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Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy

Exclusive: A group of Holocaust survivors have demanded Nigel Farage tell the truth and apologise for the antisemitic comments that fellow pupils of Dulwich College allege he made toward Jewish pupils.

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On this day in 1952 the Great Smog of London began. A cold fog combined with air pollution brought the city to a standstill for four days. At the time it was estimated 4,000 fatalities as a result of it but later studies suggest a number much greater at 10,000-12,000. via @blondemoney.bsky.social

Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28 Reform leader suggests he would boycott BBC, saying he has had letter from Dulwich pupils defending him

28 "liars"

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Social media posts claim this video shows Muslim residents of Dearborn, Michigan chanting for "revolution" after an Afghan allegedly shot two National Guard members. But the clip is actually from a pro-Palestinian protest in Germany. Read more: u.afp.com/NotintheUS

And right on cue, the London Standard sicked this up

That, unfortunately, I do remember.

Hope you've shared a copy with the government's community cohesion team

Today's lecture -- how does civil unrest spread between locations?

Key reading is our study of spread of the 2011 riots into South London

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@ukri.org funded

You know Leonard Nimoy also did several albums, just in case.

Why a small corruption scandal is a big problem for the EU Diplomats at the trough in Brussels

Diplomats at the trough in Brussels

I suspect the real reason Nigel Farage is getting so rattled by the racism allegations is that:

1) He knows he said all these things so can't properly deny them
2) He knows that he carried on saying them well into adulthood

The UK right: ‘Why are we supporting so many foreigners, we should be supporting our own in this country’

Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula

The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’

This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started

“Enshittification is when you combine the banality of evil with an internet-connected device and a federal law that criminalizes doing anything with that device that the manufacturer dislikes.”
Doctorow, C., Enshitttification, p141

I was thinking I didn't know they did music, in the Milli Vanilli sense. But they were great dancers.

When it comes to money-losing tech revolutionaries, OpenAI is in a class by itself.

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@weisenthal.bsky.social

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Charities and restaurants are offering free Christmas dinner and and festive cheer to vulnerable people.

Went to my first consultation event following the home move. Something I feel warm and lovely about: planting stuff.

I was less prepared for the reception my and other ideas were met with.

"No this is what we've decided to do"

So why bother consulting?

My investigation into far-right street patrol, Essex Spartans, builds with this sequel to Concierge Nationalism, exposing the linked networks, from Reform U.K. to Tommy Robinson and Neo-Nazi Homeland group. shorturl.at/wguFn

Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People Elon Musk's Grox chatbot will happily cough up real, current residential addresses of everyday Americans, with little to no prompting.

🚨 PSA: Grok might be giving out your private info.

Out of 33 names of non-public figures we fed to Grok, a total of ten queries immediately returned accurate home addresses for the name provided. It often gave us a whole lot more.

Read our new reporting here: futurism.com/artificial-i...

UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...

This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream

Senior Govt figures reportedly briefed on drone presence Senior Government figures were briefed following the presence of drones in Irish skies on the night Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Ireland, RTÉ News understands.

Senior Government figures were briefed following the presence of drones in Irish skies on the night Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Ireland, RTÉ News understands

Are Brits really leaving the country in droves? No. We estimate that emigration is lower now than it was five years ago

No. We estimate that emigration is lower now than it was five years ago

Peer suspended from House of Lords was allegedly paid $1m in ‘corrupt’ deal Lord Evans of Watford and other directors of investment firm deny claims made in lawsuits they say are ‘meritless’

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Dubious experts deployed by MyJobQuote published more than 600 times in UK press A network of apparently fake experts has polluted the British media with at least 600 pieces of often AI-generated and misinformed commentary.

Great scoop by @robwaugh.bsky.social in Press Gazette. Just searched my emails and I have 113 unread from this spam PR company

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Trump renames the US Institute of Peace after himself after cutting funding Trump has sought to cast himself as a peacemaker on the global stage, though his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize has been unsuccessful

Yesterday, Trump renamed the US Institute of Peace after himself.

Earlier this year, officials with the Department of Government Efficiency tried to forcibly enter the building and later returned with a police escort.

In March, over 200 employees were fired and most of the board was replaced.

We tested Europe’s luxurious new ‘business-class’ sleeper bus between Amsterdam and Zurich A new overnight bus service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland offers comfort and sustainability

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🔍 How is hybrid working changing in the UK?

New from the Commons Library, this quick summary looks at hybrid working since the pandemic, government policy, and recent findings from a House of Lords inquiry: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/hybrid-worki...

Its the era of cryptopolitics - where money flows from online exchanges without borders to influence decisions within borders.

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