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Misanthrope
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And that’s why we’ve stopped reporting GDP and jobs numbers.
Leavitt lies: "Every economic metric does in fact show that the economy is improving"
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”

Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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This is horrific, and unnecessary. It feels like a government just giving up on any hope of a future in which the country returns to economic growth
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Amazing how quickly the Americans can release pictures of them hijacking a Venezuelan tanker, but they can't seem to get round to releasing pictures of them blowing up fishermen.
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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“… and then he said, ‘No, it’s the FIFA World Cup Peace Prize.’”
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So Sarkozy writes a whole book about his three weeks of 'hell' in a French prison. Sorry, mon brave, but this isn't exactly Papillon, is it?
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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He is not well.

If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Everyone needs to get off X.

Now.

Government. Politicians. Your Aunty Judith.

All of them are fueling this racist extremist billionaire
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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An epitaph for Republican members of Congress in the era of Trump: They never failed to fail to step up.

"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."

www.politico.com/live-updates...
‘It's done’ — House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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When stubbornness becomes wilful stupidity.
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Yeah, right, because we can really trust the Trump administration to uphold its side of the bargain 😡😡😡
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Every legal story now is either

Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach

or

In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Interesting that the BBC will call National Rally "Far Right" (in an article about Bardella meeting Farage) - when they would never use that term for Reform. Their policies are very similar. If anything Reform's are more authoritarian.
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Surprised they didn't opt for Comic Sans
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Also, expel Elon Musk
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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In international terms - surely it is now obvious that the US is a Putin-inspired enemy of Europe?

In domestic terms - is Keir Starmer going to just smile and nod and accept vitriolic personal attacks on his "horrible, disgusting, vicious" friend, Mayor Khan?

share.google/0tXgJ3wUgPP1...
Donald Trump criticises European leaders and renews attacks on Sadiq Khan
The US president addressed subjects such as immigration and the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview.
share.google
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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This alone should be investigated by House Democrats
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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That's because you're in Dubai.
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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On the one hand, I’ve seen Zarah Sultana with my own eyes. On the other, everything else increasingly suggests she can’t possibly be a real person.
Zarah Sultana voted with the Tories in every vote on the Employment Rights Bill last night.

That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Von Ondarza said appeasement “has not worked on trade, it hasn’t worked on security, and it won’t prevent the US supporting Europe’s far right”. “The bloc needs to articulate a strong strategy of its own.” 👍
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
European Council president warns US not to interfere in Europe’s affairs
The new US national security strategy codifies a seismic shift in transatlantic relations, say experts
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Call it what it is, a commercial break.
News: Every 2026 World Cup match will feature two "hydration breaks," no matter the weather.

Each half will pause for exactly three minutes midway through.

It's a player welfare measure. It also has sporting & commercial implications.

More @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
2026 World Cup to feature three-minute hydration breaks in every half throughout tournament
Every game will pause for three minutes in the middle of each half, which will essentially split the match into quarters.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM