Sarah Blair
@selblair.bsky.social
Writes about Ancient Greece. Anti-Tory. Pro EU. Loves bird photos. Profile pic is my much more photogenic great grandma 😊
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The United States will fare even worse, going from 2.8 % last year to 1.6% this year.
“Weakened economic prospects will be felt around the world, with almost no exception. Lower growth and less trade will hit incomes and slow job growth.”
www.rawstory.com/trump-econom...
“Weakened economic prospects will be felt around the world, with almost no exception. Lower growth and less trade will hit incomes and slow job growth.”
www.rawstory.com/trump-econom...
Late-night Trump brag shattered by 'damning' report issued just hours later
President Donald Trump fired off a series of posts on his Truth Social platform bragging about the state of the economy under his trade war — only for his boasts to be immediately shattered by a "damn...
www.rawstory.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The United States will fare even worse, going from 2.8 % last year to 1.6% this year.
“Weakened economic prospects will be felt around the world, with almost no exception. Lower growth and less trade will hit incomes and slow job growth.”
www.rawstory.com/trump-econom...
“Weakened economic prospects will be felt around the world, with almost no exception. Lower growth and less trade will hit incomes and slow job growth.”
www.rawstory.com/trump-econom...
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Nigel Farage is to give up his £73,000 EU pension!
Sorry - my mistake - he just wants to stop other people having a decent pension.
Sorry - my mistake - he just wants to stop other people having a decent pension.
June 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Nigel Farage is to give up his £73,000 EU pension!
Sorry - my mistake - he just wants to stop other people having a decent pension.
Sorry - my mistake - he just wants to stop other people having a decent pension.
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Musk sends Republicans into chaos as he shreds Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ — ‘He doesn’t get to vote’
Elon Musk sends Republicans into chaos as he shreds one big beautiful bill
Tesla billionaire’s tweet complicates Republican plan to pass the massive domestic spending bill, Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill
www.independent.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Musk sends Republicans into chaos as he shreds Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ — ‘He doesn’t get to vote’
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Elon Musk's brutal attacks today on President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" instantly became a centerpiece of Democratic messaging.
Elon Musk gives Dems new ammo against Trump's big bill
"It's very disappointing," said House Speaker Mike Johnson after Musk blasted the bill.
www.axios.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Elon Musk's brutal attacks today on President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" instantly became a centerpiece of Democratic messaging.
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"I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there," she said about a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that the House passed last month.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Freaks Out After She Finally Reads Bill She Voted For
"I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there," she said about a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that the House passed last month.
www.huffpost.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there," she said about a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that the House passed last month.
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Tesla's UK car sales drop over 45% in May, New AutoMotive early data shows reut.rs/3FMsaMK
Tesla's UK car sales drop over 45% in May, New AutoMotive early data shows
Tesla's new car sales in Britain tumbled more than 45% from a year earlier in May, preliminary data from research group New AutoMotive showed on Wednesday.
reut.rs
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tesla's UK car sales drop over 45% in May, New AutoMotive early data shows reut.rs/3FMsaMK
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A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs halted by Court of International Trade
May 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs halted by Court of International Trade
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Sunshade companions: Sow turnips beside tall crops like peas, runner beans, sweetcorn, or tomatoes. Their shade keeps turnips cool and tender—no woody roots! Another tip: keep soil moist with mulch to help retain water and suppress weeds. Healthy roots = tastier harvests! #gardenchat #growyourown
May 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sunshade companions: Sow turnips beside tall crops like peas, runner beans, sweetcorn, or tomatoes. Their shade keeps turnips cool and tender—no woody roots! Another tip: keep soil moist with mulch to help retain water and suppress weeds. Healthy roots = tastier harvests! #gardenchat #growyourown
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President Trump fired the librarian of Congress because she promoted DEI, the White House said Friday, making Dr. Carla Hayden one of the most high-profile leaders of color to be targeted in the administration’s campaign to suppress discussions about race and gender at U.S. cultural institutions.
Trump Fired Librarian of Congress Over D.E.I.
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
President Trump fired the librarian of Congress because she promoted DEI, the White House said Friday, making Dr. Carla Hayden one of the most high-profile leaders of color to be targeted in the administration’s campaign to suppress discussions about race and gender at U.S. cultural institutions.
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Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff who orchestrated President Trump’s crackdown on immigration, told reporters on Friday that the administration was considering suspending the rights of immigrants to challenge their detention in court before being deported.
Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff who orchestrated President Trump’s crackdown on immigration, told reporters on Friday that the administration was considering suspending the rights of immigrants to challenge their detention in court before being deported.
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Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament - Russia supported Brexit, I’m sure there’s no connection 🤔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Convicted Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament
Bulgarians Orlin Roussev, Biser Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova attended an event in the Palace of Westminster, the BBC finds.
www.bbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament - Russia supported Brexit, I’m sure there’s no connection 🤔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The communications app and Signal clone TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security advisor Mike Waltz's phone, has suspended “all services” following reports of hackers stealing data from the app.
Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked
The communications app TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security adviser Mike Waltz's phone, has suspended “all services” as it investigates reports of at least one breach.
www.wired.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The communications app and Signal clone TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security advisor Mike Waltz's phone, has suspended “all services” following reports of hackers stealing data from the app.
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Our govt meets EU leaders on 19 May.
We’re pressing Starmer to move fast now. Stop dragging your feet.
🔥 Pls, pls chip in and share!
—> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/starmer-st...
We’re pressing Starmer to move fast now. Stop dragging your feet.
🔥 Pls, pls chip in and share!
—> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/starmer-st...
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Our govt meets EU leaders on 19 May.
We’re pressing Starmer to move fast now. Stop dragging your feet.
🔥 Pls, pls chip in and share!
—> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/starmer-st...
We’re pressing Starmer to move fast now. Stop dragging your feet.
🔥 Pls, pls chip in and share!
—> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/starmer-st...
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Well so much for that “Brexit benefit”.
Really didn’t last long.
Really didn’t last long.
Britain’s tariff burden worse than EU
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes than those from Continent
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Well so much for that “Brexit benefit”.
Really didn’t last long.
Really didn’t last long.
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Trump is not an "isolationist".
He is, openly and repeatedly, an expansionist.
He is, openly and repeatedly, an expansionist.
You have to wonder what Mark Carney's other two wishes were after rubbing that bottle
April 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump is not an "isolationist".
He is, openly and repeatedly, an expansionist.
He is, openly and repeatedly, an expansionist.
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We didn't make enough of this polling release at the time. There is almost TOO much data to digest. But please have a quick glance - the public is WAY ahead of the Gvt on the ambition for UK EU relations
www.bestforbritain.org/april_2025_p...
www.bestforbritain.org/april_2025_p...
Poll: voters expect trade to be government’s top priority at UK-EU Summit in May
Change Minds → Change Politics
www.bestforbritain.org
April 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We didn't make enough of this polling release at the time. There is almost TOO much data to digest. But please have a quick glance - the public is WAY ahead of the Gvt on the ambition for UK EU relations
www.bestforbritain.org/april_2025_p...
www.bestforbritain.org/april_2025_p...
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NEW: Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences announces pay freeze through 2025-26 academic year as well as "pausing all non-essential capital projects and spending" to conserve resources for lengthy legal battle.
April 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
NEW: Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences announces pay freeze through 2025-26 academic year as well as "pausing all non-essential capital projects and spending" to conserve resources for lengthy legal battle.
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Imagine if another country’s president was cracking down on the opposition party’s fundraising mechanism “to cripple their opponents’ political infrastructure”
Authoritarianism is here. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Authoritarianism is here. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Imagine if another country’s president was cracking down on the opposition party’s fundraising mechanism “to cripple their opponents’ political infrastructure”
Authoritarianism is here. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Authoritarianism is here. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors.
DOJ reverses grant cancelations for crime victims support
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously bragged about cuts to programs supporting victims.
www.motherjones.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors.
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Hi BlueSky, looking to reconnect with like minded friends on this platform. Give us a follow and lets grow our community here.😁 #FBPE #RejoinEU #FollowBackFriday
November 15, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Hi BlueSky, looking to reconnect with like minded friends on this platform. Give us a follow and lets grow our community here.😁 #FBPE #RejoinEU #FollowBackFriday
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This is exactly my take at this moment. Let's wait at least a bit for more facts and see the specific charges before we all declare a crisis.
I don't know the details about the Wisconsin judge's arrest, but state judges are not immune from federal prosecutions. The vibes are bad and concerning because of the context, no dissent there, but we shouldn't embrace the wrong conclusion that state judges are immune from complying with fed'l law.
April 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is exactly my take at this moment. Let's wait at least a bit for more facts and see the specific charges before we all declare a crisis.
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President Donald Trump has said, “We want more babies.”
But the actions of the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service have left many pregnant federal workers without the parental leave, health insurance and income they had thought they could rely on when they chose to conceive.
But the actions of the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service have left many pregnant federal workers without the parental leave, health insurance and income they had thought they could rely on when they chose to conceive.
Pregnant foreign aid workers beg Trump administration for compassion amid cuts
Expectant parents whose lives have been upended by DOGE cuts say the way they’ve been treated flies in the face of Trump’s calls to raise the birth rate.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
President Donald Trump has said, “We want more babies.”
But the actions of the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service have left many pregnant federal workers without the parental leave, health insurance and income they had thought they could rely on when they chose to conceive.
But the actions of the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service have left many pregnant federal workers without the parental leave, health insurance and income they had thought they could rely on when they chose to conceive.