Richard G Mitchell
@richardgmitchell.bsky.social
Ivor Novello award winning composer, best known for scoring movies such as ODDITY (dir - Damian Mc Carthy) A GOOD WOMAN (Scarlett Johansson), TO KILL A KING (Tim Roth), GRAND THEFT PARSONS (Johnny Knoxville, Michael Shannon) etc
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Will Britain walk the Trumpian path?
As with Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2024, few in the media are actually taking Nigel Farage and his party to task.
But with your support, Byline Times' Reform UK investigations unit can fill that scrutiny gap.
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As with Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2024, few in the media are actually taking Nigel Farage and his party to task.
But with your support, Byline Times' Reform UK investigations unit can fill that scrutiny gap.
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The Scrutiny Gap and Reform UK’s Path to Power Reform UK’s rise is accelerating at the same moment rigorous investigation is retreating. Byline Times can fill that journalistic void – but only with yo...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Will Britain walk the Trumpian path?
As with Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2024, few in the media are actually taking Nigel Farage and his party to task.
But with your support, Byline Times' Reform UK investigations unit can fill that scrutiny gap.
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...
As with Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2024, few in the media are actually taking Nigel Farage and his party to task.
But with your support, Byline Times' Reform UK investigations unit can fill that scrutiny gap.
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...
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“If you’ve got the Insurrection Act, you can put federal troops in polling stations, and it will drive down turnout.”
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“If you’ve got the Insurrection Act, you can put federal troops in polling stations, and it will drive down turnout.”
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
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NEW: The Trump administration appears to be deploying the same playbook it used in Minnesota—leveraging allegations of fraud to justify significant federal oversight—in other blue states across the country, starting with California and New York.
from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social:
from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
NEW: The Trump administration appears to be deploying the same playbook it used in Minnesota—leveraging allegations of fraud to justify significant federal oversight—in other blue states across the country, starting with California and New York.
from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social:
from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social:
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Urgent update: Trump suggests cancelling upcoming elections.
I spoke with Governor JB Pritzker who says to take his threats seriously.
Meanwhile, Republicans say Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland all while European troops have landed on the island. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I spoke with Governor JB Pritzker who says to take his threats seriously.
Meanwhile, Republicans say Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland all while European troops have landed on the island. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Important News Update: Trump Suggests United States Should Cancel Upcoming Elections and European Troops Land on Greenland
Good afternoon everyone.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Urgent update: Trump suggests cancelling upcoming elections.
I spoke with Governor JB Pritzker who says to take his threats seriously.
Meanwhile, Republicans say Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland all while European troops have landed on the island. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I spoke with Governor JB Pritzker who says to take his threats seriously.
Meanwhile, Republicans say Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland all while European troops have landed on the island. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Jenrick doesn't get to defect with fanfare and trumpets.
"The Reform Party is picking up soiled Tory goods."
Kicked out of the Tories after leaving his resignation letter lying around, will Reform still want Jenrick without a big announcement?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/robe...
"The Reform Party is picking up soiled Tory goods."
Kicked out of the Tories after leaving his resignation letter lying around, will Reform still want Jenrick without a big announcement?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/robe...
Robert Jenrick sacked from Conservatives: 'Reform picking up soiled Tory goods’ | The News Agents
Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the Tory Party before he could defect. How did he fumble his big moment so spectacularly?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Jenrick doesn't get to defect with fanfare and trumpets.
"The Reform Party is picking up soiled Tory goods."
Kicked out of the Tories after leaving his resignation letter lying around, will Reform still want Jenrick without a big announcement?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/robe...
"The Reform Party is picking up soiled Tory goods."
Kicked out of the Tories after leaving his resignation letter lying around, will Reform still want Jenrick without a big announcement?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/robe...
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Wake the fuck up congress!
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open.substack.com/pub/welivedi...
The FBI Didn’t Just Raid a Reporter’s Home. It Crossed a Precedent.
What happens when investigative power no longer respects its own guardrails?
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Wake the fuck up congress!
