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Masked thugs kidnapping people off of the street are not heroes.

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#SenatorMurphy gives Homeland Security secretary and dog-exterminator Kristi #Noem an absolute spanking of epic proportions..

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A story in 2 tweets

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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.

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Note the way that decision is justified there. The cap is popular with “key voters”; that is enough. This isn’t governing. It’s campaigning. A rant which has been building for quite some time.

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Q: The administration appears to have started dismantling the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Does the administration not believe that it's important? LEAVITT: It's a federal agency within the executive branch. Who's the head of the executive branch? POTUS. He has the right to fire people

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Savage from Gary Gibbon #C4News on the UK-US deal, "My goodness there has been some over claiming on both sides of the Atlantic" "This is not the full fat free trade agreement between the US and the UK that was talked about all the way through the Brexit referendum and for ages afterwards"

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So here’s a good question…

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That thing @stephenkb.bsky.social mentioned about how members of the shadow cabinet don't have to clear stuff through the leader's office? Well, it has downsides.

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Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a

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Steny Hoyer: "Is this infantile bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico really this House's top priority? phone rings I think Saturday Night Live just called me. They want me on."

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Piers Morgan is a POS but man is this interview wild - based on the way her tone changes I don't think she realized the implications of what she said until after she said it. If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.

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Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland espionage report https://www.ft.com/content/a90f5f26-d361-41cc-a22c-d475363b3ef6

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Entirely predictable: the purpose of the volume housebuiders is to maximise shareholder returns not deliver government targets on.ft.com/4k4WBfG Installing solar panels on all new homes will slow housebuilding, industry warns

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1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

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US scraps Biden-era rule that aimed to limit exports of AI chips https://www.ft.com/content/bb8846e0-4506-433f-86a3-4877ad63fc32

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"If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment." -Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve

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The most memorable moment from a Private Eye lunch... Listen in full to the latest episode of Page 94 where the team answer all the most pressing questions about Private Eye. 🎧 Full episode: pod.fo/e/2d172f

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🚨BREAKING VIDEO: Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate in the 2024 North Carolina state Supreme Court election, finally conceded six months after losing the race to incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpOx...

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Call them what they are: lies.

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seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

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‘People want Scandinavian levels of public spending and American levels of taxation.’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social outlines ‘the carefully cultivated conundrum’ the country faces.

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🔴Three ex-Tory defence ministers have taken up lucrative private sector jobs in recent months One has become a paid advisor to Peter Thiel’s Palantir, the US spy tech firm that’s helping Trump deport migrants New on Democracy for Sale open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

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The FAA halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency’s abilities to keep the skies safe.

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Coloradan Trisha Calvarese is working to unseat Lauren Boebert. A longtime fierce progressive and dear friend of mine is working on this campaign, and I'm excited to see someone with a real chance to consign Boebert to the cesspit of political history.

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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) does not plan to appeal a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump from adding a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form, according to a court filing made Monday by plaintiffs in the case.🥳

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Siri ..? English council politics, but make it Northern Ireland style www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported

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It is fascinating the way you can take money from hungry children or disabled people without consequence, but try to limit the amount that goes to rich pensioners and everything implodes.

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I don't think it's fully appreciated just how much Trumpism is a celebration of ignorance. Trump not only never learns but proactively avoids it. It's a braindead movement from the top down.

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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

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Number of US gas stations currently selling at $1.98: zero. 🤡 www.gasbuddy.com

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‘“It’s like it’s set up to be a booby-trapped benefits system. It’s inhumane,” said Shahar.’

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I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.

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Nothing important here. Just a publicly-traded company disclosing to investors that it’s attempting to bribe the President of the United States by buying his cryptocurrency in order to influence his trade policy.

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For pity sake let Lord Glasman have sex with his wife

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My interview with @iandunt.bsky.social on how the UK government got to be so bad. It's not individuals but bad incentives and bad systems that make effective governance impossible. We run through the UK's many institutional absurdities and how to fix them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yfo...

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The official White House account. How embarrassing for the United States.

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This is real

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Je telephone la food police etc

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Love this cartoon, and we’ve known this for ages, this is a London transport ad from the 60s Even today if you had a zero emissions electric car, they are still an inefficient and space-consuming way of transporting people around

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“We’re losing voters to the Greens guys, what should we do?”

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