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This week's Thanksgiving travel is set to break records.
If you're traveling, be kind to those around you.
And remember that flying sucks so much these days because of the greed of the airlines. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=Iadyozwl-WcAKwzT
If you're traveling, be kind to those around you.
And remember that flying sucks so much these days because of the greed of the airlines. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=Iadyozwl-WcAKwzT
Why Does Flying Suck so Much? | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week's Thanksgiving travel is set to break records.
If you're traveling, be kind to those around you.
And remember that flying sucks so much these days because of the greed of the airlines. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=Iadyozwl-WcAKwzT
If you're traveling, be kind to those around you.
And remember that flying sucks so much these days because of the greed of the airlines. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=Iadyozwl-WcAKwzT
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Absolute Units returns tomorrow! We're back again with the brilliant @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, continuing our conversation about land use under capitalism, colonial agriculture, and divisions between town and country.
Listen to part 1 below or search Absolute Units on your podcast app of choice 👉
Listen to part 1 below or search Absolute Units on your podcast app of choice 👉
New Absolute Units is here!
Throughout history, people have pitted town & country against each other. Where does this dynamic come from? And how do we transcend it?
In this two-part episode, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to explore these questions & more.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Throughout history, people have pitted town & country against each other. Where does this dynamic come from? And how do we transcend it?
In this two-part episode, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to explore these questions & more.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolute Units returns tomorrow! We're back again with the brilliant @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, continuing our conversation about land use under capitalism, colonial agriculture, and divisions between town and country.
Listen to part 1 below or search Absolute Units on your podcast app of choice 👉
Listen to part 1 below or search Absolute Units on your podcast app of choice 👉
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Just yesterday, when covering a story regarding sugar in milkshake drinks, the BBC platformed the Institute of Economic Affairs, unsurprisingly without asking who funds them.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Just yesterday, when covering a story regarding sugar in milkshake drinks, the BBC platformed the Institute of Economic Affairs, unsurprisingly without asking who funds them.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
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If you're in Glasgow this Friday afternoon, I'm giving a talk. It's free and all are welcome:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-talk-by-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-talk-by-...
A talk by George Monbiot: Capitalism, Power and Environmental Justice
George Monbiot will discuss some surprising histories of exploitation, and explore what a new radical politics might look like.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If you're in Glasgow this Friday afternoon, I'm giving a talk. It's free and all are welcome:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-talk-by-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-talk-by-...
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President Trump shut down questions about Jamal Khashoggi in his recent meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, despite U.S. intelligence concluding that the Saudi crown prince had ordered the journalist's murder. "In their view, it's OK if we ignore the facts," says @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
President Trump shut down questions about Jamal Khashoggi in his recent meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, despite U.S. intelligence concluding that the Saudi crown prince had ordered the journalist's murder. "In their view, it's OK if we ignore the facts," says @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
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Well done to all those who have tirelessly campaigned to scrap the 2-child benefit cap.
Today, the government admitted it had been keeping thousands of children in poverty for no reason whatsoever.
Next, tax wealth, reverse austerity and end the privatisation rip-off!
Today, the government admitted it had been keeping thousands of children in poverty for no reason whatsoever.
Next, tax wealth, reverse austerity and end the privatisation rip-off!
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Well done to all those who have tirelessly campaigned to scrap the 2-child benefit cap.
Today, the government admitted it had been keeping thousands of children in poverty for no reason whatsoever.
Next, tax wealth, reverse austerity and end the privatisation rip-off!
Today, the government admitted it had been keeping thousands of children in poverty for no reason whatsoever.
Next, tax wealth, reverse austerity and end the privatisation rip-off!
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Watch instant reaction from LBC: youtu.be/UwKU-AVcczo?...
Reeves raises taxes by £26bn to all-time high | Instant reaction
YouTube video by LBC
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Watch instant reaction from LBC: youtu.be/UwKU-AVcczo?...
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The Chancellor Rachel Reeves cited Brexit as a key factor impacting the decisions made in today’s Budget.
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves cited Brexit as a key factor impacting the decisions made in today’s Budget.
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
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🌎The Union of Concerned Scientists is a US-based nonprofit organization founded 50+ years ago. Our team of scientists & everyday people work together to make change on the biggest issues of our time, including climate change, nuclear weapons, transportation, food, and democracy.
Join us: ucs.org
Join us: ucs.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🌎The Union of Concerned Scientists is a US-based nonprofit organization founded 50+ years ago. Our team of scientists & everyday people work together to make change on the biggest issues of our time, including climate change, nuclear weapons, transportation, food, and democracy.
Join us: ucs.org
Join us: ucs.org
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August 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I hope the trans military officers win this lawsuit.
It’s a complete injustice to fire them because they are trans and then stop them from getting their retirement.
apnews.com/article/tran...
It’s a complete injustice to fire them because they are trans and then stop them from getting their retirement.
apnews.com/article/tran...
Transgender members of the Air Force sue over losing retirement pay
A group of 17 transgender members of the Air Force are suing the U.S. government over what they say is the military’s unlawful revocation of their early retirement pensions and benefits.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I hope the trans military officers win this lawsuit.
It’s a complete injustice to fire them because they are trans and then stop them from getting their retirement.
apnews.com/article/tran...
It’s a complete injustice to fire them because they are trans and then stop them from getting their retirement.
apnews.com/article/tran...
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Psaki: "I know from experience that when the White House statement is any version of 'the president has confidence in,' or 'this cabinet member is a part of a great overall team,' ... it isn't typically a very good sign."
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Psaki: "I know from experience that when the White House statement is any version of 'the president has confidence in,' or 'this cabinet member is a part of a great overall team,' ... it isn't typically a very good sign."
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NYT: In 2017, Mr. Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average. By contrast, Mr. Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 PM
Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
NYT: In 2017, Mr. Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average. By contrast, Mr. Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 PM
Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
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Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
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Donald Trump broke his biggest campaign promise, and it’s about to send the cost of your Thanksgiving dinner soaring. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHQy...
How Trump Ruined Thanksgiving
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Donald Trump broke his biggest campaign promise, and it’s about to send the cost of your Thanksgiving dinner soaring. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHQy...
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Too bad the president and GOP members of Congress are not with Ukraine.
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Too bad the president and GOP members of Congress are not with Ukraine.
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Because they didn’t have enough deaths the last time around… Gotta prove those damned snotty medical professionals wrong about everything they told us we should do during the pandemic..😷
Because they didn’t have enough deaths the last time around… Gotta prove those damned snotty medical professionals wrong about everything they told us we should do during the pandemic..😷
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy — NPR
Louisiana’s surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines “dangerous,” will become the second-highest ranking official...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Because they didn’t have enough deaths the last time around… Gotta prove those damned snotty medical professionals wrong about everything they told us we should do during the pandemic..😷
Because they didn’t have enough deaths the last time around… Gotta prove those damned snotty medical professionals wrong about everything they told us we should do during the pandemic..😷
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By behaving like cruel, lawless cowboys, #ICEMonsters are radicalizing suburbia.
Imagine how IRATE you will be when these fucking goon squads try to take over YOUR neighborhood!
This will continue to backfire as this cancer spreads into every congressional district & swing state.
#GetMadStayMad
Imagine how IRATE you will be when these fucking goon squads try to take over YOUR neighborhood!
This will continue to backfire as this cancer spreads into every congressional district & swing state.
#GetMadStayMad
“11/25/25👺ICE abducts two Americans; eight hospitalized after chemical munitions & police beatings in St. Paul, MN. This is not public safety-it’s state violence” Hart ‘28 Dem 🇺🇸🙏
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
By behaving like cruel, lawless cowboys, #ICEMonsters are radicalizing suburbia.
Imagine how IRATE you will be when these fucking goon squads try to take over YOUR neighborhood!
This will continue to backfire as this cancer spreads into every congressional district & swing state.
#GetMadStayMad
Imagine how IRATE you will be when these fucking goon squads try to take over YOUR neighborhood!
This will continue to backfire as this cancer spreads into every congressional district & swing state.
#GetMadStayMad
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This is disgraceful & the use of dropping tear gas like this in a residential neighborhood needs to be made illegal.
There are babies & children in homes within yards of this stuff & neighborhood streets are not to be made to imitate militarized war zones.
There are babies & children in homes within yards of this stuff & neighborhood streets are not to be made to imitate militarized war zones.
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This is disgraceful & the use of dropping tear gas like this in a residential neighborhood needs to be made illegal.
There are babies & children in homes within yards of this stuff & neighborhood streets are not to be made to imitate militarized war zones.
There are babies & children in homes within yards of this stuff & neighborhood streets are not to be made to imitate militarized war zones.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
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Now he came to think of it, he might have done a little bit of racism when he was at school, but if he did it would have been a very mild form of racism. Racist non-racism. Racism without any intent to be racist… Inside Big Nige there had been a little Baby Nige who had taken over his voice
‘Where’s Nige?’ Reform leader skips Commons statement on Ukraine, leaving Tice to face pile-on | John Crace
With one of his old muckers from the EU days jailed for taking Russian bribes, there was no better time for Farage to absent himself
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Now he came to think of it, he might have done a little bit of racism when he was at school, but if he did it would have been a very mild form of racism. Racist non-racism. Racism without any intent to be racist… Inside Big Nige there had been a little Baby Nige who had taken over his voice