Warren Bull

But not with universal values of decency and natural justice

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.

I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cut * UK politics live – latest updates Overseas nationals denied benefits under a Conservative plan to limit social security to UK citizens would have the option to return to their own countries, the shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has said. Before his speech to the Conservative conference on Monday, Stride set out Tory proposals to cut £47bn a year from public spending, with the biggest chunk, £23bn coming from reductions in welfare. Continue reading...

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries

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Portugal joins others in recognising Palestinian state Portugal said it is recognising a Palestinian state, making it the latest Western nation to make the symbolic move as the war in Gaza shows no sign of ending.

Portugal said it is recognising a Palestinian state, making it the latest Western nation to make the symbolic move as the war in Gaza shows no sign of ending

The real cancel culture

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Elon Musk's comments at march were abhorrent, says home secretary Shabana Mahmood says the tech billionaire "doesn't get to mess with British democracy" after Musk calls for dissolution of Parliament.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Certain numbers accompany us through our lives, connected to our memories of people and places, of significant events. What numbers remain with you decades later? And why?

This poem is taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

I reviewed some of the 33,000 pages last night. Of note is how many of those pages are simply DUPLICATES of the same (old) reports — page after page, in order to make it APPEAR that this a a big document dump. This has repeatedly happened as @miamiherald has fought over the past six years to unseal Epstein files. It also happened during the original prosecution of Epstein in 2007. This tactic is a recurring effort to deceive the public.

Julie K Brown of the Miami Herald, who broke the Epstein story in 2016, speaks to the fake document dump at the hellsite:

> @rollingstone.com

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Aryna Sabalenka keen to play Nick Kyrgios in 'Battle of the Sexes' event World number one Aryna Sabalenka says 'I'll try my best to kick his ass' if a proposed 'Battle of the Sexes'-style match with Nick Kyrgios goes ahead.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Would love to see her win it!

Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse tariffs ruling finding them illegal The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.

The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.

source: coordination HQ for the treatment of POWs. Show a refrigerated truck with bodies in white body bags

close up of a refrigerated truck used for the return of bodies of fallen soldiers

🔴The bodies of 1000 fallen soldiers were returned to Ukraine. Among them, 5 Ukr soldiers who were on the lists of "seriously wounded & ill" & who died in captivity.

'the Russian side delays (the return of ill POWs)' agreed upon in the Istanbul talks, warns Coordination HQ for the treatment of POWs

Why Peak China may finally have arrived | George Magnus The technological and strategic brilliance of its world-class companies are being swamped by macroeconomic troubles

Why Peak China may finally have arrived | George Magnus

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next | ACLU Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.

Right now, our class-action lawsuit is protecting every child whose citizenship was threatened by President Trump's executive order.

The legal fight to preserve birthright citizenship is far from over, but the Constitution is on our side.

UK and 24 nations accuse Israel of 'drip feeding' aid to Gaza civilians as they condemn 'horrifying' killings In a joint statement the countries call for an end to the war and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

Children in Gaza are dying of thirst, says UNICEF UNICEF has warned that while the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the situation in Gaza is "at the worst it has ever been" with the Palestinian territory hitting "rock bottom".

Children in Gaza dying of thirst after trucks carrying water blocked - UNICEF

3 years ago, an extremist Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Now, Trump and Republicans are going after abortion and hoping you won't notice.

We've got to keep fighting back.

Eight years on since the Grenfell tragedy.
My thoughts are with the families and friends of the 72 innocent residents who tragically lost their lives.

Today, people still live in unsafe buildings and many disabled residents do not yet have personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) in place.
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WTA tennis players to get ranking protection after freezing eggs - BBC Sport Female tennis players who wish to freeze eggs or embryos, so they can start a family at a later date, will have their ranking protected by the WTA Tour.

An enlightened approach to sportswomen who want children - Tennis players to get ranking protection after freezing eggs

www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...

Day 161 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Happy tears for a very proud son

Damn right

Spring half term with the kids

ACLU to sue Texas over Ten Commandments bill Senate Bill 10 requires schools to purchase posters or framed copies of the Ten Commandments, and display them in a manner that is visible.

Public schools are not for religious indoctrination.

Texas, we'll see you in court.

@mariaressa.bsky.social

QOTD (Book): How To Stand Up To A Dictator: The Fight For Our Future (cont)

A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.