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· Dec 14
I hear they are checking social media to determine access into the US. They won’t need to go back 5 years to deny me entry. Let this be the post: America is under a racist, fascist and xenophobic regime xx
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The White House posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
White House shares doctored image portraying arrested church protester in tears
The photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest was edited to make it look like she was crying. The White House’s X post had been seen roughly 2.5 million times by Thursday afternoo...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The White House posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
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I've never in my life felt hope like this. I was 6 when Thatcher came to power and screwed everyone, I've never known anything other than neo liberalism and profit before people. Let's try something else, why not?!
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I've never in my life felt hope like this. I was 6 when Thatcher came to power and screwed everyone, I've never known anything other than neo liberalism and profit before people. Let's try something else, why not?!
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“What if the answer isn’t to run faster. What if the most powerful thing we can do. All of us. All together at once. Is to stop running; and look around?”
Brilliant messaging. Join a union 😉✊
and join the Greens 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
Brilliant messaging. Join a union 😉✊
and join the Greens 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
“What if the answer isn’t to run faster. What if the most powerful thing we can do. All of us. All together at once. Is to stop running; and look around?”
Brilliant messaging. Join a union 😉✊
and join the Greens 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
Brilliant messaging. Join a union 😉✊
and join the Greens 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Before I became mayor, I had the privilege of serving in the New York State Assembly. And on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Astoria & Long Island City can elect @DianaforQueens to continue our work.
I'm so proud to endorse Diana, a Queens mom, an immigrant organizer & a democratic socialist.
I'm so proud to endorse Diana, a Queens mom, an immigrant organizer & a democratic socialist.
I heard there’s a job opening in Astoria. I asked the Mayor if I have a shot.
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Before I became mayor, I had the privilege of serving in the New York State Assembly. And on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Astoria & Long Island City can elect @DianaforQueens to continue our work.
I'm so proud to endorse Diana, a Queens mom, an immigrant organizer & a democratic socialist.
I'm so proud to endorse Diana, a Queens mom, an immigrant organizer & a democratic socialist.
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"'Our operations are lawful, targeted and focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community,' Bovino said..."
Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old.
Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old.
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"'Our operations are lawful, targeted and focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community,' Bovino said..."
Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old.
Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old.
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Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
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We talk defence, the economy and the failures of Keir Starmer - and why Britain needs bold leadership now.
Watch 👇🏼
youtu.be/aHr3LuxiLr0
Watch 👇🏼
youtu.be/aHr3LuxiLr0
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 AM
We talk defence, the economy and the failures of Keir Starmer - and why Britain needs bold leadership now.
Watch 👇🏼
youtu.be/aHr3LuxiLr0
Watch 👇🏼
youtu.be/aHr3LuxiLr0
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bringing the water works back into public ownership has long been a bit of a no brainer, and we're probably at the point where most would support it happening with little to no compensation for those who've made massive profits from the failed privatisation experiment, time to turn the money tap off
If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
January 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM
bringing the water works back into public ownership has long been a bit of a no brainer, and we're probably at the point where most would support it happening with little to no compensation for those who've made massive profits from the failed privatisation experiment, time to turn the money tap off
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Zack is right on this and the kind of people who normally vote Labour will hear that.
A new customs union with the EU isn’t a “simple fix”.
It’s complex - but necessary.
Rebuilding ties with Europe matters, especially as the US becomes more unpredictable.
It’s complex - but necessary.
Rebuilding ties with Europe matters, especially as the US becomes more unpredictable.
The UK would be “foolish” to embrace the seemingly “simple solution” of a new customs union with the EU in an effort to boost economic growth, business secretary Peter Kyle has said despite growing fears of a trade war with Donald Trump.
(FT interview)
www.ft.com/content/73c8...
(FT interview)
www.ft.com/content/73c8...
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Zack is right on this and the kind of people who normally vote Labour will hear that.
