Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization | Robert Reich

I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.

Rachel Reeves will deliver a library in every primary school in England as part of Labour’s plans to give all children the best start in life regardless of their background

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We must condemn all political violence, regardless of its source.

Sadly, Trump has decided to weaponize the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk for his own political purposes and to go after his critics — while deleting the facts from the DOJ website. Shameful.

I am SO EXCITED about this!

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🚨D’un jour à l’autre, Ahmadreza Djalali pourrait être exécuté. Injustement arrêté et condamné, il se trouve désormais dans un lieu inconnu et dans des conditions critiques.

📢 Ce 18 septembre à 18h devant l’ambassade d’Iran, pour exiger sa libération 👉 https://www.amnesty.be/mobilisation-djalali

Farage is desperately trying to sabotage Britain's recovery.

Reform tried to block some genuinely transformative laws. The polls would look very different if we talked about this more.

5 examples:

It was a great week to be Labour.

Votes at 16 rightly grabbed the headlines, but there was plenty more good news for progressives.

7 things to celebrate: 🧵

Eighty students from Gaza, who have overcome unbelievable obstacles to get a place at UK universities, unable to take them up due to the UK Home Office disgracefully putting even more obstacles in their place.

www.thetimes.com/article/2a7d...

Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

Labour has already done more on asylum than the Tories managed in 14 years.

And no one needed to be sent to Rwanda.

5 measurable signs of progress:

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

I never understood how Nazi ideology took hold amongst previously respectable Germans; now, I’m learning how vulnerable we are to US citizens doing unimaginable things to their fellow citizens - in this case ICE agents. Hitler had SS colluders. Trump has ICE, DOGE, MAGA. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Here two more scholarships for MA studies for students of Gaza at the Uni of Sussex, UK. Due date for applications 1st June 2025. Please share.
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

Utterly disgusting. There is absolutely no way any Afghan woman should be returned to the Taliban having sought asylum, but particularly someone who has fought for human rights. It is tantamount to a death sentence.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Welfare reforms are only part of the story.

Labour made plenty of positive announcements for progressives to be proud of this week.

Here are 5 of them:

The NHS is improving rapidly under Labour.

You won’t hear it from the right-wing press, but the stats speak for themselves.

5 *evidence-backed* ways it’s getting better:

On the other hand bylinetimes.com/2024/12/20/l...

🇨🇩La condamnation à mort de Jean-Jacques Wondo et de 36 autres personnes confirmée en appel.
Au mépris de toute dignité humaine.
Un verdict choquant.
La peine de mort est un châtiment cruel et inhumain.
Pétition pour exiger du Président Tshisekedi un moratoire immédiat: www.amnesty.be/peine-de-mor...