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The Trump Pump That Didn’t Pump by Sarnia de la Maré for Politica UK. Markets plunged today as Bitcoin continued its breathtaking descent from the dizzy heights of October, a fall experts are calling ‘predictable,’ ‘inevitable,’ and ‘surprisingly still not the bottom. That's right, Bitcoin — the world’s most famous imaginary rock — has plummeted again. And somewhere in Florida, the President of the USA is insisting it’s all going exactly to plan. Because if you’ve forgotten, back in October, Donald Trump — Master of the Market, Keeper of the Golf Cart Keys, and part-time crypto visionary — declared his love for Bitcoin. A ringing endorsement! A Midas touch! A sign of imminent prosperity! Trump blessed this imaginary currency with his royal orange aura — behind its poker face, it fell faster than his legal defence funds. He promised Bitcoin would rise. Bitcoin did not rise. Bitcoin fell over, rolled down a hill, and is currently lying in a ditch asking if anyone has a spare charg...

Liz Truss is back and she has written a book! Mary Elizabeth Truss, commonly known as Liz Truss, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022 .  She was born on July 26, 1975, in Oxford, England . Truss has held several key positions in the UK government. She was the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs from September 15, 2021 She was also appointed as the Minister for Women and Equalities on September 10, 2019 .   Prior to these roles, she served as the Secretary of State for International Trade, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Justice, and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . She was elected as the Conservative MP for South West Norfolk in 2010 2 .  Truss has the distinction of being the youngest female cabinet member in British history in 2014, the first female lord chancellor in 2016, and the ...