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Lincoln in the Bardo, thoughts, I loved it
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Lincoln in the Bardo, thoughts, I loved it
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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and ordered them returned to the control of the state’s governor. https://cnn.it/4905VPj
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and ordered them returned to the control of the state’s governor. https://cnn.it/4905VPj
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Democrat Eileen Higgins, a city elected former county commissioner, will be Miami’s next mayor.
Her win is another electoral setback for Republicans — this time in an area where they’ve been dominant in local elections. https://wapo.st/4q7sIP7
Her win is another electoral setback for Republicans — this time in an area where they’ve been dominant in local elections. https://wapo.st/4q7sIP7
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Democrat Eileen Higgins, a city elected former county commissioner, will be Miami’s next mayor.
Her win is another electoral setback for Republicans — this time in an area where they’ve been dominant in local elections. https://wapo.st/4q7sIP7
Her win is another electoral setback for Republicans — this time in an area where they’ve been dominant in local elections. https://wapo.st/4q7sIP7
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A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with fierce winds, drenching rain and dangerous seas expected this weekend into early next week. https://cnn.it/42z4JPq
October 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with fierce winds, drenching rain and dangerous seas expected this weekend into early next week. https://cnn.it/42z4JPq
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Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson
Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson
Labour deputy leader candidate criticises ‘scaremongering’ on autism and says party must be firmer in tackling Reform
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Nigel Farage is “endangering women’s health” by failing to condemn Donald Trump’s claims that using paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism, Bridget Phillipson has said.
The education secretary and minister for women said she had used the painkiller throughout her second pregnancy, and she warned that Reform’s connections with medical conspiracy theories including anti-vaccine rhetoric made the party a danger to public health. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson
Why am i getting news mainly from the USA
September 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Why am i getting news mainly from the USA
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UK officially recognises Palestine as a state
UK officially recognises Palestine as a state
Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK has officially recognised Palestine as a state.
news.sky.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
UK officially recognises Palestine as a state
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June 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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During Israel’s war with Iran, people were being killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza almost every day. Will Pres. Trump now put pressure on PM Netanyahu to bring the Gaza crisis to an end?
June 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
During Israel’s war with Iran, people were being killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza almost every day. Will Pres. Trump now put pressure on PM Netanyahu to bring the Gaza crisis to an end?
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Facing the possibility of losing control of the US House next year, Republicans are weighing aggressively redrawing congressional districts in two states in hopes of ousting several longtime Democratic lawmakers: cnn.it/4liEUdp
Republicans might redraw House districts in Ohio and Texas to push out Democrats in next year’s midterms | CNN Politics
Facing the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House next year, national Republicans are pushing two GOP-led states are weighing aggressively redrawing their congressional districts and pushing ...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Facing the possibility of losing control of the US House next year, Republicans are weighing aggressively redrawing congressional districts in two states in hopes of ousting several longtime Democratic lawmakers: cnn.it/4liEUdp
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Tucker: My understanding is that AIPAC lobbies on behalf of the Israeli government.
Cruz: Wrong.
Tucker: When was the last time AIPAC took a position that deviated from Netanyahu’s?
Cruz: All the time.
Tucker: Name one.
Cruz:
Cruz: Wrong.
Tucker: When was the last time AIPAC took a position that deviated from Netanyahu’s?
Cruz: All the time.
Tucker: Name one.
Cruz:
June 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Tucker: My understanding is that AIPAC lobbies on behalf of the Israeli government.
Cruz: Wrong.
Tucker: When was the last time AIPAC took a position that deviated from Netanyahu’s?
Cruz: All the time.
Tucker: Name one.
Cruz:
Cruz: Wrong.
Tucker: When was the last time AIPAC took a position that deviated from Netanyahu’s?
Cruz: All the time.
Tucker: Name one.
Cruz:
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A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in a huge fireball on a test stand during preparations for its next launch at the Elon Musk-led company’s base in South Texas. https://trib.al/UM4fCXL
June 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in a huge fireball on a test stand during preparations for its next launch at the Elon Musk-led company’s base in South Texas. https://trib.al/UM4fCXL
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What two photographs revealed about Keir Starmer at the G7 summit
What two photographs revealed about Keir Starmer at the G7 summit
Image of PM picking up Trump’s trade deal papers and one in deep talk with world leaders sum up his balancing act in Canada
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There was one defining image from Keir Starmer’s intense diplomatic shift at the G7 summit in Canada: him bending at Donald Trump’s waist level to collect spilled pages of a UK-US trade deal. Defining, perhaps. But definitely partial.
