Donal
@grumpyolddoc.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Survivor, Retired Physician
No. We will not effing bail them out again, we are still paying the price for doing so the first time, decades later
Playing with Fire.
British banks expect their capital requirements to be eased.
Lower capital requirements and higher leverage to be permitted as post-2008 crash reforms scrapped.
Banks will do more gambling to boost profits. Public purse will bear the cost of bailouts.
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British banks expect their capital requirements to be eased.
Lower capital requirements and higher leverage to be permitted as post-2008 crash reforms scrapped.
Banks will do more gambling to boost profits. Public purse will bear the cost of bailouts.
archive.ph/hygat
Lenders gear up for loosening of capital rules by Bank of England
Bankers are expecting easing of leverage ratio as part of forthcoming review
www.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
No. We will not effing bail them out again, we are still paying the price for doing so the first time, decades later
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Yikes 😳
Campbell's Soup Exec Allegedly Caught Calling Products 'Sh*t For F—king Poor People' In Secret Audio Recording
www.comicsands.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yikes 😳
What ceasefire ?
Trump lied, and green lit Netanyahu to continue his genocide
Trump lied, and green lit Netanyahu to continue his genocide
Israeli forces carry out attacks in Gaza, breaching ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-carry-out-attacks-gaza-breaching-ceasefire
Israeli forces carry out attacks in Gaza, breaching ceasefire
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p dir="LTR">Israeli forces carried out attacks across multiple areas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in breach of the ceasefire agreement, according to Wafa news agency.</p>
<p dir="LTR">Israeli troops conducted intense shelling and aerial attacks from helicopters east of al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Israeli warplanes also carried out six air strikes east of Rafah, in southern Gaza.</p>
<p dir="LTR">In Khan Younis, Israeli forces shelled a house in the town of Bani Suheila. There were no immediate reports of casualties in any of the attacks.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What ceasefire ?
Trump lied, and green lit Netanyahu to continue his genocide
Trump lied, and green lit Netanyahu to continue his genocide
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The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come
“You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what was said in the video made by six Democratic members of Congress.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come
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Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
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Finally got around to reading Prasad's actual memo about the purported deaths in children from COVID-19 vaccines, and it's kind of amazing in the worst ways possible.
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Finally got around to reading Prasad's actual memo about the purported deaths in children from COVID-19 vaccines, and it's kind of amazing in the worst ways possible.
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
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He’s blocked me, but I’m sure Tommy Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Robinson is chuffed to feature in my ‘2025’ 1000 piece jigsaw
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www.coldwarsteve.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
He’s blocked me, but I’m sure Tommy Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Robinson is chuffed to feature in my ‘2025’ 1000 piece jigsaw
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www.coldwarsteve.com/2025/11/18/u...
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www.coldwarsteve.com/2025/11/18/u...
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
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Pope Leo to appeal for peace during Lebanon trip, amid daily Israeli strikes - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-leo-appeal-peace-during-lebanon-trip-amid-daily-israeli-strikes
Pope Leo to appeal for peace during Lebanon trip, amid daily Israeli strikes
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Pope Leo travels to Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air strikes.</p>
<p>The first American pope will arrive from Turkey, where he has been visiting for four days and warned that humanity's future was at risk because of the number of bloody conflicts and condemned violence in the name of religion.</p>
<p>Leo is due to land at Beirut's Hariri International Airport at 3:45pm (1345 GMT), ahead of meetings with the Lebanese president and prime minister and an address to national leaders.</p>
<p>Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday that he hoped Leo's visit would help bring an end to Israeli attacks. Despite a ceasefire agreed a year ago, Israeli forces carry out near daily strikes on Lebanon.</p>
<p>Lebanon's diverse communities have also welcomed the papal trip, with leading Druze cleric Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna saying Lebanon "needs the glimmer of hope represented by this visit".</p>
<p>The pope has a crowded itinerary in Lebanon, visiting five cities and towns from Sunday to Tuesday, when he returns to Rome. Leo will not travel to the south, the target of Israeli strikes.</p>
<p>His schedule includes a prayer at the site of a 2020 chemical explosion at the Beirut port that killed 200 people and caused billions of dollars' worth of damage.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Pope Leo to appeal for peace during Lebanon trip, amid daily Israeli strikes - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-leo-appeal-peace-during-lebanon-trip-amid-daily-israeli-strikes
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David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
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Nigel Farage: was he a teenage racist?
Nigel Farage: was he a teenage racist?
Farage’s denials have been ‘slippery’, but should claims from Reform leader’s schooldays be on the news agenda?
theweek.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Nigel Farage: was he a teenage racist?
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Pressure is mounting on Hegseth over his order to murder victims at sea.
Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors — The Washington Post
The Senate and House armed services committees’ pledge followed a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that a U.S. strike leave no survivors.
apple.news
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Pressure is mounting on Hegseth over his order to murder victims at sea.
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Since we released this @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social documentary two years ago, more information has come to light that Boris Johnson went to this meeting to discuss a 'backchannel' to Putin with Alexander Lebedev, who was working for the Kremlin in Crimea at the time
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Since we released this @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social documentary two years ago, more information has come to light that Boris Johnson went to this meeting to discuss a 'backchannel' to Putin with Alexander Lebedev, who was working for the Kremlin in Crimea at the time
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
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This is a breaking news story.
Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases
This is a breaking news story.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is a breaking news story.
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“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
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Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Two final points.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
Since we released this @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social documentary two years ago, more information has come to light that Boris Johnson went to this meeting to discuss a 'backchannel' to Putin with Alexander Lebedev, who was working for the Kremlin in Crimea at the time
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Two final points.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
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This REALLY annoyed me yesterday. Mostly because I know what the intended impact is on vaccination (stripping access), but also because it is not evidence-based. Prasad & Høeg provided no data to support their position besides "it's VAERS."
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Vinay Prasad sent Tracey Høeg dumpster diving in VAERS for pretext to block access to flu vaccines, alter safety standards, end combo vaccines, & hold clinical trials to impossible standards.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This REALLY annoyed me yesterday. Mostly because I know what the intended impact is on vaccination (stripping access), but also because it is not evidence-based. Prasad & Høeg provided no data to support their position besides "it's VAERS."
bsky.app/profile/angi...
bsky.app/profile/angi...
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What does manipulating VAERS data have in common with allegations of extramarital tail-chasing?
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What does manipulating VAERS data have in common with allegations of extramarital tail-chasing?
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
