Just in case you want to follow me elsewhere - and I’m staying here as well by the way - I’m @profbriancox everywhere with the usual profile pic looking like an idiot in an English Electric Lighting. There are a couple of nob ends who have set up fake accounts on BlueSky for example - but you can’t miss me because I will always and forever spell nob without a k. Let this be the sign … ;-)
The government want to destroy our food supply & farming as we know it. @JeremyClarkson bought farming into our living rooms through ‘Clarksons Farm’, which boosted the publics appreciation for #farmers & this is why the mainstream are today chastising Clarkson. Textbook left!
A panel of British lawmakers plans to invite the billionaire Elon Musk to testify in Parliament about X’s role in spreading disinformation during the UK’s summer riots trib.al/PVuPcA8
Two wars are escalating right now and "thank God we have [President-elect] Donald Trump coming in because both wars are going to stop," former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell told Newsmax on Monday.
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🚨🇹🇷ERDOGAN OPPOSES UKRAINE'S USE OF LONG-RANGE U.S. MISSILES IN RUSSIA
He criticized the U.S. decision to let Ukraine use ATACMS missiles to strike inside Russia, warning it could escalate the conflict and provoke a stronger Russian response.
Erdogan, speaking after the G20 Summit, urged restraint from both Moscow and Kyiv, calling the move a step that "ensures the war never ends but spreads."
While Turkey supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, it opposes Western sanctions on Russia due to its close defense and economic ties with Moscow.
Source: Reuters
🚨🇺🇸WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG COVERAGE RISES AMONG US EMPLOYERS
A Mercer survey shows 44% of US employers with 500+ employees now cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound in 2024, up from 41% last year.
For employers with 20,000+ employees, coverage jumped from 56% to 64%.
These GLP-1 drugs, which can reduce weight by up to 20%, have driven up healthcare costs, prompting employers to add stricter authorization requirements to ensure targeted use.
Healthcare costs for single employees under self-insured plans rose 5% to $16,501 annually.
Source: Reuters