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UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’

Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’
Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The European Commission is warning of possible action against the US after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor or suppress US viewpoints

news.sky.com/story/eu-war...
EU warns of possible action after US bars five Europeans accused of censorship
The European Commission is warning of possible action against the US after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor or suppress US viewpoint...
news.sky.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Germany’s AfD Nazi party which is backed by Musk and Trump is being used as a spy front for Russia.
December 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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So much for freedom of speech. Alternative voices aren't even allowed into the deeply divided country.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules
Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, says a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Merry Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Here's that picture of photos of Donald Trump in Epstein's credenza drawer,… identified as file 468 in the DOJ’s own index. .....This picture has since mysteriously vanished.

The file numbering now skips directly over it, as though it never existed. ...But you can still find it in Google Images.
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The missing docs included images of nude female paintings — and according to the Dems, a picture of a desk that had numerous framed photos on it and some photos piled in an open drawer.
New York Post
Donald Trump and his DOJ are guilty of criminal activities.
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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White House Deputy Press Secretary Called Out For Falsifying Michael Jackson, Diana Ross Photos In Epstein Files | HuffPost

www.huffpost.com/entry/abigai...
White House Deputy Press Secretary Called Out For Falsifying Michael Jackson, Diana Ross Photos In Epstein Files
Abigail Jackson posted a photo falsely implying the stars were with Epstein’s victims despite the image being a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring the pop star and Ross’ own children.
www.huffpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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'Let that one sink in': Ex-prosecutor ties Trump 'wingman' report to missing Epstein files

www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-ep...
'Let that one sink in': Ex-prosecutor ties Trump 'wingman' report to missing Epstein files
www.rawstory.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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85% of the people Trump pardoned are White but that doesn’t make him racist. It just means that White folks commit most of the crimes in USA. Right, MAGA?
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Under Trump:
- The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now
- Inflation is rising, most things cost more
- His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices
- He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people
- He's making measles great again
A few points here:
- Over 300,000 jobs on average were created each month of Biden Presidency
- In the last 3 months of his Presidency the average was 203,000
- Only 64,000 jobs were created last month, and the unemployment rate has risen from 4 to 4.6 under Trump

This Trump thing ain't working.
Are we in a recession?

Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.

The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.

The low was 4.0% in January.

The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.

That's +0.5%.
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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New federal judge Emil Bove is facing an ethics complaint for attending Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, in violation of rules that prohibit judges from engaging in political activity.

“I can’t understand how he could possibly think it appropriate to go there,” said a conservative expert.
Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Changes to family reunion rules mean "new level of cruelty" for refugee families, experts warn.

www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern...

@opendemocracy.net
UK asylum proposals add ‘new layer of cruelty’, expert warns
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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New post: Labour, a supply side explanation for the rise of populism, and the growing acceptability of xenophobic discourse in the UK
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/12/labo...
Labour's 'tougher' stance on immigration/asylum and right wing populists' response has shifted the Overton window.
Labour, a supply side explanation for the rise of populism, and the growing acceptability of xenophobic discourse in the UK
I never cease to be amazed at how bad Labour politicians are at politics. It may seem arrogant for an economist to say that, but it’s not ...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴

The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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This is really fucking scary...I fully expect this to be extended to Americans traveling in the not too distant future.
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”

Leonard Cohen
December 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Jeez. All tourists - including those from Britain - will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country's border force

news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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BREAKING: Nigel Farage has been reported to police by a former member of his campaign team over claims of falsified election expenses. Given the serious nature of the allegations the Met’s specialist crime group will assess the documents that have been submitted.
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Keep physical media.
Download movies.
Share them.
Because they could be erased by the powers that be.
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Aside from the ridiculous “biological people” language, I really hate the sneering dishonesty of “the fiction they had rights that have been taken away”. If you’re a trans woman who’s been in the WI for decades and now can’t remain a member, that’s not a fiction!
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Every child should be given the opportunity to thrive, yet thousands in London have faced poverty due to inequalities.

I’m pleased that the government is following up its decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap with a Child Poverty Strategy that will make a difference.
Families to be offered help to leave temporary accommodation under UK child poverty strategy
Government says series of measures, including childcare support, will lift 500,000 out of poverty
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Bridget Phillipson’s child poverty victory

The abolition of the two-child benefit cap is the end of a long fight by the Education Secretary

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social
Bridget Phillipson’s child poverty victory
The abolition of the two-child benefit cap is the end of a long fight by the Education Secretary
www.newstatesman.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM