Fred
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Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
Thankfully there are a few large USA corporations that are standing up to Trump’s unlawful tariffs/taxes. Kudos to Costco…
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Costco sues Trump administration over tariffs, seeks refund of fees
Costco wants a "complete refund" on tariffs if the Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trump.
www.usatoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thankfully there are a few large USA corporations that are standing up to Trump’s unlawful tariffs/taxes. Kudos to Costco…
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Starmer needs to paint a bold and exciting future under Labour otherwise I fear the UK will become nothing more than a cheap dupe of MAGAland but with a real king.
Tory-Reform election pact would be ‘alliance of austerity and failure’ www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Tory-Reform election pact would be ‘alliance of austerity and failure’ www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Tory-Reform election pact would be ‘alliance of austerity and failure’, says Starmer – UK politics live
PM responds to report that Nigel Farage told donors he expects Reform could do an election deal with the Conservatives
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Starmer needs to paint a bold and exciting future under Labour otherwise I fear the UK will become nothing more than a cheap dupe of MAGAland but with a real king.
Tory-Reform election pact would be ‘alliance of austerity and failure’ www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Tory-Reform election pact would be ‘alliance of austerity and failure’ www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
This man needs to be advising to Maga bozos supposedly leading the negotiations.
Putin fears Ukrainian democracy because it shows a different future is possible for the Russian people, too. A free, democratic Ukraine exposes the lie at the heart of his worldview
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This man needs to be advising to Maga bozos supposedly leading the negotiations.
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If Europe gives back the Russian frozen assets, it'll be pretty ironic when Russia uses that money to rebuild its military and attack Europe.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If Europe gives back the Russian frozen assets, it'll be pretty ironic when Russia uses that money to rebuild its military and attack Europe.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
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“If Mr. Macron is too forceful from a position of weakness, Mr. Starmer is too cautious from a position of strength. Despite his Labour Party winning a thumping parliamentary majority last year, it has governed with striking temerity”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Opinion | They Were Supposed to Save Europe. Instead, They’re Condemning It to Horrors.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
“If Mr. Macron is too forceful from a position of weakness, Mr. Starmer is too cautious from a position of strength. Despite his Labour Party winning a thumping parliamentary majority last year, it has governed with striking temerity”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Maybe if professional diplomats instead of US property tycoons were conducting negotiations with Russia progress would be made. But for Trump it’s just another a transaction opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress
Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Maybe if professional diplomats instead of US property tycoons were conducting negotiations with Russia progress would be made. But for Trump it’s just another a transaction opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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One Afghan immigrant shoots two National Guard members, MAGA insists that all immigration from "Third World" (Read: Brown countries) is immediately and permanently halted.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
One Afghan immigrant shoots two National Guard members, MAGA insists that all immigration from "Third World" (Read: Brown countries) is immediately and permanently halted.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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This World AIDS Day, we mourn the hundreds of thousands of Americans lost to HIV/AIDS and stand with those living with the diagnosis today.
While the Trump Administration refuses to mark this day, California will never abandon our neighbors, friends, and loved ones affected.
While the Trump Administration refuses to mark this day, California will never abandon our neighbors, friends, and loved ones affected.
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This World AIDS Day, we mourn the hundreds of thousands of Americans lost to HIV/AIDS and stand with those living with the diagnosis today.
While the Trump Administration refuses to mark this day, California will never abandon our neighbors, friends, and loved ones affected.
While the Trump Administration refuses to mark this day, California will never abandon our neighbors, friends, and loved ones affected.
Couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery comes to minds…
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day
Sultana skips Saturday’s proceeding in solidarity with delegates expelled over links to other parties
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery comes to minds…
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Everyone is looking for someone to blame for the DC National Guard shooting. Instead of that wasted energy, we should be asking the question nobody is asking, how did the shooter get his guns? What can we do as a country to make gun violence less likely?
