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For five years, rugby existed in reaction to Rassie Erasmus' 2019 Springbok team. Then, as other sides started to figure it out, they changed everything: We dig into what the Boks are doing, why Rassie has rolled the dice, and just what impact it's going to have on the game...
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So how are the Springboks revolutionising Rugby again? | A Squidge Rugby Deep Dive
YouTube video by Squidge Rugby
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August 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The fact that Reform's economic policy is Truss On Crack gets overlooked
Reform's Richard Tice doubles down on the party's fiscally disastrous manifesto in the Telegraph this morning.

Now, a full 2/3rds of the—largely unfunded—tax cuts from 2024 are back as party policy, I reckon.

Quick 🧵
May 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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📽️ How much have the US and others given in aid to Ukraine? Who's been the most generous? How does it all compare with previous conflicts?
And what's with Donald Trump's money-for-minerals deal?
All the answers in my primer, this time with bonus extra charts 🤓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0B4...
Who has given what to Ukraine - and will they get their cash back? | Analysis
YouTube video by Sky News
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February 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Today in 1912 Scott got to the South Pole....Just one month after Amundsen had beat him to it.

Amundsen had left a tent with a Norwegian flag flying above & inside, a letter for the Norwegian king with a covering note asking Scott to post it.

Cold. Literally.
January 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Them, an intellectual: Threatening tariffs on Denmark lol, how much blue cheese does the US eat?

Me, a medical writer: Have you heard of Ozempic?

Them: ...
January 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM