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There’s more support than opposition for Starmer giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

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  • TazTaz Posts: 17,181
    rcs1000 said:

    I'm not sure the facts fit that: Instagram advertising revenues are up about 35% you, while Twitter/X is down. Now, some of that is because Twitter has rubbish attribution, but I think it's hard to argue Twitter is thriving.
    Twitter seems to be getting better. My ads are no longer crypto scams but see, to be predominantly local restaurants, bakeries, food, hotels etc etc.

    Quite a change in 12 months.
  • MalmesburyMalmesbury Posts: 53,832

    Perhaps Trump needs a new Navigation Act, only US built trains, ships, planes and 18 wheelers to move elk hides or whatever from Canada to US.

    On checking I was mildly surprised to see Canada exported $45b plus vehicles to the US in 2023, seems a handy chunk.
    The Jones Act (1920) mandates US flagged (also US owned and manned by US Citizens) ships for goods that are moved from one US port to another.
  • BattlebusBattlebus Posts: 623

    So sorry to hear that

    My wife fostered cats when we were younger and at one time we had 14

    Each one of our cats deaths was so upsetting but at least they were loved and cherished and gave us so much

    Best wishes
    Lost one of our dogs the other day. Shaken to death by a neighbour's Staffie in front of us with the owner unable to control it. Our other dog is looking lost without its kennel mate. We'd like to be angry at the lack of thought by the neighbour but you can't let anger define you.

    For those that like cats but fear the cost and them dying. Robot pets.


  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 53,393
    Battlebus said:

    Lost one of our dogs the other day. Shaken to death by a neighbour's Staffie in front of us with the owner unable to control it. Our other dog is looking lost without its kennel mate. We'd like to be angry at the lack of thought by the neighbour but you can't let anger define you.

    For those that like cats but fear the cost and them dying. Robot pets.


    "Has anybody seen my pussy?"
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 23,954
    Foxy said:

    I have always found our vet bills reasonable, but it is a small local independent.

    The problem is that private equity firms are buying up smaller vets, exploiting the workers and ramping up profits.

    https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/11/private-equity-is-coming-for-your-pets-vets

    Dentists and private contractors doing NHS work too.

    all together now... "enshittification" (more politely, "platform decay")
  • MattWMattW Posts: 26,193

    The Jones Act (1920) mandates US flagged (also US owned and manned by US Citizens) ships for goods that are moved from one US port to another.
    It also mandates USA-flagged ships be built in the USA. I watched a vid which argued that this was a big problem for USA ports wrt turnaround times and efficiency using the World Bank's annual Container Port Performance Index

    He talks about the largest container ships not going to the USA (basically it's China ... Suze ,,, Europe), and about the Panama Canal. I'm about 80% convinced.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwD7aZcxKvc

    I knew about rules around cabotage, the USA not being free trade in practice, and the interesting features around control of ports - including the authorities needing to engage the Mafia in NY in WW in Operation Underworld since they controlled the port.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Underworld#:~:text=Operation Underworld was the United,vital war supplies and equipment.

    problems so they are decades behind everyone else in investment in infra.

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