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Dr Kim Shepherd
@drkimshepherd.bsky.social
Ph.D Water Microbiologist. Retired to Scottish Highlands. Sci-fi fan. Book reader. Grandmother. Walker/hiker who occasionally tweets new routes whilst exploring. Mostly a nerd really. Uses #HighlandLochs for scenic info
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The only thing that will be worse than the bursting of the AI bubble...

Will be if it DOESN'T
🍔 Wut? 🍔
RFK Jr: "President Trump is revising the dietary guidelines which is gonna dramatically change the food culture in this country."
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Oh my God! Get a bloody grip America. It's unbearable
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
North Korea would like you to tone the mushroom washing down a little

They're very embarrassed
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I give up. I don't even know what topic he's blithering nonsense about here
Trump: "They had hundreds of countries, companies working on it and they were spending billions of dollars and when they turned it on it didn't work. That's why you had a helicopter crashing into an airplane. If we had a great system, bells and whistles would've started going off."
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
He's a broken, scratched record
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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It was such a beautiful walk. The art was so unique, musicians playing Spanish guitars and even one with an accordion. The little amusement park was the cherry on top.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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But one last church. We squeezed in St Vincent’s Church which caught many surprise to see something so thoroughly gothic in this belle époque city.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A little beach time this afternoon
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We have reached the dining and shopping portion of our holiday
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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So glad we opted to spend another day exploring San Sebastián. It has been such a relaxing time for us.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Without the BBC, Farage has no political future

An irony he is too stupid to understand
Nigel Farage says if the BBC doesn't produce straight news then it has no future

Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Generalizable short thread.
What most are missing is impact on supply chain. If Product A isn't available, this causes a run on Product B which then runs out. Prompting a run on Product C. This spirals through supply chain

Manufacturing capacity of inferior USA pasta is unlikely to plug the gap if Italian is over 10% of use
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A deadline in the past. Which jurisdiction anyway?

All the BBC needs to do is to simply broadcast his entire speech. In full. Prime time
Under which law?
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm actually old enough to remember when pre Budget leaks were a resignation matter

These days, we get the entire budget as a series of leaks. The government is continuously on the back foot, twisting to appease the Daily Mail
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*

"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.

Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What most are missing is impact on supply chain. If Product A isn't available, this causes a run on Product B which then runs out. Prompting a run on Product C. This spirals through supply chain

Manufacturing capacity of inferior USA pasta is unlikely to plug the gap if Italian is over 10% of use
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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He better live long enough to be punished!

Maybe I’m just petty
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
But capitulation only means he comes back for more
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Brexit was always going to make it much harder to access & sell into the EU27 (& EFTA4) without making it any *equally* compensating easier to access or sell anywhere else. Economic contraction was always Brexit guaranteed..1/2
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Pardoning your co-conspirators to own the libs!

Most of their charges are state charges, so this doesn’t actually help them. It’s gross, but it doesn’t really move the needle.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The BBC must hold the line. Make him prove it in court

Do not capitulate. He'll only come back for more.

The line must be drawn here. Bring it
NEW: Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC amid claims the broadcaster edited speech by the US president.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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He can only pardon federal offenses. The original case was brought by the state. Due to past corruption, the GA governor cannot pardon. That is done by a board and only after conviction and service of the sentence. It’s still a viable case if prosecutors pursue it.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/geo...
How the Georgia pardon process works in light of Trump's latest indictment
With former President Donald Trump indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time, the pardoning process in Georgia has come into focus.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Apparently, Trump has written a letter saying he's going to sue

We'd better hold the line. Make this corrupt criminal PROVE his weeping and wailing in court! He's a weakling. A lame duck. He's also on his last legs.

Do not capitulate to a felon who likely won't even survive to see a day in court!
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM