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The #BellHotel, which houses #migrants in the #UK, has been the site of #protesters all week. A plea for peace has appeared among barriers set up by #police in anticipation of a potential clash Sunday afternoon. #StandAgainstRacism #HopeNotHate #Essex #EppingProtests

Followed -- good luck :)

Donald Trump and King Cyrus the Great How an evangelical Christian prophecy created the metaphor of Trump as king

What's up with all the King Cyrus - Donald Trump references? It leads to a set of evangelical and pentecostal prophecies. I went digging, and this is what I found out.
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Robert Smalls.

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1862: Robert Smalls, an enslaved person and ship’s pilot, takes over the CSS Planter, an armed Confederate transport. Smalls steered it past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to the Union Navy, while also freeing himself, his crew and their families. /1

Canadians 'weren't impressed' by second UK state visit for Trump, Mark Carney says Canadians "weren't impressed" by the decision of the UK government to offer Donald Trump an unprecedented second state visit to the UK, the country's prime minister has told Sky News

Canadians 'weren't impressed' by second UK state visit for Trump, Mark Carney says

"As far as you're concerned, Gibraltar is not resolved?"

"It's not resolved yet."

Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares tells Nick Watt: "We need to solve the issue of Gibraltar in order to have a full European Union-UK relationship."

#Newsnight

I admire Chris Eubank Sr, and his commitment to integrity and the "noble art" of boxing. Here's how his estranged son won him back, with thoughts on parallels for Prince Harry. open.substack.com/pub/wordcarv...

#VEDay marked the end of the Nazi regime in Germany, and #WWII. At #StephensHouse, #London, they recreated the atmosphere with #1940s music from #FoxWiggleSass, shared memories, and a reading of #SpikeMilligan by actor #DannyMay.

#VEDay marked the end of the Nazi regime in Germany, and #WWII. At #StephensHouse, #London, they recreated the atmosphere with #1940s music from #FoxWiggleSass, and shared memories.

#VEDay marked the end of the Nazi regime in Germany, and #WWII. At #StephensHouse, #London, they recreated the atmosphere a reading of #SpikeMilligan by actor #DannyMay.

#VEDay marked the end of the Nazi regime in Germany, and #WWII. At #StephensHouse, #London, they recreated the atmosphere with #1940s music from #FoxWiggleSass, shared memories, and a reading of #SpikeMilligan by actor #DannyMay.

Vampire caught unawares by sudden British heatwave. 🧛‍♂️🌞

The men who could be sent to El Salvador next A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contes...

A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contest the allegations against them.

EXODUS: The one who leaves We are in a period of great exodus: people tramping to border crossings, getting in precarious boats, stowing away in trucks, on trains, in the holds of airplanes.

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Who comes to mind when I say the word 'migrant'?

The Executive possesses enormous powers to prosecute and to deport, but with powers come restraints. If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?* And what assurance shall there be that the Executive will not train its broad discretionary powers upon its political enemies? The threat, even if not the actuality, would always be present, and the Executive's obligation to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" would lose its meaning. U.S. CONST. art. II, § 3; see also id. art. II, § 1, cl. 8. Today, both the United States and the El Salvadoran governments disclaim any authority and/or responsibility to return Abrego Garcia. See President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of El Salvador, WHITE HOUSE (Apr. 14, 2025). We are told that neither government has the power to act. The result will be to leave matters generally and Abrego Garcia specifically in an interminable limbo without recourse to law of any sort. The basic differences between the branches mandate a serious effort at mutual respect. The respect that courts must accord the Executive must be reciprocated by the Executive's respect for the courts. Too often today this has not been the case, as calls for impeachment of judges for decisions the Executive disfavors and exhortations to disregard court orders sadly illustrate. * See, e.g., Michelle Stoddart, 'Homegrowns

The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher.

“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”

EXODUS: The one who leaves We are in a period of great exodus: people tramping to border crossings, getting in precarious boats, stowing away in trucks, on trains, in the holds of airplanes.

Are you thinking of leaving for another country? You'll be part of millions on the move: open.substack.com/pub/wordcarv...

After a marathon legislative session, the King has granted royal assent to the government's emergency legislation to take control of British Steel.

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Nothing to declare: Why U.S. border agency's vast stop and search powers undermine press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists Secondary screenings of journalists crossing U.S. borders risk undermining press freedom as Custom and Border Protection agents search devices such as laptops or phones without warrant and question jo...

Help for #journalists and #reporters crossing the #border. cpj.org/reports/2018...

Entry: Denied The “intolerable risk to press freedom” posed by device searches at the border.

Crossing the border? Here links to useful guides designed for journalists on how to keep cellular data private.
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Are we "Scum" or a "cornerstone of democracy"? Journalists die for devotion to fourth estate

Would you tell a journalist "thank you for your service"?

today in my communities the energy feels a bit different

Protests in Cincinnati -- who showed up: open.substack.com/pub/sunfishe...

London Tesla dealers protested as part of April 5 day of action Tariffs, Greenland, and shifting political alliances on demonstrators' minds

April 5 protests across the US brought demonstrators to the Tesla dealership in London's Oxford Street. #teslatakedown
#Tesla

The arches of the Pisa cathedral and tower in the distance. Early spring, few tourists, and a day of moody weather. #art #blueskyartshow

Throwback Saturday

Here's a snap from 2022 shot in Canterbury Cathedral. I like the play of light which has overcome my tendency for centred symmetrical compositions, and has a nice #arch for the #BlueSkyArtShow

#photography #canterbury #canterburycathedral #churchphotography #architecture

Messages of support from LGBTQ+ people in the UK to those in the US. And a little bit about what it's like to be LGBTQ+ in Hitchin, UK.

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Anger is an energy.
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The operations carried out by Russian spy ring dubbed 'the Minions'? The group were involved in gathering information about prominent individuals but also plotted to kidnap journalists who were critical of the Kremlin, and spied on who they believed were Ukrainian sold...

The operations carried out by Russian spy ring dubbed 'the Minions'

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Right...big decisions. Do we let Canada into the #Eurovision Song Contest?

#Canada