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More than a million pounds spent on influencers by UK government since 2024
More than a million pounds spent on influencers by UK government since 2024
Figures from FoI request show increase in ministerial use of social media personalities to present campaigns
More than half a million pounds has been spent since 2024 on using social media influencers to promote UK government campaigns on subjects ranging from the environment to welfare.
The spending has included hiring 215 influencers since 2024, of which there were 126 in 2025 – an increase on the 89 hired in 2024 – and is seen as an attempt to use platforms such as TikTok to reach younger people. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
More than a million pounds spent on influencers by UK government since 2024
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Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
Tesla Under Investigation Over Concerns Model 3 Manual Door Handles Are ‘Hidden, Unlabeled’
Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
www.forbes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
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Nothing like asking career AUSAs who have been under assault for the last year, watched their colleagues get fired for no reason, and their offices taken over by incompetent boobs to volunteer their time to perpetuate a cover up of their boss's involvement w/a sex predator 🙃
December 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Nothing like asking career AUSAs who have been under assault for the last year, watched their colleagues get fired for no reason, and their offices taken over by incompetent boobs to volunteer their time to perpetuate a cover up of their boss's involvement w/a sex predator 🙃
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This issue alone is going to cost them seats in places they don’t expect. They don’t understand the grass roots anger and hostility there is about this, and billionaire CEOs of Cantor Fitzgerald like Lutnick aren’t going to fool them with their con men sales pitches.
December 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This issue alone is going to cost them seats in places they don’t expect. They don’t understand the grass roots anger and hostility there is about this, and billionaire CEOs of Cantor Fitzgerald like Lutnick aren’t going to fool them with their con men sales pitches.
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I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
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Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
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Here is my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, rejects Trump's effort to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now
More than two months after DOJ asked for "immediate" relief, the Supreme Court said no on Tuesday. Also: A Kavanaugh note on Kavanaugh stops.
www.lawdork.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here is my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
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A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.
NEW — Kelvin Membreño will be deported to El Salvador by ICE tomorrow. He’s the birth father of three US citizen daughters and has become an important part of their lives.
Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
A mother's urgent plea to stop ICE from deporting her daughters’ birth father tomorrow
He served his time in the US. He deserves to heal here, too.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
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“Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated.”
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated.”
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This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.
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Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators
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U.S. President and FIFA Peace Prize Laureate Trump is removing the things that made America successful. The rights and freedoms, the equal opportunity for all, the meritocracy, the liberal immigration policy.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Application Fee Upheld by Judge
A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign work...
www.bloomberg.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
U.S. President and FIFA Peace Prize Laureate Trump is removing the things that made America successful. The rights and freedoms, the equal opportunity for all, the meritocracy, the liberal immigration policy.
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Mockler: He said he grabbed women because they let him do it. You heard that clip, right? Abuse of power dynamics. Now that he's in office, he's abusing these same power dynamics to cover up the files, delay the releases, redact.
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Mockler: He said he grabbed women because they let him do it. You heard that clip, right? Abuse of power dynamics. Now that he's in office, he's abusing these same power dynamics to cover up the files, delay the releases, redact.
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Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
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Update on this thread with a new action by Trump that was on Harold Hamm wish list:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms
Interior Depart said the projects posed "national security" risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms
Interior Depart said the projects posed "national security" risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Update on this thread with a new action by Trump that was on Harold Hamm wish list:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms
Interior Depart said the projects posed "national security" risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms
Interior Depart said the projects posed "national security" risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments
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The Oath Keepers built a massive stockpile of guns for Jan 6th and kept them in a hotel in Virginia because of D.C.'s strict gun laws.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Oath Keepers built a massive stockpile of guns for Jan 6th and kept them in a hotel in Virginia because of D.C.'s strict gun laws.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
December 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
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Robert Reich dancing his heart out to celebrate the weekend is the energy workers deserve. The only reason millions of us have 2 days off, an 8 hr day & basic protections is because unions fought, struck & sometimes bled for them. Fight like hell to protect our unions.
December 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Robert Reich dancing his heart out to celebrate the weekend is the energy workers deserve. The only reason millions of us have 2 days off, an 8 hr day & basic protections is because unions fought, struck & sometimes bled for them. Fight like hell to protect our unions.
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The Trump administration recalled more than two dozen career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior posts worldwide as it seeks to enforce President Trump’s “America First” agenda, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Trump administration abruptly recalls scores of career ambassadors
A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the “America First” agenda while others called it a devastating blow to America’s diplomatic corps.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Trump administration recalled more than two dozen career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior posts worldwide as it seeks to enforce President Trump’s “America First” agenda, according to current and former U.S. officials.
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People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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