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The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report The UK's infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could 'politicise' our reliance upon his companies, the report warns

And also come off X as should everyone else in the UK.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear

One of my poems was recently read out at a festival by the Farnham Town Crier,
Michael Stephens.

The Town Crier at picturesque Georgian market town of Farnham, Surrey in the UK. (Source: www.instagram.com/farnham.town...)

So honoured, happy my words have value.

'Dying a slow death': Neighborhoods collapse under weight of Trump's ICE onslaught The Trump administration's immigration raids are starting to crash the economy of immigrant-heavy villages.According to the Chicago Tribune, the massive crackdown in that city is already taking its to...

'Dying a slow death': Neighborhoods collapse under weight of Trump's ICE onslaught

www.rawstory.com/dhs-raids/

Vote YES 🗳️ on 50!
#cavoteyeson50 @bluesboysteve.bsky.social

Find your local polling place here: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...

"Transparency and open government" update (including #Brexit):

The future of our state is at stake. New Jersey needs a governor who prioritizes our safety, our economy & our families. Mikie Sherrill has the plan & courage to get stuff done.

She'll invest in our schools, our transportation system & ALL of our communities!

#VoteNJ

Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters

“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”

Farage - the foghorn of failure.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In the face of this cruel government shutdown, we’re taking another significant step to protect Maryland families and children:

I’ve signed an executive order releasing $62 million to help Marylanders who rely on SNAP benefits put food on the table.

The Militarization of the Country
~ Keep telling yourself when it is a “good time” to have a strike… while you are not terrified to go shopping with armed SS on the streets. White? Not safe. But I’m a citizen! So what. Think they aren’t trafficking kids? Sex trafficking. GET UNCOMFORTABLE!

Cartoon by JD Crowe.

Productivity 'The money machine is misfiring': City blames Brexit for UK's £20Bn productivity headache Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap

However, experts say it is increasingly clear that Brexit has played a significant role, exacerbating the post-2008 slump by hitting sectors with EU ties, and as the political turmoil led businesses to put investments on ice. Erecting tougher trade barriers with the UK's largest partner is expected to cut Britain's long-term productivity by about 4% relative to a remain scenario. The OBR could update this estimate at the 26 November budget. Business investment has flatlined since the Brexit referendum

Farage is due to make a speech today about his new economic policy.. (having been laughed out of the room with his last one)…
Let’s just take a quick look at his ideological track record…
And then put all his ideas straight into the shredder.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.

Kamala Harris ~ “We refuse to kneel at the foot of a tyrant…We believe in the Constitution. We believe in the power of the vote. And we are prepared, when necessary, to fight fire with fire.”

“And part of what I’m here to say today is other states need to step up too.”
#YesOnProp50

The current ‘reset’ with the EU is pathetic!
“By the government’s own estimate the reset of EU-UK trade will deliver just 0.3 per cent uplift to UK GDP by 2030 — less than one-tenth of the 4 per cent long-run hit to GDP that Brexit will cause, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility” FT

Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"

Obama: It is not as if we didn't see some of this coming. I will admit it is worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all. I did. You can run the tape.

Labour's 'Shocking' Decision To Move Asylum Seekers Into Military Barracks Is Already Causing Trouble Keir Starmer happily announced plans to move migrants into military barracks – but few think it's a good idea.

These are people like you and me. Moving them around like pieces on a chess board is a cynical attempt to appear to be doing something.
Treat refugees with dignity and kindness. Provide safe routes and allow them to work and contribute to society.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...

NEW from me:

Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.

That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀

‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap

Who in this country can be in any doubt that Brexit has been a disaster?
Why then is this Labour government so determined to do nothing about it? Brexit now belongs to them and it will be their downfall.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Fact Check: What are asylum seekers entitled to while awaiting a decision? August Graham, PA False claims are often spread about what level of help asylum seekers are given while awaiting decisions on their application to stay in the UK. These details can be obscured by not ...

False claims are often spread about what level of help asylum seekers are given while awaiting decisions on their application to stay in the UK. Here is a list, although not exhaustive, of what they are actually entitled to

Dear Universe,

Please stop giving all the money and opportunities to truly awful, evil and destructive individuals, perhaps start focusing on the people who actually give a shit about facts, nature, climate, wellbeing, sustainability, children, housing, education, and each other.

Regards.

Canada says “elbows up.” I say for America, “cameras out.” Film every last one of these brutal criminals. We will need the evidence for their trials.

“The ship is expected to reduce emissions versus a traditional cargo ship by up to 80 percent. The vessel has two rigid sails mounted on Solidsail rigs designed by Chantiers de l’Atlantique” maritime-executive.com/article/sail...

Thanks to a contribution from the Lithuanian government via UNITED24, 3 radiation shelters have been built in the Nyzy School near Sumy, Bilenke School near Zaporizhzhia, and Zviahel School near Zhytomyr.

Now, nearly 3,000 children will be able to return to studies❤️👇

🖕🖕🖕🖕💪✌️🖕🖕🖕🖕

Intelligence has found specific addresses of the locations of Ukrainian children who were kidnapped by Russia, - Zelenskyy

The President added that the lists of children who need to be rescued will be handed over to partners.