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Look at Denmark..
February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Look at Denmark..
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The system we have now quite literally embeds the income and wealth inequalities HE is supposed to alleviate. It is outrageous and incredible that a progressive govt could describe it in any way as “fair.” Too many senior politicians today think we have Plan 1 loans. They just don’t understand it.
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The system we have now quite literally embeds the income and wealth inequalities HE is supposed to alleviate. It is outrageous and incredible that a progressive govt could describe it in any way as “fair.” Too many senior politicians today think we have Plan 1 loans. They just don’t understand it.
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I find it absolutely galling to have read over and over about how the state pension triple lock couldn’t conceivably be overturned/debacle over winter fuel payments while there has been as yet zero political commentary about how exploitative student loans have been for a whole generation.
The system we have now quite literally embeds the income and wealth inequalities HE is supposed to alleviate. It is outrageous and incredible that a progressive govt could describe it in any way as “fair.” Too many senior politicians today think we have Plan 1 loans. They just don’t understand it.
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I find it absolutely galling to have read over and over about how the state pension triple lock couldn’t conceivably be overturned/debacle over winter fuel payments while there has been as yet zero political commentary about how exploitative student loans have been for a whole generation.
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BBC News - Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate'
Zack Polanski joined candidate Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, on the campaign trail.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
BBC News - Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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From @status.news
"If Bezos really believes in the mission of the newspaper, it’s time for him to end his ownership of The Post."
"If Bezos really believes in the mission of the newspaper, it’s time for him to end his ownership of The Post."
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
From @status.news
"If Bezos really believes in the mission of the newspaper, it’s time for him to end his ownership of The Post."
"If Bezos really believes in the mission of the newspaper, it’s time for him to end his ownership of The Post."
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Suspect this is gonna attract a lot of scoffing & derision from the Briefcases so before they all descend to honk & snort I just wanna say this is an irresistible interview. Polanski comes across wonderfully: warm, big hearted & utterly approachable which is exactly what's missing in our politicians
‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub
‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub
With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Suspect this is gonna attract a lot of scoffing & derision from the Briefcases so before they all descend to honk & snort I just wanna say this is an irresistible interview. Polanski comes across wonderfully: warm, big hearted & utterly approachable which is exactly what's missing in our politicians
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"Well, lads, I haven't been able to get hold of any gunpowder, but what I have got is a consultants' report on the cost of restoring the building. If we just wait it out, they'll let the place collapse and/or burn down all on its own."
"Nice one. Pub?"
"Pub."
"Nice one. Pub?"
"Pub."
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
"Well, lads, I haven't been able to get hold of any gunpowder, but what I have got is a consultants' report on the cost of restoring the building. If we just wait it out, they'll let the place collapse and/or burn down all on its own."
"Nice one. Pub?"
"Pub."
"Nice one. Pub?"
"Pub."
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Former President of the UK Supreme Court backs using the Parliament Act to force the assisted dying bill through the Lords.
Peers debate the bill again today with little chance of it passing before time runs out.
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
Peers debate the bill again today with little chance of it passing before time runs out.
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge
David Neuberger says the unelected House of Lords should be circumvented to pass the controversial bill if it runs out of time.
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Former President of the UK Supreme Court backs using the Parliament Act to force the assisted dying bill through the Lords.
Peers debate the bill again today with little chance of it passing before time runs out.
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
Peers debate the bill again today with little chance of it passing before time runs out.
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
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Trump is a vile racist bully
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
February 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Trump is a vile racist bully
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
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A reminder for what you would actually be voting for with Reform.
February 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A reminder for what you would actually be voting for with Reform.
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“The first of several students detained by immigration officers...” shouldn’t even be a sentence
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, the school district's superintendent said.
Feds releasing Elizabeth Zuna, 4th-grader who's from same school district as Liam Ramos, officials say
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
cbsn.ws
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“The first of several students detained by immigration officers...” shouldn’t even be a sentence
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This gets at something deeper: The role of shame and social stigma for those who participate in Trump-Miller's sadistic ethnonationalist project. As I argue in the piece this is clearly showing up now as warehouse buyers are shamed into nixing any sale to ICE:
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This gets at something deeper: The role of shame and social stigma for those who participate in Trump-Miller's sadistic ethnonationalist project. As I argue in the piece this is clearly showing up now as warehouse buyers are shamed into nixing any sale to ICE:
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go right ahead and do this, Donald
by all means, let’s have every Republican running for election this fall have to defend you stealing ten billion dollars directly from taxpayers
by all means, let’s have every Republican running for election this fall have to defend you stealing ten billion dollars directly from taxpayers
BESSENT SAYS IF TRUMP WINS IRS SUIT, $10B WOULD COME FROM TAXPAYERS
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
go right ahead and do this, Donald
by all means, let’s have every Republican running for election this fall have to defend you stealing ten billion dollars directly from taxpayers
by all means, let’s have every Republican running for election this fall have to defend you stealing ten billion dollars directly from taxpayers
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We see clear fingerprints of greenhouse gas-driven climate change: the upper atmosphere is cooling while the lower atmosphere, surface, and oceans are warming.
