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Bag of Piss

Even the FT soft peddles on Trump. When /if he eventually goes these papers will shamelessly record how terrible he was.

Tick tick…bond market goes boom 🤯 It’s the only way the idiots will learn

Where to begin…

Good for him. XTX pays full UK corporation tax and he pays full UK personal tax. Immigrants eh?….who needs em?

“Trump makes illegal attempt to fire Fed governor” …thank me later

This sounds odd, as it is bad news all round…but it is a relief to have facts presented by a dedicated public servant in a rational manner. Particularly, as the WH now resembles Fraggle Rock. Miss the good old days when the US whispered and the world stopped to listen.

Taken at an airport…on his way to his next holiday.

Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed body says – Israel-Gaza war latest updates ‘Famine in Gaza is entirely man-made’, UN-backed food security body says

A man-made, military-made, Israeli government made famine www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I worked in a tech focused law firm. I remember the dot com boom and bust. This feels very similar. But given the sums already spent, it could be more brutal. That said, I can see Apple coming out of this unscathed and buying crashing AI companies on the cheap.

Frank Caprio: 'Nicest judge in the world' dies aged 88 The US celebrity judge and social media star has been remembered for his "unique brand of compassion".

'Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies aged 88 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government

Would love to post something today, but out buying Sally Rooney books for friends and family. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Well, my data consists of shopping lists. There might be some contraband on it…doughnuts, chocolate cake etc. But no class A drug shipments or guns. US tech only pretends to care about customers, so they don’t have to comply with legal requests. It has always been an open lie.

Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government

Pity no good lawyers in UK government www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Awful…there is also the growing trend of present snagging. Half expecting a party for Oliver’s successful haemorrhoids operation with attached present list. Resent my weekends being taken by these “events”. Give me a desert island with weekend FT delivered.

Putin plays chess. Trump would struggle with hopscotch

Does the music stop when people realise that inflation is back and LLMs just summarise your emails and provide better search?

Just as well Trump has brought in a third-rate chef to cook the figures.

For example, individual MS Office license increased from £55 to £82 per year. Some would say shows marketing strength. The reality is that it shows the ongoing costs of the AI arms race. Plus, good luck trying the same increase in 12 months. Frantically increasing earnings to stay in the game.

Well if the investors think the figures will be cooked there goes credibility. Time to ask ChatGTP what that means 😜

Input and output prices rising. Here comes the source of the next stock market correction. The AI bubble could burst because of the rising cost of real things, like food and cars.

I think gamification could be the issue. If you are always one click away from your next (potentially) better date - why settle? Someone should do a study of dating app users and their subsequent relationships/marriages. Does it lead to a greater divorce rate as your life becomes gamified?

So that’s steady at 2.7. Not dropping. Plus cost of tariffs may not have been passed on due to stockpiling by US importers. Wondering how much of imported goods for Christmas avoid tariffs.

So it all goes Pete Tong in May. Going long on popcorn 🍿 stocks. It takes a special skill set to be able to cause lasting damage to the US economy.

I can see a problem…government wants older people to come out of retirement. What happens if they are in prison. Hmm.

Er…people are worried about being detained at the border without recourse to a lawyer. It’s not the queues. Tourists watch the news and travel to a safer destination. FT…who writes these soft-pedalling headlines?

The Bribery Act will henceforth be renamed The Flattery Act 🙄

He’s concerned there may not be enough goldie lookin chain for the WH.

Cmon FT…do better. If politicians are interested in waste start with the Defence budget.

Er… need actual figures from HMRC and Companies House, otherwise we are in Trump “stats” territory. As previous poster stated CH now requires full identity verification so could be a significant factor.