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@leaderwhisperer

One woman force of nature (so I've been told 😎) and proud, opinionated, Scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Mentor to CEO and Founders, particularly in early-stage STEM businesses. Business, politics, current affairs, history & economics nerd. Former reservist officer. Wife and mom

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Public Service Announcement: If you feel intense pain in your lower right belly, go get it checked at your ER asap. Every hour counts when its appendicitis 😮 I was lucky - I knew that what I was feeling was likely to be "the big A", as my Dad's ruptured when I was 12... #howIspentlateJuly

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I know, @thorjansen.bsky.social - I've just helped a couple of them relocate from Florida to Holland. They're now paying a combined figure of c. €300 per month for full coverage health and have a TOTAL annual deductible of just under €400. No brainer on that alone

NETHERLANDS VS UK HEALTHCARE
A COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON FOR AMERICAN EXPATS
The Netherlands operates one of Europe's most highly regarded healthcare systems, fundamentally
different from the UK's National Health Service (NHS) model. For Americans considering relocation,
understanding these differences is crucial for making informed decisions about healthcare access and
costs.
System Structure and Approach
The Netherlands employs a universal social health insurance system that uniquely blends public
regulation with private provision. Unlike the UK's government-operated NHS, the Dutch system
mandates that all residents purchase basic health insurance from private insurers who compete in a
regulated market. This creates what experts call "managed competition" - private insurers must accept
all applicants and offer identical basic coverage, while competing on price and service quality.
The UK's NHS, by contrast, provides healthcare that is "free at the point of use," funded primarily
through taxation. While this removes most direct costs for patients, it has resulted in significantly
lower per-capita spending on healthcare compared to the Netherlands.
Financial Comparison and Costs
The Netherlands significantly outspends the UK on healthcare per capita. In 2022, the Netherlands
spent $5,672 per person on healthcare - 27% higher than the UK's $4,479. This higher investment
translates into better resources and shorter waiting times for many services.
Monthly Insurance Costs
For 2025, basic Dutch health insurance averages €156-159 per month (approximately $170-175).
This represents an increase of about €11 per month from 2024. Americans will find this cost structure
familiar, as it resembles employer-sponsored health plans in the US, albeit typically less expensive.
Annual Deductible (Eigen Risico)
The Netherlands requires an annual deductible of €385 ($420) for most healthcare services in 2025.
However, this excludes GP visits, m…

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www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le... This man's depravity does indeed know no end... Great article btw

On 7 March, Donald Trump welcomed home the charred remains of six dead soldiers, the first American casualties of the illegal war the adjudicated sex offender and convicted fraudster has embarked on in partnership with a man bearing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes and alleged crimes against humanity. And, to add insult to injury, Trump did so while wearing one of his tasteful Trump merchandise white baseball hats, with the numbers 45-47 on the side. Does this man’s depravity know no end?

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"Intent on stamping his crassly gilded imprimatur on Washington" and "gaudy exemplar of what the American architecture critic Kate Wagner has described as “regional car dealership rococo”" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Half a century on, as the country prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, historical re-enactments have edged out just about everything when it comes to architecture. Intent on stamping his crassly gilded imprimatur on Washington, Donald Trump recently shared the latest iterations of his proposed triumphal arch, first unveiled last October, to be erected just across from the Lincoln Memorial on the Potomac River. His post on Truth Social shows three uncredited versions of the so-called “Arc de Trump” now rebadged as the Independence Arch, embellished with varying degrees of gilding and statuary.

Given Trump’s weakness for bling, the smart money would be on the gilded iteration, a gaudy exemplar of what the American architecture critic Kate Wagner has described as “regional car dealership rococo”. All three versions are modelled on the Arch of Titus in Rome, originally constructed in the first century following Rome’s military conquest of Jerusalem. As a template from classical antiquity, it has popped up throughout history, from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to New York’s Washington Square Arch.

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If this post is based on real statements, then all I can say is bwahahahaha 🤣 - and the syphilitic imbecile is clearly utterly bonkers. Does he *really* think he can click his fingers and a 100,000 seater stadium will magically appear? In 5 months?

To directly answer your question: A 100,000-seat stadium at the White House would require demolishing essentially the entire ceremonial core of the American capital, including:
The entire White House South Lawn and gardens
The complete Ellipse park (52 acres)
Constitution Gardens (50 acres)
Likely the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Potentially the Treasury Building and/or Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Major portions of the National Mall infrastructure
Multiple National Historic Landmarks

Even with all these demolitions, the assembled land would still be insufficient for a proper 100,000-seat stadium complex with required parking and infrastructure.The Washington Monument would not need to be demolished—it's far enough south (approximately 1 mile) that it would remain physically intact, though the entire symbolic and visual relationship between America's founding monuments would be obliterated.

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Carri Nicholson 🗽 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 🇺🇲🇵🇱🇺🇦 🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@leaderwhisperer· Jan 27

I was not kidding when I called Bovino a Himmler clone... Another inadequate guy with small man syndrome

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He's really gone and done it now...

This is what Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said about Donald Trump in a social media post last night.

457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.

Trump avoided military service 5 times.

How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.

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Doug Beattie, a former leader of the Ulster Unionist party, an MLA (member of the legislative assembly in Northern Ireland) and a former soldier, has said that Donald Trump is “unhinged”. Referring to Trump’s comments about Nato and Afghanisation, he said:

Trump really is an unhinged individual.

457 UK military personnel KIA in Afghan.
Over 2,200 injured, of which over 620 seriously.

They fought with courage and dedication and Trump cannot be allowed to trample on their memory

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What's happening in MN is ✔️ Organised, not random ✔️ Has Federal (State) support ✔️ Use of force or intimidation ✔️ De facto intent to create ethnically homogeneous territory as seen in ICE recruitment adverts and statements by the President and others If it walks like a duck...

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@normcharlatan.bsky.social 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Call it for what it is - not just in Minnesota but everywhere else that ICE is operating. Ethnic cleansing Which is a Crime against Humanity last time I checked

Defining Ethnic Cleansing

Ethnic cleansing, while widely recognized as an international crime, lacks a binding treaty definition. The International Court of Justice defined it as "making a region ethnically homogeneous by the use of force or intimidation to remove individuals from certain groups from that area".

The United Nations Commission of Experts elaborated in 1993: ethnic cleansing means "rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups from the area".

Critically, ethnic cleansing is distinguished from genocide by intent: while genocide aims to destroy a group in whole or in part, ethnic cleansing aims to create ethnically homogeneous territory by forcing the displacement of particular groups.

As legal scholar Drazen Petrovic documented, ethnic cleansing requires three core elements:
Systematic character - organized, not random
State or authority support - through participation, instigation, or acquiescence
Intent to create ethnically homogeneous territory - the territorial objective distinguishes it from other persecution
Use of force or intimidation to achieve removal

The goals can be both short-term (effective territorial control) and long-term (creation of conditions making return impossible and altering the ethnic composition of the region).

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"Financial analysis reveals these states collectively contribute approximately $1.55 trillion annually in federal tax revenue while receiving $330 billion in federal aid—making them substantial net contributors to the national treasury." Let me make popcorn... Lots of popcorn. This I must see😎

Executive Summary
President Trump's January 13, 2026 announcement to withhold all federal funding from states containing sanctuary cities represents a significant escalation in immigration enforcement policy.

The directive targets 12 jurisdictions that the Justice Department has designated as sanctuary states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, plus the District of Columbia.

Financial analysis reveals these states collectively contribute approximately $1.55 trillion annually in federal tax revenue while receiving $330 billion in federal aid—making them substantial net contributors to the national treasury.

Contrary to the administration's framing, these jurisdictions subsidize rather than burden the federal system. The strategic implications extend far beyond immigration policy, threatening fundamental constitutional principles of federalism and fiscal interdependence.

