CEO-to-worker pay ratio:
· United States: 347:1
· Switzerland: 120:1
· France: 130:1
· Sweden: 71.1:1
· Austria: 60:1
· Germany: 55:1
· UK: 52:1 (FTSE 350) 78:1 (FTSE 100)
· Denmark: 50:1
· Italy: 20:1
· Japan: 11:1
Outliers:
· Coca-Cola: 2160:1
· Starbucks: 1049:1
· Tesco: 431:1
via Deepseek
I prefer the pink with the white dress and the white with the blue dress. But either would be fine. The flowery dress is so pretty!
For the rest of time, if any politician on either side of the Atlantic moans "how are we going to pay for it?" in relation to a public good, I need all journalists to point out that Pete Hegseth spent 15 million taxpayer dollars on ribeye steak in 30 days.
Not really, just inveterate hoarding
We moved from Europe back to a town in the UK. My 4yrold son, who spoke 3-4 languages interchangeably at that point, saw a sign in a public park saying "Dog Loo Area". He was fascinated. "Is this Glossopish?" he asked.
You know what the Strait of Hormuz DOESN’T cut off?
Wind turbines. UBI. public transit. Taxing billionaires and redistributing it to the regular people who created that wealth. Solar panels. A plant based diet. Bike lanes.
A concert ticket dated 16 May 1970 from the Central Hall, University of York. Artists appearing were The Who and Jan Dukes De Grey. The ticket has a simple line drawing of the Central Hall in the top left corner.
#TicketStubWednesday
My oldest surviving ticket. I went to lots of shows, concerts etc before this, but as a teenager didn't understand the importance of archiving.
The correct use of an ellipsis (...) is to indicate a sentence is incomplete, or to suggest more information will follow. It is not a substitute for a comma or a full stop.
My first time seeing a Farts in the wild
But the water is sooooo faaaaar awaaaaay and the phone is right here in my hand
"Per the analysis by Open the Books, in September, the Pentagon spent $2 million on Alaskan king crab, $6.9 million on lobster tail, $15.1 million on ribeye steak, and $1 million on salmon. Dessert included 272 orders of doughnuts for $139,224 and ice cream machines for $124,000."
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez is everything Keir Starmer and Labour are not:
"A wave of pride in being Spanish, not only within our country but also from many societies across the globe"
"Because we are synonymous with principles, values, and also results"
When I said 'Kemi Badenoch is so partisan, under her the Tories would oppose puppies and kittens if Labour said something nice about them', I didn't mean it literally.
Tim Curry, a god among men. May he live a thousand years and retain his snark forever.
youtu.be/P3VKRQr9Img
I don't know anything about Mao Buyi but his new single is very pleasant open.qobuz.com/artist/6549737
🚨JURY TRIALS UPDATE
Tl;Dr - that HMS Dragon has left Portsmouth. Will arrive off Cyprus at some point within the next 9 months.
Arrogant uncultured lout
I applied for Eurosky ages ago and they sent me a code to use to import my Bluesky posts. But the import failed and the code was single use, so I emailed Eurosky support to ask for another code and they never replied. So, still here...
In the past we've always relied on some public-spirited altruistic person to set up a new network and attract a clientele by osmosis. Just have to hope it happens once again if we need it
I really hate going into my local department store and seeing bloody
Chalamet on the displays
This is your chance, Chanel. Chuck Chalamet and make Wang Yibo your worldwide Bleu de Chanel ambassador.
NEW: Jess Phillips reveals she's a victim of the courts backlog with a man accused of breaching a restraining order against her not due in crown court until 2028...
It's so bad that we've reached a point where members of Congress casually discuss stripping citizenship from and deporting people because they don't like their views.
if it wasn't a world-destroying atrocity it would be kind of funny how much time and money and energy is being put into convincing everyone to love AI and still the general consensus is like "meh"
This money is extracted from school budgets. A lack of scrutiny and effective governance allows this corrupt practice to continue unabated.
According to Schools Week the Aspirations Academy Trust CEO paid himself between £275,000 and £280,000 in 2024-25 and his deputy (his wife) £225,000 to £230,000. Nine other CEOs were paying themselves more than this. /contd
Welp, this is gonna suck.
Looked up the person, who they used to work with (True Ventures)
90% of the list of their portfolio is AI companies.
Thank you Nadia Whittome 👏
