Que19
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Escape from Betsy Taylor at threads, which now fast unravels. Here for politics, conservation, nature photography
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BREAKING: A new wave of union baristas are joining the longest ULP strike in Starbucks history! 2,500 union baristas across 120+ stores in 85 cities are now on an open-ended ULP strike. We're SIXTEEN DAYS in and only getting stronger ✊
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
BREAKING: A new wave of union baristas are joining the longest ULP strike in Starbucks history! 2,500 union baristas across 120+ stores in 85 cities are now on an open-ended ULP strike. We're SIXTEEN DAYS in and only getting stronger ✊
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. The President is a racist.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. The President is a racist.
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The most dramatic part of my Thanksgiving, thank goodness! ❤️ #sunset #sunsetsky #ocean #oceansky
#nature #naturesky #naturephotography #photooftheday
#nature #naturesky #naturephotography #photooftheday
November 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The most dramatic part of my Thanksgiving, thank goodness! ❤️ #sunset #sunsetsky #ocean #oceansky
#nature #naturesky #naturephotography #photooftheday
#nature #naturesky #naturephotography #photooftheday
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The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do.
Are they now the official opposition?
Are they now the official opposition?
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do.
Are they now the official opposition?
Are they now the official opposition?
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Americans should hide their heads in shame for having elected such an ignorant and soulless regime—the Trump presidency and his Republican Congress.
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Americans should hide their heads in shame for having elected such an ignorant and soulless regime—the Trump presidency and his Republican Congress.
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‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/medicare-for-all-popularity-polling\
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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Gosh.
"The BBC tried this after 'Final Final Version (2) - Do Not Edit (1)' failed."
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Gosh.
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The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
November 27, 2023 at 1:17 PM
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
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“Also for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is.”
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Also for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is.”
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
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💥 This is the economic equivalent of a senior Vatican priest admitting the Pope is wrong about God.
Even the architects of Brexit are confessing the truth 👉while Farage still lies.
Even the architects of Brexit are confessing the truth 👉while Farage still lies.
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
💥 This is the economic equivalent of a senior Vatican priest admitting the Pope is wrong about God.
Even the architects of Brexit are confessing the truth 👉while Farage still lies.
Even the architects of Brexit are confessing the truth 👉while Farage still lies.
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“Having a CIA ID would have put him in the "vetted" category. I am told there was nothing in his background when he arrived in the US on Sept 8, 2021 that suggested links to terrorism. He applied for asylum last year and reportedly received asylum in April under the Trump administration.”
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Having a CIA ID would have put him in the "vetted" category. I am told there was nothing in his background when he arrived in the US on Sept 8, 2021 that suggested links to terrorism. He applied for asylum last year and reportedly received asylum in April under the Trump administration.”
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"Nobody in the Oireachtas or in government really wants to tackle the issue of Ireland’s security and defence, even though it has become the number one priority everywhere else in Europe." Lucinda Creighton
https://bit.ly/3M1INab
https://bit.ly/3M1INab
Lucinda Creighton: Ireland is sleepwalking into disaster on defence
Defence Lucinda Creighton: Ireland is sleepwalking into disaster on defence November 21, 2025 Analysis & OpinionAnalysis audioSecurityDefenceRussia
www.businesspost.ie
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Nobody in the Oireachtas or in government really wants to tackle the issue of Ireland’s security and defence, even though it has become the number one priority everywhere else in Europe." Lucinda Creighton
https://bit.ly/3M1INab
https://bit.ly/3M1INab
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13 November 1947: Clement Attlee accepts Hugh Dalton's resignation as chancellor after he leaked details of his budget to a lobby journalist
The leaks, reported by the Star newspaper, were published 15 minutes before Dalton began reading his budget speech
www.nytimes.com/1947/11/14/a...
The leaks, reported by the Star newspaper, were published 15 minutes before Dalton began reading his budget speech
www.nytimes.com/1947/11/14/a...
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
13 November 1947: Clement Attlee accepts Hugh Dalton's resignation as chancellor after he leaked details of his budget to a lobby journalist
The leaks, reported by the Star newspaper, were published 15 minutes before Dalton began reading his budget speech
www.nytimes.com/1947/11/14/a...
The leaks, reported by the Star newspaper, were published 15 minutes before Dalton began reading his budget speech
www.nytimes.com/1947/11/14/a...
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Every year Tesla ranks as the worst for road worthiness amongst ALL brands, not just EV.
Every. Single. Year.
💩 🤡 🚗
Every. Single. Year.
💩 🤡 🚗
Tesla Model Y Is The Most Defective Car This Year, Germany Says - Jalopnik
The report comes from TÜV SÜD, a German auditing, inspection, and certification firm, and is based on data collected from about 9.5 million vehicle inspections.
www.jalopnik.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every year Tesla ranks as the worst for road worthiness amongst ALL brands, not just EV.
Every. Single. Year.
💩 🤡 🚗
Every. Single. Year.
💩 🤡 🚗
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Leaked messages show that Reform UK’s director of comms branded a prominent Welsh journalist a c**t for asking questions about why the party wouldn’t appoint a Welsh leader ahead of the Senedd election
Reform UK head of comms branded prominent Welsh journalist a 'c***'
Warning: this news article contains highly offensive language. Emily Price Reform UK’s director of communications used a highly offensive expletive to describe one of Wales’ most prominent journalists...
nation.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Leaked messages show that Reform UK’s director of comms branded a prominent Welsh journalist a c**t for asking questions about why the party wouldn’t appoint a Welsh leader ahead of the Senedd election
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
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In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
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"a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent"
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
NEW: Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. Russian advances elsewhere on the frontline have been opportunistic and exploited seasonal weather. ⬇️🧵
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent"
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
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Ukrainian forces have cleared 11.5 km² of Russian positions near Pokrovsk, forcing Russians to deploy operational reserves in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad areas due to heavy losses, according to Commander in Chief Syrskyi.
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ukrainian forces have cleared 11.5 km² of Russian positions near Pokrovsk, forcing Russians to deploy operational reserves in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad areas due to heavy losses, according to Commander in Chief Syrskyi.
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- on the way, the vehicle with rescued animals was chased by a Russian drone, and three Defenders, being with volunteers at the right moment, shot it down at high speed.
ARK volunteers called them "3 angels,"as they saved their lives and those of 45 animals rescued during the evacuation
📹hromadske
ARK volunteers called them "3 angels,"as they saved their lives and those of 45 animals rescued during the evacuation
📹hromadske
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
- on the way, the vehicle with rescued animals was chased by a Russian drone, and three Defenders, being with volunteers at the right moment, shot it down at high speed.
ARK volunteers called them "3 angels,"as they saved their lives and those of 45 animals rescued during the evacuation
📹hromadske
ARK volunteers called them "3 angels,"as they saved their lives and those of 45 animals rescued during the evacuation
📹hromadske
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During the evacuation of animals in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, volunteers of the Animal Rescue Kharkiv organization became a 'taxi service' for Ukrainian Defenders.
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
During the evacuation of animals in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, volunteers of the Animal Rescue Kharkiv organization became a 'taxi service' for Ukrainian Defenders.
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
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Failed lawyer turned art dealer and financial trader before owning a freight company that surely would encounter multiple extra barriers to trade courtesy of his Brexit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C...
David Coburn (politician) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Failed lawyer turned art dealer and financial trader before owning a freight company that surely would encounter multiple extra barriers to trade courtesy of his Brexit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C...