'They're coming in at a time when there's lots and lots of challenges and there are restrictions on what they can do.' @HelenMiller_IFS, David Phillips & Aileen Murphie discuss local government and what councillors can actually change on our podcast. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wha...

 'Housing makes a big difference to people's incomes.' In our podcast on pensions, @heidikarj.bsky.social and @helenmiller.bsky.social explain some of the nuances around comparing pensioner and working-age incomes. 🎧️ Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/are...

'There's probably a good case that at least some people actually retire because we create a label that says state pension age at that point.' We explain how the state pension age works in the UK in our podcast on retirement. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wil...

'They're a very visible sign of the public realm deteriorating.' @helenmiller.bsky.social and Aileen Murphie discuss how potholes are a costly headache for councils, and the bureaucratic strings attached to central government funding on our podcast. 🎧️ Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wha...

'The wholesale cost of electricity and gas are not much higher for the UK than they are elsewhere. What really makes a difference is actually the way we tax these things' On our latest podcast we discuss Britain’s energy mix and net zero targets. 🎧️ Listen to the podcast: ifs.org.uk/articles/why...

Ahead of the Scottish and Welsh elections on 7 May, IFS Head of Local and Devolved Government Finance David Phillips is presenting our analysis at in-person events in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Bangor and Cardiff. ➡️ Find out more and sign up to attend here: ifs.org.uk/events

'Gas has this particularly important role because the price of electricity that we pay is set by the most expensive form of generation.' On our latest podcast we discuss Britain’s energy mix and net zero targets. 🎧️ Listen to the podcast: ifs.org.uk/articles/why...

'About 45% for the average pensioner comes from the state pension.' In our podcast on pensions, we analyse the composition of pensioner incomes and implications for the future of pensions. 🎧️ Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/are...

What we should really be asking about the price of going green? On our latest podcast, Professor Dieter Helm breaks down the hidden system costs of the UK's energy transition. 🎧️ Listen to the full podcast: ifs.org.uk/articles/why...

Could the government increase defence spending without either cutting other departments or raising taxes? @maxwarner.bsky.social discusses the UK's planned increases in defence spending in our latest podcast on the UK's fiscal situation. 🎧️ Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/tou...

Trump:

Pat Ryan goes off on House Republicans pulling the War Powers vote, calling them “Chickenhawk motherfuckers.”

Mystery Substance Leaves 3 Dead, Sends 18 First Responders to Hospital in Mountainair, New Mexico. 👉 Read the full story at NewsLink7.com #MysterySubstance #Mountainair #NewMexico #FirstResponders #Hazmat #EMS #BreakingNews #News #WorldNews #Noticias

To our listeners and supporters around the world: thank you for sticking with us this past year. We’re excited about what’s ahead and can’t wait to keep going with you. #TheBlackPaper

#Maga #trump #trending #viral #fyp #congratulations #Liberals #democrats #conservatives #news #today

Was this Drake’s fireworks or excited fans? Fireworks seen near CN Tower 🎆 #Drake #Iceman #Fireworks

Manuel Aaron Fajardo ha insistido en que su hijo no está investigado por ningún delito, aunque aparezca en el auto de la Audiencia Nacional por el caso de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Canada PR Update – April 2026 🇨🇦 Canada has introduced major PR and Express Entry updates in April 2026, making the system more targeted and competitive. Key changes focus on category-based selection. 💬 Interested? Comment below! www.bestmigrationconsultant.com/blusky/ #CanadaPR

Yesterday, I voted against Trump's illegal war in Iran. Unfortunately, my GOP colleagues chose to cowardly stand with Trump & against the American people. When this comes back to the floor next week, will the GOP continue to bend the knee to the maniac in the WH or stand up for their constituents?

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On the show this week: • Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran and the battle of narratives intensifies • The White House is using AI bots to respond to the ICE killing of Renee Good • Cory Doctorow on how scrutiny has taken a backseat in the AI arms race ▶️ youtu.be/RQc5WhffayY

The public deserves competent health leadership. Instead, key federal health posts are vacant, and the ones that are filled include RFK Jr. Dr. Oz, a penile-implant specialist in the infectious disease chain of command and a non-scientist acting FDA commissioner. This is a crisis of competence.

𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝒏: 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 🥽 Not speed. Judgment. Autonomous systems win on edge cases. That is the shift. Credit to CTO ROBOTICS Media #AI #AutonomousDriving #Mobility

Scientists are exploring the use of tagged sharks as mobile ocean sensors to collect critical data for hurricane research and environmental studies. More: https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/sharks-ocean-sensors-aid-hurricane-research-gulf-coast/71329428 

Serving legs for days… but who’s counting? 😉 👠 #footfetish #legs #legsfetish

Who's actually losing jobs under mass deportation? American workers.

Eles são canalhas, imundos. Uma quadrilha instalada no país! Pior cego manipulado é quem ainda não viu isso!

Weekly Top 5 on pragprog.com: 1️⃣ Programming Clojure 2ed 2️⃣ Common Sense Guide to AI Eng 3️⃣ Process Over Magic-Beyond Vibe Coding 4️⃣ Eloquent Ruby 2nd Ed 5️⃣ Clojure Brain Teasers - @alexmiller.bsky.social @ramtop.bsky.social @russolsen.bsky.social

LETS GO KNICKS!!!!! @rhemarkable.bsky.social

In Naples, Italy, protesters carried a 25 Meter long shroud bearing the names of 28,000 plus Palestinian children killed by Israel.

⭕ 25ᵉ jour de révolte en #Bolivie et la mobilisation ne faiblit pas.

