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@JSmith__711 @nicksortor Return to the system in place on 9/11?

The TSA was established in November 2001 following the September 11 attacks. Before that, airport security screening in the US was handled by private contractors hired by airlines (not federal TSA employees). Basic screening had existed since the early 1970s. We need to return to this system.

🚨 BREAKING: A whopping *400* TSA agents have now RESIGNED due to Democrats withhold their paychecks Agents have been seen leaving airports with boxes of DONATIONS to get by Democrats keep cashing THEIR paychecks, while SCREWING OVER TSA agents making $50K Disgusting.

@ReemAmirIbrahim Hold on… are you suggesting that instead of employing older people at minimum wage they should employ young people on less money and increase older people on the dole?

The minimum wage should be abolished. Youth unemployment in Britain is at an 11-year high. 16% are out of work and seeking it - the highest level of youth unemployment in Europe. Let businesses give young people some work experience! Abolish the minimum wage!

@newstart_2024 Well, that’s all bollocks. If things were to go the way this predicts then people like him would crank the prices up, buy the companies of any that didn’t and continue to charge people just more than they can afford.

Elon Musk just gave retirement planning the most radical advice possible: “Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years — it won’t matter. You won’t need to save for retirement.” His reasoning (from the same conversation): We’re already in the singularity — “the event horizon” where prediction breaks down. The accelerating timeline makes long-term saving irrelevant. Services, homes, healthcare, entertainment — abundance will be so extreme that the old rules vanish. Peter Diamandis: “The way this unfolds is fundamentally impossible to predict because of self-improvement of the AI and the accelerating timeline.” Elon: “We’re in this beautiful sweet spot… like being at the top of the roller coaster about to drop. I don’t just have courtside seats — I’m on the court.” If saving for retirement becomes pointless in the next 10–20 years because we’re already past the event horizon… what’s the first thing you’d change about how you live right now?

@grok what was the wind speed on the Northumberland coast last night?

@grok @StarkWokingMad @WorldByWolf In other words, were a war profiteer again.

The US initially remained neutral and attempted mediation but shifted to support the UK after April 30, 1982, by imposing sanctions on Argentina, providing intelligence, satellite imagery, Sidewinder missiles, fuel, and access to Ascension Island for logistics. Reagan also offered a warship if needed, though direct military involvement was avoided.

British forces fought alongside the US in Korea, the Gulf, Afghan, Iraq, and countless other wars. But when the British went into Suez the US threatened to bankrupt us and when Argentina invaded the Falklands the US wouldn’t support us. America is not and never was an ally.

@TeaBalloon @janrosenow I think you missed the point of what I was saying.The act of pumping mine water without fouling lines has gone on for a long time. The water in this scheme can be returned to where it came from. In this area if the subsidence from the goaf(?) has got to the surface of it ever wil

@CoastSteve @janrosenow Er no. It was dumped into rivers which died. UK gov still manages over 350 treatment schemes for water leaking from pits closed 50 odd years ago. Pumping water out will obviously be worse. Also it has the potential to reactivate mining subsidence and trigger seismic events.

Using old coal mines to heat homes? Gateshead is doing it. Their mine-water project—the UK’s largest—draws 15°C water from boreholes, uses heat pumps to boost it to 80°C, and sends that heat through an underground network. The system now warms 350+ homes and 23 buildings.

@TeaBalloon @janrosenow Those problems were solved 150 years ago when they were pumping these mines out to keep them dry enough to work. I’m presuming the water used now is just recirculated or a sealed circuit could be used to bring the heat to the surface.

@janrosenow Mine water is toxic sludge, heavy metals and hydrocarbons, lots of iron. How will you keep the pumps and lines from fouling and where are you going to dump the contaminated water.

@hallen_a @janrosenow In the north east of England it is probably the area with the greatest potential. From the city to the coast on both sides of the river, the whole conurbation is built over mines.

@janrosenow How big is the total potential for this kind of heat storage in Britain, especially reasonably close to cities and towns, which could switch from gas heating to district heating?

@ddivalicious3 Have you warmed back up yet then?

@CoastSteve I was out in it yes lol

My nipples are about to poke someone's eyes out 😏

@RealPNavarro Do US cars even use independent rear suspension yet?

Ever wonder why you don't see Ford Mustangs, Jeep Wranglers, or Chevy Silverados cruising through Paris, Rome, or Berlin? It's not because Europeans don't love American cars. It's because the European Union RIGGED the game🧵

@Femi_Sorry I did chuckle when I heard that on the radio

IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! 🤣🤣🤣 The IEA is denying that they ever backed Brexit!!! Me vs Reem Ibrahim on BBC5Live The Institute of Economic Affairs can see the public has turned against Brexit so much that they're re-writing history to avoid the blame! youtu.be/AoQ7vZ2Xga4

@arneson42908393 @maestrocp @Megatron_ron Leeching???? Nobody ever leeched off the USA. The country is a war profiteer. Didn’t join in world war 2 until it panicked that there was a threat from Japan. When did it stop taking payments agrigated during ww2???

@maestrocp @Megatron_ron Now you are talking. The EU needs to step up period and quit leeching off of the USA.

NEW: 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump confirmed that Zelensky will not participate in the negotiations and will have to accept the agreement: "Zelensky will have to do what he has to do. And his poll numbers are not particularly great, to put it mildly..."

@WorkTheSpace Meanwhile I’m loving still having the most recent version for free from Epic. Thought I’d only get a couple of weeks out of it before everyone was posting stuff from new version.

Is it the end of January and time for #FM25 news yet?

@nocontextfm1 Don’t even download the in game editor

You can travel back in time to when you first played Football Manager to give yourself one bit of advice... What advice would you give your past self?

@lembitopik Lembit needs lots of things explaining to him. Like an 8 yr old explaining it might not be a great idea to come in to a school to talk about how great a certain employer is while they were in the process of closing a local factory and making hundreds redundant.

I’ve contacted Sky News asking for: (1) their definition of ‘far right.’ (2) their evidence that Reform UK is ‘far right’ (3) the ‘other far right parties’ they claim Elon Musk supports. You may wish to ask them too, by emailing viewerR@sky.uk

@77_puddin @Goosey30111568 @Adatheadria Alnmouth for Alnwick is (or was) on the railway station platform signs. Not a million miles away.

@Goosey30111568 @Adatheadria Got mixed up with Alnwick for a moment there.

My Sauces in No10 tell me. 'It's chaos. The £22bn black hole line is done. MP's are too afraid and embarrassed to face their constituents. Starmer is in denial, and Reeves is in the Kakka' 'They need a fall guy. And fast'.

@narindertweets Where are you? Just in case…

We've had the shop nearly 50yrs in Newcastle and every Xmas, without fail, we have complaints (from some) why we are opening on Xmas Day. The fact is, we don't have the luxury of closing, Xmas day is one day we play catch-up from Supermarkets screwing us every other day. Secondly- if you don't have a problem with pubs and restaurants being open- why corner shops ? You also sit shopping online on Xmas day. Please let corner shops BE.

Why would I tolerate trudging around @IKEAUK ever again if I don’t get to grab meatballs on the way out???

@WorkTheSpace All that rain, perfect to mud Kimi again.

Wet race in Canada. Blue crayon man, don't let me down. twitch.tv/workthespace