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So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"shifted his tax residency to Monaco in 2020". "government grant of £120M to his company INEOS to save 500 jobs"
"Backed Brexit"
You've lost me, mate. What qualifies you to comment?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Backed Brexit"
You've lost me, mate. What qualifies you to comment?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Starmer tells Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
"shifted his tax residency to Monaco in 2020". "government grant of £120M to his company INEOS to save 500 jobs"
"Backed Brexit"
You've lost me, mate. What qualifies you to comment?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Backed Brexit"
You've lost me, mate. What qualifies you to comment?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Made me tear up too, and I'm not even American. What I really miss is people just being nice, being caring, being genuinely pleased to see each other and reaching out as humans. And positive role models.
The constant cruelty, indifference and lack of compassion is so depressing 😢
The constant cruelty, indifference and lack of compassion is so depressing 😢
This made me ugly cry 😭
I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Made me tear up too, and I'm not even American. What I really miss is people just being nice, being caring, being genuinely pleased to see each other and reaching out as humans. And positive role models.
The constant cruelty, indifference and lack of compassion is so depressing 😢
The constant cruelty, indifference and lack of compassion is so depressing 😢
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
And his former best mate is still telling professional women to smile...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
And his former best mate is still telling professional women to smile...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
This is who he is. He told us a long time ago.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live
The US president posted a racist video on Truth Social that included disproven allegations about ballot-counting
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is who he is. He told us a long time ago.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
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My response to Trump/Putin is to donate what I can
My response to Trump/Putin is to donate what I can
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
u24.gov.ua
My response to Trump/Putin is to donate what I can
My response to Trump/Putin is to donate what I can
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Dear European citizens,
Last week, we encouraged you to switch to European tech solutions and support Europe’s digital sovereignty. Today, we want to share a concrete list of alternatives to help you move from foreign tech companies to European ones.
Last week, we encouraged you to switch to European tech solutions and support Europe’s digital sovereignty. Today, we want to share a concrete list of alternatives to help you move from foreign tech companies to European ones.
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Dear European citizens,
Last week, we encouraged you to switch to European tech solutions and support Europe’s digital sovereignty. Today, we want to share a concrete list of alternatives to help you move from foreign tech companies to European ones.
Last week, we encouraged you to switch to European tech solutions and support Europe’s digital sovereignty. Today, we want to share a concrete list of alternatives to help you move from foreign tech companies to European ones.
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Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health
Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health
Of those affected by midlife challenges such as menopause, nine in 10 do not seek help, therapists’ organisation says
Almost two in three women over 50 in the UK struggle with their mental health as they deal with menopause, relationship breakdowns and changes to their appearance, a survey has found.
Brain fog, parents dying, children leaving home and financial pressures can also trigger difficulties such as sleeping problems, feeling anxious or overwhelmed, and a loss of zest for life. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health
We are all mere pawns in the game. They already own us and control us and they will get rich on us.
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:13 AM
We are all mere pawns in the game. They already own us and control us and they will get rich on us.
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
He showed you who he was when he called the fallen "suckers and losers". Vance told European vets they'd not done anything since WW2. This whole administration has no respect.
://news.sky.com/story/i-was-in-helmand-with-uk-troops-draft-dodging-trumps-words-are-a-gut-punch-to-those-killed-13497851
://news.sky.com/story/i-was-in-helmand-with-uk-troops-draft-dodging-trumps-words-are-a-gut-punch-to-those-killed-13497851
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
He showed you who he was when he called the fallen "suckers and losers". Vance told European vets they'd not done anything since WW2. This whole administration has no respect.
://news.sky.com/story/i-was-in-helmand-with-uk-troops-draft-dodging-trumps-words-are-a-gut-punch-to-those-killed-13497851
://news.sky.com/story/i-was-in-helmand-with-uk-troops-draft-dodging-trumps-words-are-a-gut-punch-to-those-killed-13497851
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Appalled to your core by what Trump's fascist henchmen are doing in the United States? Well, read for yourself: Nigel Farage wants to repeat it in the United Kingdom.
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Appalled to your core by what Trump's fascist henchmen are doing in the United States? Well, read for yourself: Nigel Farage wants to repeat it in the United Kingdom.
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“now, NATO should do something for the US”
-Trump, demanding Greenland
In reality, NATO does valuable things for the US every day.
Intel sharing, defense/deterrent coordination, basing rights, an American as Supreme Allied Commander, support after 9/11, and more.
And America is throwing it away.
-Trump, demanding Greenland
In reality, NATO does valuable things for the US every day.
Intel sharing, defense/deterrent coordination, basing rights, an American as Supreme Allied Commander, support after 9/11, and more.
And America is throwing it away.
With Greenland Threats, Trump is Destroying the Western Alliance
A point-by-point breakdown of Donald Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre about a Nobel Peace Prize and control of Greenland
www.arcdigital.media
January 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“now, NATO should do something for the US”
-Trump, demanding Greenland
In reality, NATO does valuable things for the US every day.
Intel sharing, defense/deterrent coordination, basing rights, an American as Supreme Allied Commander, support after 9/11, and more.
And America is throwing it away.
-Trump, demanding Greenland
In reality, NATO does valuable things for the US every day.
Intel sharing, defense/deterrent coordination, basing rights, an American as Supreme Allied Commander, support after 9/11, and more.
And America is throwing it away.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Every defector Farage unveils, swears up-and-down that they made no deal.
