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[SReid @sreid5]

Yet another reason to nationalise the water companies. Private companies aren't going to fix this. https://t.co/RCZ8tNYaa5

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

The vast majority of voters are unlikely to encounter armed federal agents at the polls. But even the threat of their presence can intimidate voters. Federal law prohibits armed federal agents at polling sites and bans voter intimidation. Here's what you need to know. https://t.co/AenLJNtx61

[SReid @sreid5]

@RpsAgainstTrump MAGAs keep talking down Europe as it's a threat because it shows a better alternative to their fascism. Also why Putin attacks Ukraine and Europe.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Looking at different models for social care, the two best I've come across are Denmark and Netherlands

I wonder if we can take the best from both of them, and then do it even better than they are

That ought to be the ambition

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

“I assume that big tech firms need to cover depreciation and make a small profit on each unit of AI capex. This gets me to $2.5trn of "AI revenues" every year in perpetuity… so far we are not anywhere near that…”

[Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC]

.@TheEconomist Editor-In-Chief @zannymb on her wide-ranging interview with @elonmusk:
"It's irresponsible for someone who has 240 million followers to propagate things that are simply not true." https://t.co/uN9YV1zYp0

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Partial list of Elon’s many missed promises (eg AGI by 2025 is omitted).

$SPCX would be trading even lower if more people were more cognizant of these facts.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨OH MY GOD: Trump’s rally remarks were just INTERRUPTED by a heckler shouting that Trump is a “pedophile protector.”

Trump immediately blurts out, “He’s a communist... they want to take your houses.” Of course Trump didn’t deny he’s a pedophile protector, because he is.

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

Damn socialists...

This is exactly how it starts.
First it's groceries 30% cheaper. Then affordable housing. Then cheaper transit. Then accessible education.
Before you know it, people won't be struggling enough.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

This world isn’t collapsing because humanity became too compassionate, too equal or too free. It is collapsing because greedy fucking sociopaths converted governments into protection rackets for wealth and empire.

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Is it a “God thing” to kick millions of people off of food assistance and healthcare? Is it a “God thing” to mistreat immigrants and terrorize them? Is it a “God thing” to prevent the release of the Epstein files? Is it a “God thing” to keep people in power who do those things?

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

The 'gaping loopholes' used by billionaire to bankroll Reform UK

A Channel 4 News investigation has found that Christopher Harborne registered as living in the UK to vote for Brexit and make large financial donations - but months later stated he was based abroad.

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[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

This is American news claiming that a Russian attack on Ukraine was a Ukrainian attack on Russia. The only way Russia wins this war is when we spread its propaganda, as we are doing here.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Why is ABC doing false stories based on Russian propaganda?

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Imagine the amount of propaganda it took to convince millions of people that healthcare, food assistance, social programs, clean water, clean air, good wages, housing, equal rights, diversity and a healthy planet for all people was somehow a threat to America and to Christianity.

[George Noble @gnoble79]

Elon Musk is a compulsive liar.
It is amazing that he is not in jail for securities fraud.

Instead, his incessant lies and hopium have made him the richest man on the world.

He is the Ivar Kreuger of our times.

The truth and the fundamentals are now catching up with him.

Fair value for both is around $30.

The crash has only just begun.

The massive coming unlock in $SPCX shares will destroy this public traded science experiment presently valued at 80x revenues.

Robotaxis at scale aren’t happening anytime soon as $TSLA does not have the necessary level four technology.

Optimus robots are another pipe dream designed to keep the dream alive.

$TSLA profits are collapsing and the company will be massively cash flow negative this year.

$TSLA is valued at 14x revenues vs 1x for the average auto stock.

We are short $SPCX from $145 on July 11.

We are short $TSLA at an average price of $475 from December 2025.

DYOR, but I continue to maintain that these are both two outstanding shorts

And for those who say don’t bet against Musk, I strenuously disagree. The magic is wearing off. $SPCX is the most disastrous IPO at scale in history. $TSLA has declined 22% YTD and has underperformed the S&P by 49% since the beginning of 2025.

I anticipate that elonmusk “premium” will be replaced by the @elonmusk discount.

YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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[Chris (Cowboy) =w= @ScumFuckCowboy_]

It's really astonishing to me how the richest person in the world is not only an insecure loser, but he is somehow equally boring and unlikable as shit. Like at least most evil billionaires will have a *little* charisma, but Musk is truly just a black hole of all positive traits.

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

Jose Andres has spent his life giving food to poor people. He’s easily down more good for humanity than Elon ever has or will

[Richard Corbett @RichardGCorbett]

Wildfires across Europe on an unprecedented scale, yet Badenoch says she’ll throws out of her party anyone who supports the net zero target (that was introduced by a previous Conservative govt). She’d rather the planet burns than reduce the profits of the fossil fuel companies.

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @MESandbu is bang on!

Gibraltar deal should show @andyburnham a softer Brexit is the only realistic option.

UK just signed an agreement that puts Gibraltar inside Schengen and aligns it with EU customs/goods rules, while protecting British sovereignty.

Same logic as Northern Ireland.

🤨 If it’s good for Gibraltar and NI… why not the rest of the UK?

Solving the EU alignment conundrum would ease budget tensions significantly.

🔴 Higher growth and tax revenues: Reducing non-tariff barriers (SPS, customs, regulatory divergence) would boost trade intensity with the UK’s largest market. OBR and independent estimates still put the long-run GDP hit from Brexit at around 4%. Closing even part of that gap would generate billions in extra tax receipts.

🔴 Lower public spending pressures: Smoother supply chains cut costs for food, energy, medicines and manufacturing inputs, easing inflation and the need for compensatory support schemes.

🔴 Defence and industrial capacity: Closer cooperation makes joint procurement and industrial strategy cheaper and more effective.

🔴 Fiscal headroom: Reeves-style rules become less constraining if the growth trajectory improves. That gives Burnham more room for regional investment without breaking the fiscal framework.

The Gibraltar/Northern Ireland model shows that pragmatic alignment delivers practical benefits. Applying a version of it to the mainland would reduce the ongoing cost of friction that currently weighs on the budget.