A HMRC official was sacked because he was caught on camera saying he gives wrong information to black and brown people when they call for advice in a bid to sabotage them. He was a member of the far right group Patriotic Alternative. How many more?
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Be kind. Make good choices. Librarian between Virginia and Geneva. Mass transit fan. Exhausted by home ownership. Vote vote vote at every opportunity. Love snail mail and PostCrossing. Cosy and Smooch’s human
Let’s be clear about this - if you care about trans rights and live in Texas you should race to vote for Talarico over Paxton. That doesn’t mean you can’t criticize him (he’s earned it on this issue), but the fundamental truth of VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO holds easily.
If elected officials in this country talked about members of any other religious group the way they talk about Muslims, they would be shunned from polite society—or at least called to account for it.
I’ve covered Islamophobia for years. Trump’s GOP has taken it to a new level.
The shocking vilification of Muslims is one of the most troubling storylines of the midterms.
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It's hard to overstate the sheer *brutality* of the Third Reich in the closing years of WW2. There are vanishingly few historical parallels - Imperial Japan may be the only one. What made the death screams of the Nazi state so unspeakable was the extent to which it waged war on the public.
Calliope@calliope5431.bsky.social · yesterdayIt's true, but I do want to note that while the Soviets resorted to coercion and violence as weapons of first resort, nothing like what happened to Warsaw occurred at the hands of the Red Army - not even in the infamous slaughters in East Prussia, Berlin, and Königsberg. It really was different.
No idea why Farage pal and former Reform mayoral candidate deleted this.
Five C-17s delivered King Donald the Mad’s Secret Service motorcade to Ireland: Cadillac SUVs, anti-drone systems, assault vehicles and emergency equipment – all for a 2-day trip including the Irish Open at his own Doonbeg golf resort. And US taxpayers pick up the bill for his private event.
It’s “fill the silo” day! Jumbo had a sale on the sacks of pellets, so I bought 40 sacks of 15kg each. They arrived yesterday on a pallet and I brought them inside. Today I’m emptying them into the silo.
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · yesterdayProgram's up! 30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/u/1...
Remember, when Ds propose things like student loan forgiveness or anti-price gouging enforcement for groceries, news media shouts in unison "how are you going to do that??" When Trump makes a nakedly bullshit promise—after promising the same thing before & not doing it—they shrug & say "hey, maybe!"
GOLIKEHELLMACHINE@golikehellmachine.com · yesterdaythese are all just lies. this isn’t going to happen. congress isn’t going to allocate it. republicans are not going to hold both the house and the senate. treating this as even a hypothetical possibility grants legitimacy to the illegitimate.
Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms
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JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Zelenskyy: The first drone deal with a country in the Americas will be with Canada. We looked at the drones that will be used under this agreement. Canada is ready to place large orders, and 30% of production will be transferred to Ukraine. Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership.
Is this thing on? the Black juror is not on trial. Clancy was. Those kids died by her hands. The "how did he get on a jury" question shouldn't be entertained. He did what he needed to do & folks didn't like the decision. Now his life is in danger. This is Racism at work. archive.ph/xxENY
When the news started coming in, it was confusing and disorienting and I wasn't sure what to make of any of it. I went in and woke up my roommate, so he was awake when the second plane hit just after 6. And it really did feel like the world was ending. Like anything could happen next.
Large protest in Dublin on Saturday against Trump's visit to Ireland. Meeting at Parnell Square at 1pm. Large coalition involved including; Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, PBP, Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, Green Party, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Amnesty, Irish Neutrality League etc.
National Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump!
National Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump!
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Erik has now done 291 events over the last 548 days. With so many events, sometimes you gotta get creative. Meet Flat Erik. He made an appearance at Dragon Fest at Minnesota State University Moorhead yesterday. Real Erik will be at #MSUM on Monday for dorm knocks. See you there! #MN07 #WeCanDoBetter
New polling from Change Research has this race dead even. Meanwhile, Ashley Moody turned down an invitation to debate me right here in Jacksonville. Runaway Ashley, you can dodge the debate, but you can’t dodge Florida voters. 👀
Posting tips for women on how not to get murdered according to Dateline NBC. Will update with more tips 1. Don’t go on a boat with a man 2. Don’t go on a hike with a man 3. Don’t go near a hot tub or bath tub with a man.
This is a big-tent campaign. If you’re sick of the status quo, ready to make bold, brave change here in MN-02, then it’s time to fight. We’ve got seventy days– join the fight, help us take our country back: littleforcongress.com
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Seems like every couple of weeks there’s a new article about how shingles vax reduces chances for dementia, stroke, heart attack, etc. Makes me happy about getting it even though it wasn’t covered by nat’l insurance.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 4d agoRusty's shingles experience was the *best* case. He didn't end up with years of crippling nerve pain. He didn't lose his sight or hearing, didn't experience brain damage, didn't *die* of encephalitis. Fuck *yeah* I'll get a shingles vax.
This essay by a Romanian shows why US/Canadians should read about how people from different cultures observe us and our practices. "Never in my life have I seen people so completely unsupported, even with such a large network of friends." the6thspence.substack.com/p/north-amer...
North Americans have depressing relationships
Your "mature" relationship is not as mature as you think it is
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Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜
As the war in Iran enters its seventh month, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation follows the recent departures of several top military officials. Here are some of the most senior military departures under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: https://wapo.st/4qL3W8M
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Is Resigning www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...
Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution
In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.
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"Perhaps more concerningly, the TVs were capable of recording microphone audio when in standby; this continued even after the TV was disconnected from the internet, with audio files stored offline and uploaded once a connection was restored."
Alex Hern@hern.bsky.social · 5d agoIt's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...
#LaborDay reminder: labor rights are immigrant rights. Immigrants are essential to our workforce and our communities. They build our homes, grow our food, care for our families, and keep our economy moving. They deserve the same protections, dignity, and the right to organize.
