This is devastating and exposes, yet again, how far the Home Office has strayed from even the most basic sense of humanity. An 8 yo girl, left with nothing in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, has been refused the chance to reunite with her parents in UK. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Wild to see Vance et al moaning about Canada and Canadian public services considering nearly 70% of all personal bankruptcies in the US are caused by medical debt, with 1 in 3 Americans reporting that they are struggling to pay healthcare bills. Ah yes, the American dream.

Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system. PI granted. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This really is vile in the extreme. 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. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A judge’s order means more than 600 people arrested by ICE in the Chicago region and held in custody could be released on various conditions but only if they don’t pose a risk to public safety.

‘So many boys have seen violent pornography that they’re physically harming girls’ I talk to Scotland’s best known school counsellor about the lives of teenagers. She reveals a world of sexual violence, abuse and mental illness In @heraldscotland.bsky.social Warning: disturbing & graphic content

Trans people have always been here, and always will be. 📸 Jordana Bermúdez

Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant” He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota

One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.

I'm confused by this as it seems to suggest the president doesn't understand how the healthcare system works.

Trump conjured up Hugh Hefner for decorating tips 💀 🙌

Just a little more gold and it will be perfect

The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.

"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."

The Scott Monument as seen through the Advocate’s Close on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh #UrbanGaze #Scotland #Edinburgh #uk #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #travel #cities #RoyalMile

Trump really is hardworking. Working hard to make life as difficult as possible for those with the least. People just trying to feed themselves and their families are pawns in Trump’s power play.

Now this, this is journalism. It’s always those with the least who suffer the most when cuts are made.

New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks. I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:

The Trump administration has ordered visa officers to deny immigrants who are obese or have certain health issues, in yet another instance of the president’s strange obsession with physical traits. trib.al/b0AtL8r

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“This decision will cause immediate, widespread, and irreparable harm to all those who are being denied accurate identity documents,” said Jessie Rossman, legal director of the @aclum.bsky.social

Tax the billionaires.

We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.

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To wrap our brains around a number we don't normally think of: 1 million seconds is 11.5 days 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years 1 trillion seconds is 31,700 years This is a cult, and no person is worth paying this much to

What a surprise.

I’m 40. Single. Laying on my bed watching Celebrity Traitors and eating dry crunchy nut cornflakes from a sandwich bag haha

Zohran Mamdani rose above the personal attacks from his opponents which were rooted in Islamophobia and bigotry. People vote with hope and it’s clear that Mamdani united communities across NYC in rejecting the old boys club and the perpetual orgy of self congratulation in the corridors of power.

NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown. The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:

Doesn’t go far enough John and complicates what should be a reasonable simple method of stopping our land being sold off to big money

The Firework Control Zone in Pollokshields is definitely working thus far. Been night and day from usual Bonfire Night. Her hearing reducing has been a blessing of sorts.

Amid horrendously long lines at food banks around the country, the president is willing to let Americans go hungry.

Again if you are an American military member who relies on SNAP or WIC and is dealing with food insecurity we @taskandpurpose.com want to hear from you. Please reach out, signal and email are open. Drop us a line here or on Instagram

YOUTUBE QUIETLY ERASED MORE THAN 700 VIDEOS DOCUMENTING ISRAELI HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...

"…(Mamdani) has attended Friday prayers, Diwali celebrations in Queens, Baptist church services in Harlem and Sukkot observances in Hasidic Williamsburg." … "On the final Friday before Election Day, volunteers from the campaign and other organizations canvassed at 210 of the city’s 300 mosques…"

Can’t wait for the corporate media to call sweeping dem election results a “problem for the left.”

They are calling it: Zohran Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is NYC’s new Mayor! 👏

Cuomo’s attack campaign against Mamdani was absolutely vile and he showed himself up as an Islamophobic rabble-rouser. As soon as you resort to bigotry you’ve lost the argument.

the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful

Boom!

Real-world election results showcasing what countless polls have told us: Trump is incredibly unpopular and GOP is cooked, deep fried, flambéed.

Happy to confirm that ScotGovt have replied to confirm they have no intention to change Scots law to mirror UK Govt plans to give powers to police in E&W to prohibit repeated protests. #HumanRights #Protest #Scotland

Funny how when people talk about ‘reforming’ the ECHR, they always mean removing rights from people they don’t like.

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You can be pretty much assured that if Musk is saying don’t vote for X, then you should absolutely vote for X.

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As the Trump administration continued its illegal freeze on food assistance, the US Department of Agriculture sent a warning to grocery stores not to provide discounts to the more than 42 million Americans affected. #SNAP www.commondreams.org/news/usda-te...

So Habib thinks the police should only mention nationality of suspects in the case of migrants, to foment hatred of them? Not only ravingly xenophobic, but also absurd on its own terms (because we could deduce logically that when suspects' nationality is *not* mentioned, they must be UK citizens)