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Reform UK exploits perceived crises such as the "small boats" immigration emergency, strained public services, high energy costs, and bloated government spending to justify rapid, controversial free-market reforms that would face resistance in normal times. Examples include deep cuts to public spending (framed as "digging out waste"), scrapping Net Zero mandates, freezing immigration to "save" the NHS and housing, and slashing taxes amid economic strain. This mirrors the tactic of using shocks to force through deregulation and austerity.
A version of disaster capitalism.
A version of disaster capitalism.
Success under Reform hinges on ties to wealthy insiders rather than pure competition. The party is backed by millionaire donors, and its policies like raising inheritance tax thresholds to £2m, cutting corporation taxes, and simplifying regulations disproportionately benefit the super-rich and business elites while claiming to help "ordinary people." Manifestos are described as "catnip for the fat cats," serving donor interests over broad public needs. A version of crony capitalism.
Elements of Reform policies would extract wealth through asset ownership rather than production, seen in protections for property investors, resistance to reforms curbing landlord power, and tax breaks that favor unearned income (e.g., inheritance, capital gains leniency).A version of Rentier capitalism.
Imagine you are 1900 Elo. You are paired against a 1500 Elo junior. You play carefully, equalize after every complication, and split the point.
Over the board it feels like a “correct” draw against an equal practical opponent. On the rating sheet it is a penalty of -8.4 Elo points.
You did not blunder, but your number still drops.
This is no longer rare noise. It is the new normal.
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Over the board it feels like a “correct” draw against an equal practical opponent. On the rating sheet it is a penalty of -8.4 Elo points.
You did not blunder, but your number still drops.
This is no longer rare noise. It is the new normal.
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The Elo formula sees a 400-point gap and expects you (the 1900 Elo player) to score 92 %.
Reality: the players are equal strength and draw → 50 %.
You perform according to your real strength, but lose 8.4 rating points because you failed to meet the formula’s expectation.
That gap between expected score and actual score is the adjustment cost. Repeat it across many games and the pressure concentrates on rating favorites.
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Reality: the players are equal strength and draw → 50 %.
You perform according to your real strength, but lose 8.4 rating points because you failed to meet the formula’s expectation.
That gap between expected score and actual score is the adjustment cost. Repeat it across many games and the pressure concentrates on rating favorites.
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When we look at rating changes by age cohort (2021-2025):
Youth (<18) = clear positive trend
Prime (19–34) = slightly positive
Established (35–49) = slightly negative
Seniors (50+) = steep decline
The system is mechanically transferring points from adults to juniors. You are not being punished for bad play. You are paying the “deflation tax.”
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Youth (<18) = clear positive trend
Prime (19–34) = slightly positive
Established (35–49) = slightly negative
Seniors (50+) = steep decline
The system is mechanically transferring points from adults to juniors. You are not being punished for bad play. You are paying the “deflation tax.”
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‼️Here are some handy words‼️
1. Kleptocracy
A kleptocracy is a form of government in which the leaders or ruling elite systematically steal a country's wealth, resources, & public funds for their own personal enrichment, rather than using them for the benefit of the citizens.
If we don’t want to live in a kleptocracy we need to retain our protected legislated human rights to ensure that we have the right the capacity & the vehicle to challenge kleptocrats who get into government
1. Kleptocracy
A kleptocracy is a form of government in which the leaders or ruling elite systematically steal a country's wealth, resources, & public funds for their own personal enrichment, rather than using them for the benefit of the citizens.
If we don’t want to live in a kleptocracy we need to retain our protected legislated human rights to ensure that we have the right the capacity & the vehicle to challenge kleptocrats who get into government
2. Disaster capitalism
The practice of exploiting major crises, wars, or economic collapses to push through controversial free-market policies or profit opportunities that would normally face strong public resistance.
The practice of exploiting major crises, wars, or economic collapses to push through controversial free-market policies or profit opportunities that would normally face strong public resistance.
3. Vulture capitalism:
A form of investing that targets struggling or bankrupt companies, buys them cheaply, strips their assets for quick profit, and often leaves workers jobless and communities worse off.
A form of investing that targets struggling or bankrupt companies, buys them cheaply, strips their assets for quick profit, and often leaves workers jobless and communities worse off.
