And that goes for Afternoon Tea Break too.

I do wonder how much silence in the US from People That You Thought Would Speak Up is due to the coercive threat of removing the right to healthcare. (Remember that when people in the UK talk about moving away from universal healthcare.)

Peerless.

I note that Ireland isn't in NATO en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_...

“The nation is drifting toward parallel immunization regimes, divided not by disease risk but by ideology. This fracture has direct implications for vaccines themselves and for the public’s health. The unavoidable result of this fragmentation is that children’s health will now depend on geography”

European bond traders are discovering Project 2025 for the first time.

Background here on the difficulties Poland has faced in rolling back a populist takeover of the justice system

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A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.

Someone pointed out that this doesn't really matter - it communicates a narrative (bonus for being backed by (misleadingly presented) statistics). I short, this may be deliberate. (See also osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/corresponden...)

Nadhim Zahawi MP: In Farage’s Britain, it would be legal to discriminate against me on the grounds of race conservativehome.com/2015/03/23/n...

co-founder of successful polling company can read opinion polls

I propose the only way of getting through *all this* for the foreseeable is to Bring Back Morning Tea Break. I declare 11am to be time for A Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down. And maybe a chat. About the weather.

seems like a good time to repost my substack (quoted post) given latest reports www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...

You know, this is a *brave* thing to do too. You never know when the regime is going to resort to atrocities. It's much easier as an administrator to keep your head down and hope. It's courageous to do this. Because this is true leadership.

I keep looking at this. It is a marvel of communication. I mean, it's got *population weighted centroids*. It really is a thing of beauty.

This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from. Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible. The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.

The power of prose to conjure up an image.

(The worst position in my career was based around the thesis “they can’t be that stupid)

The DAX did fine until Stalingrad.

Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Fed and markets have a very serious problem ft.com/content/21b5...

Splendid Iffley, built c.1175, and considered one of the finest surviving Romanesque churches. Always a complete joy.

Excellent interview, this.

Well @katie0martin.ft.com’s column this weekend looking pretty prescient now as.ft.com/r/6fcc1dc7-0...

Interesting that the architect of the 'flood the zone' strategy was named in the Epstein files, and we are, perhaps as a result, seeing a whole lot of flooding right now. In all sorts of geopolitical and US domestic zones. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_t...

Here are the rare instances when the Fed has issued a formal statement on a Sunday:

One thing about having the NHS is that your ability to obtain healthcare cannot be removed as a result of your political views.

The President has suggested this. You need to.

"public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats"

And this little bit of France. What happens if Trump decides that it is his.

A very good point. We were wrong all along. Instead of thinking about boring old government checks and balances it was of course referring to bank checks and bank balances. Silly us.

I remember visiting the US Capitol building and seeing a model representing the separation of powers and the checks and balances on the executive. I remember thinking it was a nice model. I don't think it's there anymore. Probably been replaced by a newer model.

Europe comes to BlueSky.

Of course, the (current) US Government could do this to anyone. Even 'nice' people.

I wonder if ICE is an equal opportunities employer.

I think this shows the weakness of cultural memory as opposed to direct experiance. The group driving a lot of our shift to fascism as the ones who grew up at the height of WW2 rememberance. And yet the norms of those who fought simply haven't passed on. If anything they've kicked against them

Ironbridge

Fascinating: The report notes that attributing staff reductions to AI adoption “conveys a more positive message to investors” than admitting to traditional business failures, such as weak consumer demand or “excessive hiring in the past.”

Hearts and minds.

How Nobel of him.

For anyone wondering whether Trump is in a cooperative mood with other (say NATO) countries, it's worth considering first whether he's in a cooperative mood with his own country's city mayors.

When introducing the idea of Completing the Square, I find numerical examples in base ten can be a helpful stepping stone for pupils. Bridging the gap between numbers and algebra.

Morning youtube.com/shorts/mSBe9...

Something tells me you ain't gonna be messing with Rochelle.

BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!

I think we all need certificates of participation each and every week from now on.

Lol

Of course, 2.4 miles separate the US and Russia. They very much are neighbours.