Brook Finham
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“All I have is a voice…”. And a vote. Slava Ukraiini. East Anglia.
“The response to Trump’s attacks on these outlets should be for every news outlet to boycott the Trump White House. They don’t need to stand there to do their reporting. See how Trump likes it when no legitimate news outlet shows up for his tantrums and lies.” www.americaamerica.news/p/is-trump-c...
Is Trump Collapsing?
A Saturday Prompt
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Was it Don Jr. that said something about getting all the money they need from Russia?
Ossoff: Did you see this business about Don Jr.‘s wedding in the Bahamas? Where he received, apparently, a cash gift from a Russian oligarch connected to the Kremlin? This man, Kremlev, was apparently in China with Putin two days before he flew to the Bahamas for Don Jr.’s wedding…
Witless Witkoff Both Ukrainian and Russian officials are seeking to oust Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff from US-mediated peace negotiations, expressing frustration over his diplomatic strategy and handling of territorial disputes. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Why Russia and Ukraine both want Trump’s peace envoy gone
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Mark Carney: “I would now like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function. Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy.”
Man who migrated to another country to avoid taxes says Britain's problem is migration and taxes that he doesn't pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’
Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration
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Mike Rogers refuses to talk about gas, groceries, seeing a doctor, or our broken infrastructure. Mike Rogers only wants to talk about old culture wars fought by small people with smaller ideas and no solutions to our actual problems.
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
The RNLI rescued Luftwaffe pilots in WW2 because the organisation is there to 'save life at sea' - it's something to be immensely proud of. But as I've said many times before Farage and Co don't seem to have pride in Britain and its institutions beyond flags and crap Enoch Powell said 60 years ago.
Sarah Murphy@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23h agoThis should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
Black congressional leaders endorse James Talarico in Texas Senate race www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Black congressional leaders endorse James Talarico in Texas Senate race
Talarico has strong support among Black voters in public polls, but he has recently stepped up his efforts to reach them.
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This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?
How is this news? billionaire oil person says uk needs to drill more and tax less, though, of course, he‘s actually in Monaco. And he would do more in the uk if the state subsidised him more. Dear BBC, that‘s like me saying the uk‘s problem is underpaid law profs. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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We're officially entering the Fuhrerbunker phase of the Trump presidency
we need to form a protective ring around Roger Allam right fucking now
Direct citizen feedback is one of the most important constraints on bad governments in liberal democracies. Political scientist and public administrators need to recognize the huge value of “digital citizen vigilance”. See our OA article www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
Miaganga@miaganga.bsky.social · 4d ago
The top official at the U.S. Postal Service says the agency has stopped work on developing that controversial computer system central to Trump's effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order. "There's an injunction so we're not doing anything."
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
The U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting.
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We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries.
If I was in charge of an educational institution and learned that a technology fostered “cognitive surrender” in young people, I’d like to think I would do everything in my power to keep it away from the young people who pay my institution to educate them. But I guess I’m just a weirdo.
"How Westminster Works ... and Why It (Still) Doesn't". Really looking forward to hosting the fabulous @iandunt.bsky.social at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social on 28 September. Come and explore what's wrong with British politics - and what we can do about it. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-westmi...
How Westminster Works ... and Why it (Still) Doesn't
Join the podcaster and journalist Ian Dunt to explore how Westminster is working today and how we can build something better for the future!
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The Trump administration quietly awarded a $389,355 contract as part of plans to redevelop Washington’s historic public East Potomac Golf Links. Critics in Congress are questioning the project’s cost, transparency and future public access. #WashingtonDC
🇪🇺🇨🇦 Here's the main section of Carney's speech in Brussels about becoming an Associate Member of the EU. From rare minerals and sustainability to defence and freedom of movement, this is what sensible grown-up politics sounds like when it's based upon cooperation, democracy and the rule of law.
Don't ever get so used to this that you forget what life is supposed to be like.