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I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

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via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok

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Compare and contrast the plutocratic US government's grotesque help for the richest... with social democratic Britain. Like night and day.

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Essential reading (by @jasonstanley.bsky.social) for every American. The media, aided by a handful of reactionary academics and compliant university administrations, has sold the public a huge lie about wokeness on college campuses, enabling the extreme right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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🧵1/7 Proud to be one of the organisers (with @stipeo.bsky.social Ivana Bozicevic & Rieke van der Graaf), of an urgent open letter @thelancet.com signed by 479 health leaders from @who.int Collaborating Centres warning that cuts to WHO's funding are putting millions of lives at risk.

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Three lectureships in IR at Oxford - appointments are fixed for 5 years: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK960/d...

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Great to see Democracy for Sale cited in Private Eye - again! Do sign up to support our independent investigator journalism 😊 democracyforsale.substack.com/subscribe?ut...

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DHS Secty Kristi Noem said about military in LA: "We are staying here to LIBERATE the city from the socialists and burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor." Trump is calling for regime change in Calif. Yet media ignores it. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/why-is-kri...

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BBC World Service and government soft power take note

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BREAKING: Reuters has published video images of Marines carrying out the first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles

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Farsical.

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Wonder why the Ivy Collection and other restaurants owned by the billionaire Richard Caring need to demand a 2.5% retrospective discount from all its suppliers... (Source: LinkedIn post)

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I assume Trump®℠ brand licensing for this ain't cheap.

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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

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Wonder if they'll update the flag.

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Oops.

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open.substack.com/pub/tomcox/p...

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“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user.”

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this is very dangerous and will undermine childhood vaccination rates in the US as a reminder on why we vaccinate and how good they are, here is the Indie SAGE report! independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

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P&O has a turnover of almost £1bn. So why have they just hired an audit firm with four employees? It’s deeply, impossibly, weird. I spoke to an auditor at a firm with 200 employees who said he’d never dream of acting for a company of that size. So what’s going on? www.itv.com/news/2025-06...

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For those who do not have access or care to go to Twitter for the video, here is the video of the U.S. Secretary of the Army stating that there is currently a soldier on the moon:

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The skies in large parts of the Middle East are looking empty. No civilian flights over Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, most of Afghanistan.

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‼️ Kulldorff is getting rich from anti-HPV vaccine litigation: “At a deposition in October, Kulldorff testified that the plaintiffs paid him $400 an hour & he had already billed for ~ $33,000 in legal work on the case through late September. He said he also received a $4,000 retainer in the NC case”

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Are we there yet.

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"Just asking questions"

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In advance of Saturday's military birthday parade, I present... youtu.be/WVGbkFxxOoE?...

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Another example of how the art in Ladybird books was just wonderful.

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i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

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FT scoop by Demetri Sevastopulo: The Pentagon has launched review of Aukus to decide if should continue with US-UK-Australia submarine deal. www.ft.com/content/4a93...

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The entire board of the Fulbright program reportedly resigned today after accusing the Trump administration of illegal interference www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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The Trump administration’s table of authorities in this filing:

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Exit through the gift shop.

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Not ideal, I'd say.

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Bit xenophobic, this.

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Every overview and scrutiny committee at Kent County Council for the month of June has now been cancelled or postponed. So that will now be at least two months into Reform's administration before any scrutiny or council decisions can take place.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A. via @swholocron.bsky.social

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Trump’s “big, beautiful [budget] bill” will earmark $185bn for immigration enforcement, including ICE, which is more than the annual military spending of the UK and France combined. www.ft.com/content/3d6c... via @ft

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok

Compare and contrast the plutocratic US government's grotesque help for the richest... with social democratic Britain. Like night and day.

Essential reading (by @jasonstanley.bsky.social) for every American. The media, aided by a handful of reactionary academics and compliant university administrations, has sold the public a huge lie about wokeness on college campuses, enabling the extreme right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🧵1/7 Proud to be one of the organisers (with @stipeo.bsky.social Ivana Bozicevic & Rieke van der Graaf), of an urgent open letter @thelancet.com signed by 479 health leaders from @who.int Collaborating Centres warning that cuts to WHO's funding are putting millions of lives at risk.

Three lectureships in IR at Oxford - appointments are fixed for 5 years: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK960/d...

Great to see Democracy for Sale cited in Private Eye - again! Do sign up to support our independent investigator journalism 😊 democracyforsale.substack.com/subscribe?ut...

DHS Secty Kristi Noem said about military in LA: "We are staying here to LIBERATE the city from the socialists and burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor." Trump is calling for regime change in Calif. Yet media ignores it. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/why-is-kri...

BBC World Service and government soft power take note

BREAKING: Reuters has published video images of Marines carrying out the first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles

Farsical.

Wonder why the Ivy Collection and other restaurants owned by the billionaire Richard Caring need to demand a 2.5% retrospective discount from all its suppliers... (Source: LinkedIn post)

I assume Trump®℠ brand licensing for this ain't cheap.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

Wonder if they'll update the flag.

Oops.

open.substack.com/pub/tomcox/p...

“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user.”

this is very dangerous and will undermine childhood vaccination rates in the US as a reminder on why we vaccinate and how good they are, here is the Indie SAGE report! independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

P&O has a turnover of almost £1bn. So why have they just hired an audit firm with four employees? It’s deeply, impossibly, weird. I spoke to an auditor at a firm with 200 employees who said he’d never dream of acting for a company of that size. So what’s going on? www.itv.com/news/2025-06...

For those who do not have access or care to go to Twitter for the video, here is the video of the U.S. Secretary of the Army stating that there is currently a soldier on the moon:

The skies in large parts of the Middle East are looking empty. No civilian flights over Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, most of Afghanistan.

Are we there yet.

"Just asking questions"

In advance of Saturday's military birthday parade, I present... youtu.be/WVGbkFxxOoE?...

Another example of how the art in Ladybird books was just wonderful.

i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

FT scoop by Demetri Sevastopulo: The Pentagon has launched review of Aukus to decide if should continue with US-UK-Australia submarine deal. www.ft.com/content/4a93...

The entire board of the Fulbright program reportedly resigned today after accusing the Trump administration of illegal interference www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The Trump administration’s table of authorities in this filing:

Exit through the gift shop.

Not ideal, I'd say.

Bit xenophobic, this.

Every overview and scrutiny committee at Kent County Council for the month of June has now been cancelled or postponed. So that will now be at least two months into Reform's administration before any scrutiny or council decisions can take place.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A. via @swholocron.bsky.social

Trump’s “big, beautiful [budget] bill” will earmark $185bn for immigration enforcement, including ICE, which is more than the annual military spending of the UK and France combined. www.ft.com/content/3d6c... via @ft

What the hell.

There's a bit in The King and I when he commands 'lower'.