Rhian Williams
@rhianwilliams.bsky.social
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On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
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L’expression du jour d’Alphonse tALK
en avoir sa claque
[ ã avwaʀ sa klak ]
to have it up to here
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en avoir sa claque
[ ã avwaʀ sa klak ]
to have it up to here
Follow me for more fun games.
#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
L’expression du jour d’Alphonse tALK
en avoir sa claque
[ ã avwaʀ sa klak ]
to have it up to here
Follow me for more fun games.
#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
en avoir sa claque
[ ã avwaʀ sa klak ]
to have it up to here
Follow me for more fun games.
#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
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A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul were likely poisoned by gas from a pesticide used in their hotel.
Turkish-German family of 4 likely poisoned by pesticide gas in Istanbul hotel, report says
A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul were likely poisoned by gas from a pesticide used in their hotel.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul were likely poisoned by gas from a pesticide used in their hotel.
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Deere's first outlook for the year ahead fell short of expectations as uncertainly continues to surround the US farm economy.
Deere Outlook Falls Short as Farm Rebound Remains Elusive
Deere & Co.’s weak forecast for the year ahead reinforces the difficulty in predicting a recovery in the US farm economy as uncertainty continues to swirl over the impact of tariffs and trade deals.
bloom.bg
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Deere's first outlook for the year ahead fell short of expectations as uncertainly continues to surround the US farm economy.
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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The government can stick to this plan, or the government can get re-elected. Unlikely it can do both. Therefore either the government has a death wish or the 27-29 figures are yet another budgetary fairy tale. Remember when this government promised to be serious and not to duck the hard choices?
The government’s spending plans are “25-27: spending increases, 27-29: paaaain” which, uh…the election is 2028-9!
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The government can stick to this plan, or the government can get re-elected. Unlikely it can do both. Therefore either the government has a death wish or the 27-29 figures are yet another budgetary fairy tale. Remember when this government promised to be serious and not to duck the hard choices?
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More than 700,000 homes across the ten English councils now governed by Reform UK are projected to face medium or higher flood risk by the middle of the century, exclusive analysis of national modelling by Byline Times and Bylines Network shows.
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
More than 700,000 homes across the ten English councils now governed by Reform UK are projected to face medium or higher flood risk by the middle of the century, exclusive analysis of national modelling by Byline Times and Bylines Network shows.
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Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
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Read Tony’s thread
Thought I'd try a little thread about getting ill and all those glorious benefits, worth £20k, we all get.
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Read Tony’s thread
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So that's me and anyone who thinks everyone on PIP or with disabilities gets loads and it's all so easy is wrong. You can suddenly need it out of nowhere also it could be taken away because somebody is grumpy that day. And my friends that causes anxiety like you would not believe 13/n
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
So that's me and anyone who thinks everyone on PIP or with disabilities gets loads and it's all so easy is wrong. You can suddenly need it out of nowhere also it could be taken away because somebody is grumpy that day. And my friends that causes anxiety like you would not believe 13/n
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Thought I'd try a little thread about getting ill and all those glorious benefits, worth £20k, we all get.
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thought I'd try a little thread about getting ill and all those glorious benefits, worth £20k, we all get.
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
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Not only did Brexit not provide any extra money for the NHS - as liar-in-chief Boris Johnson promised - but Brexit is impoverishing the UK each year by an amount of money not far off the annual NHS budget.
Thanks Farage.
Thanks Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Not only did Brexit not provide any extra money for the NHS - as liar-in-chief Boris Johnson promised - but Brexit is impoverishing the UK each year by an amount of money not far off the annual NHS budget.
Thanks Farage.
Thanks Farage.
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When Trump insults women’s looks, don't buy into it by assessing the women's looks. After Trump called a reporter “Piggy,” some folks posted her photo. DON’T! Who cares what she looks like? Today, Trump called another reporter “ugly.” The issue isn't her. It's the ugliness in Trump's broken brain.
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
When Trump insults women’s looks, don't buy into it by assessing the women's looks. After Trump called a reporter “Piggy,” some folks posted her photo. DON’T! Who cares what she looks like? Today, Trump called another reporter “ugly.” The issue isn't her. It's the ugliness in Trump's broken brain.
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Admire the restraint of the NYT editor who write this cutline:
“The president appeared drowsy…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
“The president appeared drowsy…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Admire the restraint of the NYT editor who write this cutline:
“The president appeared drowsy…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
“The president appeared drowsy…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
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Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called Covid vaccines “dangerous,” has been named the second in command at the CDC.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called Covid vaccines “dangerous,” has been named the second in command at the CDC.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
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Another good thing about ending the two child limit in the benefits system is that it ends the "rape clause", which demanded that women prove they had been raped and had left the rapist in order to claim child tax credits for a child conceived via abuse.
No more rape clause! Finally!
No more rape clause! Finally!
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Another good thing about ending the two child limit in the benefits system is that it ends the "rape clause", which demanded that women prove they had been raped and had left the rapist in order to claim child tax credits for a child conceived via abuse.
No more rape clause! Finally!
No more rape clause! Finally!
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New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
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OBR: "We have not changed our assessment that Brexit will reduce the level of UK productivity by around 4 per cent after 15 years."
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
OBR: "We have not changed our assessment that Brexit will reduce the level of UK productivity by around 4 per cent after 15 years."
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
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Second, Farage's response is such a tell: he's normally a smart communicator, but he's clearly massively on the back foot and defensive over this. A good response would be "I was a little shit at school; I am sorry for the horrible time I gave other kids. The views I held then are not who I am now."
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Second, Farage's response is such a tell: he's normally a smart communicator, but he's clearly massively on the back foot and defensive over this. A good response would be "I was a little shit at school; I am sorry for the horrible time I gave other kids. The views I held then are not who I am now."
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two thoughts on Farage's youthful bullying racism: first, yeah, I do absolutely believe the people speaking up about this now, because bullying stays with you. I still remember specific incidents of being bullied as a kid 50-odd years ago.
Danny Kruger says he feels sorry for Nigel Farage getting all this unfair criticism. That's his main thought on the matter.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
two thoughts on Farage's youthful bullying racism: first, yeah, I do absolutely believe the people speaking up about this now, because bullying stays with you. I still remember specific incidents of being bullied as a kid 50-odd years ago.
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And the two child benefit limit is abolished. An enormous victory for those who have campaigned tirelessly for eight long years through successive governments. This will lift at least 450,000 children out of poverty. Fewer kids will be hungry. No more women forced to disclose their rape.
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
And the two child benefit limit is abolished. An enormous victory for those who have campaigned tirelessly for eight long years through successive governments. This will lift at least 450,000 children out of poverty. Fewer kids will be hungry. No more women forced to disclose their rape.
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Trump is in Palm Beach today playing golf again, his 82nd day spent golfing so far this year. meidasnews.com/news/trump-s...
Trump Spends Wednesday Morning at West Palm Beach Golf Club
This marks his 82nd day at one of his golf clubs since returning to office per White House pool report
meidasnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump is in Palm Beach today playing golf again, his 82nd day spent golfing so far this year. meidasnews.com/news/trump-s...
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Interesting thread on Epstein Evidence...
The FBI and the DOJ are redacting the Jeffrey Epstein evidence, primarily to protect victim privacy and avoid compromising ongoing investigations. However, the law PROHIBITS redactions solely to prevent embarrassment or reputational harm to public figures.
The FBI and the DOJ are redacting the Jeffrey Epstein evidence, primarily to protect victim privacy and avoid compromising ongoing investigations. However, the law PROHIBITS redactions solely to prevent embarrassment or reputational harm to public figures.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Interesting thread on Epstein Evidence...
The FBI and the DOJ are redacting the Jeffrey Epstein evidence, primarily to protect victim privacy and avoid compromising ongoing investigations. However, the law PROHIBITS redactions solely to prevent embarrassment or reputational harm to public figures.
The FBI and the DOJ are redacting the Jeffrey Epstein evidence, primarily to protect victim privacy and avoid compromising ongoing investigations. However, the law PROHIBITS redactions solely to prevent embarrassment or reputational harm to public figures.