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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog - www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv... #ukgov is out of its tiny mind #encryption
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
www.techradar.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog - www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv... #ukgov is out of its tiny mind #encryption
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I’ve done some things in my past that I find difficult to talk about for example there was the time I picked a peck of pickled pepper.
December 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’ve done some things in my past that I find difficult to talk about for example there was the time I picked a peck of pickled pepper.
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I must say Donald Trump is looking much better since he had his face redacted.
December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I must say Donald Trump is looking much better since he had his face redacted.
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Duck Quacks Ass Off All Day To Come Home To This Shit https://theonion.com/duck-quacks-ass-off-all-day-to-come-home-to-this-shit-1851177872/
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Duck Quacks Ass Off All Day To Come Home To This Shit https://theonion.com/duck-quacks-ass-off-all-day-to-come-home-to-this-shit-1851177872/
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US demands EU exempt its gas from #methane emissions law, document shows - www.reuters.com/business/ene... damn outrageous; reducing methane emissions is the easiest climate win. tell them to get lost
US demands EU exempt its gas from methane emissions law, document shows
The U.S. has demanded that the European Union exempt its oil and gas from obligations under the bloc's methane emissions law on fuel imports until 2035, a U.S. government document seen by Reuters show...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
US demands EU exempt its gas from #methane emissions law, document shows - www.reuters.com/business/ene... damn outrageous; reducing methane emissions is the easiest climate win. tell them to get lost
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good; now follow through on that by refusing to do so
Europe’s antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on the Trump administration, accusing Washington of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rulebook.
Top EU official accuses US of ‘blackmail’ in trade talks
Renewed U.S. pressure for the EU to recalibrate its digital rules is unacceptable, says Teresa Ribera.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
good; now follow through on that by refusing to do so
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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife
Aside from yet another Reform-Russia connection, it is a scandal that MPs are allowed to accept such hospitality. It must be made illegal.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/13/r...
Aside from yet another Reform-Russia connection, it is a scandal that MPs are allowed to accept such hospitality. It must be made illegal.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/13/r...
Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister's wife – HOPE not hate
IN BREACH OF PARLIAMENTARY RULES: REFORM UK’S RICHARD TICE Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has broken parliamentary rules by failing to register lavish hospitality...
hopenothate.org.uk
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife
Aside from yet another Reform-Russia connection, it is a scandal that MPs are allowed to accept such hospitality. It must be made illegal.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/13/r...
Aside from yet another Reform-Russia connection, it is a scandal that MPs are allowed to accept such hospitality. It must be made illegal.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/13/r...
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What can Labour under Starmer do right?
Apparently not even basic animal welfare!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Apparently not even basic animal welfare!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Labour faces legal scrutiny after allowing chickens to be carried by legs
Practice was forbidden under EU law, but secondary legislation came into force in July permitting it in England, Wales and Scotland
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What can Labour under Starmer do right?
Apparently not even basic animal welfare!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Apparently not even basic animal welfare!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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If it looks like a duck, and barks like a duck, and wants you to throw a stick for it like a duck, it's probably a dog. Change your medication.
September 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If it looks like a duck, and barks like a duck, and wants you to throw a stick for it like a duck, it's probably a dog. Change your medication.
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Trump being trolled in the UK with images of Jeffrey Epstein being projected on to Windsor Castle.
September 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump being trolled in the UK with images of Jeffrey Epstein being projected on to Windsor Castle.
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Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes. on.nbcboston.com/mRI06Sh
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
on.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes. on.nbcboston.com/mRI06Sh
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Artist Profile: Sombr https://theonion.com/artist-profile-sombr/
September 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Artist Profile: Sombr https://theonion.com/artist-profile-sombr/
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Farage says his partner bought the house with family money. The BBC can’t find that family money:
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
Questions about who funded Farage constituency home purchase www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Farage says his partner bought the house with family money. The BBC can’t find that family money:
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
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I consume a good amount of normie, center-left political content (New Yorker, NYTimes, Atlantic, Bulwark, Hayes, Maddow, etc.) produced mostly by people who've been in the US politics biz for over 2 decades...and in the past month there's been a noticeable shift in tone and urgency.
September 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I consume a good amount of normie, center-left political content (New Yorker, NYTimes, Atlantic, Bulwark, Hayes, Maddow, etc.) produced mostly by people who've been in the US politics biz for over 2 decades...and in the past month there's been a noticeable shift in tone and urgency.
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Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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August 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
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More concerned mums at Epping
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
More concerned mums at Epping
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"It never does any good to suck up to an autocrat. He will screw you over anyway. You should preserve your integrity and your dignity if he's going to try to steal everything else." www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CaI...
The Author Who Warned America: Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"It never does any good to suck up to an autocrat. He will screw you over anyway. You should preserve your integrity and your dignity if he's going to try to steal everything else." www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CaI...
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I’m hungry, my best hope for lunch is deep-fried velociraptor steak with Yeti sauce
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m hungry, my best hope for lunch is deep-fried velociraptor steak with Yeti sauce
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yes, always struck me that #BBC rush to appease marginal farage over the years was never extended to the far more widely supported #greens. shameful cowardice.
“I don’t remember anyone ever saying to us ‘Oh I just don't think we're properly reflecting the Green Party view, or the liberal-left view on this story’,” one former BBC journalist told me.
“It was always just slanted in one direction – which was basically the nativist, authoritarian direction.”
“It was always just slanted in one direction – which was basically the nativist, authoritarian direction.”
The BBC's Plan to Appease Nigel Farage
News that BBC executives plan to alter their programming in order to win over Reform voters is the latest sign of a corporation that has become dangerously cowed by the right
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial.
We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch
The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.
presswatchers.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial.