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Artists are giving up tens of thousands of dollars to take a stand: “It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/a...
New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Artists are giving up tens of thousands of dollars to take a stand: “It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/a...
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Brexit's going well...
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Brexit's going well...
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By the way, Trump’s meeting with Zelensky proved once again it really is Russia, Russia, Russia.
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
By the way, Trump’s meeting with Zelensky proved once again it really is Russia, Russia, Russia.
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The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
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What happened to the execs who ruined lives during the Post Office scandal?
Fujitsu execs, accountants, lawyers also made millions from the scandal.
All living in comfort. None fined, prosecuted. Even when that happens, litigation will last for years.
The UK legal system doesn't deliver justice.
Fujitsu execs, accountants, lawyers also made millions from the scandal.
All living in comfort. None fined, prosecuted. Even when that happens, litigation will last for years.
The UK legal system doesn't deliver justice.
What happened to execs who ruined lives during Post Office scandal
Next year's final report from the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is expected to find failings of senior management, while a criminal police operation is gathering pace.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What happened to the execs who ruined lives during the Post Office scandal?
Fujitsu execs, accountants, lawyers also made millions from the scandal.
All living in comfort. None fined, prosecuted. Even when that happens, litigation will last for years.
The UK legal system doesn't deliver justice.
Fujitsu execs, accountants, lawyers also made millions from the scandal.
All living in comfort. None fined, prosecuted. Even when that happens, litigation will last for years.
The UK legal system doesn't deliver justice.
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Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts.
In 2027, 72 people died due to faulty cladding. No one charged.
Post Office scandal - postmasters fraudulently convicted of crime. Fujitsu still gets public contracts. After 30 years no one charged.
See the pattern of corruption.
In 2027, 72 people died due to faulty cladding. No one charged.
Post Office scandal - postmasters fraudulently convicted of crime. Fujitsu still gets public contracts. After 30 years no one charged.
See the pattern of corruption.
Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds
Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts.
In 2027, 72 people died due to faulty cladding. No one charged.
Post Office scandal - postmasters fraudulently convicted of crime. Fujitsu still gets public contracts. After 30 years no one charged.
See the pattern of corruption.
In 2027, 72 people died due to faulty cladding. No one charged.
Post Office scandal - postmasters fraudulently convicted of crime. Fujitsu still gets public contracts. After 30 years no one charged.
See the pattern of corruption.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Oh well, Dyson… you reap what you sow…
You wanted Brexit which has cost us all thousands and right royally screwed the country, bankrupted many small businesses and catapulted us back to queues, red tape and prejudiced isolation.
I don’t think many of us give a flying fuck about your ‘hardship’.
You wanted Brexit which has cost us all thousands and right royally screwed the country, bankrupted many small businesses and catapulted us back to queues, red tape and prejudiced isolation.
I don’t think many of us give a flying fuck about your ‘hardship’.
December 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Oh well, Dyson… you reap what you sow…
You wanted Brexit which has cost us all thousands and right royally screwed the country, bankrupted many small businesses and catapulted us back to queues, red tape and prejudiced isolation.
I don’t think many of us give a flying fuck about your ‘hardship’.
You wanted Brexit which has cost us all thousands and right royally screwed the country, bankrupted many small businesses and catapulted us back to queues, red tape and prejudiced isolation.
I don’t think many of us give a flying fuck about your ‘hardship’.
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#StrongMessageHere is now on its 50th ep. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I discuss our words and phrases of the year. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Strong Message Here - Words of the Year (with Natalie Haynes) - BBC Sounds
Armando Iannucci and Natalie pick through some of the words of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#StrongMessageHere is now on its 50th ep. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I discuss our words and phrases of the year. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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“MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more”
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
December 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more”
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
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Labour has good idea shock
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Labour has good idea shock
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Rip-off Britain.
ScotRail, Greater Anglia and My Train Ticket, warned for misleading ads.
Companies could not provide evidence to show that people could get lowest available price by booking train tickets through them.
Scams are crafted by exec to boost bonuses. None fined. Why will they stop?
ScotRail, Greater Anglia and My Train Ticket, warned for misleading ads.
Companies could not provide evidence to show that people could get lowest available price by booking train tickets through them.
Scams are crafted by exec to boost bonuses. None fined. Why will they stop?
Train firms warned over ‘best price’ claims after watchdog bans ads
Advertising regulator said operators and a ticket seller could not prove bookings were cheapest
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Rip-off Britain.
ScotRail, Greater Anglia and My Train Ticket, warned for misleading ads.
Companies could not provide evidence to show that people could get lowest available price by booking train tickets through them.
Scams are crafted by exec to boost bonuses. None fined. Why will they stop?
ScotRail, Greater Anglia and My Train Ticket, warned for misleading ads.
Companies could not provide evidence to show that people could get lowest available price by booking train tickets through them.
Scams are crafted by exec to boost bonuses. None fined. Why will they stop?
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“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things.
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things.
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
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More Trump in the Epstein files, more Trump wanting his own name on massive, unneeded battleships, more Trump removing 30 ambassadors, more & more humans taken without due process…the grotesquerie of America’s mistake showcased day after day. So much work ahead to repair the damage.
December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More Trump in the Epstein files, more Trump wanting his own name on massive, unneeded battleships, more Trump removing 30 ambassadors, more & more humans taken without due process…the grotesquerie of America’s mistake showcased day after day. So much work ahead to repair the damage.
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Left: Sky News, "Britons are less well off than they were in 2019"
Right: HuffPost, "Brexit Is Costing The UK Up To £90 Billion A Year In Lost Tax"
Start with a Customs Union and work to #RejoinEU
Right: HuffPost, "Brexit Is Costing The UK Up To £90 Billion A Year In Lost Tax"
Start with a Customs Union and work to #RejoinEU
December 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Left: Sky News, "Britons are less well off than they were in 2019"
Right: HuffPost, "Brexit Is Costing The UK Up To £90 Billion A Year In Lost Tax"
Start with a Customs Union and work to #RejoinEU
Right: HuffPost, "Brexit Is Costing The UK Up To £90 Billion A Year In Lost Tax"
Start with a Customs Union and work to #RejoinEU
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
December 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
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This and the discussion about how academics can now just read AI summaries of things really drives home how much these guys always confuse the product for the goal. You don't do a coloring sheet because you want to have a colored sheet at the end!!! The coloring is the point!!!
December 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This and the discussion about how academics can now just read AI summaries of things really drives home how much these guys always confuse the product for the goal. You don't do a coloring sheet because you want to have a colored sheet at the end!!! The coloring is the point!!!