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The number of US neocons and MAGA fanatics espousing annexing Greenland is disturbing. Seriously what is being taught in schools over there? This isn't the 18th and 19th century FGS!

Dreading going back to work? How to ease the post-Christmas return Career coaches and leaders share practical advice for managing anxiety and overload after the break.

I started back last Friday. Came into 200 emails. Precisely 2 required me to do anything. 2. Office life would be better and less stressful if people stopped sending emails for the sake of sending them!

Back to work today and I am honestly so demotivated it's unreal

Watching the staff at Tesco put out Easter eggs on new year's Day caused my soul to shrivel a bit.

Chilly today. Needed to put the big coat on.

Energy price cap rises slightly as temperatures fall Millions of households in England, Wales and Scotland are seeing a slight rise in energy bills in the new year.

My monthly bill for December was £140 rounded down. £6.80 of that was VAT and just under £30 was standing charges. Altering the standing charge would save me more than any of the govt's policies to date

Children from struggling families to be offered jabs at home The scheme is being tested in some areas of England as part of a government plan to prioritise children's health.

I got the flu jab in the Asda car park so why cannot all schemes have a similar approach. Everyone goes shopping after all.

Venezuela latest: Trump says US has 'captured' President Maduro in strikes on country - latest The US President says Maduro has been "flown out of the country", as Venezuela declares a national emergency.

Place bets on the Greenland (from the US side) or Taiwan (from the Chinese side) being next. Whatever Maduro's evils this is an insane course of action from the US administration

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Keir Starmer vows to 'defeat decline and division' in new year message The PM acknowledges "things have been tough" but says 2026 will see "positive change".

A promise from this lot isn't worth the bytes on the screen.

Newton hospital attack suspect detained under Mental Health Act Six people including staff and patients were treated for injuries inflicted with a crowbar.

I remember my late father saying in 2008 that in the end the public would snap (and that Enoch Powell said the right thing at the wrong time). Increasingly I think he was right. I mean who attends A&E with a crowbar?

12 books you need to read in 2026 Fictional gems, debut thillers, cracking biographies and everything in between.

And not a single one appeals to me. Been so long since I found a decent new book (i.e. out within the last year).

Swedish workers trial 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness The pilot project is even giving staff free money to help pay to do activities with their friends.

A nice idea but could see it being abused to hell and back if implemented in the UK.

Ok am calling it a night. Stomach hurts, feel seriously down in the dumps and sitting alone isn't going to help. So long 2025, I did my best.

Honestly cannot remember feeling more alone and devoid of hope than I have this holiday season. #NYE

NewJeans: K-pop band breaks up after bitter feud with record label Ador says it has dropped NewJeans member Danielle Marsh while the return of Minji remains uncertain.

Not my thing but reading what these groups go through is certainly eye opening.

Government to review 'information failures' in British-Egyptian activist case Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she and Sir Keir Starmer were unaware of Alaa Abd El Fattah's "abhorrent" historical tweets.

Or maybe ministers should have looked him up on here before making public comments...

HS2 goal to be up and running by 2033 'cannot be met' HS2 CEO Mark Wild advises the government that the 2029/2033 opening schedule is not achievable.

British infrastructure projects in a nutshell. Every one in my near 40 years of life has been over budget and delayed
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Cold weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued Temperatures will fall to lows of -4C in the North West of England, with snow expected in some areas.

Cue the days of panic mongering and hysteria in the msm. Yes these alerts have value but given the time of year and how mild December has been it was inevitable we'd get a cold snap.

China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces' The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

Ah intimidation and gunboat diplomacy. How depressingly predictable.

Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment A rising number of patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS leaders have been told.

The tone of some of the comments bothers me. 'just straightforward dying' may be fine on a spreadsheet but it's still a human life. Worrying how many on high levels are starting to view old age and the elderly

Home secretary urged to strip activist of British citizenship Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence of social media posts.

On balance I agree with the effort to free him (including under the Tories) but to post like the prime minister did without vetting was foolish and it is correct that everyone involved is being held to account.

Car service and social services are coming to do an initial assessment on mum due to her dementia. What a great end to the year. One depresses me and the other terrifies me.

Gods that was a tough one. Watching someone decline with dementia is sodding brutal ☹️

Nice to see some dropzone in the wild. A friend and I played operation Artemis this week and it was really good fun.

Tom Clancy's Lord of the Rings

Some of my Babylon 5 art.

Enjoy.

#scifi #scifiart #fanart #babylon5

Happy two years to AC6. Here's hoping we don't have to wait another 10 years, I want to fly higher.

I also want to get around to doing another fanart.

The Hirotada was a Type 00 unit modified for commander use. I thought it would be cool for the communication equipments to mirror Sengoku era props like the war fan and sashimono banner.
#tankhead #tankheadmecha

Now this is interesting. Given GW let aeronatica die twice and I believe xwing is done this may be a nice gap filler.

#hobbystreak 11 the intrusive thoughts won, and I added lighting to th claws.

I have listened to Bury the Light an unhealthy amount of times while painting the marine.

#warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting