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This is awful if correct. Chancellor preparing to save more than a billion pounds by targeting disabled people’s capacity to get cars through the benefits system

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves takes aim at Motability scheme to save £1bn in budget
Chancellor is examining reforms that include scrapping tax breaks on cars for disabled people using the programme
www.thetimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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WOW.

Whole of UK: 371 million tonnes a year

Just this one oil field: 250 million tonnes.

Decision expected soon. All eyes on this Labour government 👀

#StopRosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social

(Hat tip @esmestallard.bsky.social for the article:
www.bbc.com/news/article...)
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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We've set up Great British Energy to generate more clean, home-grown electricity here in the UK — and make us less exposed to volatile global energy markets.

What does that mean for you?

Let me explain

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October 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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⚡️Russia launched over 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, nearly 1,360 aerial bombs against Ukraine in a week, Zelensky says.

In a renewed effort to disrupt Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, Russia carried out several large-scale missile and drone strikes on energy and gas facilities this week.
Russia launched over 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, nearly 1,360 aerial bombs against Ukraine in a week, Zelensky says
In a renewed effort to disrupt Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, Russia carried out several large-scale missile and drone strikes on energy and gas facilities this week.
kyivindependent.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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I know this is obvious when you think about it but we don’t think about it enough: fascists have to cow & persecute decent journalists to prevent them from reporting exactly what they, the fascists, are doing. Fascist-adjacent ‘journalists’ help by insisting that we shouldn’t call fascists facsists.
October 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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"This was identified early on as the likely outcome."

Investors jumped on this technology, not because it would actually solve the problem, but because they could make loads of money provided by desperate governments eager to show they were doing something. /1

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work
Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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My law firm is currently litigating 52 voting and election cases in 23 states. This includes the Ohio case we filed on Friday night and the redistricting case challenging Texas' new congressional map.

I am thankful for our clients willing to wage these fights. They, not the lawyers, are the heroes.
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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CANCEL THE CUTS

RELEASE THE FILES
August 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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She was right all along… try and imagine how peaceful and pleasant it would be living in the USA if she was president
August 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Did you know there’s a special election THIS Tuesday in Iowa that could break the GOP super majority in the Iowa state senate?

I had no idea.

Just saw it on Tik Tok.

Now…just out of curiosity, do you think the DNC should have rallied national Dems to support this election?
August 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I trust steak tartare from a food truck with no refrigerator in August more than Ghislaine Maxwell
August 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Rachel Reeves is finally looking in the right place to find the money we need to invest in our public services and make life better for people. But now isn't the time for caution, it's time to be bold and root out the injustice at the heart of this country
August 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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A federal judge rejected the DOJ's effort to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the Epstein case.

He wrote that the government itself is the “logical party” to make the Epstein files public and criticized its motion as a “diversion” tactic.
DOJ goes 0-3 in requests to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials
Two other federal judges already denied DOJ’s requests to publicly release the material.
www.politico.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Greene’s agreement for her 2023 book should have been included after she reported receiving more than $178,000 in royalties, attorney Brett Kappel confirmed to Forbes.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Financial Disclosure Doesn’t Mention Book Agreement—Which Could Be Illegal, Expert Says
Greene’s agreement for her 2023 book should have been included after she reported receiving more than $178,000 in royalties, attorney Brett Kappel confirmed to Forbes.
www.forbes.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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“What really worries me is seeing the impacts now at this relatively low level of warming where things are already getting really stressed, and thinking about what’s this going to be like in five years or 10 years, or even next year”
https://bit.ly/4fMdz1y
Early ripening of berries in UK shows nature is under stress, say experts
Hot summer also causing trees to shed their leaves as concerns raised over ‘food gap’ for wildlife in autumn
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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The right wing paper has been forced to print yet another correction after running a bogus headline about foreign sex offenders

✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
Another day, another Telegraph correction
The right wing paper has been forced to print yet another correction after running a bogus headline about foreign sex offenders
www.thenewworld.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. My gas mask paid for itself within the first minute the ice agents came out of the building. They escalated to this immediately, like it was a war zone- flash bombs, various gasses…

#fightfascism #fuckice
August 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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On Wednesday, ICE GOONS arrested a mother in the school drop-off line at Inzunza Camarina Elementary in Chula Vista, leaving her two children in the car.
August 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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August 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM