It's not those protesting ICE who are "terrorists," as the pro-fascist MAGA would like you to believe. It is Trump's personal military terrorizing, beating and gassing Americans exercising their Constitutional right to free speech/peaceful protest

A clarinet player? Are these the terrorist thugs they are afraid of? Why yes, yes that’s exactly who they are afraid of. People who protest calmly and don’t use their own tactics

The Supreme Court is just their side gig. Their main function is to be a bunch of religious whackos in support of the oligarchy. Amen.

"Oriana Korol, 38, was playing “Ghostbusters” with her group — the Unpresidented Brass Band — ... when federal agents arrested her" "Korol ... is being held on suspicion of assaulting a federal officer, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office told KGW." Even their ears are delicate, it seems....

I mean, MY grandfather's Democratic Party would be the party of the 1960s...in the South.

Remind me, do taxpayers pay the president’s salary or does the president pay ours? Do we work for the president or does he work for us?

As long as voting intention opinion polls look like this⬇️, As long as the 3 main parties are even discussing, mooting the idea of leaving the ECHR, does it matter anyway? The UK won't get 5 minutes of attention from an EU official to discuss it becoming a M/S again (imo). "Rejoin" is a moot point.

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

Funny, it sounds like she knows exactly how it works around there.

Why would they assume it will be violent? Not like they're trying to overturn an election or something.

The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics. That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.

PPE Medpro will be pursued 'with everything we've got' Wes Streeting says news.sky.com/story/steeti...

“Make Brexit work” by raising taxes to stem the ongoing losses. Slavish devotion to failed ideology has a very high price.

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

A funny thing about the renovations in Parliament is it exposes just how much “hanging around and making small talk with passer-by this specific route you can loiter in, now inaccessible due to scaffolding” was a load-bearing part of my relationship with some contacts.

A few weeks ago, as the military imposed the policy that eventually caused almost all reporters to turn in their press passes and leave the Pentagon, I wrote “Censorship Makes You Dumber.”

The dominant business plan these days seems to be let’s turn everyone into slaves, who famously never revolt

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press... In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it: ● this only applies to some people on skilled visas ● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT ● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

Kinnock is one of the finest proponents of progressive thought in this country and the best prime minister we never had.

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com “It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.” #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

"Not every Republican has gone to these extremes. Others have resorted to more typical varieties of political cynicism and rhetorical heavy-handedness." www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

"The ADF has chosen Nigel Farage to focus on, building up this ally who has the potential to be a JD Vance-like figure in the future." Can the Christian group that influenced the overturning of Roe v. Wade bring its extreme views to the UK? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-n...

Excuse me as I go throw some tea into a harbor...

"Law school deans could no longer come together, as they did in 2021, to condemn the Jan. 6 riots as a threat to the rule of law." Trump, Rufo and the rest are trying to full scale tilt us into authoritarianism. Universities need to say no to this cancerous compact.

...Under the compact’s terms, the immigration law clinic at UC Davis, where I teach, couldn’t speak out about Trump’s violations of asylum laws. " "Climate change centers would have to stay neutral on the benefits of transitioning from coal to solar power."

🧵Important piece by @brsoucek.bsky.social on the impact of Trump's 'compact' with universities. "With its compact, the Trump administration is attempting to silence not just university presidents, but every school, department & center that universities run. ... www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Peaceful??? x.com/mjfree/statu...

After how many years are we now daring to say the word..? I mean, I am glad we're finally there. But why on earth did that have to take that long...

INCREDIBLE clip. <Richard Holden MP shouts like an angry man in a pub> Lisa Nandy: "Can you calm down a bit, mate? You're shouting like an angry man in a pub." Richard Holden: "That's not fair." <continues to shout like an angry man in a pub>

"Nothing in this world—voters, Congress, the Supreme Court—has managed to restrain his worst impulses. Perhaps fear of the world to come can do the trick." @saletan.bsky.social on Trump's heaven ramblings: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...

I don't think Putin can afford to admit that the war hasn't been a mistake&stop the war he cannot win.This’ll mean the end of his power.He needs a war that lasts- lasts until the end of his life Is Putin ready to stop the war?That is the wrong question The right question is:Can Putin stop the war?⤵️

They are legit scared of the No Kings protests. Why else focus so much attention on it?

DON’T SAY YOU WEREN’T WARNED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Labour is happy coming second if it means staying in the top two. Same as it ever was.

They've been quite open that their strategy is "it's us or Reform" moral blackmail. It's not going to work but the left are going to get blamed when they lose for some reason

"Yet the EU can only do so much. When it comes to marshalling the use of force, an institution intended to tame rather than to deploy power has its limits." @anandmenon.bsky.social on Europe's 'hard power problem' and why defence cooperation must go beyond the EU ukandeu.ac.uk/europes_hard...

Yes, so poor that very little is being done to follow this up. Farage could be put under a lot of pressure over this and possible Russia ties. And yet..

Can't upset Farage's big money backers. The UK's media is largely made up of vain right-wing blowhards. Unfortunately, there are enough people with a serf like mindset to keep doffing caps and consuming whatever crap the media puts out.

That £900k house in Frinton. Has anyone mentioned how it was paid for yet? Any laws broken, or all above board? Anyone investigating? Media grown a conscience? Any journalist working for the British people? Anyone? Half way through another week of silence then.

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Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths. Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes. More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Ruth Curtice explains why tax rises are needed (tl;dw: to avoid more expensive borrowing). This will need to be done carefully though, to avoid damaging growth, raising inflation or hitting households struggling most with the cost of living.

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

This is good. But what is missing is how would Labour “make #Brexit work”.