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George Monbiot

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This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM

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Aberdeen City Arts Board

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Learning Point:

elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

The Legislation
Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will:
1) Leave the ECHR
2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill:
This Bill will:
Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary
The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act."
The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years:
Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT)
Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order.
These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR.
Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints
This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds.
If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story
All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight.
Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence
Re-entry after deportation will be…

The Operational Plan
We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion
A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property.
Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000
Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes.
This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month.
Initial Voluntary Return Window
A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this.
The Deportation Flights
The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…

January 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM

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Marc Bloomquist

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Here is the GoFundMe for his longtime ran awesome comic book store.

Being up since renovations were needed, and you can still donate, directly to him via it.

www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...

Donate to DreamHaven Restoration, organized by Greg Ketter

DreamHaven Books & Comics has been around in one form or another for 43 years in the Twin Cities ar… Greg Ketter needs your support for DreamHaven Restoration

www.gofundme.com

January 26, 2026 at 12:43 AM

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Carl T. Bergstrom

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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM

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Aaron Rupar

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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM

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Brian Tyler Cohen

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Priorities.

October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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Aaron Rupar

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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM

cynicalwench.bsky.social

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Today's demo in Aberdeen against Trump and to support Palestine. Good crowd & positive policing from Police Scotland More demos planned for Balmedie on Monday and Tuesday #trump #protest #menie #balmedie #stoptrump #aberdern #scotland #freepalestine #policescotland

July 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM

cynicalwench.bsky.social

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#scotland #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #Stoptrump

July 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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Neil Drysdale

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Your reminder of how Donald Trump treated the residents when they had the cheek to want to stay in their Aberdeenshire homes while he was determined to build his Menie Links golf course. Acclaimed photographer Alicia Bruce recorded their struggle! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Alicia Bruce's pictures capture the struggle between Donald Trump and Menie residents

The award-winning photographer highlighted the battle between local people and the future American president in Aberdeenshire.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk

July 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM

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July 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM

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Mrs. Betty Bowers

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I’m seeing many reposts of Donald Trump’s demented distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein mess about Rosie O’Donnell. What I’m not seeing is her sassy response. Here it is:

July 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Raider

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Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July

July 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM

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John Cusack

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IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid

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www.haaretz.com

July 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM

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George Monbiot

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I've realised that I haven't seen or heard a single swift this year. It's deeply disturbing. How about you?

A swift on the wing. Photo by N. Camilleri/Lund University/PA

June 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM

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Stone Cold Jane Austen

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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM

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Brian Cardone

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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM

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Burgess Everett

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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Full emails below