Ep 57: Blue Ticks, Diane Abbott, Govt Alert and the Brexit Inquiry

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

News, Politics, Government

4.7 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Space Karen (AKA Elon Musk) has been busy wrecking Twitter by confusing everyone and helping no one, by removing, then reinstating ticks all over the shop. Are you who really say you are if you haven't paid him for FREE SPEECH. It used to be cool to have one, but now anyone can get one, it's cooler not to. Confused? You should be.

Then, Marina and Jemma discuss the words of Diane Abbott which led to her being swiftly suspended by Keir Starmer.

Plus, did you get a government alert? Jemma didn't and Marina missed hers but more importantly, what was it for? According to Russell Kane on Instagram Britain has invented the equivalent of a 'leaves on the line' alert.

And then to the debate which was triggered by a petition demanding an inquiry into Brexit and it's impact. Funnily enough, the government don't seem keen!

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0:29.8	Tax Act can think of a million things more fun than filing taxes. Tax Act is going to name some now.
0:36.9	Sitting in traffic. Folding a fitted bed sheet.
0:41.0	Listening to your co-worker talk about his fantasy team. Digging a hole. Digging an even
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0:57.2	Tax Act, let's get them over with.
0:59.8	It is disgusting. She should never have written it, and I'm so, I cannot, I'm so disappointed.
1:09.0	Hello, and welcome to The Trull, where we scroll through social media so you don't have to.
1:14.8	I'm Rina Perkis.
1:16.0	And I'm Gemma Forte.
1:17.3	And for those of you who aren't on Twitter, you'll be blissfully unaware of what has been going on on that platform ever since Elon Musk bought it.
1:27.1	So chaos mainly, that's the short version.
1:30.5	But the biggest sort of brouhaha has been caused by his handling of the whole blue-tick situation.
1:38.0	So just let me explain.
1:39.2	So if you're not a real social media person in the past, famous people basically, or people who were noteworthy
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