Farage cocked up today and pulled back that curtain. A huge unforced error.
Incredibly, when - rightly - pressed about it, he pretended, to journalists' faces, that he had never said what he said TO THEM an hour earlier.
Farage cocked up today and pulled back that curtain. A huge unforced error.
Incredibly, when - rightly - pressed about it, he pretended, to journalists' faces, that he had never said what he said TO THEM an hour earlier.
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Every defector Farage unveils, swears up-and-down that they made no deal.
Farage cocked up today and pulled back that curtain. A huge unforced error.
Incredibly, when - rightly - pressed about it, he pretended, to journalists' faces, that he had never said what he said TO THEM an hour earlier.
Farage cocked up today and pulled back that curtain. A huge unforced error.
Incredibly, when - rightly - pressed about it, he pretended, to journalists' faces, that he had never said what he said TO THEM an hour earlier.
Inevitable that cuts to services and children & young people's facilities and spaces since the Thatcher years would lead to an increase in crime and kids being easily enticed into drugs and gangs. This just shows how you can reverse that if you give young people positive spaces, activities and hope
My record investment in @london-vru.bsky.social is saving lives, and changing the prospects for young Londoners in the process ⬇️️
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Inevitable that cuts to services and children & young people's facilities and spaces since the Thatcher years would lead to an increase in crime and kids being easily enticed into drugs and gangs. This just shows how you can reverse that if you give young people positive spaces, activities and hope
This testimony has staggering impact. Brexit is an absolute disaster. I feel so bad for the businesses affected by this. @ledbydonkeys.org please can this be projected on to the Houses of Parliament on 'Independence Day' anniversary?
⚠️ "Before Brexit there were no controls."
⌛ "Delays can range from two hours to our worst experience is a matter of 27 days, I think was the worst."
🔄 "We actually left the trailer in the border post, and were changing drivers, bringing drivers back."
💷 "The invoice totalled over £16,000"
⌛ "Delays can range from two hours to our worst experience is a matter of 27 days, I think was the worst."
🔄 "We actually left the trailer in the border post, and were changing drivers, bringing drivers back."
💷 "The invoice totalled over £16,000"
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
This testimony has staggering impact. Brexit is an absolute disaster. I feel so bad for the businesses affected by this. @ledbydonkeys.org please can this be projected on to the Houses of Parliament on 'Independence Day' anniversary?
Britain was NOT able to roll out a vaccine faster because of Brexit. Existing EU rules gave the MHRA and agencies of all other EU countries freedom to act independently in the case of an emergency. It's another long since debunked lie from Farage and Johnson.
This can’t go on. UK news shows have got to start calling Nigel Farage out on this ridiculous bull****. Please start doing your job - for all our sakes
If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it.
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Britain was NOT able to roll out a vaccine faster because of Brexit. Existing EU rules gave the MHRA and agencies of all other EU countries freedom to act independently in the case of an emergency. It's another long since debunked lie from Farage and Johnson.
Couldn't agree more. It's time this ridiculous narrative was re-set.
Calling NATO a one-way subsidy ignores how much Europe provides. This letter to the editor analyses all the ways the US benefits from European infrastructure, tax breaks, logistics, long-term host nation support and assistance with US missions ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Letter: Why Americans are wrong about NATO and Europe
Claims that the US subsidises European defence ignore how NATO underwrites American power, trade and global influence
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Couldn't agree more. It's time this ridiculous narrative was re-set.
I can't read or watch any more about that poor young woman, I hurt for her wife and her son. It's too much.
So I've gone over to take refuge in #crochetersinthesky 🧶
So I've gone over to take refuge in #crochetersinthesky 🧶
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I can't read or watch any more about that poor young woman, I hurt for her wife and her son. It's too much.
So I've gone over to take refuge in #crochetersinthesky 🧶
So I've gone over to take refuge in #crochetersinthesky 🧶
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"I don't sleep at night,I knit [socks].I knit as best I can so their feet are warm in them."
95-year-old Mrs Sofiia Dukhovych from the village of Krylos,Ivano-Frankivsk region,has been knitting socks for Ukrainian Defenders for three years.During this time,she has knitted over 270 pairs
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95-year-old Mrs Sofiia Dukhovych from the village of Krylos,Ivano-Frankivsk region,has been knitting socks for Ukrainian Defenders for three years.During this time,she has knitted over 270 pairs
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January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Made my mum another #crochet wrap for Christmas using The Rivers Shawl pattern by Sarah Thompson
I prefer to use natural fibres but it's almost impossible to get a good ombre/colour change yarn without spending a fortune or resorting to acrylic.🧶
I prefer to use natural fibres but it's almost impossible to get a good ombre/colour change yarn without spending a fortune or resorting to acrylic.🧶
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Made my mum another #crochet wrap for Christmas using The Rivers Shawl pattern by Sarah Thompson
I prefer to use natural fibres but it's almost impossible to get a good ombre/colour change yarn without spending a fortune or resorting to acrylic.🧶
I prefer to use natural fibres but it's almost impossible to get a good ombre/colour change yarn without spending a fortune or resorting to acrylic.🧶
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No matter our beliefs, Jesus’ message of opening our hearts to those who are different from us has never felt more important than this Christmas.
I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.
I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
No matter our beliefs, Jesus’ message of opening our hearts to those who are different from us has never felt more important than this Christmas.
I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.
I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.