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RFK looking to bring back belief in the "research" of "Doctor" Wakefield, then. Measles epidemic in the US, anyone?

Better to wait until the man actually appears in court to cast many aspersions at all, I would think. Details about the bloke taken in are still rather thin on the ground, either way. The time to hold feet to the fire about it was roughly ten years ago, I think. The genie is out of the bottle, social media soundbites without any stated solutions (or revealing the rather awful nature of said solutions) are now enough to elect and set policy, with all the consequences that entails.

Arrest made in the NY shooting case.

Certainly not, but offering consistent complaints on the problem and no hint of solution does make the complaints seem rather hollow and of less value. Also, the point above about some people not wanting to state their own solution to that problem (and some other problems) because they know people might view implicitly treating the suffering and death of a great many people as just another thing rather dimly still stands.

... it's almost as if 30p Lee doesn't remember who was responsible for the situation that led to the battle of the Somme. Oddly enough, it wasn't women.

Amen to that. Migration isn't the only issue where it happens, either. Though if I'm totally honest, I think a fair few people do believe they have a solution to these immigration or other issues - they just don't feel comfortable articulating them out loud because they know that they mean a great many people will suffer and die and they don't want to be seen actually advocating for that, even though at a base level the idea doesn't appear to bother them.

Pretty much, yeah. In terms of getting what he wants without really being seen to raise a finger, I would think so.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw22ger4gjo $50k reward now. Just about enough to cover an appendectomy or rotator cuff surgery because UHC deemed it "unnecessary", then.

It's interesting how highly Trump appears to view Prince William given their pretty much polar opposite views towards most anything involving humanitarianism and long term future.

And it may well be he can't spare the actual manpower and resources that would be necessary due to Ukraine. I'm sure they'll be trying to reach some kind of deal, yes,

That's entirely plausible.

Yeah, something else I was getting at there. There's not going to be many fence-sitters; you'll have those determined to nullify for the reasons you say, and then those determined to convict. And it only takes one to hang a jury.

... or they would go for it as an early part of a Riddler storyline where he does his usual misdirection. But in all seriousness, if the motive wasn't abundantly clear before it certainly is now. NB. If they do catch him, it'll be interesting to try to find 12 jurors in all of NY state that haven't already prejudged the case.

I wonder why Putin decided Assad was no longer worth propping up?

Evangelical religious representatives. Antivaxxers and other various talking heads advocating unscientific courses of action that will lead nowhere good.

Tbf Oz, India or any side other than the Saffers playing more than a two match series haven't won in England for over 20 years either, and barring Indias remarkable run last time down under home form terms to run supreme when one of the big 3 turn out. I agree that away series wins in the most difficult places would make this England team memorable among the very best, but those things are rather rare beasts.

Not just on sport, mate. Some of the comments on science related articles make me doubt both my own sanity and democratic systems for policymaking on that topic.

And now they have a reputation that gives them a psychological edge over a lot of the other teams, which at the highest level is so important.

On the honours board at Lords for batting and bowling. Hat trick. All in 10 Tests. Atkinson: "Test Cricket? Completed it mate."

England net 300-1. You'd think this match is functionally over as a contest.

That's special.

Proper war of attrition this.

Artemis timeline slips by another six months, due to additional crew capsule concerns. Guess it could have been worse.

Aussies looking for immediate vengeance.

The US is mostly an outlier in things like this, it's true. But we shouldn't forget that a fair part of the UK population implicitly voted for a system like the US one - and consequences like it - when they chose Reform at the last election. Who knows how many will do similarly at the next one? Don't think such a shift in the UK, and elsewhere, couldn’t happen. NB. I think any such system should be measured by how well it serves everyone. It doesn't matter the US healthcare system deals bleeding-edge outcomes to the few that can afford it (and it does), it fails because it doesn't assure even the most basic prevention of death and suffering for the many.