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I'm old & semi disabled. Keen interest in politics. UK citizen. Centre left. Pro EU, pro Ukraine. Value open-mindedness. Will 🚫 abusive repliers. No DMs.
Long live His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama🌷🌷🌷 My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Be kind whenever possible. it is always possible. - HHDL #Compassion #LovingKindness #Forgiveness #Emptiness #Interdependence #Love #Mindfulness #Meditation
Tara: In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva and goddess of mercy who represents compassion, success, and achievement. She is also known as the "mother of liberation"
NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /
We haven’t confirmed this; but if true it would be one step in the right direction from their previous capitulations!
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits TwitterX. This should be the first of many.
Why has BBC got a camera trained "live on Downing Street" during this speech? Are they expecting Starmer to come out shaking his fists or something?
Thank you -so many of us are devastated that Lab MPs have done this
A good man gone for no particularly good reason. I think the UK and in particular its partisan media, is addicted to political circus. What a mess the UK is - Johnson and Farage have a LOT to answer for.
It seems Ursula we are still an island of heathens. And traitors. Thank you for your kind words about Keir Starmer. I voted for him. He was delivering everything I expected him to. This is a sad day and I feel a dangerous one for the future.
It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.
Let's not forget what happened the last time a former mayor became PM.
Ukraine successfully targeted and hit Russia's Ryazan oil refinery. The refinery is one of Russia’s largest facilities, with a widely reported processing capacity of 17 million metric tons annually. The Ukrainian campaign aims to reduce Russia's capabilities to attack civilians.
⬇️ Economy down £240bn. ⬇️ Investment down 18%. ⬇️ 4000 fewer doctors in the NHS. ⬇️ £90bn less in tax revenue. 💰 All so he could pocket a few quid. He doesn't care about the working class, he is taking the country for a mug.
Nigel Farage says £5m gift a reward for Brexit campaigning
The Reform UK leader, who is facing a Commons standards probe, said he "cannot be bought by anybody".
bbc.co.uk
All together now! ... "But Nige did take five million quid, and Nige would take five million more!" 💥💥💥 #RefUKkers
Trump Spirals as Surprise Poll Shows Attacks on Pope Backfiring Badly As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope — and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
Trump Spirals as Surprise Poll Shows Attacks on Pope Backfiring Badly
As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope—and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
newrepublic.com
I wish they’d all just get behind Starmer and leave opposition to other parties
There’s no “accused” about it - a politician being handed £5m IS a conflict of interest. Accepting such a gift is an open and shut case of not being interested in, let alone fit for, public service www.ft.com/content/6a56...
Farage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investor
Rival parties highlight how Reform UK has proposed cutting tax and regulation on the digital assets industry
ft.com
I didn't vote Labour (voted Lib Dem), but I have no desire to see Starmer go. The media didn't seem so eager to get rid of 'Britain Trump' when he killed a load of us; but he was a Tory, of course. Starmer's biggest sin, for them, is being a Labour PM.
The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.
NEW: An inmate overheard guards talking about covering up Epstein’s death. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI
One officer said: “Dudes, you killed that dude.”
miamiherald.com
Who thinks the second Royal invitation from UK's King should be withdrawn?
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
theguardian.com
Hmm, should people believe JD Vance or their own eyes? "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984
