'Nationally, about 78% of local authority revenue funding goes on social care.' On our podcast on local government, @helenmiller.bsky.social is joined by Aileen Murphie to discuss where most local authority revenue funding goes. 🎧️ Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wha...

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...

How big could the gap between councils' funding and their spending pressures get? @helenmiller.bsky.social and David Phillips discuss in our podcast on local government and what the new intake of councillors faces after the local elections. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wha...

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...

 How do our employment rates of older people compare now to in the past? In our podcast on pensions, @heidikarj.bsky.social and @helenmiller.bsky.social explain how employment among those of retirement age has changed over time. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wil...

'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...

'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...

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

'Only a third of the people who are working above the state pension age say that they're doing it because of the money.' In our podcast on pensions, we explain the patterns behind people working past retirement age. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wil...

Technology is changing fast. Human values matter even more now. Living with AI explores wisdom, responsibility, and staying deeply human in the age of intelligence. amzn.eu/d/35s9dRx #LivingWithAI #AmazonBestseller #FaisalRahim #BooksThatIgnite #BooksThatEndure

Vance is going to take lying in his campaign to the very next level. Can you see it coming ?

Victim Family's Compassion Short from Full Episode on True Crime and Justice TV Canada's Cold Case Files Live Chat With James #coldcases #truecrime #realcrimes #unsolved #unsolvedmysteries #LawEnforcement #missing #ColdCase #realstories #ColdCaseCanada #JusticeForVictims #UnsolvedMysteries

🎵M.S.A.U.S. (Mostly Scientifically Accurate Unicorn Song) – Feb 8 2026 – Portland ICE Facility by Tom Smith released August 24, 2025 Music: "The Unicorn" by Shel Silverstein #filk tomsmith.bandcamp.com

Our hardworking Dayton Daily News team has an ample supply of local stories to deliver to you on this Friday morning, and I am awake and prepared to distribute what you need to know before you head to work or school.

CAA is proud to honor Asian Refugees United (ARU) for their fearless organizing and unwavering support for Vietnamese and Bhutanese refugee communities in Oakland and Harrisburg.

RAIN, sweet rain, is on the way. ⏱️Starts 5-8PM Wednesday ⛈️Wettest Wednesday night 🌦️Thursday is 80%+ dry but a pop-up is possible at any point. Sparkable boosts your brand with expert marketing, SEO, and web—ignite it at sparkable.com .

With the federal shutdown putting millions at risk of losing access to CalFresh, CA is stepping up to protect families from hunger. 🥫 GO-Serve Director Josh Fryday shares how the CA National Guard & CA Service Corps are supporting food banks statewide. 💪🏽🌟 @governor.ca.gov

The answer has long been cast; only the blind spin wheels of endless words. New media art rooted in Japanese aesthetics. Exploring layered realities through digital collage. #takayukio #NYCArtist #NewYorkArt #collageart #digitalcollageart

The Pistons were down 24 early in the 2nd half. They have completely turned this around. After this 3 they are on a 45-13 run over the last 15 minutes! #NBASky #SkyHoops #NBAPlayoffs

***The Following Contains Explicit Language and Adult Content*** Dave Can’t Wait to See Mortal Kombat 2 on the Big Screen Segment is from AJ OUM Episode 353 For ALL THINGS OUM: Click here: www.linktr.ee/ajoum #AJOrsini #DeceiveDave #OUM #MortalKombat2 #MKMovie #VideoGame

@mikethegoatguy.bsky.social @sherrydrauniam.bsky.social @listentothyself.bsky.social WELL, IT'S "CORRUPTION" WEDNESDAY ACROSS TRUMPFUCKISTAN AMERICA #NoKings #NoDictators #NoPedoPresidents #2026Bitches #ProtestThePresident #TrumpEpsteinPedoCoverUp

Rocket, our neighborhood raccoon, came by our back doorstep for snacks this evening. He's a chill dude w/ no aggro. Just wanders by, looking for his next meal. #raccoons

An absolute sparkler from Bobby Witt Jr. to take a hit away from Ben Rice!

#gstring #rowdyroddypiper 👙😍

Any char ask isnt royal being unreasonable with question&royal dont have counter so whine to empress dowager in Netflix ATLA, Disney, Bridgerton, Witcher, Lord of Rings, GoT, Shogun, Legend of Zelda, Star Wars, One Piece? Char:Dont you think you're being a bit unreasonable? Royal:You. Mother queen.

Joe & Mac Returns (Arcade, Data East, 1994)

You don't want this war.

In the 🇺🇸 USA as long as they still can buy their fake tan, Fox News blonde peroxide hair dye & tooth bleach they don't care. 😏

OpenAI raised billions, is worth trillions on paper, and somehow cannot close an $18B deal? The most powerful AI lab in the world is one GPU shortage away from a very bad quarter. zurl.co/kxEte #OpenAI #AI #Tech

Israeli forces bombed a residential building in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon.

⚠️ YOU ARE IN PERIL ⚠️ #vndev #gamedev

The new BDX Droid Factory pack is pretty darn fun…

What's Emmy Rossum reading? A multitude of things. But the #PENLitAwards presenter gives a special shoutout to Hannah Pittard's inventive 2023 memoir We Are Too Many. #reading #books #amreading

Dreams gone rogue. When the boundary between the dream world and reality disappears, the results are rarely graceful. These sleepers learned the hard way that their brains are the ultimate pranksters when the lights go out. ​#funnyvideo #relatable #humor #lmao #trendingnow #funny #lifestyle

No war with Venezuela.

This is what a Green wave sounds like. 💚 Hannah Spencer MP - fresh from making history - speaking the words that matter most. “Working hard should get you a nice life.” Real change. Real hope. Real people. Ready to be part of it? greenpartyni.org/join

A recent Miami Times op-ed raises a serious question: who is the city actually being built for? As writer Brittany Williams puts it, “growth without stability is not progress.” Read the full Miami Times piece at linkin.bio/fji

Why Carbonated Drinks Harm You After Bariatric Surgery After bariatric surgery, fizzy drinks can cause discomfort, stomach stretching & slow weight loss. Dr. Manish Khaitan explains why to avoid them. Watch more on YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCae... #CarbonatedSoda #BariatricSurgery

Verse for the Day:Salvation is not like 'self-help' ... 'self' is what we often need saving from!

👉 As CropLifeEurope highlights, MRLs aren’t about limiting farming - they’re about making trade possible while keeping food safe.

HT: Fort Lauderdale 0-2 Sporting Jax

Spend a day with me on the campaign trail in Virginia.

Another "What If..." custom idea that sprang to mind recently! What if only Davros' head survived his initial accident and his life support chariot was more akin to his later Emperor casing See more here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FJQ...

🎮✨ ¡Esta semana en “Tú, Yo y el Indie” vienen charlas MUY potentes! 📅 Jueves 21 de Mayo – 18:30h 🌙 “Lunas Room” @donutdroid.bsky.social 📅 Viernes 22 de Mayo – 18:30h 💀 “Deaths Peck” 💛 Indies, charlas, descubrimientos y buen rollo.... 📺 Nos vemos en Twitch: twitch.tv/djpanchi #indiegames

Behind the scenes at the NAPA Autotech XcceleratoR shoot, we caught some serious pit lane action—featuring one very determined tech and one very fast RC car. 🛠️🏁 #XRtraining #NAPA #Skillmaker

Macclesfield Silk Museum is FULL of surprises! Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…

Migraine o’clock

Retrouvez-nous à Octogones ce weekend ! Pas de stand, pas de caméra... N'hésitez pas à nous arrêter 😍 #jdr

Palmer Luckey, co-founder of defense tech company Anduril, recently warned that America’s defense systems are quietly dependent on the enemy’s factories. America chased margins, lost its industrial muscle, and turned engineers into designers while the China captured the actual builders.

i went to a medicine man in new york city it was hot outside he said, "girl, your body is frozen” he said, "do you wanna live inside your body?"

┏━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ 『DIGIMON BEATBREAK』 Avance del próximo episodio ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━┛ Episodio 34: 「Detrás de la máscara」 📅 Se estrena el 7 de junio. #Digimon #BEATBREAK

Throughout history, queer identities have often been shrouded in secrecy. From 18th-century figures like Princess Seraphina to the secret ads of the 1920s, pseudonyms allowed LGBTQ+ individuals to thrive and express themselves. Discover how these names have been acts of liberation. #LGBTQ

You deserve a governor who will work for you as hard as you work for your family.

“How they see everything?!” “I got eyes in the back of my head.” 🤭

"This is what an afternoon looks like in southern Lebanon, the country Israel invaded and is currently occupying."

Hey gays!

EUA Pedro Uczai: Nossa missão é clara: combater o crime organizado, o tarifaço e defender a nossa soberania. O PIX é nosso!

#LastOneLaughing

Explore an inspiring collection of documentaries that centre Black creativity, spotlight the fight for racial justice and share powerful stories of connection and community. Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music A Mother Apart Carnival: They Can't Steal Our Joy knowledge.ca/black-history-month