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“My son asked if what we were doing was illegal. I told him it was all perfectly legal. Then he asked me... Why did we feel like we had to take these steps to hide legal work that was perfectly legal? And all I could think to say was that this is the kind of country we live in now.”

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He has no idea the border war never stopped after 2014.

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How the fuck did I miss this??

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Canadians are now labeling food with a “T” symbol if it’s American and impacted by tariffs. RIP American-made food sales.

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Oh this is bad, this is really bad. This is also quite funny. But it's really also bad.

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Russia offers fresh air (territory in Ukraine it doesn't control) for US recognition of Crimea and a ceasefire on the eve of the London summit. Another Kremlin attempt to seize control of the agenda...will Trump play along? Short piece from @theguardian.com this morning:

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Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85

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Microsoft365: I saved your document. Me: Oh great, where? M365: Fucked if I know.

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Hmm weird, that sounds a tad different to "we're going to stop the war on the first day in office"

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Not only this — and this is a big deal — but how on earth will the police ensure that male officers won’t be allowed to search cis women who look a bit butch and can’t prove they’re women?

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if I understand correctly, the campaigners wanted (in their words) to stop trans women officers with a gender recognition certificate searching women. and, in response, the police have decided to allow male officers to search trans women. not sustainable. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.

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I suppose the 30% market share a British company has in the world-wide widebody aviation engine market doesn't matter. Ok then.

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Umm, Burnwall? 😬

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There has been an all-ages, IME near-worldwide decline in “understanding how to behave on public transport” since lockdown. The good news IMO is that since I was last in New York, the MTA’s poster and tannoy campaign does seem to have done some good in terms of improving behaviour.

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“Excuse me, would you mind please using headphones?” “I don’t have any” “Well, not everyone on this train wants to hear your private voice note.” [shocked look] Then, two stops later as I’m leaving: “You know, when there’s so much rudeness in the world, you don’t have to add to it” The audacity.

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I agree with all Peter says, and add this: The question ignores the fact that cars are 1+ton metal tools that can travel at high speeds and cause immense damage to humans and other property. Bicycles are not that.

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Quite an important bit of context on the Equality Act sex and gender ruling today (taken from the press summary rather than the judgment proper, as it’s much more succinct – but it flags the relevant pars in the judgment at the end):

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Only been to Lord's twice (for Middlesex county champs games, I'm not made of cash). Always went for Admiral. They don't check, it turns out.

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1/ No, this is not Minority Report. It’s worse. After reading headline after headline comparing the findings from our investigation to the film #MinorityReport, we thought we'd set the record straight.

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Have a watch while it's free - superb work from Sathnam and team. The interview with Dyer's descendant is captivating and maddening.

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And Kent is "Proud Boys" and Nick Fuentes affiliated. So, no great surprise here.

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Oh, they told them to something off, for sure. Not sure the word was "back", though.

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A par that at every single turn goes "nope, not that way"

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The opposite - he said he believed the missile attack on civilians was a "mistake" (with, of course, no evidence or argument to support such a claim)

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💥 Whopper scoop from @andybounds.bsky.social: Brussels is issuing burner phones & basic laptops to commissioners & senior officials travelling to the US for IMF/World Bank spring meetings next week to avoid risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for China. www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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"...neither that agency [DHS] nor U.S. prosecutors have provided evidence for that claim." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech

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US experts/officials are also not turning up at European conferences, from what I can tell, because their budgets for that kind of thing have been killed.

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I don't remember "journalistic exaggeration" ever being mentioned in my training. Because it shouldn't exist. And it's real name is "just making stuff up".

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“we didn’t realise there was this group of people who were here legally but who wouldn’t have the ability to prove it.” says May re Windrush. Well not because nobody told you but because you chose not to listen to people you identified as "the immigration lobby". You are totally responsible

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She thinks Bannon's podcast is "Gonzo"... Words simply mean nothing to these people.

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After a week of hearing about biometrics in airports, and arguments over when it will come, a reminder that it's crucial to listen to passengers too.

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NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

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I like to think I'm keeping up with most things fairly well, but one thing that has totally lost me is these #lawfirms doing deals with #Trump. Can anyone point me to an explainer? I guess I missed the initial thing and now I have no clue what's going on.

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A precious outlook. We must fight to keep it alive.

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Kyiv residents warned today that Shahed drones are carrying frag grenades which explode on a delay timer Another example of Russia's desire for peace... t.me/kyiv_novyny_...

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