Sean McArdle
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Came from over there to over here.
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“This summer, prosecutors warned that the violation of labour laws among fashion houses in Italy was ‘a generalised and consolidated manufacturing method’” is a pretty extraordinary sentence.
‘Serious exploitation’: the Prada bags from Chinese sweatshops in Italy
www.thetimes.com/article/4e72...
www.thetimes.com/article/4e72...
‘Serious exploitation’: the Prada bags from Chinese sweatshops in Italy
Police discovered the luxury items during a raid. Investigators have also quizzed Versace, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy over links to Chinese-run manufacturers
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“This summer, prosecutors warned that the violation of labour laws among fashion houses in Italy was ‘a generalised and consolidated manufacturing method’” is a pretty extraordinary sentence.
Steve Cropper: 9 Essential Songs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/a...
Steve Cropper: 9 Essential Songs
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December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Steve Cropper: 9 Essential Songs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/a...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal
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December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
‘Serious exploitation’: the Prada bags from Chinese sweatshops in Italy
www.thetimes.com/article/4e72...
www.thetimes.com/article/4e72...
‘Serious exploitation’: the Prada bags from Chinese sweatshops in Italy
Police discovered the luxury items during a raid. Investigators have also quizzed Versace, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy over links to Chinese-run manufacturers
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
‘Serious exploitation’: the Prada bags from Chinese sweatshops in Italy
www.thetimes.com/article/4e72...
www.thetimes.com/article/4e72...
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I’m late to post this as I am in the room where it happens, as they say: The federal vaccine committee delayed a vote on the hepatitis B vaccine *for the third time* amid accusations and insults among the members and presenters.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
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Vaccine Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m late to post this as I am in the room where it happens, as they say: The federal vaccine committee delayed a vote on the hepatitis B vaccine *for the third time* amid accusations and insults among the members and presenters.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
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Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
The number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK is collapsing, figures reveal, with rising racism and changes to immigration rules blamed for the fall.
Between April and September, 6,321 nurses and midwives from abroad joined the register of those licensed to practice in the UK, compared with 12,534 who did so in the same period in 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
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The biggest event in New Zealand on Thursday may have been the opening of a furniture store. https://cnn.it/3XBmU45
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The biggest event in New Zealand on Thursday may have been the opening of a furniture store. https://cnn.it/3XBmU45
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RIP Steve Cropper. Booker T & the MGs were one of the finest bunch of musicians this country ever produced. See, e.g., youtu.be/nbBcXvKvB08?...
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
YouTube video by 60s70sVintageRock
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December 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
RIP Steve Cropper. Booker T & the MGs were one of the finest bunch of musicians this country ever produced. See, e.g., youtu.be/nbBcXvKvB08?...
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RIP Steve Cropper, a man responsible for brilliant playing on so many brilliant records
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
RIP Steve Cropper, a man responsible for brilliant playing on so many brilliant records
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Like an SNL parody.
Q: You outlined the dangers posed by drugs. So what explanation do you have for Trump pardoning the former president of Honduras?
SEN. ROGER MARSHALL: I don't know the details. Happy to look into it. I can't speak to it
Q: Alright. Um. Ok. Like, no thought on it?
MARSHALL: I haven't researched it
SEN. ROGER MARSHALL: I don't know the details. Happy to look into it. I can't speak to it
Q: Alright. Um. Ok. Like, no thought on it?
MARSHALL: I haven't researched it
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Like an SNL parody.
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Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
Prolific musician was known for work on songs like Green Onions and Otis Redding’s (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist whose work as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music, has died at the age of 84.
Hs son Cameron confirmed his death to Variety. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
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On this day in 1986, “Labyrinth” was released in UK cinemas.
Directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, it starred Jennifer Connelly & David Bowie. #Bowieforever
Directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, it starred Jennifer Connelly & David Bowie. #Bowieforever
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
On this day in 1986, “Labyrinth” was released in UK cinemas.
Directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, it starred Jennifer Connelly & David Bowie. #Bowieforever
Directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, it starred Jennifer Connelly & David Bowie. #Bowieforever
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Steve Cropper, guitarist for Blues Brothers and Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Blues Brothers and Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
Stax Records great also backed Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty and The Band’s Levon Helm
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December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Blues Brothers and Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
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RIP Steve Cropper
One of the most thrilling songs ever. And that guitar is just perfection.
Also on stage: Al Jackson Jr. & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn smoking his ever present pipe.
youtu.be/HYk7NWjsuHI?...
One of the most thrilling songs ever. And that guitar is just perfection.
Also on stage: Al Jackson Jr. & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn smoking his ever present pipe.
youtu.be/HYk7NWjsuHI?...
Soul Man - Sam & Dave | The Midnight Special
YouTube video by The Midnight Special
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December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Steve Cropper
One of the most thrilling songs ever. And that guitar is just perfection.
Also on stage: Al Jackson Jr. & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn smoking his ever present pipe.
youtu.be/HYk7NWjsuHI?...
One of the most thrilling songs ever. And that guitar is just perfection.
Also on stage: Al Jackson Jr. & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn smoking his ever present pipe.
youtu.be/HYk7NWjsuHI?...
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It's been six days
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It's been six days
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I wish there was a precedent for what happens when a demagogue picks out a vulnerable minority group and labels them as subhuman. I wonder what the next step is and whether any innocent people get hurt. And I wonder whether the demagogue's followers go on trial when the whole thing is over.
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I wish there was a precedent for what happens when a demagogue picks out a vulnerable minority group and labels them as subhuman. I wonder what the next step is and whether any innocent people get hurt. And I wonder whether the demagogue's followers go on trial when the whole thing is over.
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More than a quarter of police forces in England and Wales have not implemented basic policies for investigating sexual offences, a report has found, four years after the rape and murder of Sarah Everard.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sarah Everard report finds quarter of forces lack basic policies on sexual offences
The report, four years after the 33-year-old's murder, says urgent action is needed to prevent violent, sexual attacks against women.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
More than a quarter of police forces in England and Wales have not implemented basic policies for investigating sexual offences, a report has found, four years after the rape and murder of Sarah Everard.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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#BBCNews - Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#BBCNews - Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
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#BBCNews live page: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Russia-Ukraine war live:
Putin meets Trump's envoys in Moscow after saying he doesn't want war with Europe but is 'ready to fight'
#UkraineWar
Russia-Ukraine war live:
Putin meets Trump's envoys in Moscow after saying he doesn't want war with Europe but is 'ready to fight'
#UkraineWar
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin holding talks with US envoys at Kremlin on Ukraine peace plan
Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#BBCNews live page: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Russia-Ukraine war live:
Putin meets Trump's envoys in Moscow after saying he doesn't want war with Europe but is 'ready to fight'
#UkraineWar
Russia-Ukraine war live:
Putin meets Trump's envoys in Moscow after saying he doesn't want war with Europe but is 'ready to fight'
#UkraineWar
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM