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Trump’s presidency is a wealth transfer from the bottom to the top

Gratified to see widely respected journalist Margaret Sullivan endorse my view that major media must depict Trump’s abuse of power as a “five-alarm fire” – because it is.

TAKE ACTION: Tell the UK to put sanctions on the whole occupation The UK government recently announced it will sanction Israel’s illegal settlements. But to be effective, sanctions must be much broader 👇 act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4930

Israel is increasingly stopping the outside world from entering the West Bank to witness or provide support to Palestinians. It is trying to erase Palestinian life in the West Bank and Gaza and cut off support and solidarity. We must refuse to stay silent. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Tax the elephant in the room. That’ll make life easier for everyone.

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The man~child uses his money and influence to meddle with things because it appeals to his childish sense of humour. There will be consequences.

Labour now briefing young people won't get the same minimum wage uplift. Even Starmer didn't break this pledge. Workers rights mean same rights, pay & conditions, same rate for the same job. What does this Labour government have against young people? inews.co.uk/news/politic...

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Pakistan has gained diplomatic visibility under Trump, but analysts question how much the relationship has delivered.

People around the world are uniting to say no to Trump. Yet Andy Burnham does the opposite by approving the Jackdaw gas field.

Brilliant! We can eat them cold in our freezing homes this winter. It’s heartwarming that he’s thinking of us.

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Water companies want to be rewarded for their failure with even more of your money. Ask your MP to email the Chancellor ahead of Wednesday's budget. Stop the bill hikes and let them go bust! weownit.org.uk/block-bills-...

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‘A promise broken without cost is an invitation to break the next one.’ open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

Healey to ensure state pension (SP) is not taxed for poorest pensioners, SP set to exceed personal allowance (PA). A person relying solely on SP will pay no income tax. Another with lower SP & other source for the same total income could pay tax. Unfair. Cliffe-edge issues. Increase PA for all.

This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

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Our parks, gardens and playgrounds are being poisoned with a toxic pesticide called glyphosate. Right now, the UK government has a crucial chance to ban glyphosate from public spaces and garden centres, but they’ll only step up if enough of us make our voices heard.

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

ICE thugs are sending immigrants to countries that they have never been to, because there are orders by judges protecting them from being returned to their home country due to persecution. But these third party countries are sending them back to their home country, anyway. #ICELawlessness

Flavio Bolsonaro crying after losing the election. I hope that cheered up your day.

"admitted"

As a former teacher, I never scrubbed in for a gender reassignment surgery, but I did instruct the kids on how to get the window screens off in case of an active shooter…

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind from AI malware ahead of blockbuster share listing.

‘In a statement, the White House denies the allegations and says that President Trump has been “fully exonerated of anything related to Epstein.”’ If you listen closely you may hear the beating of wings as chickens come home to roost.

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The death toll in Israel's genocidal war on Gaza climbs to 74,555, including 1,559 killed since 'ceasefire' last year.

Elon Musk Just what an incredible fall from grace… From innovative, eco-conscious, cool nerd… 
To depraved, entitled, evil, war-mongering, self-radicalised fuckwit.

Meanwhile maybe the EU would giddy up providing IRIS2 so there’s an effective alternative. You can’t defend your countries with just important sounding words.

“…reports suggest that Starlink has been used as a bargaining chip by US negotiators trying to get access to Ukraine’s raw materials since.” Pretty contemptible, 🇺🇸 people, isn’t it?

As @alanbeattie.bsky.social points out “That Elon Musk’s Starlink reduced satellite service to the Ukrainian military at a critical juncture in the war with Russia should hardly have been a surprise. It did the same in 2023 when Kyiv attempted to regain Crimea…”

And there is a reason he denied it was anything to do with him and blamed 🇺🇸 Government.