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Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55% Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
27.10.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats are captive to outdated etiquette. It’s endangering democracy | Ryan W Powers The establishment left’s attachment to rigid rules leaves the party out of touch and failing to meet the moment
27.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I invite all the cold-hearted, selfish Christian Nationalists in the Trump administration and Congress to point to the scripture wherein Jesus told them to withhold from the poor, needy, and hungry so they had more money to give instead to Herod's $300,000,000 golden ballroom. I'll wait.

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>uk journalist in the US on valid visa disappeared at airport by ICE

when will the the first country to issue a β€œdo not travel due to risk of arbitrary detention by the security forces” for the US

26.10.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

They all claim to come from Chengdu China and they all claim to be divorced and living in San Francisco. They pressure me relentlessly to set up accounts on Telegram and/or WhatsApp because "we can communicate better". When they are unable to convince me, they shut up and go away.

26.10.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An American Hunger Crisis Is Coming Trump’s cruel and disastrous policiesβ€”slashing food stamps and hiking inflationary tariffsβ€”are creating an American hunger crisis.
26.10.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The wheels have come off Musk’s monstertruck | The Observer It was touted as the future of motoring, but has proved to be a turkey in a stainless steel jacket. It’s time Elon parked his Cybertruck for good
26.10.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In saying no to Trump over government funding, Democrats expose a tiger made of paper Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t rebelling against the president. She’s trying to prevent GOP voters from knowing the truth about him.
26.10.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'He’s One Of The Most Hated Individuals In America' The president’s chief propagandist accuses opponents of β€œinsurrection” and attempting a β€œcoup” β€” while declaring Trump has β€œplenary authority.”
26.10.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Trump Lost the Podcast Bros It's cool to support the Rebellion. It's not cool to support the Empire.
26.10.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bunker Boy’s Ballroom When the math doesn’t add up, look underground. Trump’s golden monument may be less about dancing and more about digging in.
26.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who Benefits From the MAHA Anti-Science Push? Anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods have much to gain
26.10.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suddenly, Democratic Politicians Are Running Away From AIPAC A long-overdue reckoning on Democrats and Israel is finally happening. Even centrists see which way the wind is blowing.
26.10.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louvre Heist Suspect Arrested Trying To Leave France The Paris prosecutor said multiple suspects were arrested on Saturday evening, and hit out at leaks to the media.
26.10.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How does he pay for it all? The mystery of Prince Andrew’s money The disgraced royal has lived in luxury for decades despite being an outcast and having no obvious means of financial support
26.10.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Murphy: Trump Wants Shutdown 'Because He Thinks He Can Exercise King-Like Powers' | Common Dreams "This is a leader who is trying to transition our government from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state,"​ said US Sen. Chris Murphy, arguing that President Donald Trump won't n...
26.10.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Art of the Shakedown Tariffs on friends, wars in new time zones, hunger as policy, and masked raids in the rain, the chaos presidency enters its baroque period.
26.10.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.
26.10.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI profiteering is now indistinguishable from trolling And what that says about the state of the AI bubble
26.10.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky? The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but itβ€˜s still shaping policy

In my case, the jury is out.

26.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Purge, Merge, and Surge Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
26.10.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming The Frog is owning the president.
26.10.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
26.10.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Major IQ differences in identical twins linked to schooling, challenging decades of research A new study in Acta Psychologica reveals that schooling largely explains IQ differences in identical twins raised apart. When their educations are very dissimilar, their IQ scores can be as different ...
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I fear he has purged many of the senior officers who would have opposed him, and with the lowered qualifications for enlisting, much of the rank and file probably supports him.

26.10.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | No, That AI Chatbot Is Not Your Friend It's time for adolescent screening and strict chatbot regulations

No kidding.

26.10.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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James Bond and the demolished White House theater John F. Kennedy statue in Fort Worth, Texas The East Wing of the White House has been demolished to make room for a much larger $300 million ballroom. It contained the White House theater, where pr…
26.10.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Christian Nationalist in White House: JD VANCE, PETER THIEL, STEPHEN MILLER, KAROLINE LEVITT, PETE HEGSETH

26.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will American democracy survive the Dark Enlightenment? Sarah Churchwell on Gone with the Wind and the roots of extremism - ABC listen Sarah Churchwell takes you on a gripping and confronting journey into America's recent past to explain its extraordinary present, starting with dark story at the heart of that American classic Gone wi...

Project 25 with its trained admin. replacements & Goon squads has all been funded by the likes of Thiel, Yarvin, Heritage Foundation & dare I say it, Opus dei even possibly etc & of course the Oligarchs now!

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

26.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
anyone who thinks the way to head off the tide of fascism is by limiting the range of political choices to either fascists or pro business neoliberal technocrats is dooming us to fascism. David Graeber.

anyone who thinks the way to head off the tide of fascism is by limiting the range of political choices to either fascists or pro business neoliberal technocrats is dooming us to fascism. David Graeber.

One of the most important political messages on the internet.

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