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NEW: In November, I wrote a Guardian column headlined 'How to Survive the Broligarchy'. Pretty much everything predicted has now come true. What I'm launching today is part handbook, how to protect ourselves? And part manifesto, how to fight back? Please join me. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine. This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.

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Bwahahaha. Mar-a-Lago was listed as "Kremlin Headquarters" for a little while on Google Maps. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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The shame of it.

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BREAKING: CHAOS at HUD HQ in DC this morning—mandatory return to office starts, and for 5 whole minutes, this diabolical video loops on every screen in the building. Staff panics, running floor to floor yanking plugs because no one knows how to turn it off. Unreal. fox56news.com/hill-politic...

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By @simoncalder.bsky.social “Johnson’s govt ban[ned] more than 200 million EU citizens from travel to the UK using their identity cards. European travellers can visit dozens of nations, inside and outside the EU, without passports – but not Britain” 🤪🤪🤪 www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

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Wow. "The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard."

submitted 10 hours ago • 74 comments

I'm not stopping you Karen

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‘So I’m never gonna Vance again Guilty cheats have got algorithms Though it’s easy to pretend That Elon Musk’s a tool He’s gone round the bend Hairless Wanker… Who’s got no friends…’ Whilst German Munster didn’t get his way with the AFD today, at least everyone now knows exactly who he is

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The heads of multiple federal agencies have told their employees not to respond to Musk’s email. Seems like Musk would’ve gotten approval for this draconian change in policy from Trump, with Cabinet officers informed in advance. But no, because this admin is in utter chaos.

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Another grim trial in France opens on Monday. My report in the Observer. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

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“A former senior Soviet KGB spy chief has claimed that Donald Trump was recruited as a spy by Russian intelligence as early as 38 years ago by his department, and given the codename ‘Krasnov’.”

submitted 2 days ago • 89 comments

Fairly sick of the sight of simpering British politicians trotting over to America to talk down our country in front of a bunch of braying MAGA fascists If you don't like this Britain, why not go and live in your beloved Trump’s America. (AM I doing this right)

submitted 2 days ago • 141 comments

Oh.

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This is the pressconference on release of the Russia report... Maybe PM Starmer will release the full, unredacted report? #RussiaReport www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMCm...

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This is what we're challenging. Take action: actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...

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former Tory chief whip Simon Hart on the party’s current leader

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine doesn’t sign minerals deal. Starlink is essential for Ukraine’s battlefield comms. This is the equivalent of FDR threatening to arm the Nazis if Europe didn’t sign over half its resources. Extortion. And utterly unforgivable. Hell awaits.

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The Last Leg are now on Bluesky👍 #isitok - yes it is! bsky.app/profile/thel...

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32 million Bluesky users, latest million added in 2 weeks bsky.jazco.dev/stats

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‘When I find my brain is filled with bubbles And the Deep State comes For me Spouting words of Lizdom Lettuce be…’ 🥬 Liz Truss tells a bemused yawning CPAC audience that she’s launching her own Free Speech channel in the U.K. to counter the evils of the BBC Play to your strengths Liz 🤷‍♂️

submitted 3 days ago • 52 comments

The crowd looks to have less people in it than the days she managed to last as PM Liz Truss blasts Britain as a 'failed state' in bizarre speech in front of tiny US audience

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Apple has removed security features from iPhones in the UK. The change comes amid reports that the UK government had asked Apple to introduce a "backdoor" into its devices, which would allow intelligence agencies to spy on all of its users. Link below www.independent.co.uk/tech/apple-i...

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Glaciers all over the world are cracking, breaking up and melting. As a result of global warming, the climate sentinels lost 6,500 billion tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023, the equivalent of three Olympic swimming pools every second. @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

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Slava Ukraini. ✊🇺🇦

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Energy network owners have made £3.9bn ‘excess profit’ from higher bills, says report “We now know that while households have struggled with sky-high energy bills, network companies have been making astronomical profits.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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share.newsbreak.com/bme4kx29 How sad. Indiana wants to stop free books for kids. #FUINDIANA

submitted 4 days ago • 676 comments

We need to save some smoke for voters. Trump was very clear during the campaign that he planned to settle Russia's war on Ukraine quickly and on Putin's terms. 77 million people voted for him anyway, and now he's following through. American voters sold out our ally.

submitted 4 days ago • 372 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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I was electrocuted, beaten, stabbed in the leg and starved after being captured while defending my home and family in Mariupol. We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.

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Anyone paying any attention knew this… Also, nearly half of all homes pay more council tax than Buckingham Palace …including a 3-bed terraced houses in Blackpool Council tax reform now.

submitted 7 days ago • 57 comments

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We cannot commit our Liz Truss file to the darkness without recording this week’s blockbuster. It seems the Conservatives were ground into the dust at the last election because they (checks notes)… banned plastic drinking straws. @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 9 days ago • 1910 comments

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

submitted 10 days ago • 1087 comments

Very very eloquent…all the more forceful fir being calm but firm

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My job application as a sub-editor at the Guardian.

submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

I’ve tried manfully to keep up with your replies to this thread but I am finally defeated. May I just say that I think you are all chuffin’ great… and thank you so much for joining in the fun. Love and peace to the good people. 🙌 x

submitted 10 days ago • 31 comments

Dreadful. Fully Preventable. More of this to come www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Breaking 🗞️ Hatstand crazy antivaxxer and man who insists he got all his incredible brain power from a 14 year heroin addiction (I know right 🤷‍♂️) RFK Jr confirmed as Donald Trump’s Health Secretary and at this point you wouldn’t rule out Trump installing Derek Chauvin as Secretary for race relations

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I've just done a very quick update on Covid, Flu and the NHS here christinapagel.substack.com/p/latest-cov... Essentially: Covid very low, Flu highish but falling fast, NHS still struggling.

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And the cool thing is that this petition is now on 113,000… Crossing the 100K mark only accelerated it. 🚀

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