🤡 The Conservative & Reform Post boasts about £100m in new agri-food opportunities but forgot to mention we lost £1.7 billion a year in exports to the EU with Brexit. 🃏 It’s like burning your barn down and celebrating you built a hut for the rubble. 🧵 1/3 conservativepost.co.uk/thanks-brexi...

For the 42 million people who rely on SNAP, the country’s largest anti-hunger program, it has been a chaotic, nerve-racking week. In interviews, recipients discussed the confusion and anxiety, as well as the hard choices. Here are some of their stories.

NEW: Former federal employees released another Shadow Report—this time on the State Dept's Women, Peace, and Security program—after the US gov failed to deliver its report to Congress, which it was legally obligated to do by 10/31 per the 2017 WPS Act (co-sponsored by Rubio and signed by Trump).

Labour could have attacked the Tories and Sunak for saddling us with 25 year Freeports contracts that enable companies to sue the Govt if they are broken. Companies in Freeports are given tax relief, don't pay Customs and Excise tax & follow their own rules. Tax payers money has gone to Freeports.

Ouch

I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership

'We hate winter': Palestinians face the rain without shelters as Israel blocks tents - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/we-hate-winter-palestinians-face-rain-without-shelters-israel-blocks

lol wut

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

A new report largely blames "disruptive technology” and cuts to government spending for a high number of job losses this year.

If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here

Lovely. 👏👏👏

She believes in the sanctity of traditional Christian marriage.

Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar? I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔

The smallest man in the world.

“Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #TaxTheRich

As billionaire Venture Capitalists and tech bros try to make the case for "natural aristocracy" let's remind ourselves of the salutary lesson of Australia's 'Bunyip Aristocracy'. Me for @noosphere.app www.noosphere.app/us-tech-bill...

This is Love Thy Neighbor.

Choose your own adventure.

US officials, nonprofits cry foul as Washington snubs periodical UN rights review https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-officials-nonprofits-cry-foul-as-washington-snubs-periodical-un-rights-review/

This city belongs to you. youtu.be/Nf4aPjPu6pk

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

"I don't know anything, as you can see from my look I'm a 1920s party girl and I just wanna charlston all night!"

When your presidency runs on manual transmission.

The Trump administration’s fast-tracked rules grant the Federal Protective Service sweeping powers to make arrests off federal property.

It was a last chance for Paul, Tim Kaine, and Adam Schiff to block U.S. military action in Venezuela with a War Powers resolution.

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

I'm from Sudan. I need your help to get our voices heard around the world. Save Sudan! I need a million shares for this post. Sudan is being exterminated. El Fasher is being exterminated. Please get our voices heard around the world! 😭

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’” @reuters.com #Chicago www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

The Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) identified that automatic voter registrations (AVR) were not processed in Ferry and Stevens counties between July 16, 2024, and Oct. 31, 2025. Read the full news release here: https://bit.ly/47l8ivo

"Gettleman had called the alleged conditions “unnecessarily cruel” after a hearing on Tuesday about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer”. The judge said he found the witnesses “highly credible”, adding he was moved by the seriousness of the conditions."

There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities. n.pr/49BWN3Z

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."

must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

And frying their brains in ways they don’t even realise, never mind understand

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

Evanston mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social is launching investigations into reports of immigration agents brutalizing community members. “They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”

Meanings of the word for November in various languages ▪️ Leaf fall (Czech) ▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe) ▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami) ▪️ Wind slender (Navajo) ▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona) ▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh) ▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik) ▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai) ▪️ Death month (Finnish)

Attacks continue in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza as Israeli forces expand military action beyond 'yellow line'.

At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher.

Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone made £65m selling faulty PPE to the Government. HMRC now wants £39m in unpaid tax — and we think we know why: Barrowman and Mone may have avoided tax on their £65m profit.