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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 30/05/2025

If America doesn’t want to lead the world in science any more then the UK can, the president of the Royal Society has said — but only if we fix our immigration system

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Royal Society: UK can beat US in science — if it fixes one problem

Gloomy mood among scientists under the Trump administration presents an opportunity for Britain, provided it changes its visa system, says Sir Adrian Smith

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NPR @npr.org · 30/05/2025

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce in President Trump's massive government downsizing.

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Federal workers keep America's farms healthy. What now under Trump?

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce in President Trump's massive government downsizing.

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La Pat @lapaturette.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Some fun, while it lasts

The MW dictionary pretends to shut itself for the long Memorial Day weekend ahead - says « word-life balance is so important ».

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

May 24th: Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day Aviation Maintenance Technician Day Intl Women's Day for Peace & Disarmament Natl Asparagus Day Natl Brother's Day Natl Caterers Appreciation Day Natl Escargot Day Natl Scavenger Hunt Day Natl Italian Beef Day Celebrate accordingly! 🎁🥳🎂

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Kaylan_TX @kaylan.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

JFC!🤦‍♀️ New head of Social Security had to Google the job “What the heck's the commissioner of Social Security?'" said Bisignano, who now oversees one of the largest federal agencies that's responsible for distributing retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 70 million Americans.🫠

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New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it

Newly sworn-in Social Security chief Frank Bisignano, who previously was a Wall Street executive, told staffers he had to Google the SSA job when it was offered to him.

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The Clear Cider @theclearcider.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Waiting …

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OhReallyya @ohreallya.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

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Heather Fink @heatherfink.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Article written 5 years ago:

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

LMAO, keep this going DAILY!

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

May 15th: Intl Casinos Day Asphalt Day Break the Glass Ceiling Day Bring Flowers to Someone Day Global Accessibility Awareness Day HG Awareness Day Intl Conscientious Objectors Day Intl Family Day Intl Kangaroo Care Awareness Day MPS Awareness Day Natl Chocolate Chip Day Celebrate accordingly! 🎂🥳🎁

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Carla Rae @peace1carla.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Men's Journal: Brazilian pulp exporter Suzano SA is warning supply chain disruptions due to US tariffs could result in a shortage of toilet paper and that the tariffs will eventually make the cost of toilet paper go up for American consumers. #ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpTariffs

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Someone tell the NY Times that Hillary is accepting a plane from Qatar. Then maybe they’ll stop being pussies and start covering it for the corruption that it is.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Bribery in plain sight.

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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

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RachelMarta @rachel99marta.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

...small businesses have fewer levers to pull to help them endure the new tariff regime. Most work with a single factory or a handful of suppliers, switching production to lower-tariff countries especially difficult www.wsj.com/business/ent... @kenmartin.bsky.social reach out to small businesses

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How Tariffs Are Crushing Small Businesses: ‘Nobody in Power Seems to Care’

Owners are laying off staff and withdrawing personal savings, trying to hold on and hoping for a trade deal with China.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/05/2025

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

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Kimberly ☮️🫶🏼 @5thday.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Always has been and always will be…

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Jo 🇪🇺🇺🇳🥂🍾 @jofromeurope.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Note, He's one of the few people capable to bankrupt one.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/05/2025

🔊 Today on the Reuters World News podcast: - In first appearance, Pope Leo offers big clues about his papacy - Bill Gates speaks about plan to give away $200 billion to world’s poor - US-China to hold ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva on Saturday reut.rs/4k8zX67

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Pope Leo, Bill Gates and US-China talks

Pope Leo offers clues about his papacy in his first appearance, while Chicagoans celebrates his election.

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Niajo_ @niajo16.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

My penis is bigger than your penis, truly, it is says #littleputin

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/05/2025

Germany’s new leader Friedrich Merz said this week's trade deal between the UK and the US was a positive step — but reminded Donald Trump such a pact would be impossible to negotiate with individual EU countries.

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Germany’s Merz thinks US-UK trade deal is ‘good way forward’

But new chancellor told Trump that it’s impossible to do similar with individual EU governments.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

May 6th: Intl No Diet Day Natl Nurses Day Childhood Depression Awareness Day Natl Beverage Day Natl Foster Care Day Natl Tourist Appreciation Day Poem on Your Pillow Day Sauvignon Blanc Day World Asthma Day Natl Crepe Suzette Day Natl Teachers' Day Celebrate accordingly! 🎂🥳🎁

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Fucking Bitch Kate 🪷 @kateculliton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Every damn word.

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CNBC @cnbc.com · 06/05/2025

While Erika Roberts was a high school student growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, she participated in a two-week exchange program that took her to Munich, Germany. She didn’t know it at the time, but that experience would shape the rest of her life.

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27-year-old American moved to Germany for medical school and pays $97 a semester: 'I feel really happy here'

Erika Roberts moved to Germany in 2017 to attend medical school where she pays 85 euros or $97 a semester.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 02/05/2025

⚡️ Global press freedom enters 'difficult situation' due to financial, propaganda pressure, RSF warns. The index highlights an unprecedented economic crisis across independent outlets in Europe, worsened by the collapse of American aid and the spread of Russian propaganda.

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Global press freedom enters 'difficult situation' due to financial, propaganda pressure, RSF warns

The index highlights an unprecedented economic crisis across independent outlets in Europe, worsened by the collapse of American aid and the spread of Russian propaganda.

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