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"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." —MLK
BREAKING: Trump has unveiled his proposed budget.
➡️$163 billion in cuts to health care, child care, education, housing, research, clean energy, food banks, and more
➡️$1 trillion for defense and homeland security
➡️$163 billion in cuts to health care, child care, education, housing, research, clean energy, food banks, and more
➡️$1 trillion for defense and homeland security
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." —MLK
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If you're a journalist and Donold says 'you're not being very nice,' congrats, you're doing your job!
May 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you're a journalist and Donold says 'you're not being very nice,' congrats, you're doing your job!
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Trump is threatening to revoke Harvard’s tax exempt status because the university refused to cave to his demands.
Why is he so hell-bent on attacking universities?
Because an educated and informed citizenry has always been the biggest threat to a dictator's power.
Why is he so hell-bent on attacking universities?
Because an educated and informed citizenry has always been the biggest threat to a dictator's power.
May 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump is threatening to revoke Harvard’s tax exempt status because the university refused to cave to his demands.
Why is he so hell-bent on attacking universities?
Because an educated and informed citizenry has always been the biggest threat to a dictator's power.
Why is he so hell-bent on attacking universities?
Because an educated and informed citizenry has always been the biggest threat to a dictator's power.
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Imagine the western reaction if Iran had bombed a humanitarian aid ship trying to feed starving civilians.
Imagine if Russian forces were caught massacring medical workers in ambulances.
Imagine If China bombed an international humanitarian aid convoy in clearly marked vehicles.
Imagine if Russian forces were caught massacring medical workers in ambulances.
Imagine If China bombed an international humanitarian aid convoy in clearly marked vehicles.
May 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Imagine the western reaction if Iran had bombed a humanitarian aid ship trying to feed starving civilians.
Imagine if Russian forces were caught massacring medical workers in ambulances.
Imagine If China bombed an international humanitarian aid convoy in clearly marked vehicles.
Imagine if Russian forces were caught massacring medical workers in ambulances.
Imagine If China bombed an international humanitarian aid convoy in clearly marked vehicles.
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Video: Malta allowed Israeli planes in its airspace 5 HOURS to bomb humanitarian flotilla ship. But Maltese govt will not allow stricken vessel to return to its waters for help as crew desperately tries to keep it afloat. Read on for the latest...
Video: Malta allowed Israeli planes in its airspace 5 HOURS to bomb humanitarian flotilla ship
But Maltese govt will not allow stricken vessel to return to its waters for help as crew desperately tries to keep it afloat. Read on for the latest The Maltese government allowed an Israeli milita…
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May 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Video: Malta allowed Israeli planes in its airspace 5 HOURS to bomb humanitarian flotilla ship. But Maltese govt will not allow stricken vessel to return to its waters for help as crew desperately tries to keep it afloat. Read on for the latest...
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Court of Appeal upholds ruling that anti-protest laws were made unlawfully. Liberty challenged law change allowing cops to restrict protests causing ‘more than minor’ disruption - calls on govt to scrap law and cancel arrests and charges...
Court of Appeal upholds ruling that anti-protest laws were made unlawfully
Liberty challenged law change allowing cops to restrict protests causing ‘more than minor’ disruption – calls on govt to scrap law and cancel arrests and charges The Court of Appeal yesterday…
skwawkbox.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Court of Appeal upholds ruling that anti-protest laws were made unlawfully. Liberty challenged law change allowing cops to restrict protests causing ‘more than minor’ disruption - calls on govt to scrap law and cancel arrests and charges...
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When a liberal area suffers a climate change disaster, Republicans say “God is punishing them.”
When a conservative area suffers a climate change disaster, Republicans say “Democrats control weather machines.”
Must be hard going through life as a full-blown idiot.
When a conservative area suffers a climate change disaster, Republicans say “Democrats control weather machines.”
Must be hard going through life as a full-blown idiot.
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When a liberal area suffers a climate change disaster, Republicans say “God is punishing them.”
When a conservative area suffers a climate change disaster, Republicans say “Democrats control weather machines.”
Must be hard going through life as a full-blown idiot.
When a conservative area suffers a climate change disaster, Republicans say “Democrats control weather machines.”
Must be hard going through life as a full-blown idiot.
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EU considers legal action against Musk over election interference. It’s about time
Fears tech multi-billionaire is attempting to embolden far-Right ahead of German elections
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Fears tech multi-billionaire is attempting to embolden far-Right ahead of German elections
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
EU considers legal action against Musk over election interference
Fears tech multi-billionaire is attempting to embolden far-Right ahead of German elections
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
EU considers legal action against Musk over election interference. It’s about time
Fears tech multi-billionaire is attempting to embolden far-Right ahead of German elections
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Fears tech multi-billionaire is attempting to embolden far-Right ahead of German elections
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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🚨Jeremy Corbyn MP has written to the Foreign Office to ask them to tell the truth about RAF Akrotiri and arms exports to Israel.
"We deserve to know the full scale of our government's complicity and participation in genocide", he says.
"We deserve to know the full scale of our government's complicity and participation in genocide", he says.
January 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨Jeremy Corbyn MP has written to the Foreign Office to ask them to tell the truth about RAF Akrotiri and arms exports to Israel.
"We deserve to know the full scale of our government's complicity and participation in genocide", he says.
"We deserve to know the full scale of our government's complicity and participation in genocide", he says.
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👉NEW -- The UK military's secret visits to Israel
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-milit...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-milit...
