Que19

Que19

@que19.bsky.social

Escape from Threads, which now fast unravels. Here for politics, conservation, nature photography

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A government u-turn on indefinite leave to remain would certainly not cost £10 billion - since the proposals would not have saved 90%+ of this figure. However, it is now a headache for the government that the Home Secretary made that claim in March. They should produce the real numbers

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Delaying settlement by 5-10 years makes no lifetime savings of the costs at 30 years. Just a marginal saving (about 5-10% of the £9.5bn) in first 5-10 years. If all care workers forced to leave, that £9,5bn is saved but 30 years of offsetting contributions sacrificed bsky.app/profile/sund...

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

What govt have is the projection of a £9.5 billion lifetime cost (in 30 years time) if care workers stay for life (after they turn 65) This is just NOT a calculation of what govt policy saves by making them wait to 2036-40 not 2026-30 then stay for life. (That is obvs a v small number)

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Life was already hard enough before Donald Trump lied us into war, before his tariffs made everything more expensive, and before he doubled your health insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid.

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“Crime is spiralling out of control under Labour” says Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp. It’s a lie. According to the new Crime Survey: -violent crime DOWN -knife crime DOWN -robbery DOWN -overall crime DOWN -shoplifting DOWN Yet Tory/Reform liars say it’s surging…

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Obama has been tearing it up on the campaign trail, he said Trump is so focused on house renovations he should be on HGTV. 😆 "he's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory" Pretty close. 🤣😂🤣 #BlueWavein9Days #SheShed

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I think the lesson from Lula is not never talk about the opposition; it's articulate a positive vision that's basically, We Can Just Do Things. That's why Mamdani-ism is so popular - voters have an intrinsic sense that their electeds have agency they're not using

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A large nighttime march is moving through Tbilisi, Georgian flags raised above the crowd. Protesters carry a wide banner in Georgian at the front, with blue-and-yellow flags visible farther back. The protests against Georgia’s Russia-friendly government are growing again.

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Ventura reflected on his military service while taking aim at Trump for avoiding the Vietnam War draft due to claimed bone spurs, pointing out that those same bone spurs apparently never stopped Trump from playing golf. Mercado Media

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We The People make rich & keep rich billionaires & millionaires & we can humble & bankrupt them. Quit acting & thinking as if they are somehow divinely anointed. WE buy their services and products. Simply boycott their products and services. They are nothing, nobody without us giving them our money.

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov

Meta recently updated their terms of service to require any businesses that use their products to turn over their intellectual property in exchange for access to their platforms. I’m urging Meta to reverse this decision and compensate creators and publishers for their work.

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That RFK clip is ghastly, but it's totally consistent with the Islamophobia that has been coming out of this administration, including Trump's rhetoric about Abdul El-Sayed. They are all in on the hatred of Muslims because it's a formula that has worked before.

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In a scathing opinion, Judge Ana Reyes concludes that the Trump admin. had settled on a plan to turn East Potomac Park into the elite golf course Trump has been wanting to see built in D.C., all while DOJ represented in court that nothing happening, including DOI felling 400+ trees, was related.

nytimes.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park (Gift Article)A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.

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🔥KULINSKI: “Who’s more responsible for your life being hell: trans people, Muslims, immigrants or billionaires? You know... 2 years of an anti-immigrant regime, is your life better? As @jamestalarico says the minority destroying 🇺🇸 are billionaires.” (H/T @marco.foster)

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Good night, dear friends. Thank you for keeping Ukraine in your hearts, for your prayers, your kindness, your help, and your unwavering support. Thank you for standing beside us, for refusing to look away, and for reminding us, even in our darkest moments, that we are not alone.

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad targeting Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse backfired. It prompted Ohio’s largest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, to reverse its policy on political endorsements and endorse Acton for governor.

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Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.