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Everyone is looking for someone to blame for the DC National Guard shooting. Instead of that wasted energy, we should be asking the question nobody is asking, how did the shooter get his guns? What can we do as a country to make gun violence less likely?
The Labour government needs to take bold action by initiating reform of membership of the House of Lords.
"remains in essence a retirement home for senior politicians and party donors". "The Lords’ composition is indefensible and its powers anti-democratic."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"remains in essence a retirement home for senior politicians and party donors". "The Lords’ composition is indefensible and its powers anti-democratic."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage | Simon Jenkins
Second chambers are a good idea, but they should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Labour government needs to take bold action by initiating reform of membership of the House of Lords.
"remains in essence a retirement home for senior politicians and party donors". "The Lords’ composition is indefensible and its powers anti-democratic."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"remains in essence a retirement home for senior politicians and party donors". "The Lords’ composition is indefensible and its powers anti-democratic."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Day One: Putin gets Donbas. A victory parade gets planned.
Day Two: Ukraine gets an invite to join NATO.
Day Three: Two days after winning his prize of Donbas, will Putin restart the war again now against a NATO invitee? No way.
Successful negotiations require bold creativity.
Day Two: Ukraine gets an invite to join NATO.
Day Three: Two days after winning his prize of Donbas, will Putin restart the war again now against a NATO invitee? No way.
Successful negotiations require bold creativity.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Day One: Putin gets Donbas. A victory parade gets planned.
Day Two: Ukraine gets an invite to join NATO.
Day Three: Two days after winning his prize of Donbas, will Putin restart the war again now against a NATO invitee? No way.
Successful negotiations require bold creativity.
Day Two: Ukraine gets an invite to join NATO.
Day Three: Two days after winning his prize of Donbas, will Putin restart the war again now against a NATO invitee? No way.
Successful negotiations require bold creativity.
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
These scoundrels need to hang their heads in shame and resign.
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
These scoundrels need to hang their heads in shame and resign.
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What could possibly go wrong, again…
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
The top concern we heard about the Fed's embrace of lighter-touch bank oversight is that it could lead to more blindspots that may mean a bigger crisis
"People don’t know what problems were stopped before they had a chance to hurt them," said Peggy Twohig, who led the CFPB's supervision dept
"People don’t know what problems were stopped before they had a chance to hurt them," said Peggy Twohig, who led the CFPB's supervision dept
NEW: Top supervisors at the Fed's 12 reserve banks and senior staff in Washington received a memo on Oct 29 with directives fundamentally changing how the central bank oversees banks
It is part of a sweeping overhaul led by Bowman
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b... @nytimes.com
It is part of a sweeping overhaul led by Bowman
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b... @nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
What could possibly go wrong, again…
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
Criminals stick together…
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Criminals stick together…
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Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming grow
The online games platform Roblox is to start blocking children from talking to adult and much older teen strangers from next month as it faces fresh lawsuits alleging the platform has been exploited by predators to groom children as young as seven.
Roblox has reached 150 million daily players of games including viral hits Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot but has been hit by legal claims the system’s design has made “children easy prey for paedophiles”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
A deadly abnormal behaviour goes mainstream. Is it a life-threatening way for men to demonstrate a kind of perverted dominance?
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows
Survey reveals crisis of distress, consent issues and physical harm caused by strangulation during sex
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A deadly abnormal behaviour goes mainstream. Is it a life-threatening way for men to demonstrate a kind of perverted dominance?
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This sounds Trumpian…
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This sounds Trumpian…
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The Epstein files are going to be so extensively redacted as to be effectively useless.
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Epstein files are going to be so extensively redacted as to be effectively useless.
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
A damning presidential connection to child sex crimes committed by a mega church pastor. Another white Christo-fascist.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump's former spiritual adviser indicted for child sex crimes
A Texan megachurch pastor who hosted fundraisers for Donald Trump—and served on Trump's evangelical advisory board—is indicted on child sex charges.
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A damning presidential connection to child sex crimes committed by a mega church pastor. Another white Christo-fascist.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...