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Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees' constitutional rights
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
thehill.com/regulation/c...
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees’ constitutional rights
A federal judge in Minnesota found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isolated detainees in Minnesota from seeing their attorneys, ruling the action likely violated their constitutional…
thehill.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
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43,754 signatures so far
56,246 needed before July 28th
for a Parliamentary debate
Please keep signing & sharing
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
56,246 needed before July 28th
for a Parliamentary debate
Please keep signing & sharing
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics. We believe it is important to determine the scope and impact of any such influence campaigns.
petition.parliament.uk
February 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM
43,754 signatures so far
56,246 needed before July 28th
for a Parliamentary debate
Please keep signing & sharing
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
56,246 needed before July 28th
for a Parliamentary debate
Please keep signing & sharing
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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The Peter Mandelson scandal is what happens when a government abandons its moral compass.
Parliament needs to look itself in the mirror — and ask itself how it became embroiled in a web of lies, abuse and corruption.
My piece for The Independent.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/peter...
Parliament needs to look itself in the mirror — and ask itself how it became embroiled in a web of lies, abuse and corruption.
My piece for The Independent.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/peter...
Tony Benn warned me about Mandelson 40 years ago
Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t convicted last week or last year, but 18 years ago, writes Jeremy Corbyn. Parliament needs to look itself in the mirror – and ask itself how it has become embroiled in a ghastly...
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The Peter Mandelson scandal is what happens when a government abandons its moral compass.
Parliament needs to look itself in the mirror — and ask itself how it became embroiled in a web of lies, abuse and corruption.
My piece for The Independent.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/peter...
Parliament needs to look itself in the mirror — and ask itself how it became embroiled in a web of lies, abuse and corruption.
My piece for The Independent.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/peter...
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This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services.
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services.
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Zack Polanski, "2,600 have been arrested for standing with Palestine Action"
"Today the court found the proscription unlawful, it's time to release them"
"Today the court found the proscription unlawful, it's time to release them"
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Zack Polanski, "2,600 have been arrested for standing with Palestine Action"
"Today the court found the proscription unlawful, it's time to release them"
"Today the court found the proscription unlawful, it's time to release them"
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Polanski, "When I talk about a wealth tax, right wing, and even Labour, ask: what about the wealth creators?"
"I want to talk about the real creators in our country"
"The people who keep the country running"
"I want to talk about the real creators in our country"
"The people who keep the country running"
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Polanski, "When I talk about a wealth tax, right wing, and even Labour, ask: what about the wealth creators?"
"I want to talk about the real creators in our country"
"The people who keep the country running"
"I want to talk about the real creators in our country"
"The people who keep the country running"
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The Prime Minister says he changed the Labour Party.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Prime Minister says he changed the Labour Party.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
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I have written to Wes Streeting, following his private admission that Israel has been committing war crimes.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I have written to Wes Streeting, following his private admission that Israel has been committing war crimes.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
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If Wes Streeting knew Israel was committing war crimes, why did he keep serving in a government that was arming them?
www.middleeasteye.net/news/why-did...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/why-did...
Corbyn asks Streeting why he did not resign over Israeli 'war crimes' admission
Former Labour leader sends letter to health secretary, seen by MEE, asking for 'cooperation in uncovering UK's complicity in genocide'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
If Wes Streeting knew Israel was committing war crimes, why did he keep serving in a government that was arming them?
www.middleeasteye.net/news/why-did...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/why-did...
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This is an enormous victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, for civil liberties and for our common humanity.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful ft.trib.al/TKbvf6A
UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful
Ministers argued the direct action group engaged in a campaign of criminal damage and violence
ft.trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This is an enormous victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, for civil liberties and for our common humanity.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
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Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
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Work to tackle sewage pollution and agricultural pollution must go hand in hand if we are to truly clean up our waterways - that means both taking water companies into public ownership and supporting farmers to transition to river-friendly farming methods.
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Work to tackle sewage pollution and agricultural pollution must go hand in hand if we are to truly clean up our waterways - that means both taking water companies into public ownership and supporting farmers to transition to river-friendly farming methods.
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A lavish party to celebrate a £241m military AI deal with Palantir.
This is the same US firm embedded in our NHS, with links to anti-democratic politics. This deserves scrutiny, not champagne.
#Accountability #Democracy
This is the same US firm embedded in our NHS, with links to anti-democratic politics. This deserves scrutiny, not champagne.
#Accountability #Democracy
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM
A lavish party to celebrate a £241m military AI deal with Palantir.
This is the same US firm embedded in our NHS, with links to anti-democratic politics. This deserves scrutiny, not champagne.
#Accountability #Democracy
This is the same US firm embedded in our NHS, with links to anti-democratic politics. This deserves scrutiny, not champagne.
#Accountability #Democracy
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Nobody voted for Tim Allan. Or McSweeney. Or Cummings.
Why is the functioning of our democracy so dependent upon people that literally nobody voted for?
Who are these goons? Who empowered them? And why? What's their agenda? Who pays them?
The way it is is not the way it should be.
Why is the functioning of our democracy so dependent upon people that literally nobody voted for?
Who are these goons? Who empowered them? And why? What's their agenda? Who pays them?
The way it is is not the way it should be.
Tim Allan may be getting less attention than Morgan McSweeney, but his links raised serious questions - and they’re part of the wider pattern of questionable appointments.
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
Investigation demanded into Keir Starmer's comms chief's lobbying links
Tim Allan's minority ownership of a lobbying firm has led to accusations of a perception of a conflict of interest.
news.sky.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Nobody voted for Tim Allan. Or McSweeney. Or Cummings.
Why is the functioning of our democracy so dependent upon people that literally nobody voted for?
Who are these goons? Who empowered them? And why? What's their agenda? Who pays them?
The way it is is not the way it should be.
Why is the functioning of our democracy so dependent upon people that literally nobody voted for?
Who are these goons? Who empowered them? And why? What's their agenda? Who pays them?
The way it is is not the way it should be.
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Lower bills.
Defend the NHS.
Rebuild our public services.
Only the Green Party can stop Reform.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Defend the NHS.
Rebuild our public services.
Only the Green Party can stop Reform.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Polanski says Gorton and Denton by-election a choice between ‘hate and hope’
Leader Zack Polanski believes the Gorton and Denton by-election will be a race between the Greens and Reform
www.independent.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Lower bills.
Defend the NHS.
Rebuild our public services.
Only the Green Party can stop Reform.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Defend the NHS.
Rebuild our public services.
Only the Green Party can stop Reform.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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The pursuit of infinite growth on a finite planet is utterly insane and is causing runaway #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The pursuit of infinite growth on a finite planet is utterly insane and is causing runaway #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Necessary but not sufficient.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Necessary but not sufficient.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
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The UN Secretary General has said it's time to move beyond GDP and measure "the things that really matter to people and their communities."
He's right.
He's right.
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The UN Secretary General has said it's time to move beyond GDP and measure "the things that really matter to people and their communities."
He's right.
He's right.
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A group of hotel housekeepers went on strike for the first time in 40 years.
And won!
Organising works. Trade unions work.
This is the story of @uvwunion.bsky.social & the amazing Doris.
youtu.be/MyEH6W83kLI?...
And won!
Organising works. Trade unions work.
This is the story of @uvwunion.bsky.social & the amazing Doris.
youtu.be/MyEH6W83kLI?...
Everyone Deserves Equal Rights | Doris | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
A group of hotel housekeepers went on strike for the first time in 40 years.
And won!
Organising works. Trade unions work.
This is the story of @uvwunion.bsky.social & the amazing Doris.
youtu.be/MyEH6W83kLI?...
And won!
Organising works. Trade unions work.
This is the story of @uvwunion.bsky.social & the amazing Doris.
youtu.be/MyEH6W83kLI?...
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The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
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Interesting. Did #Reform just break electoral law in #GortonAndDenton?
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton
People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didn’t know she was working for Reform
manchestermill.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Interesting. Did #Reform just break electoral law in #GortonAndDenton?
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."