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Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป

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Taught HE over 25 years, Dep Head Cass Art School. Film/Media scholar programmer/cinemas/cult/horror/gothic/folk horror/music/neighbourhoods/audiences/gentrification/ScalaCinema UCL+KCL Lived opposite Grenfell Tower for over 20 years ๐Ÿ’š W10 to WKen London

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the people who were clutching their pearls about Bad Bunny a week ago are now posting fancam snuff film edits to Childish Gambino songs.

05.03.2026 02:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GOP senator claims he was 'de-escalating' as video catches him injuring anti-war Marine A Senate Republican claimed he was attempting to "de-escalate" after video emerged of him helping police forcefully remove an anti-war Marine during a mid-hearing scuffle, leading to audible gasps as ...

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05.03.2026 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

US troops were told war on Iran was โ€˜all part of Godโ€™s divine planโ€™

Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

One soldier was told that โ€˜President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran',

04.03.2026 05:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 330    ๐Ÿ” 132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Every time I say itโ€™s insane โ€” given his lack of experience โ€” to expect Reza Pahlavi to run even a transition for a country as complex as Iran โ€” a country surrounded by Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, and the Persian Gulf states, with terrorist organizations and armed groups inside its borders and more than ten significant ethnic groups โ€” someone replies:

โ€œOh yeah? Like Khamenei had experience? Like Khomeini had experience in 1979?โ€

Isnโ€™t the whole point that we donโ€™t want to make the mistakes of the past?

Obviously, Iโ€™m not comparing Reza Pahlavi to these men in terms of ideology โ€” but how is it an appropriate response to say, โ€œWell, what about those awful guys?โ€

Every time I say itโ€™s insane โ€” given his lack of experience โ€” to expect Reza Pahlavi to run even a transition for a country as complex as Iran โ€” a country surrounded by Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, and the Persian Gulf states, with terrorist organizations and armed groups inside its borders and more than ten significant ethnic groups โ€” someone replies: โ€œOh yeah? Like Khamenei had experience? Like Khomeini had experience in 1979?โ€ Isnโ€™t the whole point that we donโ€™t want to make the mistakes of the past? Obviously, Iโ€™m not comparing Reza Pahlavi to these men in terms of ideology โ€” but how is it an appropriate response to say, โ€œWell, what about those awful guys?โ€

Losing my mind!

04.03.2026 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 151    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Medical experiments on prisoners?

Where have we seen this before?

02.03.2026 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2279    ๐Ÿ” 1070    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 256    ๐Ÿ“Œ 113
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DOJ Chose Which Epstein Files Youโ€™d See โ€” And Left Out the Trump Ones: WSJ WSJ reports DOJ kept 47,635 Epstein files offline โ€” and released one FBI memo while withholding three that referenced Donald Trump.

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04.03.2026 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WSJ: There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says
Among the unreleased documents are a womanโ€™s unverified allegations against President Trump
Excerpts from story:

04.03.2026 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In countries around the world, leaders are being held accountable for enabling Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s horrific crimes and abuse of minors. But in America, Donald Trumpโ€™s Justice Dept. is still hiding 47,635 files โ€“ including those containing allegations of serious misconduct against Trump.

04.03.2026 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says Among the unreleased documents are a womanโ€™s unverified allegations against President Trump.

There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

04.03.2026 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The portrait is out of the attic.

04.03.2026 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3387    ๐Ÿ” 743    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 416    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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McGovern: How the hell is this America first? You guys broke your top campaign promise. Good luck with that. I hope the defense contractor money was worth it. Shame on you all. The mask is off. You're all just a bunch of pathetic Neocon Warmongers.

04.03.2026 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17901    ๐Ÿ” 5576    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 478    ๐Ÿ“Œ 307

Badenoch was disgraceful at #PMQs today. People are terrified about the war in the Middle East. What was needed was a mature respectful exchange. It shouldnโ€™t have been an opportunity for her to try and score cheap points about the welfare state whilst baying for escalation no one wants.

04.03.2026 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 373    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Kemi Badenoch at the dispatch box at PMQs.

