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intelligent?

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It's deeply depressing that in 2025 anyone should have to publicly make those arguments to justify their presence in this country.

That Sadiq did so, and did so so patiently and eloquently, says a lot about him as a person. Sarah on the other hand...
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Yes, exactly this.

He will never satisfy the Daily Mail et al. so simply risks alienating core voters.
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North Korean levels of performative sycophancy...

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can a journalist actually ask him to explain how his tariffs 'are bringing in billions of dollars a week from the abusing countries'?
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Possibly the greatest local news story Im going to see this year, and it’s only March
Woman slams selfish paragliders who ‘made her think Hamas were invading Doncaster’
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of all the unanswered questions around this case...this was not one of them
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easily done

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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds

- Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition

#airpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds
Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition
www.theguardian.com
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that would require the interviewers to have a decent grasp of detail. Most clearly don't.
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an obvious question, but how are you comparing the sound quality? Are you using the same headphones with each?
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an excellent graphic

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Don’t think so. Name spelled wrong in handle
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3.5C

F is just wrong
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The statistician in me needed to answer this question. Right now, it's 25% of their main stories :)
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# Give Americans Mumps Again
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Trying to control infectious diseases. Woke nonsense.
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A recent favourite community note on Twitter (or eX if you prefer)
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that must have been a wild night out

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and a cover too, not even an original explicit rap...

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It will no doubt be chaotic with regular sackings as they all turn on each other. I also think he’ll increasingly push for a 3rd term.

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cartoon of the day
A satirical cartoon of a passenger on a plane saying the pilot has lost touch with regular passengers before adding: “who thinks I should fly the plane?” Everyone puts their hands up.
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Vote Trump, Get Mumps #RFKNutbag
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This month we've launched a new platform to show how the #NHS is performing. 📈

You can explore a beta version of our new dashboard with today's stats here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/qualitywatch...
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here's the full version, attributed to Nate White
londondaily.com/british-writ...
British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily
“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:
londondaily.com
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I think this is my favourite summary of why the British tend to dislike Trump. I can't seem to find the author and I think there's a longer version somewhere
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Ex

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I'm convinced that the Trump-Musk love-in will end in tears within months, possibly weeks: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit
Elon Musk has been a near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago, where he’s sat in on important meetings and calls.
www.nbcnews.com
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by Matt Cole

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Prof of Environmental Economics, interested in politics, the environment and anything that makes me smile. I loathe Brexit and the mindset that led to it...
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