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Half the Republicans for war are telling me it’s necessary because Iran might get nukes soon, which they’ve been saying for 30 years, while the other half say we have to go to war to help Israel or God will condemn us to Hell.

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Powell: Increases in tariffs this year are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity

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A new report from Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee estimates that President Trump's pardons have cost the American public more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution www.axios.com/2025/06/17/t...

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Why a Vaccine Expert Left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans Are Going to Die’ Dr. Fiona Havers is influential among researchers who study immunizations. The wholesale dismissal of the agency’s scientific advisers crossed the line, she said. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...

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The 2026 train from Birmingham to London has been delayed and is now expected well after 2033 bit.ly/4ld0TlQ your ticket will cost at least £100bn. Speed is limited to 200mph and it will not reach Euston until the late 2030s, slashing minutes off the Brum-Lon journey

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MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, 6/18 around 9:30am — Unidentified masked terrorists kidnapped an elderly homeless man off the street and bundled him into a private car with no license plate.

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Say goodbye to 1.5°C. But remember, the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

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Congress members have a legal right to conduct oversight at ICE facilities. This is the regime hiding its blatant abuses.

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For those unconditionally cheering the attacks on Iran, remember that our early strikes in Afghanistan and Iraq were “successful”. But we ended up getting dragged into costly wars that created more terrorists than we killed. The American people haven’t forgotten that.

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You lose healthcare. They gain yachts. Keep spreading the word.

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Byline Times: Reform UK Councils Are Facing Protests After Cancelling Climate Change Preparations bylinetimes.com/2025/06/17/r...

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Reform: “Cut the waste!” The Bear: “Great. Show your working.” Cue: silence, deflection, and vibes-based maths. A brutal analysis of Reform’s pretend accountability theatre, line by line. The Bear takes them to school in this forensic takedown:

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"A large part of what I do in my actual dayjob is cut waste in spending... So when politicians claim to be hunting waste while refusing to show their working, when they make dramatic claims without providing evidence, when they turn efficiency into entertainment – that’s not reform."

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Labour has announced a Universal Credit and Personal Independence Bill, the next stage in making its disability benefit cuts law.

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It took Netanyahu 29 years, but he finally found an American president who was itching to go to war with him against Iran.

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Moulton: It turns out the U.S. Army is not great at doing Soviet-style or North Korean-style parades, because that’s not what people sign up to do… Imagine how much veteran housing you could build for $40 million. You could help a lot of vets with that kind of money. And this parade helped nobody.

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Corporate Welfare UK gas plants in line for large windfall payments to generate electricity when renewable energy in short supply. Payouts could be 100 times higher than normal market prices. Not so long ago energy was nationalised. Profiteering wasn't possible. Now govts guarantee profits.

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Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST STAND FIRM. We must not be dragged into Netanyahu’s illegal war against Iran.

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The UK is facing a national water crisis. "The scale of the challenge is unprecedented.” according to a report published today. Desalination can turn saltwater into drinking water. Three plants are proposed in East Anglia. Here is what you need to know.

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Palantir has landed a contract with UK police to develop a surveillance network that will incorporate data about citizens’ political opinions, philosophical beliefs, health records and other sensitive personal information. libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/uk-... #wato

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President Trump says he doesn't believe in telephones, literally the day after his family launched a phone brand called Trump Mobile

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Parnas: He sends the Marines into American cities not to protect us, folks, but to silence us. He ignores court orders like they’re optional. He surrounds himself with loyalists who exist solely to carry out his will. This is a leadership style that’s called authoritarianism.

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Margaret Thatcher decided we would become a service society, bankers, and burger flippers . Tories love keeping their foot on the throat of the poor. #politicslive

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Always.

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What the utter fuck is Badenoch doing holding a press conference basically proclaiming the incompetence of her party’s previous 14yrs in power She’s so inept it hurts

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An active duty service member has been sent to a mental health facility against his will after speaking out about ICE’s legal and humanitarian abuses. TikTokers took action, including writing @governor.ca.gov /

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You know your country is over when elected officials are getting murdered in their homes.

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WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.” Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran

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As the proud son of immigrants from Mexico, I grew up believing in the promise of America. In the right to speak out when our fundamental rights are threatened. I will always keep doing my job and fighting for the people of California.

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Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England. Be prepared. Carry water. Via BBC News

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We will witness total deglaciation of the Alps this century. How fast remains to be seen! This would never have happened without human action. You want to slow that, do something about it! Visual (that can be criticised in many ways, but it's just as useful!) by www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Trump raged at Hegseth over birthday parade where military had too much fun: ‘He’s p***ed off at the soldiers’

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And Jesus is saying...

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Has there ever been a less relevant Secretary of State than Marco Rubio?

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Breaking News: Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, calling him a “visionary” leader.

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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

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A great win, with national implications. At last, councils will have to take into account the cumulative effects of livestock factories on river catchments. It's all about increments of excrement. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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So I just want to be clear that the gentile President's anti-immigrant goons illegally assaulted and kidnapped the leading Jewish candidate for Mayor in New York City for walking into a federal building for the crowd that is keeping track of The Antisemitism Problem

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Brad Lander, LaMonica McIver, Zohran Mamdani and Alex Padilla are the only politicians remotely meeting the moment and doing what we need our elected officials to do

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If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re not really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t? So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??

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Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.

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The idea that Brad Lander, the nerdiest guy to hold the nerdiest office in city government, is out brawling with ICE paramilitaries doesn’t pass the laugh test. Plus there’s video.

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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

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This photo. ICE is a gang.

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Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody. We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza. Together we are standing up for those with no voice.

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