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A literal bounty on every deportation... Again, straight from the Nazi playbook - and I'm so not surprised 🤬

Conclusion
The Nazi regime implemented systematic bounty systems that financially rewarded informants for delivering Jews to deportation authorities. These programs ranged from the highly organized Henneicke Column in the Netherlands to informal arrangements throughout occupied Europe where collaborators received direct payments from confiscated Jewish assets. The financial incentives, combined with ideological indoctrination and coercion, created a powerful mechanism that significantly contributed to the success of Nazi deportation policies and the Holocaust's devastating death toll.

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Travel advisory posted by the US State Department without a single iota of understanding of the irony involved about targeting Venezuela using this language... Err, from this side of the pond it looks mightily like you're describing what's happening in the good ole USA right now 😱 All of it.

Venezuela also carries the highest travel advisory level – Level 4, as the US Embassy website cited “severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.”

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You'll need to get this stupid law repealed first, sadly...

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To my friends, followers and fellow rebels. I hope you have a very Happy Holiday - whichever flavour you celebrate - filled with light, love, and lots of laughter. May 2026 bring you everything you could possibly wish for - at home, in your business, and for the world... Vive la Résistance! 🗽

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So would Scotland...

Wind turbines on a hill above Ardrossan, Scotland

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That'll be, of course, the same Saudi Arabia that's aiming to generate 50% of its electricity through renewables by 2030, including dozens of large scale WIND and SOLAR installations... What an uninformed, senile, dementia-riddled embarrassment. And a fecking misogynistic pig to boot

The kingdom is rolling out dozens of large-scale solar, wind, and storage projects, with a pipeline totaling at least $32 billion for green energy investments through 2030—alongside huge financing deals like $8.3 billion for 15 gigawatts (GW) of upcoming projects.

By 2030, the goal is to generate 50% of its electricity from renewables, building up to 130 GW in new capacity.

Investment Scale and Key Projects
Under Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative, investments exceed $186 billion, including major phases of solar and wind deployment, nature-based solutions (planting 10 billion trees), carbon capture, and energy efficiency measures.

Recent contracts include $4.5 billion in 2025 for 4.5 GW of new projects, and up to $25 billion annually is projected for green energy exports by 2030.

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is driving 70% of the national renewables target, joined by global and regional partnerships.

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And a mere 90 seconds' research brings up the following... Saudi Arabia is investing over $180 billion in renewable energy production between now and 2030, with the aim of getting 50% of its electricity from renewables by then. Including $32B of large-scale solar, wind, and storage projects...

Saudi Arabia is investing over $180 billion in renewable energy production and clean technologies between now and 2030, aiming to transform its energy landscape while keeping economic development and energy security priorities.
The kingdom is rolling out dozens of large-scale solar, wind, and storage projects, with a pipeline totaling at least $32 billion for green energy investments through 2030 - alongside huge financing deals like $8.3 billion for 15 gigawatts (GW) of upcoming projects.
By 2030, the goal is to generate 50% of its electricity from renewables, building up to 130 GW in new capacity.

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Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letter R and the number 365...

Elmo in American Revolution uniform visits behind the scenes of "Hamilton"

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Now *there's* a tell and a half. See that bundle of things immediately above the door? The thing that has I IXI I on it? That, my lovelies, looks damn like the Fasces, with the X being the double headed axe. But the guild shows Trump sees it as more Mussolini than "strength through unity"

The fasces symbol is a bundle of wooden rods or sticks tied together with an ax.

The ax in the fasces was originally associated with the Greek symbol Labrys. Labryes are double-bitted axes originating from Crete. The Labrys is one of the oldest symbols of Greek civilization.

Since the end of the Roman Empire, the fasces symbol has been used by a number of government agencies, military units, and other authorities to represent power. It’s even on the cover of French passports.

The fasces has also been used by groups of people who view themselves as modern-day successors to the Roman Republic and/or its ideologies.

Fasces Symbol Meaning
fasces symbol meaning
‘Fasces’ is derived from the plural form of fascis, which is Latin for ‘bundle.’ The fasces symbol is the emblem of official authority in ancient Rome.

The word ‘fascism’ originated from ‘fasces.’ Benito Mussolini’s fascist government in Italy used the fasces symbol as its emblem, identifying with power and brutality which the symbol stood for from the ancient Roman times.

This is notably different from how this ancient Roman symbol is interpreted in America, where fasces represents “strength through unity.” The symbolism of fasces points to strength through unity because a single rod is easily broken, but it’s a feat to break the bundle.

The symbol denotes the power and authority the state has over its citizens. The ancient Romans saw the power that the fasces symbol represented in a couple of ways: the bundled sticks or rods signified birching or corporal punishment, while the ax was associated with beheading.

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They don't need testing. Everyone already know they work... Testing is for when you're creating new and even more interesting weapons of mass destruction. And the US has signed multiple treaties that a) Trump cannot overturn by himself b) give the Armed Forces the ability to say feck off

Nuclear Treaties Signed by the United States and Their Impact on Nuclear Testing Orders
The United States is a party to multiple international treaties restricting its ability to conduct nuclear weapons tests, and these agreements provide legal and institutional grounds for the U.S. military to challenge or refuse orders demanding unrestricted nuclear testing such as those posited by former President Trump. These treaties, along with established norms and domestic law governing lawful orders, form a strong basis to invalidate any blanket directive to "test all our nukes."Major Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons Testing
1. Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT, 1963)
Signed by the U.S., UK, and USSR, effective October 10, 1963.
Prohibits nuclear test explosions in the atmosphere, outer space, and under water, as well as any test that causes radioactive debris beyond the territorial limits of the testing state.Test explosions are allowed underground only if no radioactive debris escapes national borders.
LTBT remains in force with obligations on all signatories.
2. Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT, 1968)
Entered into force in 1970, the U.S. is a founding signatory.
NPT's Article VI obligates nuclear weapon states to pursue disarmament and negotiate in good faith toward cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament.
3. Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (PNET, 1976) and Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT, 1974)
These bilateral U.S.-Soviet agreements regulate and limit the yield of underground nuclear explosions, further restricting development and testing.
4. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT, 1996)
Bans all nuclear test explosions, regardless of purpose or yield—the so-called “zero-yield” standard.
Adopted by the UN in 1996, signed by the U.S. on September 24, 1996.
Although never ratified by the Senate due to partisan opposition, the U.S. has abided by a voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since 1992.

International law holds signatories should not act against the object and purpose of a treaty they have signed.
CTBT has established a strong global norm against nuclear testing, and the U.S. is widely expected to honor its commitments as a signatory.
5. Strategic Arms Reduction and Limitation Treaties (START I, II, New START)
These agreements limit nuclear arsenals and require various verification mechanisms that are affected by resumed testing, further complicating any plans for a broad resumption of testing.

Legal and Procedural Constraints on Nuclear Testing Orders
Lawful Military Orders and International Law
Under U.S. and international law, including the Geneva Conventions and other humanitarian treaties signed by the U.S., the military is required to refuse unlawful orders—including those that violate ratified nuclear test ban treaties.
U.S. military doctrine states that unlawful orders must not be executed, and that nuclear strike orders (and by extension, testing orders) must comply with domestic and international legal standards.
Proposals to test nuclear weapons against treaty obligations risk placing subordinates in jeopardy of prosecution for war crimes and breach of international law.

U.S. Political and Institutional Practice
The U.S. has maintained a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing since 1992, which has been supported by national policy and broad international expectation.
The military, in consultation with legal and international affairs advisors, is empowered to reject orders that contravene established treaties and U.S. legal obligations—especially those with direct environmental, security, and humanitarian consequences.

Conclusion
Demanding to "test all our nukes" would clearly violate numerous binding and customary treaty obligations, U.S. law, and established international norms.

The U.S. military would not only be legally justified in refusing such orders but would be obligated to do so under both U.S. and international law and military doctrine.

