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A federal judge found that an immigration court bond hearing was so egregiously stacked against an ICE detainee that he may simply order the release of ICE detainees, rather than bond hearings, from now on.
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Can any state protect public health while ignoring climate collapse? The WHO & Lancet warning that climate change is a health emergency exposes the cost of political inaction. Why subsidise fossil fuels while health systems crumble? 🤔 #ClimateAction
“Do you understand who you’re dealing with? This is America”. Waltz speaking like a mafia boss bullying a subordinate does nothing to enhance the reputation of the US. His remarks were both obnoxious and very revealing.
Thinking about...
Our American Matrix, Our American Skynet
And how to liberate ourselves.
Timothy Snyder
28 Oct 2026
snyder.substack.com/p/our-americ...
THE CONTRARIAN
Losing in Court Isn’t Enough; DOJ Must Be Sanctioned
🚨 6 Days to the Midterms 🚨
Jennifer Rubin
28 Oct 2026
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
US media: "Bolsonaro has traveled to the US after the election."
US right-wing media: "Bolsonaro has escaped political prosecution"
✍️Actual journalists: “Bolsonaro has fled Brazil as he faces multiple criminal investigations, including into money laundering.”
Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit.
British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.
Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.
It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
Tesco are making £4bn a year in profit.
About 50% of their staff are on Universal Credit.
Why don't we crackdown on this unneeded benefit for billionaires?
US asylum policy now exclusively focusing on the two most persecuted groups on the planet: white South Africans and Brazilian nepo-baby criminal failsons.
If you’ve ever found piles of shot gamebirds dumped in laybys, or stuffed inside bin bags & dumped in the woods, chucked in rivers etc, please send in your information to Defra’s Call for Evidence on the impacts of gamebird shooting. Closes 23.59hrs 1st Nov.
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Prof. Bonk 🇺🇦
Ukraine Now Attacks More Than Russia Does, and Strelkov Told the Kremlin From His Cell It Is Digging Its Own Grave
For nine weeks, Putin’s army has been the one under attack. On Monday, it went nowhere on seven fronts.
27 Oct 2026
professorbonk.substack.com/p/ukraine-no...
Canada & Brazil are moving toward closer cooperation, with Mexico potentially joining a broader regional partnership.
Together, the three will strengthen economic independence, promote fair trade, reinforce the law, and reduce malicious US influence over the Western Hemisphere.
ONCE MORE, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. At no point does Reynolds say it is. What is more, a 'government spokesperson stressed there were no current discussions on freedom of movement'. So how does the BBC arrive at this headline?!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ONCE MORE, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. At no point does Reynolds say it is. What is more, a 'government spokesperson stressed there were no current discussions on freedom of movement'. So how does the BBC arrive at this headline?!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."
Really worth noting that even in Red Wall constituencies which backed Leave, most *Labour* voters back rejoining the EU. Over 90% of Labour considerers back rejoin - opposition to EU membership is mainly coming from non-Labour voters in these seats.
Was on Times Radio yesterday making this point.
Can democratic justice survive when political leaders cover up severe criminal allegations? The report detailing five women accusing Trump of assault alongside DOJ suppression of Epstein files exposes systemic impunity. #FBR
Really worth noting that even in Red Wall constituencies which backed Leave, most *Labour* voters back rejoining the EU. Over 90% of Labour considerers back rejoin - opposition to EU membership is mainly coming from non-Labour voters in these seats.
Was on Times Radio yesterday making this point.
The Planet Democracy: Unfiltered North
It's DONE: Trump's Midterm LIE Blows Up As Canada LOCKS EU Escape The USA Can't Stop!
Mark Carney is gathering EU leaders in Montreal to secure an untouchable 178-billion-dollar economic fortress.
27 Oct 2026
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/its-done-t...
Dean Blundell
“Shove That Ballroom Up Your Fat Ass”: The Hecklers Are Winning and Trump Knows It
A month of hecklers has done what Democrats couldn’t: made Trump and Vance look small. Here’s why it REALLY matters.
26 Oct 2026
deanblundell.substack.com/p/shove-that...
Adam Kinzinger
We Need to Get Money Out of Politics. Let's Start With Elon Musk.
The richest man in the world built much of his fortune on government contracts. Now he's spending it to buy the government he wants.
27 Oct 2026
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Dean Blundell
Elon’s Wasted Millions: Elon Spent $450 Million to Buy the Midterms. Voters Are Treating His Money Like a Biohazard.
Musk’s money isn’t moving a single poll; Democrats are 91% to take the House. The “Elon Stink” is vey real.
27 Oct 2026
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elons-wast...
Paul Krugman
Trump Doesn’t Give a Damn About Your Problems
As the midterms loom, he’s finally admitting the obvious.
26 Oct 2026
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-does...
Public Notice
Living in the long, stupid shadow of the Big Lie
Trump is laying the groundwork to interfere in the midterms.
Lisa Needham
26 Oct 2026
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Arguably
What England can learn from Scotland on devolution
Power devolved must be power used, not hoarded.
Douglas Alexander MP
26 Oct 2026
open.substack.com/pub/arguably...
Bearly Politics
The Midterm Monsters: A Moment of Danger - and Opportunity for Europe and Democracy
The midterms are a cliff-edge. Yet Trump’s alignment with Putin and monstrous overreach could flip democracy over the line.
Claire Jones
26 Oct 2026
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
Adam Kinzinger
BREAKING: Obama Embarrasses Trump, MAGA Fraud Hunter Exposed, Record Vacancies Plague White House, and more...
Top Stories for October 26, 2026
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Authoritarian Watch
Putin’s VICTORY Claims Cannot Hide Russia’s Growing WEAKNESSES
A reversed pipeline assault at Kupiansk exposes the deepening cracks in Putin’s wartime facade.
Jason Jay Smart
26 Oct 2026
jasonjaysmart.substack.com/p/putins-vic...
Arguably
Europe is the future now
Rejoiners can claim the narrative of adventure that the Brexiters once cherished.
Ian Dunt
Oct 26, 2026
open.substack.com/pub/arguably...
Prof. Bonk 🇺🇦
Zelenskyy Is Dismantling Putin’s Missiles, One Plant at a Time
Chips, circuits, electronics, and on Sunday, the batteries, hit on the day shift with British cruise missiles.
26 Oct 2026
professorbonk.substack.com/p/zelenskyy-...
Dean Blundell
BREAKING: Congress Just Called Trump An “ACTIVE PARTICIPANT” In Epstein’s Horrific Abuse Of Children and Young Women In BOMBSHELL 53-Page Report
Eleven women, five rape or assault accusations.
26 Oct 2026
deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-c...
Dean Blundell
TREASON: Kushner, the Crown Princes, Netanyahu, And The Dark Billion’s Trump Doesn’t Want You to Read About Because It All Leads Back To Him.
26 Oct 2026
deanblundell.substack.com/p/treason-ku...
Adam Kinzinger
An Authoritarian Just Lost in Serbia. America Should Be Paying Attention.
A student-led movement spent two years refusing to give up. On Sunday night, it won.
26 Oct 2026
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Dean Blundell
BREAKING: Putin And Trump Got Their Teeth Kicked In By Serbia And Brazil On The Same Night. The Beginning of The End Of The Trump Nightmare Is Here.
Serbia’s students and Brazil’s voters erased two Putin-Trump assets in 24 hours.
26 Oct 2026
deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-p...
Trump’s DOJ sued Utah for every voter’s private data, then told the official who said no she was under investigation.
A judge Trump picked threw it out. That’s 27 straight losses.
106 letters to 4,500. Make Congress shut it down:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
⚡️Ukraine strikes Russian plant producing missile and bomb batteries in Yelets, General Staff says.
A fire broke out on the territory of the Energia plant following an overnight attack on the battery plant in the city of Yelets in western Russia overnight on Oct. 26, Ukraine's General Staff said.
I just want to point out how weird it is that a company makes a public statement before its IPO saying, de facto, that its (only?) product is so dangerous that it might end mankind altogether.
And it will then make billions off its IPO.
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