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So Mad King Elon posted this about two hours ago and I've now seen one of the actual emails. Not going to mention the agency my source works out. But suffice it to say it's entirely shuttered. So everyone there was forced to stop working more than a week ago. The actual email is one is that in ...

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Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live... bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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Demanding $500 billion worth of minerals in return for just over $110 billion in “aid” is a hell of a rate of a return. Presumably the phrase should now be “beware Americans bearing gifts”.

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New: Trump and those around him aren't acting like they're testing the boundaries of criminal law. They seem to be crossing them whimsically. What do you suppose people like that will do if and when they start to think their impunity might be at risk?

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maybe this is a silly idea but I sort of think we should make a “elected leader actually standing up against fascism in a meaningful public manner” leaderboard not a news site, just a hi score, low score & clear details when they are up for reelection

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His answer: "well the GOP felt that way about Biden" is... just laughable.

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This was published in November 2024. It's chilling.

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Today would've been Kurt Cobain's 58th birthday. I've always loved this sign as you enter Aberdeen, Washington (where he was born)...

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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Zelenskyy press conference: “The war cost Ukraine $320 billion, of which $120 billion was paid by Ukrainians, and another 200 billion by the US and Europe.” Figures Trump is bandying about are false. Europe contributed more than the US.

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BREAKING: Zelensky accuses Trump of living in a "disinformation space," a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia

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The British government gave watchdogs fewer than two days to vet the country’s new Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson — despite dozens of mentions of her name in two complex fraud cases. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/unit...

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Labour has decided it's OK for customers to throw another £1bn to the parasitic water co's. To add to the £85bn they were paid and took, but didn't do their job. In fact allowed sewage to pollute precious places. Here Ewan McGaughy explains how to do it differently. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOnO...

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If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this. Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.” What?! 👀

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Successful second homes crackdown means homes are £30k cheaper for Cymry, who actually need them.

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Every. Single. Bloody. Thing. They. Promised. About. Brexit. Was. A. Lie. And on they go demanding it be protected as if it’s something precious rather than the stupidest thing a country could have done to itself. Here’s what prejudice delivers… A barrelling shitshow of failure. 👇

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So Elon definitely just went to Trump and was like, “I’ll use computers to make the government good” and Trump thought “Sure, NERDS = COMPUTERS” and went back to imagining staging an all-white cast of Cats at the Kennedy Center

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JUST IN: Four top deputies to Eric Adams have resigned, the New York City mayor said in a statement. cnn.it/4hWLu7q

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Very occasionally, it's worth holding your nose and reading the Telegraph. This exclusive story about what was really in the "deal" Trump put to Ukraine last week is one such exception. It reveals plans for the biggest smash and grab in history. (Link below bypasses the paywall.) archive.ph/0NSur

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🥗 guaranteed income pilot for people experiencing homelessness in Denver saved nearly $600k in public services costs. Tell me again why we can’t afford guaranteed income or #UBI?

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The reaction in today’s Financial Times to JD Vance’s devastatingly awful Munich speech. "A senior diplomat said: 'It’s very clear now, Europe is alone.' When I asked him if he now regarded the US as an adversary, he replied: 'Yes.'”

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As a reference, the $46B that Meta spent building this shit is about the same amount of money Spain used to built its WHOLE high speed rail network. All 2469 miles of it. Zuckerberg got that money selling shitty ads and destroying democracy, and gave the world this.

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Keir Starmer announcing Labour has hit NHS targets 9 months early, following an announcement we are ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine. Kemi Badenoch giving a speech at a think tank saying western culture is under attack by woke. Richard Tice sending tweets doubting global warming.

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Starmer confirming the UK is willing to put boots on the ground in Ukraine. An immense moment. Hard to overstate how important this is or how impressive it is that he's done it.

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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.

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animals have been observed moving to higher ground before tsunamis, suggesting they’re able to sense impending disasters. no reason to bring that up, just came to mind.

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148 signatories call for the government to reconsider it's refugee citizenship ban, including Unison, the Conference of Liberal Rabbis, Islamic Relief UK, the Methodist Conference, the Baptist Union and several lord bishops www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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The acknowledgement at the end. Elephants are the best.

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John Major is on R4 now being very critical of the Trump administration, which he calls very different to any US presidency he has seen. Major says JD Vance's speech in Munich was "not statesmanship" and it is odd to lecture about free speech while "cuddling Mr Putin".

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Trump will force the Supreme Court to face its biggest fear: being ignored.

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Wow. How Trump intimidates wavering senators.

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An excellent question. Where are the Fortune 500 & Wall Street CEOs? Where are the university presidents? Where are the civil society leaders? Not just speaking out specifically in defense of their institutions & democracy, but also about 🇺🇸's global interests? The silence is deafening & shameful.

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As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

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This is a fascinating @ecfr.eu study of global opinion towards Trump's election: India is the most pro-Trump country and Britain a strong contender for most anti-Trump country. This was post-election, pre-inauguration polling ecfr.eu/publication/...

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