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It was late winter when my sabbatical began, and it’s late spring as it comes to an end. Next week I return to my post after three months’ paid leave, courtesy of Automattic’s sabbatical benefit. Three months. A season. With full pay, and zero work responsibilities. In a job full of rewards, this is perhaps the greatest […]
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Long-term evolution may be more predictable than we assumed.
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Rachel Reeves is once again attempting to strengthen her credentials as a ‘sensible’ manager of the UK’s finances. She announced today that Labour would introduce a new ‘fiscal lock’, under which any new changes to government spending require a forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility. The Labour Party has already committed to tie its […]
And on a Thursday afternoon, God created the #Revelation Slack Channel.
God
Time to get this party started! Or more like ENDED?! #LFGtotheEndofDays
God
I know we’re all excited to finally bring about the end of all things on Earth. Tagging in key stakeholders now.
God added @antichrist @famine @war @palehorse @conquest @AngelGab @Jesus
Death
OMG DEAD. Love working with this team!
Gabriel
Toot toot, motherfuckers!
God
Gonna go ahead and sunset channel #bringabouttheend and #climatechange since they have both come to their natural conclusions.
Famine
Are you sure about #climatechange? Feel like there’s still some loose ends to wrap up there. That team has some exciting stuff happening in Iceland we might want updates on.
God
Agree, they are doing incredible work but I’m not sure we need so many unique #endofthings
Last year I wrote a fairly long article on why everything was being privatized: Western elites are in a duel where those who lose are squeezed out of the actual elite. They may still be rich, but they don’t have power. This duel is particularly dire in the US and the UK, but affects all Western countries to some extent and Anglo countries severely.
Since the real economy isn’t growing as much as it used to (and certainly less than measured), they have to steal from the commons and from government.