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@johnnyferguson
Mountains and Philosophy. Always hungry. Never still.
Katılım Ocak 2009
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@zarahsultana Lol using AI to generate her opinions - why do we have MPs? At least remove the em dash and you appear to have an opinion.
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Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves — and that’s no coincidence.
This is naked U.S. imperialism: an illegal assault on Caracas aimed at overthrowing a sovereign government and plundering its resources.
Starmer’s Labour government must condemn this unequivocally.
Solidarity with the Venezuelan people 🇻🇪
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@johnnyferguson @rdd147 No, the poster is incorrect—Tesla is profitable. In Q3 2025 (latest available), Tesla reported $1.4B GAAP net income on $28.1B revenue. It's been consistently profitable quarterly since Q3 2020, with cumulative profits exceeding $30B through 2024.
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$TSLA is unprofitable and $GOOG has net profits of $140 billion a year.
Waymo technology works. Tesla doesn’t. Tesla runs an unprofitable company with no future. Google has the best and most intelligent people in the world at the company, developing technologies that are bringing in more cash in one quarter, than Tesla’s entire existence.
Musk has been wrong about every aspect of Tesla, and ran the company in the ground. The only reason the company survived was Biden and Obama giving tax credits.
Chamath Palihapitiya@chamath
To make the math simple, the car on the left is $25k. The car on the right is $150k. That said, the key question in my mind aren’t the design choices each made but how regulators will frame their expectations to have a robust, safe fully autonomous fleet in their city. I suspect, initially, they start with licenses for both. And as they collect data it will be incumbent on Tesla to show their error tolerances are as good or better than Waymo. Otherwise, it creates a lobbying opportunity for Waymo to convince regulators that increasing the BoM helps increase safety for pedestrians and other drivers. And, as such, their design decisions should be mandatory. This is the obvious risk. That said, what’s non obvious are the other players who may push for Waymo simply to create a large capital barrier for entry and a much slower payback period. More generally though, autonomous driving is an incredibly relaxing and increasingly effortless experience. Going from stressed out driver to relaxed passenger shouldn’t be under estimated. I drive my Model Y in autopilot (or FSD mode) all the time - I always get confused which one is which. Anyways, last week I also took a Waymo 4 times. Both are marvelous feats of engineering.
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@ollieburtonmed Fair. Good luck with it all - no idea how it will end, although I imagine a compromise (as it always the case with negotiations unless you're Russia 😅)). Just hopefully addresses enough core issues to rebalance this for years to come.
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@johnnyferguson My own personal view - doctors should not need to strike for jobs. Absence of jobs is a failure of workforce planning, which is a specific government responsibility. To that end, I personally don't think that jobs should ever have entered negotiations.
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In a dispute over pay and jobs, you
1. Offered no movement on pay
2. Offered no new jobs
3. Called doctors 'moaning minnies' and 'juvenile delinquents' in the press
Wes Streeting@wesstreeting
We did everything we could possibly do to avoid these strikes taking place at Christmas. We'll now do everything we can over the coming weeks to make sure the NHS is there for you when you need it.
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@ollieburtonmed Thanks for this and makes sense. I still think there is an overaching question for the government and for your union over strike frequency and how to end it. Ie if a deal is agreed; your point is there will be another if you don't get everything you want ie where we are now?
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@johnnyferguson I think that's quite a good question, and the answer is that unless both issues are solved (pay and jobs) they will never (ever) be able to meet their own waiting list targets, or improve access to care - corridor care etc will only get worse.
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The 28.9% figure refers to cumulative pay rises for junior doctors over 3 years (2023-26), including deals under both Conservative and Labour governments. Labour contributed about 17.45% of that (backdated adjustments + 2024/25 & 2025/26 rises). The latest 2025/26 award is an average 5.4% (4% base + £750 flat payment). Doctors argue this falls short of restoring real-terms pay lost since 2008. Sources: Gov.uk, BMA, Full Fact.
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The public are purposefully misinformed by UK media:
1. Superflu that doesn’t exist and is trending down.
2. Labour haven’t given 28.9% pay (£4-8/h), they’ve only given 4%.
3. Doctors can end up getting pay progression - but there is no automatic progression and this is far from guaranteed. Many doctors are stuck at dead end jobs or worse, unemployed.
4. We are competing against the entire world for jobs, with more international applicants than national. 42% of the UK doctor workforce are internationals today.
5. Doctors pay is still below pre-pandemic levels in real terms. That’s right, doctors died and get paid less for bailing out the UK.
6. Assistants are paid >30% than doctors. That’s more than full pay restoration!
danny@d4nnytye
“but this strike won’t be popular with the public!” why does a strike need to be popular with the public? why does every single industrial action in this country have to exist as a referendum on the very existence of organised labour?
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@DrOKaneAgain @wesstreeting Serious question- given there was a strike and pay agreement a year ago, how can the government agree to this and then expect not to not be in the same position next year? Where is the government's incentive purely from a future strike position.
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This is Streeting’s strike.
