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"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."

The UK is eating itself.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am personally aghast that so many people are aghast. Russia is Trump’s blueprint. He too is creating a mafia state. So many people are in denial. #DumpAUKUS
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
AUKUS
If I were making investment decisions today I would be very wary of the USA. The law in America is what Trump says it is. There is certainly no protection offered by the law in the USA to a foreign investor.
Day #319

The world sees the US as unstable & start doing things. Moving their wealth out.

Thanks GO☭SS. Best at losing! Respectability & Wealth management of foreign counties & elite
#proudblue #pinks

The ultra-rich are moving gold to Singapore as global risks mount share.google/S6AZtk4kUMn3...
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Presidential pardon, institutionalising corruption since 1975.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Plans to Pardon Texas Congressman and Wife Awaiting Bribery Trial
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm one of the first in line to criticise the blazers, but this is outstanding. George Miller ... at your heart out!
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
April 1st on 6th December.

Controlling the game in Wales ranks higher on the WRU's priority than making Welsh rugby a laughing stock.

Killing the game ... one season at a time.

www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
WRU consider entering semi-pro Super Rygbi Cymru side into URC after region cut
The WRU have a very drastic contingency plan amid a complicated situation
www.walesonline.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Interesting business model here ... particularly when you think about the Principality Stadium.
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Summary of Governor Gavin C. Newsom’s Advanced Imaging Results
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Having a supreme leader who can overrule the judiciary is not a good thing.
The president is a lunatic
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Life During Wartime ... glorious stuff!
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 4d
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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The Garden of Kamigamo Shrine in Fall Colors🍁

📍Kita Ward, Kyoto City
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Rugby has a long tradition in Japan ... and this lot looks like they'd give Wales a run for their money.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Today. Renewable energy more than half the electricity grid for the first time, despite Coalition/Murdoch fear campaign
(data also proves solar & wind far cheaper than coal & gas)
#whatsthescam #auspol #NEM
michaelwest.com.au/renewable-en...
Renewable energy hits half the grid as Coalition scaremongering hits overdrive - Michael West
While the Coalition and Murdoch media ramp up their campaign against renewable energy, renewables set yet another record - 50.1% of the grid
michaelwest.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here's why I prefer club rugby to international rugby. In the NH's autumn games, there has been only 3 "upsets" (a lower rank defeated a higher ranked team). That's about 15% of fixtures. In the Premiership, that figure is up to 25% & in Top 14 up to 30%. Unpredictability makes for entertainment.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Difficult to conceive of a clearer red card than this. Shoulder to the head ... red card.
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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“A silent, interlocking system of control has taken root across the globe, undermining democracy, perpetuating inequality, and jeopardising our planet’s future.”

theaimn.net/the-unholy-t...
The Unholy Trinity: How Censorship, the Arms Trade, and Dynastic Wealth Threaten Our Future
The Architecture of Control A silent, interlocking system of control has taken root across the globe, undermining democracy, perpetuating inequality, and jeopardising our planet’s future. This system ...
theaimn.net
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen.

BB King
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Crass
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
John Martyn
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
For anyone with a spouse who is not a US citizen, the US is a deeply dysfunctional society at war with itself.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I went to immigration court in Seattle to observe the kids docket. These children, some as young as three years old, are expected to understand complex legal processes and represent themselves in court.

That’s not due process.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is why the billionaire media-owning class are the biggest threat to humanity.
Daily Mail once again battles against fact because the "consensus that the drive to renewable energy leads to ... high energy bills instantly collapses the moment it makes contact with ... the real world."

Ads by #Asda, #Sainsburys, #Nationwide, #SkyUK, #LidlGB & #TescoMobile & #Morrisons
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Looks like someone emerged from the pouch to take a look at what's going on ....
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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That's terrifying shit
Again with alt text:
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM