@j34457.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“The fact that the Trump administration is moving so quickly… to eliminate all kinds of norms, defying laws, changing existing laws to enable theft and corruption should really alarm us because this is very often what precedes a broader crackdown on civil society”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
www.theatlantic.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Here are some words for you - charlatans, racists, bigots. Labour is playing into their hands
I have no words. Spiralling 🌀 www.thenational.scot/news/2514461...
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is a colossal piece of bad, meaningless political & economic theatre. Like a bunch of desperate, grasping relatives ingratiating themselves with a cognitively impaired & splenetic geriatric patriarch who’s actually forgotten all their names. #TrumpTariffs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
US and UK expected to announce deal to reduce tariffs today
Keir Starmer will provide an update later - the UK has been seeking exemptions since Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs earlier this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Reform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs,
How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.
How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.
Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’
Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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May 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM