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Republicans just took away your healthcare so they can fund their secret police: newrepublic.com/post/197612/...
Congress Gives ICE More Money Than It Could Have Ever Imagined
It’s impossible to overstate how much power ICE just got from Trump’s budget.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Republicans just took away your healthcare so they can fund their secret police: newrepublic.com/post/197612/...
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ICE is soon to become the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history, with more money than the federal prison system, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration combined.
Here's what that will logistically look like.
Here's what that will logistically look like.
We asked Trump’s former prisons chief how $45 billion will reshape immigrant detention
We also asked an ACLU attorney, a private prisons expert, and the ex-commissioner of New York City's jails.
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ICE is soon to become the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history, with more money than the federal prison system, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration combined.
Here's what that will logistically look like.
Here's what that will logistically look like.
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My office is on Brick Lane. Every day we push through hordes of tourists who are there to marvel at the exciting success story that is that neighbourhood, London and the Uk more generally.
Building successful multi cultural & confessional democracies is one of the greatest achievements in history
Building successful multi cultural & confessional democracies is one of the greatest achievements in history
Still true:
*Britain is a success story
*Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well
*Multiculturalism is popular
*Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration
*Nostalgia is increasingly weird
*Britain is incredibly safe
*Levels of social cohesion are high
Don't let them gaslight you.
*Britain is a success story
*Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well
*Multiculturalism is popular
*Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration
*Nostalgia is increasingly weird
*Britain is incredibly safe
*Levels of social cohesion are high
Don't let them gaslight you.
June 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
My office is on Brick Lane. Every day we push through hordes of tourists who are there to marvel at the exciting success story that is that neighbourhood, London and the Uk more generally.
Building successful multi cultural & confessional democracies is one of the greatest achievements in history
Building successful multi cultural & confessional democracies is one of the greatest achievements in history
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Cruz didn’t just forget Iran’s population. He confessed to a war crime on national TV. The U.S. is bombing Iran right now. No authorization. No oversight. This is how empires operate when accountability is dead.
June 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Cruz didn’t just forget Iran’s population. He confessed to a war crime on national TV. The U.S. is bombing Iran right now. No authorization. No oversight. This is how empires operate when accountability is dead.
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The body responsible for managing Lough Neagh has described a Stormont debate on the ecological crisis as “depressing” after promised political support “disappeared like melted snow”.
Lough Neagh managers disappointed by ‘science denialism’ of politicians over ecological crisis
The body responsible for managing Lough Neagh has described a Stormont debate on the ecological crisis as “depressing” after promised political support “disappeared like melted snow”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The body responsible for managing Lough Neagh has described a Stormont debate on the ecological crisis as “depressing” after promised political support “disappeared like melted snow”.
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Trump left the G7 meeting early in a hissy fit partly because the grown ups were ignoring him, but mostly because he didn’t understand what they were talking about.
June 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Trump left the G7 meeting early in a hissy fit partly because the grown ups were ignoring him, but mostly because he didn’t understand what they were talking about.
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Nationwide Building Society to hike CEO pay package by 43% to £7m.
Interest on savings down. Workers won't get 43% pay rise
No sector immune to fat-cattery.
Govt says wage rises are inflationary but silence on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Interest on savings down. Workers won't get 43% pay rise
No sector immune to fat-cattery.
Govt says wage rises are inflationary but silence on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Nationwide draws up bonus plan that could give CEO £7m payday
Building society criticised for proposal that will be voted on next month but says it is prioritising member value
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Nationwide Building Society to hike CEO pay package by 43% to £7m.
Interest on savings down. Workers won't get 43% pay rise
No sector immune to fat-cattery.
Govt says wage rises are inflationary but silence on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Interest on savings down. Workers won't get 43% pay rise
No sector immune to fat-cattery.
Govt says wage rises are inflationary but silence on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
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Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dozens killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run ministry says
The UN human rights chief said Israel's
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When a civilised nation realises that its premier is totally bonkers, there is usually a process to follow to protect its interests
June 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
When a civilised nation realises that its premier is totally bonkers, there is usually a process to follow to protect its interests
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Referring to events in Ballymena as "disturbances" is a euphemism too far. We are witnesses to a pogrom. And it behoves us to say so, loud and clear.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O’Reilly: Ballymena violence is the result of politics based on scapegoating any ‘other’
"The central perversity of treating these people as anything other than racist thugs is only more transparent in Ballymena because they have so few migrants that any other excuse is patently absurd."
www.irishexaminer.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Referring to events in Ballymena as "disturbances" is a euphemism too far. We are witnesses to a pogrom. And it behoves us to say so, loud and clear.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
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Thames Water is now controlled by two US credit powerhouses: Silver Point Capital and Elliott Management.
Their game - asset stripping, profiteering, slick PR, devour; to get high returns.
Govt can put an end by bringing water into public ownership, but refuses. People's misery to deepen.
Their game - asset stripping, profiteering, slick PR, devour; to get high returns.
Govt can put an end by bringing water into public ownership, but refuses. People's misery to deepen.
Thames Water: Britain's biggest utility just got captured by toxic private credit markets
No rescue. No reform. Just control - seized through debt. That's the state of Thames Water, as Waterways Protection writes
www.thecanary.co
June 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Thames Water is now controlled by two US credit powerhouses: Silver Point Capital and Elliott Management.
Their game - asset stripping, profiteering, slick PR, devour; to get high returns.
Govt can put an end by bringing water into public ownership, but refuses. People's misery to deepen.
Their game - asset stripping, profiteering, slick PR, devour; to get high returns.
Govt can put an end by bringing water into public ownership, but refuses. People's misery to deepen.
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P&O Ferries hires tiny four-person accounting firm to replace KPMG.
4 person firm auditing a giant corporation! Can it resist management pressures?
In 2022, P&O illegally sacked 800 workers. Govt did nothing.
It hasn't filed statutory accounts at Companies House on time for 3 years. Govt action?
4 person firm auditing a giant corporation! Can it resist management pressures?
In 2022, P&O illegally sacked 800 workers. Govt did nothing.
It hasn't filed statutory accounts at Companies House on time for 3 years. Govt action?
P&O Ferries hires tiny four-person accounting firm to replace KPMG
Move raises questions over governance of ferry company and ‘auditor independence’ of accounting firm
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
P&O Ferries hires tiny four-person accounting firm to replace KPMG.
4 person firm auditing a giant corporation! Can it resist management pressures?
In 2022, P&O illegally sacked 800 workers. Govt did nothing.
It hasn't filed statutory accounts at Companies House on time for 3 years. Govt action?
4 person firm auditing a giant corporation! Can it resist management pressures?
In 2022, P&O illegally sacked 800 workers. Govt did nothing.
It hasn't filed statutory accounts at Companies House on time for 3 years. Govt action?
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Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments | Owen Jones
Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments | Owen Jones
The Madleen is no ‘selfie yacht’. It is a symbol of human compassion in a world that has decided to look away, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments | Owen Jones
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"The lack of public support from their co-presenters suggests some sort of legal intervention and potential gagging order. If these journalists have been silenced, this is bad news for democracy."
The strange disappearance of Belle and Sangita
Two British journalists have recently been taken off air, potentially for questioning foreign politicians in a manner that displeased them
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"The lack of public support from their co-presenters suggests some sort of legal intervention and potential gagging order. If these journalists have been silenced, this is bad news for democracy."
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Torygraph sold to “conservative” US and Abu Dhabi consortium.
It was previously blocked by the Tories over press censorship fears.
Now we all know you can’t believe what you see in a newspaper.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250523-uk-newspaper-the-telegraph-set-for-us-ownership
It was previously blocked by the Tories over press censorship fears.
Now we all know you can’t believe what you see in a newspaper.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250523-uk-newspaper-the-telegraph-set-for-us-ownership
UK newspaper The Telegraph set for US ownership
British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.
www.france24.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Torygraph sold to “conservative” US and Abu Dhabi consortium.
It was previously blocked by the Tories over press censorship fears.
Now we all know you can’t believe what you see in a newspaper.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250523-uk-newspaper-the-telegraph-set-for-us-ownership
It was previously blocked by the Tories over press censorship fears.
Now we all know you can’t believe what you see in a newspaper.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250523-uk-newspaper-the-telegraph-set-for-us-ownership
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“The tactics being pioneered in Gaza – complete information blackouts, attacks on journalists with impunity – risk becoming the new normal unless the international community wakes up to what’s at stake,” @azmatzahra.bsky.social Maurice Oniang'o.
This reporter exposed the civilian toll of US airstrikes. Her warning to colleagues? Be ready for a more hostile world
“The tactics being pioneered in Gaza –blackouts, attacks with impunity– risk becoming the new normal,” says Pulitzer Prize winner Azmat Khan.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“The tactics being pioneered in Gaza – complete information blackouts, attacks on journalists with impunity – risk becoming the new normal unless the international community wakes up to what’s at stake,” @azmatzahra.bsky.social Maurice Oniang'o.
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After deliberately blocking humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza for 78 days, Israel has begun allowing in a “basic amount” of aid.
Israeli authorities’ blockade and use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of war amounts to war crimes and acts of genocide.
Israeli authorities’ blockade and use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of war amounts to war crimes and acts of genocide.
May 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
After deliberately blocking humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza for 78 days, Israel has begun allowing in a “basic amount” of aid.
Israeli authorities’ blockade and use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of war amounts to war crimes and acts of genocide.
Israeli authorities’ blockade and use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of war amounts to war crimes and acts of genocide.
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“At the time of the attack, families whose sick children are to be evacuated from Gaza were gathering in the hospital. There were also families waiting to meet children returning from treatment abroad.”
BBC cameraman haunted by Gaza's malnourished children injured in Israeli strike
Israel says it targeted top Hamas militants hiding among civilians at the Khan Younis hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
“At the time of the attack, families whose sick children are to be evacuated from Gaza were gathering in the hospital. There were also families waiting to meet children returning from treatment abroad.”
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The quote from this article: "We have a bonus scheme to protect our most precious resource, which is the senior management team" from the chair of Thames Water is what I'd write on the guillotine if I was that way inclined.
“Thames Water bosses poised for 50% bonuses from £3bn emergency loan” - Privatised water in one headline…
May 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The quote from this article: "We have a bonus scheme to protect our most precious resource, which is the senior management team" from the chair of Thames Water is what I'd write on the guillotine if I was that way inclined.
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Powerful.
98-Year-Old WWII Vet Uses Tank To 'Crush Fascism' By Literally Crushing A Tesla In Viral Video
He knows fascism when he sees it.
www.comicsands.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Powerful.
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If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention | Louis Theroux
If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention | Louis Theroux
The response to The Settlers has been humbling. But the ongoing displacement and intimidation of Palestinians is more severe than we could capture, says documentary presenter Louis Theroux
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention | Louis Theroux
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⚡️Macron, Starmer, Merz, Tusk arrive in Kyiv.
The visit marks German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first trip to Ukraine, and the first time all four leaders have travelled there together.
The visit marks German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first trip to Ukraine, and the first time all four leaders have travelled there together.
Macron, Starmer, Merz, Tusk arrive in Kyiv
The visit marks Merz’s first trip to Ukraine, and the first time all four leaders have travelled there together.
kyivindependent.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
⚡️Macron, Starmer, Merz, Tusk arrive in Kyiv.
The visit marks German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first trip to Ukraine, and the first time all four leaders have travelled there together.
The visit marks German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first trip to Ukraine, and the first time all four leaders have travelled there together.