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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 35m

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 37m

The Rachel Maddow Show.
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The Rachel Maddow Show - Oct. 13 | Audio Only

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 53m

The Capitol Hill Residential Aged Care Centre!?

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 1h

Trump rambles about an election payoff in Egypt.

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Rambling Trump accidentally reopens questions about an election payoff

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is smart.

Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 2h

Lobbyists including Trump pressuring world leaders to amend policies that protect planet earth.

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Drill, baby, drill! Donald Trump pressures PM to U-turn on North Sea

The US President took a swipe at the Prime Minister's Net Zero goals as he suggested ramping up the production of fossil fuels would cut Brits' energy bills.

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 6h

Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who bankrolled Nigel Farage’s campaign to quit the EU, had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.

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Arron Banks ‘met Russian officials multiple times before Brexit vote’

Documents seen by Observer suggest multiple meetings between 2015 and 2017

www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 5h

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him.

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Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him

It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 5h

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him

It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 5h

Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It.

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Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It

Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain

bylinetimes.com

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 5h

Brexit 'bad boys' Nigel Farage and Arron Banks investigated for Russia links during EU referendum.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

What do the 'bad boys' of Brexit have to do with Russia and Trump?

"Hysterical accusations" being thrown around, says Farage

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 5h

Nigel Farage and the Brexit party have voted against stronger EU measures aimed at countering “highly dangerous” Russian disinformation.

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Brexit party MEPs vote against plans to tackle Russian propaganda

Resolution seeking upgrade of EU counter-disinformation unit nevertheless passes easily

www.theguardian.com

Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 5h

Elections have consequences.

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 6h

Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who bankrolled Nigel Farage’s campaign to quit the EU, had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.

www.theguardian.com/politics/201...

Arron Banks ‘met Russian officials multiple times before Brexit vote’

Documents seen by Observer suggest multiple meetings between 2015 and 2017

www.theguardian.com

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 6h

Barack Obama: my conversation with Marc Maron.

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My Conversation with Marc Maron | WTF Podcast

YouTube video by Barack Obama

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 7h

Plant America. lol

Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 14h

Indonesian President probably paid in advance for the business meetings and made the trip. Poor guy.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 15h

President Trump was just caught on a hot mic talking with the president of Indonesia.

He may have been talking about his business interests in the country–which would be exactly the kind of conflict of interest we’ve been warning about for years. 🧵

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 15h

Trump has been telling lies abroad in front of foreign leaders and journalists/media. He does abroad what he does home and gets away with it. He is the king of the world.

Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 1d

In a statement, Netanyahu's office said he had been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in the meeting of world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh but declined "due to the timing's proximity to the beginning of (a Jewish) holiday."

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israel's Netanyahu won't attend Egypt summit on ending Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday's summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after Cairo had earlier announced he would take part.

www.reuters.com

Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 1d

People pay their salaries.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE:

After WIRED reported on the spike in people joining the 'Leucovorin for Autism' group on Facebook, Meta deleted the group.

A source confirmed to me that the decision was taken to delete the group for "promoting prescription drugs"

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Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.

www.wired.com

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 1d

Lobbyists have plans for MAGAs beyond Trump. Potential future POTUS!!!
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President Trump says son, Barron Trump, helped with the "youth vote" during elections

YouTube video by ABC7

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Amber @amberrajen.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s making peace abroad for reward and recognition meanwhile declaring war on Americans.

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