Three top Democrats are proposing a 180-day deadline for CBP to pay refunds for all of the Trump tariffs the Supreme Court just invalidated. The 180 day timer would kick off once the bill became law. It directs CBP to prioritize refunding small businesses.

US military strike on boat allegedly smuggling drugs kills three men

Maryland sues Trump administration to halt construction of ICE facility reut.rs/4awLTge

Trump joked he is being forced to invite the women’s hockey team to DC. Now, they’ve turned down his request

Peter Attia resigns from CBS News amid revelations about ties to Epstein Controversial doctor steps down as contributor after Epstein files reveal communication between the two men

‘Horror on a shocking scale’: resurgent US movement calls for end to family ICE detention Solidarity campaign mobilizes as thousands of children like Liam Ramos taken amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

This is why only fully Rejoining the EU is the only sustainable goal. There are some like Niall who wish to block that at all costs, and throw up chaff like this for their own political ends. Which have everything to do with a long standing enmity to the UK which long pre-dates the EU.

Rule taking might work in a transition period but only full membership will be sustainable for a large economy like the UK. As a nation we have to decide if a minority of racists and xenophobes are going to be allowed to forever destroy the prosperity of the UK.

Meanwhile in Britain. Reform UK: "Here is a deeply disturbing list of unethical, immoral and undemocratic policies aimed at depriving a large number of lawful citizens of their fundamental human rights, which we intend to enact if we win the next election." UK media: "But what will this cost?"

Today I asked the Secretary of State for Housing what steps he is taking to support leaseholders. Ground rent caps are welcome but managing agents still lack proper regulation. I will push for stronger reform, so residents gain real control over their homes. More: buff.ly/sZrsxdx

‘Political sabotage’: EU leaders accuse Hungary of undermining support for Ukraine Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against Russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary

I like the way Chris Grey put it in his latest blog - “ the giggling fatuity of BBC’s Political Editor”…..

Just deeply unserious reporting from the BBC here, both on the politics and the numbers No mention of Trump/ICE and what deporting hundreds of thousands of people actually look like; and no scrutiny of Reform's entirely fictional/fantasy numbers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Me with a scoop/exclusive Five days after Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest, federal authorities “directed” NY law enforcement authorities to “stand down” their investigations related to Epstein, new documents released by the Department of Justice show. Part of new Timeline on NY and Epstein.

I'm sure we'll hear that this is just The Weave in effect.

Free Press Media Capitulation Index: Online Platforms & Streaming Broadcasting & Entertainment Cable & Telecom Newspapers & Publishing Chickens everywhere. 2 media organisations considered independent. ⭐=Independent 🐔=Vulnerable 🐔🐔=Compromising 🐔🐔🐔=Capitulating 🐔🐔🐔🐔=Obeying 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔=Propaganda

Multiple people worked and paid taxes over the course of their entire lives so Kash Patel could go to a hockey game.

Délinquant sexuel certes mais surtout blanchisseur d'argent et complice d'évasion fiscale si ce n'est de fraude et de plus agent au service de agences de renseignements russes et israélienne. En Europe , il aurait été "démissionn"é depuis longtemps et les parquets financiers enquêteraient.

The pious song and dance we get from Americans about their first amendment when this is the reality:

BBC's Joe Pike: ' #Mandelson #arrested "Officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office. "He was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday, 23 February+has been taken to a London police station for interview.' 1/

New datacentres risk doubling UK electricity use, regulator says Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand now The regulator is considering charging datacentre providers for access to an energy connection

It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside Nadine White I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives

💥 This "Write to your MP" call has had an extraordinary resonse -- nearly 12,000 emails now landing in the inboxes of over 600 MPs. 💥 And the debate is tomorrow. If you've not yet asked your MP to attend, please do so NOW - and also SHARE this post/link. Thank you.

Iceland to fast-track vote on joining the EU www.politico.eu/article/icel...

‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds The climate crisis, low incomes, poor farming policy and fragile just-in-time supply chains leave UK dangerously exposed

I'm re-emphasising this, because I would like Bluesky to actually do something about this kind of conduct. It is very damaging to trust and social media. @moderation.bsky.app

Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’ Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an ‘invasion’, as refugee groups decry ‘grotesque’ measures UK politics live – latest updates

The Labour MP Nadia Whittome said recently that she had left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt and her repayments had taken just £1,000 off that, despite her earning in the top 5% of salaries as an MP.

A wee bit more, it’s a global far right power grab. Trump is only a vanguard in this What’s incredible is that opposition parties has been ineffective in debating any of it down. “"Might makes right" has been described as the credo of totalitarian regimes.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Might_m...

This would break an international treaty, and would surely see retaliatory deportations from increasingly nationalist European regimes... so that would probably see me kicked out of France.

It looks like Reform have changed their mind and would indeed include EU settled citizens in their visa plan. It is expected that if a migrant earns less than £60k, they would not be able to apply for the new 5 year visas or renew them if already on the system. It means I would be deported.

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day Anonymous Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

@zannymb.economist.com Zanny - Here is an alternative article on @politico.eu which gives more detail, albeit also negative in tone. www.politico.eu/article/eus-...

We exposed links between Nigel Farage’s senior advisor James Orr, Viktor Orbán's Hungary, and Russian oil money. @ollyhaynes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...

🧵 Stories Reform UK Doesn’t Want You to Read While the monopoly press serves puff pieces and the BBC hands the party seemingly unlimited Question Time slots, we’ve been digging into what actually sits behind Reform UK. subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...

And we’ve dug into new revelations from the Epstein Files showing Farage and Bannon working together to “topple” Theresa May in 2018. @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

Someone once pointed out that, if you're going to tell a lie, better make it a big one. NF seems to have learnt that message well.

The fairly extreme nature of the policy, and the very obvious association with what is happening under Trump in the US, is also likely to focus minds when people who don't like this sort of thing vote tactically at the next election.

Reform accused of ‘direct attack on settled families’ with new migration plan www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4B... LET THEM GO FREE!

We've had questions from three broadcasters so far, and they have all been about the practicalities and costs. None has asked about the legal/moral issue of retrospectively changing laws so huge numbers of people who have made their lives in the UK will be expelled.

This is one of the new Reform policy offerings. Feels like a job creation scheme for lawyers.

Yusuf: "When Nigel is prime minister, there will not be a judge in the country that will be able to prevent flights from leaving." Worth noting that the political precedents for saying, 'The judiciary cannot in any way check the powers of the executive' is not a happy one.

So Andrew charged taxpayers for massage services when envoy, claim ex-civil servants..

Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelago www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Which makes it rather awkward that he is actually Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who has multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred, sending malicious communications and racially aggravated harassment to his name. 🧵3/5

Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earners

Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelago