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I mean, Matthew Goodwin was available!

Donald Trump is using the United States Department of Justice to go after a woman he raped. I feel levels of anger beyond comprehension.

The problem with Starmer is that he is playing the alt-right under the old rules, which they have already transgressed. His complete failure to deal with our oligarch and hard right captured media is a case in point. He’s going to be Biden before Trump 2 if this folly persists

I think about this a lot.

All these young people were schooled in a Govian education system - a packed, highly academic curriculum, frequent high stakes testing with teachers under constant scrutiny. Yes, there is a complex web of factors here, but surely it's time to admit that these policies are part of the problem?

MAD magazine knew the Truth in 1991

This is Tumbleweed. She is an artist, and this is her art. Doesn't expect everyone to understand. 13/10 (IG: winstonandtumble)

Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage Anna Turley gives Reform leader 24 hours to report Russian hacking claim in ‘public and national interest’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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I've long wondered about that.

Rishi Sunak tells Radio 4 that "AI is changing every aspect of our economy and our lives, and if I was back in office and looked at my diary and where I was going to spend my time, I would spend it on that" At no point does he or the BBC mention the £373,000 given to him every year by an AI company

The US government was legally required to release the remaining Epstein files 168 days ago. They still have not done so.

Funny...

I will never ever understand.

Nigel Farage is a security risk.

They certainly had his number.

Suzanne Vega releases “Luka” 39 years ago this weekend. She said she once received a fan letter about it: “Dear Suzanne, Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it. I thank God 4 U, Prince”

Farage complaining that info on his five million pound bribe was leaked by Russian hackers is like complaining that your child sex dungeon was discovered by burglars.

They got their bigotries praised.

Congratulations America your government just proved it can strong-arm and squash free speech when it hurts their fee-fees. Where is that right wing righteous rage now.

No, he's taking our money.

Save this. We'll need it down the line.

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

Reparations just aren’t feasible unless you’re a felon...

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Stephen Colbert ended his final episode of The Late Show while singing "Hello, Goodbye" with Paul McCartney on the Ed Sullivan stage that made The Beatles mega stars.

Demented. This is the president of the United States; someone who should be a role model representing the highest office in our country. Dignity and decorum are dead.

Every American should be disgusted by this.

Nothing wrong with a slip jig ... but an otherwise fine joke!

It's an awfully good question.

if Harbourne wasn’t registered to vote in the UK at the time he gave Farage £5 million in early 2024, then he would not have been a permissible donor. The law requires that individuals donating directly to UK political parties must be registered to vote in the UK, including as an overseas voter.

Reform are again saying this. BBC were clear it is a drop in immigration today. Broadcasters should challenge/correct inaccurate versions of claims the fall is about emigration

So, migration is at its lowest point since 2021 (a pretty low year already, because COVID). Does this mean we can stop blaming migrants for long NHS waiting lists, housing shortages, falling wages and a stagnant economy? Oh, no, wait, never mind- looks like we’re still in the crosshairs.

Labour lost almost four times as many voters to the Greens as they did to Reform UK in the local elections, according to new YouGov polling

As a teacher of English, I can definitively state that yes, this is exactly what happened. Particularly, the curse words. ◡̈

Today I've heard two different (old) songs that talk about enjoying life and getting peace by "taking the phone off the hook" and oh wow, People of the Past, you cannot conceive of how bad we're going to screw that one up.

He Should Be Arrested Immediately For a Lot of Reasons….

Autism defined by Autistic people:

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Big announcement on March 3. No part of this ever happened.

Since we learned about Farage’s £5m gift many “ordinary people” leap to defend a millionaire taking millions. If Starmer’s freebies outraged you, Rayner’s HMRC probe had you raging, and Polanski wanting to tax the super-rich made you furious, but Farage £5m gets a shrug my friend, you’re in a cult.

Starmer, "the worst Prime Minister in British history", is still 3 points ahead than Nigel Farage in "who would make the best PM?" Not looking good for Nigel, is it? #BBCLauraK

When a federal agency tasked with protecting all Americans decides to mandate a specific religious worldview, it ceases to protect democracy and begins to threaten it.

Farage took £5 million for 'delivering Brexit'. Surely someone in the media will ask him why he kept all that money if he thinks it hasn't happened yet? I'll wait..

The most corrupt president in history:

Brexit voters wanted sovereignty back (which uk and all European countries already had) And stop what was perceived to be foreigners controlling the uk Only to give it ALL to Russians and a guy from Thailand