Trump administration to destroy birth control intended as aid Belgium, the United Nations and aid groups say they have offered to save $9.7 million in supplies kept in a Belgian warehouse.

The Trump administration is set to destroy a large stockpile of U.S.-funded contraceptives stored at a warehouse in Belgium.

Belgium, the United Nations and aid groups say they have offered to save $9.7 million in supplies.

The previous data we had showed agricultural relief claims by farmers, but not business property relief claims (broadly, APR covers the agricultural value of land; BPR covers other stuff). We now have more. And it comes with a surprise, hidden in this paragraph:

Detailed analysis and full proposal here, with technical input from farm tax specialists. https://buff.ly/3Ol9R1Q

Summary thread:

Left: Susanna Reid announces that kwasi Kwarteng will be on GMB again today

Right: Carol Vorderman explains why the public are frustrated with the normalisation of politicians who were an absolute disaster for the country

NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?

This is a really big deal. Who knows what will happen but this is a really solid case brought by a group of incredible MPs and human rights lawyers.

And all they want is for the UK government to try and find out the truth.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/new-landma...

Jameela Jamil: How Algorithms Are Breaking Society The Sacred · Episode

Both Jameela Jamil & Ash Sakar making similar points on two very different pods I listened to recently, open.spotify.com/episode/4UeS... & the News Agents open.spotify.com/episode/2tdU...
Both highly worth listening to in respect of debate and disagreement

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of California National Guard Read more here.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of California National Guard www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Heard Carole Vorderman on LBC yesterday saying she was now starting to use Threads. Ali Miraj was promoting it too and I think Paul Brand was too. I was shouting ‘Blue Sky’! at the radio! Why are they all fixated on Threads? It’s is owned by Meta. I can’t see how that’s much better.

Baron Prem Sikka, "The poorest pay a higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest"

Labour, "We are increasing the incomes of the poorest people in society by increasing minimum wage"

Failed Covid contracts cost British taxpayer £1.4 billion New report commissioned by Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, reveals multibillion price British taxpayers paid for reckless handling of Covid contracts

Prem Sikka@premnsikka

Failed COVID PPE contracts cost UK public purse £1.4bn.

£762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality.

Govt trying to recover £468m.

Some got richer. Will govt snoop on their bank accounts, as on benefit claimants?

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Delighted to see Stanford among the 24 universities that submitted this amicus brief in support of Harvard in its suit over research funding.

drive.google.com/file/d/1fF5S...

YouTube video by The Daily Show Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show

“They are building a techno-authoritarian surveillance state. We can see that happening in real time. This is huge amounts of data on every single person in America that can and will be used in opaque & unaccountable ways—and it is terrifying.”

Must watch interview with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show

They called her a mad cat woman and tried to destroy her reputation. Then they dragged her through the courts and tried to destroy her life. But @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is standing tall and continues telling the inconvenient truth. A must see.

youtu.be/vG7CvbccdVM?...

Trump has tapped Palantir, which has been used by the Israeli government in its war on Gaza, to compile information on people in the United States.

“If you're not freaking out yet, you should be,” says @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

Los Angeles: don’t take Trump’s bait.

Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest.

Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.

I'm filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to end the illegal takeover of a CalGuard unit, which has escalated chaos and violence in LA.

Donald Trump's violation of the U.S. Constitution is an overstep of his authority.

We will not let this stand.

President Trumps says that Tom Homan arresting California Governor Gavin Newsom is "a great thing"

Isn't the US meant to be a beacon of democracy? Not tearing democracy down?

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Video shows Trump's role in Jan. 6 at 2024 Democratic National Convention

“You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to be strong.” Trump incited an insurrection against OUR Capitol. He and his sycophants can sit down and STFU about protesting ICE’s illegal acts. Never forget. Never believe insurrectionists #UnmaskICE

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yCyd...

Donald Trump finds his approval rating sinking once more Pollster G. Elliott Morris' tracker shows that on the issue of the economy, Trump's approval rating is underwater by 15.75 points.

January Trump approval on the economy:
plus +8.24 points

Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75

January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99

Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24

So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

First they illegally deport citizens. Then they unleash ICE to terrorize communities. Now they’ve got the National Guard in L.A. to silence protestors.

This ain’t about law and order.

This is what authoritarianism looks like.

Rima Hassan, Greta Thunberg et leurs compagnons sont à 24 heures de Gaza.

Sous les yeux du monde entier, la Freedom Flotilla est l'honneur de l'humanité.

Exposed: Reform UK doesn’t know how government spending works Reform UK just confused a procurement framework with a spending scandal – and revealed they don’t understand government

Reform UK has uncovered the scandal of a “wasteful” £350m contract.

Small problem: it’s not a contract. Or £350m. Or a scandal.

Here’s how they got it completely wrong.
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An image of the crew from Madleen Freedom Flotilla wishing everyone Eid Mubarak.

This Eid, our hearts are with the Palestinians of Gaza. You deserve life, justice, peace, and the right to celebrate Eid without mourning.
#EidMubarak #FreedomForGaza #Madleen #Solidarity #Palestine #EndTheOccupation #JusticeForGaza

Analysis: UK emissions fall 3.6% in 2024 as coal use drops to lowest since 1666 - Carbon Brief UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.6% in 2024 as coal use dropped to the lowest level since 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London

פליטות גזי החממה של בריטניה היו ב-2024 באותה רמה כמו ב-1872, כשהמלכה ויקטוריה ישבה על הכס ומס' התושבים בממלכה היה פחות מחצי מהיום. הפעם האחרונה שנשרף כל כך מעט פחם בבריטניה הייתה ב-1666, 200 שנה לפני המהפכה התעשייתית.
לניתוח של carbon brief:
carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

Do not stop speaking up for Palestine 🇵🇸

Live feed June 2 at 7 pm CEST on the Telegram channel @ffc_official_channel

Show up in solidarity with the #freedomflotilla tonight!

Take one minute: go to bit.ly/IsraelOnNotice and send a letter to the Israeli government, UN officials, and diplomatic missions demanding that Israel abide by international law and refrain from attacking, sabotaging or otherwise interfering with the #Madleen and her mission.

Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows Burning, worsened by global heating, overtook farming and logging as biggest cause of destruction of tropical forests

Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How are Starmer + Labour getting on with...
- chasing Michelle Mone to get our NHS money back
- their corruption Czar?