Tom ⬛️
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An utterly ludicrous waste of police time, driven, once again, by the baying hyenas on the right of British politics.
Now confirmed: no action. news.sky.com/story/police...
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
An utterly ludicrous waste of police time, driven, once again, by the baying hyenas on the right of British politics.
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Proper healthcare and preventative treatments are incompatible with capitalism's goal of profit maximization.
The profit motive needs to be entirely removed from the realm of healthcare.
The profit motive needs to be entirely removed from the realm of healthcare.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Proper healthcare and preventative treatments are incompatible with capitalism's goal of profit maximization.
The profit motive needs to be entirely removed from the realm of healthcare.
The profit motive needs to be entirely removed from the realm of healthcare.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Remember folks … it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Remember folks … it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
Here's the starting XV for that SA team that easily defeated France ...
🇯🇵 x 7
🇿🇦 x 6
🏴 x 1
🏴 x 1
Only four players under 30, only one under 25
🇯🇵 x 7
🇿🇦 x 6
🏴 x 1
🏴 x 1
Only four players under 30, only one under 25
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Here's the starting XV for that SA team that easily defeated France ...
🇯🇵 x 7
🇿🇦 x 6
🏴 x 1
🏴 x 1
Only four players under 30, only one under 25
🇯🇵 x 7
🇿🇦 x 6
🏴 x 1
🏴 x 1
Only four players under 30, only one under 25
Here's the Argentinian starting XV that will face Wales this weekend.
By club ....
🏴 x 5 (Prem)
🇯🇵 x 1 (Japan League One)
🇫🇷 x 8 (Top 14)
🇫🇷 x 1 (Pro D2)
By club ....
🏴 x 5 (Prem)
🇯🇵 x 1 (Japan League One)
🇫🇷 x 8 (Top 14)
🇫🇷 x 1 (Pro D2)
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Here's the Argentinian starting XV that will face Wales this weekend.
By club ....
🏴 x 5 (Prem)
🇯🇵 x 1 (Japan League One)
🇫🇷 x 8 (Top 14)
🇫🇷 x 1 (Pro D2)
By club ....
🏴 x 5 (Prem)
🇯🇵 x 1 (Japan League One)
🇫🇷 x 8 (Top 14)
🇫🇷 x 1 (Pro D2)
Cardiff boy done good.
The two multi-instrumentalists share insights from the making of their latest collaborative record. n.pr/43Reedh
Blake Mills, Pino Palladino team up again on 'That Wasn't A Dream'
The two multi-instrumentalists share insights from the making of their latest collaborative record.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cardiff boy done good.
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By the numbers: Nancy Pelosi's net worth is an estimated $279 million.
Investor bros, you might wanna take note, bro.
www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
Investor bros, you might wanna take note, bro.
www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
By the numbers: Nancy Pelosi's net worth is an estimated $279 million.
Investor bros, you might wanna take note, bro.
www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
Investor bros, you might wanna take note, bro.
www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
I'm trying to work out the %age voter turnout for the NYC Mayoral election. The New York Post (uhum) tells me that there are around 5m voters in the city. This election saw a "record" turnout of 2,037,183. So, in percentage terms, that was "around" 40%?
nypost.com/2025/11/04/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/04/u...
NYC mayoral race drew most voters since 1993 — even before polls closed
It was a big day in the Big Apple.
nypost.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I'm trying to work out the %age voter turnout for the NYC Mayoral election. The New York Post (uhum) tells me that there are around 5m voters in the city. This election saw a "record" turnout of 2,037,183. So, in percentage terms, that was "around" 40%?
nypost.com/2025/11/04/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/04/u...
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Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?
Norway struck oil in the 60s. Now it has trillions. This is how Australia compares
Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?
Listening to Navi Pillay speak at the National Press Club & she's such a highly impressive thinker and communicator. There is such a simple clarity to the way she expresses herself - never distracted by the "bothsideism" of the media.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A single shell, fired by the IDF at a fertility clinic: peace prize recipient explains what lies behind her genocide finding
Former UN inquiry chair Navi Pillay says ‘what’s so unusual about this genocide’ is that ‘we are all witnesses to it’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Listening to Navi Pillay speak at the National Press Club & she's such a highly impressive thinker and communicator. There is such a simple clarity to the way she expresses herself - never distracted by the "bothsideism" of the media.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Look on the good side. At least you remembered to take your glasses off.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Look on the good side. At least you remembered to take your glasses off.
