Nadia Whittome MP wants a wealth tax and higher capital gains tax. But what does £10m of wealth ACTUALLY look like (and what taxes are already paid on it) And where does the EXTRA 2% come from? #GrahamDavid #Satire #Comment #WealthTax #CapitalGainsTax #Tax

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Donald Trump has warned Gulf states that he is preparing for another round of strikes after next week’s midterm elections. Much of the world is frantically trying to prevent this

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The last remaining Ebola patients were discharged from a treatment center in Mongbwalu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak, declared in May, has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, but staff at the Doctors Without Borders-run facility celebrated after its last patient was discharged.

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Less than a month ago, OpenAI was looking to raise “at least” $30 billion at a valuation of $1.4 trillion. Today it raised $11 billion at $1.25 trillion valuation and faced “tepid” interest from investors. It is unclear what OpenAI does at this point. That’s not even a quarter’s compute.

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Top of @washingtonpost.com home page right now is a 4-pack of watchdog stories about the damage Trump & Co. are trying to wreak on DC. The news section is telling it like it is. I could quibble with "unlikely" in the KenCen headline, but I expect we'll soon find out the real backstory.

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