US free speech latest... 'Federal judge warns against ‘downward spiral’ for First Amendment'

The Independent@the-independent.com · 2h ago

Judge rules against Trump in freedom of speech case brought by Stanford newspaper over Israel coverage

It’s always the ones you most expect.

James English: one of many men with far-right ties accused of domestic violence

Podcaster James English is one of many men with far-right ties to have been found guilty or accused of domestic violence

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Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK

Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residency

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People are going to die because of scientific illiteracy…some have already.

This dude is losing his mind. Can’t win a war but obsesses in AI like the unhinged boomer he is

⚠️ CHILDREN IN CHAINS 🧒🏽⛓️ 🧊✈️ KANSAS CITY: A shackled man watches above as two boys climb the stairs to join him on an ICE flight (GlobalX – N319NV) Friday to Louisiana 👀

Just ahead of the midterms, Trump will be heavily focused on a multi-day golf tournament at a country club

I have the wit and humour of a fossilised slug so I must ask the AI I created in my image to do something witty and humourous for me - wait what do you mean it’s got all the wit and humour of a fossilised slug too?

huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 6h ago

most embarrassing guy of all time

most embarrassing guy of all time

The Welsh Government will step in over a planning application submitted in 2020 after countless council deferrals

Welsh Government take over house application after six-year council deferral

Richard Youle, Local Democracy Reporter The Welsh Government will step in over a planning application submitted in 2020 after countless council deferrals. The planned rural enterprise dwelling at Pump...

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The commander of the UN peacekeeping forces, Thom Karremans, holding a glass of rakija, with smiling Ratko Mladić, while his soldiers were carrying out genocide a few miles away. Srebrenica, July 1995.

adnito@a-d-n.bsky.social · 2d ago

The death of Ratko Mladić means nothing to me. He won. The West rewarded the genocide and handed almost half of Bosnia's territory to his political project. As long as the genocidal entity exists, no justice is possible. The monument to his crimes outlives him.

“The officer was also targeted, in part, because of an essay he wrote in a graduate program on the implications of political polarization on the Army’s ability to recruit & retain talent, said officials familiar…It is unclear why Mr. Hegseth or members of his team found the essay objectionable.”

Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · yesterday

Once again and as a reminder, the Secretary of Defense is afraid.

Dolly Parton obituary

Dolly Parton obituary

Glamorous and astute singer-songwriter whose bountiful talent had an appeal reaching far beyond her country roots

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I mean, we've certainly learned never to discount the worst-case scenario, but still hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 23h ago

Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say

Trump: “We don’t need no stinking’ Welland Canal! Niagara Falls is wide open for ships! Checkmate, Canada!”

💙Christine Slemmer💙@slem63.bsky.social · 13h ago

Just a reminder that every ocean ship entering the Great Lakes goes through the Welland Canal. Eight locks, twenty-seven miles, all of it in Ontario. That is the route. $26.3 billion of American trade depends on it. Trump didn’t think this through.

Right, own up. Who's responsible? 😂 #lakeontario

Happy birthday to Elizabeth Fraser. Here are Cocteau Twins appearing as This Mortal Coil to perform Song to the Siren on Loose Talk in 1983

$4-5+ gas, no end in sight

www.maptap.gg August 29 100🎯 100🎯 95🏅 100🎯 91👑 Final score: 963

Abolish the Home Office

Nestor@nes-tor.bsky.social · 5d ago

A very bad joke from the Home Office can't treat EU citizens with dignity and still want to cherry pick. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Srebrenica Memorial Center has asked UEFA to ban Red Star Belgrade permanently from European competitions after fans praised convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić during a Europa League match. The club then shared photos of the banners on social media.

"Fired more missiles in 15 months than in the last 30 years" is an incredible sentence, brought to you be incredible reporting by Jeff Schogol.

Task & Purpose@taskandpurpose.com · last yr.

The Navy has been firing a lot of missiles lately, and they're starting to run out

I do think people keep saying shit like "an economy that stopped making things" and the problem there is that brickmaking used to be like a whole towns deal and is now done by one guy and an industrial kiln

SE Gyges@segyges.bsky.social · 15h ago

this was written by Daniel Penny, whom they employ in spite of his having no relevant qualifications of any kind

What really throws me for a loop is learning that there’s roughly a 5 in 6 chance these Mizoram residents are Protestant

Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

tbh i've shown photos of north-east indians to my Canadian friends and they find it hard to understand more East Asian features on Indians

Refuses senior positions within his own government while his country is fighting an existential war for survival, then takes a job advising another government… To think I supported this fella. Whatever the explanation, the optics are absolutely dreadful.

I do wish any of these pieces that criticise tax rises in favour of "welfare reform," would engage in the 16 year long experiment in welfare reform that has culminated in marginal savings and an increase (until recently) in child poverty. Truly, a mugs game. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Andy Burnham warned over ‘stupid’ tax raid on capital gains

Lord O’Neill of Gatley, who declined a role as the PM’s economic adviser, says raising taxes in the budget would show ministers were not serious about growth

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Not just Wolves... Broadcasting good news about ecology, habitat renewal & sustainability 🛰️ Maybe, just maybe, we can turn the hopeful world of our 2026 Clarke Award winner, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN, into fact! #ShareGoodNewsToo Team 🐺

White-tailed eagles return to beauty spot after more than 200 years

Conservationists behind the scheme hope the new arrivals in Exmoor will further bolster the species' population

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good morning I am yet to recover from having seen Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live last night, after he played Mercy Seat this guy next to me had his hands on his knees and I was sort of laughing vaguely hysterically and we just looked at each other with a sense of deep, mute kinship