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This is bad. Three Washington state protesters have been found guilty of federal conspiracy charges for sitting in front of a bus taking people to an immigration detention center in Tacoma, and now face 6 years. Six others took plea deals rather than going to trial. newrepublic.com/post/211138/...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Being reported that requests went out to US military for members to apply for tickets for Trumps UFC event. Applicants must pay own travel and accommodation, must wear short sleeve dress shirts. Must meet waist/height ratio requirements. (Trump bought shares in UFC in March)

@mrjamesob.bsky.social what is noticeable in the photo of the White House in its current state is that even the demolition has ground to a halt. What isn’t shown is that debris from the site - along with asbestos - has been found dumped on a public golf course in DC. (Potomac golf course)

@mrjamesob.bsky.social when Trump stole classified documents, the FBI office that are experts on Iran were called into the investigation to assess damage. Like other agents who investigated Trump, they were all fired. - before Trump attacked Iran

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Trump is deranged, but watch one of his televised cabinet meetings. NYT analysis shows that 1 in 6 sentences spoken in them either praise Trump or condemns his enemies. The sycophantic praise suggests he has no idea what a disaster he is. youtu.be/wjqIU3V-iZw

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Construction of the wrestling arena continues at the White House. Ostensibly to celebrate Americas birthday July 4th, the event has inexplicably been scheduled for June 14th (Trumps birthday). Acts have been announced for his concerts to celebrate 250yrs of the republic. About

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Milli Vanilli have issued a statement saying that not only will they not be playing at Trumps concert, but that they were never asked. Donald Trump lied that he’d booked Milli Vanilli, to look like he had “contacts”

Massive back peddling from Nigel Farage after his bluff was called by Labour Party chair Anna Turley who gave him 24 hours to report Russian hacking claim in ‘public and national interest’. Now he says he, "Wants to move on from the issue and no longer discuss it".

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I do like Carol Vorderman! It’s important to remember that Reform and others cannot exist without someone to hate. It might be women and foreigners now, but they will always require an enemy. Anyone who thinks they are safe within the fold are idiots.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social can confirm that outside the UK, people in money regard Gordon Brown as a god. Meanwhile Liz Truss is constantly on US right wing media and podcasts blaming all her failures on sabotage by Mark Carney. Which they are glad to share

@mrjamesob.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social governments and corporations may be denying it. But insurance companies work only on numbers. Home insurance in Florida especially has been collapsing for some years, with national companies fleeing www.insurance.com/home-and-ren...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social there is a fear amongst old school republican strategists that Trump will never let a Rep. president follow him,because he could not allow a successor to be a better president.Does Blair fear a more moral and successful successor in Starmer? One who stood up to the USA.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social in 2004 a book by a hideous man called “Confessions of an economic hitman” was published. Amongst other things it outlined how the US rewards heads of state who had been useful to them. One major way of rewarding them was through real estate deals. It’s very easy for money to

Apparently Netanyahu has been admitted to hospital. I sincerely hope it's nothing trivial.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social this has been on the cards for a while - one of a number of methods of punishing Democrat cities/states. People will be crazy not to cancel plans to attend World Cup. This could potentially stop international freight flights too. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Ken Paxton cheated on his soon-to-be-ex-wife, was impeached by his own party, was indicted for multiple felonies, and recently helped a convicted pedophile friend of his get out of prison after serving just 30 days for raping a child. Paxton’s suggested sentence was 1 day.

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

Paramount owns CBS.. NO WATCH LIST !!

Farage - 'I've been advised not to hold surgeries for security reasons' - He hadn't. Farage - 'There was an arson attack on my home' - It was an attempted burglary Farage - 'My phone was hacked by Russia' - No report made to the relevant authority. Could there be a pattern here...🤔

Yep, so long Jim and Tony. sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl...

Iran’s official military spokesperson Ibrahim Al-Fiqar shared this AI-generated image of Donald Trump bowing before Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with the caption “The end..”

@mrjamesob.bsky.social youtu.be/-TVunPAZvOs

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has voted with democrats to forward use of the war measures act. - to stop Trump in Iran. This does not stop the bill from passing, but this vote 50-47 keeps the bill alive. Cassidy lost his primary on Saturday with Trump throwing his support

ProPublica used leaked tax returns to calculate that through complex tax avoidance schemes, Jeff Bezos pays a tax rate of 0.98% www.propublica.org/article/the-... So if we doubled the taxes he pays, that would mean he'd still be paying less than 2%.

@lbc.co.uk it’s a slippery slope. With family and friend I tend to text. Which means that a lot of the phone calls I make - to utility providers, banks, and other businesses are already being answered by AI machines rather than a human. There are already radio call in hosts that could be replaced

Testify at a Senate hearing today, Todd Blanche told Senator Chris Van Hollen he's met with Epstein survivors and their lawyers. Within hours, 18 Epstein survivors released a joint statement contradicting AAG Todd Blanche's testimony, directly accusing him of making false claims. I believe them.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Trumps original price for the ballroom was $200m with none paid by the taxpayer. It now stands at $1 billion entirely funded by the tax payer. His reflecting pool project went from $1m and change to $13m within weeks. HS2,seems like great cost management?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I think you might be over-estimating the brilliance of the USA when it comes to “mega-projects” Biden was credited for putting $1.2 trillion into infrastructure - not for new projects, but to replace everything that is falling apart. - Trump has cancelled most of it

Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs. Govt appeased Trump, agreed to pay £64bn more over the next decade to drugs companies. No impact assessment, no debate in parliament. Higher taxes and cuts in public services loom. Part of unchecked corporate welfare.

BREAKING Moscow under attack with more than 500 drones and Putin is hiding in his bunker. The targets included Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport and military installations.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social. Raising the Flag.

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The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social watch for Trump this do something crazy in the next 24-48hrs. He was far from praised for his trip to China, his reflecting pool is going badly wrong and now they’ve pretty much shut down any chance of him getting funding for his ballroom. Also a senator in a committee last

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

@leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social youtu.be/PVjSvKNBEro?...

Anyone with the last name Trump thinks Americans are stupid.

AOC on Trump’s reported plan to use $1.7 billion in IRS funds to compensate January 6 insurrectionists and pardoned fraudsters: “He’s using the entire government as a slush fund… one of the most unpatriotic and un-American acts I’ve seen in my entire life.”

Huh. Why would Boeing (airplane company) and Toyota (car company) donate a MILLION bucks to Trump's Transportation Secretary's pet project? Could these billionaire corporations expect a return on their donation with regulatory favors? Looks like corruption in plain sight.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I don’t believe for a second that the £5m in 2024 was Farages first donation. It makes me wonder if Coutts closure of Farage’s account had something to do with concern regarding “unexplained wealth” rules. It could hurt a private bank if clients felt the bank wasn’t keeping

EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT!!! This show isn't until November, but it just went on sale, so... #medicinehat Tickets & Info: buy.tixx.ca/eventperform...

More important than the fake "crisis" over the Labour leadership. This crooked creep never gets held to account for his lack of honesty, failure to turn up for work that we pay him to do... and for stirring up hatred and racism. #Farage #DodgyDonors #ukpolitics #ReformRacists #r4today #c4news

BREAKING: The DOJ is now 146 days overdue in releasing the Epstein files.

Jenrick listed the money as coming from 'Spott Fitness' - a company which had no employees, had never made a profit and carried debts of over £300,000. In reality it came from Gary Klopfenstein, a Chicago-based investor who pled guilty to wire fraud and misappropriating funds

Let's ask George Clooney. Where TF are you George??? You couldn't stop flapping your face to remove President Biden, why so quiet? Are you not happy with your #NaziKing.... Where are you George???