Ms Smith

‘Cash cow’ Send schools backed by firms linked to Bono and Sheikh Mansour Analysis shows private equity funds, including offshore entities, are making millions while councils struggle to meet Send demand

Private equity companies linked to Manchester City owner, and Bono making millions in profit through taxpayer-funded special needs schools.

20%+ profit margins. Children are cash cows.

Councils pay up to £350,000 a year to support pupils.

Money ends up in offshore tax havens.
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Looking forward to the BBC reporting a Green success through a Reform v Labour lens

exactly this, to a weary sigh of >Ugh that again<

Fracking has 'living dead' vibes. Proven to be unprofitable as well as dangerous it just keeps popping up, hoping we've forgotten about all that other stuff

I like it, thanks

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Alas cannot listen due to extreme Gove intolerance

Although the Queen was just holding out to prevent BJ from cosplaying Churchill...

Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

Yes! You've nailed it

I used to like his programme once

We deserve this outcome 🏆

I do hope so, I mean surely?!

Me too... All this 'oooh can we think of anyone at all who might be able to do this work.... ? Scratching chin 🤔 in bafflement... Nope no-one at all' 🤷

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

Nah, stick with screaming fuck

I was thinking the same 🏆

This is why we come here to know we are not alone 😁🧐🤔🫣😱😅

Definitely Toss #thearchers

Knight sounds way cooler than Dame. Fact.

This sums up F***b**k to perfection

Photograph of a stack of Heroes chocolate sharing tubs. Most have been taken leaving four large pieces of cardboard flopping down over the remaining stock. The cardboard has circular holes so it makes quite a nice pattern. Also suggests that people who go to my local supermarket really love that stuff. Also elicits an ear worm from 1984 Bonnie Tyler

I need a......

I've had exactly this for twoish weeks, voice is about 75% back but today there's a new ear ache 😕

Chatbots can influence political views, new study finds Chatbots can influence people’s political opinions, with information-packed arguments proving the most convincing. However, the most persuasive arguments made by AI tend to be the least accurate.

Artificial facts=more political influence than the researchers thought possible
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I'm definitely going to give too much time trying to picture this exciting new phrase

Advert reads "our washing machines with AI Energy Mode can reduce your energy consumption by up to 70%". Picture in background is a kitchen.

Use (existential level energy consuming) AI to reduce energy use .... 🧐🤔

Needs saying over and over

2025 encapsulated;
F***b**k groups, derivative ai slop, small boats, & this quote-
"There’s clearly something political about it but nobody knows what it is”

You know the rule: special things only happen on Fridays