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What could possibly go wrong, again…
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
The top concern we heard about the Fed's embrace of lighter-touch bank oversight is that it could lead to more blindspots that may mean a bigger crisis
"People don’t know what problems were stopped before they had a chance to hurt them," said Peggy Twohig, who led the CFPB's supervision dept
"People don’t know what problems were stopped before they had a chance to hurt them," said Peggy Twohig, who led the CFPB's supervision dept
NEW: Top supervisors at the Fed's 12 reserve banks and senior staff in Washington received a memo on Oct 29 with directives fundamentally changing how the central bank oversees banks
It is part of a sweeping overhaul led by Bowman
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b... @nytimes.com
It is part of a sweeping overhaul led by Bowman
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b... @nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
What could possibly go wrong, again…
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
Why can’t these idiots learn form history
Criminals stick together…
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Criminals stick together…
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Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming grow
The online games platform Roblox is to start blocking children from talking to adult and much older teen strangers from next month as it faces fresh lawsuits alleging the platform has been exploited by predators to groom children as young as seven.
Roblox has reached 150 million daily players of games including viral hits Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot but has been hit by legal claims the system’s design has made “children easy prey for paedophiles”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
A deadly abnormal behaviour goes mainstream. Is it a life-threatening way for men to demonstrate a kind of perverted dominance?
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows
Survey reveals crisis of distress, consent issues and physical harm caused by strangulation during sex
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A deadly abnormal behaviour goes mainstream. Is it a life-threatening way for men to demonstrate a kind of perverted dominance?
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This sounds Trumpian…
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This sounds Trumpian…
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The Epstein files are going to be so extensively redacted as to be effectively useless.
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Epstein files are going to be so extensively redacted as to be effectively useless.
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
On to the next presidential debacle…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
A damning presidential connection to child sex crimes committed by a mega church pastor. Another white Christo-fascist.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump's former spiritual adviser indicted for child sex crimes
A Texan megachurch pastor who hosted fundraisers for Donald Trump—and served on Trump's evangelical advisory board—is indicted on child sex charges.
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A damning presidential connection to child sex crimes committed by a mega church pastor. Another white Christo-fascist.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
In Pulpits and Pews, Catholic Churches Urge Compassion for Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The eyes were so close it looks increasingly likely that Epstein’s suicide was “arranged”.
Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump
Documents show staff kept Epstein informed of Trump’s air travel – and Epstein kept up with news about former friend
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The eyes were so close it looks increasingly likely that Epstein’s suicide was “arranged”.
Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A reminder that US Republican presidents increase the size of the national debt while Democrat presidents reduce the national debt. MAGA don’t like this fact.
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A reminder that US Republican presidents increase the size of the national debt while Democrat presidents reduce the national debt. MAGA don’t like this fact.
Maybe, just maybe, one day Reform will pull out of the UK
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row
Internal party memo says ‘trust has been lost’ as US president reiterates threat of legal action against corporation
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Maybe, just maybe, one day Reform will pull out of the UK
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Probably a drop in the Indian Ocean compared with taxes avoided on crypto transactions
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Probably a drop in the Indian Ocean compared with taxes avoided on crypto transactions
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Probably a drop in the Indian Ocean compared with taxes avoided on crypto transactions
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Probably a drop in the Indian Ocean compared with taxes avoided on crypto transactions
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The man who tried to bring down the BBC. A right wing thug with a brain.
I wrote this last night Peter, FWIW.
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Who is Michael Prescott?
The man who's bringing down the BBC
andygjburge.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The man who tried to bring down the BBC. A right wing thug with a brain.
Thought of the day…
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thought of the day…
Chalking this up as a victory for common sense over stupidity.
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Chalking this up as a victory for common sense over stupidity.
I still trust the BBC more than any MAGA spokesperson.
Especially the one that has a collection of crosses in different sizes that they wear without fail every day to flaunt their White Christian-fascist orientation.
Especially the one that has a collection of crosses in different sizes that they wear without fail every day to flaunt their White Christian-fascist orientation.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I still trust the BBC more than any MAGA spokesperson.
Especially the one that has a collection of crosses in different sizes that they wear without fail every day to flaunt their White Christian-fascist orientation.
Especially the one that has a collection of crosses in different sizes that they wear without fail every day to flaunt their White Christian-fascist orientation.
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Reposted by Fred
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
Reposted by Fred
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
Reposted by Fred
Mike Pence: I don't believe the Constitution affords the President the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on friend and foe, and I hope the Supreme Court turns that around.
Ultimately, American businesses and American consumers pay the tariffs.
Ultimately, American businesses and American consumers pay the tariffs.
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Mike Pence: I don't believe the Constitution affords the President the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on friend and foe, and I hope the Supreme Court turns that around.
Ultimately, American businesses and American consumers pay the tariffs.
Ultimately, American businesses and American consumers pay the tariffs.
How Tumpian of Tump?
He can't win votes so he intends to buy them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
He can't win votes so he intends to buy them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support
Congressional approval would likely be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
How Tumpian of Tump?
He can't win votes so he intends to buy them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
He can't win votes so he intends to buy them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What an absolutely awful time to resign.
This move will be used to legitimize the accusation of bias and bolster Farage/MAGA criticism of BBC reporting.
The BBC brand will suffer major damage at the very time when it needs to show value of money.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
This move will be used to legitimize the accusation of bias and bolster Farage/MAGA criticism of BBC reporting.
The BBC brand will suffer major damage at the very time when it needs to show value of money.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it “feels like a coup” by broadcaster’s enemies
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What an absolutely awful time to resign.
This move will be used to legitimize the accusation of bias and bolster Farage/MAGA criticism of BBC reporting.
The BBC brand will suffer major damage at the very time when it needs to show value of money.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
This move will be used to legitimize the accusation of bias and bolster Farage/MAGA criticism of BBC reporting.
The BBC brand will suffer major damage at the very time when it needs to show value of money.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
The 🇺🇸 govt shutdown is about healthcare costs. The latest MAGA solution to discontinue the health insurance plans (that they want to make unaffordable) confirms the aren’t serious about ending the shutdown. They want middle income earners to suffer.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Senate Republicans embrace Trump’s call – from his Florida golf course – to replace Obamacare
Amid a historic government shutdown, some senators on Capitol Hill are working this weekend on an unpopular bill
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The 🇺🇸 govt shutdown is about healthcare costs. The latest MAGA solution to discontinue the health insurance plans (that they want to make unaffordable) confirms the aren’t serious about ending the shutdown. They want middle income earners to suffer.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...