Stephen

Oh look, we have a tax-dodging British billionaire who resides in Monaco telling you it’s the immigrants that are stealing all of britains resources, not tax dodging billionaires who reside in fucking Monaco.

Fuck off, Rat.

Peter Mandelson betrayed his colleagues, his party and his country… … to please the bankers who had wrecked the world

I have never seen anything in politics to match Mandelson’s betrayal. He betrayed his colleagues, his party and his country just so he could suck up to Epstein and the bankers who had crashed the world economy.
It’s staggering
Piece here comment.press/o3o2mandy

More relief than excitement!

Heaven just got a whole lot funnier ❤️‍🩹

Ultimately we haven’t been top 2 for over 2 months and back 4 aren’t top 8 in the league. Need to change something. The off ball stuff shows desperation.

@thatcovpod.bsky.social pretty on the money about yesterday. Grimes is so deep because the two CBs are not good enough and he instinctively feels he needs to cover them (and the left back). We need two incomings that sure us up defensively or we’re cooked, I’m afraid.

STATEMENT REGARDING DETENTION OF STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE MEMBER IN MINNESOTA JANUARY 24, 2026 I was notified today, January 24, 2026, that a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member has been detained by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Minnesota. Tribal leadership is actively working to locate the individual, gather accurate information, and coordinate with the appropriate authorities to secure their release. At this time, details surrounding the detention remain limited. I urge the public to refrain from spreading unverified information while this matter is being reviewed. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will continue to advocate for the protection of our citizen's rights and will provide updates as appropriate.

ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.

Statement from Standing Rock:

The ICU nurse who loved dogs and helping veterans was no angel.

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”

2026 has radicalized pop crave (complimentary)

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found. The woman, Nekima Levy Armstrong, also appears to have darker skin in the altered image. Armstrong was one of three people arrested on Thursday in connection to a demonstration that disrupted church services in St Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. Demonstrators alleged that one of the pastors, David Easterwood, was the acting field director of the St Paul ICE office. Bondi announced the arrests on social media Thursday morning. Continue reading...

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest

Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch.
DMs open.

Narrator: “It turned out that there were no checks. There were no balances.“

Trump administration says it's vital for US security to take Greenland. And yet

-Denmark has offered US anything it wants in boosting US military presence
-The US already has the sole military base
-US has reduced its footprint from a 10,000+ peak to fewer than 200 right now.

This guy can’t even make a profit when he’s stealing stuff.

Republicans: "we can't release all the Epstein stuff, it would hurt your precious Bill Clinton too!"
Everyone: "Nah, if he did stuff then let it come out and hold him to account too."
Bill Clinton: "Yeah, release all of it to do with me!"
Everyone: ".....wait, what?"

London! Go see Oh Mary! Opening night was fantastic. The acting was phenomenal, the funny is real. Exceeded the hype. #ohmary #westend

Is she saying it for attention

Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change

Kemi Badenoch says her decision to ditch her climate commitments is due to her having "listened to the industry".

No mention of the millions of pounds her party has received from the funders of fossil-fuel linked lobby groups
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

“Let me be really clear – every minute that’s not spent talking about and dealing with the cost of living is a minute wasted of the political work of this government” is actually really good advice from the Prime Minister. If only he'd listen to himself.

This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.

This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.

Sometimes you just have to murder and dismember a critical journalist. Things happen!

I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?

But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.

But that's just me

Why MAGA Can't Stop Saying "Third World" Don’t look up works best when you can convince people they need to be looking down

It’s just not possible to sweep 6 billion people under the rug. What we need is an offer of an alternate positive vision for our relationship w/ them.

I wrote about all this here, which captures much more than I could in this thread (w/ bonus dog pic!)
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/why-maga-c...

Trump’s Epstein Humiliation Grows The president saw defeat and ran. But that doesn’t mean the fight over releasing the files is over.

Trump retreats on Epstein files. Three lessons:

1. It can be easier to fracture the MAGA coalition than get "responsible" Republicans to step up.

2. Democrats should fight rather than find reasons not to fight.

3. Dems need to be anti-elitist not just anti-GOP.

www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-eps...

People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday. Shabana Mahmood is expected to declare that the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, as she seeks to reduce asylum claims and small boat crossings. Under the plans, those granted asylum will be returned to their home country when it is deemed safe and their status will be regularly reviewed. Currently, refugee status in the UK lasts for five years, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain and have a route to citizenship.

This is disgusting. It means people granted asylum will constantly be living with uncertainty, never feeling able to rebuild their lives. On a practical level, it also surely means more work and money, if claims are constantly being reassessed. A repugnant idea.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Well I certainly hope “Trailer Park Reform Policy” doesn’t catch on.