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Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
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❗️The 🇸🇪Swedish defense company Saab is offering 🇨🇦Canada the supply of 72 JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighters and 6 GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, as an alternative to the 🇺🇸American F-35A Lightning II fighters.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
❗️The 🇸🇪Swedish defense company Saab is offering 🇨🇦Canada the supply of 72 JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighters and 6 GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, as an alternative to the 🇺🇸American F-35A Lightning II fighters.
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If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
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“The UK and Europe say what needs to be done - without taking the action required to change things. They are left scrambling to respond to world events instead of standing united as a great power with the ability to shape their collective destiny” Zelenskyy
news.sky.com/story/volody...
news.sky.com/story/volody...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Europe can't act without US leadership and is stuck in a Groundhog Day-style doom loop, Ukrainian president says
Comparing its preference for talk over action to Bill Murray's comedy classic, Mr Zelenskyy says Europe is a "fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers", endlessly talking about what needs to...
news.sky.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
“The UK and Europe say what needs to be done - without taking the action required to change things. They are left scrambling to respond to world events instead of standing united as a great power with the ability to shape their collective destiny” Zelenskyy
news.sky.com/story/volody...
news.sky.com/story/volody...
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Longing for this world...
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen praising the UK as an ally at Downing St meeting
'You have a cup of tea and then you think a bit about everything. You get the facts on the table and then you find a way forward’
🫖 🇬🇧 🇩🇰 ❤️ #TeaPower
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen praising the UK as an ally at Downing St meeting
'You have a cup of tea and then you think a bit about everything. You get the facts on the table and then you find a way forward’
🫖 🇬🇧 🇩🇰 ❤️ #TeaPower
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Longing for this world...
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen praising the UK as an ally at Downing St meeting
'You have a cup of tea and then you think a bit about everything. You get the facts on the table and then you find a way forward’
🫖 🇬🇧 🇩🇰 ❤️ #TeaPower
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen praising the UK as an ally at Downing St meeting
'You have a cup of tea and then you think a bit about everything. You get the facts on the table and then you find a way forward’
🫖 🇬🇧 🇩🇰 ❤️ #TeaPower
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Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
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Very on brand of the (new) Observer for editor-in-chief to host panel sponsored by Saudi state oil company starring ex-commander of IDF’s unit 8200 accused of complicity in Israeli war machine.
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Very on brand of the (new) Observer for editor-in-chief to host panel sponsored by Saudi state oil company starring ex-commander of IDF’s unit 8200 accused of complicity in Israeli war machine.
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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For well over a decade, Nigel Farage criticised Davos and just two years ago criticised Starmer for going and calling him a
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM
For well over a decade, Nigel Farage criticised Davos and just two years ago criticised Starmer for going and calling him a
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
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Some times we have good news: today enters into force the High Seas Treaty, known as the #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force
Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, mark...
news.un.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Some times we have good news: today enters into force the High Seas Treaty, known as the #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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In the next episode of Bear and Monk Debunk, @monkemma.bsky.social and I get deep into the weeds on one of the most controversial subjects in the UK - migration.
We’ll be discussing benefits and perks we’re told migrants get, and the actual context that’s missing.
Out on Sunday at 18:30.
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We’ll be discussing benefits and perks we’re told migrants get, and the actual context that’s missing.
Out on Sunday at 18:30.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
In the next episode of Bear and Monk Debunk, @monkemma.bsky.social and I get deep into the weeds on one of the most controversial subjects in the UK - migration.
We’ll be discussing benefits and perks we’re told migrants get, and the actual context that’s missing.
Out on Sunday at 18:30.
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We’ll be discussing benefits and perks we’re told migrants get, and the actual context that’s missing.
Out on Sunday at 18:30.
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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This is why there's a whole chapter in my book about the damage the grid has done to policy making.
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This is why there's a whole chapter in my book about the damage the grid has done to policy making.
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NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
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Trump is launching a bid to tame electricity prices in the Northeast.
The unprecedented move is aimed at quelling voter anger over rising electricity prices, which are fueled by new AI data centers.
The unprecedented move is aimed at quelling voter anger over rising electricity prices, which are fueled by new AI data centers.
Trump launches bid to tame electricity prices in the Northeast
The White House joins governors in a move to boost electricity generation in one of the country's most expensive markets.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Trump is launching a bid to tame electricity prices in the Northeast.
The unprecedented move is aimed at quelling voter anger over rising electricity prices, which are fueled by new AI data centers.
The unprecedented move is aimed at quelling voter anger over rising electricity prices, which are fueled by new AI data centers.
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HELLFIRE CLUB DANCE | A Stranger Things Supernatural Disco!
Fancy dress strongly encouraged. All at 80s ticket prices.
Featuring Kate Bush * Prince * Metallica * The Smiths * Wham! * Bowie * The Clash * The Police * Madonna * Queen * Echo and the Bunnymen * The Bagles * Kiss * Toto
Fancy dress strongly encouraged. All at 80s ticket prices.
Featuring Kate Bush * Prince * Metallica * The Smiths * Wham! * Bowie * The Clash * The Police * Madonna * Queen * Echo and the Bunnymen * The Bagles * Kiss * Toto
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
HELLFIRE CLUB DANCE | A Stranger Things Supernatural Disco!
Fancy dress strongly encouraged. All at 80s ticket prices.
Featuring Kate Bush * Prince * Metallica * The Smiths * Wham! * Bowie * The Clash * The Police * Madonna * Queen * Echo and the Bunnymen * The Bagles * Kiss * Toto
Fancy dress strongly encouraged. All at 80s ticket prices.
Featuring Kate Bush * Prince * Metallica * The Smiths * Wham! * Bowie * The Clash * The Police * Madonna * Queen * Echo and the Bunnymen * The Bagles * Kiss * Toto
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One of the best things about Bearly Politics is the people around it.
This reader contribution from @metaphorqu.bsky.social is thoughtful, generous, and deeply relevant to where we are right now.
While I've been critical about the government, this did make me stop and think.
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This reader contribution from @metaphorqu.bsky.social is thoughtful, generous, and deeply relevant to where we are right now.
While I've been critical about the government, this did make me stop and think.
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Reader Contribution: CHANGE... #Fuck it’s difficult...
Why real change hurts more than we expect - and why that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM