A Political Thread pt. 2

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Desantis is Elon's new bff lol

 

[Amiga500]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65673622

Pathetic

Be interesting to know the contribution of this to DOC.

1%? 0.1%? 0.01%?

I have to admit, I think it nearer the latter than the former.

 

[Amiga500]

I'm never quite sure what is politicians and the media trying to mislead the public and what is them not understanding compound interest. It's the post-pandemic version of not understanding what exponential growth is.

Indeed, like its not especially hard.

1x1.173 = 1.173 < 1.173x1.172 = 1.375

So if measured by the same denominator as the first time period, it more than doubled (37.5/2 = 18.75).

If the BBC are using chatGPT for their articles, I don't think we need fear the terminators just yet. Once they enter a street with a missing house number they'll sh_t the bed.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Nearly twice as many leave voters think Brexit is a failure than a success. The longer the charade of pretending we "got Brexit done" and somehow this is anything than a monumental failure, the worse the backlash against those who insist on continuing to peddle this crap or worse, trying to claim we need to dive even further into the pit because the problem is we only shot ourselves in the foot with a small pistol rather than a shotgun.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

BBC News - Virgin Orbit: Branson's space mission ends after rocket failure

Virgin Orbit: Branson’s rocket dream ends after mission failure

The British billionaire's bankrupt satellite launch firm had been looking to boost its finances.

www.bbc.co.uk

After being loudly proclaimed to be evidence of the great British success story and is pioneering in space industry, it instead becomes yet another great British failure. Couple this with the innovative skylon project being bought out, we are watching our space industry being decimated as well...

 

[ncurd]

After being loudly proclaimed to be evidence of the great British success story and is pioneering in space industry, it instead becomes yet another great British failure. Couple this with the innovative skylon project being bought out, we are watching our space industry being decimated as well...

On the space front I'd worry far more about Inmarsat being bought out by Viasat but our satellite industry is still pretty strong.

I'd ignore the rocket and human exploration side it might be sexier but Britain has been excelling at satellite for a long time. It just doesn't get screamed about as much but just about everyone I know involved in space is working on satellites in one way or another.

 

[ncurd]

"During his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street, Rishi Sunak pledged to lead a government with "integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level"

Rishi Sunak decides not to order inquiry into Suella Braverman speeding row

Rishi Sunak says the home secretary did not break the rules, as she apologises "for the distraction".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Reiser99]

"During his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street, Rishi Sunak pledged to lead a government with "integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level"

Rishi Sunak decides not to order inquiry into Suella Braverman speeding row

Rishi Sunak says the home secretary did not break the rules, as she apologises "for the distraction".

www.bbc.co.uk

So what she did was wrong, but I've decided she hasn't broken the code because she has expressed regret and takes these matters seriously.

Also, judges can now say someone didn't break the law when they murdered someone if they also 'express regret'.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

So what she did was wrong, but I've decided she hasn't broken the code because she has expressed regret and takes these matters seriously.

Also, judges can now say someone didn't break the law when they murdered someone if they also 'express regret'.

How fortunate as well she has a completely clean history with no record of breaking the code before or any consequences of such which would indicate a repeated behaviour or anything.

 

[General Melchett]

The concerning thing is how someone so f'ing useless could have so much leverage whereby she had to be given a top job in order for Sunak to gain both her and her supporters' backing.

 

[Which Tyler]

More relevant in the Covid thread

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

South Carolina approves six-week abortion ban for most women

The state's Republican governor is now expected to sign the bill into law but legal challenges will follow.

www.bbc.co.uk

Feels like they should try the tactic from a while ago of refusing to have sex with their husbands until it's overturned. See how quickly the male legislators decide they care more about their abortion bans than they do about the cause.

 

[RedruthRFC]

BBC News - Virgin Orbit: Branson's space mission ends after rocket failure

Virgin Orbit: Branson’s rocket dream ends after mission failure

The British billionaire's bankrupt satellite launch firm had been looking to boost its finances.

www.bbc.co.uk

After being loudly proclaimed to be evidence of the great British success story and is pioneering in space industry, it instead becomes yet another great British failure. Couple this with the innovative skylon project being bought out, we are watching our space industry being decimated as well...

My local authority (Cornwall Council) recently tweeted to thank the person responsible for setting up Spaceport Cornwall, who is now departing and presumably looking for another mug with money to burn. IIRC I've seen as high as £13m of CC money being reported as having spent on one failed launch by (AFAIK) an overseas company, connected to a British person.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Mini Trump.

 

[Reiser99]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-65699507?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=646f00374af97d5b4c593d4a%26Why%20does%20it%20take%20so%20long%20for%20prices%20to%20fall%3F%262023-05-25T06%3A43%3A03.318Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:fc35a0d8-2c65-4379-9300-b6de6feb5afd&pinned_post_asset_id=646f00374af97d5b4c593d4a&pinned_post_type=share

I call bullshit. Costs go up, prices go up immediately, costs go down, prices go down eventually and not by the same amount. Same as when you owe your bank money, you better pay quick, but when they owe you money, it'll take months.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Mini Trump.

He's really really not tbf to him.

He loves the culture war stuff, but there's not much trump apart from that

 

[Bada-Bing!]

He's really really not tbf to him.

He loves the culture war stuff, but there's not much trump apart from that

But he needs to peel off some of Trump's support.

 

[General Melchett]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-65699507?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=646f00374af97d5b4c593d4a%26Why%20does%20it%20take%20so%20long%20for%20prices%20to%20fall%3F%262023-05-25T06%3A43%3A03.318Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:fc35a0d8-2c65-4379-9300-b6de6feb5afd&pinned_post_asset_id=646f00374af97d5b4c593d4a&pinned_post_type=share

I call bullshit. Costs go up, prices go up immediately, costs go down, prices go down eventually and not by the same amount. Same as when you owe your bank money, you better pay quick, but when they owe you money, it'll take months.

Yeah it's starting to feel like a stealth tax with additional VAT and tax on company profits flowing through to the HMRC coffers all at the expense of Joe Public. Plus they have the nerve to push people to spend more money on fuel and travel costs in order to be in the office more. They can jog on with that.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

But he needs to peel off some of Trump's support.

Any republican does if they are going to win, in the same way that Biden had to last time - that doesn't make Biden the same as Trump.

It's a lazy comparison is all I'm saying

 

[Reiser99]

Well once you factor in that government support will end as well, it's actually almost nothing saved and then prices might rise again.