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If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
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A doctor from Nigeria tells what Martin Luther King Jr. taught him about health, justice and inequality.
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream ... about health care
A doctor from Nigeria tells what Martin Luther King Jr. taught him about health, Justice and inequality.
n.pr
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 PM
A doctor from Nigeria tells what Martin Luther King Jr. taught him about health, justice and inequality.
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The world’s wrongest man, Daniel Hannan, contending that Trump’s utter unfitness for office only emerged *yesterday*…
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The world’s wrongest man, Daniel Hannan, contending that Trump’s utter unfitness for office only emerged *yesterday*…
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
Ahh a new year and a new chapter for us all! But still the same hatred for Trump and his fellow crooks xx
January 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Ahh a new year and a new chapter for us all! But still the same hatred for Trump and his fellow crooks xx
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Due process exists because the law enforcers are sometimes wrong.
Giving them a magical facial recognition app doesn’t get rid of the need for due process.
Giving them a magical facial recognition app doesn’t get rid of the need for due process.
New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice.
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Due process exists because the law enforcers are sometimes wrong.
Giving them a magical facial recognition app doesn’t get rid of the need for due process.
Giving them a magical facial recognition app doesn’t get rid of the need for due process.
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“[JD Vance] said there's absolute immunity. This is not true… maybe he's deliberately lying, maybe he just doesn't know. I figured a Yale-trained lawyer would know.”
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tells Prem why there is no 'absolute immunity' for ICE agents.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tells Prem why there is no 'absolute immunity' for ICE agents.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“[JD Vance] said there's absolute immunity. This is not true… maybe he's deliberately lying, maybe he just doesn't know. I figured a Yale-trained lawyer would know.”
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tells Prem why there is no 'absolute immunity' for ICE agents.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tells Prem why there is no 'absolute immunity' for ICE agents.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
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Time that America wasn’t Britain’s options 1, 2 and 3 on defence.
When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Time that America wasn’t Britain’s options 1, 2 and 3 on defence.
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Part of what's so enraging about these stories is that these authors never actually seem to care about the underlying stories they claim "the left" should be more vocal about. Has Gal Beckerman been talking about the Iranian opposition for the past few years? No, he just wants to left punch.
The Atlantic laundering yet another right-wing narrative into the mainstream
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Part of what's so enraging about these stories is that these authors never actually seem to care about the underlying stories they claim "the left" should be more vocal about. Has Gal Beckerman been talking about the Iranian opposition for the past few years? No, he just wants to left punch.
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A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer? n.pr/49pFu5T
This hospice has a bold new mission: saving lives
A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer? n.pr/49pFu5T
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Essential services should not be run for profit.
Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Essential services should not be run for profit.
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We had four days without water. We appear to be due no compensation as SE Water have blamed it on "storm damage" for a storm that barely registered in this part of the country. This is a get-out clause to cover for an appallingly-run company. Bring it back into public ownership.
Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We had four days without water. We appear to be due no compensation as SE Water have blamed it on "storm damage" for a storm that barely registered in this part of the country. This is a get-out clause to cover for an appallingly-run company. Bring it back into public ownership.
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‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter https://theonion.com/washington-post-publishes-editorial-defending-fbi-raid-on-its-reporter/
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter https://theonion.com/washington-post-publishes-editorial-defending-fbi-raid-on-its-reporter/
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"Peter Thiel... the founder of this company, does not believe in democracy"
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
"Peter Thiel... the founder of this company, does not believe in democracy"
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How did Bari Weiss let this story run with only one, unsourced side of the story? Surely, she would have delayed the report until they saw the actual medical records
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
How did Bari Weiss let this story run with only one, unsourced side of the story? Surely, she would have delayed the report until they saw the actual medical records
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Disney Geneticists Debut New Child Stars
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Disney Geneticists Debut New Child Stars
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This is a pretty severe escalation from CBS, just straight up lying like this.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is a pretty severe escalation from CBS, just straight up lying like this.