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Nigel Farage’s Head of Comms, Ed Sumner told staff working for Reform UK’s MS Laura Jones to ‘diddle’ her mileage claims.
Last year police investigated allegations of expenses fraud.
nation.cymru/news/reform-...
Last year police investigated allegations of expenses fraud.
nation.cymru/news/reform-...
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Nigel Farage’s Head of Comms, Ed Sumner told staff working for Reform UK’s MS Laura Jones to ‘diddle’ her mileage claims.
Last year police investigated allegations of expenses fraud.
nation.cymru/news/reform-...
Last year police investigated allegations of expenses fraud.
nation.cymru/news/reform-...
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This needs a bit of a push. Please sign and share.
Please repost and share this petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
Given Farage's poll lead, this is the most important issue in British politics.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Given Farage's poll lead, this is the most important issue in British politics.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This needs a bit of a push. Please sign and share.
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Leaked emails show Reform UK-led council backing one of their own after 'disgusting' comments about minority groups online
Leaked emails show Reform UK-led council backing one of their own after 'disgusting' comments about minority groups online | LBC
The Tories have demanded he resign immediately or be sacked by the Reform-led administration if he refuses.
www.lbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Leaked emails show Reform UK-led council backing one of their own after 'disgusting' comments about minority groups online
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Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry
Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said.
Sonia Guajajara, a longtime Indigenous activist before being appointed a minister by President Lula da Silva, said: “[Among the goals of the Cop30 summit is] a request that countries recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as climate policy.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Happy Circulatory System Day everyone!
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy Circulatory System Day everyone!
One of the weirder side-effects of OCD is how many light-bulbs you go through by constantly turning off and on the *&£& light-switch.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
One of the weirder side-effects of OCD is how many light-bulbs you go through by constantly turning off and on the *&£& light-switch.
I've heard tell that a mad person believes that they are the only sane person in the world.
Call me nuts, but... *gestures around at everything*
Call me nuts, but... *gestures around at everything*
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I've heard tell that a mad person believes that they are the only sane person in the world.
Call me nuts, but... *gestures around at everything*
Call me nuts, but... *gestures around at everything*
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🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
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Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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If you were looking at a newspaper (or its website) this morning and didn't see this iconic photo, it was an intentional choice to pander.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If you were looking at a newspaper (or its website) this morning and didn't see this iconic photo, it was an intentional choice to pander.
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Finally got map completion in Shipwreck Strand.
Wow! A black lion chest key!
...Res orb and two T6 boxes. *sigh*
#GW2 #GuildWars2
Wow! A black lion chest key!
...Res orb and two T6 boxes. *sigh*
#GW2 #GuildWars2
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Finally got map completion in Shipwreck Strand.
Wow! A black lion chest key!
...Res orb and two T6 boxes. *sigh*
#GW2 #GuildWars2
Wow! A black lion chest key!
...Res orb and two T6 boxes. *sigh*
#GW2 #GuildWars2
I may be missing something (I usually am), but how can Tesla play Lone Skum a trillion dollar salary when they only made 17 billion dollars last year?
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I may be missing something (I usually am), but how can Tesla play Lone Skum a trillion dollar salary when they only made 17 billion dollars last year?
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Every time a politician says "Let me be clear..." they should have to pay a hundred quid to charity.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Every time a politician says "Let me be clear..." they should have to pay a hundred quid to charity.
Working my way through Castora. I would have loved a scene after making landfall with everything trying to figure out how they're going to get home. Then my commander just wanders out of the ship followed by the Waypoint he'd packed and asks where they'd like it installed.
#GuildWars2
#GuildWars2
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Working my way through Castora. I would have loved a scene after making landfall with everything trying to figure out how they're going to get home. Then my commander just wanders out of the ship followed by the Waypoint he'd packed and asks where they'd like it installed.
#GuildWars2
#GuildWars2
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." - Animal Farm
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses
As SNAP funding was about to run out for millions, Trump was pictured enjoying himself at the Halloween bash at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by guests in 1920s-style getup
www.independent.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." - Animal Farm
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Dear every manager I've ever known...
Spreadsheets aren't databases!!!
ARGH!
Spreadsheets aren't databases!!!
ARGH!
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Dear every manager I've ever known...
Spreadsheets aren't databases!!!
ARGH!
Spreadsheets aren't databases!!!
ARGH!
You've got to wonder how many other immensely wealthy business people, celebrities and politicians are on that list.
November 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You've got to wonder how many other immensely wealthy business people, celebrities and politicians are on that list.
Politicians sure do murder a lot of people.
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Politicians sure do murder a lot of people.
The Masque of the Red Death
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Masque of the Red Death
Trump's "Let them eat cake" moment.
THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Trump's "Let them eat cake" moment.
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Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Happy Halloween!
The word "billionaire" should be an insult.
November 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The word "billionaire" should be an insult.