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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
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"Putin thinks he has near mastery over Donald Trump, not because of kompromat, but because his KGB training has leveraged Trump's all-too-visible weaknesses against him," writes former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton in this recent op-ed.
John Bolton: Putin's strategy
As 2026 opens, Vladimir Putin projects the image of a calm, confident leader.
Although political maskirovka comes naturally from his KGB background, Putin very likely believes he is in a position of ...
kyivindependent.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
"Putin thinks he has near mastery over Donald Trump, not because of kompromat, but because his KGB training has leveraged Trump's all-too-visible weaknesses against him," writes former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton in this recent op-ed.
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3 January 1901 | Polish man, Ryszard Spałek, was born in Rybnik. A miner.
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1940.
No. 7566
He perished in the camp on 23 May 1941.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1940.
No. 7566
He perished in the camp on 23 May 1941.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
3 January 1901 | Polish man, Ryszard Spałek, was born in Rybnik. A miner.
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1940.
No. 7566
He perished in the camp on 23 May 1941.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1940.
No. 7566
He perished in the camp on 23 May 1941.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
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Happy New Year from the Rustaveli protest!
It’s now the second Ne Year’s in a row!
Our resistance continues into 2026 and we hope in your timely support.
May this be a victorious year for the good, and may we crush the evil.
🇬🇪🇺🇦✊🏻
#GeorgiaProtests Day 399
📷 Radio Liberty
It’s now the second Ne Year’s in a row!
Our resistance continues into 2026 and we hope in your timely support.
May this be a victorious year for the good, and may we crush the evil.
🇬🇪🇺🇦✊🏻
#GeorgiaProtests Day 399
📷 Radio Liberty
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Happy New Year from the Rustaveli protest!
It’s now the second Ne Year’s in a row!
Our resistance continues into 2026 and we hope in your timely support.
May this be a victorious year for the good, and may we crush the evil.
🇬🇪🇺🇦✊🏻
#GeorgiaProtests Day 399
📷 Radio Liberty
It’s now the second Ne Year’s in a row!
Our resistance continues into 2026 and we hope in your timely support.
May this be a victorious year for the good, and may we crush the evil.
🇬🇪🇺🇦✊🏻
#GeorgiaProtests Day 399
📷 Radio Liberty
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Unprecedented corruption
💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government. n.pr/48P2QSb
December 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Unprecedented corruption
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Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
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Mustafa Suleyman talking a good game about ethical use of AI on @bbcradio 4 Today but will nobody mention the elephant in the room? His boss Satya Nadella is busy cosying up to Trump who is squashing any attempt at AI regulation www.google.com/url?q=https:...
Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing own AI rules - BBC News
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
www.google.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Mustafa Suleyman talking a good game about ethical use of AI on @bbcradio 4 Today but will nobody mention the elephant in the room? His boss Satya Nadella is busy cosying up to Trump who is squashing any attempt at AI regulation www.google.com/url?q=https:...
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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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Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting.
Why do some people enjoy seeing living innocent animals torn to shreds?
How long before cruelty becomes a way of life?
Why do some people enjoy seeing living innocent animals torn to shreds?
How long before cruelty becomes a way of life?
Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting
The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was pictured at a hunt on Friday, as was Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake, despite foxes still often being torn to shreds by dogs at the events
www.mirror.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting.
Why do some people enjoy seeing living innocent animals torn to shreds?
How long before cruelty becomes a way of life?
Why do some people enjoy seeing living innocent animals torn to shreds?
How long before cruelty becomes a way of life?
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The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
Opinion | This Is What the Murder of a Whole City Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
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This renewed push for sex-segregated education is a counterrevolutionary project aimed at undoing constitutional equality and reinstating a rigid vision of sex roles under the guise of civic renewal.
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The Right-Wing Campaign to Bring Back Gender Segregation in Schools
The people who brought you “Project 2025” sure seem to be ramping up an attack on equality in higher ed.
trib.al
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This renewed push for sex-segregated education is a counterrevolutionary project aimed at undoing constitutional equality and reinstating a rigid vision of sex roles under the guise of civic renewal.
trib.al/QpUlr5L
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Trump, a silver spoon nepo baby that received a “small loan of a million dollars” from his dad to start his business, has publicly expressed wonder at the word “groceries” for more than a year now.
