Fiona

An MP needs to read out this quote in the House of Commons and ask the government why they are still on twitter

cc @columeastwood.ie

JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cell JP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1bn in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm. The largest bank in the US filed a suspicious activity report (SAR) in 2019, just weeks after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell, about transactions linked to the paedophile financier and prominent business figures. It also flagged wire transfers made by Epstein to Russian banks. Continue reading...

JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking

Fracking in the UK has been banned since 2019, after an Oil and Gas Authority report found "it was not possible to accurately predict the probability of tremors associated with the practice."

But Reform LTD want to bring it back because...
Corruption - they work for oil & gas interests.

My comment
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This is true. I live in Italy. The UK media has been whipped into a hysterical disinformation frenzy by Farage and this, in turn, has led half the population (polls are clear) to lose the plot. For anyone who lives abroad and follows British news, it is quite evident, striking and disturbing.

30 hours of government-funded childcare from September, saving parents up to £7,500 a year.

opening a new wave of school-based nursery provision this autumn

two million breakfasts in new free breakfast clubs,

lifting 100,000 children out of poverty.

Better with Labour 👍

Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says

BREAKING: Emil Bove - whose judicial confirmation hearing is tomorrow - told lawyers to tell the courts to “fuck off” if they ordered the planes to El Salvador to turn around - per whistleblower Erez Reuveni. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

The most important part of republican fascism is the demand you must be nice to them.

The Senate must reject Emil Bove's nomination to the federal bench. His reprehensible conduct at the Justice Department disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment as a federal judge.

I do think Brexit was dumb but I'm not having that from a man living in a country that elected Trump twice and decided to have a healthcare system that costs twice as much as anywhere else for worse outcomes.

I did it the other way round.

One book where the story stays with you..

Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold Physicists have made an unexpected breakthrough

Almost every day now, there's a news report that sounds like it was written in the late-medieval period.

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/23/2019 2:45:32 PM 062719 CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT ONE THIS AMENDMENT ONE shall amend that certain Consulting Services Agreement dated June 28, 2018 by and between the Embassy of the State of Qatar (Embassy') and Ballard Partners ("Consultant"). In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Embassy and Consultant agree to amend the Consulting Services Agreement, as follows: The Term of the Agreement shall commence on July 1. 2019 (the "Effective Date"), ar all expire on COB June 30, 2020, unless earlier terminated in accordance with t! Agreement. 2. Appendix A is amended by adding the following: "Additionally, the Consultant shall provide consulting and advocacy services regarding matters involving anti-human trafficking The following Consultant personnel shall be designated "Key Personnel": Ms. Pam Bondi and Mr. James Rubin. Key Personnel shall be personally and substantially engaged in the delivery of the Services." 3. Appendix B is amended to modify the consulting fee to US $ 115.000 per month. Except as expressly stated herein. nothing in this Amendment One shall alter or amend the terms of the Consulting Services Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embassy and Consultant have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives. By Embassy By: BBI Consultant Date: July 17, 2019 .."''"

It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

Fixed the chart on Laura Kuenssberg

Added Brexit

Pointing out that with Freedom of Movement we have lower net migation

WATCH: “This is how Fox spreads disinformation. It’s sad to see Alexis McAdams be part of that machine.”

Receipts of Fox News lying to their audience about the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka with false headlines and selectively edited clips. As usual.

Warning: according to the newspaper The Economist, Farage’s economic plans are a disaster worse than Truss’s economy-crushing premiership.
Opened article on archivedotph: archive.ph/2025.05.08-1...

This expands a similar purge recently at the Naval Academy library, in Maryland. Last month, civilian Navy officials, following orders originating from Mr. Hegseth, pulled from shelves books including one that critiqued “The Bell Curve,” a 1994 text that argues that Black men and women are genetically less intelligent than white people. But the academy kept “The Bell Curve” itself on its shelves.

You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

It’s not the gang… it’s the colour of their skin..

Garden flowers. #garden #blooms

Scones at @nationaltrust.org.uk SuttonHoo

What a fascinating read… illuminating the conflicting feelings of immigrants/refugees and science fiction … learned the robe my ex teachers aide gave me as I left school is called Baarti. Learned a lot and imagined.. rather like sliding doors .. who would you be if…..❤️📚

Letter to my descendants A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change

Letter to my descendants

A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change

✍️ Bob Kennard
@bylines.cymru

Nigel Farage’s economic plans are a disaster Three choices: fiscal implosion, deep austerity or a hasty U-turn

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Reform UK’s policies add up to an agenda of fiscal recklessness that rivals, and may well exceed, the disastrous 49-day, hair-raising, market-tanking premiership of Liz Truss in 2022

econ.st/42WSuLG

May 9, 2025 Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination for interim U.S.

May 9, 2025

Beautiful little pansy growing wild in the crack of the patio with a complementary Forget me not.. makes me smile each time I see it..
#wild #gardening

Beautiful.