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Anne Applebaum as usual on the mark. I would add: most elected Republicans quietly fold the millisecond this happens to them. So in speaking up MTG is GOP unusual.
Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”

@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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When I visited PEN Ukraine in Kyiv in September 2023, I was photographed by Kostiatyn Huzenko, who documented the war. He enlisted in the Ukrainian armed forces this April and was killed on November 1 by a Russian missile. Courage, truth, memory
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
“If Caught in the Rain, He’d Smile”: In Memory of Kostiantyn Huzenko, Soldier, Artist, Friend
A marine, photographer, and friend, Kostiantyn Huzenko was killed by Russia in 2025. His spirit lives on in memories, photos, and the people he touched.
united24media.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Well, we finally have an answer about what MAGA believes. It has one and only one philosophical position, and that is that Trump’s lies about having nothing to do with Epstein must be accepted unquestioningly. It’s the whole movement distilled.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system, and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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“In a sane world: A former president who lied about voter fraud and incited a deadly insurrection to stay in power after losing an election would not be able to run for public office ever again…any public office, including the highest office in the land.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/in-a-sane-...
In a Sane World (Take Five)
A picture of a presidency that would make sense—in 25 thoughts
www.americaamerica.news
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.

That goes way beyond frighteners.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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And oddly, the same group is flooding to the Greens.
Half of all UK jobs shed since Labour came to power are among under-25s
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A “presidential” beer pong set. What are we doing here, folks?
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”

Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.

me, for @forbes.com

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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Did she really go there? “What country.” Has MTG gone deep state Russia, Russia, Russia? 🍿
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering changing one of Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles: the ban on allowing nuclear weapons into the country, Kyodo News reports.

The bans on possessing or producing nuclear weapons will remain.
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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See Marjorie Taylor Greene confront Parkland shooting survivor | CNN Politics share.google/MFTjdTmFyq9G...
See Marjorie Taylor Greene confront Parkland shooting survivor | CNN Politics
CNN’s Erin Burnett wonders how House Republicans could remain silent over Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) past comments supporting the execution of prominent Democrats and others about the Parkla...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”

@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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And none of those batteries are made by tesla. Good job.
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.

We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The search continues.

Trump on Airforce One: “I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.”

Reporter: “Is it your brain?”

Trump: “I have no idea what they analysed, but whatever they analyse, they analysed it well.”
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees,
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Refuge isn’t weakness. It’s an investment. And the returns are human, immeasurable, and generational.

Britain once understood that. It can again.

8/8
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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If these new rules had been in place when I arrived, the country would’ve lost everything I became.

And so will countless children arriving now, if we let it happen.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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I am proof... living, breathing proof... of what happens when a country offers refuge with a future attached.

Britain gave me a chance, and I have spent my life giving back.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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They don’t see the lives that bloom when safety is offered without an expiry date.

They don’t see what Britain gains when it chooses compassion over suspicion.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Policies like this pretend they’re about “control.” What they actually do is choke off the very stories that make this country stronger. They don’t see the scared kid who might grow into a doctor, a teacher, a neighbour, a parent.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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And because of that chance, I’m now a British citizen, an emergency medicine consultant, a husband, and a father of four.

My whole life, my real life, unfolded here. This is home, heart and bone.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Read this ⬇️
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.

Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.

A thread 🧵 1/8
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 12:07 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM