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Absolutely ridiculous when so many councils in the UK close public services and we're all paying more council tax. All that to fill in the pockets of the bosses. Forget about potholes and other things. This needs to change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #counciltax #council #uk #scotland
Bosses of Scotland's smallest councils to get huge pay rises
The chief executive of Scotland's smallest council will get £32,000 extra next year, a 24% rise.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Absolutely ridiculous when so many councils in the UK close public services and we're all paying more council tax. All that to fill in the pockets of the bosses. Forget about potholes and other things. This needs to change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #counciltax #council #uk #scotland
The famous Haka at Murrayfield by the All Blacks (in white for the occasion)
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The famous Haka at Murrayfield by the All Blacks (in white for the occasion)
Scotland vs New Zealand today. Great match and atmosphere. Well done to the All Blacks.
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Scotland vs New Zealand today. Great match and atmosphere. Well done to the All Blacks.
And here we have it - again - the BBC - again - invites the racist reform UK to their shows today being Kussenberg... I want to stop paying my license as I don't want to be complicit in funding this org anymore.
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
And here we have it - again - the BBC - again - invites the racist reform UK to their shows today being Kussenberg... I want to stop paying my license as I don't want to be complicit in funding this org anymore.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
#edinburgh take notice. Amazing news.
July 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
#edinburgh take notice. Amazing news.
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Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
Nice landscape landing on Amsterdam/Schiphol today.
July 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nice landscape landing on Amsterdam/Schiphol today.
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We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet 1 in 7 people in the UK are facing hunger.
This isn't right. Repost if you agree
This isn't right. Repost if you agree
April 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet 1 in 7 people in the UK are facing hunger.
This isn't right. Repost if you agree
This isn't right. Repost if you agree
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
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Trump engaged in insider trading and capitulated to China and the EU. He even admitted that he got scared.
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
April 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Trump engaged in insider trading and capitulated to China and the EU. He even admitted that he got scared.
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
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Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
April 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
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“The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.”
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.”
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I always vote LibDem. Where I live they’d elect a pig if it wore a blue rosette.
And I agree with you, I thought they’d go after Mone, Harding and Hancock and then the millions in taxes that companies aren’t paying.
Stealing from the disabled is the lowest of the low.
And also #RejoinTheEU
And I agree with you, I thought they’d go after Mone, Harding and Hancock and then the millions in taxes that companies aren’t paying.
Stealing from the disabled is the lowest of the low.
And also #RejoinTheEU
I don’t really know what to think. What on earth did I vote for?
March 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I always vote LibDem. Where I live they’d elect a pig if it wore a blue rosette.
And I agree with you, I thought they’d go after Mone, Harding and Hancock and then the millions in taxes that companies aren’t paying.
Stealing from the disabled is the lowest of the low.
And also #RejoinTheEU
And I agree with you, I thought they’d go after Mone, Harding and Hancock and then the millions in taxes that companies aren’t paying.
Stealing from the disabled is the lowest of the low.
And also #RejoinTheEU
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How many times do we have to say it? *Austerity doesn’t work*. More cuts to public spending is economically illiterate and morally indefensible - people didn’t vote Labour to get more Tory austerity. FFS tax extreme wealth, don’t slash public services @patmillsuk.bsky.social
Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services
Rachel Reeves will announce the biggest spending cuts since austerity at next week’s spring statement after ruling out tax rises as a way to close…
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
How many times do we have to say it? *Austerity doesn’t work*. More cuts to public spending is economically illiterate and morally indefensible - people didn’t vote Labour to get more Tory austerity. FFS tax extreme wealth, don’t slash public services @patmillsuk.bsky.social
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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
February 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
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Without friends
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Without friends
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
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I need abled people to understand that breaking someone's wheelchair is like breaking your legs. Both of them. They want to get away with breaking people's legs.
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I need abled people to understand that breaking someone's wheelchair is like breaking your legs. Both of them. They want to get away with breaking people's legs.
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Ukrainian follow thread, if you are Ukrainian or support Ukraine please post #StandWithUkraine below and follow each other.
February 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM