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A former Miss Switzerland beauty pageant contestant has accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at New York's Plaza Hotel in 1993, according to her account to Congress. Trump has denied the allegations.

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CEO of scandal-ridden Deloitte gets 45% pay rise to £7.1m, 1,360 jobs cut. CEO pay = 93 times median employee pay. Firm doesn't pay employer NIC on profits shared by partners, worth £150,000 for £1m profit shared. £899m shared. 108 govt contracts in 2026, worth £650m. Friends in high places.

cityam.comDeloitte hikes pay for top boss while headcount shrinksBig Four giant Deloitte hiked pay for one of its chief executives last year by almost half while overall headcount at the firm fell, with some of being due to targeted job cuts.

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60 people have now died in ICE custody since Trump's return to office. Our country is set to spend $268 BILLION on mass deportations and detentions through the end of Trump's term. Instead of death and cruelty, imagine what we could have invested that money in instead?

youtube.comThe Hidden Cost of Trump’s CrueltyRemember when Trump claimed his cruel deportation agenda would help American workers?He couldn’t be more wrong. Watch.

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Beware of innocent sounding organisations funded by racist billionaires gleaming with respectability reaching into every aspect of society "Lest we forgot: Professor Jason Arday is dead and the campaign hasn't stopped " via The UK Against Hate

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Thames Water spent £2bn on fees in 18 months to stay private. Now it's asking its creditors for £2.4bn more. But it's customers who will pay the price via their water bills. If the deal goes ahead the average Thames Water bill will have risen from £488 to £672 while Labour has been in government.

theguardian.comUK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water billsExclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

Pharmaceutical companies are corrupting our democracy & rigging the rules to get rich - at the cost of patients' health. And politicians are letting it happen. Big pharma profits should never come before patients’ lives. If you agree, add your name: actionnetwork.org/forms/put-pa...

actionnetwork.orgPut patients before big pharma profits!Pharmaceutical companies’ profits should never come before patients’ lives. Yet that is what is happening every single day, as these powerful corporations use their wealth to corrupt our democracy an...

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Last week we learned that permanent LFR cameras will be installed on Oxford Street in December. Yet the Govt. hasn't published its response to the public consultation that closed in Feb. And there is still no legal framework to protect the public's rights. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

independent.co.ukPermanent facial recognition cameras to be installed on Oxford Street by ChristmasLive facial recognition has been widely criticised by human rights groups

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1/The National Audit Office is to investigate the cost of the government’s drug pricing deal with Trump, after six committee chairs demanded answers. The BMJ reports it could mean 229,000 excess deaths over a decade, with £45bn diverted from NHS services. www.bmj.com/content/395/...

bmj.comUS-UK drug pricing deal: National Audit Office is to investigate costsPotential cost implications of the drug pricing deal between the US and the UK will be investigated by the UK’s public spending watchdog, the organisation’s leader says. The UK signed a drug trade de...

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We welcome ambition from @andyburnham.bsky.social to get everyone off the streets. But everyone must mean *everyone*. To end rough sleeping, Govt must tackle the immigration policies that lock migrants out of the safety net and make it harder to stay off the streets www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukFunding set to double for plan to get rough sleepers off streets by ChristmasBurnham made ending rough sleeping his first pledge when entering Downing Street in July.

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Introduction: My name is Lance, I’m a Cherokee artist in South Dakota. I taught myself to paint. I will share my spiritual paintings and works on this account, likes/reposts & follows are much appreciated. 🙏🏼 #art #indigenousart #artistintroduction #native #nativepride #indigenous #native #native

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No outrage over white rapists, just far fewer black/brown ones No protests against migrant crossings rising under Tories, anger as crossings fall under Labour Support Brexit 'take back control', no problem foreign billionaires owning most UK public utilities Ever wonder why? meme via Angel Stroyan

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These street dogs never cease to amaze me. I was sure that Birdie was gone. If you need a huge smile today this will sort you out! Unbelievable scenes!

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What difference would a Wealth Tax make? Well, according to the latest modelling from @ippr.org it could fun... 👨‍⚕️130,000 more care workers 🏡 Build 90,000 new council houses + 21,000 specialist supported homes for older or disabled people Oh, and... 1/2 🧵 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

mirror.co.ukChancellor told wealth tax could fund extra 130,000 care workersEXCLUSIVE: As Chancellor John Healey gears up to deliver his maiden Budget, new analysis highlights how the cash could be spent on struggling public services that buckled under the weight of austerity

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This is an excellent read! If we aren't going to have an elected second chamber (as we probably should), why not appoint notably smart people to it, rather than notably wealthy ones? People like a certain Professor Roberts (or Professor Cox) spring to mind... And Sir David Attenborough! 👍

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From “aristocracy to assetocracy” - Prof Huw McCartney, a colleague at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, explores the make-up and wealth in the House of Lords, which so desperately needs reform: theconversation.com/from-aristoc...

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Lonnie Rouse worked at the Hanford nuclear site for nearly 20 years. It was so toxic, he said, that the floor once melted the rubber off his boots. Now he needs 24-hour care. The DOE has appealed his workers’ compensation claim more than 20 times.

propublica.orgNuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to de...

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CONGRESS APPROVED THE MONEY — SO WHY ARE OUR TROOPS STILL LIVING LIKE THIS? Pete Hegseth owes our troops & their families an explanation. #SupportTheTroops 🧵

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Farage has said he's not racist, the British public knows he's not racist, and he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' - so why ... "A Reform propaganda pamphlet masquerading as a newspaper features a councillor who has made vile racist comments online" via Jessica Brooking

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"That right-wing lot who scream “nonce” at every opportunity are suddenly very silent. Funny how their outrage disappears when it doesn't suit their narrative." via BigNozey (Reference Reform Councillor Chris Whelan caught saying: “If she was my daughter, it would still be bath night ...")

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NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

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Thousands of people made poorer are still waiting for Johnson & Farage to #ApologiseForBexit Reform Are Not Your Friends have created a great reference list of some of their lies "Oh Nigel, you want to talk about dishonesty? Then let’s talk about the real disho..." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

💔Tragic: swifts are finding their chicks dumped in skips and their nests blocked up by building work. 🚨We need an emergency system that forces police & councils to act IMMEDIATELY when nests are threatened. Sign the petition now 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

you.38degrees.org.ukSave swift nests before building work blocks or obstructs themSwifts are in trouble. Their UK breeding population fell by 70% between 1995 and 2024, and they are now on the UK Red List of birds of conservation concern. When a swift's nest entrance is blocked, e...

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Three days after the August primary, election workers in one Washington county went to check for late mail-in ballots. They expected no more than a few dozen. Instead, there were more than 500 — each a vote that wouldn’t count.

propublica.orgBallot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail ServiceA ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024…

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Beware of finance industry lobbying. It hired PwC (the firm that delivers dud audits) to produce a report, claiming that UK banks face highest rates of tax. The report included taxes not borne by banks. Omitted countries that levy higher rates of taxes. Integrity never gets in the way of profits.

theguardian.comIs London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking dataLobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners

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Absolutely disgusting, but what can we expect from an adjudicated rapist and a congenital liar?

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Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care