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1/. In 2012, @trussliz jointly co-authored #BritanniaUnchained with Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, Kwasi Kwarteng & Chris Skidmore
I read it so you don’t have to!
The most famous passage in the book is where it accuses British workers of being “among the worst idlers in the world”
I read it so you don’t have to!
The most famous passage in the book is where it accuses British workers of being “among the worst idlers in the world”
2/. #BritanniaUnchained is a very badly written, weakly argued libertarian blueprint for unrestrained deregulation & rampant free-marketism
In 2019, amid the detritus in @BorisJohnson's car, journalists spotted a copy & the authors have made up the spine of Johnson’s Cabinets.
In 2019, amid the detritus in @BorisJohnson's car, journalists spotted a copy & the authors have made up the spine of Johnson’s Cabinets.
3/. “It’s more fun to be a pirate than join the navy”
Perhaps one of the scariest passages is in Chapter 5, ‘Buccaneers”
“Clearly, law & order, intellectual property rights exist for a reason....but”
It is reminiscent of this “ask forgiveness not permission” from Peter Thiel👇
Perhaps one of the scariest passages is in Chapter 5, ‘Buccaneers”
“Clearly, law & order, intellectual property rights exist for a reason....but”
It is reminiscent of this “ask forgiveness not permission” from Peter Thiel👇
1/. “I’m not really bumbling. I’m as hard as nails”
In this interview, #BorisJohnson shows that the “bumbling Boris” character is just that: a character
“My approach to politics & human nature is that you can make a good case for anything” #BorisResigns
In this interview, #BorisJohnson shows that the “bumbling Boris” character is just that: a character
“My approach to politics & human nature is that you can make a good case for anything” #BorisResigns
2/. “#BorisJohnson put on a buffoon mask to become a celebrity, & now he can’t take it off.”
(J Lanchester)
“He seems to know that if we’re chuckling at him, we’re not likely to be thinking hard about his agenda, or doing anything to counter it.”
(J Coe)
(J Lanchester)
“He seems to know that if we’re chuckling at him, we’re not likely to be thinking hard about his agenda, or doing anything to counter it.”
(J Coe)
3/. In 2020, I dug up #BorisJohnso’s #TakeItOnTheChin
I also found the smoking gun of the #HerdImmunityScandal - the #GreenwichSpeech
“There’s a risk new diseases such as #coronavirus could trigger a panic that goes beyond what is medically rational”
I also found the smoking gun of the #HerdImmunityScandal - the #GreenwichSpeech
“There’s a risk new diseases such as #coronavirus could trigger a panic that goes beyond what is medically rational”
The PM breaking #COVID19 lockdown rules then lying about it is serious
But there are MUCH bigger scandals than #Partygate (many of which I broke)
5/3/20 - #TakeItOnTheChin #HerdImmunityScandal
3/2/20 #GreenwichSpeech👇
15/5/20 #CarehomeScandal
👉the #DataGrab / #PalantirPlan
But there are MUCH bigger scandals than #Partygate (many of which I broke)
5/3/20 - #TakeItOnTheChin #HerdImmunityScandal
3/2/20 #GreenwichSpeech👇
15/5/20 #CarehomeScandal
👉the #DataGrab / #PalantirPlan
For me, my investigation began by chance on 8/3/20 when I stumbled on @BorisJohnson’s interview with @Schofe & @hollywills where he said “one theory is we could #TakeItOnTheChin”
I clipped it & it went viral
Ironically, this was also the same day as first Briton died of #COVID
I clipped it & it went viral
Ironically, this was also the same day as first Briton died of #COVID
As #COVID19 hit, every epidemiologist/virologist made clear #HerdImmunity without a vaccine was an “outcome” not a “strategy”
Every behaviourist made clear “behavioural fatigue” was unscientific
Every expert knew about asymptomatic spread in Feb 2020
Then the penny dropped
Every behaviourist made clear “behavioural fatigue” was unscientific
Every expert knew about asymptomatic spread in Feb 2020
Then the penny dropped
1/. Do you remember what you did #ValentinesDay 2020?
Prof Ferguson was warning that 400,000 Briton’s could die
Minutes from NERVTAG’s 21 Feb meeting, reveal govt scientific advisors estimated that, without action, deaths could top 1.3 million
No action was taken for a month
Prof Ferguson was warning that 400,000 Briton’s could die
Minutes from NERVTAG’s 21 Feb meeting, reveal govt scientific advisors estimated that, without action, deaths could top 1.3 million
No action was taken for a month
2/. Meanwhile, @BorisJohnson & @carriesymonds, went to stay in Chevening country house...for 12 days!
The govt claim this was a ‘working holiday’ but @JCalvertST reported that “aides were told to cut down documents or the PM just wouldn't read them”. #ValentinesDay #valentines
The govt claim this was a ‘working holiday’ but @JCalvertST reported that “aides were told to cut down documents or the PM just wouldn't read them”. #ValentinesDay #valentines
3/. During these 12 days in the countryside, the PM - who admitted he doesn’t read the scientific papers - missed two COBRA meetings
Instead of planning for the impact of #COVID19 he was trying to finalise his divorce
When he came back to London, the PM was winging it as usual
Instead of planning for the impact of #COVID19 he was trying to finalise his divorce
When he came back to London, the PM was winging it as usual
1/. #BREAKING #COVID NEWSFLASH: The “official scientific advisers" behind the #HerdImmunityScandal were in reality were political advisors, appointed by politicians, who's advice had little or no basis in science (e.g. “Dr” David Halpern who has a doctorate in Political Science)
2/. Today’s findings are not new
The truth has been in plain sight from the start
We didn’t need #Cummings to tell us
Indeed, @Dominic2306 ‘revelations’ raised far more questions than answers
It was clear that #HerdImmunity was the strategy & they didn’t “pivot away” from it
The truth has been in plain sight from the start
We didn’t need #Cummings to tell us
Indeed, @Dominic2306 ‘revelations’ raised far more questions than answers
It was clear that #HerdImmunity was the strategy & they didn’t “pivot away” from it
3/. Every epidemiologist, virologist or public health expert will tell you that #HerdImmunity is an “outcome” NEVER a “strategy”
Without a vaccine it would involve sacrificing the vulnerable in vast numbers
This “strategy” would also clearly damage the economy
So why do it?👇
Without a vaccine it would involve sacrificing the vulnerable in vast numbers
This “strategy” would also clearly damage the economy
So why do it?👇
The Prime Minister of Britain, @BorisJohnson
“Shall I tell you a terrible truth?”
In this footage of @BorisJohnson from 2013, the then London mayor says that, in politics, you can “make a case for any course of action”.
He also admits that he isn’t really “bumbling”.
He’s “hard as nails”.
In this footage of @BorisJohnson from 2013, the then London mayor says that, in politics, you can “make a case for any course of action”.
He also admits that he isn’t really “bumbling”.
He’s “hard as nails”.
“They cover up crime with scandal & covers up malice with incompetence. They want to project an image of being inept, instead of as having a cruel & well-defined plan.” @sarahkendzior
His ‘bumbling’ persona is a carefully constructed disguise
@BorisJohnson is very dangerous
His ‘bumbling’ persona is a carefully constructed disguise
@BorisJohnson is very dangerous
With #Cummings’ admission of what has been obvious from the start & is what me & a handful of journalists have been saying all along, it’s surely time for @peston to come clean & tell the nation who in No.10 briefed him on 12/3/20 that #HerdImmunity was the UK’s #COVID19 strategy
2/. But #Cummings’ thread raises more questions than it answers
We KNEW #HerdImmunity was the strategy & the govt didn’t “pivot away” from it
In Feb, @Dominic2306 rprtdly said the strategy was “herd immunity to protect the economy & if that means some pensioners die, too bad."
We KNEW #HerdImmunity was the strategy & the govt didn’t “pivot away” from it
In Feb, @Dominic2306 rprtdly said the strategy was “herd immunity to protect the economy & if that means some pensioners die, too bad."
3/. Every epidemiologist or virologist will tell you #HerdImmunity is an “outcome” never a “strategy”
Without a vaccine it would involve “sacrificing the vulnerable on the altar of the economy in truly vast numbers”
It was clear this “strategy” would ALSO devastate the economy.
Without a vaccine it would involve “sacrificing the vulnerable on the altar of the economy in truly vast numbers”
It was clear this “strategy” would ALSO devastate the economy.
1/. “Palantir expects sales to grow 43% in the second quarter”
#Palantir, run by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, won the contract to build the #COVID data store for US Health Dept (HHS) & a similar contract in the UK for the NHS in mid-April 2020. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#Palantir, run by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, won the contract to build the #COVID data store for US Health Dept (HHS) & a similar contract in the UK for the NHS in mid-April 2020. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
2/. #Palantir, a shadowy CIA-backed company, reportedly taught #CambridgeAnalytica data-scraping
They won the NHS data-store contract together with
#FacultyAI set-up by Ben & Marc Warner
FacultyAI worked for #LeaveEU & 2019 emails show Cambridge Analytica did work for them too
They won the NHS data-store contract together with
#FacultyAI set-up by Ben & Marc Warner
FacultyAI worked for #LeaveEU & 2019 emails show Cambridge Analytica did work for them too
3/. The NHS is the most trusted brand in Britain.
#CambridgeAnalytica is the least trusted
Granting two companies with links to Cambridge Analytica access to population-wide NHS health data, should give cause for concern
Are #Palantir doing the same in dozens of countries?
#CambridgeAnalytica is the least trusted
Granting two companies with links to Cambridge Analytica access to population-wide NHS health data, should give cause for concern
Are #Palantir doing the same in dozens of countries?
1/. Two hundred years ago, a slab of Purbeck stone was set deep into a hillside overlooking London
Called the Free Speech Stone, it is a place where people have gathered whenever their rights were under threat
On #WorldPressFreedomDay it is time to gather there again. #WPFD2021
Called the Free Speech Stone, it is a place where people have gathered whenever their rights were under threat
On #WorldPressFreedomDay it is time to gather there again. #WPFD2021
2/. #WorldPressFreedomDay is a day to remember journalists who've been harassed, intimidated, jailed or even killed
32 were killed in 2020
But it’s also a day to take strength
The truth is powerful
It’s why they fear it
It’s why they try to silence it
32 were killed in 2020
But it’s also a day to take strength
The truth is powerful
It’s why they fear it
It’s why they try to silence it
3/. “The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed.” (Hannah Arendt)
These are dark days for press freedom ALL around the globe.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
These are dark days for press freedom ALL around the globe.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
“I think what the public wants, is for us to move on from this #BarnardCastle thing” said @BorisJohnson & his entire cabinet
What the public wanted was transparency & accountability
@maitlis deleted this tweet about @adamboultonSKY’s story
The media were largely silenced
What the public wanted was transparency & accountability
@maitlis deleted this tweet about @adamboultonSKY’s story
The media were largely silenced
By asking why #Cummings hadn’t been sacked by the PM, @maitlis was doing her job
Political journalists NOT asking this question were failing to do theirs
Cummings’ trip to Durham proved to be one of the 2 clear drop points in adherence to lockdown rules.
Political journalists NOT asking this question were failing to do theirs
Cummings’ trip to Durham proved to be one of the 2 clear drop points in adherence to lockdown rules.
“Some journalists are sitting on explosive information that should come out in real time.” @joncoopertweets
Shrinking space for journalism is something we witnessed in the UK during the Iraq War
Is it happening again now?
Would journalists be able to comment if it were?
Shrinking space for journalism is something we witnessed in the UK during the Iraq War
Is it happening again now?
