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Jenrick's replacement is Nick Timothy who wanted Jenrick to be the leader of the Tories...
#NotGoingToEndWell
#NotGoingToEndWell
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Jenrick's replacement is Nick Timothy who wanted Jenrick to be the leader of the Tories...
#NotGoingToEndWell
#NotGoingToEndWell
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David Frost with an absolute cracker here. Who among us hasn't wondered when the slow political news cycle of 2026 would finally become exciting?
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
David Frost with an absolute cracker here. Who among us hasn't wondered when the slow political news cycle of 2026 would finally become exciting?
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Oak National Academy has been a regular advertiser on Twitter/X in recent months. Their decision to fund such a toxic platform seems all the more questionable given that they are a public body, sponsored by the UK's Department for Education.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Oak National Academy has been a regular advertiser on Twitter/X in recent months. Their decision to fund such a toxic platform seems all the more questionable given that they are a public body, sponsored by the UK's Department for Education.
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Could have highlighted how he removed cartoons from the walls of places they locked up kids because they made it too welcoming but no, Labour are attacking Jenrick for letting in too many migrants
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Could have highlighted how he removed cartoons from the walls of places they locked up kids because they made it too welcoming but no, Labour are attacking Jenrick for letting in too many migrants
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I suspect Jenrick's read this. The idea that Farage, *any* Tory who backed Brexit/Johnson/Truss or the media that cheered it all on can somehow disassociate themselves from the messes they made is palpably nuts...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
How They Broke Britain
Check out How They Broke Britain - <p><b>***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR THE PAPERBACK***<br /><br />THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.</b><br...
uk.bookshop.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
I suspect Jenrick's read this. The idea that Farage, *any* Tory who backed Brexit/Johnson/Truss or the media that cheered it all on can somehow disassociate themselves from the messes they made is palpably nuts...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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A viral comparison of the government support received by pensioners compared to “illegal immigrants” and refugees is doing the rounds once again on social media.
The figures in the post are still wrong.
The figures in the post are still wrong.
Inaccurate comparison of pensioner and ‘illegal immigrant’ benefits recirculates online – Full Fact
Posts claiming “illegal immigrants” and refugees receive more government support than pensioners have been circulating online for years. But the figures they use are inaccurate.
fullfact.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A viral comparison of the government support received by pensioners compared to “illegal immigrants” and refugees is doing the rounds once again on social media.
The figures in the post are still wrong.
The figures in the post are still wrong.
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So do the words “David Frost”, “Telegraph” and “column”
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
So do the words “David Frost”, “Telegraph” and “column”
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“The Guardian found that this standalone version of Grok, known as Grok Imagine – which is easily accessible through a web browser – was still responding to prompts to digitally remove the clothes from images of women”
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 AM
“The Guardian found that this standalone version of Grok, known as Grok Imagine – which is easily accessible through a web browser – was still responding to prompts to digitally remove the clothes from images of women”
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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I repeat: this is Grok’s latest scandal, it won’t be its last. Despite Musk’s claim it would stop, it apparently hasn’t. So BAN IT. FUCKING BAN IT. What are you waiting for??
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
I repeat: this is Grok’s latest scandal, it won’t be its last. Despite Musk’s claim it would stop, it apparently hasn’t. So BAN IT. FUCKING BAN IT. What are you waiting for??
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Just gonna go demand the kids award me their school achievement certificates.
January 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Just gonna go demand the kids award me their school achievement certificates.
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This is despair-inducingly poor journalism. Petty crime - like having your phone pinched or shoplifting (two of the key examples used in the article) - isn’t a harbinger of imaginary ‘chaos creep’, it demonstrates that major, serious crime is down and criminals are resorting to ever pettier methods
London may be safer – but it is suffering “chaos creep”
It’s unsettling to live in a city where the state seems unable to stop petty crime
By Anoosh Chakelian
It’s unsettling to live in a city where the state seems unable to stop petty crime
By Anoosh Chakelian
London may be safer – but it is suffering "chaos creep"
It's unsettling to live in a city where the state seems unable to stop petty crime
www.newstatesman.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is despair-inducingly poor journalism. Petty crime - like having your phone pinched or shoplifting (two of the key examples used in the article) - isn’t a harbinger of imaginary ‘chaos creep’, it demonstrates that major, serious crime is down and criminals are resorting to ever pettier methods
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Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
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Lawyers representing the family of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week, said they're bringing a civil claim over her death. But does the law actually allow people to sue ICE agents? reut.rs/3LDsznF
Explainer: Why it is difficult to sue ICE agents
Lawyers representing the family of Renee Good, the woman killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week, announced on Wednesday they were exploring bringing a civi...
