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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 1d

"Gentleman I hereby convene the meeting of our diversity committee"

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 4d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4d

I know plenty of politicians 'working classify' their backgrounds, but this from Jenrick is taking the piss.

His father's linked in is here: uk.linkedin.com/in/bill-jenr...

He was a managing accountant who ended up as the Managing Director of Cannon Industries

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 6d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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Anita zx @omi684.bsky.social · 7d

Insane Nazi scenes from Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood right now

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 7d

a man in a yellow suit is holding a flamethrower and the name arthur09 is on the bottom

Alt: a man in a yellow suit is wielding a flamethrower

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but with so much intolerance and antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start now, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d

"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours.

'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9d

Chicago, Illinois, 2025:

"They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van."

"They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other."

"I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'"

abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9d

there are simply no words to describe the grief of this happening on yom kippur.

Manchester synagogue: Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack, with suspect also believed to have been killed - police

The suspect was shot by police, who say his condition cannot be confirmed due to

www.bbc.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d

We’ll root out racism, Islamophobia and misogyny, said Scotland Yard. This is a case study in failure | Sal Naseem

Three years ago, I helped uncover these problems exposed by Panorama. Someone must account for the fact that nothing has changed, says former police watchdog Sal Naseem

www.theguardian.com

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10d

My wife is supposed to be doing synagogue security duty on Saturday. It's terrifying.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d

Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings

Police say they are responding to an incident in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Police said a suspect has been shot and four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall north of the city. The force said: Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed. GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11d

184 years earlier than predicted, London has met the legal limits for toxic NO2 for the first time.

This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.

London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says

The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

www.bbc.co.uk

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 13d

Was it just that you can twist it or are the buttons more responsive or something?

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 13d

a stuffed bird with a black headband is standing in front of a picture

Alt: Grumpy Sam the Eagle

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 13d

a close up of a man 's face with his finger pointing

Alt: Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator puts on sunglasses

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Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 14d

# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon

The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 14d

ICE just chased everyone off the public road by the Broadview facility. They yelled for people to move and immediately began firing gas into the crowd, which included legal observers, press, and medics.

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 15d

Enter holodeck to pursue Irish romance!

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 15d

Take ship to Warp Ten and super-evolve into turtle family.

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 15d

You should need an ID card for that.

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Spotlight on Corruption @spotlightcorruption.org · 15d

🚨 BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to #bribery, admitting he received corrupt payments as a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament

www.theguardian.com

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disaac83.bsky.social @disaac83.bsky.social · 16d

A massive payday for the usual consulting firms?