Amazing stuff. The move to local electricity generation is unstoppable.
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia
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Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government has announced.
The “solar sharer” offer will be available to homes with smart meters – which is the majority of homes – in New South Wales, south-east Queensland and South Australia from July next year, with other areas to potentially follow in 2027. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Amazing stuff. The move to local electricity generation is unstoppable.
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One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
Marvellous stuff from Grace Tame ... "staggering wealth inequality ... environmental desecration driven by corporate greed ... tax-evading billionaires ... rigged markets and unregulated industries ... are eroding our sense of purpose and meaning."
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/11...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/11...
Tony Abbott’s warped story of Australia
Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Marvellous stuff from Grace Tame ... "staggering wealth inequality ... environmental desecration driven by corporate greed ... tax-evading billionaires ... rigged markets and unregulated industries ... are eroding our sense of purpose and meaning."
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/11...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/11...
Only two of the Welsh professional teams have grounds that meet the Premiership's required standard, so four in a revamped Premiership will require the rewriting of the rules that have consistently barred Championship teams from promotion. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
Dave Reddin floats Anglo-Welsh league and explains its hurdles at pro level
An Anglo-Welsh competition would be appealing for many reasons
www.walesonline.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Only two of the Welsh professional teams have grounds that meet the Premiership's required standard, so four in a revamped Premiership will require the rewriting of the rules that have consistently barred Championship teams from promotion. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
Not ratified* apparently.
(*And I'm not a lawyer, btw.)
(*And I'm not a lawyer, btw.)
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Not ratified* apparently.
(*And I'm not a lawyer, btw.)
(*And I'm not a lawyer, btw.)
Does that include the union of marriage?
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Does that include the union of marriage?
That growth rate is amazing. Money makes money ....
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
That growth rate is amazing. Money makes money ....
"The constant shifting of position — 4, then 2, now 3 — suggests not a process guided by evidence or consultation, but one driven by politics, & short-term convenience." Sadly, spot on.
Is it too much to hope that it should be guided by financial prudence?
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/f...
Is it too much to hope that it should be guided by financial prudence?
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/f...
Following the Data. Or the People. Or The Strategy.
But trust doesn’t survive this kind of inconsistency. Every pivot undermines the last promise. Every confident declaration is another reminder that those making the decisions have little accountabi…
gwladrugby.wordpress.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"The constant shifting of position — 4, then 2, now 3 — suggests not a process guided by evidence or consultation, but one driven by politics, & short-term convenience." Sadly, spot on.
Is it too much to hope that it should be guided by financial prudence?
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/f...
Is it too much to hope that it should be guided by financial prudence?
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/f...
We need to withdraw from AUKUS. The US no longer shares our values ....
www.reuters.com/world/us-wil...
www.reuters.com/world/us-wil...
U.S. to withdraw some troops from NATO's eastern flank, Romania says
Romania and NATO allies were notified of U.S. plans to cut the number of troops stationed on Europe's eastern flank including soldiers who were to be stationed at Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, Romania's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We need to withdraw from AUKUS. The US no longer shares our values ....
www.reuters.com/world/us-wil...
www.reuters.com/world/us-wil...
An absolutely obscene amount of money. We need to stop AUKUS now!!
Australia has already handed over $800 million of the estimated $368 billion cost of AUKUS.
“If this deal goes ahead…this will amount to the biggest international transfer of sovereign wealth in Australia’s history.”
- @ebonybennett.bsky.social on AUKUS at the #RevenueSummit25
#auspol
“If this deal goes ahead…this will amount to the biggest international transfer of sovereign wealth in Australia’s history.”
- @ebonybennett.bsky.social on AUKUS at the #RevenueSummit25
#auspol
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
An absolutely obscene amount of money. We need to stop AUKUS now!!