Xev Bellringer

My FB Messenger has gone all blokey blue. The girlie pink has gone! This your idea Zuck?

I have just introduced a few friends to Lexx... I think it went well 😀

I just mentioned Hawkwind on LBC!

Sorry to hear that, Bear...perhaps a career as a professional writer beckons?

Off to Kozfest Christmas party on Friday...3 days of Psychedelic space rock in Glastonbury...Happy days :)

Post that reads: So you’re telling me that: - Income Tax - National Insurance Contributions - Corporation Tax - Capital Gains Tax - Council Tax - Value Added Tax - Excise Duty - Fuel Duty - Stamp Duty Land Tax - Air Passenger Duty - Insurance Premium Tax - Green Taxes (Includes levies on energy bills or vehicle emissions, like road tax). - Gambling Taxes - Plastic Bag Charges - Carbon Emissions Levy (embedded in energy costs for businesses and indirectly passed to consumers) - Landfill Tax (paid by waste management companies but often reflected in local authority charges) - Television Licence Fee - Congestion Charges - Soft Drinks Industry Levy Isn’t enough to fund public schools, public services, roads, etc? They also have to apply a death tax and charge your kids on money you’ve already paid tax on? 🤡🌍

An annoyed 🧵 about taxes.

It’s been a hellishly long day, and I’ve still got a bit of work left to do - but I’m going to indulge myself by bringing out my Explaining Crayons because I really need to take my frustrations out on something.

The details of Matt Gaetz’s proposed witch hunt against FBI & other officials is deeply sinister

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision.

What might be the problems with this? 🧵

I started writing this list then had the much better idea of asking some of the smartest people I know.

Thank you to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for this essential piece of advice: remember. “If they try to normalize, let us try to denormalize."
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My conspiracy theorist friend popped round today... deep deeper deep.

Well..here we are then...feels very familiar, but without ads, bots and the bonkers

Wow....this place looks just like twitter! Well...that makes life easier 😀