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TL;DR: The Spanish government has quietly decided to block the use of Palantir in new critical state systems and strategic public companies, despite the firm already having contracts with parts of the Spanish administration and defence establishment. The move is an internal political and procurement directive discouraging ministries and state-owned companies from relying on the American company's technology for sensitive infrastructure.

The rationale is a combination of:

Strategic autonomy concerns: Spain does not want core state capabilities to depend on a US company that is deeply intertwined with US intelligence and defence agencies.

Data sovereignty and security risks: There are concerns over where sensitive government data resides and who could potentially access it.

Geopolitical considerations: Palantir has become politically controversial because of its close links to US national security institutions and its involvement with the Israeli government and military.

Vendor lock-in fears: Once these platforms become embedded in critical systems, replacing them becomes extremely expensive and operationally difficult, something Spain is already experiencing with other strategic technology providers.

The cross-party committee identifies Palantir as the most concerning example of the public sector’s growing reliance on a small number of major technology providers, including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. 

MPs urge the government to exercise the 2027 break clause in the NHS Federated Data Platform Contract with Palantir and either develop an in-house replacement or seek an alternative UK provider. The report argues that vendor lock-in should not be seen as inevitable and calls for a strategy to end lock-in across the public sector, diversify suppliers and strengthen digital resilience.  

I asked for T to help libido and apply it daily. Also estradiol and progesterone topical creams for all the other lovely symptoms: GSM, night sweats, aches, brain fog. After 6 yrs without sex I've turned into raging horny dog!!! Husband has to go get cialis!! F74 husband is 79 lol! We are loving it. Feel better than I have for decades! Problem is I'm not getting anything done, gardens full of weeds and the dust is mounting up. Thinking of cutting back T to every 2nd day. Anyone want to weigh in?

My husband was taking a nap and I snuggled up behind him naked and unzipped his shorts lol!!

We havn't had sex in 6 years because I've had a bunch of issues, prolapsed uterus, genitourinary syndrome and no sex drive.

4 weeks ago I started taking hormones to stop my bones from getting worse after being diagnosed with osteoporosis following a fractured hip. I've also started a pretty strenuous weight training plan to help with muscles and bones. I feel really good.

Anyhooo the hormones had a tremendous effect, the bits down there seem to have woken up after a long sleep and everything is working really well!!

I'm 74 and hes 79. He jumped right back in the saddle like he never left!

Needless to say we had a lovely afternoon.

Follow up to this post:

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the great comments and support from the bottom of my heart, I laughed out loud at some of them. Also thanks very much for the awards. What a lovely community this is!

I went to 3 doctors: Family Doc, Rheumatologist and Gyno and none wanted to prescribe HRT until I went to a Urologist and he said he agreed with me it would help and prescribed it.

TBH I thought our sex life was over and its been a long journey. I wish now I had not stopped HRT in my 60's (because of that damn WHI study). There is so much proof now that HRT benefits our longevity and quality of life so much.

I just wanted to share my story and tell you all its so important to advocate for yourselves, become informed, read the new studies other than the WHI and try to get all the support you can. For me it was: Estrogen Matters by Avrum Blooming, the subs: Menopause and Osteoporosis, Dr Louise Newsom and Dr Kelly Casperson.

After I started the HRT again recently, my husband and I talked about the positive changes I had experienced and I told him my body was waking up and that I would like to try to have sex again, so my seduction of him was not quite out of the blue lol!!!

Context: I asked him to put up a cable to hang a sun blind I had made for our terrace. The blind was there before but we changed the terrace and it had to be taken down last year and the cable re-hung. After he hung the cable, he walked away and I hung the blind. He came back and told me he wanted to modify it and I told him it would work just fine and didn't need to be modified, it was basically the same setup as before. He made some criticisms got pissed off and walked away.

After 10 mins I went to talk to him and apologise for not giving him a chance to explain the mods, he told me he didn't want to talk to me. He was really pissed off.

This happens about once a year, it used to be more often.

In the past I have gone to him and told him I'm sorry and lets put it behind us. It usually works, he gets over it, even though in my opinion I'm not always at fault. Its fucked up and I know I'm playing my disfunctional role in this passive aggressive dance by being the one to make peace. I just want a peaceful life and when things are good they are really ok. He holds grudges like nobody I have ever known! He is always saying I think So and So is upset with me for some reason or other, he just seems so sensitive to what others think of him. He doesn't have relationships with his sons or the rest of his small family.

In the beginning of our relationship I learned that he struggled with conflict and resolution. Talking about issues were hard for him and instead he would walk away and this would happen every few months. At the time we had our own business and it was difficult to work through both our relationship and the business issues. In talking with him I have learned that he had a shitty relationship with his father and never really learned to process emotional issues. So I have tried to be patient and to get peace I have been the one to initiate resolution.

But I'm a bit fed up with all this. So this time I didn't initiate resolution, I stopped talking to him just like he said I should. Since then hes been sleeping in the spare room.

In the last few days, I have cracked the door a couple of times by trying to show some kindness. Little things such as making his coffee when he gets up, asking how it went when he did something. All I got was one word answers: Thanks or fine.

Its been 3 days now with the silent treatment and I'm fucking exhausted!

I'm 74, hes 79 and we live in a foreign country. I'm tempted to say fuck it and go back to my home country but our finances if we split would be very difficult for us to live separately. Without sounding like a complete bitch, he has health issues and I'm hoping I outlive him so I don't have to deal with this anymore.

I'm really just posting to share and maybe with the hope of some palatable advice from other women.

About once a month I log in to an Ancestry.co.uk account. This morning when I tried to log in I received a blank white page with Pretty Print and a selection box next to it and 2 brackets {} below.

Vivaldi Version 7.9.3970.60; and iOS 15.6.1

I have tried removing blocking. I can log in to the site with Safari

Can anyone shed light on this issue please.

We have just spent a few days in Bolhão in Porto and can't believe how different it is from 4 years ago. So many people, easily 3 times more than before.

I have to say I won't be coming again. Just not fun any more.