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Rob Chappell

@taffygeek.bsky.social

Welsh lefty owned by 2 border collies - never make the mistake of getting dogs smarter than you. Interested in British and USA politics . Friends don't let friends become fascists. Part of the Twitter exodus .

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It's the system used in the UK. You don't start paying until you earn Β£26,000 then 9% of your earnings above that threshold. After 25 years or if you reach 65 the loan is written off.
The loan company is government run and rates not predatory.

26.12.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On behalf of everyone in The Resistance movement following the massive EPSTEIN coverup, I want to wish all my fellow Radical Left Scum the happiest of holidays!- β™₯️, Mar🐫

26.12.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 46852    πŸ” 6426    πŸ’¬ 1322    πŸ“Œ 262

This criminal complaint seems pretty thin on the statutes charged. She allowed the defendant to leave the courtroom by a different door in her courtroom. The arresting agents literally saw him in the hallway right after going to elevator 1/

25.04.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6140    πŸ” 1608    πŸ’¬ 190    πŸ“Œ 89

Purely manufactured to put the frighteners on judges after the Trump administration has lost several cases recently.

25.04.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are we allowed to call them fascists now?

22.04.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: MeidasTouch has won the Webby Award for 2025 Podcast of the Year! Thank you for this incredible honor. None of this would be possible without this incredible pro-democracy community. Shoutout to the Meidas Mighty!

22.04.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 39265    πŸ” 5764    πŸ’¬ 1577    πŸ“Œ 402

I must turn to evangelical America on this one...
Please act. Please raise your voices.
Do it for our children...

22.04.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 749    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 11

They want to return the USA to the 50s .... The 1850s

22.04.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kill Tesla, Save The Country Elon has a weak spot. Attack.

It's working:

therickwilson.substack.com/p/kill-tesla...

22.04.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2970    πŸ” 535    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 26

It would do in a functional democracy.
But I have my doubts whether it will even move the needle . A third of the USA are full willing members of a cult. A third live in wilful ignorance. And the remainder seem stunned by how quickly the country has fallen into authoritarianism.

16.04.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China is crushing us with their AI 🀣

10.04.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1519    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 51

They should copy the UK where every cabinet position has a shadow spokesperson in the opposition. Their job is to cover the brief of the cabinet member in depth and book themselves onto media to critique the government and offer alternative policies.

07.04.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember when MAGA cared about the price of eggs?
They no doubt don't care a fig about it now because daddy Trump has told them they're are freedom eggs and they should be glad to pay more.
It's a personality cult worshipping a moron.

04.04.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russell Brand has just been charged with Rape by Police in the UK.

He is currently hiding in the USA.

He needs to be deported now to face justice.

04.04.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 5

No doubt Trump will welcome him.

04.04.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The absolute callousness of announcing a 44% trade tariff against Myanmar this week, of all weeks.

03.04.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 12581    πŸ” 2602    πŸ’¬ 384    πŸ“Œ 146

Repeat after me "aboot, what aboot this weather"

03.04.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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oh, Canada 😍

02.04.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1032    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 26

The USA average life expectancy is 78 compared to @ 82 average amongst other comparable countries.

In the UK, it's 82 and we spend 40% less ,as a proportion of GDP, than the USA on healthcare.

Canada's average life expectancy is 83.

03.04.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And therein lies the truth

03.04.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1132    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 10

God, THIS. I know it's complicated and it won't be easy but cut out the verucca. The rest of the world can rely on each other. We don't have to bow to this bullshit.

03.04.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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US makes up 40% of AstraZeneca's sales & 50% of GSK's. Both British-headquartered firms have manufacturing facilities in the US, raw ingredients for life-saving medicines & vaccines travel between the UK, EU & US. Under tariffs medications could be hit with multiple tax charges as they cross borders

03.04.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ursula von der Leyen, "Europe has everything we need to make it through the storm, if you take on one of us, you take on all of us"

"Europe has the largest single market in the world, 450 million consumers, that is our safe harbour"

03.04.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 589    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9

It's not just the red cap wearing MAGA morons.
Consistently, Dem governments have produced higher markets, decreased deficits, lower unemployment but somehow the GOP is seen as good on the economy.

03.04.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perhaps we should also ban foreign ownership of our media and stop giving seats in our Parliament to sons of KG officers

03.04.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple loses $250B market value as tariffs tank tech stocks | TechCrunch Apple lost more than $250 billion in market value Thursday, with shares down as much as 8.5% as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariff spree.

Blimey. Apple lost more than $250 billion in market value Thursday, with shares down as much as 8.5% as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariff spree.

Tesla, Nvidia, and Meta were down 6%, and Amazon shares fell by 7.2%

techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/a...

03.04.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 10

So the company that gave Trump Β£1 million donation for his inauguration has lost Β£250 billion.
The richest 10% own 93% of all stocks in the USA.
They were willing to risk electing a moron rather than risk paying a cent more in tax.

03.04.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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03.04.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4206    πŸ” 762    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 42

The EU, UK and many countries don't allow growth hormones to be used in rearing cattle used for our food.
Nor do we allow chicken to be washed in chlorine.
This is not to do with tariffs but USA low safety standards with food.

03.04.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0