DerekGA
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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While EU warriors were busy congratulating each other for eventually taking $105billion in Russian assets. Mad Vlad quietly nationalised oil/ fields of Shell and BP and a couple of european banks and car manufacturers taking $130billion in compensation
Not many 'experts' telling us
Factcheck me
Not many 'experts' telling us
Factcheck me
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
While EU warriors were busy congratulating each other for eventually taking $105billion in Russian assets. Mad Vlad quietly nationalised oil/ fields of Shell and BP and a couple of european banks and car manufacturers taking $130billion in compensation
Not many 'experts' telling us
Factcheck me
Not many 'experts' telling us
Factcheck me
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Death rates rise when NHS England cuts back on nursing.
Higher deaths where hospitals replace nurses lower-paid staff.
NHS budget depleted by PFI, energy bills.
Hospitals lost 1936 nurses & 4240 support staff in this financial year.
Govt enacting barriers to foreign recruitment.
archive.ph/WnG4M
Higher deaths where hospitals replace nurses lower-paid staff.
NHS budget depleted by PFI, energy bills.
Hospitals lost 1936 nurses & 4240 support staff in this financial year.
Govt enacting barriers to foreign recruitment.
archive.ph/WnG4M
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Death rates rise when NHS England cuts back on nursing.
Higher deaths where hospitals replace nurses lower-paid staff.
NHS budget depleted by PFI, energy bills.
Hospitals lost 1936 nurses & 4240 support staff in this financial year.
Govt enacting barriers to foreign recruitment.
archive.ph/WnG4M
Higher deaths where hospitals replace nurses lower-paid staff.
NHS budget depleted by PFI, energy bills.
Hospitals lost 1936 nurses & 4240 support staff in this financial year.
Govt enacting barriers to foreign recruitment.
archive.ph/WnG4M
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Imposed against the council’s will, Lord Houchen’s MDC has collapsed, leaving wasted millions and unanswered questions | Andy McDonald
Houchen’s £200mn vanity project collapses, leaving Middlesbrough to pick up the pieces
Imposed against the council’s will, Lord Houchen’s MDC has collapsed, leaving wasted millions and unanswered questions
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Imposed against the council’s will, Lord Houchen’s MDC has collapsed, leaving wasted millions and unanswered questions | Andy McDonald
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Piracy which should result in
universal UN condemnation
US ambassador expulsion
but more likely gets a slap on wrists
while UK/EU oil companies
demand shares of Venezuela oil
"US seizes second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in ‘act of international piracy’"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-s...
universal UN condemnation
US ambassador expulsion
but more likely gets a slap on wrists
while UK/EU oil companies
demand shares of Venezuela oil
"US seizes second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in ‘act of international piracy’"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-s...
US seizes second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in ‘act of international piracy’
THE United States seized a second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil on Saturday in a move Caracas dubbed a “serious act of international piracy.”US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the s...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Piracy which should result in
universal UN condemnation
US ambassador expulsion
but more likely gets a slap on wrists
while UK/EU oil companies
demand shares of Venezuela oil
"US seizes second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in ‘act of international piracy’"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-s...
universal UN condemnation
US ambassador expulsion
but more likely gets a slap on wrists
while UK/EU oil companies
demand shares of Venezuela oil
"US seizes second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in ‘act of international piracy’"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-s...
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Reform Party
is on the side of
the British Establishment
and billionaires
meme via Peter Joe Hull
is on the side of
the British Establishment
and billionaires
meme via Peter Joe Hull
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Reform Party
is on the side of
the British Establishment
and billionaires
meme via Peter Joe Hull
is on the side of
the British Establishment
and billionaires
meme via Peter Joe Hull
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How one man is allowed to wreck the future if the planet
#IsHeDeadYet
At the behest if Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has altered & removed information from its website that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/11/c...
#IsHeDeadYet
At the behest if Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has altered & removed information from its website that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/11/c...
EPA websites now downplay link between humans and climate change | CNN
The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its web site that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
edition.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
How one man is allowed to wreck the future if the planet
#IsHeDeadYet
At the behest if Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has altered & removed information from its website that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/11/c...
#IsHeDeadYet
At the behest if Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has altered & removed information from its website that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/11/c...
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win.
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win.
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The latest Criminal Proceedings statistics have been published by Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
This covers lots of things, incl. what prosecutors do and what courts do (e.g., bail, prison sentences, community sentences).
