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Reform's Plans to Import Trump’s Authoritarian 'Project 2025' Blueprint to the UK Far from defending British independence, Reform and its by-election candidate Matt Goodwin are taking blueprints - and cash - from a global network of American hardliners

Reform's Plans to Import Trump’s Authoritarian 'Project 2025' Blueprint to the UK – Byline Times

It's getting a little frustrating that this sort of gubbins needs an inquiry instead of calling it out for what it is. I feel like we're gently enabling this shit.

My reply was similar but much more vulgar. Now shelved, so thank you🤣

Ugh. I haven't read this article, so am out on a limb here, but first flush: the fact it's behind a paywall speaks for itself. These people and the lickspittles who report on them disgust me.

(If it's all daisies and puppy dogs then I obvs apologise).

I'm hoping that emoji means peace btw 🤞

Humankind: A Hopeful History – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures

This is absolutely fascinating. I'm on track 8 (Chapter 4ish I think) and, I'm convinced that if you're a human, you need to read it. (I'm listening because, to my utter devastation, sleep trumps my ability to read these days). Anyway, it's class & the BBC should be ashamed for editing the lecture✌️

Yorkshire Water Bills Rise Again as Customers Pay for Upgrades The lack of outrage over water companies raising customer bills again, reflects the stranglehold they have on the nation. The annual bill for Yorkshire Water customers is set to rise this April by …

Why are customers paying to clean up the water industry?

Yorkshire Water Bills Rise Again as Customers Pay for Upgrades

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A merger from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 49 volunteers.

A merger, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.

It is at redshift 0.63 (lookback time 6.09 billion years) with coordinates (149.93327, 2.11485).

49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

BBC Radio 4 - More or Less, Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius? Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

Liam Delap of Chelsea FC can work out cube roots in his head. Is he a maths genius, or does he have a trick up his sleeve?
I investigated with @timharford.ft.com on this week's More or Less. You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Re: The minister's reply to your question on fines in the Lords; are dividends paid in "installments", lest it bankrupt them?

"... democratic government had rested as much on the silent approbation and tolerance of the INDIFFERENT and inarticulate sections of the people as on the articulate and visible institutions and organisations of the country". Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism

"... democratic government had rested as much on the silent approbation and tolerance of the INDIFFERENT and inarticulate sections of the people as on the articulate and visible institutions and organisations of the country". Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism

This article actually gives me a wisp of hope. But I've had whiskey so what do I know?

Cheered me up that. HWTL

Quick Thoughts: Sunderland Lose Away At Arsenal Sunderland conceded three goals, but unlike other recent away defeats, there’s a different feeling coming away from this one…

Sunderland conceded three goals, but unlike other recent away defeats, there’s a different feeling coming away from this one…

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Image is a crowd of NHS staff in scrubs with the NHS logo on it, with me adding a personal message saying “thank you NHS for my surgery yesterday and caring for me

Patriots don’t strut around draped in Union & St George’s flags, pissed, puffing on fags.. saying they’re AngloSaxon..

They’re multi nationals heroically saving lives, treating ppl, caring for them, reassuring them, offering a smile & a cuppa, wearing scrubs, uniforms or civvies for the UK ppl 🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…

Get Palantir out of the UK.

Protect our NHS.

Protect our country.

www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

We need access to Mandelson's financial affairs to check that eg Government contracts with Palantir were not entered into because he was paid to lobby for them.

🤢 FIVE WINNERS. MILLIONS LOSERS.

🚨Brexit beneficiaries:
Johnson - PM
Farage - fame
Putin - a weaker UK
Epstein - ???
Steve Bannon - Far right Growth

Everyone else got higher prices, fewer rights, and a divided country.

Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief executive Wael Sawan UK oil major has consulted shareholders on boosting maximum long-term share awards to £13.8mn a year

Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief executive.

Most people will not earn that in a lifetime.

Real wage cuts for workers but no curbs on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks, profiteering.

No workplace democracy: Workers have no say in how wealth is shared.
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𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 🎙️

Belgian footy video scout Elijah Michiels is back to give is his expert views on Sunderland new-boy Nilson Angulo!

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Privatisation hasn't worked in any industry as far as I can tell. Rail (fuct & costs a fortune), energy (fortune), water (fuct & fortune) post office (fuct & fortune). Maybe British Airways?

'Makes companies more efficient & better for consumers' is a just massive anarcho-capitalist grift imho 🤬

❤️ THE 𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒 SHOW 🤍

#SAFC head to the Emirates to face table topping #ArsenalFC this week. Our toughest test of the season?

Jamie Kent joins us to discuss the title race, Xhaka, Ballard and how they view the challenge of Sunderland.

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Poor. This article is titled 'North East' place names, but centres heavily around the Tyne.

englandsnortheast.co.uk is more comprehensive and a much better read.

🎤 The Fire Station

@wtfsunderlandpod.bsky.social 🤝 @wisemensay.co.uk

#SAFC

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Sounds like a plan.

Can the EU formally investigate Nigel’s ties to Russia too please?

Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse

Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed

Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

I think you're right but bugger off. Am ganna kidnap him end of May (say nowt). Got some energy drinks in the fridge and a massive hamster wheel ready for him in the basement 🤭

Does that include the popcorn?

A picture of seven-NHS staff from UCLH in scrubs, dress of different nationalities and races

Here’s a perfect example of the rich mix of nationalities, colours & cultures of #NHS that the Far Right so hate

I see their colleagues each year for surgery, they do an outstanding job with compassion, world class professionalism & often a smile

Yet Reform racists want to kick non white’s out 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️