alina
@ramshackle78.bsky.social
EM doc. Politics nerd 🇷🇴🇬🇧🇫🇷
European at core
Into military stuff nowadays, out of necessity
European at core
Into military stuff nowadays, out of necessity
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There is a solid right-wing block of voters that has been supporting every coalition standing vs. the left, whether led by Berlusconi or Meloni. It's worth between 42 and 48 per cent of the electorate, remarkably loyal & composed overwhemingly by middle-class voters. Meloni needs to look after them.
Giorgia Meloni’s ‘middle-class’ tax cut sparks political row in Italy—According to a recent OECD report, real wages in Italy in early 2025 were 7.5 per cent lower than in early 2021 — the greatest erosion of… www.ft.com/content/3799... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Giorgia Meloni’s ‘middle-class’ tax cut sparks political row in Italy
Critics say the measure will benefit mainly high earners while reducing government revenues
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There is a solid right-wing block of voters that has been supporting every coalition standing vs. the left, whether led by Berlusconi or Meloni. It's worth between 42 and 48 per cent of the electorate, remarkably loyal & composed overwhemingly by middle-class voters. Meloni needs to look after them.
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I'd like to know why Bannon thought that Epstein had the power to get rid of Trump officials?
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'd like to know why Bannon thought that Epstein had the power to get rid of Trump officials?
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The only way to raise serious revenue is to raise a tax which everybody pays. Raising a tax which someone else pays rarely raises the revenue needed and creates endless pressure from special interest groups. Compare and contrast Mr Osborne's 2 1/2% VAT increase with his pasty tax. #omnishambles
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The only way to raise serious revenue is to raise a tax which everybody pays. Raising a tax which someone else pays rarely raises the revenue needed and creates endless pressure from special interest groups. Compare and contrast Mr Osborne's 2 1/2% VAT increase with his pasty tax. #omnishambles
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Second, it incentivises people to work fewer hours. We've heard anecdotally from managers unable to persuade staff to work more hours, or return to work full time - it's a particular problem for hospital managers, as junior consultants within the £100k "trap".
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Second, it incentivises people to work fewer hours. We've heard anecdotally from managers unable to persuade staff to work more hours, or return to work full time - it's a particular problem for hospital managers, as junior consultants within the £100k "trap".
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The reason for the £100k "bump" is two fold:
1. the withdrawal of the personal allowance for people earning £100k creates a 62% marginal tax rate for everyone between £100k-125k.
2. childcare subsidies are completely withdrawn at £100k
1. the withdrawal of the personal allowance for people earning £100k creates a 62% marginal tax rate for everyone between £100k-125k.
2. childcare subsidies are completely withdrawn at £100k
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The reason for the £100k "bump" is two fold:
1. the withdrawal of the personal allowance for people earning £100k creates a 62% marginal tax rate for everyone between £100k-125k.
2. childcare subsidies are completely withdrawn at £100k
1. the withdrawal of the personal allowance for people earning £100k creates a 62% marginal tax rate for everyone between £100k-125k.
2. childcare subsidies are completely withdrawn at £100k
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NEW - we've data showing huge numbers of people reducing their income to avoid high marginal income tax rates. Not just at the £100k point (as previously reported). But at the £50k point:
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NEW - we've data showing huge numbers of people reducing their income to avoid high marginal income tax rates. Not just at the £100k point (as previously reported). But at the £50k point:
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If I had to come down on one golden rule it is - don’t look like an utter shambles and be able to point to some large benefits of you being in office, and those should take priority over all the other marginal considerations.
So much of UK politics seems as a weird tangled misreading of public opinion.
Shall we raise tax? Voters won’t like it. But need to deliver for voters and tax rises necessary to for that. Voters need to see change. But cant break promise, because voters. But is a U-turn even worse, because voters?
Shall we raise tax? Voters won’t like it. But need to deliver for voters and tax rises necessary to for that. Voters need to see change. But cant break promise, because voters. But is a U-turn even worse, because voters?
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If I had to come down on one golden rule it is - don’t look like an utter shambles and be able to point to some large benefits of you being in office, and those should take priority over all the other marginal considerations.
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A semantic irony of the European Union.
It discusses its economic woes under the header of ‘competitiveness’ instead of ‘growth’ or ‘productivity’.
Even though the economic model of the country that championed economics as a game of maximising exports (competitive!) is kaput.
It discusses its economic woes under the header of ‘competitiveness’ instead of ‘growth’ or ‘productivity’.
Even though the economic model of the country that championed economics as a game of maximising exports (competitive!) is kaput.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A semantic irony of the European Union.