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NEW: Minnesota is just the start. The Trump admin appears poised to use the same playbook—leveraging allegations of fraud to justify significant federal oversight—in other blue states across the country.
Next up? California and New York.
Next up? California and New York.
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
NEW: Minnesota is just the start. The Trump admin appears poised to use the same playbook—leveraging allegations of fraud to justify significant federal oversight—in other blue states across the country.
Next up? California and New York.
Next up? California and New York.
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Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
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No one really thought that Jenrick leaving would detoxify the Tory party. It adds more toxicity to Reform who are now repulsively poisonous. But the Tory party is just sloshing around in the same binjuice, promising the same foul policies and refusing to face up to the horrorshow they’ve become.
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
No one really thought that Jenrick leaving would detoxify the Tory party. It adds more toxicity to Reform who are now repulsively poisonous. But the Tory party is just sloshing around in the same binjuice, promising the same foul policies and refusing to face up to the horrorshow they’ve become.
CNBC reports “Germany, France, Sweden and Norway have all confirmed plans to take part in a show of support for both Copenhagen and Nuuk.” WHY NO UK SUPPORT?
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
CNBC reports “Germany, France, Sweden and Norway have all confirmed plans to take part in a show of support for both Copenhagen and Nuuk.” WHY NO UK SUPPORT?
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Trump FREAKS OUT as Congress COUNTERS His LAWLESSNESS
YouTube video by Legal AF
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January 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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PRO PUBLICA: “Former Police Are Appalled… Banned Tactics, No Punishment — There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for ICE officers who’ve used them.” www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
PRO PUBLICA: “Former Police Are Appalled… Banned Tactics, No Punishment — There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for ICE officers who’ve used them.” www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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This would have been major news in any other administration! 🚨
President Trump posted jobs figures on Thursday ahead of their official publication by the Department of Labor.
Donald Trump Accused of Leaking ‘Market-Sensitive Data’
www.newsweek.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This would have been major news in any other administration! 🚨
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Q: What leverage do you have to try to force Republicans to make ICE an issue in funding debate?
JEFFRIES: Continuing to ratchet up intensity of public pressure is important to push a handful of our GOP colleagues to join us & make sure ICE conducts itself like every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Continuing to ratchet up intensity of public pressure is important to push a handful of our GOP colleagues to join us & make sure ICE conducts itself like every other law enforcement agency
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Q: What leverage do you have to try to force Republicans to make ICE an issue in funding debate?
JEFFRIES: Continuing to ratchet up intensity of public pressure is important to push a handful of our GOP colleagues to join us & make sure ICE conducts itself like every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Continuing to ratchet up intensity of public pressure is important to push a handful of our GOP colleagues to join us & make sure ICE conducts itself like every other law enforcement agency
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Even former members of ICE were horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Even former members of ICE were horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Bondi on prosecutors who resigned after they were pressured to investigate Renee Good's widow: "We learned these people had been out there interviewing at liberal law firms prior to this. But I'll tell you what, from a personnel level they'd be an HR nightmare. So people better look into them."
Bondi: "What happened in Minnesota -- we had 6 prosecutors who suddenly decided they didn't want to support the men and women in ICE. One of them was busy doing a photo shoot with the New York Times while ICE was out there risking their lives ... breaking news tonight: I fired them all."
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Bondi on prosecutors who resigned after they were pressured to investigate Renee Good's widow: "We learned these people had been out there interviewing at liberal law firms prior to this. But I'll tell you what, from a personnel level they'd be an HR nightmare. So people better look into them."
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NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to rail against President Donald Trump's latest chaotic actions, warning that they could destabilize both the economy and the international order for no good reason.
'Absurd': Senate Republican says Trump 'crossing a line' in furious floor speech
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to rail against President Donald Trump's latest chaotic actions, warning that they could destabilize both the economy and the international order for no good reason.Tillis, who is retiring at the end of the year, has become increasingly o...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to rail against President Donald Trump's latest chaotic actions, warning that they could destabilize both the economy and the international order for no good reason.
MSN
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January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
