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YouTube video by Chatham House 'One wonders why you left Europe'. Albanian PM on Brexit.

The truth that the ideological #Brexteers do want to hear!
#StrongerTogether
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LIVE: Gov. Pritzker holds presser with fmr. generals on militarization of U.S. cities YouTube video by MSNBC

#TrumpWantsToBePutin
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He’s a thuggish gangster who treats the country like a mob restaurant you burn down for the insurance money.

Scathing report blasts ‘unimaginable’ £37bn cost of coronavirus test and trace system No measurable evidence that scheme made difference in slowing progress of pandemic, cross-party committee finds

Dido Harding, where is she now?!
ITV Covid Virus expose VIP Lanes!!!
#EcomonmyBlackHole
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Dua Lipa Clarifies Reports Suggesting She Fired Her Former Agent Due To His Pro-Israel Stance "Exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling," the Grammy winner told her Instagram followers.

"Exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling," the Grammy winner told her Instagram followers.

Sadiq Khan Tears Into Trump After President's Attack: 'He Is Racist, Sexist And Islamophobic' The London mayor said he is clearly "living rent free inside Donald Trump's head".

The London mayor said he is clearly "living rent free inside Donald Trump's head".

B B C NEWS Farage hails Trump 'inspiration' at Reform UK rally (photo of him celebrating)

Farage reeks of Trump.

Voters are being conned into thinking he’d just do the bits they like and without any hideous consequences.
But no. He’d try to do it all.
(He’s not taken on Kruger cos he’s into women’s rights ffs.)

It would be country-collapsing.

Trump is a real danger for Farage. He used to be very canny about staying within the bounds of acceptable opinion. But his refusal to allow clear blue water with Trump means he's chained to an out-of-control individual, adopting extremely unpopular policies on a whim.

This is key.

I’m assuming Sadiq Khan is a principled man so I seriously doubt he’d be seeking or expecting an invite!

Minister Downplays Trump's Claim That He Stopped Sadiq Khan From Coming Near His State Visit Peter Kyle insisted the US president's visit was the "hottest ticket in town".

Peter Kyle insisted the US president's visit was the "hottest ticket in town".

Trump Accused Of 'Sick, Dangerous Irony' By BBC Question Time Guest Bonnie Greer ripped into the president over his hardline immigration policies.

Bonnie Greer ripped into the president over his hardline immigration policies.

Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies

"The historic precedent of effective artist action during apartheid South Africa and the apartheid, war crimes and genocide now being committed by the state of Israel renders the No Music for Genocide campaign imperative." www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Sarah Smith: Trump visit showed UK's warm relations - and limited influence The good-natured state visit demonstrated strong relations, but no ally is likely to change the US president's mind.

"I asked Wiles, the president's chief-of-staff, how much difference the visit will make to Britain's ability to influence US policy on trade, tariffs and international affairs. Her response was frank – none at all." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ban Mandelson from returning to parliament, says Labour peer Speaking on a special Electoral Dysfunction x Trump100 podcast, Harriet Harman said the former minister and UK-US ambassador would "damage" the reputation of the House of Lords should he return.

Peter Mandelson should be banned from returning to the House of Lords, as he would "damage" the upper chamber's reputation, Harriet Harman has warned
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Obama Slams Trump Admin's Kimmel Threats The former president denounced the threats made to ABC and other media companies as a "dangerous" escalation.

The former president denounced the threats made to ABC and other media companies as a "dangerous" escalation.

I’m beginning to think they lied about liking free speech…

What an absolute joke that the Times puts on its innocent face and urges Starmer to not let that happen to us, when every day, they and their right wing mates furiously promote Reform and fail to hold its wildly corrupt leader to account. Fake-crying as they usher him into No. 10.
Repulsive.

News Presidential visit Magas next project is to fix 'broken Britain'

Musk is one of those pushing for regime change. There were plenty of points where British and US politics have been out of sync and it was fine - Blair and Bush. But in the Maga movement, there is something else: Maga wants to export Maga. In Nigel Farage, it has someone who positions himself as "first friend"

What follows the pageantry, then, is a test of nerve. Washington's Anglophiles are not content to cheer Britain from the stands; they want to rewrite its rulebook and cast Westminster as the next front in their domestic struggle. The test for Sir Keir Starmer is whether he can welcome the friendship without importing the fight.

Quite incredible this is even being discussed.
Quoting Charlie Kirk and Musk’s plans for us. And traitorous Farage as their way in.
All those moronic Brexiters calling for ‘control’ and ‘sovereignty’, now happy to be kicked around by American fascists.
It’s horrific and it must not happen.
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The next wannabe governor from Florida was spared prison, had his record sealed, and got not one, but three chances at redemption. Now he’s pushing a D.C. crime bill that would deny those same chances to young adults in the District. That screams “opportunities for me, but not for thee.”

The truth hurts: Kash Patel is the least qualified FBI Director in history. On his watch, white supremacists run free, qualified staff are pushed out, and he refuses to even name right-wing extremism as the top threat. I have ZERO confidence in him to keep Americans safe.

Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’ Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France

I'm sure there's someone out there who will want to explain to me why I should see Shabana Mahmood in any other light than I saw Priti Patel.

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This is how Ed Davey has worked his way in

Yes. They’ve traded everything in for power: their integrity, their reason, their credibility, their decency, their international respect, their expertise…
And yes, they had some of these things once.
Now, to be a Tory or a Republican is to be utterly compromised.

Kemi Badenoch's refusal to even mildly criticise a convicted far-right criminal and his billionaire mate, openly calling for violence on our streets, tells you everything you need to know about her leadership

The bigger story to me is that the US government, the FBI, and Justice Department appear to be planting false evidence for political gain…

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Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.

I don't care what trump, Pam Bondi, or any of those free speech hating fascists say to try to silence us, to intimidate us to squash our dissent.

I will NEVER be intimidated.
And I will NOT be silent.

Who's with me?🤚

More than 1 in 4 unemployed workers have been out of work for at least 6 months. Nearly a million people could be pushed into poverty by Trump’s tariffs.

Meanwhile, Trump and Republicans have gutted the social safety net.

He is creating the perfect storm of economic misery.