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Government budgets, in any currency, for real people.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Trump is utterly disgusting. Surely we cannot be far from the time when King Charles refuses to be involved in Trump’s attempts to use a significant 🇺🇸 anniversary for his own ends. Just take today - for a US President to say “I’m glad he’s dead” of a man who has devoted his life to public service is beyond vile. And his endorsement of Orban (farewell any notion of not interfering in other countries’ politics) puts him in the Putin camp once more, furthering the risk to Ukraine. Add in the endless insults of @Keir_Starmer and I really think the time has come for the 👑 to follow the Pope in being otherwise engaged .

[The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation @thecfhk]

Cheung Kim-hung 張劍虹, former #AppleDaily lead editorial writer, has already spent nearly 5 years in prison on a bogus national security charge.

On Feb. 9, 2026, he was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison.  

His prosecution and imprisonment for "foreign collusion" send a chilling message to journalists in #HongKong — reporting the news can come at an extraordinary personal cost.  

We call for his immediate release.

[BeatJosh @BeatJoshAU]

Nice one

[Kasper B.R.Bjørkskov @KBRH87]

The science on wealth taxes is settled.

People opposing it are either protecting their own wealth or letting ideology override evidence.

Here is what the research actually says. 🧵👇

[Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 @benedictrogers]

"I hope I will see Jimmy again. Throughout this article I have referred to him at times as Mr Lai, out of respect. But the reality is he will always be Jimmy to me – the man I chatted to on a weekly basis, about faith, about family and about freedom. A man I pray for daily, and a man I just call Jimmy.

Pray for him. Pray for his brave and faithful family. And join the campaign to #FreeJimmyLai."

https://t.co/0szFfhR3bi

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

I'm sympathetic to President Trump's desire to disable ISIS fighters in northern Nigeria, but I'm skeptical that firing a dozen tomahawk missiles -- at a cost of at least $30 million -- will be much of a setback for jihadis there. Meanwhile, Trump's USAID cuts kill far more Nigerians than ISIS does, and that $30 million would have saved large numbers of lives if directed to malaria, TB, RUTF or other interventions. And $30m devoted to education might in the long run have been more of a setback to jihadis. So Trump is right that militants are a real threat in Nigeria, but this strike seems performative and far from the best use of scarce funds.

[BeatJosh @BeatJoshAU]

Carney Declares End of U.S. Trade Dependence, Unveils Canada’s New Econo... https://t.co/9CGgWCVol1 via @YouTube

[Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman]

Merci @lemondefr pour cet éditorial qui pose sereinement les termes du débat

"L’équité fiscale passe par la taxation des ultrariches"

👇👇👇

https://t.co/etAunGEzbZ

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

📊 #IFSSatStat: Total departmental spending (excluding devolved govts) is set to grow by £66bn in real terms this parliament.

Though there were big increases for other areas last year and this year, health and defence will receive most of the remaining increase this parliament.

[BeatJosh @BeatJoshAU]

The financial illiteracy on display in the USA right now is worse than I imagined when we started BeatJosh. So articles like this are valuable: https://t.co/ffDADwNvo2

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

Just received this from a nephew.

It’s a reminder that we're not all mums, but we've all had a mum, and that days like today are a reminder of the importance of family - whatever it looks like - and of the great good fortune of having people who we love and who love us back.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

THIS IS WHAT GREAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.

I find it very emotional listening to Zelenskyy, because he is petrified of saying what I know he’s thinking. He is truly a once in a generation leader who wears the death and destruction of his people on his face.

I really find it difficult to articulate the emotions I feel writing this, because there really are no words for the responsibility weighing so heavily on his shoulders, as an American President disgustingly blames him for a war he is the victim of, while he openly aligns with his enemy to extort the mineral wealth of his country.

Trump is a monster and history will record him as such. Zelenskyy is a hero to whom the world owes a great debt of gratitude for standing up against a war criminal to protect a land he loves.

🇺🇦 S L A V A U K R A I N I

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/UBCnCAG54s

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Congratulations to Harvard for refusing to relinquish its constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism.

Other universities should follow their lead.

And instead of doing pro bono work for Trump, cowardly law firms should be defending those who believe in the rule of law.

[BeatJosh @BeatJoshAU]

Interesting. Should look into this and see what the pros and cons are.

[Governor Tate Reeves @tatereeves]

Mississippi believes in a simple idea: government should take less so that you can keep more!

Income Tax Elimination signed into law!

[Michael Pascoe @MichaelPascoe01]

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[Sean Casten @SeanCasten]

To all those saying "shouldn't we root out government inefficiency? What's wrong with DOGE?" a quick background on Constitutional law and why the WAY it is being violated exposes the true motives of the criminals:

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Trump is such a vile, disgusting, cruel, selfish, and heartless man. He doesn’t have a shred of human decency — none whatsoever. No compassion. No mercy. No shame. No heart. No soul.

Of course, everyone knows that, but it still needs to be said at every opportunity.

[Eddie Burfi @EddieBurfi]

Big up the man in the red sweater. ❤️

“Migrants, illegal or legal, weren’t responsible for austerity. That was the Conservative government. Migrants and ‘illegals’ were not responsible for Brexit. Migrants were not responsible for Liz Truss’ failure of leadership.”

#bbcqt

[Margrethe Vestager @vestager]

Today is a huge win for European citizens and tax justice.

👉In its final judgment, @EUCourtPress confirms @EU_Commission 2016 decision: Ireland granted illegal aid to @Apple.

Ireland now has to release up to 13 billion euros of unpaid taxes.

[Joseph Gordon-Levitt @hitRECordJoe]

Donald Trump wants to give me $70,000.

#Election2024 #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump