Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers

“Once we are all back from our holiday breaks after New Years, we must demand from our European leaders a stronger response than the pitiful “daddy diplomacy” strategy they have pursued in 2025.” Wake up!! davekeating.substack.com/p/the-us-can...

The outrageous sanctioning of EU lawmakers and citizens in order to pressure democratically-elected European governments to change their laws shows just how intent the US government is on controlling Europeans' lives. We must go into 2026 with eyes open.

The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting

Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words. But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.

UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”

Putin is out to destroy the UK and Europe. If we don’t accept that, we’re doomed. Some Boxing Day cheer from me in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/luke-mcgee-p...

"The question is whether political leaders are brave enough to speak the truth? Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect." observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Just a little anti-constitution! Definitely anti-democracy.

“Epstein survivor calls for Mountbatten-Windsor to be ‘brought to justice’ in US.” Why not also here in the UK? The #Metpolice should question him under caution now (should have done ages ago)! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

“Ministers should legislate to cap political donations”, say civil society groups, weeks after £9million donation to Reform. Stable doors and horses come to mind … www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The banality of evil.

Excellent article: “We are in danger of ceding the hard-won courage to think for ourselves – and this time, not to gods or kings, but to code.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’ve heard most journalists and politicians say that Trump hasn’t been directly accused of wrongdoing or implicated in the Epstein Files. But, there are repeated instances of Trump being directly named as a perpetrator—by victims and by Epstein. It’s not circumstantial, it’s direct.

The Express will keep doing this. Churning out anger and division. They don’t take a day off, even on Christmas Day. But this Christmas I’m inviting you to choose something different: Humanity. Kindness. Hope.

A car attack on a Christmas market in Germany is rightly given massive publicity and condemned in the strongest words in the media. But why is there no similar outrage when Israel drops 2000lb bombs on refugee shelters (& no direct reporting by outside journalists because Israel bans them).

We strongly condemn the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton. Link to full statement: link.europa.eu/NtMX4K

The arrest of Greta Thunberg for peacefully opposing genocide and supporting those on hunger strike is wrongful and disturbing. This is yet another shocking example of the UK’s broad terrorism laws being used to target those exercising their right to freedom of expression and assembly rights.

All truly inspiring people! But surely Francesca Albanese should be added?! www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A quick reminder that a lot of people find this time of year very difficult - and even people who seem fine can be really struggling to stay afloat. If you think you know someone like this, call! send them a message! send a stupid gif or meme! It’ll take you 20 seconds & could literally save a life

ISRAEL IS COMMITING GENOCIDE AGAINST THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN GAZA. FACT! REPEAT THIS!

Because we (🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸🇨🇳) FORCED them to. Split into two, with a split capital; for a long period of time They instituted strong “anti-cult” and anti-fascism laws that lasted for 60 years (failing now in some cases) and were forced to reckon with their CRIMES You imagine evangelicals going through this?

“Is het hiermee klaar? Nee. Als Four Winds K9 het niet (meer) is, wie traint en levert deze honden dan? En waarom heeft de Nederlandse regering deze afschuwelijke handel niet gestopt?” mailchi.mp/rightsforum/...

Soon we’re all going to be penalized for speaking unkind words about the führer and liberals — the resistance will be labeled as “Enemies of the State” and become National Security Threats. They’re going to take away our voices if we don’t stop them.

“Keir Starmer encourages Britons to ‘reach out’ to others this Christmas.” Unless they support #Palestine and oppose #genocide , in which case he will not even meet them when they are on hungerstrike and near death. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Important letters from Drs Kalk & Nichols and this urgent call: “the government [must] act now, before the grim warning of the hunger strikers’ lawyers is realised, that “young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offence”. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The #genocide continues: “Israel is turning harsh weather conditions into an additional tool for killing civilians by continuing to prevent the entry of temporary housing and basic shelter materials.” www.thecanary.co/global/world...

The Trump administration and all those who support Project Esther are trying to target the ability for institutions to access funds, physically removed from the US, and destroy the reputation of organizations and advocates. The goal is to destroy movement infrastructure in the United States.

The second strategy in this playbook is focused on destroying the infrastructure needed for advocacy and grassroots organizing.

Project Esther, the right-wing plan created by the Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025, to crush the Palestinian freedom movement, is happening as we speak. And we’re tracking every move, so we can fight back better.

From earlier this year - analysis of the legal status of Greenland, by Prof Ulla Neergaard

You do need to have a corrupt inside line to a corrupt government first of course.

Cool money-making idea: set up fake company, lie to get massive contract from government, buy yourself yacht with your new millions, get made a baroness for your hard work, fail to fulfil contract, wind up the company when you're ordered to pay money back. Isn't that clever? ♥️

Police arrest three people outside insurer of Israeli arms maker Elbit, including Thunberg for holding placard.

Veel datacenters weigeren te publiceren hoeveel water en stroom ze verbruiken www.nu.nl/klimaat/6380...

The campaign group Defend Our Juries said Thunberg's arrest could signal "a new level of repression", questioning whether police had misapplied the ban on Palestine Action or whether expressions of support for detained activists were now being treated as terrorism offences.

Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.

The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells. Americans once opposed this inhumane system. The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.

I wonder whether a placard with this text on it is lawful (as it should be because it just states the law): “FROM BEYOND THE RIVER TO THE SEA, ALL ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES MUST BE FREED!”

The only use of a tool like this one is to steal people’s money

The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.

MASSIVE BREAKING: : We Just Unredacted the Epstein Files. No Joke! krassencast.com/p/breaking-w...

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in London, which insures the Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems.

"City of London Police said a 22-year-old woman has been arrested for displaying a placard in support of proscribed organisation, Palestine Action, contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000." Read her sign again:

Euro-Med warns US policies are entrenching Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe by enabling siege, displacement, and civilian harm. Conditioning a ceasefire on unrealistic demands risks complicity in ongoing violations, as destruction, blocked aid, and winter cold already claim lives.

If I learned anything from the past couple of years, it's that "world leaders" will never, not once, respect or uphold basic decency for its own sake. We must force them to do so at every turn. International politics is built upon a rejection of the notion of morality. #FreePalestine #GazaHolocaust

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has chosen "slop" as their word of 2025. For example:

Constitution of Ireland Article 29.4.9° The State shall not adopt a decision taken by the European Council to establish a common defence pursuant to Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union where that common defence would include the State.

🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'