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That @petergeoghegan.bsky.social is onto something here and he's not letting go of it open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
‘Labour Together broke the law’
The think tank that propelled Starmer to power hired private investigators to shut down scrutiny of its dark money - I speak to one of its targets, journalist Paul Holden
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
That @petergeoghegan.bsky.social is onto something here and he's not letting go of it open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
The legacy of populist parties is rich in stories of embezzlement and graft, because their leaders have a strong drive for self-enrichment and little interest in actual governance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
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The President of the United States posted something disgustingly racist and not one goddamn thing will be done about it. I hate this reality.
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The President of the United States posted something disgustingly racist and not one goddamn thing will be done about it. I hate this reality.
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Great video. The homes are thoughtful, attractive and well designed. Khan is eloquent and considerate. Much more like this please.
A real pleasure to meet George Clarke and hear about his experiences growing up on a council estate. We both know the positive impact social housing can have on families’ lives.
That’s why I’m determined to continue delivering more council homes as we build a fairer London for everyone.
That’s why I’m determined to continue delivering more council homes as we build a fairer London for everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Great video. The homes are thoughtful, attractive and well designed. Khan is eloquent and considerate. Much more like this please.
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
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Doesn't matter that he removed the post. What matters is that it was posted in the first place. And as usual, no apologies or acknowledgement of his atrocious behavior. He just gets to take it down and move on whereas this would be career ending for anyone else. Sickening.
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Doesn't matter that he removed the post. What matters is that it was posted in the first place. And as usual, no apologies or acknowledgement of his atrocious behavior. He just gets to take it down and move on whereas this would be career ending for anyone else. Sickening.
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Looking forward to the day when the No10 operation of whichever party is in power isn't routinely turned into a toxic boys' club.
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Looking forward to the day when the No10 operation of whichever party is in power isn't routinely turned into a toxic boys' club.
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Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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Euractiv: EXCLUSIVE: EU wants defence data secured without US tech
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
EXCLUSIVE: EU wants defence data secured without US tech | Euractiv
The European Defence Artificial Intelligence Data Space would allow EU countries to share sensitive defence data
www.euractiv.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Euractiv: EXCLUSIVE: EU wants defence data secured without US tech
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
February 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
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We're in a full-blown constitutional crisis, with Article I completely inoperative & Article III not clearly operative. Whatever one wants to call our current political regime, it's neither a democracy nor a republic at this point.
If the president can ignore court orders and illegally circumvent, Congress, there is no Constitution. It’s gone. There’s no enumerated right that the president can’t take from you, no law Congress can pass that is binding, and no court that can protect you from any of it. It’s the whole ballgame.
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
We're in a full-blown constitutional crisis, with Article I completely inoperative & Article III not clearly operative. Whatever one wants to call our current political regime, it's neither a democracy nor a republic at this point.
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Marco Rubio has many titles, except when it’s time to take accountability. He may be the Secretary of State, but Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with foreign leaders behind his back. When did the Senate confirm them as our representatives on the world stage?
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Marco Rubio has many titles, except when it’s time to take accountability. He may be the Secretary of State, but Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with foreign leaders behind his back. When did the Senate confirm them as our representatives on the world stage?
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The FBI went into Georgia, Fulton County and seized the original documents - not copies - ORIGINAL documents from the 2020 election which allows them to create the narrative they want with no ability to refute it. Just like Epstein files, these documents are lost forever. Never forget.
January 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The FBI went into Georgia, Fulton County and seized the original documents - not copies - ORIGINAL documents from the 2020 election which allows them to create the narrative they want with no ability to refute it. Just like Epstein files, these documents are lost forever. Never forget.
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
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Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
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This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
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Tiktok agrees to settle a social media addiction lawsuit involving a 19-year-old from California who said she became addicted to social media platforms at a young age because of their attention-grabbing design, according to one of the plaintiff’s lawyers.
TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial
The company is the second of four original defendants to reach an agreement with the plaintiff. That leaves Meta and YouTube as jury selection begins.
nbcnews.to
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tiktok agrees to settle a social media addiction lawsuit involving a 19-year-old from California who said she became addicted to social media platforms at a young age because of their attention-grabbing design, according to one of the plaintiff’s lawyers.
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Seven of the 10 best-performing economies in 2025 were EU countries — so Europe should stop talking itself down, the IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has told POLITICO.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Seven of the 10 best-performing economies in 2025 were EU countries — so Europe should stop talking itself down, the IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has told POLITICO.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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EU's answer to Starlink should start up in 2029, commissioner says reut.rs/4qH8Mmx
EU's answer to Starlink should start up in 2029, commissioner says
The European Union's multi-orbit array of 290 satellites known as IRIS2 should be able to start initial communication services in 2029, marking an acceleration in the bloc's space industry efforts, the EU defence and space commissioner said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EU's answer to Starlink should start up in 2029, commissioner says reut.rs/4qH8Mmx
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.