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£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
kfoxtv.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
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“Thinking people naturally recoil from conspiracy theories, the favourite hobby of the unthinking. But here is a conspiracy where the evidence is laid bare.”
Who Runs The World?
We now know —The Epstein Files told us
chadbourn.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
“Thinking people naturally recoil from conspiracy theories, the favourite hobby of the unthinking. But here is a conspiracy where the evidence is laid bare.”
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NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Another result of Brexit that bears no resemblance to what Farage, Johnson, Gove, Rees-Mogg, etc promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Another result of Brexit that bears no resemblance to what Farage, Johnson, Gove, Rees-Mogg, etc promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
'BBC policy on Brexit is not impartial'
Why is the BBC giving so much time to hardline Brexiteers, asks journalist Raymond Snoddy
www.radiotimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
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Here we go.
I trust Emily’s judgment
I trust Emily’s judgment
"There were plenty of people around Starmer saying: 'We know about Mandelson's relationship to Epstein - it's a bad idea."
Starmer has called for Mandelson to be stripped of his peerage, but why did he appoint him as US ambassador to begin with?
Starmer has called for Mandelson to be stripped of his peerage, but why did he appoint him as US ambassador to begin with?
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Here we go.
I trust Emily’s judgment
I trust Emily’s judgment
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Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and union leader, pulled off a stunning State Senate win in Texas, defeating a hard-line Republican candidate. His victory came in a district in and near Fort Worth that President Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
After His Democratic Victory in Texas, a New Working-Class Star Rises
Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and union leader, pulled off a stunning State Senate win in Fort Worth and its suburbs. He is among several political outsiders seeking office.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and union leader, pulled off a stunning State Senate win in Texas, defeating a hard-line Republican candidate. His victory came in a district in and near Fort Worth that President Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
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Adding another excellent article on how ending TPS status is international treaty violation as well as violation of federal law. Standing in solidarity with my nearby Ohio neighbors in Springfield, as Haitian TPS status is expiring illegally ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/r...
With the immigration crackdown, America risks violating its treaty obligations • Ohio Capital Journal
In 1968, the U.S. ratified the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, prohibiting the returning of refugees to persecution or torture. That promise is not symbolic; it is codified in U.S. law. T...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Adding another excellent article on how ending TPS status is international treaty violation as well as violation of federal law. Standing in solidarity with my nearby Ohio neighbors in Springfield, as Haitian TPS status is expiring illegally ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/r...
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If only these obnoxiously arrogant, prejudiced and ridiculous people had been roundly ignored instead of being allowed to persuade the country to make the single most idiotic and damaging geo-political decision of our lifetimes. Reminders abound. But they seem untouched by the damage they’ve done.
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
If only these obnoxiously arrogant, prejudiced and ridiculous people had been roundly ignored instead of being allowed to persuade the country to make the single most idiotic and damaging geo-political decision of our lifetimes. Reminders abound. But they seem untouched by the damage they’ve done.
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News Movement posted this video of Alex Pretti on Jan 13, showing him spitting at ICE agents and kicking their taillight.
Now conservatives are suggesting this changes things.
That would mean they are suggesting he deserved to be target of an extrajudicial execution.
The video changes nothing.
Now conservatives are suggesting this changes things.
That would mean they are suggesting he deserved to be target of an extrajudicial execution.
The video changes nothing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
News Movement posted this video of Alex Pretti on Jan 13, showing him spitting at ICE agents and kicking their taillight.
Now conservatives are suggesting this changes things.
That would mean they are suggesting he deserved to be target of an extrajudicial execution.
The video changes nothing.
Now conservatives are suggesting this changes things.
That would mean they are suggesting he deserved to be target of an extrajudicial execution.
The video changes nothing.
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My brain hurts………
Looks like the world owns America
A TRILLION owed to Japan alone!!
What does this mean?
Can the USA ever pay this money back??
January 29, 2026 at 6:28 AM
My brain hurts………
Looks like the world owns America
A TRILLION owed to Japan alone!!
What does this mean?
Can the USA ever pay this money back??
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It's a poll!
Reminder: Reform were slated to get 13 MPs in GE24. They didn't even get half 13. They got only 5. Lib Dems got 72. Labour 412.
Reform have nothing to crow about. They'r making a pig's ear of it in councils. Clueless.
Reminder: Reform were slated to get 13 MPs in GE24. They didn't even get half 13. They got only 5. Lib Dems got 72. Labour 412.
Reform have nothing to crow about. They'r making a pig's ear of it in councils. Clueless.
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 AM
It's a poll!
Reminder: Reform were slated to get 13 MPs in GE24. They didn't even get half 13. They got only 5. Lib Dems got 72. Labour 412.
Reform have nothing to crow about. They'r making a pig's ear of it in councils. Clueless.
Reminder: Reform were slated to get 13 MPs in GE24. They didn't even get half 13. They got only 5. Lib Dems got 72. Labour 412.
Reform have nothing to crow about. They'r making a pig's ear of it in councils. Clueless.
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: The Russians are preparing a new massive strike – our intelligence indicates this. The United States, Europe, and all our partners have to understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every single Russian strike does. Part 1
January 28, 2026 at 10:28 PM
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: The Russians are preparing a new massive strike – our intelligence indicates this. The United States, Europe, and all our partners have to understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every single Russian strike does. Part 1
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Once again, I ask, in good faith & without trying to be overly alarmist, what anyone has seen in the last year to make them believe that the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any traditional meaning of the words?
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Once again, I ask, in good faith & without trying to be overly alarmist, what anyone has seen in the last year to make them believe that the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any traditional meaning of the words?
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Reporting the Trump had “pivoted” was journalistic malpractice popular.info/p/how-legacy...
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Reporting the Trump had “pivoted” was journalistic malpractice popular.info/p/how-legacy...
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👉NEW -- Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
👉NEW -- Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
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The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public.
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public.
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Good to see some decent reporting on this from The Times. Shame on the BBC. ‘Protect us? You’re killing us’ — death stalks Minneapolis again www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
‘Protect us? You’re killing us’ — death stalks Minneapolis again
As another person is shot dead by federal agents, many in the city are afraid to leave home in fear of President Trump’s immigration crackdown
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Good to see some decent reporting on this from The Times. Shame on the BBC. ‘Protect us? You’re killing us’ — death stalks Minneapolis again www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
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It just feels like a sickness now.
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
It just feels like a sickness now.
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"The armed suspect reacted violently."
An outright, barefaced and monstrous lie, conclusively disproven by irrefutable video evidence.
An outright, barefaced and monstrous lie, conclusively disproven by irrefutable video evidence.
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"The armed suspect reacted violently."
An outright, barefaced and monstrous lie, conclusively disproven by irrefutable video evidence.
An outright, barefaced and monstrous lie, conclusively disproven by irrefutable video evidence.
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With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
wrd.cm
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.