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If you don't pay close attention to German politics, you don't know how much of a political earthquake it is to see a _CDU_ leader making this kind of statement.

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‼️ US interference in German elections was as radical and unacceptable as Russian interference , says Merz

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The process of selecting the new pope.

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The Starmer aide/AI stuff feels a bit canary/coalmine because this isn't letting electoral factors triumph over good governance or sinply doing something I don't like - things every government does - this is falling for a scam. There are people in Nunber 10 who are just idiots.

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What's happening with Elon Musk and the centralised data of the US federal government is the kind of worst-case scenario Tony Blair and other ID card/central data acolytes have always dismissed as baseless fear-mongering, btw.

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Let's be clear: the idea that breakfast clubs would adequately mitigate the impact of the two-child limit is absolute bollocks. The average household hit by the two-child limit loses out on roughly £3,800 a year. They're not currently spending that on coco pops.

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UK Artists/art fans upset about the government's AI copyright legislation plans that throw creatives under the bus, please see this document and fill out the linked government survey by the 25th!!! That's Tuesday!!!! Go go go! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Lobbying by the Association of University Chief Security Officers led British universities to adopt US-style security during Gaza protests, emails reveal (includes comment from Netpol) www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Congratulations Yvette Cooper. The U.K. is now one of the least safe places to go online. www.theverge.com/news/617273/...

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The pope died painfully in his own filth, Pope Francis typed while eating a muffin in his armchair and writing the first chapter of his true-crime novel

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Trump working hard to solve inflation

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WGA friends! Please take a moment to sign and show your support for this campaign 💙

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Can you lease a Cybertruck, or is it just a self-own?

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Shakespeare appreciation post

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blimey she said the correct thing for once

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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Kemi Badenoch: 'The Lib Dems are concentrating too hard on constituency issues rather than counting how many mixed-race couple feature in every ad break.' Jordan Peterson: nods sagely

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Have you heard the one about the lizard with the three cunts?

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This is very good from James Marriott. "The paradise of fools is coming to an end." www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cons...

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UK should re-join single market and customs union with view to re-joining EU, says Eastwood | Alliance Party www.allianceparty.org/uk_should_re...

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You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

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"If only Comrade Stalin knew!"

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www.ft.com/content/0dfb... "My father didn’t want me to see him in the state he was in when he was dying. He didn’t want to endure my suffering as well as his own. “I hope I don’t die in hospital with tubes sticking out of me,” he used to say. He did." - Camilla Cavendish

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Okay Bluesky, this is the greatest thing I have ever made and now it’s here for you. Mr Blobby in the Virtual Insanity video.

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WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”

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This guy is such a copper-bottomed wanker 🙄

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Top cryptography experts (and me 😉) join calls for 🇬🇧 to drop plans to snoop on #Apple’s encrypted data www.computerweekly.com/news/3666192...

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This is master negotiating. He really has Putin on the ropes. One more unprompted unilateral concession and Putin will surely crack. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

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I’m not keen on the framing of this story, which veers at least close to blaming Rayner for not reporting the messages about herself in 2022. Let’s not pretend that for women reporting sexist abuse about yourself is some kind of risk free exercise www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The UK is rogue in trying to order a backdoor to Apple encryption. US lawmakers slam the UK's secretive order, calling it what it is: 🔥 'Dangerous' for global cybersecurity 🔥 'Effectively a foreign cyberattack' The Home Office must back off ✋ www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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"But just as the general public can’t enter the kitchen or the manager’s office, neither can ICE without a judicial warrant giving them explicit permission." www.eater.com/24364171/ice...

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🚨 NEW: ‘No negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine’, says UK defence secretary in message to Trump The comments come after the US president said he and Putin agreed that talks to end the war in Ukraine should start “immediately” Full story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/02...

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This is what GB News is inciting its viewers to do. And this is why Ofcom must not be allowed to ignore it mainstreaming its hate into Britain's bloodstream. metro.co.uk/2025/02/11/m...

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Labour in opposition: This government policy is cruel, unworkable and expensive Labour in government: Our new policy is twice as cruel for half the cost and will definitely work this time

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just want to emphasise how vile this is www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Refugees are once again being sacrificed to base politics. We brought forward this podcast with Sulaiman Addonia so you could not only hear a corrective to the media’s dehumanising refugee narratives but also because The Seers is one of the best, most radical novels out there. Enjoy! pod.fo/e/2ab6da

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When you go too far for Blunkett on cruelty towards asylum seekers it's time to have a long hard look in the mirror and rethink your life choices

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Lucky for the tractor drivers they weren't objecting to the continued burning of fossil fuels leading to environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food insecurity, economic disruption, conflict, and terrorism. Still can't quite see how an ambulance would get through though.

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