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"Harold Macmillan was once asked what the most troubling problem of his Prime Ministership was. ‘Events, my dear boy, events,’ was his reply." ( 1984 March 11, The Observer, London)
This is the most significant difference between the previous Labour-led governments and the current Coalition: (1/n)
This is the most significant difference between the previous Labour-led governments and the current Coalition: (1/n)
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I replaced Microsoft Word with a self-hosted app on my Raspberry Pi
You don’t have to give up the convenience of Microsoft 365 if you ditch your subscription. There is a free,...
🔗 https://www.madshrimps.be/news/i-replaced-microsoft-word-with-a-self-hosted-app-on-my-raspberry-pi/
You don’t have to give up the convenience of Microsoft 365 if you ditch your subscription. There is a free,...
🔗 https://www.madshrimps.be/news/i-replaced-microsoft-word-with-a-self-hosted-app-on-my-raspberry-pi/
February 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM
I replaced Microsoft Word with a self-hosted app on my Raspberry Pi
You don’t have to give up the convenience of Microsoft 365 if you ditch your subscription. There is a free,...
🔗 https://www.madshrimps.be/news/i-replaced-microsoft-word-with-a-self-hosted-app-on-my-raspberry-pi/
You don’t have to give up the convenience of Microsoft 365 if you ditch your subscription. There is a free,...
🔗 https://www.madshrimps.be/news/i-replaced-microsoft-word-with-a-self-hosted-app-on-my-raspberry-pi/
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“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms | Common Dreams
Silicon Valley elites plan to spend big in 2026 to influence Congress for AI-friendly legislation. Leading the Future PAC pledges $100 million.
www.commondreams.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
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Dispatches showed how ‘corporate capture’ led to Palestine Action ban
One parliamentary stooge Dispatches interviewed was John Woodcock (‘Lord Walney’) – who’s among the clearest examples of corporate capture in UK politics.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
One parliamentary stooge Dispatches interviewed was John Woodcock (‘Lord Walney’) – who’s among the clearest examples of corporate capture in UK politics.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Dispatches showed how 'corporate capture' led to Palestine Action ban
Channel 4's Dispatches programme on Palestine Action showed that the UK government has been captured by corporate interests
www.thecanary.co
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Dispatches showed how ‘corporate capture’ led to Palestine Action ban
One parliamentary stooge Dispatches interviewed was John Woodcock (‘Lord Walney’) – who’s among the clearest examples of corporate capture in UK politics.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
One parliamentary stooge Dispatches interviewed was John Woodcock (‘Lord Walney’) – who’s among the clearest examples of corporate capture in UK politics.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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He was pardoned for serious crimes - facilitating the financing of terrorists and sex predators.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
He was pardoned for serious crimes - facilitating the financing of terrorists and sex predators.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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It cannot be overstated that nothing on the ground here in Minneapolis has changed it has gotten worse and continues to get worse and our leadership is lying about it all.
It’s absolutely destabilizing watching the elite class moves back to business as usual as the citizens attempt to maintain
It’s absolutely destabilizing watching the elite class moves back to business as usual as the citizens attempt to maintain
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
It cannot be overstated that nothing on the ground here in Minneapolis has changed it has gotten worse and continues to get worse and our leadership is lying about it all.
It’s absolutely destabilizing watching the elite class moves back to business as usual as the citizens attempt to maintain
It’s absolutely destabilizing watching the elite class moves back to business as usual as the citizens attempt to maintain
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Talked to @taylorlorenz.bsky.social about social media "addiction" and how it became a legal weapon youtu.be/vXnsbiPXOB4
Taylor has been doing amazing work lately on how social media regulations and lawsuits are often driven by a desire for censorship and control
Taylor has been doing amazing work lately on how social media regulations and lawsuits are often driven by a desire for censorship and control
How Social Media Addiction Became a Legal Weapon
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Talked to @taylorlorenz.bsky.social about social media "addiction" and how it became a legal weapon youtu.be/vXnsbiPXOB4
Taylor has been doing amazing work lately on how social media regulations and lawsuits are often driven by a desire for censorship and control
Taylor has been doing amazing work lately on how social media regulations and lawsuits are often driven by a desire for censorship and control
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#BBC launches week of programmes on #AI across all platforms TV, iPlayer, Radio, Sounds and Online to take place from 2-8 March.
BBC set to launch AI Unpacked Week in March
Seven days of special content dedicated to exploring AI across TV, iPlayer, Radio, Sounds and Online will take place from 2-8 March
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
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Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
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Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
New liquified natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
New liquified natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
The government wants taxpayers to pay for a new liquified natural gas import terminal, but is promising lower power prices will come as a result.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
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I would be laughed out of the writers’ room if I pitched this. Measles exposure at a March for Life rally. www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns
D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I would be laughed out of the writers’ room if I pitched this. Measles exposure at a March for Life rally. www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
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Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
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Im so fucking angry at this complete waste of money
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
Watch live: Taranaki's Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions
Watch live: Taranaki's Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions
Energy Minister Simon Watts on Monday announced a contract was expected to be signed by the middle of the year.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Im so fucking angry at this complete waste of money
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃
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VC, founder, dumbass
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
VC, founder, dumbass
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$?????? millions on a liquefied natural gas terminal that cuts against the actual economics of natural gas instead of just paying for everyone to switch to fucking electricity is probably peak Luxonism. Bad economics, bad infrastructure, bad decision.
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
$?????? millions on a liquefied natural gas terminal that cuts against the actual economics of natural gas instead of just paying for everyone to switch to fucking electricity is probably peak Luxonism. Bad economics, bad infrastructure, bad decision.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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The National Party wants to end the protections for the Waitakere Ranges. Anyone can subdivide, it will be much harder to protect flora and fauna, councils will have to compensate owners if restricting activities, objections will be limited in scope, as well as being limited as to who can object.
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 AM
The National Party wants to end the protections for the Waitakere Ranges. Anyone can subdivide, it will be much harder to protect flora and fauna, councils will have to compensate owners if restricting activities, objections will be limited in scope, as well as being limited as to who can object.