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We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
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"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
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"About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors.
Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments..."
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments..."
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
"That reminds me of Anne Frank,” said the CEO of one Jewish senior residence reeling as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to end.
www.jta.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors.
Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments..."
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments..."
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
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Latest video looking behind the headlines at authoritarian things you might have missed from the Trump administration this week
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US last week: what happened with ICE that you might have missed +attacks on environment & health
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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February 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Latest video looking behind the headlines at authoritarian things you might have missed from the Trump administration this week
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Very valid questions
Farage is named by Steve Bannon in an email in the Epstein files as their man in the UK, and says that 'Brexit is just the beginning'.
Farage is clearly toxic for the British people, but right wing media, including BBC continue to ignore the mountains of evidence that prove his treachery.
Farage is clearly toxic for the British people, but right wing media, including BBC continue to ignore the mountains of evidence that prove his treachery.
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Very valid questions
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I really, really hope you are right.
He should be in serious trouble.
In jail.
He should be in serious trouble.
In jail.
Can’t credit the author of this because I don’t know who. But very good little infographic. Worth sharing far and wide.
Farage is in trouble.
Farage is in trouble.
February 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I really, really hope you are right.
He should be in serious trouble.
In jail.
He should be in serious trouble.
In jail.
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🌹 ICYMI: From April, 300,000 more children will benefit from Labour’s free breakfast clubs.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
🌹 ICYMI: From April, 300,000 more children will benefit from Labour’s free breakfast clubs.
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Nobody deserves a Nobel peace prize more than the people of Minnesota and Minneapolis. In freezing, bitter, hideous weather that would wipe out most of us in 10 minutes, they’re still out there, marching their hearts out
The people of Minneapolis are showing breathtaking courage. Facing down armed federal goons to protect their neighbors isn't just brave; it’s legendary.
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Nobody deserves a Nobel peace prize more than the people of Minnesota and Minneapolis. In freezing, bitter, hideous weather that would wipe out most of us in 10 minutes, they’re still out there, marching their hearts out
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This extraordinary film leaves iPlayer in the early hours of the morning tonight.
It's worth watching. I must say I can't shake the eerie feeling that I'm looking at an AMOC-collapsed future, not the past...
Winterwatch, 1963: The Big Freeze: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9d86 via @bbciplayer
It's worth watching. I must say I can't shake the eerie feeling that I'm looking at an AMOC-collapsed future, not the past...
Winterwatch, 1963: The Big Freeze: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9d86 via @bbciplayer
Winterwatch - 1963: The Big Freeze
Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This extraordinary film leaves iPlayer in the early hours of the morning tonight.
It's worth watching. I must say I can't shake the eerie feeling that I'm looking at an AMOC-collapsed future, not the past...
Winterwatch, 1963: The Big Freeze: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9d86 via @bbciplayer
It's worth watching. I must say I can't shake the eerie feeling that I'm looking at an AMOC-collapsed future, not the past...
Winterwatch, 1963: The Big Freeze: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9d86 via @bbciplayer
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Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
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There's a point, well below a billion dollars, where the amount of money you have lets you rid yourself of anyone who can be a check on your worst impulses, and replace them with people who tell you those worst impulses are somehow valorous. Rare is the billionaire with someone to tell them "no."
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
There's a point, well below a billion dollars, where the amount of money you have lets you rid yourself of anyone who can be a check on your worst impulses, and replace them with people who tell you those worst impulses are somehow valorous. Rare is the billionaire with someone to tell them "no."
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That's how it's done 🇫🇷
🚨The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offenses including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
That's how it's done 🇫🇷
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Can we hurry up and tax all the billionaires so that we can have universal child care and Medicare for all.
February 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Can we hurry up and tax all the billionaires so that we can have universal child care and Medicare for all.
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Strong moment during a debate on ILR by Shockat Adam MP ⬇️
"We have a sense of belonging to this land. That does not happen by chance. It happens by design, and it can only happen in a country that promotes integration based on the values of decency, respect and contribution."
"We have a sense of belonging to this land. That does not happen by chance. It happens by design, and it can only happen in a country that promotes integration based on the values of decency, respect and contribution."
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Strong moment during a debate on ILR by Shockat Adam MP ⬇️
"We have a sense of belonging to this land. That does not happen by chance. It happens by design, and it can only happen in a country that promotes integration based on the values of decency, respect and contribution."
"We have a sense of belonging to this land. That does not happen by chance. It happens by design, and it can only happen in a country that promotes integration based on the values of decency, respect and contribution."
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Her enthusiasm and knowledge makes the whole concept of Space really interesting for someone like me who has little interest in the subject otherwise.
Dame Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock DBE HonFREng is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and has been the chancellor of the University of Leicester since 1 March 2023. #BHM
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Her enthusiasm and knowledge makes the whole concept of Space really interesting for someone like me who has little interest in the subject otherwise.
