The Prince Charles Cinema landlord and his cockroach-infested "worst place to live in Croydon" Asif Aziz is feted for philanthropy and owns much of the capital's West End. Residents of the businessman's south London housing complex are more concerned about infestations.

An example here from London Centric here:
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Very disappointed to see the (normally excellent) @mayoroflondon.bsky.social opening an event sponsored by Asif Aziz tonight. He is a tax exile who is trying to destroy Prince Charles Cinema, Picturehouse Central and turns a blind eye to massive tax evasion in his high street properties. Real shame

How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?

What is his title?

What is his job?

What is his official position in the US government?

If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?

If he is found guilty though it would be terribly sad. Many quite poor people donated money. He should if so pay it back, not just get a rap on the back.

Might have been better if the guy hadn't stolen (allegedly, we will see what the verdict is) half a million (from many normal-waged people) donating to his party.

Peter Murrell accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP, court papers show Ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former CEO of party is due to appear in Glasgow court next Friday The former chief executive of the Scottish National party (SNP) Peter Murrell has been accused of embezzling £459,000 from the party over a period of more than 12 years, according to court documents that emerged ahead of a court hearing. Murrell, the ex-husband of former first minister and party leader Nicola Sturgeon, is due to appear at the high court in Glasgow next Friday for a preliminary hearing in the case. Continue reading...

Peter Murrell accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP, court papers show

There must be a dozen fireable offenses listed in this piece:
*Noem firing civil servants without cause
*Her boyfriend using govt resources to boost her profile, punishing officials who would not give him a gun
*Massive waste on ads, planes, delayed contracts, pushing favored firms

Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs resigns after revelation of Epstein relationship Emails show Kathy Ruemmler had close ties to convicted sexual abuser she called ‘Uncle Jeffrey’

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon utters not one word of condemnation of Ruemmler - not even that taking expensive gifts from Epstein and being so close to him after his conviction was wrong.
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Trump’s multibillion lawsuit against BBC over Panorama edit set for trial in 2027 Florida judge rejects BBC move to put off disclosing internal documents relating to spliced version of 2021 speech

Why is the BBC cooperating on a ridiculous trial in a country that has no jurisdiction over Britain, and in a famously pro-Trump state with plenty of pro-Trump judges? And in an increasingly fascist country. Our Govt needs to just tell Trump to back down.
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Goldman: "Will the survivors and victims who are here please stand up one more time. By show of hands, how many of you or your loved ones actually have met with the DOJ? None ... How many of you were ignored by the DOJ? All of them." (Bondi responds by smearing Goldman.)

Why Sir Jim Ratcliffe is right When Man United’s co-owner talks about being "colonised by immigrants”, does he mean Monaco?

When Man United’s co-owner talks about being "colonised by immigrants”, does he mean Monaco?

✏️ @jontybloom.bsky.social

Mcsweeney gone too

With the number of cycle trips in London soaring, we need to do even more to keep our roads safe for everyone.

Great to see the new bike lanes being built near Royal Docks and London's Excel Centre this morning.

We've improved crossings & access through this busy roundabout. At the same time creating London's largest sustainable drainage system. After weeks of constant rain, there wasn't a puddle insight.

Great combination of safety, biodiversity, climate mitigation, heritage & community 💚

For those of us the other side of the big pond, its unfathomable that you have to pay for treatment, let alone when you have such a serious disease. It should be free there too - how people should have to worry about money in that situation is immoral.

Really hope the text just reads: "Not an issue at the border now, as the UK has agreed to rejoin the EU, in line with the wishes of the majority of its population".

Surely the most corrupt of any in the western world since the dawn of democracy, likely even more so than in Italy at its worst.

NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.

BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned

NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

‘Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country one might question whether he is the patriot we need to comment on this issue'

Home Office minister Jake Richards speaks to #BBCBreakfast Ratcliffe claimed UK had been "colonised by immigrants"

Is it repeatedly redacting someone with a five letter surname, by any chance?

Frost on seeing the "unredacted" Epstein files: A few takeaways. Number one, there's a lot of documents that are still redacted. When I asked the DOJ about it, they said they received it that way, which means that Kash FBI kept them redacted when they gave it to the DOJ, which is interesting...

Hackney people - we need your help! Organised groups are trying to undermine safer streets in Hackney & some Cllrs are getting cold feet. Please join Low Traffic Hackney here & follow our accounts to build support for real change. www.lowtraffichackney.org/join-us.html

Just because someone is rich and highly successful in business doesn't mean their brain can't be utterly melted online.

Doctor who sold stolen PPE on eBay is struck off register Dr Attiya Sheikh and her husband Omer Sheikh made almost £8,000 from selling personal protective equipment during the covid pandemic.

If only the same justice was served to the Tory politicians, donors and friends who looted the treasury for billions in dodgy PPE contracts. Last time I looked Michelle Mone was still in the Lords.

BBC News - Doctor who sold stolen PPE on eBay is struck off register
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PM tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants' Sir Keir Starmer said comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner were

Jim Ratcliffe really is ******* idiot if he thinks 12 million people have arrived in the UK in the last 4 years. It took journalists 15 seconds to debunk that one. Why are Brexiteers always so stupid?

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... was immediately reminded of the camera footage showing nothing happening outside Epstein cell before and after he died.

And, equally worrying: it means the bonkers WEF/QAnon conspiracy stuff has in its madness elements of truth.

The Jeffrey Epstein files have shattered Norway’s illusions about itself | Sindre Bangstad Norway built its global brand on diplomacy and egalitarianism. The cosying up of its elite to the sex offender can only boost the far right, says the academic Sindre Bangstad

Epstein network is midbogglingly global, and worryingly echoes conspiracy theories.
Startling: a norwegian diplomat, under investigation for corruption, linked to Steve Bannon + intelligence firm run by former Israeli PM... that can hack and change camera feeds
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If this doesn’t deep-six his Presidency I don’t know what will.

This is vile. This is ugly.

This perpetrator must be held accountable.

No longer is this right versus left.

It’s about right versus wrong.

America’s morality will be tested like never before in nearly 250 years.

No it isn't. That money is going straight to Trump and his family.