1/ An ongoing epidemic of murder and extortion in the Russian army has reached such a level that Russian warbloggers say the army has become a "gangster supermarket". "Extortion under the threat of death has become an entire shadow industry", says one Russian blogger. ⬇️
2/ Fresh reports of men being "zeroed out" by their commanders are published almost daily. Recently leaked data from the Russian human rights commissioner records over 6,000 complaints in 6 months from soldiers and their relatives about abuses in the army.
3/ Corrupt Russian commanders routinely extort their men with the threat of having them murdered, or sending them into unsurvivable assaults. "Life support" bribes – paid either by the men or their relatives to keep them out of assaults – are commonplace.
Identified: We have taken the necessary time to be absolutely sure that the man who headbutted and assaulted @LightninLex and @JeanHatchet, claiming to be "absolutely antisemitic," is Jon Cowley. Once again, we find ourselves doing @syptweet’s job for them. Jon, who is not only a violent antisemite but also a prominent figure in the Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, serves as a spokesperson and organises campaigns and petitions. Additionally, he has managed fundraising efforts and operational support for the Sheffield One World Choir, an organisation founded by his partner, Emer McKay, who is also its musical director (see next post).
We believe that this individual is Emer McKay, the musical director at Sheffield One World Choir and partner of the violent antisemite Jon Cowley.
Please report Jon and his fellow travellers to @syptweet southyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/…
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Everyone knows Jeffrey Epstein was a financier with dark connections.
But fewer realize his network functioned like a shadow intelligence consortium—a fusion of finance, kompromat, and elite leverage operating beyond accountability. 🧵
#EpsteinFiles #CIA #Accountability
Everyone knows Jeffrey Epstein was a financier with dark connections.
But fewer realize his network functioned like a shadow intelligence consortium—a fusion of finance, kompromat, and elite leverage operating beyond accountability. 🧵
#EpsteinFiles #CIA #Accountability
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The CIA has never acknowledged even possessing records on Epstein. Not one page, not one memo.
That silence isn’t ignorance—it’s a strategy.
Absence of disclosure = evidence of exposure.
#Secrecy #Glomar #TransparencyNow
The CIA has never acknowledged even possessing records on Epstein. Not one page, not one memo.
That silence isn’t ignorance—it’s a strategy.
Absence of disclosure = evidence of exposure.
#Secrecy #Glomar #TransparencyNow
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When an agency “can neither confirm nor deny,” it means the files exist and they’re radioactive.
A truthful “no records” doesn’t need euphemism.
The #Glomar response is Washington’s way of saying: don’t look behind this curtain.
#CIA #EpsteinNetwork
When an agency “can neither confirm nor deny,” it means the files exist and they’re radioactive.
A truthful “no records” doesn’t need euphemism.
The #Glomar response is Washington’s way of saying: don’t look behind this curtain.
#CIA #EpsteinNetwork
PINTEREST + GEMINI = $3,500 / MONTH
No face. No videos. No audience.
These 7 prompts turn Pinterest into a silent traffic machine that pays on repeat:
No face. No videos. No audience.
These 7 prompts turn Pinterest into a silent traffic machine that pays on repeat:
1. Evergreen Money Niche Finder
“Analyze Pinterest search behavior and list evergreen niches with buyer intent, low competition, and long-term monetization potential.”
“Analyze Pinterest search behavior and list evergreen niches with buyer intent, low competition, and long-term monetization potential.”
2. Search-First Pin Strategy
“Create a Pinterest strategy based purely on search intent, not trends or virality.”
“Create a Pinterest strategy based purely on search intent, not trends or virality.”
In this 6th Debunk of the Day, we’ll talk about a complex and controversial topic: conscription. It is used by vatniks to attack Ukraine for drafting men to fight, while conveniently ignoring the alternative, including the horrors of conscription into the Russian army.
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Military obligations are a reality in many countries, from the most peaceful democracies to the most tyrannical dictatorships — unless you have “bone spurs”. Some argue it is a necessity for defense against invading armies, especially for small countries.
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Others point out that it goes against individual rights or that a professional army is better. And Zelenskyy might agree: he did in fact end conscription. But then a full-scale invasion happened: exactly why many nations, including the US, still keep some form of draft.
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This Labour MP is on the verge of being sacked.
As head of Labour Together, he hired private investigators to spy on journalists looking into Morgan McSweeney’s corruption.
Now, he’s clinging on to his job in the cabinet.
This is the story of the rise + fall of Josh Simons:🧵
As head of Labour Together, he hired private investigators to spy on journalists looking into Morgan McSweeney’s corruption.
Now, he’s clinging on to his job in the cabinet.
This is the story of the rise + fall of Josh Simons:🧵
In early 2024, investigative journalist Paul Holden was in the possession of documents proving that Morgan McSweeney had concealed £730,000+ of donations to Labour Together.
Labour Together was then led by Josh Simons. He hired the Mischon de Reya law firm to smear Holden.
Labour Together was then led by Josh Simons. He hired the Mischon de Reya law firm to smear Holden.
On the instructions of Simons, Mischon de Reya sent a letter to the Telegraph, claiming that Holden’s files related to “a sensitive ongoing investigation by the UK intelligence services into a hack of the Electoral Commission”.
It was a lie. The files were obtained legitimately.
It was a lie. The files were obtained legitimately.
I GAVE GROK MY BIRTH DATE AND TIME
It broke down my entire life with unsettling precision.
No horoscopes. No tarot. Just pure artificial intelligence.
Here are 7 prompts you should try:
It broke down my entire life with unsettling precision.
No horoscopes. No tarot. Just pure artificial intelligence.
Here are 7 prompts you should try:
(1) Childhood Context Decoder
My birth date is [DD/MM/YYYY]. Using global events, cultural shifts, and generational psychology, outline the most common childhood experiences for people born during this period. Focus on shared influences, formative environments, and how these shaped mindset, behavior, and early identity.
My birth date is [DD/MM/YYYY]. Using global events, cultural shifts, and generational psychology, outline the most common childhood experiences for people born during this period. Focus on shared influences, formative environments, and how these shaped mindset, behavior, and early identity.
2) Personality Evolution Map
Using [DD/MM/YYYY] as a reference point, describe the personality traits and worldviews I likely developed over time. Compare these patterns with people born earlier and later to highlight what uniquely defines my generation’s thinking, values, and motivations.
Using [DD/MM/YYYY] as a reference point, describe the personality traits and worldviews I likely developed over time. Compare these patterns with people born earlier and later to highlight what uniquely defines my generation’s thinking, values, and motivations.
I scraped every single NotebookLM prompt that blew up on X, Reddit, and academic corners of the internet.
Turns out most people are using NotebookLM like a fancy note-taker.
That's insane.
It's a full-blown research assistant that can compress 10 hours of analysis into 20 seconds if you feed it the right instructions.
Here's what actually works:
Turns out most people are using NotebookLM like a fancy note-taker.
That's insane.
It's a full-blown research assistant that can compress 10 hours of analysis into 20 seconds if you feed it the right instructions.
Here's what actually works:
Prompt 1: The Expert Synthesizer
"You are a [field] expert with 15 years of experience. Analyze these sources and identify the 3 core insights that practitioners in this field would immediately recognize as groundbreaking. For each insight, explain why it matters and what conventional wisdom it challenges."
This forces depth over breadth. The output is immediately usable.
"You are a [field] expert with 15 years of experience. Analyze these sources and identify the 3 core insights that practitioners in this field would immediately recognize as groundbreaking. For each insight, explain why it matters and what conventional wisdom it challenges."
This forces depth over breadth. The output is immediately usable.
Prompt 2: The Contradiction Hunter
"Compare these sources and identify every point where they contradict each other. For each contradiction, explain which source has stronger evidence and why. If both are credible, explain what factors might explain the disagreement."
Perfect for literature reviews and due diligence. Saves hours of manual cross-referencing.
"Compare these sources and identify every point where they contradict each other. For each contradiction, explain which source has stronger evidence and why. If both are credible, explain what factors might explain the disagreement."
Perfect for literature reviews and due diligence. Saves hours of manual cross-referencing.
🧵1/ EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Epstein files don't just show Musk met serial convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein four times. They show how Silicon Valley built the machine that made it possible - and kept it secret for a decade. Full investigation @BylineTimes👇 bylinetimes.com/2026/02/17/big…
2/ The machine had a name: the Edge Foundation. Silicon Valley's off-record salon - Amazon's Bezos, Google's Brin, Microsoft's Gates, Elon Musk, Facebook's Zuckerberg, all behind closed doors. Epstein was its largest donor. He kept funding it until 2018. Nobody walked away.
3/ June 2009. Epstein barely finished house arrest for soliciting sex from girls as young as 14. Edge president John Brockman emails founders of Amazon, Google, eBay, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Microsoft, Tesla. Epstein listed openly. First session: hosted by Musk. At SpaceX
