Petrolhead Populism: Free Refills, Empty Tank
UK ministers quietly torch climate targets at the altar of the next news cycle, one frozen fuel duty at a time.
Number 11 Downing Street, where “tough choices” means torching the future so today’s headlines don’t get grumpy at the pump.
Source headline
Planned fuel duty rise axed amid high pump prices — Rates were previously planned to increase from September.
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‘Don’t Regulate Us,’ Beg AI Founders Currently Selling Regulation-As-a-Service
Silicon Valley hails Trump’s plan to let AI companies write their own rules, promises to sell those rules back to everyone else by Q4.
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Forecast
Through December 10, Houthis Won’t Damage Pakistan or Turkey Infrastructure
The Mecca Defense Pact just put two more flags on the Saudi firing chart. The consensus panic says this widens the war within weeks. The signal says the Houthis will talk big, hit Saudi and the sea, and leave Pakistan and Turkey’s hard targets alone for this 60 day window.
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