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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 13h

'Trump’s vague and confusing #immigration policies are the point
The administration cited “anti-Americanism” as a way to deny visas. Legal experts are bewildered by what that means'

@theverge.com

Trump’s vague and confusing immigration policies are the point

Legal experts are bewildered by what that”anti-American ideologies” are.

www.theverge.com

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 20h

My dearest Gertrude,

I fear I shall not make it home. This war has ravaged our supplies and broken our will.

We arrived with weapons, purpose, and a directive. Yet at every turn, we are mocked. Belittled.

I have never experienced an insult so great in a war zone

Send my best to the children

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 1d

Britons back staying in ECHR by 46% to 29%, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 1d

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d

In the current climate of far right hostility, Jenrick is actively inciting violence against these judges with this. Badenoch may have defended his explicit racism yesterday, but this alone should see him lose both his position as shadow justice secretary and the whip immediately.

#r4today

Robert Jenrick names judges he would sack for ‘pro-migrant bias'

The shadow justice secretary has accused 'activists' within the judiciary of having links to political causes that compromise their independence

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..."

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d

a man with his eyes closed says wait what on a netflix ad

ALT: a man with his eyes closed says wait what on a netflix ad

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d

#ClimateChange

A report by the New Economics Foundation thinktank has calculated Reform’s environmental policies could cost the UK £92bn in lost revenue and cost more than 60,000 jobs. DeSmog, which researches “global warming misinformation campaigns”, reported last year that between 2019 and 2024, Reform raised £2.3m from fossil fuel interests, polluting industries and climate science deniers, amounting to 92% of its donations.

RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d

'Climate-change denying Reform councils are axing net zero targets. Environmental fears are being described as lies and fantasies to justify scrapping green policies'

#ClimateChange via @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Climate-change denying Reform councils are axing net zero...

Environmental fears are being described as lies and fantasies to justify scrapping green policies

observer.co.uk

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d

Another day on totally normal planet Earth:

'CBS staff dismayed over anti-left views of new editor: Right-wing opinion columnist Bari Weiss is set to start her new position as early as this week, raising concerns about partisan influence'

via @theobserveruk.bsky.social

CBS staff dismayed over anti-left views of new editor

Right-wing opinion columnist Bari Weiss is set to start her new position as early as this week, raising concerns about partisan influence

observer.co.uk

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

As Argentina’s economy starts to rapidly unravel, let’s never forget the comments by our own politicians.

Ta.

"It's Thatcherism on steroids - this is incredible, cutting and slashing public expenditure, doing all the things he's done….. That's leadership... He is amazing."
Nigel Farage
"[Milei] is the 'chainsaw-wielding, bushy-sideburned wild man of Hayekian free-market thinking'. He hailed Milei for giving Argentina 'the economic medicine it needs' through drastic spending cuts."
Boris Johnson
"Britain needs shock therapy. A Milei-style approach would mean radical surgery. First: stop the bleeding. Slash wasteful public spending. Shut down unproductive agencies and quangos... We need to aim for a primary
[surplus."
Jacob Rees-Mogg
"Milei is the template."
Kemi Badenoch
"Javier Milei rightly tells the elite [at the] awful WEF the facts of life - socialism and state intervention tends to make people poorer."
Richard Tice

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 3d

A magical story.

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 4d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 4d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4d

This is a declaration they will use federal resources to deploy violence against judges, prosecutors, and attorneys general. There's no other coherent interpretation of the phrasing, including "only remedy," "legitimate state power," and connecting those people with "terror networks."

Stephen Miller
@StephenM
The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5d

Trump told NBC on Sunday that he saw some Portland riot footage on Fox and thought it reflected current events.

It didn't. It was 5 years old, from the George Floyd aftermath.

And we learned that due to the diligence of a local TV reporter, who got the transcript.

www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what’s being portrayed to him.

“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5d

American intelligence officials have now confirmed to CBS News that Netanyahu ordered the drone attacks on the Sumud flotilla while it was docked in Tunisia, an attack launched from Israeli Navy submarines off the Tunisian coast.

Washington - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, CBS News has learned.
Two American intelligence officials briefed on the matter told CBS News that Israeli forces on Sept. 8
and 9 launched drones from a submarine and dropped incendiary devices onto the boats that were moored outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said, causing a fire. The officials spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on national security matters.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 4d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 4d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 5d

Rampant stupidity. Politicians attack the ECHR, but ignore what it means or how it works.
It has become a target, but reality is it has very limited impact on asylum removals.
Leaving it though would have catastrophic consequences for the whole country.
#r4today

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UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

www.bbc.com

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 5d

Time for my old ECHR Venn diagram, yet again.

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Graham Smith @cyberleagle.bsky.social · 5d

“…detailed legal review led by shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson of Tredegar concluded that the ECHR placed "significant constraints" on the government.” >>> Well, duh, what do they think a human rights instrument is meant to do? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

www.bbc.co.uk

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 5d

'Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship?
After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhood'

#MichelleMone

Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship? | Marina Hyde

After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhood, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 5d

Love that people have taken to calling them Kavanaugh stops. Hope the naming convention spreads.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 6d

Kavanaugh recently suggested immigration stops are no big deal if you're a legal resident bc ICE just promptly releases you

That is not, in fact, what ICE does

He invents a fiction bc the reality of the policies he supports is too disturbing for him to imagine

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/brett...

Brett Kavanaugh’s Racial Profiling Opinion Is Looking Sillier By the Day

Kavanaugh said that immigration agents “promptly” release people after determining that they are legal U.S. residents. They don’t.

ballsandstrikes.org

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 5d

"This case is meant to chill all of us."

Atlanta-based journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation to El Salvador despite having work authorization in the U.S., where he has lived for decades. He was detained while covering a "No Kings" protest and has spent over 100 days behind bars.

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 5d

Brian

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 5d

More than 60,000 people have signed a new petition within 24 hours calling for PPE-scandal peer Michelle Mone to be stripped of her peerage and removed from the House of Lords
www.change.org/p/strip-mich...

Sign the Petition

Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage

www.change.org

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