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@AngelMD1103 Am I the only one that noticed she shows a French European plug and told us is was an American one?

One of the funniest little surprises when traveling is discovering that even simple things like electrical plugs can be completely different. Many Europeans and Americans are surprised when they realize their devices don’t always connect the same way in another country. These small differences remind us how unique everyday life can be around the world. Something as ordinary as charging a phone can become a quick lesson in culture, design, and adaptation. Travel is full of these small discoveries that make experiences memorable. Who would have thought a simple plug could start a conversation between people from different countries?

It very much matters who tells AI what to do. This is a fun chat I had today with GPT-5.4

@LeahRain77 Why not just charge the right amount and pay your workers properly so tips are not needed? Pay a living wage and charge accordingly.

We have a case of tip fatigue here . This woman ordered an 8 dollar pre made sandwich. After she paid, the associate asked her why she didn’t tip as she made her sandwich . She responded to her that it was her job to make sandwiches and got paid accordingly. I see this situation from both sides. I worked my way through college as a hairstylist and there were many times when I did really good work and spent a lot of time with the customer and they were very happy and wound up not tipping however, by the same coin, I understand this situation is different. They are paid to make the sandwiches and they’ve gotten so used to getting tipped that when somebody doesn’t they’re shocked I guess. The store associate was way out of line for asking her about the tip, though in my opinion. She never should’ve brought it up. It’s very unprofessional. What are your thoughts on this subject?

@beerugged @InTheTrenchesUK You are a racist. There I said it and therefore it is true because there is no way to defend it as there is no way to prove you are not.

@PaulInTheUK @InTheTrenchesUK No race baiting.. you fucking racists love to cosplay when it suits you. Of course it overwhelming white, as the majority. when it suits fuckers like you, you'll say that blk ppl make up a majority in some stats, when you're using per capita. By that matrix blk ppl are higher

To the Metropolitan Police, You were the gold standard. The model every nation copied. When Scotland Yard spoke, criminals listened. That badge meant integrity. It meant courage. It meant the law applied equally, without fear or favour. Look at you now. You are a punchline. A cautionary tale. A force that clears up fewer than one in ten burglaries while your officers film TikTok videos in uniform. You arrested a man in Lancashire at dawn for a Facebook post in 2024 while grooming gangs operated in Rochdale for years with barely a raised eyebrow. You invented non-crime hate incidents so you could harass pensioners for wrongthink while real victims wait on hold. You kneeled for mobs in 2020 while statues fell and businesses burned. You stood aside while extremists marched with impunity, then raided homes over memes. You have turned the oldest police force in the world into a politicised enforcement squad for the narrative, not the public. You chose diversity dashboards over clear-up rates. You chose community engagement over enforcement. You chose the approval of NGOs and Twitter mobs over the safety of the people who pay your wages. You chose feelings over facts, and political safety over actual policing. You did not lose your way. You sold it. Slowly, deliberately, one diversity training course at a time, one apology tweet at a time, one decision to stand down while crime happened in front of you. The British people see you now. We see the double standards. We see the collapse in basic standards. We see a force that looks more like political commissars than police officers. We see officers who remember their oath sidelined while the ideologues get promoted. You wanted to be political enforcers. Congratulations. You got your wish. Now you get treated like political operatives. No more benefit of the doubt. No more automatic respect. You burned that. The mask is off. The receipts are published. The record is being kept. We are watching.

@Benleo This is in 🇺🇸 so how does this all work with the freedom of speech? In the 🇬🇧 yeah I can see it hell they will lock you up for saying a hurt word but in the US you can criticise who you like. Am I missing something does FIFA over rule the Constitution of America?

NEW: England fans have been warned that anti-Keir Starmer and nationalist slogans on flags and banners at World Cup matches will lead to them being removed and the FA fined under FIFA rules. Flags are being inspected ahead of England v Croatia in Dallas tomorrow night.

@libsoftiktok In the years ahead I am sure Trump Derangement Syndrome will make its way into the DSM5 and Shrinks will be prescribing all kinds of drugs to help these poor people.

“If you’re an ICE agent you need to die. If you support ICE agents you need to die. If you support the President you need to die.” “My own brother supports ICE and the Trump administration. I don’t care for his life anymore.” How are we supposed to share a country with these people?

@BasilTheGreat @GBNEWS This stat is useless but this one is not. In 1970 the White British population of London was %98 + today it is Sub %36. Up to you to decide if that massive change in less than one lifetime is good or bad but the stats are real.

🚨NEWS: 1 in 5 British Citizens now agree that the growth of Islam in the UK poses a threat to our country [@GBNEWS ]

@RupertLowe10 @GBNEWS If you could @RupertLowe10 go on @joerogan podcast with @elonmusk and spend 3 or 4 hours going over in vast detail with both of them. No idea if that is possible but if it is it will expose this to the entire world.

@GBNEWS I am very happy to come on your channel to discuss it.

Rupert Lowe releases independent grooming gang report gbnews.com/news/grooming-…

@mik9873 @RanTeeThree Privacy hero + Nord VPN used on a starlink dish with Nord on all your devices. Just something to think about.

@RanTeeThree already using a VPN, but eventually will look at getting a router with a built in VPN if I need to.

I shall be buying a hardware VPN and setting up my own VPN server. Fuck these people

@AverageJayX @EssexPR @cheekyblinder11 No you are wrong. Setting up a VPN on your own home router is very easy and trust me a determined 15 yo will figure it out. All devices attached to that Wifi router will be behind the VPN so all apps will see the device wherever the VPN is set.

@EssexPR @cheekyblinder11 They think a VPN is a piece of software on your device. Clueless. You can set up your own VPN or proxy, it’s the underlying technology that runs secure connections across the internet.

I can’t wait to see how Labour try to ban VPNs… they are literally used by companies and corporations for security. I can see huge court cases over this if they try… AUTHORITARIAN NUTJOBS

@derekmross Don’t fancy your internet provider tracking all your email,everything you click on, watch, go to, buy, sell, or acquire and selling all that data for profit? Well obviously you are a criminal. Can you imagine how happy real criminals are knowing no VPN’s

VPN restrictions? seriously. what the fuck is going on in the UK? just because someone uses a VPN doesn't mean they have something to hide. VPNs can be used for security purposes too. join a public WiFi network? turn on your VPN to keep your data secure? you're now a criminal.

@Hollybarrgirl @dragonsticks @orlaminihane @NadineDorries So yes I was right. An animal will suffer far more taking it to a vet especially in a rural setting. A shotgun can not miss and it ends the life of the pet instantly with 0 pain and 0 fear. No animal likes going to a vet as the vet is fear and pain.

But "a bullet is faster" doesn't automatically mean every shooting is more humane than every veterinary euthanasia. The relevant question is which method produces the least suffering most reliably. A misplaced shot can cause severe suffering just as a badly performed euthanasia can.

He thought a stranger cocking a shotgun in the face of his loyal 17yo Labrador, was a more ‘humane’ way to end his days than to take him to the vet. How can anyone vote for this man? mol.im/a/15901733

@Hollybarrgirl @dragonsticks @orlaminihane @NadineDorries A bullet is far faster. The animal will suffer all of the time it takes to get it to the vet and then the animal can take some time to die after the injection. Also if the vet gets the dose wrong the animal can suffer even more.

@dragonsticks @orlaminihane @NadineDorries It’s instant.

@MarioNawfal Any kid can use a vpn to get round all of this they all know it that is why they will ban VPN’s next.

🇬🇧 Starmer's turning the UK into an authoritarian dictatorship, where people are too scared to speak out Its planned social media ban is being sold as child protection. Look closer and it affects every adult too. To keep under-16s off X, TikTok, YouTube and the rest, everyone has to prove they're over 16. That means tying your ID to your accounts. We've seen where this leads. Under the existing Online Safety Act, sites like Imgur and several adult platforms simply blocked all UK users rather than handle the verification. Civil liberties groups like the Open Rights Group are already warning about who holds that data and how it's protected. Set that against a country with a track record of arresting people over online posts, and the worry writes itself. When your name is attached to everything you say, you start watching what you say. It's the oldest trick in the authoritarian playbook, the same instinct that kept people quiet under every communist regime of the last century. Starmer calls it protecting children. Funny how the protection always seems to involve knowing exactly who said what. And the people who do speak out and stand up, like Tommy Robinson? He was arrested under the Terrorism Act so police could seize his devices and see who he's been communicating with. The UK is slipping into tyranny, and the voices that can speak out will soon be silenced. Sources: NPR, The Register, @TRobinsonNewEra / Writers: Julie, Ian

@preta_6 Could you imagine if he got her pregnant? Oh my god No!

From the bottom of my heart, I don’t want to see Trudeau and Perry photos ever again

@FoxNews Hey can not have the kids about to turn 16 and able to vote being influenced by anything but the official narrative of the Government now can we!

“This censorship law is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Elon Musk fires back after the UK announced an under-16 social media ban set for early 2027 — with officials also eyeing curfews and limits on infinite scrolling for people under 18. His warning: this isn’t just about kids. It could force age checks on everyone.

@notkatbaker Ban social policy doctors they are damaging to young people. See what I did there?

I don’t understand how you could be angry about banning under 16s from social media. I think in 20 years time when more research has come out about the health implications of habitual social media use we will realise it is deeply damaging for your mental health.

@Teslarati Massive lories drive down single lane roads all over the UK I have seen them stuck because the can not physically fit on roads but they say the cybertruck is a danger?

🚨 A Tesla Cybertruck, which is illegal to drive in the UK due to safety concerns, has been seized by police in Greater Manchester "Whilst this may seem trivial to some, legitimate concerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with the Cybertruck,” the Police Force said.

@JoaquinMar67151 @triffic_stuff_ Facial recognition attached to digital ID and Digital Currency will give them the power to turn off your money if they do not like what you say or where you are. Protest the government and your access to your money is gone, poof!

@triffic_stuff_ People will be identified and categorized under this DigitalID program, which will lead to some form of "social credit" program where those aligned with the government will be rewarded and the rest will be penalized.

🚨Tech Secretary Signals Fresh Assault on Privacy: “We’re Coming Back for More” With VPN Bans and Extra Measures 💬 🚫 Starmer’s regime is barreling toward full-blown authoritarian control and they’re not even hiding it anymore. Just days after rushing out a blanket social media ban for under-16s, the Tech Secretary is already on the airwaves admitting they’ve got no real answers on enforcement… yet proudly announcing “further statements in July” on VPN restrictions, curfews, chatbots, and more crackdowns. Before the first ban is even rolled out. This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s a thirst for surveillance and censorship. They want zero privacy. They want to know exactly what you’re doing and saying online at all times. Age verification, facial scans, VPN blocks – the infrastructure of a digital police state. Starmer is an authoritarian with no real mandate, racing to ram this through before the public boots him out. No detailed plan, no proper scrutiny, just more control. This country is being f*cked by a government obsessed with power over people.

@Neccccy Sometimes in life you need strong people willing to compromise and come together for the greater good. Both men should take one for the team and move forward to unite the vast majority of this country that is utterly appalled at what the UK has become over the past 50 years.

🚨There are rumours that this could happen !!! Do you think this would be a good idea?