Anthony Silkoff

Anthony Silkoff

@silkoff.bsky.social

Policy and Comms/ Pragmatic idealist / Pushy campaigner / Also, wine Ex-Londoner/Brexit-refugee in Barcelona

149 Followers 228 Following 1 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead

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Trump: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire

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President Biden confirms: Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire.

The Israeli Political-Security Cabinet just approved the ceasefire arrangement — by a majority of 10 ministers to one.

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Joe Biden announces ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah Benjamin Netanyahu endorses imminent ceasefire with Lebanese group after cabinet approval Joe Biden has announced a highly anticipated ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, in what he called a “historic” deal to end the…

Joe Biden announces ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

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BREAKING: President Biden announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal

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1 year ago

Joe Biden just executed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah.

That is real leadership.

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Live updates: Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to cease-fire deal, Biden says The deal is set to halt Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, in a victory for negotiators after weeks of intense talks.

Biden got the ceasefire. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

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Farmers and how only the super rich, less than 100 a year will be taxed, and still at only 20%.

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"Farmers should suck it up."

@matthew-wright.bsky.social doesn't hold back in his debate with the head of the National Farmers' Union.

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1 year ago
a man with gray hair is standing in front of a red car and looking at the camera . Alt: a man with gray hair is standing in front of a red car and looking at the camera .

Brexit is imposed, costing UK farmers £850m a year.

UK Farmers: Silence.

A trade deal with Australia gives their farmers near tariff-free access to UK markets.

UK Farmers: Tumbleweeds.

Just 1.6% of farmers will pay half the rate of IHT on any land over £3m to fund the NHS.

UK Farmers ...

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1 year ago

His insane nominations...

His promises to deploy the military on home soil...

His threats to go after anyone who opposes him...

Now, there are messages going out to specific communities threatening deportation and "re-education camps".

It's by design.

His objective is to fill you with fear

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Elon Musk just called the COVID-19 pandemic that killed at least 1.4 million Americans a “scamdemic.”

My dad died during the pandemic; we weren't able to visit him in the hospital because of it. Every aspect of that horrible tragedy was real. And exacerbated by Musk’s co-POTUS.

I’m seeing red. 😡

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1 year ago

Lie-in disturbed by my departure from Twitter being discussed on Radio 4!

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Good news: Twitter is collapsing.

And this chart doesn't even show the last two weeks—which have seen the largest exodus in site history.

There are reports from Newsweek and others that Twitter may merge with Truth Social.

If that happens, the last collapse of Twitter may happen almost overnight.

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FFS this reads like Baby's First Federal Department

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1 year ago

Ok @bsky.app , this is nice and wholesome and all, but where are the ads for dropshipped car vacuums? 🧐

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1 year ago

I don’t even know why I stopped using this in the first place? Good GOD it’s nice to be in a digital space with other real human beings.

Can someone give a Cliff Notes of what went down here over the last year? Tea, dev notes, big memes, whatever is best please

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1 year ago
Elon Musk First Lady

Stephen King created "First Lady"

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1 year ago

God, this angle hadn’t even occurred to me. It literally will be state media if Musk gets an official role.

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1 year ago

No one is threatening me here, and it’s making me suspicious.

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1 year ago

We unfortunately have to stay on X to migrate as many people as possible, that doesn't mean that you have to stick around for the state-sponsored abuse and gaslighting. Make sure to do your part and have your trust networks join Blue Sky and create the community you want to see flourish.

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Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election Social media platform has become a ‘refuge’ from the far-right activism on X, experts say, after Elon Musk teamed up with Donald Trump

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