reut.rs
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Lawyers representing the family of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week, said they're bringing a civil claim over her death. But does the law actually allow people to sue ICE agents? reut.rs/3LDsznF
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The more info we get about this raid, the worse it becomes. ICE had NO valid warrant (administrative warrants do not authorize forceful entry into a home), the guy's sole prior conviction was a since-dismissed drug charge from 2008, AND he had checked in with ICE just days earlier.
Immigration attorney: The arrest "during a Minnesota immigration crackdown that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever, was a “blatant constitutional violation,” since the agents did not have a proper warrant..." www.minnpost.com/public-safet...
Attorney: No proper warrant for Minneapolis man's arrest in home
The arrest of Garrison Gibson came in a city increasingly on edge after an immigration agent shot and killed Renee Good last week.
www.minnpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The more info we get about this raid, the worse it becomes. ICE had NO valid warrant (administrative warrants do not authorize forceful entry into a home), the guy's sole prior conviction was a since-dismissed drug charge from 2008, AND he had checked in with ICE just days earlier.
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Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
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A federal court dismissed the Trump Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking access to California’s full voter registration database Thursday, warning that the government’s bid for the voter records “threatens the right to vote which is the cornerstone of American democracy.
Federal court shuts down Trump DOJ bid for California voter rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A federal court dismissed the Trump Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking access to California’s full voter registration database Thursday, warning that the government’s bid for the voter records “threatens the right to vote which is the cornerstone of American democracy.
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Somebody could formulate this thought better than me, but notice how the right uses the idea of maternal protection to dismantle public health infrastructure, but disparages the women protecting their kids from ICE gangs.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: "This idea that you should trust the experts, a good mother doesn't do that"
January 15, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Somebody could formulate this thought better than me, but notice how the right uses the idea of maternal protection to dismantle public health infrastructure, but disparages the women protecting their kids from ICE gangs.
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Robert Jenrick did not believe Zia Yusuf's account of an accidental like of a tweet calling Jenrick "a traitorous Zogbot with a Jewish wife". Former Labour MP Kate Hoey concurred.
Jenrick and Yusuf had a highly antagonistic public argument for several months over Jenrick's record in office too
Jenrick and Yusuf had a highly antagonistic public argument for several months over Jenrick's record in office too
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Robert Jenrick did not believe Zia Yusuf's account of an accidental like of a tweet calling Jenrick "a traitorous Zogbot with a Jewish wife". Former Labour MP Kate Hoey concurred.
Jenrick and Yusuf had a highly antagonistic public argument for several months over Jenrick's record in office too
Jenrick and Yusuf had a highly antagonistic public argument for several months over Jenrick's record in office too
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Investigation clears Canada after skeleton withdrawals spark Olympics dispute reut.rs/3NfrNOr
Investigation clears Canada after skeleton withdrawals spark Olympics dispute
Canada's skeleton team have been cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into the withdrawal of four athletes from last week's North American Cup in Lake Placid, the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on Thursday.
reut.rs
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Investigation clears Canada after skeleton withdrawals spark Olympics dispute reut.rs/3NfrNOr
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'Scene of utter chaos': Sky correspondent struggles to speak as tear gas fired at ICE protesters in Minneapolis
'Scene of utter chaos': Sky correspondent struggles to speak as tear gas fired at ICE protesters in Minneapolis
A Sky correspondent has been caught up in tear gas fired by masked immigration officers as they clashed with a group of protesters in Minneapolis.
news.sky.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
'Scene of utter chaos': Sky correspondent struggles to speak as tear gas fired at ICE protesters in Minneapolis
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When the daily mail pushes for a merger, we should all know that would be bad for the country. The right voting bloc needs to be split because the left’s is so fractured too. That or change the failing voting system.
January 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
When the daily mail pushes for a merger, we should all know that would be bad for the country. The right voting bloc needs to be split because the left’s is so fractured too. That or change the failing voting system.
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Hurrah for the Blackshirts!
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Hurrah for the Blackshirts!
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.