Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Give up satirists.

Move to Saudi or something.

You're not needed any more.

ACOBA’s closure: the new process and contact details for applications under the Business Appointments Rules as of Monday 13 October 2025 ACOBA is no longer in operation. Applications for ministers should be sent to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards. Applications for Crown servants should be sent to the Civil service Comm...

Ooh. Toothless political revolving-door regulator ACOBA is being abolished on Monday.

Here's hoping the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the Civil Service Commission show more genuine anti-corruption grit
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I see Robert Jenrick is supporting Hamit Coskun who is appealing his conviction by reference to the ECHR (which Jenrick wants to withdraw from).

Who knew that the ECHR could be useful, even to the anti-ECHR Hard Right?

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now.

He is gaslighting a nation.

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

Patriots don't peddle for Putin.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

this is an absolutely insane news conference for the Attorney General of the United States to be participating in.

(note how Benny Johnson describes the Annunciation shooting as an act of political violence, which is a lie)

Instead of Charity, Peter Thiel Told Elon Musk to Use Billions for Right-Wing Crusade Against 'Antichrist' | Common Dreams Billionaire Peter Thiel urges Elon Musk to hoard wealth to battle future "Antichrist." Thiel warns against giving to left-wing nonprofits.

Peter Thiel is Palantir co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is president of Thiel Capital, and a partner of Founders Fund, a venture capital firm.

Everyone who remains in his circles is complicit.

www.commondreams.org/news/peter-t...

A juvenile parakeet sits on windowsill looking in through window

"Nice flat you've got there, pity if anything happened to it"

Steven Cheung seems pretty far gone.

Tommy Robinson has endorsed Robert Jenrick's decision to turn up in person to offer support and solidarity to the asylum seeker Hamit Coskun, who shouted, “Koran is burning”, “Fuck Islam” and “Islam is the religion of terrorism" while burning the Quran.

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

How Huawei came in from the cold after being blacklisted by the EU The powerful Chinese company is back at one of the bloc’s most influential lobbies, raising questions over its impact on watering down policies aimed at limiting Beijing’s ability to hack key infra…

Huawei is using its membership at a dominant solar panel lobbying group to gain access to EU institutions and influence how cybersecurity risks are presented to policymakers.

My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...

WHAT?!?

Unfortunately, Machado has now said that she dedicates the prize in part to Trump. Saw a tweet that purportedly came from her

Fury as man who threatened to invade Greenland and who uses military against own people fails to win Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump has once again been cruelly snubbed by the Nobel Peace Prize committee, despite what he insists was an “incredible” year of personal achievements in the field of “peace, which is very …

NEWS! Fury as man who threatened to invade Greenland and who uses military against own people fails to win Nobel Peace Prize newsthump.com/2025/10/10/f...

RFK Jr now making a connection between circumcision and autism. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

EU refuses to bow to Trump demands to tear up business rules Brussels has signaled it won’t yield to U.S. pressure to ignite a bonfire of green regulations as part of their trade deal, a top official tells diplomats.

The EU has signaled it won't give in to pressure from Washington to tear up its green rules in order to firm up a deal on tariffs, the bloc’s top trade official has told member countries.

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"We're not racist" latest .

The UK is in collective denial about the damage a populist nationalist government could do given thd absence of checks and balances in our system. Not sure why, since we had a pretty close run a few years ago.

So refreshing to see someone challenge the smug, nasty Reform narrative

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

Norway braced for Trump retaliation if he does not win Nobel peace prize
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