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Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms
Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
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Do tune in to Parliament now if you need a reminder of how little the Tories care about poor children. Looks like there is actually a Reform speaker here too, come to justify plunging kids into poverty to cut the price of beer a bit.
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Do tune in to Parliament now if you need a reminder of how little the Tories care about poor children. Looks like there is actually a Reform speaker here too, come to justify plunging kids into poverty to cut the price of beer a bit.
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On the broader point made by the PM’s spokesperson here- about govt wanting reform to Lords’ procedures- I’m unclear whether they mean they want to reform the system so titles don’t require legislation to be removed; or whether they think processes for expulsion from House need change; or both
Starmer gets officials to draft legislation to remove Mandelson's peerage, as No 10 asks police to investigate his leaks to Epstein - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
No 10 calls for police inquiry into Mandelson’s leaks to Epstein – UK politics live
PM’s spokesperson says government has asked police to investigate whether former business secretary broke rules over insider trading
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
On the broader point made by the PM’s spokesperson here- about govt wanting reform to Lords’ procedures- I’m unclear whether they mean they want to reform the system so titles don’t require legislation to be removed; or whether they think processes for expulsion from House need change; or both
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Having a PM who adheres to the letter of the law has never been more appealing than it is today.
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Having a PM who adheres to the letter of the law has never been more appealing than it is today.
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An insightful thematic review of how to portray modern Britain to ourselves shows how the BBC could rise above the crossfire of culture wars & tokenistic tick-box diversity when trad elites check their privileges more than they share power. My Eastern Eye column
www.easterneye.biz/bbc-diversit...
www.easterneye.biz/bbc-diversit...
What the BBC’s diversity review reveals about modern Britain
Representation - how much a group is present - can be captured in data, but portrayal - how groups are depicted - is qualitative and subjective
www.easterneye.biz
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
An insightful thematic review of how to portray modern Britain to ourselves shows how the BBC could rise above the crossfire of culture wars & tokenistic tick-box diversity when trad elites check their privileges more than they share power. My Eastern Eye column
www.easterneye.biz/bbc-diversit...
www.easterneye.biz/bbc-diversit...
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Exactly as Starmer says .. yet one is applauded by the left in U.K. and the other is lambasted ! 🤷🏻♀️
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez at the WGS: “While others look inwards, we look outwards, finding new partners in new regions and welcoming those who come from abroad.
“Spain builds bridges, not fences. It looks to the future, not to the past. It embraces cooperation, not fragmentation.”
“Spain builds bridges, not fences. It looks to the future, not to the past. It embraces cooperation, not fragmentation.”
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Exactly as Starmer says .. yet one is applauded by the left in U.K. and the other is lambasted ! 🤷🏻♀️
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Labour have created a £10m financial support package to help families of children and young people with cancer with the costs of travel to and from appointments.
A third of such families already have to travel for more than an hour to reach hospitals for care.
It is part of the new...
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A third of such families already have to travel for more than an hour to reach hospitals for care.
It is part of the new...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Labour have created a £10m financial support package to help families of children and young people with cancer with the costs of travel to and from appointments.
A third of such families already have to travel for more than an hour to reach hospitals for care.
It is part of the new...
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A third of such families already have to travel for more than an hour to reach hospitals for care.
It is part of the new...
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Huge day in the Commons today in the progress towards eliminating child poverty.
Our Labour government's bill to lift the 2-child cap on benefits is getting it's Second Reading, which will lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
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Our Labour government's bill to lift the 2-child cap on benefits is getting it's Second Reading, which will lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Huge day in the Commons today in the progress towards eliminating child poverty.
Our Labour government's bill to lift the 2-child cap on benefits is getting it's Second Reading, which will lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
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Our Labour government's bill to lift the 2-child cap on benefits is getting it's Second Reading, which will lift 450,000 children out of poverty.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Going to speak on the end of the two child limit today
Haven’t got a speech to give, gave it in the Budget debate
Going to spend some time responding the bullshit of oppo MPs who either don’t care about child poverty or wish there was another way than money to make kids and families less poor
Haven’t got a speech to give, gave it in the Budget debate
Going to spend some time responding the bullshit of oppo MPs who either don’t care about child poverty or wish there was another way than money to make kids and families less poor
February 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Going to speak on the end of the two child limit today
Haven’t got a speech to give, gave it in the Budget debate
Going to spend some time responding the bullshit of oppo MPs who either don’t care about child poverty or wish there was another way than money to make kids and families less poor
Haven’t got a speech to give, gave it in the Budget debate
Going to spend some time responding the bullshit of oppo MPs who either don’t care about child poverty or wish there was another way than money to make kids and families less poor