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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

This investigation into ARIA is yet another reason that Matt Clifford should NOT be an advisor the the PM. He has his fingers in over 500 pies including AI! The guy is obviously working for himself and not for the country. Why these politicians, who are supposed to be wise the the worlds shenannigans don't get it! Unless of course they aren't competent to run a government. After all the most powerful country on the planet is run by a complete dumb-ass. You all know who I mean.

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Alison Noel's avatar

The two things I'm most concerned about in the UK are the spreading contamination of populism - (like the sewage in our water systems) and Labour seemingly believing it can resist the silver tongues of lobbyists representing billionaires. I feel utterly perplexed that they can't read the writing on the wall - particularly relating to your investigations. That's why I place such a desperate hope in your work and am so keen to support you. Labour should employ you to help rid politics of corruption!

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SueGenevanana's avatar

I wonder why Wes Streeting ( who receives more in donations from private healthcare companies than any other Labour front bencher) is cosying up to Peter Thiel and Palantir. Please do your thing into what he’s really after.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

Peter Thiel is a rightwing fanatic who contributed $15M to JD Vances' vice presidency election because Peter was his mentor. Also Palantir is a like minded nut job. They should not be messing in our politics. End of! Why are Labour politicians allowing these foreign interest moguls a seat at the table. Corruption is why.

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SueGenevanana's avatar

Try researching Curtis Yarvin, another Thiel acolyte. These guys have spent too long playing computer games, they’ve lost all sense of reality.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

Thanks Sue. The name is familiar. I'll check it out. I'm definitely getting a sense that because all these names are closely associated with the rightwing politics of today that these machinations have been in play for a very long time. This isn't just a single country's issue it's beginning to look like a truly global effort by the super rich to rule the world! All people need to inform themselves before they place their tick in a box on the ballots form. Maybe reporters who do this for a living can aid in joining the dots for us? I know Democracy For Sale is doing it's fair share but there's just so much coming at us from all directions it feels over whelming.

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SueGenevanana's avatar

One other excellent source is Byline Times. Still written by real investigative journalists, not red top, gutter press, hacks.

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SueGenevanana's avatar

Their origins seem to begin from their involvement with PayPal.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

I think you're right about Paypal being the origins. Also I might add that if they positioned Vance in his Vice role, that maybe trump should get a food taster for his meals. trumps tastebuds are probably non existent by now with a steady regimen of grease. If he wants to be "king" then he's going to have to take the rough with the smooth. If Vance, with his coterie of rich "buddies" do have plans to succeed trump then his life has a sell-by-date. Machiavelli comes to mind. (Brrrr....) trump is too self-obsessed to think anybody would want to get rid of his lovable personage. Never thought I'd be going down this road in my old age. Too much reading I think! Conspiracies and rabbit holes should stay in fiction. Yet where does fiction come from, but life!

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SueGenevanana's avatar

We’re both of an age, I think, where we could ignore the world we’re living in and bury our heads in the sand, or, spend valuable time still learning about this poorly abused world!

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