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WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Appears to Be Translated From Russian
Certain phrases in Trump’s proposed deal seem to be using Russian language.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
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23 November 1928 | A Dutch Jewish boy, David Jacob Gokkes, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
23 November 1928 | A Dutch Jewish boy, David Jacob Gokkes, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
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The US now has the Thiel-Vance foreign policy, the Steve Witkoff foreign policy, the Jared Kushner foreign policy, the Marco Rubio foreign policy, and once in a blue moon the Donald Trump foreign policy... and Putin and Netanyahu plus Saudi, UAE & Qatar drive most of it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The US now has the Thiel-Vance foreign policy, the Steve Witkoff foreign policy, the Jared Kushner foreign policy, the Marco Rubio foreign policy, and once in a blue moon the Donald Trump foreign policy... and Putin and Netanyahu plus Saudi, UAE & Qatar drive most of it.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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23 November 1888 | A Czech Jew, Rudolf Zelenka, was born in Kutná Hora.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
23 November 1888 | A Czech Jew, Rudolf Zelenka, was born in Kutná Hora.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.
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Unprecedented nepotism & corruption at the highest levels of American government
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Unprecedented nepotism & corruption at the highest levels of American government
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Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
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20 November 1936 | W A French Jewish girl, Madeleine Szwalberg, was born in Paris.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 31 July 1944 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her brother Georges survived in hiding.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 31 July 1944 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her brother Georges survived in hiding.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
20 November 1936 | W A French Jewish girl, Madeleine Szwalberg, was born in Paris.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 31 July 1944 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her brother Georges survived in hiding.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 31 July 1944 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her brother Georges survived in hiding.
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🔴Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK’s former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison opens the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network infiltrating European politics, reports Peter Jukes
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
The sentencing of Reform UK’s former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison opens the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network infiltrating European politics, reports Peter Jukes
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that infiltrated European politics, ...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🔴Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK’s former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison opens the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network infiltrating European politics, reports Peter Jukes
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
The sentencing of Reform UK’s former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison opens the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network infiltrating European politics, reports Peter Jukes
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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This is my shocked face.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is my shocked face.
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I realise this is short notice but would anyone like my spare ticket to come and see noted film director Paul Thomas Anderson and reasonably well-known actor Leonardo DiCaprio in conversation tonight at the BFI? 8pm tonght. ❤️🔥
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I realise this is short notice but would anyone like my spare ticket to come and see noted film director Paul Thomas Anderson and reasonably well-known actor Leonardo DiCaprio in conversation tonight at the BFI? 8pm tonght. ❤️🔥
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt...."
Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt...."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt...."
Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt...."
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
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🔴TUC Chief Warns Labour to Stop ‘Slippery Slope’ Towards Nigel Farage’s Anti-Migrant Politics
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
TUC Chief Warns Labour to Stop 'Slippery Slope' Towards Nigel Farage’s Anti-Migrant Politics
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer's Government must stop seeking to 'out-Farage Farage' on migration, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash from Labour MPs over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🔴TUC Chief Warns Labour to Stop ‘Slippery Slope’ Towards Nigel Farage’s Anti-Migrant Politics
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Agreed. We focus on process and the political sensitivies of 5 years ago instead of getting our act together extremely quickly. It‘s complacent and shows that both sides don‘t appreciate just how turbulent the sea is.
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Agreed. We focus on process and the political sensitivies of 5 years ago instead of getting our act together extremely quickly. It‘s complacent and shows that both sides don‘t appreciate just how turbulent the sea is.
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We’re hosting the sixth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. This brings together parliamentarians from the UK Parliament and European Parliament to discuss the future of UK-EU relations 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
Watch today and tomorrow’s proceedings live 🔴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ee...
Watch today and tomorrow’s proceedings live 🔴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ee...
🔴 LIVE: 6th UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly Plenary Session - Monday 17th November 2025
YouTube video by UK Parliament
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We’re hosting the sixth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. This brings together parliamentarians from the UK Parliament and European Parliament to discuss the future of UK-EU relations 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
Watch today and tomorrow’s proceedings live 🔴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ee...
Watch today and tomorrow’s proceedings live 🔴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ee...
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They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They think we’re all so stupid
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I am loathed to comment on another country’s proposed cruelty as my own government commits crimes against humanity on a regular basis, but I cannot imagine how stripping asylum seekers of their few precious belongings does anything but make cruelty a policy goal. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am loathed to comment on another country’s proposed cruelty as my own government commits crimes against humanity on a regular basis, but I cannot imagine how stripping asylum seekers of their few precious belongings does anything but make cruelty a policy goal. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
'A Bird in the hand is worth two in the Bush
And I'll never change my mind'.
And I'll never change my mind'.
There have been many attempts at lampooning Elton John over the years, but the brilliance in Neil Innes' approach from RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION is to emulate Elton's musicianship while gently ribbing the oft-times endearingly flowery/nonsensical nature of Bernie Taupin's lyrics...
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
'A Bird in the hand is worth two in the Bush
And I'll never change my mind'.
And I'll never change my mind'.