, it sounds like an attempt to erode Iran’s defence/response capabilities. To further put pressure on the nuclear negotiations.
I doubt this works.
February 28, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Entirely predictable strikes on Iran. Was always when, not if, and to what extent. The aim of the strikes is the fundamental question.
At the moment, it sounds like an attempt to erode Iran’s defence/response capabilities. To further put pressure on the nuclear negotiations.
I doubt this works.
At the moment, it sounds like an attempt to erode Iran’s defence/response capabilities. To further put pressure on the nuclear negotiations.
I doubt this works.
Living the East Coast plan! Even the mocked plans in Singapore work better than most #Singapore
February 27, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Living the East Coast plan! Even the mocked plans in Singapore work better than most #Singapore
Who told him Section 122 allows for 15%? Thought we all agreed to keep that quiet
February 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Who told him Section 122 allows for 15%? Thought we all agreed to keep that quiet
I find Prof Kumar far too negative here on the India-US trade deal.
I understand the desire for India to be self sufficient but it’s not worked for the economy despite multiple attempts.
The workforce growth demands a new model: embracing export-led growth
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I understand the desire for India to be self sufficient but it’s not worked for the economy despite multiple attempts.
The workforce growth demands a new model: embracing export-led growth
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
India-US ‘trade deal’: What does India gain from it?
Podcast Episode · In Focus by The Hindu · 05/02/2026 · 44m
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February 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I find Prof Kumar far too negative here on the India-US trade deal.
I understand the desire for India to be self sufficient but it’s not worked for the economy despite multiple attempts.
The workforce growth demands a new model: embracing export-led growth
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
I understand the desire for India to be self sufficient but it’s not worked for the economy despite multiple attempts.
The workforce growth demands a new model: embracing export-led growth
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...