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1/ RTT performance September - From the RTT Overview Timeseries - public.tableau.com/views/Englan...
Pathways 7,389,443
Over 18 weeks 2,822.221
Over 52 Weeks 180,329
Over 65 Weeks 12,822
Over 78 Weeks 1,489
Over 104 weeks 150
Pathways 7,389,443
Over 18 weeks 2,822.221
Over 52 Weeks 180,329
Over 65 Weeks 12,822
Over 78 Weeks 1,489
Over 104 weeks 150
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The WSJ confirms that in the leadup to Pete Hegseth's serial war crimes in the Caribbean, he made clear to commanders that our military code *was not to be followed*—no questions were to be asked of any orders. It led to the resignation of the top commander in the Caribbean.
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The WSJ confirms that in the leadup to Pete Hegseth's serial war crimes in the Caribbean, he made clear to commanders that our military code *was not to be followed*—no questions were to be asked of any orders. It led to the resignation of the top commander in the Caribbean.
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A key question to Nigel Farage is this
You have said your schooldays were 40+ years ago.
Can you say categorically that you never used the most offensive racial slurs - words like the n-word, p-word and wog - as an adult?
You have said your schooldays were 40+ years ago.
Can you say categorically that you never used the most offensive racial slurs - words like the n-word, p-word and wog - as an adult?
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A key question to Nigel Farage is this
You have said your schooldays were 40+ years ago.
Can you say categorically that you never used the most offensive racial slurs - words like the n-word, p-word and wog - as an adult?
You have said your schooldays were 40+ years ago.
Can you say categorically that you never used the most offensive racial slurs - words like the n-word, p-word and wog - as an adult?
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I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
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If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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🧵How much should the NHS worry about this winter's flu wave?
You may have seen this alarming headline on the BBC website today...
I think it's too early to make this claim and the data does not support it.
I think it will be a bad flu season but no evidence to think worse than previous yrs
1/8
You may have seen this alarming headline on the BBC website today...
I think it's too early to make this claim and the data does not support it.
I think it will be a bad flu season but no evidence to think worse than previous yrs
1/8
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🧵How much should the NHS worry about this winter's flu wave?
You may have seen this alarming headline on the BBC website today...
I think it's too early to make this claim and the data does not support it.
I think it will be a bad flu season but no evidence to think worse than previous yrs
1/8
You may have seen this alarming headline on the BBC website today...
I think it's too early to make this claim and the data does not support it.
I think it will be a bad flu season but no evidence to think worse than previous yrs
1/8
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An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on A&Es in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Early flu surge piles demand on EDs already under extreme pressure - RCEM
04/12/2025 - An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on Emergency Departments in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
rcem.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on A&Es in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
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Just a vicious, lawless regime.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just a vicious, lawless regime.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
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I spoke to @mjgault.bsky.social as to why it was concerning to the US DOE take the position of using generative AI for safety cases and licensing at the IAEA symposium, while also advocating for eliminating human intervention during normal nuclear operations.
I have a fun presentation for you to watch, all about the AI-nuclear powered future Trump and Tech would love to deliver unto us all
‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants
A presentation at the International Atomic Energy Agency unveiled Big Tech’s vision of an AI and nuclear fueled future.
www.404media.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I spoke to @mjgault.bsky.social as to why it was concerning to the US DOE take the position of using generative AI for safety cases and licensing at the IAEA symposium, while also advocating for eliminating human intervention during normal nuclear operations.
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Analysts told me that they agree with @amnesty.org in that Israel's genocide in Gaza is not over.
The mass killing has slowed but the conditions for life & society have been destroyed and are not being allowed to be rebuilt.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
The mass killing has slowed but the conditions for life & society have been destroyed and are not being allowed to be rebuilt.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has not stopped, despite the ceasefire: Analysts
Analysts and a human rights group say Israel's genocide in Gaza has not stopped, despite the ceasefire.
www.aljazeera.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Analysts told me that they agree with @amnesty.org in that Israel's genocide in Gaza is not over.
The mass killing has slowed but the conditions for life & society have been destroyed and are not being allowed to be rebuilt.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
The mass killing has slowed but the conditions for life & society have been destroyed and are not being allowed to be rebuilt.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
1/ UEC Daily SitRep Flu Data, week ending November 30 - Number of beds occupied by flu patients - public.tableau.com/views/Englan...
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
1/ UEC Daily SitRep Flu Data, week ending November 30 - Number of beds occupied by flu patients - public.tableau.com/views/Englan...
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The economic impacts of Brexit: new research from my @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social colleague Paul Mizen et al brings together macro (top-down) and micro (bottom-up) evidence.
