Steph Le Bref

@steph80335.bsky.social

50% đŸ‡©đŸ‡Ș, 50% đŸ‡«đŸ‡·, 100% multiculti 🌍 💖 woke socialist đŸ”»

đŸ€‘ We pay. You pay. Palantir doesn’t. A new report finds that #Palantir is paying little to no corporate tax in Europe while expanding its influence over public services, policing, defence and national security. đŸ’Č Public money in. Almost no tax out. Read the report: www.epsu.org/article/pala...

Palantir pays almost no corporate tax in Europe while benefitting from public contracts: new report

A new report reveals that Palantir is paying little to no corporate taxes in Europe while building massive profits and share value off the back of public contracts.

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The Charity Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine, following reports and a formal complaint made by Labour MP Melanie Ward www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Charity Commission to investigate donations to illegal Israeli settlements

Official action by regulator for England and Wales comes after formal complaint made by Labour MP about the funds

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Seems that even solidly right wing commentators have finally realised that climate change will impact on their lives and their children's future. No amount of money will protect them from the chaos if we carry on acting slowly. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

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Wir reichen #Klimaklage gegen #Bremen ein, denn CO2-Emissionen sinken zu langsam: Statt der gesetzlich vorgegebenen 60% wird bis 2030 lediglich eine Minderung von 45% erwartet. Wir fordern zusĂ€tzliche Maßnahmen, z.B. Sanierungsoffensive & mehr ÖPNV. www.duh.de/presse/press...

DUH reicht Klimaklage gegen Bremen ein

‱ Emissionen des Landes Bremen sinken zu langsam: Statt der gesetzlichen Vorgabe zur CO2-Minderung um 60 Prozent wird bis 2030 lediglich eine Minderung von 40 bis 45 Prozent erwartet‱ Bremer Senat ign...

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FĂŒr Juristen sei es eine Pflicht, sich »fĂŒr die MenschenwĂŒrde aller Menschen« einzusetzen. »Dazu gehört, dass wir eine Partei wie die AfD, die zentralen Grundwerten unserer Verfassung widerspricht, entschieden bekĂ€mpfen. 👏đŸ’Ș #AfdVerbot www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

AfD-Verbotsverfahren: Mehr als tausend Juristen unterstĂŒtzen AfD-Verbot

In einem offenen Brief fordern AnwĂ€lte, Richter und StaatsanwĂ€lte ein AfD-Verbot. Die Politik der AfD verstoße gegen das Prinzip der MenschenwĂŒrde des Grundgesetzes.

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»Entgegen der Annahme, dass die Globalisierung Konflikte lösen könne, indem sie die Interessen von konkurrierenden KrĂ€ften miteinander verknĂŒpft und in Einklang bringt, ist eine solche Instrumentalisierung mittlerweile weit verbreitet«, schreibt Nathan Akehurst.

Spaniens Grenze zu Nordafrika ist alles andere als durchlÀssig

Seit dem »Ansturm« am vergangenen Wochenende wird Spaniens angeblich lasche Migrationspolitik vielfach kritisiert. TatsÀchlich haben die verschÀrften Grenzkontrollen um Ceuta solche verzweifelten Versuche, die Absperrung zu durchbrechen, hÀufiger gemacht.

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We can't solve a housing crisis without building more housing. Today we broke ground on the Casanova Residence, which will soon be nearly 100 affordable and supportive homes with on-site services for New Yorkers. Every new home is a step toward a City that everyone can afford.

Mayor Mamdani stands at a podium next to Deputy Mayor for Housing Leila Bozorg.A construction worker in a neon green t-shirt and a white hard hat stands at the Casanova groundbreaking.

Private equity firms made up 50% of the largest US corporate bankruptcies with $1bn+ in liabilities Jobs, communities destroyed for short term profit PE has devoured UK high street; controls vets, supermarkets, care homes, pubs, housing, restaurants. Shadow banking wreaks havoc, govts do nothing.

Private equity continues disproportionate role in 2026 bankruptcies

Since 2024, PESP has tracked and analyzed corporate bankruptcies, identifying the disproportionate role that private equity-owned firms have played in bankruptcy filings. This trend continued in the


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AstraZeneca in talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn (ÂŁ300bn) merger. Concentration of economic power. Bigger ability to hold people/govts to ransom. AstraZeneca CEO already threatened to withhold drugs from NHS unless it paid more. Govt capitulated. Promised UK investment didn't materialise.

AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn merger

Tie-up would be one of the biggest-ever pharmaceutical deals and create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker

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Michigan will provide another crucial test of whether progressives can not only keep up their winning streak in safe-blue seats but also break through in battlegrounds crucial for control of Congress. The stakes for the Democratic Party are huge.

We’re about to find out how powerful progressives really are

A strong performance across the Senate race and two House primaries would bolster the left’s argument that its message has potency in a key battleground.

politico.com

More than 2 million electric cars have been exported from China since the start of 2026, but only 2/3 of these have been sold Together with unsold exports from previous months, this leaves over 1 million electric cars available for sale in global markets: iea.li/4pPLITc

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Mindestens 72 Menschen sind gestorben, als sie versuchten, ĂŒber Ceuta nach Europa zu gelangen. Heute beraten die EU-Innenminister*innen ĂŒber die Folgen. Klar ist: Diese Ereignisse dĂŒrfen nicht politisch ausgeschlachtet werden, um Grenzen weiter dichtzumachen. 1/3 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

EU: European leaders must respond with humanity and solidarity to the situation in Ceuta

Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of European countries’ ministries of interior on the European Union’s (EU) response to the situation in Ceuta, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regiona...

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