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NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
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While many try to justify the actions and they 'shed no tears' for the toppling of Maduro, TS Eliot said it best:
"The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason"
"The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason"
Trump attacks Venezuela: it’s all about oil
Trump's attack on Venezuela will simply lead to greater instability and uncertainty in an already dangerous world
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
Trump's attack on Venezuela will simply lead to greater instability and uncertainty in an already dangerous world
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
Trump attacks Venezuela: it’s all about oil
Trump's attack on Venezuela will simply lead to greater instability and uncertainty in an already dangerous world
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
While many try to justify the actions and they 'shed no tears' for the toppling of Maduro, TS Eliot said it best:
"The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason"
"The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason"
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💯 at least one national leader has a clear understanding of international law and is not afraid to speak our
On BBC News today: striking that it’s the two old establishment parties - Labour and the Conservatives - refusing to condemn the US breaking international law and doing what it wants.
Feels like politics stuck in the past, while the public has clearly moved on.
Feels like politics stuck in the past, while the public has clearly moved on.
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
💯 at least one national leader has a clear understanding of international law and is not afraid to speak our
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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism for bypassing Congress and conducting an overnight military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader of Venezuela, and bring him to the United States to stand trial. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Grave Abuse of Power’: Critics Blast Trump for Bypassing Congress in Venezuela Military Operation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism for bypassing Congress and conducting an overnight military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader of Venezuela, and bring him to the United States to stand trial. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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My understanding was that when you did regime change it was customary to change the regime.
“The display of force and unity undermined President Trump's earlier comments that Washington would work with Rodriguez to run Venezuela.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
My understanding was that when you did regime change it was customary to change the regime.
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Replacing the situation room with a room in Mar-a-Lago, cheaply set dressed with black blankets and with big screens displaying X would be bad at any time.
But when launching a *huge* military operation without even notifying Congress, it’s…once again, off the charts.
But when launching a *huge* military operation without even notifying Congress, it’s…once again, off the charts.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Replacing the situation room with a room in Mar-a-Lago, cheaply set dressed with black blankets and with big screens displaying X would be bad at any time.
But when launching a *huge* military operation without even notifying Congress, it’s…once again, off the charts.
But when launching a *huge* military operation without even notifying Congress, it’s…once again, off the charts.
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Keir Starmer explicitly backs Trump's attack on Venezuela.
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
January 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Keir Starmer explicitly backs Trump's attack on Venezuela.
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
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“'You would have no command and control over the military and no police force,' he said. 'You’d have looting and chaos.' Any U.S. military deployment meant to stabilize the country would probably require tens of thousands of troops, he said."
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“'You would have no command and control over the military and no police force,' he said. 'You’d have looting and chaos.' Any U.S. military deployment meant to stabilize the country would probably require tens of thousands of troops, he said."
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The European response to US intervention in Venezuela is a reminder that until we have an independent European defence industry, no country in Europe is sovereign
January 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The European response to US intervention in Venezuela is a reminder that until we have an independent European defence industry, no country in Europe is sovereign
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If Donald Trump wanted these records reviewed and released quickly, they would be. Lawyers from other government agencies could be deployed to assist with the review. Nonlawyers could handle many of the administrative tasks. Trump could pressure compliant private law firms to contribute resources.
For Trump, the Epstein Cover-Up Beats the Truth
As one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi wrote a letter to the new head of the FBI, Kash Patel, demanding that the “full and complete Epstein files” be delivered to her office by the ne...
www.democracydocket.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
If Donald Trump wanted these records reviewed and released quickly, they would be. Lawyers from other government agencies could be deployed to assist with the review. Nonlawyers could handle many of the administrative tasks. Trump could pressure compliant private law firms to contribute resources.
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The unfortunate reality…is that whether an order is legal…or not, when the dial is taken from 1….to TEN, isn’t as simple as it seems like it would be. That’s what this administration is exploiting…with a vengeance.
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The unfortunate reality…is that whether an order is legal…or not, when the dial is taken from 1….to TEN, isn’t as simple as it seems like it would be. That’s what this administration is exploiting…with a vengeance.
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The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
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Mamdani criticises Trump for regime change and breaking international law
- While Starmer appeases Trump
- While Starmer appeases Trump
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Mamdani criticises Trump for regime change and breaking international law
- While Starmer appeases Trump
- While Starmer appeases Trump
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The media you support is a statement of your values. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fiercely independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. If that is what you value, join today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The media you support is a statement of your values. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fiercely independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. If that is what you value, join today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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While there was so much to love about tonight’s Traitors - including some outstanding barrister-on-barrister action - I think the most perfect moment was a criminal barrister being rejected by his audience for giving a truly unpersuasive hammy speech.
Bro - we’ve all been there.
#TeamHarriet
Bro - we’ve all been there.
#TeamHarriet
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
While there was so much to love about tonight’s Traitors - including some outstanding barrister-on-barrister action - I think the most perfect moment was a criminal barrister being rejected by his audience for giving a truly unpersuasive hammy speech.
Bro - we’ve all been there.
#TeamHarriet
Bro - we’ve all been there.
#TeamHarriet
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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Starmer and Farage are going out of their way to make Polanski’s message about fairness and equality, honesty and justice more powerful than ever. They have appointed themselves joint recruiting sergeants for the Greens
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Starmer and Farage are going out of their way to make Polanski’s message about fairness and equality, honesty and justice more powerful than ever. They have appointed themselves joint recruiting sergeants for the Greens
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Brexit superfan, convicted fraudster, now advocating mass deprivation of citizenship for people he disagrees with. Charming.
Appropriately David Shipley managed to combine a job evangelizing for Brexit with a financial fraud.
His credibility is in the bin.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
His credibility is in the bin.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
'Brexit film' producer jailed for £500k loan application fraud - BBC News
David Shipley, who produced Brexit: The Movie, doctored his payslips in a bid to secure funds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Brexit superfan, convicted fraudster, now advocating mass deprivation of citizenship for people he disagrees with. Charming.
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We're challenging a broken, failed economic model, and the people defending it have no answer other than just to continue with what is broken.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ Polanski prepared to work with Burnham but not Starmer ‘to stop Reform’
Green party leader says he could see potential for political partnership with Labour under Andy Burnham
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We're challenging a broken, failed economic model, and the people defending it have no answer other than just to continue with what is broken.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
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The BBC may have lost a director general, but now it needs to prove it still has a spine, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The BBC has no choice but to teach Trump a lesson about free speech
The corporation may have lost a director general, but now needs to prove it still has a spine
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The BBC may have lost a director general, but now it needs to prove it still has a spine, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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Reform UK are learning the hard way that it's easy to shout insults at the players from the touchline. Far harder to get up on the pitch and play. They've been an absolute disaster wherever they are elected.
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reform UK are learning the hard way that it's easy to shout insults at the players from the touchline. Far harder to get up on the pitch and play. They've been an absolute disaster wherever they are elected.
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Rob Reiner’s legacy extends far beyond Hollywood. He helped launch Proposition 10 and co-founded the group that overturned same-sex marriage ban Proposition 8 in California.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
In a divided America, Rob Reiner was a tenacious liberal who connected with conservatives
Despite his fierce liberalism, Reiner built relationships with conservatives including Fox News host Laura Ingraham and actor James Woods, earning their respect.
www.latimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Rob Reiner’s legacy extends far beyond Hollywood. He helped launch Proposition 10 and co-founded the group that overturned same-sex marriage ban Proposition 8 in California.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...