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Anthony Seldon, "There are three great trading blocs in the world, America, China and the EU" "The EU is going to be really important for Britain's future"

submitted 10 hours ago • 53 comments

"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...

submitted 1 day ago • 674 comments

Still amazed by the speed of America’s descent into a gangster state and the brazen corruption of the Trump regime as documented by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social Yet many journalists continue to cover Trump as if he’s a ‘normal’ president… open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...

submitted 5 hours ago • 12 comments

I'm putting a tariff on the word "tariff"! Hooked up an arcade dispenser to give me a ticket every time that god-forsaken word shows up on my computer screen. 20 tickets == 1 beer

submitted 15 hours ago • 67 comments

“Weeks after the DeSantis administration steered $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to a charity spearheaded by the first lady, the Hope Florida Foundation sent $5 million apiece to two separate organizations that gave millions to a political committee waging an anti-marijuana campaign”

submitted 15 hours ago • 130 comments

In defiance of the Supreme Court & without any evidence, the White House claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a “terrorist,” who was “sent to the right place.” This is a blatant LIE. He is innocent. He cannot be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. He must be brought home.

submitted 1 day ago • 1324 comments

I have begun to mourn for the country I used to live in. I complained too much, in retrospect.

submitted 5 hours ago • 31 comments

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

submitted 1 day ago • 212 comments

This is not hyperbole: The fascist authoritarian Trump regime has America on the precipice of repeating what happened in Nazi Germany. 🥺👇

submitted 6 hours ago • 4 comments

Imagine you’re one of the two who got stranded on a space station for 9 months and now you have to hear Katy Perry saying she’s an astronaut who feels super connected to love after an 11 minute trip

submitted 12 hours ago • 26 comments

👇👇

submitted 18 hours ago • 596 comments

This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.

submitted 7 hours ago • 49 comments

Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?" Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’” “I’M PISSED!”

submitted 12 hours ago • 1069 comments

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

submitted 11 hours ago • 1124 comments

Under pressure from DOGE, nearly all the staff of the Defense Digital Service — the Pentagon’s fast-track tech development arm — are resigning over the coming month. The resignations will effectively shut down the decade-old program after the end of April.

submitted 6 hours ago • 57 comments

Some things are worth repeating: Social Security is an EARNED benefit that WE, the American people, pay into. It should not be a political punching bag. Hands all the way off.

submitted 14 hours ago • 198 comments

NEWS: Hong Kong has suspended postal service for all goods being sent to the United States, saying the U.S is "unreasonable, bullying, and imposing tariffs abusively."

submitted 6 hours ago • 483 comments

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

submitted 11 hours ago • 1545 comments

I tried to post this, did not succeed. Kudos to my pal Mark Hamill. Here it is.

submitted 16 hours ago • 284 comments

They saw the iceberg, stayed on deck, and lit cigars to watch the ship sink the “others.” Woopsie.

submitted 15 hours ago • 132 comments

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

submitted 1 day ago • 1579 comments

What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia

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submitted 17 hours ago • 553 comments

Damn right!

submitted 15 hours ago • 859 comments

I am disappointed that today I’m paying taxes to fund government efforts to stop preventing disease and starvation overseas rather than paying taxes to support government efforts to prevent disease and starvation overseas.

submitted 12 hours ago • 264 comments

🚀🚀

submitted 22 hours ago • 1616 comments

"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action. "It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us." www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...

submitted 13 hours ago • 1665 comments

I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...

submitted 13 hours ago • 391 comments

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

submitted 12 hours ago • 825 comments

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

submitted 13 hours ago • 936 comments

AOC: “Donald Trump is a criminal. Convicted on 34 felony counts of fraud. He is lying, and he is manipulating the stock market too. At his best, he enriches himself, the billionaires who back him, and the members of Congress who trade with him. Not you. Not me. Not the people.” More here:

submitted 2 days ago • 28 comments

Have just turned on the TV and ex IEA chief Mark Littlewood - who now works for Liz Truss - is on the BBC talking about why Labour should revive Rwanda policy. Why is Littlewood still given airtime?

submitted 2 days ago • 58 comments

Because you have two homes?

submitted 3 days ago • 420 comments

there is simply no amount of child death that will move RFK to change his mind because he is a predatory narcissist who cares less about health than the gratification of his own ego

submitted 2 days ago • 1042 comments

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

submitted 4 days ago • 1654 comments

Keir Starmer’s determination to save Britain's tiny steel industry contrasts with his continued refusal to offer meaningful help to the many more workers whose livelihoods still depend on the EU www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/keir-starm...

submitted 3 days ago • 41 comments

RFK Jr is a nutjob, wacko conspiracy theorist. Everyone knows that. The fact that he’s in such a position of power is absolutely outrageous.

submitted 4 days ago • 505 comments

More lost American business; more lost American jobs.

submitted 3 days ago • 1052 comments

Absolutely brutal

submitted 4 days ago • 1357 comments

In honour of accelerated cosmic expansion, I'm happy to share here an accelerated version of my last lecture on the expanding cosmos :-) 🔭🧪⚛️

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?

submitted 4 days ago • 147 comments

One man is standing up for the rule of law in Britain. His reward is to be savagely attacked by right wing think tanks, newspapers & politicians. They understand where the battle against populism is taking place. And they've marshalled their forces accordingly. iandunt.substack.com/p/a-good-man...

submitted 4 days ago • 83 comments

Trump ICC sanctions order challenged in US court by human rights advocates

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

So basically he moved the deck chairs around a little.

submitted 4 days ago • 465 comments

💥 A Harley-Davidson board member has resigned. Among other concerns, Jared Dourdeville cited handling of an attack by anti-DEI crusader Robby Starbuck. Last summer, Starbuck said Harley had “gone totally woke” by supporting LGBTQ+ and DEI initiatives. Harley caved. www.reuters.com/business/aut...

submitted 4 days ago • 18 comments

So you're telling me that asserting your rights, rather than saying, "thank you sir, may I have another" may actually be an effective tactic against clear assaults on academic freedom?

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Very informative chart from Washington Post

submitted 4 days ago • 188 comments