Thank goodness the #uk 's #tory #government has come to its senses on the #covid #vaccine #passport #requirement https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58535258 The #vaccinations *need* to be the end of this process. It's either enough or it's not, no in-between. Either way, we cannot do this indefinitely. The #economy and people are at breaking point.
The #eu #reject the #taliban #government in #afghanistan - not on the basis of #terrorism or atrocities they have committed, but instead of #diversity and #inclusion https://www.lotuseaters.com/eu-rejects-t.. Their problem is *not* that people are being shot in the streets, but that there is not enough #women in #office - are you actually shitting me? We really are in #clownworld ...
With regards to blocking #socialmedia from arbitrarily #censoring content, I fully support #brazil 's #bolsonaro https://www.lotuseaters.com/bolsonaro-ac.. Sure, there will be #disinformation - but *it's not the #government 's job to stop it!*
It's true, I doubt the #afghanis - a strict #muslim Country - are sympathetic to #netflix and #lgbt issues: https://www.lotuseaters.com/ukrainian-of.. The #ukraine #government #staff is right to point this out. #afghanistan locals are unlikely to want the #us 's #ideology ...
It looks like even the #german #government is urging #apple to reconsider their #csam #scanning of user's #files https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/.. Hopefully they get rid of the #backdoor ...
Here is a sign that the #us and #west is in #decline https://www.fastcompany.com/90665399/mil.. Apparently an " #emergency #billionaire #tax " is being considered, because the #government are supposed to know how to spend their #money better than they do. Their only crime is earning money legally. It's not their fault that the #us government completely fucked up the #covid #pandemic response.
The #us #government 's #president #biden 's #presssecretary #jenpsaki sounds as if they have now just accepted the rule of the #taliban over #afghanistan https://www.lotuseaters.com/jen-psaki-sa.. Very sad to see the US accept the Taliban onto the world stage like this, a shameful day.
Looks like #crypto is screwing up #nigeria 's #economy https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2.. The problem is, people use it to #bypass #taxes and then the #government can't be effective... #coins are *begging* for #regulation - it's very clear that any form of #capitalism *will not work* if there is no #market #regulation ! And they want to introduce #britcoin in the #uk !
This is a great take by #notechmagazine on " #misinformation " #censorship https://www.notechmagazine.com/2021/08/m.. It's not about whether you agree with the current #government and want to give them the power to censor - it's whether those same powers should be given to *all* future governments, which is by extension what you are doing. I can't believe the #democrats and #biden would be so stupid as not to think about this.
I think I will #unsubscribe from #dominiccummings #rss #feed = it feels like he#s just cashing in now: https://dominiccummings.substack.com/p/h.. Maybe he has something important to say, maybe not, but I'm not going to pay to find out. Also I think the audacity of believing you know howe to do the #uk #government better, after just blinking at it for the first time, is extreme. It's this "move fast and break things" #ideology that breeds #communism and the like.
@barray on Wed Jul 21 08:46:31 UTC 2021 said: &eFollowing up on the #nso #leak as part of the #pegasus project - it looks like the #israel #government has begun to take action: https://therecord.media/israeli-governme.. I really suspect the Israeli government was in on this the whole time, there is no way that such a rich treasure trove of information was left untapped. If the #audit does turn up anything it likely means their government is forcing them to fall on the sword to protect them.Oh would you look at that, it seems as though #headsofstate were also caught up in the #nso #leak https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j.. Now I propose it's a real problem, because it no longer affects just normal worthless citizens... https://www.lotuseaters.com/heads-of-sta..
I'm in mixed minds about this #uk #government #petition https://www.lotuseaters.com/petition-cal.. I think using the #foreignaid #budget to tackle the #refugeecrisis could be a good idea, but it would be much easier to #process #illegal #immigrants locally. Unfortunately, we are still responsible for the fair treatment of those who wash up on our shores and we can't outsource negligence.
Wow, turns out that over half of #covid #hospitalisations in the #uk were counted after going to the #hospital for a *different* issue, meaning the #virus was not the reason for their visit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/07.. Apparently this data was #leaked from the #nhs - so a complete lack of transparency on behalf of the #government ! Maddening!
Apparently the #uk #government 's #homeoffice will be #investigating the *1946* #deportation of #chinese #sailors based on #racism https://www.lotuseaters.com/home-office-.. As others have pointed out, it really looks like the #labour party, particularly #mp #kimjohnson , hates the Country they are in. These men are likely long dead and it's not even clear who benefits from this. Surely there are better things to be done?
Hang on, why hasn't the #uk #government not already shut out #china from our #nuclear #energy sector? https://www.lotuseaters.com/government-m.. The #ccp are very blatant about their global ambitions and have openly acted hostile towards the #west - what exactly are we waiting for? Bare in mind they are *already* actively #hacking and #sabotaging our #infrastructure - now we intend to just let them in? Madness.
Apparently the #uk 's #sage group is an ' #independent ' group of #academics that advise the #government on #covid - but seems to be #political and anti #brexit ... Apparently they also have a hand in the #nhs too. Feels like we should be careful about taking this group seriously.