It discusses its economic woes under the header of ‘competitiveness’ instead of ‘growth’ or ‘productivity’.
Even though the economic model of the country that championed economics as a game of maximising exports (competitive!) is kaput.
It discusses its economic woes under the header of ‘competitiveness’ instead of ‘growth’ or ‘productivity’.
Even though the economic model of the country that championed economics as a game of maximising exports (competitive!) is kaput.
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An impressive level of incompetence to manage this on the same day as Doctors strike begins.
*UK GILTS PLUNGE AT OPEN, 10-YEAR YIELD CLIMBS 13 BPS TO 4.57%
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
An impressive level of incompetence to manage this on the same day as Doctors strike begins.
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My hope when the Labour govt was elected was that they might stop doing the self-inflicted stupid shit that had characterised the previous 15 years.
Turns out no.
Turns out no.
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
My hope when the Labour govt was elected was that they might stop doing the self-inflicted stupid shit that had characterised the previous 15 years.
Turns out no.
Turns out no.
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Whatever it doesn’t take
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Whatever it doesn’t take
Yet another study, this one a retrospective cohort one about REBOA in emergency department (rather than prehospital) and this one also shows that you should just take the patient to OR asap instead
tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/4...
tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/4...
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Yet another study, this one a retrospective cohort one about REBOA in emergency department (rather than prehospital) and this one also shows that you should just take the patient to OR asap instead
tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/4...
tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/4...
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The end of every domestic argument ever….
Unbelievable!!!
I'm giving up as well.
What is even the point of caring?
I'm giving up as well.
What is even the point of caring?
Yeah ok I’m giving up
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The end of every domestic argument ever….
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Why seek political office if you have a stonking majority and you use it to…endlessly fret about losing your majority rather than running a country? It’s no good. There is no theory for how to make things better. It’s not even well managed decline.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Why seek political office if you have a stonking majority and you use it to…endlessly fret about losing your majority rather than running a country? It’s no good. There is no theory for how to make things better. It’s not even well managed decline.
Unbelievable!!!
I'm giving up as well.
What is even the point of caring?
I'm giving up as well.
What is even the point of caring?
Yeah ok I’m giving up
Big scoop by my colleagues, this:
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Unbelievable!!!
I'm giving up as well.
What is even the point of caring?
I'm giving up as well.
What is even the point of caring?
Incredible
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S. n.pr/4oV0WFn
Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Incredible
Very interesting what they did here and what the results.
And some fascinating implications to think about.
You still have to worry about distribution shift (works in trials A-E, then does well trial F but falters trial G) but there's quality control processes that you could try.
Watch this space
And some fascinating implications to think about.
You still have to worry about distribution shift (works in trials A-E, then does well trial F but falters trial G) but there's quality control processes that you could try.
Watch this space
Artificial Intelligence Successfully Adjudicates Clinical Events in CV Trials
Artificial Intelligence Successfully Adjudicates Clinical Events in CV Trials
Artificial Intelligence Successfully Adjudicates Clinical Events in CV Trials
cmacahilig@crf.org
Thu, 11/13/2025 - 14:00
Yael L. Maxwell
The hope is using AI to judge outcomes will ease the high cost and complexity of running big clinical trials, say researchers.
www.tctmd.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Very interesting what they did here and what the results.
And some fascinating implications to think about.
You still have to worry about distribution shift (works in trials A-E, then does well trial F but falters trial G) but there's quality control processes that you could try.
Watch this space
And some fascinating implications to think about.
You still have to worry about distribution shift (works in trials A-E, then does well trial F but falters trial G) but there's quality control processes that you could try.
Watch this space
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November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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And the booster LANDED!!!
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
And the booster LANDED!!!
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10 years ago, 🇩🇪Chancellor Merkel was planning to solve the security problems of Huawei participation in the German 5G network by concluding a „no spy“ 🚫🕵️ agreement with China. This agreement was never concluded, yet Huawei was still included - now soon to be excluded.
Should be a costly transition.
Should be a costly transition.
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
10 years ago, 🇩🇪Chancellor Merkel was planning to solve the security problems of Huawei participation in the German 5G network by concluding a „no spy“ 🚫🕵️ agreement with China. This agreement was never concluded, yet Huawei was still included - now soon to be excluded.
Should be a costly transition.
Should be a costly transition.
Oh look we have the first large scale sophisticated AI-orchestrated espionage campaign @anthropic.com
Chinese state-sponsored group
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Chinese state-sponsored group
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Oh look we have the first large scale sophisticated AI-orchestrated espionage campaign @anthropic.com
Chinese state-sponsored group
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Chinese state-sponsored group
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...