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Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Palestinian prisoner Abdulkarim Sanobar’s home in the occupied West Bank was blown up by the Israeli military, after he was accused of a bomb attack on empty buses in February.
Rights groups say blowing up the homes of prisoners is collective punishment and a war crime.
Rights groups say blowing up the homes of prisoners is collective punishment and a war crime.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Palestinian prisoner Abdulkarim Sanobar’s home in the occupied West Bank was blown up by the Israeli military, after he was accused of a bomb attack on empty buses in February.
Rights groups say blowing up the homes of prisoners is collective punishment and a war crime.
Rights groups say blowing up the homes of prisoners is collective punishment and a war crime.
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Alongside declining polls for Reform, the good news about the Telegraph’s volte face on Brexit is that it gives Labour political cover from the far right to reapply to rejoin the EU. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
Told you so! The Telegraph denounces Brexit as 'unmitigated economic disaster'
We've now got The Telegraph joining the Brexit resistance, after the formerly pro-leave paper ripped into its 'near-disastrous' consequences.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Alongside declining polls for Reform, the good news about the Telegraph’s volte face on Brexit is that it gives Labour political cover from the far right to reapply to rejoin the EU. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Are you shopping Amazon, Target, or Home Depot today? Read this first.
open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...
Are you shopping Amazon, Target, or Home Depot today? Read this first.
We’re joining a nationwide Cyber Monday boycott. Here’s why we’re skipping Amazon, Target, and Home Depot and what to do instead.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Are you shopping Amazon, Target, or Home Depot today? Read this first.
open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...
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An all male cabinet in Reform led Lancashire “I’m sure there are some ladies the group will be useful in the future” is an actual quote. Now the Police are investigating online sexist abuse by some of them. What a surprise.
informuk.org/reform-appoi...
informuk.org/reform-appoi...
Reform appoints all-male cabinet in Lancashire
Inform UK | The truth about the Reform party
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December 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
An all male cabinet in Reform led Lancashire “I’m sure there are some ladies the group will be useful in the future” is an actual quote. Now the Police are investigating online sexist abuse by some of them. What a surprise.
informuk.org/reform-appoi...
informuk.org/reform-appoi...
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A more detailed piece on the abuse directed towards a woman by Reform Councillors in Lancashire. And this isn’t a BBC piece, they’re accusing the BBC of biased coverage instead of trying to clean up their act, this is the FT.
www.ft.com/content/ce25...
www.ft.com/content/ce25...
Police to meet Lancashire councillors after complaints about online abuse
Opposition groups have accused various male members of Reform UK of intimidating female opponents
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A more detailed piece on the abuse directed towards a woman by Reform Councillors in Lancashire. And this isn’t a BBC piece, they’re accusing the BBC of biased coverage instead of trying to clean up their act, this is the FT.
www.ft.com/content/ce25...
www.ft.com/content/ce25...
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…and yes, I was part of the Epstein crowd.🔻
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
…and yes, I was part of the Epstein crowd.🔻
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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BREAKING: The leak of Rachel Reeves's budget was not the result of hostile cyber activity, but responsibility rests with the OBR's leadership, an investigation has found
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news.sky.com/story/budget...
Budget leak responsibility of OBR leadership, investigation finds
The leak of Rachel Reeves's budget was not the result of hostile cyber activity, but responsibility rests with the OBR's leadership, an investigation has found.
news.sky.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
BREAKING: The leak of Rachel Reeves's budget was not the result of hostile cyber activity, but responsibility rests with the OBR's leadership, an investigation has found
news.sky.com/story/budget...
news.sky.com/story/budget...
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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HAVE YOU NOTICED JUST BEFORE THE EPSTEIN FILES ARE TO BE RELEASED -
-CLOSED AIR SPACE
-INSULTING REPORTERS, A GOVERNOR
-THE AUTOPEN
-THE WALL OF BLAME
-CANCELLING BIDEN'S ORDERS AS PRESIDENT
'ALL' FOR DEFLECTION . . .
-CLOSED AIR SPACE
-INSULTING REPORTERS, A GOVERNOR
-THE AUTOPEN
-THE WALL OF BLAME
-CANCELLING BIDEN'S ORDERS AS PRESIDENT
'ALL' FOR DEFLECTION . . .
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
HAVE YOU NOTICED JUST BEFORE THE EPSTEIN FILES ARE TO BE RELEASED -
-CLOSED AIR SPACE
-INSULTING REPORTERS, A GOVERNOR
-THE AUTOPEN
-THE WALL OF BLAME
-CANCELLING BIDEN'S ORDERS AS PRESIDENT
'ALL' FOR DEFLECTION . . .
-CLOSED AIR SPACE
-INSULTING REPORTERS, A GOVERNOR
-THE AUTOPEN
-THE WALL OF BLAME
-CANCELLING BIDEN'S ORDERS AS PRESIDENT
'ALL' FOR DEFLECTION . . .
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Astonishing #BBC's #ChrisMason happy to put all this effort into anti-Labour reports, yet sits silently at numerous reports from Farage's classmates, recalling his racism. Why is that? '#Directly'?
Nigel FarageThe Independent share.google/ElpNjWjrrp65...
Nigel FarageThe Independent share.google/ElpNjWjrrp65...
Nigel Farage denies ‘directly racially abusing’ classmates at school
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December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Presidency-ending stuff if Congress had any moral decency.
November 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Presidency-ending stuff if Congress had any moral decency.
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Trump: The stock market is booming! Only I could do this and it’s all because of me!
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump: The stock market is booming! Only I could do this and it’s all because of me!
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"I don't think the inquiry has gone far enough in naming and shaming the ministers responsible..."
#Covid19Inquiry
#NHS
#LongCovid
#Covid19Inquiry
#NHS
#LongCovid
The Covid-19 inquiry – a response
Dr Dan Goyal, an NHS consultant, gives his response to the recently published Covid-19 Inquiry
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December 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"I don't think the inquiry has gone far enough in naming and shaming the ministers responsible..."
#Covid19Inquiry
#NHS
#LongCovid
#Covid19Inquiry
#NHS
#LongCovid
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“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
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BOYCOTT SPOTIFY. THEY ARE RUNNING ADS TO RECRUIT ICE NAZIS.
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
BOYCOTT SPOTIFY. THEY ARE RUNNING ADS TO RECRUIT ICE NAZIS.
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A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
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open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
Activists are targeting the reputations of Home Depot, AT&T, and other businesses.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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