While the US government may be hugely unpopular outside of the US it's worth remembering that in the US support for his party remains high and in 2028 someone else will be standing as their Presidential candidate.

Argument from resident doctors that they want pay restoration back 15 or so years fails to take account of the the fact that pay growth for everyone has been crap over that period bsky.app/profile/rich... My wife works in public sector, she hasn't received pay rise anything like they already have.

Inflation is now falling decisively. The rate of price rises was down 0.4pp in November at 3.2%, a much larger fall than was expected. That being said, the UK remains an inflation outlier compared to other G7 countries.

If anyone in UH Plymouth a) knows what's working and b) is willing to say, would be very interested indeed. I'd guess corridor care is being leaned on heavily, but can't see much evidence of it getting worse in the national statistics.

I am in tears The Employment Rights Bill has passed the Lords and goes for Royal Assent this week Sick pay for everyone No more zero hours contracts No more trade union act 2016 years So much more Doing what you sent a Labour government here to do

Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

Earlier this year, Scot Gov said the core directly-employed civil service workforce (which is about 9,000 people) would shrink by 4-5% per year until 2030. Latest Scot Gov workforce data published today. Let’s see how it’s going… Oh. Basically zero progress. Pathetic.

Just spotted the Frog faced cunt in Rymans buying a shredder

This is the wildest shit a White House chief of staff has said about *their own colleagues* and *their boss* ON THE RECORD, WHILE STILL IN THE JOB. Holy hell.

William J. Cokehead New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Tonight's draw means this Manchester United fan will not be getting a haircut in the entirety of 2025. #MUFC Unserious fan disgracing the club 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Religion eh? The perfect vehicle for giving arseholes an excuse to behave like arseholes.

It's useful to compare what a past US President and the current US President have to say about a tragic incident. It also shows why the current President hates the former President. His predecessor is in a different class to him and he knows it.

❤️

The level of trust in Zelensky has increased: 61% of Ukrainians trust the president, - KIIS. In USA, 61% of the people dont trust the president Trump

Today is the 55th anniversary of the official opening of the silliest pub the world ever saw, the Windsock in Dunstable

On Friday, the UK sanctioned Rapid Support Forces commander Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu. Bellingcat previously geolocated him in three videos filmed at the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Sudan. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...

Jimmy Lai, the media tycoon and brave defender of democracy in Hong Kong, has been found guilty of ‘foreign collusion’. His family expect he’ll die in jail. HK’s national security law, imposed by Beijing after huge pro-democracy protests, has claimed its most prominent victim.

Today's #UnexpectedEbayFind in this button badge featuring "Peter Puddock", the one-time mascot of Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool (aka The Commie) 🐸🎀🏊, created as a result of a 1987 competition by Edinburgh District Council...

Tuvalu's first climate migrants have arrived in Australia - More than a third ofTuvalu's 11,000 citizens applied for the new climate visa — a deal forged between the two countries to preserve Tuvaluan culture as the atolls disappear. www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...

That sound you can hear is millions of right wing dickheads deleting 'Hero' posts on the socials

Man of the year 2025.

"A racist, a liar and possibly a criminal" Labour should be a lot more straightforward about Farage. Like all bullies he crumples when confronted so keep on confronting him.

Making America great again.

D obviously.

“Prost had been added to the United States’ sanctions list, because in 2020 she ruled to authorise an investigation into possible atrocities in Afghanistan [..] Amazon, obliged to implement the sanctions as a US company, had cancelled her account.” www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

‼️

Unfortunate. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Longtime FotMob favourite Jizz Hornkamp unlucky to be on the losing side against Dutch league leaders PSV.

Good point actually.

A patch of Irises were in full bloom today in the Edinburgh botanics. I'm wondering if they've been fooled into thinking it's Spring? 🌱

He'll end up screaming at somebody in public in a way that ends up in court for right or wrong. The deadly combination of sanctimonious moral certainty, ego and a general state of unhappiness.

I’m looking to talk to an adult who was or is part of a blended family, about how they feel the finances worked or didn’t work as the parents involved managed the needs of the different children. For a very sensitive radio programme on #blendedfamilies

10% - 80% within ten minutes… Why would Porsche be in trouble in China?! The new normal? #7X ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging

Norwegians in Spain and Spaniards in Norway must feel sooo out of place.

He wiv the angles now. 🙏

Hereditary peers made the difference to block the Employment Rights Bill this week… 33 Tory hereditary peers voted - we lost by 24 Disgraceful Millions of low-paid workers may be denied sick pay by people who owe their positions to who their dad and grandad was

If you haven't read Stanley Baxter's authorised biography, I highly recommend that you do. May have to give it a re-read, myself.

You’re the most attractive of all my cousins

It's the absolute classic populists' conception of whatever elite they're opposed , isn't it? It's all-powerful and sinister but also decadent and rotting from within.

Zelensky with balls of steel, visits the very frontline in Kupyansk: "Ukrainian forces are achieving real gains. Many Russians talked about Kupyansk, we see the result. I met our fighters, thanked every unit. Success strengthens our hand in diplomacy. Proud of our troops. Glory to Ukraine”

Agree. I also think they're missing a really positive news story. They're coping well, even with an early flu wave. A&E waits actually went down a touch in November. Ambulance times are under control (Cat 2 at 32 mins, best Nov since 2020). Something is starting to work!

We’re now up to 22 ex-Tory MPs joining reform. It’s not subtle - every day clearer this is just a rebranding of the nutty fringe of the Conservative Party offering to rerun the Truss/Johnson omnishambles

I was well aware that LLMs made mistakes but not this many. www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

Stop giving your data to these companies folks. We need to create a data minimisation ethic throughout business, government and society.

Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today: www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...

An oldie but a goodie. A look around the tenements of Edinburgh from the Engine Shed, with tips for owners and occupiers. (In Scotland a tenement is a traditional multi-storey building divided into flats.) #housing #architecture #LocalHistory blog.engineshed.scot/2020/12/22/e...

Told an asbestos joke to a woman at work. Didn't know her husband had asbestosis