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'This will make great Television.‘ A sentence that will live in infamy.

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This week's column asks a question that should be in everyone's minds, as Trump reshapes the world's alliances: How, given that our defence and security capacities are completely infiltrated by the US state, do we defend ourselves if the US becomes our opponent? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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Breaking: BBC 'no plans' to restore Gaza documentary to iPlayer - watch it here. BBC claims broadcasting documentary was 'damaging' to trust in it - not its shameful collaboration with genocidal regime of deleting it...

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Are disability benefit claimants 'ready to work'? The truth behind DWP's claims ahead of welfare reforms

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The Transport Secretary is bending over backwards to pursue a disastrous decision. How does the relentless backing of the aviation industry benefit the average person rather than just airport bosses and very frequent fliers?

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Cathy Newman, "Seven organisations involved in the fatal fir at Grenfell tower which led to the death of 72 people are to face investigation and possibly be barred from public contracts" Why aren't they being arrested, prosecuted and jailed?

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Make the rich pay! #newsnight

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So Labour are aligned with Tories, disappointing and disgusting, misleading so many voters. The DWP should be dismantled entirely as anything with Iain Duncan Smith's stamp on, should be. Vile, victorian attitudes and policies. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cuts...

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French President Emmanuel Macron publicly interrupted Donald Trump to correct another of the US President’s falsehoods over Ukraine 👏

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❗❗❗ 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 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Labour Sarwar's big idea for the NHS is to declare a 'waiting times emergency' and open it up to the private sector. This is Wes Streeting talking, not Sarwar. He's also threatened to withhold cash from NHS Boards. (MSM Monitor)

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Councils spend £1.6bn a year on 'temporary accommodation' for homeless families - which includes some of the worst housing conditions in the country. But who is getting the money? A joint investigation between me, Vicky Spratt and @sdelahunty.bsky.social tried to provide an answer...

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For the first time since 2002, Israeli tanks have been deployed to the northern occupied West Bank as the Israeli government ordered the military to prepare for an “extended stay” in refugee camps there. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

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Do follow @jeremycliffe.bsky.social for coverage of the German election.

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No doubt there will be some celebrating the 2nd Place for #AfD in #Germany (the only Party that hands out #Nazi SS Magazines at Conference) But : - Actual Vote Share is a lot less than they were Polling. - They lost the Youth to the Left. - They'll take no part in any Coalition Government.

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Apologists for Starmer's woeful 1st 6 months have been trying to frame criticism of how bad Labour have been as some sort of Tory media conspiracy. It isn't. Those of us on the Left have good reason to be disappointed. However there's this @bylinetimes.bsky.social article being shared. 🧵

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Zelenskyy is currently destroying Trump’s “offer” to stripmine Ukraine in return for support: “I am not even ready to discuss paying $100 billion to Washington because part of it was a grant, not a loan. “I agreed with Biden that this is a grant, a grant is not a debt.

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Zelenskyy said he would step down as Ukraine’s President in exchange for NATO membership for his country.

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‘A source of national shame’: shelters in England turn young people away as number of rough sleepers soar

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Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton tells me on @lbc that Boris Johnson "is putting lipstick with a pig" here- "He [Trump] doesn't have a grand strategy."

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Labour MP took £10,000 donation from Russia-linked ‘golden visa’ firm open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

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❌Cancel the Thames Water bailout ✅Nationalise Thames Water now 🖋️Sign the @londonygs.bsky.social petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

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Peaceful protest is a fundamental democratic right which must be defended The decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s important case will affect all of us & is due any time now. This is why I’m standing shoulder to shoulder with them and I hope you will too youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...

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Pathetic skwawkbox.org/2025/02/21/b...

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Brilliant simple clear explainer by @sheridanflynn.bsky.social of the threat Russia poses to Britain youtu.be/M7O4Eh3Roe8?...

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Morning Bluesky. “Nato believes Russia is also waging another war, an undeclared one, something called 'hybrid warfare' and that the target is Western Europe.” An interesting read.

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