#CriminalJustice #Sentencing
www.gov.scot/publications...
This covers lots of things, incl. what prosecutors do and what courts do (e.g., bail, prison sentences, community sentences).
#CriminalJustice #Sentencing
www.gov.scot/publications...
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The latest Criminal Proceedings statistics have been published by Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
This covers lots of things, incl. what prosecutors do and what courts do (e.g., bail, prison sentences, community sentences).
#CriminalJustice #Sentencing
www.gov.scot/publications...
This covers lots of things, incl. what prosecutors do and what courts do (e.g., bail, prison sentences, community sentences).
#CriminalJustice #Sentencing
www.gov.scot/publications...
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Refuk’s very own Worcestershire overlord and self-appointed High Priestess of North Korea church, Monk, has apparently decided free speech is optional - firing off a cease-and-desist to councillor Ed Kimberley because he dared criticise Her Majesty of Thin Skin.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Refuk’s very own Worcestershire overlord and self-appointed High Priestess of North Korea church, Monk, has apparently decided free speech is optional - firing off a cease-and-desist to councillor Ed Kimberley because he dared criticise Her Majesty of Thin Skin.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Badenoch: "The only people who actually know how to create wealth & growth are Tories...
£10.9 billion in Tory covid fraud certainly created wealth for Tory crooks. #ukpolitics
£10.9 billion in Tory covid fraud certainly created wealth for Tory crooks. #ukpolitics
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Badenoch: "The only people who actually know how to create wealth & growth are Tories...
£10.9 billion in Tory covid fraud certainly created wealth for Tory crooks. #ukpolitics
£10.9 billion in Tory covid fraud certainly created wealth for Tory crooks. #ukpolitics
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Donald Trump, Jr.’s net worth has increased six-fold since his father was reelected.
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Donald Trump, Jr.’s net worth has increased six-fold since his father was reelected.
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
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The government's climbdown on day one rights against unfair dismissal was sold to us as a way out of the impasse on the Employment Rights Bill. Pragmatism, eh? Well guess what? The business lobby (via the Lords) isn’t giving up & is pushing for more concessions. Funny that. 🤔
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The government's climbdown on day one rights against unfair dismissal was sold to us as a way out of the impasse on the Employment Rights Bill. Pragmatism, eh? Well guess what? The business lobby (via the Lords) isn’t giving up & is pushing for more concessions. Funny that. 🤔
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Trump and co should be blaming the Sackler family for the opioid crisis in the US. That family has snow more the promote it under their aggressive marketing & deception under the OxyContin branding.
But it's much easier to bomb boats without evidence
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
But it's much easier to bomb boats without evidence
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $7.4 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Epidemic
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their co...
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump and co should be blaming the Sackler family for the opioid crisis in the US. That family has snow more the promote it under their aggressive marketing & deception under the OxyContin branding.
But it's much easier to bomb boats without evidence
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
But it's much easier to bomb boats without evidence
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
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HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) published a new report on remand (pre-trial detention) today.
It contains substantial human rights concerns for remand prisoners in Scottish prisons, violating international rules
#Criminology #Prison
prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/publications...
It contains substantial human rights concerns for remand prisoners in Scottish prisons, violating international rules
#Criminology #Prison
prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/publications...
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) published a new report on remand (pre-trial detention) today.
It contains substantial human rights concerns for remand prisoners in Scottish prisons, violating international rules
#Criminology #Prison
prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/publications...
It contains substantial human rights concerns for remand prisoners in Scottish prisons, violating international rules
#Criminology #Prison
prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/publications...
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KEIR Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills.
UK households are to be hit with the surge to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568157...
UK households are to be hit with the surge to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568157...
'Shameful': Keir Starmer urged to scrap plans for £108 hike on energy bills
KEIR Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills.
www.thenational.scot
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
KEIR Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills.
UK households are to be hit with the surge to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568157...
UK households are to be hit with the surge to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568157...
What will it take to push enough people to demand and to shout for Independence?
KEIR Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills.
UK households are to be hit with the surge to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568157...
UK households are to be hit with the surge to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568157...
'Shameful': Keir Starmer urged to scrap plans for £108 hike on energy bills
KEIR Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills.
www.thenational.scot
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What will it take to push enough people to demand and to shout for Independence?
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Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!