As Andrew Eborn The Futurist predicted Elon Musk has completed his US$44bn Takeover of Twitter

As Andrew Eborn, the futurist predicted, Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter

Elon Musk tweeted “the bird is freed”

A number of top executives, including Parag Agrawal, have apparently been fired.

“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilisation to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.”

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Salad Daze – The law of the lettuce

Salad Daze – The law of the lettuce

The Economist:
“Liz Truss has already secured her place in British political history. However long she now lasts in office, she is set to be remembered as the prime minister whose grip on power was the shortest. Ms Truss entered Downing Street on September 6th. She blew up her own government with a package of unfunded tax cuts and energy-price guarantees on September 23rd. Take away the ten days of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and she had seven days in control. That is roughly the shelf-life of a lettuce.”

Taking up the theme, on Saturday October 15th The Daily Star front page asked “How long can wet lettuce Liz romaine?” pitting the PM’s shelf life against a lettuce.

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Righting Wrongs – Andrew Eborn on BBC – The Queen, Paddington & Artist’s Rights

Andrew Eborn was on BBC Look North discussing the rights of Artist Eleanor Tomlinson who gained attention this year with her sketches of Queen Elizabeth holding hands with Paddington Bear. The drawings received millions of likes and shares, first during the Jubilee, then again after her death. Eleanor from East Yorkshire says the drawings – and the Queen – mean a lot to her. Which is why she’s so disgusted that online sellers on sites like eBay, Amazon and Etsy have taken the pictures without permission and are plastering them on everything from mugs to magnets, from t-shirts to tote bags.

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