Kemi Badenoch at the dispatch box at PMQs.

Kemi Badenoch is incapable of anything other than 'attack dog' mode. She has all the gravitas of a student debater, winging it on the basis of her under-researched notes, and seems to think that by the sheer force of her condescension Starmer will be crushed into submission. No.

#pmqs #politicslive

04.03.2026 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you're opposition leader and there's a crisis, you sometimes have to just take one of the team and spend a week looking vaguely supportive and statesperson-like.

Starmer: "Moments like this define a leader of the opposition."

04.03.2026 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Useful #PMQs thread from @peterwalker99.bsky.social . Many thanks.

04.03.2026 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'Why isn't he doing anything?!'

Starmer replies saying he has been pre-deploying kit to the region over several weeks. Boom.

#PMQs

04.03.2026 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've never observed a wider gap between self-confidence and lack of any actual understanding than in Badenoch. On other topics it can be comical, but when it extends to undermining gov't on matters of national security, in breach of established conventions, it is profoundly dangerous. #PMQs

04.03.2026 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1015    ๐Ÿ” 228    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Badenoch:
I would cut spending on welfare to bomb Iran
#pmqs

Is there a medicine available to treat this?

04.03.2026 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kemi called Labour MPs a 'sea of orcs and goons' at PMQs. The Tories are being led by a phone-addicted 10 year old.

04.03.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 131    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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โ€œHanging on to President Trumps latest words is not the special relationship in actionโ€

says Keir Starmer hitting back at Donald Trump's claim that he's "ruining" UK-US relations
#PMQs

04.03.2026 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 309    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Starmer made Badenoch look pathetic.
Badenoch made Badenoch look pathetic.
#PMQs

04.03.2026 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More than $130 Billion in Tariffs Over 2,000 lawsuits have been filed by companies in the court seeking to recoup their money after the Supreme Court invalidated tariffs last month.

A federal trade-court judge ordered the Trump administration to start refunding the more than $130 billion it collected in the global tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court last month. on.wsj.com/4d3ggwh

04.03.2026 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 500    ๐Ÿ” 161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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Raskin to Noem: "I'll repeat my question. You proclaimed Good and Pretti to be domestic terrorists without waiting for evidence or an investigation. Why did you do that?" Noem obfuscates, unwilling to answer. #sheshed

04.03.2026 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 340    ๐Ÿ” 169    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

It's almost like she hasn't been briefed and doesn't know what she's talking about and doesn't have google

04.03.2026 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 453    ๐Ÿ” 91    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Screenshot of an X post by Senator Tom Cotton saying Iran has been an imminent threat to the United States for 47 years and that the president was right to act. Below is a Fox News segment with Cotton speaking while footage labeled โ€œU.S. Central Command โ€“ Unclassifiedโ€ shows a strike.

Screenshot of an X post by Senator Tom Cotton saying Iran has been an imminent threat to the United States for 47 years and that the president was right to act. Below is a Fox News segment with Cotton speaking while footage labeled โ€œU.S. Central Command โ€“ Unclassifiedโ€ shows a strike.

โ€œImminent.โ€ You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

04.03.2026 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11307    ๐Ÿ” 1964    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 901    ๐Ÿ“Œ 179

The Brexit tendency seem to be absolutely losing their minds over the government's refusal to get bullied by America into an illegal war.

Quite something from the people who wanted "independence" and to "take back control."

04.03.2026 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 890    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The Oversight Committee will subpoena Pam Bondi where sheโ€™ll have to answer questions on her egregious handling of the Epstein Files. Good!!

04.03.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 667    ๐Ÿ” 202    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Center for Intellectual Freedom provides course and lecturer details Hereโ€™s a breakdown of each course offered at the University of Iowa-based center, including a summary of the weekly 110-minute lectures and information on the lecturers.

This is truly embarrassing. The stupid right-wing affirmative action program at the University of Iowa is offering two incoherent sets of random lectures as "classes." They are 1 credit courses that are pass/fail only.

www.thegazette.com/news/educati...

04.03.2026 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3