Would journalists be able to comment if it were?
In this chilling 2013 interview, @BorisJohnson admits he’s not really bumbling
“I’m hard as nails” he says
He also tells us “a terrible truth about politics & human nature”
That you can “make a good case for any course of action.” #HerdImmunity #COVID19
“I’m hard as nails” he says
He also tells us “a terrible truth about politics & human nature”
That you can “make a good case for any course of action.” #HerdImmunity #COVID19
When the subject moves to ethics, @BorisJohnson becomes more guarded
Asked whether he believes one "can derive the ethics from the science" he avoids answering
Perhaps he’s aware that discussions of genomics can easily slip into the subject of eugenics.
Asked whether he believes one "can derive the ethics from the science" he avoids answering
Perhaps he’s aware that discussions of genomics can easily slip into the subject of eugenics.
I know!
Most of us switch-off at the mention of “genomics”, but it is crucial to understanding how the world is transforming & how “super forecasters” see the need for society to transform too
This thread👇offers a potted summary of just some of what is going on. #GenomeUK
Most of us switch-off at the mention of “genomics”, but it is crucial to understanding how the world is transforming & how “super forecasters” see the need for society to transform too
This thread👇offers a potted summary of just some of what is going on. #GenomeUK
1/. 18 years ago as the bombs rained down on #Iraq as Operation Shock & Awe began, Eric Levy was in Baghdad in a power station
He'd gone to #Iraq with hundreds of human shields to try & stop an illegal war & to protect Iraqi civilians by staying in civilian infrastructure sites.
He'd gone to #Iraq with hundreds of human shields to try & stop an illegal war & to protect Iraqi civilians by staying in civilian infrastructure sites.
2/. Eric - now 92 - was one of about 80 human shields who stayed throughout the #IraqWar
"The war was illegal & immoral. We may have failed to stop the invasion, but by putting ourselves in harm’s way, we sent a clear message to the world"
That's courage
vice.com/en/article/kw5…
"The war was illegal & immoral. We may have failed to stop the invasion, but by putting ourselves in harm’s way, we sent a clear message to the world"
That's courage
vice.com/en/article/kw5…
3/. In 2003, a convoy of 3 double- decker buses left London for Baghdad
On board were 50+ human shields; the first hundreds of Western
anti-war activists to travel to #Iraq
None knew what lay ahead
All of them knew that they might not be coming back. zcomm.org/zmagazine/the-…
On board were 50+ human shields; the first hundreds of Western
anti-war activists to travel to #Iraq
None knew what lay ahead
All of them knew that they might not be coming back. zcomm.org/zmagazine/the-…
1/. The PM claims that the govt “stuck to the science like glue”
But this is not true
At crucial times they ignored the science or concocted pseudo-scientific justifications for their actions & inaction
This thread, & the embedded threads, set them out
But this is not true
At crucial times they ignored the science or concocted pseudo-scientific justifications for their actions & inaction
This thread, & the embedded threads, set them out
2/. “BEHAVIOURAL FATIGUE”
A key justification for delaying lockdown was that “if we do it too early people will get bored”
The paper-thin reasoning of this claim was apparent at the time
But it was repeated by the PM, Ministers, @uksciencechief & Whitty
A key justification for delaying lockdown was that “if we do it too early people will get bored”
The paper-thin reasoning of this claim was apparent at the time
But it was repeated by the PM, Ministers, @uksciencechief & Whitty
3/. The concept of "lockdown fatigue" had no basis in behavioural science
On 14 March, 700 behavioural scientists published an open letter stating this
So where had the idea come from?
How had it been allowed to shape govt policy at this crucial time?
On 14 March, 700 behavioural scientists published an open letter stating this
So where had the idea come from?
How had it been allowed to shape govt policy at this crucial time?
1/. On 5 March 2020, the PM was asked why Britain hadn't locked down
He replied saying "one the theories is that we could #TakeItOnTheChin"
A year ago today - briefed by No.10 - @Peston revealed the govt strategy was to “allow the virus to pass through the entire population”.
He replied saying "one the theories is that we could #TakeItOnTheChin"
A year ago today - briefed by No.10 - @Peston revealed the govt strategy was to “allow the virus to pass through the entire population”.
2/. It was clear that @Peston & his “senior No.10 source” had not understood #HerdImmunity which - as every virologist will tell you - is an OUTCOME never a STRATEGY
Allowing #COVID19 to spread
without a vaccine would be madness & result in mass deaths.
Allowing #COVID19 to spread
without a vaccine would be madness & result in mass deaths.
3/. Rather than correct @Peston & his “senior No.10 source” @uksciencechief came out publicly to defend “the strategy”
#HerdImmunity without a vaccine is, by definition, not a preventative measure
What was going on?!!
The was no lockdown & the #CheltenhamFestival was starting!
#HerdImmunity without a vaccine is, by definition, not a preventative measure
What was going on?!!
The was no lockdown & the #CheltenhamFestival was starting!
1/. #OneYearAgoToday Italy & Spain had locked down
@BorisJohnson said:
“I was at a hospital the other night where I think a few there were #coronavirus patients & I shook hands with everybody, you’ll be pleased to know, & I continue to shake hands."
@BorisJohnson said:
“I was at a hospital the other night where I think a few there were #coronavirus patients & I shook hands with everybody, you’ll be pleased to know, & I continue to shake hands."
2/. “And I continue to shake hands and, I think it is very important that we...people can make up their own minds”
A month before, the PM had made the #GreenwichSpeech, where the blueprint for their deadly #HerdImmunity strategy (& the #PalantirPlan!) was laid out.
A month before, the PM had made the #GreenwichSpeech, where the blueprint for their deadly #HerdImmunity strategy (& the #PalantirPlan!) was laid out.
3/. On 5 March, two days after boasting about shaking hands with COVID patients, @BorisJohnson was asked why UK was delaying lockdown
He replied saying: “One of the theories is that we could take it on the chin”
On 12 March, @Peston confirmed
#HerdImmunity was govt ‘strategy’
He replied saying: “One of the theories is that we could take it on the chin”
On 12 March, @Peston confirmed
#HerdImmunity was govt ‘strategy’
1/. Do you remember what you did last #Valentines?
Prof Ferguson was warning that 400,000 Briton’s could die
Minutes from NERVTAG’s 21 Feb meeting, reveal govt scientific advisors estimated that, without action, deaths could top 1.3 million
Yet no action was taken for a month!
Prof Ferguson was warning that 400,000 Briton’s could die
Minutes from NERVTAG’s 21 Feb meeting, reveal govt scientific advisors estimated that, without action, deaths could top 1.3 million
Yet no action was taken for a month!
2/. Meanwhile, @BorisJohnson & his pregnant girlfriend, @carriesymonds, went to stay in Chevening country house...for 12 days!
The govt claim this was a ‘working holiday’ but @C4Dispatches reported that “aides were told to cut down documents or the PM just wouldn't read them”.
The govt claim this was a ‘working holiday’ but @C4Dispatches reported that “aides were told to cut down documents or the PM just wouldn't read them”.
3/. During these 12 days in the country, the PM - who admitted he doesn’t read the scientific papers - missed two COBRA meetings
He used the time to finalise his divorce & plan the announcement he was expecting a baby
When he came back to London, he was winging it as usual👇
He used the time to finalise his divorce & plan the announcement he was expecting a baby
When he came back to London, he was winging it as usual👇
1/. A month ago, asked why - after 10 months - there aren’t checks at airports, @BorisJohnson faltered:
“We will be bringing in measures to ensure that we test people coming into this country & prevent the virus being re-admitted.”
We are still waiting.
“We will be bringing in measures to ensure that we test people coming into this country & prevent the virus being re-admitted.”
We are still waiting.
2/. Asked about the lack of airport checks on 9 March, @OliverDowden got things wrong telling @rachelburden "anyone of concern is tracked" & @KayBurley that cabin crew had "had enhanced training" to spot #COVID19
On 14/7/20, @piersmorgan asked him again!
On 14/7/20, @piersmorgan asked him again!
3/. The advice was very clear in February/early March that flights from #COVID19 hotspots, like northern Italy, would speed the arrival & spread of #coronavirus in the UK
Not only was this advice ignored, but was the Minister of Transport gaslighting us?
Not only was this advice ignored, but was the Minister of Transport gaslighting us?
1/. Exactly one year ago - on 3 February 2020 - @BorisJohnson made THIS speech:
“There’s a risk new diseases such as #coronavirus could trigger a panic that goes beyond what is medically rational, to the point of doing real & unnecessary economic damage.”
“There’s a risk new diseases such as #coronavirus could trigger a panic that goes beyond what is medically rational, to the point of doing real & unnecessary economic damage.”
2/. The PM's #GreenwichSpeech was the first time he’d mentioned #COVID19 publicly & it’s clear that the govt already had a plan
“Medically irrational responses” causing "real & unnecessary economic damage” = LOCKDOWN
The Govt’s strategy = #HERDIMMUNITY!
“Medically irrational responses” causing "real & unnecessary economic damage” = LOCKDOWN
The Govt’s strategy = #HERDIMMUNITY!
3/. Whilst this was the first time that the PM mentioned #COVID19 publicly, he’d known about it “right at the start” of Jan.
@MattHancock warned him & recalls his surprise that MPs weren’t aware of “the single biggest issue that's about to come & hit us”.
@MattHancock warned him & recalls his surprise that MPs weren’t aware of “the single biggest issue that's about to come & hit us”.
1/. On 3 February 2020, @BorisJohnson made the #GreenwichSpeech
Me, @peterjukes & @BylineTimes broke this story on 16 April
This clip👇was viewed 1.3m x
Peter’s analysis where he calls it “is a smoking gun of the #HerdImmunityScandal” had 1.2m views
But it was ignored by MSM.
Me, @peterjukes & @BylineTimes broke this story on 16 April
This clip👇was viewed 1.3m x
Peter’s analysis where he calls it “is a smoking gun of the #HerdImmunityScandal” had 1.2m views
But it was ignored by MSM.
2/. Referring to #COVID19 publicly FOR THE FIRST TIME, the PM said:
“There’s a risk that new diseases such as #coronavirus will trigger a panic & a desire for market segregation that go beyond what is medically rational to the point of doing real & unnecessary economic damage.”
“There’s a risk that new diseases such as #coronavirus will trigger a panic & a desire for market segregation that go beyond what is medically rational to the point of doing real & unnecessary economic damage.”
3/. For months, I tried to flag this vital clue to journalists
The speech offers a vital clue as to the otherwise incomprehensible decisions - delaying lockdown etc. etc.
In June, a @C4Dispatches exposé in included the #GreenwichSpeech, but no other media seemed interested.
The speech offers a vital clue as to the otherwise incomprehensible decisions - delaying lockdown etc. etc.
In June, a @C4Dispatches exposé in included the #GreenwichSpeech, but no other media seemed interested.
Still lack of checks at airports. We know about Brazilian & S.African variants so why not close off the air corridors?
Victoria Aitkins: “Travel measures take a little bit of time...There’s a delicate balancing act btw controlling the virus & the economy”
Victoria Aitkins: “Travel measures take a little bit of time...There’s a delicate balancing act btw controlling the virus & the economy”
Ystdy, @YvetteCooperMP asked the PM what the govt are doing to stop new S.African variant spreading in the UK.
Why have people been able to travel from SA to UK for last 4wks without being tested & can go on public transport.
@BorisJohnson didn’t know!
Why have people been able to travel from SA to UK for last 4wks without being tested & can go on public transport.
@BorisJohnson didn’t know!
“Oh god!”
Questioned about his govt’s repeated inexplicable failures to try & control #COVID19 at airports & lack of action to protect the UK from a new Brazilian variant of #coronavirus @BorisJohnson appeared to mutter “oh god” under his breath.
Questioned about his govt’s repeated inexplicable failures to try & control #COVID19 at airports & lack of action to protect the UK from a new Brazilian variant of #coronavirus @BorisJohnson appeared to mutter “oh god” under his breath.
JOURNALIST: Why, after 10 months, are there still no checks at airports?
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last July👇
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last July👇
The PM, #BorisJohnson, also says at the start of his answer👆
“Just to repeat, schools are safe” on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because they’re not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
“Just to repeat, schools are safe” on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because they’re not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
#BorisJohnson makes clear his strategy is sometimes to PRETEND not to know what's going on so that when he ACTUALLY doesn’t know, people won’t be able to tell the difference
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
1/. NYE in Rio on the day Brazil’s #COVID19 death toll hit 195,000
Brazil has the world’s 3rd worst outbreak outside US & India
Is it a coincidence that these countries are run by populist nationalists?
Palantir are big in Brazil
Are they in India?👇
Brazil has the world’s 3rd worst outbreak outside US & India
Is it a coincidence that these countries are run by populist nationalists?
Palantir are big in Brazil
Are they in India?👇
2/. In 2017, Steve Bannon asked @Nigel_Farage be part of a "convening authority" to "knit together a populist nationalist movement around the world".
He mentions Modi in India, but Bolsonaro in Brazil, Trump in US & Johnson in UK would also be part of it.
He mentions Modi in India, but Bolsonaro in Brazil, Trump in US & Johnson in UK would also be part of it.
3/. Why were some of the most advanced economies in the world so woefully unprepared for #COVID?
The parallels btw UK & US flawed COVID strategies are uncannily similar:
- ignoring WHO warnings
- late lockdown
- lack of PPE
- introducing face masks on the same day, 4 months late
The parallels btw UK & US flawed COVID strategies are uncannily similar:
- ignoring WHO warnings
- late lockdown
- lack of PPE
- introducing face masks on the same day, 4 months late
1/. On New Year’s Eve last year, I sent a post-midnight cartoon to friends with a message saying hold on tight & enjoy the ride & a Rilke quote: “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been."
Nothing could have prepared us for what lay in store. #COVID19
Nothing could have prepared us for what lay in store. #COVID19
2/. We’d hardly had a chance to recover from our hangovers before US assassinated General Soleimani, dramatically escalating tensions with #Iran
Until 20 January & Trump's departure, a danger of "Rapture-believing" hawks launching strikes on Iran remains.
Until 20 January & Trump's departure, a danger of "Rapture-believing" hawks launching strikes on Iran remains.
3/. At the time of the Iran airstrike - while @BorisJohnson was holidaying on a private Caribbean island with his pregnant girlfriend - another crisis was brewing: #COVID19
@MattHancock says he knew about COVID at the v start of January & informed the PM.
@MattHancock says he knew about COVID at the v start of January & informed the PM.
1/. This diagram shows how the US & UK govts appear to have a joint/parallel #COVID19 strategy, giving military-backed data-mining company, #Palantir, access to heath data on a mass scale
Palantir, founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, has links with #CambridgeAnalytica
Palantir, founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, has links with #CambridgeAnalytica
2/. According to #CambridgeAnalytica whistleblower, @chrisinsilico, in 2015 he was tasked by Steve Bannon to build a psychological warfare tool designed to use big data & social media to drive open cracks in societies & hollow out democracies.
It worked!
It worked!
3/. Thiel not only backed Trump in 2016, but Palantir employees reportedly worked with #CambridgeAnalytica, harvesting Facebook data ahead of the elections
At the start of 2017, Trump appointed three Palantir employees, to key roles in his administration.
At the start of 2017, Trump appointed three Palantir employees, to key roles in his administration.
