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"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor." William Shakespeare

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“In April, I resigned from my position at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division for a simple reason: The department’s leadership is directing attorneys to use antisemitism as a pretext to undermine free speech.” slate.com/news-and-pol...

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments

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The shadow of Tory neglect NHS England backlog down to 7.39m hospital appointments, was record high 7.7m in Sept 2023. Not helped by privatisation. 30%-40% of money handed to private operators vanished in profits. Money buys less. Must expand NHS capacity. No privatisation.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Its OK Donny your mummy will take you home shortly.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

This is long but very much worth your time. The question of judicial independence isn’t just interesting for lawyers, it is a crucial part of how a representative democracy works. And as a principle it is increasingly under attack. Important, measured comments by Lord Reed.

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

At least 12 million people ( 3.7% of US pop) took a stand against the Trump regime and fascism on Saturday. The next step is a national general strike and boycotts. When 3.5% of the whole population of a nation has begun to participate in resistance, success is inevitable. #3E #NoKings #StopICE

submitted 9 days ago • 173 comments

Trump lover

submitted 9 days ago • 52 comments

We need to ban the sale of all books at airports until we’ve worked out just what is going on. I miss the days when we had experts like Jacob Bronowski making programmes on scientific and cultural change. Not someone with a Burial 12” and a concussion www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

submitted 11 days ago • 6 comments

The Old Trump looks less flabby and gaga today. Birthdays must suit him?

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Many Happy Obamas...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Trump’s regime forces, marines in Los Angeles breaking their oaths, have detained their first US civilian identified as Marcos Leao, 27, an Army veteran on his way to an office of the Department of Veterans Affairs when he accidentally crossed a yellow tape boundary. #3E #StopICE

submitted 11 days ago • 150 comments

A fascinating set of essays published by Dr Anton Shekhovtsov. open.substack.com/pub/shekhovt...

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Over 700 survivors. 380 abusers. All from inside the Southern Baptist Church. But tell us again how two men getting married is what’s destroying America? This is not morality. They don’t protect children. They protect and covet power. apnews.com/article/sout...

submitted 13 days ago • 140 comments

#madleen #freedomflotilla

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"What's happening in Gaza is a humanitarian and existential tragedy for the people living there, a moral and political disaster for Israel, the indirect, long-term result of past European barbarism and the subject of a damaging present European failure."--TGA

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