Amyn Merchant
@amynmerchant.bsky.social
Musician, Bookworm, Europhile, Family Man & #AutismParent. All views are personal.
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The BBC should shame the American broadcasters for their spineless capitulation by refusing to be bullied, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The four-word message the BBC should send Trump about his $1bn lawsuit
The corporation must show it will not be cowed, unlike American broadcast media, and call the president’s bluff
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The BBC should shame the American broadcasters for their spineless capitulation by refusing to be bullied, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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The exact opposite of what - & we know this - benefits both host country *and* refugees.
Why on earth choose a policy that turns a proven win-win strategy into a lose-lose?
As a fmr 🇦🇺 Migration Officer, these populist, illiterate, irrational approaches to immigration are utterly frustrating.
Why on earth choose a policy that turns a proven win-win strategy into a lose-lose?
As a fmr 🇦🇺 Migration Officer, these populist, illiterate, irrational approaches to immigration are utterly frustrating.
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The exact opposite of what - & we know this - benefits both host country *and* refugees.
Why on earth choose a policy that turns a proven win-win strategy into a lose-lose?
As a fmr 🇦🇺 Migration Officer, these populist, illiterate, irrational approaches to immigration are utterly frustrating.
Why on earth choose a policy that turns a proven win-win strategy into a lose-lose?
As a fmr 🇦🇺 Migration Officer, these populist, illiterate, irrational approaches to immigration are utterly frustrating.
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Trying to imagine what this policy would have meant for my grandfather and his friends, facing the constant uncertainty of when and whether they would have been deported, after fighting to save this country from the Nazis
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Trying to imagine what this policy would have meant for my grandfather and his friends, facing the constant uncertainty of when and whether they would have been deported, after fighting to save this country from the Nazis
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This is the politics of blackmail. The alternative is not a Reform government. The alternative is maintaining our international commitments to being a compassionate nation
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This is the politics of blackmail. The alternative is not a Reform government. The alternative is maintaining our international commitments to being a compassionate nation
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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Born on this day, 1897, Nye Bevan, Minister of Health and Housing when Labour built 805,000 council homes between 1945-51. He believed high-quality council housing should reflect 'the living tapestry of a mixed community'.
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Born on this day, 1897, Nye Bevan, Minister of Health and Housing when Labour built 805,000 council homes between 1945-51. He believed high-quality council housing should reflect 'the living tapestry of a mixed community'.
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This won’t stop people seeking protection in the UK. It will make it harder for refugees to rebuild their lives, feel secure and contribute to their communities. It will create a load more work for the Home Office, reviewing claims every three years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This won’t stop people seeking protection in the UK. It will make it harder for refugees to rebuild their lives, feel secure and contribute to their communities. It will create a load more work for the Home Office, reviewing claims every three years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"The era of permanent protection is over"
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Refugees from 7 decades gather to commemorate 70 years of refugee in protection in the UK
YouTube video by Refugee Council
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"The era of permanent protection is over"
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
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Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in 5 years, data reveals. Armed forces & settlers used bombs, dogs, poison & machinery to attack people & infrastructure. It's "an important part of a genocidal strategy" says Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals
Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sites
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in 5 years, data reveals. Armed forces & settlers used bombs, dogs, poison & machinery to attack people & infrastructure. It's "an important part of a genocidal strategy" says Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I wrote about this some time ago: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
I’m about to be made homeless at 74 - my pension won't cover rent somewhere else
The number of older people without secure housing is rising sharply, up by more than 50 per cent in just four years, finds Hannah Fearn
inews.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I wrote about this some time ago: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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@nndroid.bsky.social
The increasing age at which people can buy their first house is often discussed, but does the subject of older renters also merit greater attention? Would be great to hear the he thoughts of @hannahfearn.bsky.social and @jonnelledge.bsky.social on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social.
The increasing age at which people can buy their first house is often discussed, but does the subject of older renters also merit greater attention? Would be great to hear the he thoughts of @hannahfearn.bsky.social and @jonnelledge.bsky.social on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social.
And as someone only 8.5 years off being in the same situation as people in this piece, it’s not lost on me that while the challenges of renting tend to be thought of as a younger working age issue, renting could rapidly become default in the UK across all ages
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The rapid rise of renters in their 60s: ‘I hate the idea of house-sharing – but I have no choice’
It is often assumed that people of retirement age will no longer have housing costs to cover. But for a significant and growing group, this is far from the case
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
@nndroid.bsky.social
The increasing age at which people can buy their first house is often discussed, but does the subject of older renters also merit greater attention? Would be great to hear the he thoughts of @hannahfearn.bsky.social and @jonnelledge.bsky.social on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social.
The increasing age at which people can buy their first house is often discussed, but does the subject of older renters also merit greater attention? Would be great to hear the he thoughts of @hannahfearn.bsky.social and @jonnelledge.bsky.social on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social.
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That post came from an explosion in one of the containers at the exonerative tense factory
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
That post came from an explosion in one of the containers at the exonerative tense factory
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I don’t know how bad the economic numbers are going to end up this quarter. But I do know the party that controls the presidency, House and Senate is going to blame the party that doesn’t.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I don’t know how bad the economic numbers are going to end up this quarter. But I do know the party that controls the presidency, House and Senate is going to blame the party that doesn’t.
Trump and Ric Grenell really will do all they can to destroy the Kennedy Center.
They won’t succeed, but they very well might hollow it out for the time he’s in office and for some time thereafter.
It’s truly horrible.
They won’t succeed, but they very well might hollow it out for the time he’s in office and for some time thereafter.
It’s truly horrible.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Trump and Ric Grenell really will do all they can to destroy the Kennedy Center.
They won’t succeed, but they very well might hollow it out for the time he’s in office and for some time thereafter.
It’s truly horrible.
They won’t succeed, but they very well might hollow it out for the time he’s in office and for some time thereafter.
It’s truly horrible.
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump and Ric Grenell really will do all they can to destroy the Kennedy Center.
They won’t succeed, but they very well might hollow it out for the time he’s in office and for some time thereafter.
It’s truly horrible.
They won’t succeed, but they very well might hollow it out for the time he’s in office and for some time thereafter.
It’s truly horrible.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Epstein: I’m best friends with this pedo running for President, here’s a bunch of stories about how big a pedo he is
NYT: but her emails
NYT: but her emails
Landon Thomas Jr of the New York Times got told by Jeffrey Epstein that Trump walked into a glass door bc he was so busy staring at girls in Epstein's house and didn't print it. wild that the Times didn't consider that newsworthy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Epstein: I’m best friends with this pedo running for President, here’s a bunch of stories about how big a pedo he is
NYT: but her emails
NYT: but her emails
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A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
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On broken prisons, a besieged BBC and the problem of collective politics in a climate of mistrust www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons | Rafael Behr
A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
On broken prisons, a besieged BBC and the problem of collective politics in a climate of mistrust www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...