Sandy Hendry
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Two partners in the $500 billion Stargate AI project — Oracle and SoftBank — have seen bond risk jump on massive capex. Oracle’s CDS cost tripled in 4 months to 120 bps. SoftBank’s topped 300. The Bloomberg Default Risk Model shows rising credit strains, with Oracle’s cash flow weaker than peers.
Two partners in the $500 billion Stargate AI project — Oracle and SoftBank — have seen bond risk jump on massive capex. Oracle’s CDS cost tripled in 4 months to 120 bps. SoftBank’s topped 300. The Bloomberg Default Risk Model shows rising credit strains, with Oracle’s cash flow weaker than peers.
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two partners in the $500 billion Stargate AI project — Oracle and SoftBank — have seen bond risk jump on massive capex. Oracle’s CDS cost tripled in 4 months to 120 bps. SoftBank’s topped 300. The Bloomberg Default Risk Model shows rising credit strains, with Oracle’s cash flow weaker than peers.
Oh dear. I didn't think UK politicians could get any more incompetent. Clearly I was wrong.
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Oh dear. I didn't think UK politicians could get any more incompetent. Clearly I was wrong.
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Arctic sea-ice extent on November 30th was about 400,000 square kilometers below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Arctic sea-ice extent on November 30th was about 400,000 square kilometers below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Corruption is a problem in Ukraine's government like all governments in the world, so there's a risk that if US and Russian kleptocrats dangle enough "contracts" in front of Ukraine's politicians, they may sell out their nation's interests. Read the 28-point "peace plan" for such "business deals."
Ukraine-US war settlement talks began in Florida.
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Corruption is a problem in Ukraine's government like all governments in the world, so there's a risk that if US and Russian kleptocrats dangle enough "contracts" in front of Ukraine's politicians, they may sell out their nation's interests. Read the 28-point "peace plan" for such "business deals."
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Why does Trump's special envoy for Russia always take part in meetings with Ukraine but Trump's special envoy for Ukraine is never allowed to take part in meetings with Russia?
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Why does Trump's special envoy for Russia always take part in meetings with Ukraine but Trump's special envoy for Ukraine is never allowed to take part in meetings with Russia?
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Stop Trump from making Venezuela his Ukraine.
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Stop Trump from making Venezuela his Ukraine.
"Not that social media was ever a sacred space — though there was a time it was good — but we should consider what that much AI slop does to our collective online experience. What becomes of a platform that requires you to wade through mountains of junk to find jewels?"
mashable.com/article/ai-s...
mashable.com/article/ai-s...
AI slop is taking over the internet. Here's how we got here.
Come get your slop.
mashable.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
"Not that social media was ever a sacred space — though there was a time it was good — but we should consider what that much AI slop does to our collective online experience. What becomes of a platform that requires you to wade through mountains of junk to find jewels?"
mashable.com/article/ai-s...
mashable.com/article/ai-s...
Is there an alternative to Facebook like BlueSky became an alternative to X? Zuckerberg had one job -- to be a site for keeping up with friends. Now you scroll an hour through AI slop, ads, politics, fascist bots, before getting to anything from friends. With a monopoly, he does whatever he likes.
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Is there an alternative to Facebook like BlueSky became an alternative to X? Zuckerberg had one job -- to be a site for keeping up with friends. Now you scroll an hour through AI slop, ads, politics, fascist bots, before getting to anything from friends. With a monopoly, he does whatever he likes.
The OBR leak was bad but overblown by the right-wing media. This on the other hand is NOT a story. The UK economy is slowly dying. The conservatives are saying it is both dying and healthy here.. like Schrodinger's cat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The OBR leak was bad but overblown by the right-wing media. This on the other hand is NOT a story. The UK economy is slowly dying. The conservatives are saying it is both dying and healthy here.. like Schrodinger's cat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I saw this poem on the tube during my commute to work this morning. it was written in 1939
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I saw this poem on the tube during my commute to work this morning. it was written in 1939
Is his trial next?
Here's UKIP's former Scottish leader David Coburn, who has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in Whatsapp messages between Nathan Gill and a pawn of the Putin administration, being applauded by Gill for arguing against Ukraine's entry to the EU
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Is his trial next?
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
Zero desire for peace.
Putin said Kyiv wants fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he was "in principle" ready to do. He said Russia has battlefield initiative and fighting will only end when Ukrainian troops withdrew from Donbas. If not "we'll achieve this by force."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin said Kyiv wants fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he was "in principle" ready to do. He said Russia has battlefield initiative and fighting will only end when Ukrainian troops withdrew from Donbas. If not "we'll achieve this by force."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US
The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Zero desire for peace.
Putin said Kyiv wants fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he was "in principle" ready to do. He said Russia has battlefield initiative and fighting will only end when Ukrainian troops withdrew from Donbas. If not "we'll achieve this by force."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin said Kyiv wants fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he was "in principle" ready to do. He said Russia has battlefield initiative and fighting will only end when Ukrainian troops withdrew from Donbas. If not "we'll achieve this by force."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If HS2 had actually properly linked the North and South there would be many more of these investments!
www.fnlondon.com/articles/gol...
www.fnlondon.com/articles/gol...
Goldman Sachs to add 500 jobs to Birmingham office
The US bank also said it was committing billions to finance UK infrastructure
www.fnlondon.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If HS2 had actually properly linked the North and South there would be many more of these investments!
www.fnlondon.com/articles/gol...
www.fnlondon.com/articles/gol...
More use of flammable plastics in building renovations for the poor? Zero lessons learned from Grenfell??
A Wang Fuk Court resident said he had complained about the use of Styrofoam in recent renovations. Police suspect materials that were not fire safe may have exacerbated Wednesday's blaze, which has claimed 65 lives so far. Full coverage: buff.ly/RSwXkVU Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
More use of flammable plastics in building renovations for the poor? Zero lessons learned from Grenfell??
Gemini's Top 10 incompetent UK govt list:
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Gemini's Top 10 incompetent UK govt list:
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
In October, when Trump was mulling sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv and voicing frustrations with Russia, Putin reached out to dangle the prospect of more peace negotiations. Indeed, he was encouraged and advised on that call by Trump’s own envoy, Steve Witkoff.
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
Russians Are Starting to Feel Real Economic Pain From Putin's War
As President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine enters a fourth winter, Russians are having to come to grips with its growing impact on nearly every aspect of their da…
financialpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
In October, when Trump was mulling sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv and voicing frustrations with Russia, Putin reached out to dangle the prospect of more peace negotiations. Indeed, he was encouraged and advised on that call by Trump’s own envoy, Steve Witkoff.
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
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Japan’s top government spokesperson refrained from directly addressing whether US President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan, following a report suggesting such an exchange took place.
Japan Avoids Comment on Whether Trump Asked Not to Provoke China
Japan’s top government spokesperson refrained from directly addressing whether US President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid provoking China over Taiwan, following a report suggesting such an exchange took place.
bloom.bg
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Japan’s top government spokesperson refrained from directly addressing whether US President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan, following a report suggesting such an exchange took place.
Bloomberg's assessment of UK budget: Investors reacted positively to a budget that built back a vital fiscal buffer and expanded welfare. So did Labour lawmakers. But there were few signs that the budget, with its £1.6 trillion of government spending, would by itself brighten the country’s fortunes.
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Bloomberg's assessment of UK budget: Investors reacted positively to a budget that built back a vital fiscal buffer and expanded welfare. So did Labour lawmakers. But there were few signs that the budget, with its £1.6 trillion of government spending, would by itself brighten the country’s fortunes.
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"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
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The latest pathetic attempt by Reform UK supporters to distance themselves from Nathan Gill and #ReformRussianBribes is to say ‘Reform UK didn’t exist when he took the bribes’.
UKIP > Independent > Brexit Party > Reform UK
That’s the path Gill and Farage took TOGETHER.
UKIP > Independent > Brexit Party > Reform UK
That’s the path Gill and Farage took TOGETHER.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The latest pathetic attempt by Reform UK supporters to distance themselves from Nathan Gill and #ReformRussianBribes is to say ‘Reform UK didn’t exist when he took the bribes’.
UKIP > Independent > Brexit Party > Reform UK
That’s the path Gill and Farage took TOGETHER.
UKIP > Independent > Brexit Party > Reform UK
That’s the path Gill and Farage took TOGETHER.
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How could I forget, here's the UK version
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
How could I forget, here's the UK version
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Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.