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@richard-d

Emeritus Economics Prof. World traveller. Birdwatcher. 'Cynical liberal'.

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At some point OFCOM may investigate the whole channel. But probably not. This - and much of the press - is very reminiscent of the pro-Nazi press barons in the 1930s.

09.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure it's just a coincidence...

09.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clearly we are all assumed to be stupid.

09.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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March 8, 2026 - Tehran at sunrise today. But the sun is hidden behind a sky filled with smoke. After a night of intensive strikes on oil facilities, thick black clouds now hang over the city, turning morning into something that feels like night.

08.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 2270 πŸ” 1078 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 296
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Weekend Update #175: The Week in which Ukraine Stood Up To Help The USA And The USA Stood Up To Help Russia Also, Ukrainian Territorial Gains And Russian Personnel Losses in February

Just sent out my free weekend update. This was the most extraordinary week, when the Ukrainians stood up to help the USA and the USA stood up to help the Russians (across the board). Ukraine is saving American lives while Russia is helping end them…
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

08.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 444 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 11

Too true, unfortunately.

08.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The foresight is remarkable.

07.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drivel. Par for the course.

07.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WMD. Iraq. We've been here before, tbf.

07.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last 14 months of Biden's term:

+1.74m jobs

First 14 months of Trump's term:

150,000 jobs

(total! for the whole 14 months!)

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

06.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 4179 πŸ” 1835 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 89
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a man stands in front of a board that says 30 85 50 95 55 75 and 40 Alt: Someone spinning the wheel very hard in the TV show Wheel of Fortune

Scrolling on a web form to get your birth year when you’re over 50.

07.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm mostly falling out of love with fiction. Which is often too long-winded and repetitive plotlines. History is always interesting and (mostly) well written.

07.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfair on 8 year olds

06.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Obama speaking style relative to #Trump.. nuff said.

06.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Strange that anyone thought this guy was some sort of leftish guru.

06.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Targeting a share of GDP on defence simply invites proposing large scale and expensive projects (which chiefs of military love) that can be delayed and ultimately overrun budget. Decide what we really need (ask the Ukrainians?) and proceed on that basis.

05.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And collectively snorting coke during toilet breaks. It all makes sense....

05.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You really think US citizens' perceptions are affected by what European leaders say in public or in private. Or by social media messages of this type?

05.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stupid comment.

05.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"And that was before Trump's war. We kept meeting dreadful expat residents".

04.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is the 'that' here? (An economist asks..)

04.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

True, but Trump won't be there forever. One hopes. Of course it shows Europe & Uk's dependence on US goodwill is no longer a strategy to pursue.

04.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kissinger got the Nobel Prize for that. As Tom Lehrer said, satire died that day.

03.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They are all Labour staffers who hate LibDems.

03.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a Chelsea season ticket holder in 2004-05, I sat next to fans whose opinion was that 2-0 wins every home gain were 'boring'. I explained (1) it was not 1-0 (see Arsenal) and (2) we last won the league in 1954 or whenever. But they were still not happy...

03.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Q: Commercial air travel is severely restricted in the Middle East. Thousands of Americans are stranded. Why wasn't there an evacuation plan?

TRUMP: Because it happened all very quickly

03.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 1575 πŸ” 450 πŸ’¬ 379 πŸ“Œ 235

Declining credibility v. grandiose statements.

03.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'Watch our dissection of the Russian bombing campaign against Ukraine - Putin's permanent war doctrine etc etc blah, blah' - oh sorry. Yanis, I'm not receiving that particular contribution from you....

03.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Starmer had a 'political strategist' then? News to me.

03.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It does.

03.03.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0