This is what he said to maduro about a month before kidnapping him

Good time to follow Bellingcat, which has done crucial, dependable evidentiary work for many years

About time!

Ronnie Barbour and Martin Roche discuss the issues and policies that the political parties will focus on in May | @ronniebarbour.bsky.social @cluthaman.bsky.social

Please everyone stop writing articles about "defense" or "economic" reasons to occupy Greenland, that's all irrelevant

"However, Trump considers America’s military involvement in Europe too costly. It is probably only a matter of time before troop numbers are reduced. Yet, to maintain the Atlantic defence line, Greenland is becoming more strategically important for Washington."

"Let's go live to our reporter who's outside. Chris, what's the weather like?" "Baltic. Back to you in the studio." #GoSafeFolks

Two words that don't go together ... Trump and Morality.

Oh... #Education #TuitionFees #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE: -Amazon -AT&T -Booz Allen Hamilton -Caci -Charter Communications -Comcast -Dell -Ecolab -FedEx -General Dynamics -L3Harris -Motorola -Thermo Fisher -UPS Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.

I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment. spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...

Support for rejoining the EU is the highest among young people aged 14–18 (86%). Brexit robbed young people of many opportunities, and they had no say in the vote. It's time to address this with a Youth Mobility Scheme. https://bit.ly/4qGvhrr

Six thoughts on the political significance of the US Military Intervention in Venezuela | Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff and Dr. Patrick Keller

Come on America. You are better than this...

"Many local people told me that Falkirk was not like this five months ago. They spoke about anger and frustration, feeling neglected by the government’s priorities on different issues. Some said they felt pushed towards supporting Reform because they believed their own rights had been ignored."

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

Calling NATO a one-way subsidy ignores how much Europe provides: land, infrastructure, tax breaks, logistics and long-term host nation support. eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/lett...

Falkirk rallies show stark divide: solidarity with asylum seekers faces hate, threats and rising far-right hostility, yet hope for unity endures | Sadia Sikandar

Previously on Bylines Scotland...

With all this bad weather folks, just check in with your neighbours and relatives. And maybe put on another simmit. #BylinesScotlandTopTips

Previously on Bylines Scotland... "It learns to want for the sake of wanting, and soon it names this hunger progress. Greed has no limit."

Release the files. #Epstein #Trump #America

Illth, wealth and GDP www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

Left: Nigel Farage complaining about covid vaccines Right: Nigel Farage getting one of the covid vaccines he's complaining about, and wearing a mask at the same time Reality: antibody levels from covid boosters drop significantly around 4–6 months, that's why they are every six months

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Renee Good, a citizen & mother was shot 3 times in the head, on camera, by a masked gang. She is smeared by Trump & MAGA lunatics. May she rest in peace & her family find comfort. Frankly the only surprise is it took this long. Farage wants “ICE style raids” in the UK. #r4today

Clever folk doing clever things.

Don't forget the Epstein Files. #Trump

You don't say...

The Devil will have to open up a separate department for Trump and his goons.

There's not a lot we can do to stop what is happening in America but we can certainly tell our politicians that we're not happy being seen as supporting Trump. #EmailYourMP

A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.

Polling in America shows almost three in four worry that the US is too involved in Venezuela | Martin Burns

"Trump Action Tracker" Documentation by Prof Christina Pagel, a mathematician at University College London, that tracks the Trump administrations actions; “echo those of authoritarian regimes and may pose a threat to American democracy.

EXCLUSIVE: Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel was gifted a £6000 trip to Israel where she met with Benjamin Netanyahu, describing him as a 'friend' The donor has been revealed 👇

Disabled people are not expendable. The elderly are not expendable. Children are not expendable. Worth should never be tied to economic productivity. If we protected the most vulnerable in society, everyone would be better off.

Best Start Grant School Age Payment – deadline to apply is 28 February 2026 Families with children born between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2021 are encouraged to check if they are eligible for the £319.80 School Age Payment.

"According to the UK’s Food and Drinks Federation (FDF), UK exports of food and drink have declined by 12.6% in recent years, a bigger fall than any recorded in other European countries."

Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card

Rejoining the European Customs Union would boost UK public finances by £25bn, say Westminster LibDems | Sir Graham Watson

Previously on Bylines Scotland... "The very bedrock of the European Union is the shared belief in human dignity; in the sanctity of human life, open and fair law, free elections, free speech and that every human being is safe from oppression and discrimination."

"In a Europe hungry for positive news, seeing the UK back in the Customs Union would greatly boost business confidence." #EU #Economy #Trade #FreedomOfMovement #Scotland

GROK IS GENERATING ABOUT ‘ONE NONCONSENSUAL SEXUALIZED IMAGE PER MINUTE www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Kelly: This letter or anything that Hegseth says or does to me is in no way going to affect the way I do my job. His option is he can continue with this kind of bullshit or he can go take a hike. That's his options.

Putin’s recent address to military commanders raised some questions that were analysed in a wide-ranging dialogue with AI. By Mark Brayne eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/p...