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"Tariffs are 'national security!'"
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
Bessent claims that if SCOTUS rules against Trump on tariffs "they will be ruling against national security"
December 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Tariffs are 'national security!'"
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
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Evidence for a detrimental causal effect of social isolation on cognitive function in older adults
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December 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Evidence for a detrimental causal effect of social isolation on cognitive function in older adults
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academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
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A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
By me
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(£) at least for now
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
By me
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
(£) at least for now
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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Marine Le Pen définitivement condamnée pour diffamation envers la Cimade
Marine Le Pen définitivement condamnée pour diffamation envers la Cimade
La plus haute instance judiciaire française a rejeté son pourvoi contre sa condamnation à 500 euros d’amende avec sursis par la cour d’appel de Paris, le 11 septembre 2024.
www.lemonde.fr
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Marine Le Pen définitivement condamnée pour diffamation envers la Cimade
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I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat | Arwa Mahdawi
I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat | Arwa Mahdawi
While the New York mayor-elect is constantly smiling in the face of his detractors, having a perma-grin didn’t come so easily to me, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat | Arwa Mahdawi
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Jena Friedman: Treat Nazis Like You Treat Women | CONAN on TBS
YouTube video by Team Coco
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December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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A number of workers sponsored under the Home Office's Skilled Worker scheme are now receiving positive decisions recognising them as victims of modern slavery.
The means of control has always included visa status and the sponsorship powers given to exploiters by the Home Office. /1
The means of control has always included visa status and the sponsorship powers given to exploiters by the Home Office. /1
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A number of workers sponsored under the Home Office's Skilled Worker scheme are now receiving positive decisions recognising them as victims of modern slavery.
The means of control has always included visa status and the sponsorship powers given to exploiters by the Home Office. /1
The means of control has always included visa status and the sponsorship powers given to exploiters by the Home Office. /1
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Hmmm, I think I probably need to ask my parents for some paperwork if this is the road we're going down...
Colleague sends me this from the partner leave to remain application they are completing... I had not seen this before. Ask yourself, why would the Home Office need to know how your partner became British?
December 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hmmm, I think I probably need to ask my parents for some paperwork if this is the road we're going down...
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"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
China’s escalation dominance over Trump
[FREE TO READ] The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security
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December 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
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‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
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‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
The long read: Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
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(Had to go the US media before I found a link to the original court document. UK media has this unfortunate habit of not linking to original publicly available court documents in their news reports on those very same documents.)
December 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
(Had to go the US media before I found a link to the original court document. UK media has this unfortunate habit of not linking to original publicly available court documents in their news reports on those very same documents.)
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I wrote about a year of Trump for Best for Britain's Diplomatic Cable, covering some authoritarian themes that haven't been making the headlines….
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Beyond the Headlines: Corruption, Coercion and Power in Trump’s First Year
By Christina Pagel
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I wrote about a year of Trump for Best for Britain's Diplomatic Cable, covering some authoritarian themes that haven't been making the headlines….
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
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MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.
They have no idea
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer’s communications chief to address cabinet on media strategy overhaul
Exclusive: David Dinsmore to advise ministers as they step up efforts to combat far-right rhetoric online
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
They have no idea
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.ft.com/content/f4e5... Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists
Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists
Plenty of trained foreigners want to work, but slots for the qualification exam seem as hard to get as Glastonbury tickets
www.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
www.ft.com/content/f4e5... Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists
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I asked Industrial policy expert @jonasnahm.com on China's AI. Excellent response in thread:
1. China *is* investing heavily in AI but focus is not LLM but "physical and industrial AI"
2. New data centers regulations: 80% of AI power demand must come from green electricity
bsky.app/profile/jona...
1. China *is* investing heavily in AI but focus is not LLM but "physical and industrial AI"
2. New data centers regulations: 80% of AI power demand must come from green electricity
bsky.app/profile/jona...
3/15 China focuses on "physical and industrial AI" rather than large language models. Xiaomi's fully automated dark factories can produce one smartphone per second. BYD surpassed Tesla in EV production using AI-driven manufacturing.
August 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I asked Industrial policy expert @jonasnahm.com on China's AI. Excellent response in thread:
1. China *is* investing heavily in AI but focus is not LLM but "physical and industrial AI"
2. New data centers regulations: 80% of AI power demand must come from green electricity
bsky.app/profile/jona...
1. China *is* investing heavily in AI but focus is not LLM but "physical and industrial AI"
2. New data centers regulations: 80% of AI power demand must come from green electricity
bsky.app/profile/jona...
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If you have a bank account in your country or use U.S. technology, as most of us do, this will 100% affect you and your loved ones now and well into the foreseeable future. And this is why #Digitalsovereignty should be a goal for every democratic government if they are serious about freedom.
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you have a bank account in your country or use U.S. technology, as most of us do, this will 100% affect you and your loved ones now and well into the foreseeable future. And this is why #Digitalsovereignty should be a goal for every democratic government if they are serious about freedom.
“It’s time our Labour government stopped pitching nature as the enemy of a better life for ordinary people in this country and realised that, for the vast majority, it is a measure of it.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves’s planning overhaul stalls as senior adviser quits after four months
Exclusive: Catherine Howard’s exit comes amid disagreements at top of government about how far to push deregulation agenda
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“It’s time our Labour government stopped pitching nature as the enemy of a better life for ordinary people in this country and realised that, for the vast majority, it is a measure of it.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
www.ft.com/content/8252... How redefining special needs rocked education
How redefining special needs rocked education
Broadened criteria are benefiting the better-off, harming those facing greatest difficulty and straining the system
www.ft.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
www.ft.com/content/8252... How redefining special needs rocked education