If it were external factors like to sun driving warming we'd see the whole atmosphere warm.
If it were external factors like to sun driving warming we'd see the whole atmosphere warm.
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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can someone ask the esteemed Senator from Missouri exactly what he means by real Americans
seriously, please explain this to me, a black woman, in plain English
seriously, please explain this to me, a black woman, in plain English
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "We front-loaded tens of billion of dollars for deportation efforts. There have been 200,000 people who have applied to be ICE agents in this country, so what you see is a groundswell of support among real Americans."
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
can someone ask the esteemed Senator from Missouri exactly what he means by real Americans
seriously, please explain this to me, a black woman, in plain English
seriously, please explain this to me, a black woman, in plain English
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Year after year, "forever chemicals" discarded during carpet manufacturing made it to a river system that provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people in Georgia and Alabama. Today, the consequences are everywhere.
The toxic legacy of Georgia’s carpet empire
The Georgia carpet industry’s long use of PFAS, known as forever chemicals, polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Year after year, "forever chemicals" discarded during carpet manufacturing made it to a river system that provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people in Georgia and Alabama. Today, the consequences are everywhere.
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GALLEGO: Can the president fire you?
BESSENT: He can
GALLEGO: Isn't it a conflict of interest for you to making these decisions and the president has full power?
BESSENT: I am not part of the decision
GALLEGO: Well you hit 'send' on the wire transfer. You're plundering US taxpayer dollars
BESSENT: He can
GALLEGO: Isn't it a conflict of interest for you to making these decisions and the president has full power?
BESSENT: I am not part of the decision
GALLEGO: Well you hit 'send' on the wire transfer. You're plundering US taxpayer dollars
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
GALLEGO: Can the president fire you?
BESSENT: He can
GALLEGO: Isn't it a conflict of interest for you to making these decisions and the president has full power?
BESSENT: I am not part of the decision
GALLEGO: Well you hit 'send' on the wire transfer. You're plundering US taxpayer dollars
BESSENT: He can
GALLEGO: Isn't it a conflict of interest for you to making these decisions and the president has full power?
BESSENT: I am not part of the decision
GALLEGO: Well you hit 'send' on the wire transfer. You're plundering US taxpayer dollars
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the man in this video is Rep. Jonathan Jackson of Illinois
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
the man in this video is Rep. Jonathan Jackson of Illinois
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it's amazing how many people voted to let Trump steal billions of dollars from them bsky.app/profile/atru...
GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from?
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
it's amazing how many people voted to let Trump steal billions of dollars from them bsky.app/profile/atru...
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New Quinnipiac poll:
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
New Quinnipiac poll:
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
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Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief of Staff here, worried that secretly-funded lobby groups masquerading as ‘think tanks’ might finally be held to account. Because of course she bloody is.
Baroness Finn, stating that this would "risk a disproportionate intrusion into civil society", asks minister to confirm that the "current arrangements" will not change, but gets a strong response from Anderson:
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief of Staff here, worried that secretly-funded lobby groups masquerading as ‘think tanks’ might finally be held to account. Because of course she bloody is.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
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Kira Kelley, who represents folks arrested by ICE in MN:
"Most of my clients, they report that respondents, upon
detaining them, have no idea who they are.
They are pulled over for how they look or for where they are ..."
source:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
"Most of my clients, they report that respondents, upon
detaining them, have no idea who they are.
They are pulled over for how they look or for where they are ..."
source:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Kira Kelley, who represents folks arrested by ICE in MN:
"Most of my clients, they report that respondents, upon
detaining them, have no idea who they are.
They are pulled over for how they look or for where they are ..."
source:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
"Most of my clients, they report that respondents, upon
detaining them, have no idea who they are.
They are pulled over for how they look or for where they are ..."
source:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...