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I can't believe any Democrat would THINK of allying with Elon Musk. I won't take money from the guy who does a Hitler salute. It's really that simple.

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Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech devoted to announcing that she will "likely" commit to taking the UK out of the ECHR, but adds that she "won't commit" to doing so now because she hasn't worked out a plan for doing it. So why bother making the announcement?

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I'm so sick of English politicians pandering to the far-right. This is neither progressive politics nor conservative politics. It's a monster made from populusm, xenophobia and re-heated Thatcherism – with the Tories, Labour and Reform all going after the same segment of the electorate.

submitted 15 hours ago • 4 comments

In case you missed it ... The EU's "Natura 2000" project is the largest coordinated network of conservation areas in the world. It covers almost 20% of the EU’s land area and almost 10% of its waters. Natura 2000 habitats help to protect over 1500 animal and plant species from extinction. 🇪🇺

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Mark Cuban posted this message to Elon nine months ago, on September 30, 2024. It did not take long for his prediction to come true.

submitted 21 hours ago • 23 comments

Bloody hell, there ya go.

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, was returned to the US on Friday to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration said was a massive human smuggling operation.

submitted 16 hours ago • 10 comments

💬 Q&A | Our chief political commentator answers your questions as Nigel Farage’s Reform surges in the polls, capitalising on widespread voter disillusionment and posing a serious challenge to the political establishment

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When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits. But efforts by DOGE this year to access the Social Security Administration’s data systems should conjure up thoughts of data on hundreds of millions of people. cnn.it/4kVt8Fz

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On Thursday Musk called for Trump to be impeached and replaced as president by JD Vance.

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Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% have involved other methods.

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A day after his public spat with Elon Musk, the White House signaled Friday that President Donald Trump might be joining the ranks of buyers with Tesla remorse and surrender the keys to his nearly new Model S.

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Zia Yusuf has resigned as Chairman of Reform UK ⬇️

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Frinton (Tendring) Council By-Election Result: ➡️ RFM: 57.2% (New) 🌳 CON: 27.0% (-15.0) 🌹 LAB: 7.9% (-7.0) 🌍 GRN: 4.3% (-8.0) 🔶 LDM: 3.6% (New) No TF (-30.8) as previous. Reform GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2023.

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Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates (Wokingham) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 31.2% (+3.2) 🌹 LAB: 24.1% (-0.2) 🌳 CON: 23.9% (-4.2) ➡️ RFM: 14.8% (New) 🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-6.2) 🧑‍🔧 TUSC: 0.5% (New) No Ind (-8.0) as previous. Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2024.

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This result sees the Liberal Democrats GAIN Wokingham Council from No Overall Control (was already a Lib Dem minority).

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St Leonard's Forest (West Sussex) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 32.5% (+2.2) ➡️ RFM: 29.5% (New) 🌳 CON: 20.2% (-34.3) 🌍 GRN: 13.1% (New) 🌹 LAB: 4.7% (-10.5) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2021.

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There are ten candidates in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election seeking to be the next MSP SNP were clear odds-on favourites, but 'too close to call' is the SNP and Labour line. Reform and the SNP had both said it is an SNP-Reform battle www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

well that's cleared that up then

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Populist radical right having a very fractious evening on both sides of the Atlantic.

submitted 1 day ago • 67 comments

Elon Musk, who until a matter of days ago was a Trump administration employee, is now alleging that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.

submitted 1 day ago • 92 comments

Within the space of an evening Musk has gone from (just about) an ally of Trump’s to alleging that he’s in the Epstein files and should be impeached. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon suggests Musk should be deported. Just another normal night in Trump’s America.

submitted 1 day ago • 102 comments

Things which can be true at once: A) It's entertaining B) It's deeply dysfunctional which the Trump court always was/was always going to be C) This happens when a political project is about vibes/personality cults rather than actual convergent beliefs D) It's pathetic E) They could make up

submitted 1 day ago • 93 comments

It’s almost like…Musk and Trump’s interests were never aligned.

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

Not sure 3 hours on LBC tomorrow from 10 is going to be enough

submitted 1 day ago • 47 comments

Meanwhile, Trump and Musk are moving further apart by the day. Trump says Musk has been “wearing thin”.

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Now MUSK is calling for Trump to be impeached

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BREAKING NEWS: Steve Bannon has called on Donald Trump to deport Elon Musk.

submitted 1 day ago • 129 comments

(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: MUSK CALLS FOR TRUMP IMPEACHMENT

submitted 1 day ago • 40 comments

SLOW THE FUCK DOWN, ELON MUSK AND DONALD TRUMP. AMERICA'S GOING TO RUN OUT OF POPCORN

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