“Who uses the word?” Trump told Meet the Press with a straight face.
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“Who uses the word?” Trump told Meet the Press with a straight face.
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Cognitive Decline? These Were Trump’s 11 Most Senile Moments This Year
When Donald Trump wasn’t busy falling asleep in front of the cameras, he spent his first year in office struggling to form coherent thoughts.
trib.al
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Trump, a silver spoon nepo baby that received a “small loan of a million dollars” from his dad to start his business, has publicly expressed wonder at the word “groceries” for more than a year now.
“Who uses the word?” Trump told Meet the Press with a straight face.
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“Who uses the word?” Trump told Meet the Press with a straight face.
trib.al/LidRK0u
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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“We live during a time where all the institutions and corporations I worked for—or leaders I looked up to—they caved or remained silent, so we are now finding hope in everyday people…”
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
www.thebulwark.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“We live during a time where all the institutions and corporations I worked for—or leaders I looked up to—they caved or remained silent, so we are now finding hope in everyday people…”
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
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Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting
Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting
The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was pictured at a hunt on Friday, as was Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake, despite foxes still often being torn to shreds by dogs at the events
www.mirror.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting
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"Afraid of appearing partisan, the Obama administration looked the other way when it came to prosecuting war criminals and torturers. The lack of confrontation is coming back to haunt us."
Every previous administration left unaccountable for its crimes is a lesson in why not to repeat the mistake.
Every previous administration left unaccountable for its crimes is a lesson in why not to repeat the mistake.
A Case for Transitional Justice
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, a failure to apply it leaves a festering wound, with complications that continue to amass.
fellowtravelersblog.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Afraid of appearing partisan, the Obama administration looked the other way when it came to prosecuting war criminals and torturers. The lack of confrontation is coming back to haunt us."
Every previous administration left unaccountable for its crimes is a lesson in why not to repeat the mistake.
Every previous administration left unaccountable for its crimes is a lesson in why not to repeat the mistake.
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Share this far and wide today.
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Share this far and wide today.
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Reform UK Review 2025:
The man no one in Reform UK claimed to know that turned out to be a close friend of Nigel Farage and colleague of Richard Tice was found guilty of 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.
Nathan Gill, Leader of Reform UK Wales.
#ReformRussianBribes
The man no one in Reform UK claimed to know that turned out to be a close friend of Nigel Farage and colleague of Richard Tice was found guilty of 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.
Nathan Gill, Leader of Reform UK Wales.
#ReformRussianBribes
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reform UK Review 2025:
The man no one in Reform UK claimed to know that turned out to be a close friend of Nigel Farage and colleague of Richard Tice was found guilty of 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.
Nathan Gill, Leader of Reform UK Wales.
#ReformRussianBribes
The man no one in Reform UK claimed to know that turned out to be a close friend of Nigel Farage and colleague of Richard Tice was found guilty of 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.
Nathan Gill, Leader of Reform UK Wales.
#ReformRussianBribes
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Kinda seems like Trump punishing Colorado for not releasing Tina Peters (who tried to help him steal the election) from prison should be a bigger story
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Kinda seems like Trump punishing Colorado for not releasing Tina Peters (who tried to help him steal the election) from prison should be a bigger story
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
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Freedom of expression and the right to peacefully protest are core markers of a
robust democracy. Shame on the Georgian administration and all those who seek to damage and remove our freedoms.
robust democracy. Shame on the Georgian administration and all those who seek to damage and remove our freedoms.
At least 11 people will be tried tomorrow and the day after over protesting on a pavement.
#GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
Caucasus School of Business Dean Elene Janjghava will be prosecuted for protesting on a pavement.
#GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Freedom of expression and the right to peacefully protest are core markers of a
robust democracy. Shame on the Georgian administration and all those who seek to damage and remove our freedoms.
robust democracy. Shame on the Georgian administration and all those who seek to damage and remove our freedoms.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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⚡️At least 2 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.
Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones.
Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones.
At least 2 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones. At least 22 drones made it through, striking 15 locations.
kyivindependent.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
⚡️At least 2 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.
Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones.
Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones.