A British Trump tribute act could snatch power in the UK Without a constitution for protection, British politics is vulnerable to its own version of extremism

Could it happen here? Could a Donald Trump tribute act sweep into power in the UK and trash the existing order? “We’d need solid stone defences. And we don’t even have paper,” writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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Trump Is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Russian Oligarchs - The Moscow Times Opinion | For years, so-called golden visas have been one of the favored tools of the crooked and corrupt around the world.

#OpEd While the rest of the world is shutting the door to the corrupt super-rich, President Donald Trump is welcoming them in, warns @cjcmichel.bsky.social.

Measles cases approach 150 in ongoing West Texas outbreak | CNN One hundred forty-six measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update today. This is 22 more confirmed cases since an update o...

A total of 146 measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas, state health authorities say

California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers The California agency said National Public Data failed to register in the state as a data broker. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

FEMA is losing scores of employees. That could slow disaster response. Cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters.

Hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees were fired as part of a wave of terminations of federal workers over the weekend. The cuts, which come in addition to the firing of over 200 last week, target probationary and contract employees.

Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges, amid mass dismissals of federal workers • Source New Mexico Despite a backlog in U.S. immigration court, the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges, a federal workers union says

Despite a backlog of 3.7 million cases, the Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges, a federal workers' union says.

4 Top Officials to Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation With Trump Gov. Kathy Hochul said the resignations raised “serious questions about the long-term future of this mayoral administration.” She planned meet with elected officials to discuss “the path forward.”

Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul, who could remove Mayor Eric Adams, said the resignation of 4 aides raised concerns about his “long-term future” at City Hall.

This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.

Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.

Protesters March Against Trump in Nationwide President’s Day Demonstration Protesters gathered to speak out on a wide range of issues, including the recent firings of federal workers, LGBTQ rights and reproductive rights.

Protesters rallied Monday in Chicago, marching from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower and advocating for workers' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and reproductive rights, among other issues.

Thousands protest Elon Musk’s DOGE in NYC on Presidents’ Day More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on Presidents’ Day to speak out against the current Trump administration and the actions in particular of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  It was one of several protests that…

Thousands protest Elon Musk’s DOGE in NYC on Presidents’ Day

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene on Firing President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him fire the head of an independent US agency that protects government whistleblowers, according to a person familiar with the filing.

Breaking: Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to let him to fire the head of the agency that protects government whistleblowers.

Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans From access to preventive care to workplace protections, public policies affect the health of LGBTQ+ people and the general public in both direct and indirect ways.

A record 533 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in state legislatures in 2024. A #healthpolicy researcher explains how these policies can harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans:

Could Salt Lake City lose funding if it doesn't work with state police on crime? A proposed bill may require Salt Lake City to collaborate with state police on public safety issues or risk losing various state funds, but city officials don't believe it's necessary.

A proposed bill may require Salt Lake City to collaborate with state police on public safety issues or risk losing various state funds, but city officials don't believe it's necessary.

'God bless this Pope': Critics cheer Vatican's new admonishment of Trump and Vance Pope Francis harshly criticized the Trump administration for its mass deportation of migrants in a public letter to U.S. bishops published Tuesday. In it he argues that the administration's treatment ...

“When you get your Catholic teaching so wrong the Pope himself has to issue a correction..."

Everything Elon Musk touches is a conflict of interest It's no longer clear where his business ends and the government's begins.

A top government official backing punitive measures against a foreign country he’s simultaneously negotiating a business deal with is a major conflict of interest.

But for Elon Musk, who, with a net worth of $400 billion brings to Washington the wealth of a nation-state, it's only one of many.

ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.

ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.

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Thousands protest across Germany as Musk crops up at AfD campaign kick off US tech billionaire said the upcoming German elections "could decide the entire fate of Europe, maybe the fate of the world" The post Thousands protest across Germany as Musk crops up at AfD campaign kick off appeared first on Euractiv.

Thousands protest across Germany as Musk crops up at AfD campaign kick off

Musk urges German far-right supporters to move beyond 'past guilt' in surprise AfD campaign appearance Elon Musk made a surprise appearance at a far-right campaign event in Germany where he urged supporters to move beyond their "past guilt".

Musk urges German far-right supporters to move beyond 'past guilt' in surprise AfD campaign appearance

Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states.

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