Some quick thoughts on Sam Gyimah's resignation after conversations with various Conservative MPs: 1) the chances of a second referendum are a lot higher than I thought:
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The community’s response? Outrage.
Amazon will divide its second headquarters evenly between New York's Long Island City and Arlington County's Crystal City neighborhoods. Other cities may also receive major sites. https://t.co/c1lKmeQinX
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 13, 2018
Amazon is a billion-dollar company. The idea that it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need MORE investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.
When we talk about bringing jobs to the community, we need to dig deep:
- Has the company promised to hire in the existing community?
- What’s the quality of jobs + how many are promised? Are these jobs low-wage or high wage? Are there benefits? Can people collectively bargain?
Displacement is not community development. Investing in luxury condos is not the same thing as investing in people and families.
Shuffling working class people out of a community does not improve their quality of life.
We need to focus on good healthcare, living wages, affordable rent. Corporations that offer none of those things should be met w/ skepticism.
It’s possible to establish economic partnerships w/ real opportunities for working families, instead of a race-to-the-bottom competition.
Imagine, for a moment, the reaction of the UK Government, Brexiters, and the RW UK press if Juncker, Tusk, Macron or Merkel went on TV to say that Brexit was worth it to stop Freedom of Movement for UK citizens, and to stop Brits being able to come to the EU and jump the queue.
— Steve Bullock (@GuitarMoog) November 20, 2018
2/ Imagine if the EU said finally all those retired Brits in the EU27 could go home
3/ Imagine if the EU said finally all those Brits in the EU could stop driving down wages, taking jobs and stop sending benefits back to the UK
4/ Imagine if the EU said it was looking to use UK citizens as “bargaining chips” to get a better trade deal
5/ Imagine if the EU told UK citizens in the EU27 that they could no longer rely on established legal rights and they would have to apply for a new status which they have to pay for for less rights
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#OTD 73 years ago, CIA was born after President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947.
— CIA (@CIA) September 18, 2020
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Separated into five directorates, the Agency collects, analyze and disseminates intelligence to top U.S. officials.
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Learn more about today's #CIA: https://t.co/diMVOoC3jT pic.twitter.com/ljoTxBYbAc
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War is being pushed upon us by 'news'
— Maria \u23f3 (@ml_1maria) April 21, 2018
Journalists are bribed to write pro-American and anti-Russian
Bribed to lie, betray, manipulate & push for war #CIA #propaganda
Dr Udo Ulfkottehttps://t.co/MsPh5vOwTW pic.twitter.com/Z5GVEzSKBd
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Former CIA agent and whistleblower Phillip Agee explains that the USA wages economic war against socialists nations because it is threatened by a successful example of an alternative economic system. 1/ pic.twitter.com/NUpdpxnYgw
— \U0001d482\U0001d48d\U0001d48a\U0001d484\U0001d48a\U0001d482 (@alicia_dl_1) July 23, 2020
War on democracy - installing US-puppet dictators in Latin America in order to control their economies
#Guatemala #Arbenz #RedScare
Propaganda, "harmless bombing" and a CIA terror campaign
CIA war on Nicaragua
CIA operation in Nicaragua
— Maria \u23f3 (@ml_1maria) July 19, 2020
Destabilisation program: rip apart the social and economic fabric - make the people suffer as much as you can, until the country plunges into chaos, until at some point you can step in and impose your choice of government on that country. pic.twitter.com/dlxoMZX6xw