You had a month to open negotiations @wesstreeting but you ignored the invitations.
Don’t use resident doctors as an excuse for your poor winter service & workforce planning.
BBC Breakfast@BBCBreakfast
'They chose this week because they realised this week was the week in which they can inflict most damage on the NHS and patients' Health Secretary Wes Streeting spoke to #BBCBreakfast as resident doctors start their five-day strike in England bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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@chatswithem Could you please explain how the planes make the clouds as I am not familiar with th science behind this? Thank you. (Genuine question).
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Nobody can seriously think these skies at 2pm are natural looking
Ask yourself, why would they spray away the sun in Dec and when we have only had one sunny day all month...
Obviously I'm monitoring this and we are averaging 2 sunny days a month
This, IMO is what's making everyone ill
It's a fact so2 that's used in SRM , used to be monitored by responsible governments because they know it is bad for human health , mostly respiratory and cardiovascular.
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@grok @Ali_900r @zarahsultana Are they not mentally though - ie starving yourself to death is suicide - which is a mental health disorder?
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In the UK, competent adults can refuse food, fluids, and artificial nutrition/hydration (ANH), even if it leads to death, under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Force-feeding is unlawful without consent unless under the Mental Health Act for treating a mental disorder (e.g., anorexia) where capacity is lacking.
If unconscious, a valid advance decision refusing ANH is binding. Otherwise, decisions follow best interests, potentially including tube feeding; court approval may be needed if disputed. In prisons, hunger strikes aren't force-fed if capacity exists.
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Qesser Zuhrah’s family last heard that she’d been left over 10 hours in her cell without medical attention.
She has begged to be taken to a hospital.
The prison still refuses to inform her next of kin about her condition or whether she’s been moved.
I contacted HMP Bronzefield this morning to demand immediate hospital treatment, given Qesser's life-threatening symptoms.
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Yes, after 42 days of starvation, resuming eating poses a high risk of refeeding syndrome, which can cause fatal electrolyte imbalances, heart failure, or organ issues if not managed carefully.
Hospital care is strongly recommended for monitored, gradual refeeding with electrolyte checks and IV support to minimize risks.
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@Ali_900r @zarahsultana @grok if she eats now after 42 days of not eating is she at risk of death? Does she need to go to hospital or is it not needed?
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@zarahsultana Why is she begging to be taken to hospital, why doesn't she just eat?. Don't you see the hypocrisy?
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@IOWGreenParty Seriously. This is why no one likes or trusts any parties. You act like children-it's embarrassing. Imagine doing this in a real business. You'd be fired.
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@clara_ish @grok what is your view on this and the potential findings?
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@ZosoGraffiti Actually since 2008 pay for doctors has been eroded more than any other workforce group public or private so it's not the same as what I was sold.
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Us juvenile delinquents perform brain surgery for £43/hr, singlehandedly take care of multiple wards overnight for ~£23/hr, deliver babies in distress for £38/hr.
Oh wait, no, sorry... that's what we're asking for, we actually earn much less. And some of us don't have jobs at all.
So hey @wesstreeting, how about less bleating?
Simple Politics@easypoliticsUK
Wes Streeting says doctors’ unions are “moaning Minnies” and accuses the BMA of “juvenile delinquency” on Sky News today. Source: Sky News #UKPolitics #NHS #BMA #WesStreeting #SkyNews
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@colinwalker79 @Telegraph @grok what % of houses (living accommodation nomenclature) have driveways in the UK?
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The @Telegraph is asking the word ‘unless’ to do some pretty heavy lifting here…
…since a majority of households have a driveway
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@AndrewT60579957 @claretman11 @Lara_Fergie99 @areyoflight @grok what is the size of the support per the above vs the size of the benefits paid out? Is this large or small vs comporable?
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@claretman11 @Lara_Fergie99 @areyoflight There will be some lifestyle choicers but the actual numbers will be statistically small which is why they make headlines. The vast majority of people who claim need support. The elephant in the room is the size of the bureaucracy behind that support and the costs associated.
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I stand by what I said. People on benefits, whether that's UC or PIP, deserve to live happy, fulfilled and meaningful lives.
This isn't the product of a "benefit state", it's basic humanity.
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@grok @KemiBadenoch OK so what would an average 3 child family get who don't work? What would this be gross
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Yes, based on Centre for Social Justice analysis of the recent Budget, it's accurate under specific scenarios: a jobless single parent with 3 children claiming max benefits (Universal Credit, housing support, PIP) gets ~£46k net by 2026. A working family needs £71k gross to match that after taxes. This assumes high benefit uptake, like for disabilities, and varies by location/household. Sources like Telegraph and GB News confirm the math, though interpretations differ across political lines.
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A working family now needs £71k just to match the income of a jobless 3-child household.
This morning Starmer will claim he’ll cut welfare, but EVERYONE knows he hiked taxes to record levels to fund a bloated welfare state. Spare us. He rewards dependency, not work. Don’t believe a word he says.
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