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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).
Season's greetings to you all!
Season's greetings to you all!
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).
Season's greetings to you all!
Season's greetings to you all!
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This is very good. If Reform win the GE, it'll be too late for those who voted for them to say, like this disillusioned Reform member: "I thought they were going to come and change everything. And all they’re doing is coming in and tearing people’s lives apart.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reali...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is very good. If Reform win the GE, it'll be too late for those who voted for them to say, like this disillusioned Reform member: "I thought they were going to come and change everything. And all they’re doing is coming in and tearing people’s lives apart.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
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Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
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What an amazing display of friendship between the UK and Germany. ☺️
The first German State Visit to the UK in 27 years gets underway tomorrow!
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What an amazing display of friendship between the UK and Germany. ☺️
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Heading into the Channel Tunnel today on train 9044 and celebrating a historic moment: on 1 December 1990, 35 years ago, French and British teams broke through and met under the sea for the first time. Thanks to their achievement, our Eurostar trains now cross the Channel in 20 minutes.
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Heading into the Channel Tunnel today on train 9044 and celebrating a historic moment: on 1 December 1990, 35 years ago, French and British teams broke through and met under the sea for the first time. Thanks to their achievement, our Eurostar trains now cross the Channel in 20 minutes.
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We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”
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Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration fell to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration, the difference between those entering and leaving the country, was 345,000 in 2024 according to revised figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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I'm not going to do a thread on the immigration and asylum stats but I've just been having a glance through. This jumped out. Asylum removals now higher than at any point during the Coalition and Conservative governments. www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm not going to do a thread on the immigration and asylum stats but I've just been having a glance through. This jumped out. Asylum removals now higher than at any point during the Coalition and Conservative governments. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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The News Cycle is so quick that it seems to have entirely missed a Brexit/Reform party member being sent to prison for 10 1/2 years for taking bribes from Russia
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The News Cycle is so quick that it seems to have entirely missed a Brexit/Reform party member being sent to prison for 10 1/2 years for taking bribes from Russia
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It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
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"so deep was the fiscal crisis that public spending was cut and taxes on the rich went up. The result is that Britain’s top 10 per cent is the only segment paying more in taxes today than in 2010" on.ft.com/4a6clNL
if this were more widely understood, Reeves' job would be somewhat easier
if this were more widely understood, Reeves' job would be somewhat easier
Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia
The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"so deep was the fiscal crisis that public spending was cut and taxes on the rich went up. The result is that Britain’s top 10 per cent is the only segment paying more in taxes today than in 2010" on.ft.com/4a6clNL
if this were more widely understood, Reeves' job would be somewhat easier
if this were more widely understood, Reeves' job would be somewhat easier
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This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
Can't help thinking that Streeting might be even more unpopular than Starmer is.
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Can't help thinking that Streeting might be even more unpopular than Starmer is.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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As Alan Rusbridger points out, the cabal of "news" organisations attacking the BBC have far greater shortcomings and are already delighted to skew our information environment:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
As Alan Rusbridger points out, the cabal of "news" organisations attacking the BBC have far greater shortcomings and are already delighted to skew our information environment:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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Yes, but accidental releases only present a danger to the public if the offender is an asylum seeker. 😆
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yes, but accidental releases only present a danger to the public if the offender is an asylum seeker. 😆
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2 days later it had risen news.sky.com/story/priti-...
Priti Patel says experts working 'flat out' to fix issues caused by wiping of 400,000 police records
A "major technical operation" is under way to correct the problems with the Police National Computer (PNC), Priti Patel says.
news.sky.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
2 days later it had risen news.sky.com/story/priti-...
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Well said Adam, I found out today that between March 2013 and March 2023 672 prisoners were released in error, I must have been out the day it was reported in the MSM.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Well said Adam, I found out today that between March 2013 and March 2023 672 prisoners were released in error, I must have been out the day it was reported in the MSM.
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I'm starting to feel that if I briskly walked into the Louvre wearing a workman's jumpsuit and pulling my own hand truck, I could walk out with the Winged Victory of Samothrace for my own sculpture garden.
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm starting to feel that if I briskly walked into the Louvre wearing a workman's jumpsuit and pulling my own hand truck, I could walk out with the Winged Victory of Samothrace for my own sculpture garden.
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A better idea is for them to actually construct a proper narrative for why they need to raise taxes to begin with. Abstract concepts like fiscal rules and appeasing bond markets means nothing to the majority of voters. WHY are they raising taxes and where will the money be spent??
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A better idea is for them to actually construct a proper narrative for why they need to raise taxes to begin with. Abstract concepts like fiscal rules and appeasing bond markets means nothing to the majority of voters. WHY are they raising taxes and where will the money be spent??
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I saw this last night at a screening in London. In the UK, it's on the BBC iPlayer. See it if you can. Every small town in Russia has its fervent Putin supporters; its sons dead in the 'special military operation.
Not all of them have Pavel Talankin to tell the story.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Not all of them have Pavel Talankin to tell the story.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Storyville - Mr Nobody Against Putin
A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I saw this last night at a screening in London. In the UK, it's on the BBC iPlayer. See it if you can. Every small town in Russia has its fervent Putin supporters; its sons dead in the 'special military operation.
Not all of them have Pavel Talankin to tell the story.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Not all of them have Pavel Talankin to tell the story.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...