Oopsie. Has anyone asked “Daddy” about this?
Raw StoryA Trump-appointed federal judge has been drawn into a pardon scandal after photos surfaced of her on the balcony of George Cottrell, a British fraudster seeking a presidential pardon.
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Richard Appleby
Профиль VivelyEx-IBMer, currently "economically inactive". Interested in science, technology and the environment. Fan of rational thought, citizenship and the common good.
Uh huh. Well, there ain’t no alternative to restricting calories if you want to lose weight. And the people who most need to lose weight are very unlikely to have a biological age less than their chronological age. As usual, life’s a bitch.
New ScientistIn a small study, restricting calories led to greater weight loss among people with a biological age younger than their chronological age
Yeah, but just look at the percentages. Today’s voters just want more of everything. The ordering is rather immaterial ⬇️
Ipsos in the UKWith stamp duty, council tax and property in the news - how have Britain's aspirations of home ownership changed? 🏠2026 - 67% aspire to own their own home. 🚗1991 - 37% aspired to own their own home. 👉 https://t.co/7qgcHmwk8I
Good to know the man in charge of Ford, earning $27.5M last year (up 11%), really has his finger on the pulse. It’s going to be a bloodbath.
ReutersEXCLUSIVE: Ford CEO tells employees Chinese automakers could enter US market in next decade reut.rs/4w21qMC
No words.
Seth MasketI've been seeing a lot of people responding to this with "there ought to be a law," but importantly, we haven't needed a law for this sort of thing because no prior president wanted to be known as a leader who would literally kill people in their hour of need for not voting for him
Lesson here for other governments, perhaps?
ReutersIndia summons Meta executives over briefly restricted Modi Facebook post reut.rs/4yVEMIr
Always liked what I saw of Walz. Seemed grounded, and pretty normal (well, for a politician!). Even drives a proper classic truck.
Governor Tim WalzSee you in court, creep.
Not surprised; the new R5 is a lovely thing compared to most EVs, and if they made a version that just looks like the R5 Turbo 3E but doesn’t come with the £140k price tag, they’d never keep up with demand…
ReutersRenault swings to profit in first half despite intense Chinese competition reut.rs/3S4uVPI
24 hours wedged into an uncomfortable seat, with no room to move around, and the warders, sorry, flight assistants, determined to keep you strapped in. No thanks. Can’t think of anything worse.
The RegisterAirbus keeps an A350 flying for 24 hours
National curriculum, anyone? Anyone?
The GuardianBurnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs
I’d say It’s a cracker! … but obviously it’s not. Just an excellent Dad Joke…
Aparna NairA dad joke to usher in the weekend
Obviously forgot to pay his tithe to Trump…
Reuters LegalJUST IN: Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein was sentenced to six years in federal prison for tax and financial crimes tied to his side career as a high-stakes poker player, capping a startling chapter for a prominent appellate attorney who has argued major cases before SCOTUS reut.rs/4yzEkiR