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Welsh lefty owned by 2 border collies - never make the mistake of getting dogs smarter than you. Interested in British and USA politics . Friends don't let friends become fascists. Part of the Twitter exodus .
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This criminal complaint seems pretty thin on the statutes charged. She allowed the defendant to leave the courtroom by a different door in her courtroom. The arresting agents literally saw him in the hallway right after going to elevator 1/

submitted 46 days ago • 198 comments

BREAKING: MeidasTouch has won the Webby Award for 2025 Podcast of the Year! Thank you for this incredible honor. None of this would be possible without this incredible pro-democracy community. Shoutout to the Meidas Mighty!

submitted 50 days ago • 1619 comments

I must turn to evangelical America on this one... Please act. Please raise your voices. Do it for our children...

submitted 49 days ago • 52 comments

It's working: therickwilson.substack.com/p/kill-tesla...

submitted 49 days ago • 170 comments

China is crushing us with their AI 🤣

submitted 61 days ago • 83 comments

Russell Brand has just been charged with Rape by Police in the UK. He is currently hiding in the USA. He needs to be deported now to face justice.

submitted 68 days ago • 21 comments

The absolute callousness of announcing a 44% trade tariff against Myanmar this week, of all weeks.

submitted 69 days ago • 389 comments

oh, Canada 😍

submitted 69 days ago • 52 comments

And therein lies the truth

submitted 69 days ago • 22 comments

God, THIS. I know it's complicated and it won't be easy but cut out the verucca. The rest of the world can rely on each other. We don't have to bow to this bullshit.

submitted 69 days ago • 6 comments

US makes up 40% of AstraZeneca's sales & 50% of GSK's. Both British-headquartered firms have manufacturing facilities in the US, raw ingredients for life-saving medicines & vaccines travel between the UK, EU & US. Under tariffs medications could be hit with multiple tax charges as they cross borders

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Ursula von der Leyen, "Europe has everything we need to make it through the storm, if you take on one of us, you take on all of us" "Europe has the largest single market in the world, 450 million consumers, that is our safe harbour"

submitted 69 days ago • 19 comments

submitted 68 days ago • 233 comments

Blimey. Apple lost more than $250 billion in market value Thursday, with shares down as much as 8.5% as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariff spree. Tesla, Nvidia, and Meta were down 6%, and Amazon shares fell by 7.2% techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/a...

submitted 68 days ago • 52 comments

For the first time, progressive channels on YouTube are growing faster than conservative ones. If you’re not yet subscribed to my channel, please help grow our ecosystem: www.youtube.com/briantylercohen

submitted 68 days ago • 157 comments

Shot: Apple donates $1 million to Trump inauguration fund. Chaser: Trump’s tariff tantrum wipes $250 BILLION off Apple share price in a single day. FAFO 101. techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/a...

submitted 68 days ago • 6 comments

Trump hitting the UK with 10% tariffs There aren't just any tariffs There are special relationship tariffs

submitted 69 days ago • 22 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

submitted 70 days ago • 11 comments

Don't buy American.

submitted 69 days ago • 40 comments

submitted 71 days ago • 148 comments

I just sent Cory Booker money. I will send money to anyone who fights, and I will not send money to anyone who cowers in fear. That has to be the situation, for all of us.

submitted 71 days ago • 428 comments

Those Britons upset at European caution in taking the UK into our defence structures: where have you been the last few years? It's up to the UK to rebuild trust, by doing things like honouring its current treaties and asking to become part of European institutions.

submitted 72 days ago • 8 comments

What's taking down Tesla's stock price? Spoiler alert - it's not socialism, or activism, or wokeism. It's CAPITALISM -- dropping sales numbers, failing to meet delivery deadlines and investor expectations. The market is speaking, and it's voting NO on Tesla -- and on Musk.

submitted 71 days ago • 77 comments

This made me smile. It also made me sad how coarse and unkind American society has become.

submitted 72 days ago • 198 comments