mrtotes
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Ultra runner 🏃 , CEng 🛠️ , ally 🌈 , mountain leader 🏔️ , school governor 🏫, charity trustee ⚜️
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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it for lunch.
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it for lunch.
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Just three weeks since we flew SAS (@flysas.com) into LHR (from, you know, Scandinavia) :-)
March 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just three weeks since we flew SAS (@flysas.com) into LHR (from, you know, Scandinavia) :-)
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Absolutely loving the Australian Prime Minister’s response to the baby-wombat-bothering nitwit.
March 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Absolutely loving the Australian Prime Minister’s response to the baby-wombat-bothering nitwit.
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Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
The Truth About Privatization | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains why using the private sector for government services can have negative consequences. Watch More: 7 Economics Fundamentals ►► https://youtu.be/utuX4_uD5lE
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March 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
Why is my FB feed suddenly getting Russian Embassy posts? What’s changed in the last couple of weeks?
February 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Why is my FB feed suddenly getting Russian Embassy posts? What’s changed in the last couple of weeks?
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• preserved the Constitution of the United States
• protected the Constitution of the United States
• defended the Constitution of the United States
• bore true faith and allegiance to the same
• discharged the duties of my office
• protected the Constitution of the United States
• defended the Constitution of the United States
• bore true faith and allegiance to the same
• discharged the duties of my office
February 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
• preserved the Constitution of the United States
• protected the Constitution of the United States
• defended the Constitution of the United States
• bore true faith and allegiance to the same
• discharged the duties of my office
• protected the Constitution of the United States
• defended the Constitution of the United States
• bore true faith and allegiance to the same
• discharged the duties of my office
Democracy requires governance, auditors, committees and oversight. Those could be seen as “inefficiencies” or “waste” but without them the corruption that will come will cost a lot more. In fact no public service should try to be efficient they must aim for effectiveness instead.
February 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Democracy requires governance, auditors, committees and oversight. Those could be seen as “inefficiencies” or “waste” but without them the corruption that will come will cost a lot more. In fact no public service should try to be efficient they must aim for effectiveness instead.
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I will forever read any form of journalism that presents the high level numbers with some limited commentary and links to the raw sources.
February 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I will forever read any form of journalism that presents the high level numbers with some limited commentary and links to the raw sources.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse just made a last ditch effort to get republicans to block the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director. Patel is by far the least qualified person ever nominated to that position in US history. It's a disgrace...
youtu.be/F_MNAT9DgLk?...
youtu.be/F_MNAT9DgLk?...
Sen. Whitehouse Makes the Case Against Kash Patel for FBI Director
YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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February 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse just made a last ditch effort to get republicans to block the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director. Patel is by far the least qualified person ever nominated to that position in US history. It's a disgrace...
youtu.be/F_MNAT9DgLk?...
youtu.be/F_MNAT9DgLk?...