Jon Thurston just dropped THE shot 🔥 Double takeout port runback in wheelchair curling → 6 points for Canada! Paralympic brilliance 🥌🇨🇦 @cbcsports #Paralympics #WheelchairCurling

Google DeepMind 𝕏🔁 @tulseedoshi@twitter.com: (1/4) Gemini 3.5 Flash is in a league of it's own! ⚡️ It's the perfect combo of intelligence, speed, & cost. It's now my daily driver in both Spark & Antigravity! Watch 3.5 spawn subagents organize a set of […] [Original post on zpravobot.news]

If your kid drove you nuts with this song when they were growing up, maybe this is the version you ACTUALLY needed!! Comment below what childhood nursery rhyme throwback we should funk up next and maybe we just might surprise you!

Pep is SICK of questions about his Man City future 🤮

Highlights: The 1st time in Maxey's career he's scored 30 with at least 5 AST & 5 STL in a playoff game #Sixers

www.udemy.com/course/maste... Mastering Business Fundamentals Essential Skills for Success Video Course #BusinessSkills #Leadership #FinancialManagement #MarketingEssentials #StrategicPlanning #UdemyCourse #BusinessSuccess #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #BusinessFundamentals

The Hidden Meaning Behind Her Excuses (What She Won't Tell You)

Throwback Thursday - Buster Keaton, Leila Hyams, who played Dorothy Sebastian's romantic rival in Spite Marriage, and Buster's trusty companion, Elmer, on the MGM lot. #oldhollywood #damfino

Jewish-American orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter, who worked in Gaza, said Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive at Nasser Hospital their cries muffled by the dirt poured over them.

🆕 We've added three monthly sliders showing satellite measurements for surface chlorophyll-a, a proxy to visualize phytoplankton abundance. Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🌊🧪

⚡ Take action today: demand regulators block the NextEra-Dominion utility mega-merger. Families should not be forced to pay higher bills so massive utilities and Big Tech data centers can grab more power. Add your name now: civicshout.com/p/block-the-... #ProtectRatepayers #Accountability

🔴 Ukrainian gymnast protests at European championships. During the European junior championships, a Ukrainian athlete covered her ears and eyes in protest as the Belarusian national anthem played, following the decision to permit Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to compete under their national flags

This is sad and unacceptable for people who want to serve on our judiciary OP: @couriernewsroom

Well I dont know about all that xD but I be playing #Splatoon the exact same way. Good idea or bad I charge in. #Aries

U.S. national security agencies are allegedly gaslighting their own employees who have been targeted by directed energy weapon (DEW) attacks. Is this negligence, or does it suggest complicity when personnel are redeployed to high-risk locations despite known threats? Source: Catherine Herridge

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT ✨ Presented by @telus Who is Jacob Shaffelburg, the LAFC winger known as the "Maritime Messi" looking to rep the Canadian east coast this summer? ⚓️ Here's Kristian Jack with 2 minutes or less on this CanMNT 🇨🇦 star

This man is the United States Secretary of Health. He oversees your food supply, your drug safety, your public health infrastructure. And he can’t finish a sentence about medicine. “We’re working on… um… on um… on, on… on a… medicines…”

anytime yall talk about Usher or TI… this lives rent free in my head…

#Cats are welcome in our backyard, but not to poop! We have a stray cat hanging out and CC caught him marking his territory. I think he’s only here for the buffet of #YucatanDeerMice living in the garden. We saw cat fur on the patio cushions, so he’s found a bed. 🎶#CCnDocMusic🎶 #MeridaMágico

Post an actor or actress that starts with the letter F (First or Last) Robert Forster

DOJ targets E. Jean Carroll, Paxton wins Texas runoff, 60 Minutes CECOT reporter fired, and Biden sues DOJ over memoir recordings. #TheDailyBeans Headlines of the Day! 🫘 with @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social #MSWMedia Listen: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/tru...

Chicken Apple Rosemary Sausage! These easy sausage patties are not only high in protein, they are also off the charts in deliciousness! One serving is two sausages, but you might not be able to stop eating these once you start! 🍽️ #fitover50 #highprotein #lowcalorie #cooking #foodie #foodsky

🔥 Families are already stretched thin. UGI wants to raise gas rates again, pushing people from getting by to falling behind. 💔 With one gas provider, higher rates mean choosing between heat, groceries, or medicine. ✊ Fern Leard is fighting back for working families. #NEPA #PA #Democrats

The second episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on Tuesday the 3rd of March on all major podcasting platforms. #justenergytransition #renewableenergy #renewableenergysouthafrica #justtransition #justtransitionpodcast #aPARIpodcast #southafricaneconomy

The Return Capsule Carrying Shenzhou-21 Crew Re Entry and Landing in North China.

Situation dans le métro de #Kiev lors d'une frappe nocturne. Des usagers réclament l'interdiction d'accès au métro pour les campeurs qui installent de grandes tentes, car elles occupent trop d'espace. https://x.com/ukr_fr/status/2061801790593491400

Excerpt from White Tiger (Belyy tigr; 2012). The film ends with Hitler saying, "But we simply found the courage to carry out what Europe dreamed of doing. They never loved the Jews!" This has an awful ring of truth—& a reason Europe loves Israel today no matter what: it doesn't want the Jews back.

Artist Jiawei Shen undertakes an ambitious artwork about the history of communism. Alongside Jiawei's effort is a portrait of his marriage, forged in the chaos of China's Cultural Revolution. Welcome to Babel: Painting Communism Watch free knowledge.ca/program/welcome-babel-painting-communism