Arguably more significant was a slightly more prosaic snap slipped out on the Downing Street Flickr feed a day before, showing Starmer engrossed in a chat with four other world leaders, Emmanuel Macron, Mark Carney, Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
What two photographs revealed about Keir Starmer at the G7 summit
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"The People United, Will Never Be Defeated!" chant crowds as they welcome Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander after he was released from ICE custody with charges dismissed.
June 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"The People United, Will Never Be Defeated!" chant crowds as they welcome Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander after he was released from ICE custody with charges dismissed.
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France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats offshore as Channel crossings surge reut.rs/409zQQd
France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats offshore as Channel crossings surge
Faced with a growing number of Channel migrant crossings, France hopes to stop more small boats from reaching Britain by changing its rules of engagement to intercept vessels, France's interior ministry has said.
reut.rs
June 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats offshore as Channel crossings surge reut.rs/409zQQd
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We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
June 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
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Father's Day - my father's stories about growing up in London's East End - as it happens, without a father. Pic: him as a boy, on an anti-austerity march nearly 100 yrs ago.
Available on Audible:
amazon.co.uk/Are-You-Stil...
Available on Audible:
amazon.co.uk/Are-You-Stil...
Are You Still Circumcised?: East End Memories (Audio Download): Harold Rosen, Michael Rosen, Michael Rosen: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
Are You Still Circumcised?: East End Memories (Audio Download): Harold Rosen, Michael Rosen, Michael Rosen: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
amazon.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Father's Day - my father's stories about growing up in London's East End - as it happens, without a father. Pic: him as a boy, on an anti-austerity march nearly 100 yrs ago.
Available on Audible:
amazon.co.uk/Are-You-Stil...
Available on Audible:
amazon.co.uk/Are-You-Stil...
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“Ever since Caesar’s pivotal decision, mankind has understood that the deployment of a nation’s armies against its own people marks the end of that nation.”
Hot Type: The Die is Cast
American political correspondent Heidi Siegmund Cuda tries to make sense of a truly terrible week in the history of America
open.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“Ever since Caesar’s pivotal decision, mankind has understood that the deployment of a nation’s armies against its own people marks the end of that nation.”
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Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration will end the era of strong growth in the US economy,
analysts at the Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan are warning.
analysts at the Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan are warning.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration will end the era of strong growth in the US economy,
analysts at the Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan are warning.
analysts at the Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan are warning.
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“Donald Trump is about conflict, conflict, conflict - the show goes on and he keeps the show going on….”
Former Trump White House insider Michael Wolff discusses whether the Elon Musk spat will harm Donald Trump’s Presidency.
#Newsnight
Former Trump White House insider Michael Wolff discusses whether the Elon Musk spat will harm Donald Trump’s Presidency.
#Newsnight
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Donald Trump is about conflict, conflict, conflict - the show goes on and he keeps the show going on….”
Former Trump White House insider Michael Wolff discusses whether the Elon Musk spat will harm Donald Trump’s Presidency.
#Newsnight
Former Trump White House insider Michael Wolff discusses whether the Elon Musk spat will harm Donald Trump’s Presidency.
#Newsnight
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The French government is considering designating X as a porn platform — a move that will likely have the platform implementing strict age verification requirements and potentially ban children from accessing the social media app.
France considers requiring Musk’s X to verify users’ age
“X has indicated since 2024 that it accepts the distribution of pornographic content. It must therefore be treated as such,” Digital Minister Clara Chappaz’s office said.
www.politico.eu
June 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The French government is considering designating X as a porn platform — a move that will likely have the platform implementing strict age verification requirements and potentially ban children from accessing the social media app.
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Israel's blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.
Read here: cnn.it/45eYH8M
Read here: cnn.it/45eYH8M
Aid to Gaza hangs by a thread amid looting and starvation | CNN
Israel’s blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.
cnn.it
June 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Israel's blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.
Read here: cnn.it/45eYH8M
Read here: cnn.it/45eYH8M