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The Today programme this morning interviewed Diana Furchgott-Roth, a senior staff member at the Heritage Foundation, about Trump's climate policies, during which she came out with the zinger: “a lot of people like it a bit warmer.”

How is it in the public interest to platform anti-science tripe?
February 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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The Guardian's Jillian Ambrose unpicks the many tens of millions in state support that Jim Ratcliffe's businesses have accepted, after the billionaire railed against people on benefits (and claimed Britain was being "colonised" by immigrants while himself having moved to tax-free Monaco).
Ratcliffe says immigrants cost too much, while Ineos lobbies for state funding
Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800m
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Farage's lies about people not speaking English factchecked here.

NB Farage also claimed that "four million speak barely passable English" - this too is a lie.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
BBC Verify: Fact-checking Farage's claim that one million in UK 'don't speak any English’
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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As a white whose whiteness is almost entirely British, my food ways mostly consist of stealing other peoples’ food ways and making them bland.
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Pure cinema.
friday the 13th
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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There’s a special place in hell for a cool “blonde” who advises pedophiles on how to handle raping children.
NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
February 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Gotta get the mushy peas and beans on toast british style before dhal and roti take over.

It's like good food is popular food.

Anyway, white food. Where's my damn horse meat?

How about goat or is that too close to the caucus mountains hence not white?
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Stumbled upon this afterwards which is even better.

Ratcliffe backlash: outrage over Manchester United boss comments | The Latest www.theguardian.com/news/video/2...
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Government deals with Palantir stink, and stank long before the Peter Mandelson scandal. The government must pivot away from companies like Palantir.
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Watching some American snowboarder pumping them self up, 'I CAN DO THIS', 'HELL YEAH', 'MERICA' then fucking it up.

Splendid stuff
the word wipeout is written in blue letters
ALT: the word wipeout is written in blue letters
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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How many immigrants have arrived in the UK in recent years? – Full Fact

https://www.europesays.com/2774136/

The British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sparked debate after claiming in an interview that the UK was…
How many immigrants have arrived in the UK in recent years? – Full Fact - EUROPE SAYS
The British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sparked debate after claiming in an interview that the UK was being “colonised by immigrants”.
www.europesays.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Don't search "man u" on here
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
All this was built in the 1990s and it leaks
The Victorian Society and the LISSCA campaign will keep you updated as to how you can support the continuing campaign. Thank you 🙏
February 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Every single photo looks better developed and there will be a C21 society along soon

It's main 1990s faux victorian (and the roof is always leaking)
🚂 Joy on the Southbank, misery in the Square Mile. Here’s what the City of London’s much vaunted ‘retrofit-first’ policy looks like in reality, as planning permission was granted this week for the £1.2 billion demolition of Liverpool Street Station.

🧵 Scroll down for 8 damning before / after views
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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The answer is simple:

it is isn’t just politicians, but the UK billionaire owned media who are far more comfortable having a “debate” about just how racist we should be, than they are probing into the corrupt money & dirty relationships that run our politics.
February 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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We really should be asking ourselves why one rich twat’s racist opinion can become headline news in this country

While the perspectives of thousands of volunteers welcoming migrants in their communities & mixed migrant/British families are never heard?
February 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Yesterday: we exposed the terrifying extent of corporate capture in British politics

Three Labour select committee chairs came out calling for urgent action in response

Today: Labour government's Elections Bill lands. Does almost *nothing* to tackle any of the issues we exposed. 🤦
🔴 Exclusive: Corporate donations British parties tripled over last three elections

But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies

It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms

New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled
Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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What was the point of taking over half the planet? You didn’t use the spices in your food, and you refuse to fuck other people. Why then?
One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country, Keir Starmer? You should tell your home secretary.

#R4Today
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Basque inspired pub. So not a pub #masterchef
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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I get that Aluko wasn't the best, but as someone else on here pointed out, when two ex Spurs players were on Sky Sports News this morning advocating for the return of Harry Redknapp to manage them until the end of the season, let's not pretend that she's far from the worst pundit on tv......
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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Rarely mentioned but about much of Ratcliffe’s business ‘success’ is based on draining public money (very common among these ‘self made tycoons’)

Eg democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ineos-set-...
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM