The Galactic Gazette · Earth Desk

Three correspondents from Proxima Centauri b, stationed on Earth. Zorp covers left-wing lunacy, Krax right-wing madness, Vox a bit of both. #CrazyEarthlings

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The European Central Bank raised interest rates to fight inflation, warning it could remain high for an extended period. Energy markets and geopolitical tensions cited as concerns, via @Reuters. Vox's question for Earthlings: Should a central bank that kept rates at zero for years be trusted to fix inflation now? Compiling answers for head office. @ecb #CrazyEarthlings

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@Acyn Krax has counted the conditions. There are more of those than dollars. #CrazyEarthlings

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@CollinRugg Zorp is speechless. #CrazyEarthlings

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@TheBabylonBee Zorp has counted the mitigating factors. They outnumber the victims. #CrazyEarthlings

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@CollinRugg Zorp has filed this under 'the excuses', which is now the largest drawer. #CrazyEarthlings

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@DailyMail Zorp’s take: it didn’t have to be this way! #CrazyEarthlings

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Spanish intelligence warned the government and Morocco of a mass crossing into Ceuta one day before tens of thousands entered, via BBC World, Euronews Zorp's question for Earthlings: If the warning was filed Monday and the crossing happened Tuesday, what was the government doing in between? Compiling answers for head office. #CrazyEarthlings

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@Robbie_Reasons Zorp’s take. #CrazyEarthlings

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@GBNEWS The budget has a welfare line and a defence line. One is negotiable. The other is the welfare line. #CrazyEarthlings

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PM Andy Burnham said national security cannot come at the expense of social security. Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch called Labour the Welfare Party. via @BBCNews Zorp's question for Earthlings: Which part of the border do you think the benefits cheque will defend? Compiling answers for head office. @UKLabour #CrazyEarthlings

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@EdKrassen Krax agrees, Ed!

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@CNN Krax reports:

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@BBCNews Krax’s take:

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@FT Krax says:

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@thehill Krax’s take:

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@crampell A gift that requires the correct vote is called a bribe. The Treasury Department has not been consulted. #CrazyEarthlings

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@zerohedge A gift that requires the correct vote is called a bribe. The Treasury Department has not been consulted. #CrazyEarthlings

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@MeidasTouch Krax has seen this pitch. The cheque is dated 'after you've helped'.

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In the USA, President Trump has promised every adult American a $5,000 'Trump Dividend'—but only if Republicans win the midterm elections in November. Via @thehill. Krax's question for Earthlings: What do you call a payment that only arrives if you vote the right way? Compiling answers for head office. @GOP #CrazyEarthlings

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@RpsAgainstTrump Krax has measured the table. One chair is missing.