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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?
Read the full interview: wrd.cm/4oAyV5u
Read the full interview: wrd.cm/4oAyV5u
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”: https://theatln.tc/XgppPPfA
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”: https://theatln.tc/XgppPPfA
On the day of Gough Whitlam’s death, Paul Keating said on ABC’s 730, “He was a grenade thrower…. He was in the direct hit business. He wanted to make Australia fairer, more decent, more open, more confident, more exciting…. And he did.” #auspol
My post on Gough: "Gough dreamed of a country that never was, and asked why not?"
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Gough dreamed of a country that never was, and asked why not?
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
On the day of Gough Whitlam’s death, Paul Keating said on ABC’s 730, “He was a grenade thrower…. He was in the direct hit business. He wanted to make Australia fairer, more decent, more open, more confident, more exciting…. And he did.” #auspol
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
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Video shows massive waves rising and crashing along the Catanduanes coastline in the Philippines, as Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall, killing at least two people and displacing 1.4 million others.
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Video shows massive waves rising and crashing along the Catanduanes coastline in the Philippines, as Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall, killing at least two people and displacing 1.4 million others.
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Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
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How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace
theconversation.com/how-scientis...
theconversation.com/how-scientis...
How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace
Bacteria are being used to target tumours, enhance chemotherapy and deliver cancer drugs. Here’s where the science is up to.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace
theconversation.com/how-scientis...
theconversation.com/how-scientis...
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The Heritage Foundation & the Claremont Institute often seem to operate in lockstep. Both of them, for example, recently published articles by Scott Yenor that take aim at contraception, specifically, birth control pills. Here’s the Heritage piece from 10/29/25... 1/ www.heritage.org/life/comment...
RFK Should Grill the Pill
No drug is as sacrosanct in today’s sexually “liberated” culture as oral contraceptives. But the proliferation of the birth control pill since the 1960s has fostered a number of grave consequences for...
www.heritage.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Heritage Foundation & the Claremont Institute often seem to operate in lockstep. Both of them, for example, recently published articles by Scott Yenor that take aim at contraception, specifically, birth control pills. Here’s the Heritage piece from 10/29/25... 1/ www.heritage.org/life/comment...
Background on One Nation, its spectacular initial rise and its re-emergence in the last decade. Past surges have spelled bad news for the Coalition. And see how Coalition preference flows to One Nation changed in 2025. antonygreen.com.au/background-o...
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Brilliant series by Tony Armstrong #ABCiView #auspol #racismitstopswithme
iview.abc.net.au/show/end-gam...
iview.abc.net.au/show/end-gam...
End Game with Tony Armstrong
Tony Armstrong will tackle Australia's overdue reckoning with racism in sport, with the help of some of it's biggest sports stars.
iview.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Brilliant series by Tony Armstrong #ABCiView #auspol #racismitstopswithme
iview.abc.net.au/show/end-gam...
iview.abc.net.au/show/end-gam...
🚨Fossil fuel operatives – like anti-Voice group "Advance" - are duping cash from unsuspecting Australians by lying + falsely claiming to be “grassroots” movements.
Top misinformation expert says vested interests using sham fronts to "dupe" public...
theklaxon.com.au/b8jt
Top misinformation expert says vested interests using sham fronts to "dupe" public...
theklaxon.com.au/b8jt
Advance "duping" public: Top expert - The Klaxon
Lobby groups with deep ties to fossil fuels are “duping” unsuspecting members of the public by falsely claiming to represent “ordinary Australians”, says top expert.
theklaxon.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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It is a testament to people power and humanity that this man won through all the hate.
It is an indictment of the US political and media class that he is so often labelled as "radical" or "far left"
...when his values & policies simply reflect a core commitment to human rights for all.
It is an indictment of the US political and media class that he is so often labelled as "radical" or "far left"
...when his values & policies simply reflect a core commitment to human rights for all.
"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It is a testament to people power and humanity that this man won through all the hate.
It is an indictment of the US political and media class that he is so often labelled as "radical" or "far left"
...when his values & policies simply reflect a core commitment to human rights for all.
It is an indictment of the US political and media class that he is so often labelled as "radical" or "far left"
...when his values & policies simply reflect a core commitment to human rights for all.
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“Australia's biggest bank has taken out a 2025 Shonky Award for refusing to refund $270 million in fees charged to low-income customers.
CBA has now set a record with four Shonky Awards, taking a special place in the "Shonky's Hall of Shame"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
CBA has now set a record with four Shonky Awards, taking a special place in the "Shonky's Hall of Shame"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Commbank, Temu and electricity retailers named 'shonky' in annual awards
Five companies have been handed the infamous annual award by consumer group Choice, in a bid to name and shame "dodgy products, services and companies".
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Australia's biggest bank has taken out a 2025 Shonky Award for refusing to refund $270 million in fees charged to low-income customers.
CBA has now set a record with four Shonky Awards, taking a special place in the "Shonky's Hall of Shame"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
CBA has now set a record with four Shonky Awards, taking a special place in the "Shonky's Hall of Shame"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Maine voters stood up for democracy — overwhelmingly rejecting a GOP attempt to make voting harder and reaffirming their commitment to free and fair elections.
Maine Rejects Anti-Voting Ballot Measure, Reaffirms Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Maine voters stood up for democracy — overwhelmingly rejecting a GOP attempt to make voting harder and reaffirming their commitment to free and fair elections.
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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AOC: I think what this night is starting and shaping up to represent is that Americans everywhere are not going to be scared. We will not be intimidated by an administration that is violating the rights and making life hard and unaffordable for every single American in this country.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
AOC: I think what this night is starting and shaping up to represent is that Americans everywhere are not going to be scared. We will not be intimidated by an administration that is violating the rights and making life hard and unaffordable for every single American in this country.
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BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and becoming the state's first female governor.
Virginia governor’s race will test Trump and Democrats nationally — and make history
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is facing Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia race for governor.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and becoming the state's first female governor.
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social: