Interesting Links for 16-11-2025

[andrewducker]

1. What's behind Rachel Reeves's hokey cokey on income tax rises?

(tags:tax uk politics )

2. US police propagandists get paid to oppose views of the actual polled police

(tags:police propaganda )

3. Alastair Campbell says senior BBC staff 'in the JK Rowling camp'

(tags:LGBT transgender BBC bigotry )

4. Are Dogs and Cats on TikTok Really "Talking" with Buttons?

(tags:animals language communication )

Comments

#2 copaganda

[mellowtigger]

Grrrr. Surprised, though? No, sadly.

[channelpenguin]

I love number 4!

[nineveh_uk]

Isn't it fascinating? Though not having been in the world of these TikTok vids, I also want to know how the owners explain not simply that a dog recognises the word "walk" or "stranger" and knows when to use it, but has learned to read it. Even if I were to believe that a dog would say "walk" if it could speak, how on earth has it learned the alphabet???

As regards Item 3

[dewline]

Horrific and infuriating for such people to be in the Rowling camp.