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Lefty Scottish woman. Carer. Sick of the direction the world is travelling in.
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For anyone who missed this very important news, Jennie the guide dog crossed the floor of the House of Commons yesterday to be stroked by Labour MPs

She was then summoned by the Lib Dem Chief Whip for a very stern word
March 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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NEW: A top disability campaigner has panned Labour and resigned her party membership

🗣️ 'Helping people when they need it most, I just don't see that anymore with the Labour Party'
‘Disgusted’: Top activist resigns from Labour over disability benefit cuts
www.thenational.scot
March 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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“We’ve got to move to a compassionate system and not taking just draconian cuts”.

A Labour MP has said she has detected “deep deep concern” from colleagues over the party’s plans to cut billions from the welfare budget.

leftfootforward.org/2025/03/labo...
Labour backbencher calls for compassionate welfare system not ‘draconian cuts’
York MP Rachael Maskell says colleagues and constituents have expressed “deep, deep concern” over Labour’s planned benefit cuts.
leftfootforward.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Tesla’s German sales fell 76% in February to 1,429 cars, a steeper decline than the 60% drop in January.
Tesla sales plunged 76% in February in Germany, Reuters reports
Tesla’s (TSLA) German sales fell 76% in February to 1,429 cars, a steeper decline than the 60% drop in January, Reuters reports. Earlier this week, data showed that Tesla also suffered major sales dec...
finance.yahoo.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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PIP durations are getting longer over time.

PIP reassessments have not kept pace with the rising caseload, and the average clearance time for PIP reviews is 50 weeks.
March 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Just let this sink in-
March 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Breaking News: Mark Carney, a banker, will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader and the country’s prime minister. The party chose him to take on President Trump amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/w...
March 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.

Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
March 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Another blow to our national security. The WH press conference, unbelievably, may not be the worst thing we see today.

CNN: Exclusive: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say

#RESIST
#PERSIST

www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Update: Prosecutors have recordings of Georgescu's right hand man telling billionaire Frank Timis, that he has Donald Trump’s backing to open up Romanian gold mines. Trump and Musk are connected to Georgescu’s kremlin operation to takeover Romania. Trump also backs the Tate trafficking ring.
February 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Did Elon Musk really just say "one of the things we accidentally cancelled was Ebola prevention”??

Heaven help America
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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February 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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REPORTER: Is Elon Musk speaking for you?

TRUMP: Yeah. Everybody speaks for me.
February 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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A senior US government official has called for “lower quality humans” to be sterilised en masse.

– absolutely terrifying where the US is going right now.
The US is talking about mass sterilisation – again
A senior US government official has called for “lower quality humans” to be sterilised en masse – his country has been here before
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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“Our country is in uncharted territory. We have an administration that is waging war against the rule of law…America has a rogue president and a rogue administration, and we need to acknowledge that and respond.”—former Sec of the US Air Force Frank Kendall
"all serving members are trained to understand that America stands for more than naked self-interest. Above all, it stands up for the Constitution and the rule of law, including the laws of armed conflict and those that restrict the use of the military against American citizens."
Opinion | America Has a Rogue President (Gift Article)
The firing of three judge advocate generals is one more element of this administration’s attack on the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Nothing to see here. Just The Spectator parroting the AfD's post-election line-to-take.
Germans won’t get the right-wing government they voted for
Germany is still a divided country – at least when you look at its electoral map. After this weekend’s federal election, the east of the country is coloured in the light blue of the hard-right Alterna...
www.spectator.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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He's not the only Reform politician who has a history of making pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.

Entirely unrelatedly, here's Nigel Farage doing the same
February 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Well what do you know. Reform UK's former leader in Wales has just been accused in court of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes
The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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British Columbia is already pulling the American liquor.
February 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Excellent article, please read and share if you care about our NHS.
February 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Trump admits his intended goal for Ukraine:

"We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earth, we want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee...we're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things."
February 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Exactly Sully.
Hero Pilot 'Sully' Was Asked About Trump Blaming DC Crash On 'DEI'—And His Reaction Says It All
Sully is all of us.
www.comicsands.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM