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European. Translator & writer. Allergic to Brexit. Seeking justice for the disabled, the homeless, & refugees.
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Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."

Schiff: "In the first administration, there were at least a few people in the cabinet of some independence who could say, 'No, Mr. President, that's a lawless idea, that's a stupid idea.' But there's no one in this current admin to tell POTUS 'that's a stupid idea'... there's nothing but sycophants"

Mobile roaming... Another benefit of EU membership we've lost.

“If ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can.” In August, Nassau County lawmakers passed a bill banning the public from wearing masks. Protesters showed up today masked anyway. We asked them why.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing. “I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.

The Palestinians in Gaza are left to fend for themselves for years against the full might of Israel's military, yet Starmer snaps to attention within hours of Israel itself being threatened... Double standards, much? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

"Every day is January 6." Trump's presidency is likely to be remembered most for violence unless good people stand up and say, "No more".

This is, for me, where the Nazi/fascist parallels work best. ‘Good’ people did nothing as the awfulness escalated because they were justifiably terrified of getting their heads kicked in or killed. It’s about comparing similar points in the process as opposed to comparing end days with early ones.

Well worth a read this. Sunday Times has a 600 word puff piece on Looking for Growth today that seems to have forgotten to mention Dominic Cummings or GB News….

It is extraordinary, but grimly inevitable, that the people most responsible for hobbling the UK have become the loudest & whiniest critics of the consequences of their own actions. A big part of the process lies in people like ‘Lord’ Hannan actually being *rewarded* for their ignorant delinquency.

When someone of Louise Casey’s stature recommends one as the conclusion of a report the government commissioned, then you can’t say just say, no thanks

“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Happy birthday, Schengen Agreement!

Among my concerns re: Casey recommending another inquiry into grooming gangs is a) we haven’t implemented the findings of the last one yet and b) UK state loves inquiries, and is consistently bad at implementing them in a meaningful way. See below:

Marching for Minnesota A violent attack on two Democratic lawmakers reminds us why we’re marching

Today's main story: the Dominic Cummings-backed group and GB News presenter behind some viral tube-graffiti-cleaning www.londoncentric.media/p/looking-fo...

Important story this, for both London and UK politics:

BREAKING: Just reported on local news. The city of Lockhart, Texas has threatened to arrest any protesters displaying “No Kings” placards. This obviously is illegal and a violation of their First Amendment rights. Welcome to Texas, where the rule of law is for me, not for thee. Disgusting.

At a local council by-election hustings where the chair has just had to ask the Reform candidate to calm down after he started shouting at everyone for suggestions that his party wants to privatise the NHS

History will not be kind to Speaker Johnson. Nor should it be.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..." www.wnep.com/article/news...

Smoke and mirrors from Kendall. Whether the transition from receiving PIP is four weeks or 13, disabled people are still going to be denied necessary support, and access to work in many cases, by these cuts. This is an unconscionable policy which will harm so many people. www.bbc.com/news/article...

These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸

So Kristi Noem goes on Fox and lies that Sen Padilla didn’t ID himself, even though the video is there for all to see. But get what she’s saying: Assaulting and handcuffing someone for trying to ask a question is OK in any case? This is a criminal regime.

“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.” --Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater

@ericswalwell.bsky.social urges all Americans to show up for No Kings Day this Saturday. “If we don’t show up, democracy dies” #NoKingsDay

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

Judgement Day for the EHRC: How the equality watchdog turned into a toxic culture war campaign group iandunt.substack.com/p/judgement-...

UK-EU reset achieved, now to turn into detailed agreements. For both sides the challenge of dealing with some difficult issues while maintaining momentum. Already signs from my conversations that they aren't quite speaking the same language. www.tradeandbusiness.uk/news/enterin...

Gibraltar and the EU: a post-Brexit deal with something for everyone www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

via Truth Against Hate #BlameMillionairesNotMigrants

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

Vote Reform UK, get do-nothing councillors.

Hearing this from quite a few people in Reform UK-controlled councils. From a local reader: "There are rumours as in other Reform UK controlled councils that a number of those elected stood to ‘make up numbers’ & never thought they would be elected & now don’t feel able to commit the time required"

Ecologically illiterate, cruel and self-serving industry propaganda, channelled uncritically by the BBC. So much for informed reporting. So much for impartiality. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You know, we used to study Dr Kings civil disobedience as something good. It was

Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."

NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“