The UK military’s secret visits to Israel
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
👉NEW -- The UK military's secret visits to Israel
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-milit...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-milit...
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How Billionaires Took Over The World @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
How Billionaires Took Over The World | George Monbiot
There’s a Sickness at the Heart of Politics & It’s Called Oligarchy
www.doubledown.news
January 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
How Billionaires Took Over The World @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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The UK's environment watchdog has said the government and regulators have broken the law by being too lenient on water companies over sewage.
Guy Linley-Adams from conservation charity WildFish spoke to #BBCBreakfast
Guy Linley-Adams from conservation charity WildFish spoke to #BBCBreakfast
December 17, 2024 at 8:01 AM
The UK's environment watchdog has said the government and regulators have broken the law by being too lenient on water companies over sewage.
Guy Linley-Adams from conservation charity WildFish spoke to #BBCBreakfast
Guy Linley-Adams from conservation charity WildFish spoke to #BBCBreakfast
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Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers' Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on "free speech"
bylinetimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
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This is some fucked up shit.
December 12, 2024 at 3:16 AM
This is some fucked up shit.
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UK govt says refugees fleeing Syria have 'no basis' for asylum claims. UK aided coalition of terror groups against Assad regime but appears reluctant to deal with consequences...
skwawkbox.org/2024/12/11/u...
skwawkbox.org/2024/12/11/u...
UK govt says refugees fleeing Syria have ‘no basis’ for asylum claims
UK aided coalition of terror groups against Assad regime but appears reluctant to deal with consequences Syrian refugees (photo: UNHCR) Only a day after the Assad regime was ousted by a coalition o…
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December 11, 2024 at 2:16 PM
UK govt says refugees fleeing Syria have 'no basis' for asylum claims. UK aided coalition of terror groups against Assad regime but appears reluctant to deal with consequences...
skwawkbox.org/2024/12/11/u...
skwawkbox.org/2024/12/11/u...
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Saying £770k in bonuses are needed to attract 'talent' while calling for a 59% hike in customer bills to cover debts caused by mismanagement is like a captain demanding a bonus for "steering the ship" after ramming it into an iceberg.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 11, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Saying £770k in bonuses are needed to attract 'talent' while calling for a 59% hike in customer bills to cover debts caused by mismanagement is like a captain demanding a bonus for "steering the ship" after ramming it into an iceberg.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The layers of double-think go far beyond the polar opposite presentations of powerful states invading their neighbours
Establishment media depictions of international affairs are now so riddled with hypocrisy and double-standards that every day seems to require new levels of double-think to keep up
Establishment media depictions of international affairs are now so riddled with hypocrisy and double-standards that every day seems to require new levels of double-think to keep up
How much double-think can you handle?
It's impossible to accept establishment media narratives on Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, and Syria without resorting to mind-bending levels of double-think.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
The layers of double-think go far beyond the polar opposite presentations of powerful states invading their neighbours
Establishment media depictions of international affairs are now so riddled with hypocrisy and double-standards that every day seems to require new levels of double-think to keep up
Establishment media depictions of international affairs are now so riddled with hypocrisy and double-standards that every day seems to require new levels of double-think to keep up
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I've got 43,000+ followers over on Twitter, built up over more than a decade, and hardly any post views (down from millions per month a few years ago to just a few thousand now)
I've picked up 2,000 on Bluesky in a couple of weeks, and I'm already getting way more engagement here than Twitter!
I've picked up 2,000 on Bluesky in a couple of weeks, and I'm already getting way more engagement here than Twitter!
December 11, 2024 at 4:59 PM
I've got 43,000+ followers over on Twitter, built up over more than a decade, and hardly any post views (down from millions per month a few years ago to just a few thousand now)
I've picked up 2,000 on Bluesky in a couple of weeks, and I'm already getting way more engagement here than Twitter!
I've picked up 2,000 on Bluesky in a couple of weeks, and I'm already getting way more engagement here than Twitter!
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Only Israel could invade and occupy large stretches of a country, bomb it 480 times in 48 hours, destroy 80 percent of its military defenses, and then claim that it has no intention of interfering in that country’s internal affairs.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/netanyahu-...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/netanyahu-...
Netanyahu Hilariously Claims Israel Doesn't Seek To Intervene In Syria's Affairs
Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 12, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Only Israel could invade and occupy large stretches of a country, bomb it 480 times in 48 hours, destroy 80 percent of its military defenses, and then claim that it has no intention of interfering in that country’s internal affairs.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/netanyahu-...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/netanyahu-...
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Western regime change cheerleaders are partying about Syria as hard as they can right now because they know soon they're going to have to turn a blind eye to everything that happens in that country for years to come, just like they did with Libya.
December 10, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Western regime change cheerleaders are partying about Syria as hard as they can right now because they know soon they're going to have to turn a blind eye to everything that happens in that country for years to come, just like they did with Libya.
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The US government is simultaneously (A) justifying Israel’s land grab in Syria by saying the nation has been taken over by terrorists, and (B) talking about removing those same forces from its list of designated terrorist organizations.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/terrorist-...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/terrorist-...
"Terrorist Organization" Means Whatever The US Wants It To Mean
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 11, 2024 at 3:44 AM
The US government is simultaneously (A) justifying Israel’s land grab in Syria by saying the nation has been taken over by terrorists, and (B) talking about removing those same forces from its list of designated terrorist organizations.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/terrorist-...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/terrorist-...