These treaties remain foundational to the United States' nuclear policy and global security commitments.

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This...

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This is what our voting slips look like - no chads to hang, just a simple pencil cross in a box, fold the paper in half, and put it into the sealed box. If there are multiple elements to the vote (ie local council and mayor), then there tends to be a separate paper of a different color for each...

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*You're* confused??? Not the only one... Why on earth would Hamas want to kill people in Gaza? Collating reports from slightly more sane countries indicates it's *Israel* that is breaking the ceasefire, both in Gaza and the West Bank.

Israel has breached the new ceasefire agreement several times in the past week, with credible reports indicating that Israeli forces have killed Palestinian civilians and militants in Gaza and the West Bank since the truce was put into effect on October 10, 2025.
Ceasefire Violations
Israel and Hamas have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire, with Israel citing Hamas' failure to return the bodies of all hostages, while Hamas and medical sources report that Israeli military actions have resulted in Palestinian deaths since the ceasefire began.
Reports from humanitarian organizations and local media indicate ongoing military strikes and ground operations by Israel, despite the announced truce.
Palestinian Fatalities in the Past Week
At least three Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks on October 15, according to medical sources in Gaza, despite the supposed ceasefire.
Incidents have included deaths in aid distribution areas and renewed clashes in both Gaza and the West Bank, with further reports of fatalities arising from Israeli military operations and settler violence.
In the West Bank, two Palestinians were killed between October 7 and 13, one by Israeli forces and one possibly by a combination of Israeli forces and settlers, with dozens more injured during raids and settler attacks.
Additional Context
Ongoing exchanges of accusations, hostage remains, and bodies have created a situation where both sides allege violations, but independent reports continue to confirm Israeli actions resulting in Palestinian deaths during the ceasefire period.
Humanitarian aid remains restricted, and aid agencies have suspended operations following deaths near distribution points, many attributed to Israeli military activity.
In summary, there is clear evidence from multiple credible sources that Israel has breached the ceasefire and caused Palestinian deaths in the last week, both in Gaza and the West Bank

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See below...

Insulin analogues (newer, modified insulins like glargine and aspart) have slightly higher production costs. The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) costs approximately $68,757 per kilogram for insulin glargine and around $100,000 per kilogram for other analogues. Despite these higher API costs, a recent 2024 study calculated that basal-bolus treatment with insulin glargine and aspart could cost just $111 per year using reusable pen formulations.
Breaking this down to individual doses: since a typical insulin-dependent patient uses approximately 40-50 units daily, and a 1,000-unit vial costs $2-4 to produce, the manufacturing cost per day of insulin therapy is roughly $0.08 to $0.20, or about $30-70 annually.
These figures contrast sharply with retail prices. In the United States, a vial of Humalog that cost $21 in 1996 exceeded $350 by 2020.
Current retail prices commonly exceed $300 per vial, representing markups of 75 to 150 times the production cost.

Alternative Approaches
The Open Insulin Project represents an innovative attempt to democratize insulin production. This open-source initiative aims to:
Develop freely available protocols for producing both rapid-acting (lispro) and long-acting (glargine) insulin analogues
Create open-source hardware equivalents to expensive proprietary equipment
Enable small-scale, community-centered manufacturing
Make production methods publicly available for research and development
The project operates in community laboratories in Oakland, Baltimore, and Paris, using standard biotechnology techniques based on academic publications and off-patent processes.
However, even this grassroots approach faces challenges including FDA Good Manufacturing Practice compliance, legal issues with interstate distribution, and the need for partnerships with established healthcare entities

Carri Nicholson 🗽 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 🇺🇲🇵🇱🇺🇦 🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@leaderwhisperer· Sep 18

For my 18 year old daughter, who's just become a student and who burns with anger at the injustices she sees, and is passionate about making the world a better and safer place... Abso-fecking-lutely 🫶🏻 (And I'm so, so proud of her for taking over the torch for the next generation)