RFK seems to have lied to Congress a lot

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15 May 1925 | Polish Jewish girl, Rywka Goldberg, was born in Warsaw. She emigrated to France.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Pithiviers on 31 July 1942. She did not survive.

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It's a terrible time to have to sell a Tesla, I bet their resale value has cratered over the last few weeks.

Not making time to watch the actual programme everyone’s talking about but seemingly having time to absorb a twitter conspiracy about it is the most Kemi Badenoch response I ever heard

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Badenoch has swallowed a false race-baiting conspiracy theory spread by Ian Miles Cheong (which gets the facts of the drama wrong) that got a 'wow' from Elon Musk, despite this lie being debunked by the show's co-creator.

New drugs are submitted for FDA approval every day. Old drugs are submitted for new approved uses every day. New medical devices are submitted for FDA clearance every day. Will all these approvals grind to a halt? Or will stuff just get waved through regardless of safety?

The US government just admitted to a federal court that it deported a father by mistake. It sent him to an el Salvadoran torture chamber and separated him from his US citizen family. Several DOJ lawyers have just now argued that the courts lack power to bring him home.

Oh my fucking god

...while Civil Service told Johnson and Cummings that they work for Her Maj, not the PM, and if the PM wants to break Her Maj's laws, then he will be arrested. They deflated one mad Cummings scheme to barricade Johnson into Downing St by pointing out Downing St security would do the arresting.

British institutions came through too, despite some intense and sustained pressure. Just been reading the bit of Tim Shipman's latest where Johnson and Cummings try to get Cabinet colleagues & Civil Service to break law, and they are all, immediately: "Nope. Not doing that. Do that & you're toast."

If judges are doing their job properly (i.e. sentencing according to the law, impartially) then it shouldn’t matter whether they are inflaming tensions. One could argue that deliberately acting in such a way as to avoid inflaming tensions would be a serious dereliction of their duty.

Sarkozy and Fillon's convictions - both very much establishment figures - are powerful counter-arguments to the narrative that Le Pen is the victim of establishment/judicial persecution. Ignore the noise

The Department of Government Efficiency, for example

Just two months ago, opinions were split — but now, 73% of Ukrainians believe Donald Trump is bad for Ukraine, according to a new KMIS poll.

His rating has plummeted nearly threefold, as more Ukrainians view his statements and actions as a threat, not support.

19% of Britons see welfare benefits as one of the top issues facing the country, the highest level since 2015

Economy: 52% (+1 from 22-24 Mar)
Immigration: 44% (+1)
Health: 35% (-1)
Defence: 25% (-3)
Crime: 21% (+1)
Welfare: 19% (+4)
Housing: 19% (+2)
Tax: 16% (=)

yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...

Ursula von der Leyen, “We will approach these negotiations from a position of strength. Europe holds a lot of cards"

“Our hallmark is not just that we are the biggest market in the world, but that we are reliable and predictable. We honour our commitment”

Our new report Computer Says No shows how broken systems - from GP bookings to council websites - is quietly fuelling frustration and reshaping politics.

Most people get that the govt got a duff hand with cost of living and Trump.

But this - gov can and should fix.

@moreincommonuk.bsky.social

Trump Hit by Brutal New Polls on Econ as GOP Tariff Panic Goes Nuclear As Republicans scramble to defend their states and districts from Trump's looming tariffs, economist Jared Bernstein explains why they're likely to prove so destructive to the country—and to the GOP.

New pod: GOPers are now scrambling to protect their states/districts from Trump's tariffs as new poll finds only 38% approve of him on trade.

Tariffs will "slow growth and raise prices," says @jaredb-econ.bsky.social. "That's stagflation."

Great explainer from Jared
newrepublic.com/article/1934...

merrick garland reading about marine le pen being prosecuted and his brain just bonkering at the idea you could prosecute a politician

Waltz held sensitive talks on Russia, Ukraine on Signal, WSJ reports U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has created and hosted multiple sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including those on peace between Russia and Ukraine,...

⚡️Waltz held sensitive talks on Russia, Ukraine on Signal, WSJ reports.

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has created and hosted multiple sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including those on peace between Russia and Ukraine, the WSJ reported.

💯 Zelensky: "The geography and brutality of Russian strikes shows how much Putin doesn't care about diplomacy. Russia deserves to see increased pressure on it - deserves all the tough steps that can break Russia's ability to fight."

I see that the US is at the Find Out stage. Self-harm on an even bigger scale than Brexit.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

31 March 1923 | A Pole, Franciszek Skóra, was born in Wałach. A locksmith.

In #Auschwitz from 6 November 1941.
No. 22496
He perished in the camp on 26 May 1942.

It is absolutely right that we do not need Greenland (or Canada) for natsec reasons because they are already close NATO allies. So the only rationale to turn the US into an aggressor in our own hemisphere is if you don’t plan on NATO being a US alliance in the future.

Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds. Sentenced to four years - 2 suspended - 2 served with electronic bracelet and a 5 year bar from public office with immediate effect.
It’s looking extremely difficult for her to stand in 2027 presidential. She’ll be giving her reaction on TVat 8pm.

The French state is strong enough to head off existential threats to its national security. The US state is not.