They find a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity.
ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impa...
They find a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity.
ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impa...
Brexit’s impact on the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Nicholas Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, and Gregory Thwaites argue that there is evidence that Brexit has had a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity i...
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The economic impacts of Brexit: new research from my @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social colleague Paul Mizen et al brings together macro (top-down) and micro (bottom-up) evidence.
They find a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity.
ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impa...
They find a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity.
ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impa...
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And how preceisely is the UK going to wrest control of critical mineral supplies from China? We can't in fact. Moving beyond superficialities would be a good idea.
Britain vows to ‘wrest control’ of critical mineral supplies from China
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
Britain vows to ‘wrest control’ of critical mineral supplies from China
The government wants to end China’s role as a “monopoly provider” of supplies central to the net zero drive.
www.politico.eu
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
And how preceisely is the UK going to wrest control of critical mineral supplies from China? We can't in fact. Moving beyond superficialities would be a good idea.
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🏘️ Our Poverty in Northern Ireland report shows housing costs, once a relatively modest pressure compared with other parts of the UK, have become a central risk factor of poverty.
Despite ambitious targets, social housing completions have fallen far short of what’s needed.
Despite ambitious targets, social housing completions have fallen far short of what’s needed.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🏘️ Our Poverty in Northern Ireland report shows housing costs, once a relatively modest pressure compared with other parts of the UK, have become a central risk factor of poverty.
Despite ambitious targets, social housing completions have fallen far short of what’s needed.
Despite ambitious targets, social housing completions have fallen far short of what’s needed.
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I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation | Computer Weekly
National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu.
www.computerweekly.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
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Many of us think that getting and keeping paid work protects us from poverty. But our report today challenges that view.
🔎 The reality for people in Northern Ireland is that too many are held back by low pay and significant barriers to work that keep them trapped in hardship.
🔎 The reality for people in Northern Ireland is that too many are held back by low pay and significant barriers to work that keep them trapped in hardship.
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Many of us think that getting and keeping paid work protects us from poverty. But our report today challenges that view.
🔎 The reality for people in Northern Ireland is that too many are held back by low pay and significant barriers to work that keep them trapped in hardship.
🔎 The reality for people in Northern Ireland is that too many are held back by low pay and significant barriers to work that keep them trapped in hardship.
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An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-t...
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-t...
AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
www.digitalhealth.net
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-t...
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-t...
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Children are bearing the brunt of poverty in Northern Ireland.
Too many families face unthinkable choices between feeding their children or keeping their homes warm.
18 months out from the next Assembly election, our Poverty in NI report looks at the action that's needed 🔽
Too many families face unthinkable choices between feeding their children or keeping their homes warm.
18 months out from the next Assembly election, our Poverty in NI report looks at the action that's needed 🔽
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Children are bearing the brunt of poverty in Northern Ireland.
Too many families face unthinkable choices between feeding their children or keeping their homes warm.
18 months out from the next Assembly election, our Poverty in NI report looks at the action that's needed 🔽
Too many families face unthinkable choices between feeding their children or keeping their homes warm.
18 months out from the next Assembly election, our Poverty in NI report looks at the action that's needed 🔽
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Doesn't say anything for the political instincts of Number 10 that they were surprised by a positive response to a positive EU agenda.
Doesn't say much for their diplomatic instincts that this came 12 months too late to make a difference to negotiations. www.politico.eu/article/brex...
Doesn't say much for their diplomatic instincts that this came 12 months too late to make a difference to negotiations. www.politico.eu/article/brex...
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Doesn't say anything for the political instincts of Number 10 that they were surprised by a positive response to a positive EU agenda.
Doesn't say much for their diplomatic instincts that this came 12 months too late to make a difference to negotiations. www.politico.eu/article/brex...
Doesn't say much for their diplomatic instincts that this came 12 months too late to make a difference to negotiations. www.politico.eu/article/brex...
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This is an important filing. The world will be watching.
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is an important filing. The world will be watching.
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The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
bsky.app/profile/just...
bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
bsky.app/profile/just...
bsky.app/profile/just...
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GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
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Reform UK's Staffordshire council leader made series of racist posts including telling British academic to "f*** off back to Nigeria" and liking white supremacist posts saying "White Men Have The Best Lives Because We Are White & Better Than The Rest Of the World" hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/03/r...
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reform UK's Staffordshire council leader made series of racist posts including telling British academic to "f*** off back to Nigeria" and liking white supremacist posts saying "White Men Have The Best Lives Because We Are White & Better Than The Rest Of the World" hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/03/r...