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Re:Bank of England 'must plan for a financial crisis trigger... by latexr on Monday January 19, 2026 @07:56PM (#46686609)
MSN repackages other sources. Original link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aliens-finan...
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Re:Bank of England 'must plan for a financial crisis trigger... by treetalker on Monday January 19, 2026 @08:40PM (#46686852)
Former analyst says BoE should plan just in case the White House announces that aliens exist.

On the one hand, ridiculous that this even made the Independent.

On the other hand, entirely plausible as a near-last resort to distract public attention from the still-unreleased Epstein files.

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Re:Bank of England 'must plan for a financial crisis trigger... by cal_dent on Monday January 19, 2026 @11:22PM (#46687887)
the independent is a shadow of its former self (which wasnt that great to begin with). Its just content & clickbait farming now
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