Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
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Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
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Taught HE over 25 years, Dep Head Cass Art School. Film/Media scholar programmer/cinemas/cult/horror/gothic/folk horror/music/neighbourhoods/audiences/gentrification/ScalaCinema UCL+KCL Lived opposite Grenfell Tower for over 20 years ๐Ÿ’š W10 to WKen London
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Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.

And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Viktor Orbรกn, Putin and Trump's favourite lapdog in the EU, and the Hungarian rising star Pรฉter Magyar, held opposing rallies in Budapest today.

The pro-Russia Orbรกn rally gathered less than 93k people.
The pro-Hungary Magyar rally gathered more than 168K people.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Catherine Connolly, the independent socialist, is President-Elect. Yet again, Ireland bucks the trend of liberal democracies falling to far right nihilism. Here is who she is - Connolly supports the LGBTQ community & People with Disabilities, Carers & a United Ireland. #Aras25 #SpeirGhorm
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
big tough guys deploying tear gas to protect us from inflatable dinosaur Halloween decorations
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tinybaby @tiny.baby ยท 10h
it's important to remember the people doing this aren't "just following orders," they signed up to do this, they're excited to do it, it's what they want to be doing, and each one of them is personally culpable for the entirety of ICE's conduct
In video provided exclusively to MSNBC's The Weekend: Primetime, immigration agents are seen attempting to pull a man out a window of a Chicago home. Agents also jumped a fence into the locked backyard and manhandled people doing work. Hear from the homeowner tonight on The Weekend: Primetime.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
the way Trump and his administration keep going on livestreams and tv to laugh about this, I canโ€™t really compare it to anything political that comes to mind, only thing that comes to mind rn is a serial killer who writes letter taunting family of their victim.
Trumpโ€™s victims are now washing up in Trinidad:
โ€œThe U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.โ€œ
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
www.nytimes.com
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That's racism. Plain and simple.

No other word for it.

It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, โ€œIt drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"

Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" ๐Ÿ‘€
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Make Racism Disgraceful Again ๐Ÿ’ฏ
We must make racism disgraceful again. This kind of shameless ugly inadequacy from Pochin should be career-ending, not career-enhancing. Honestlyโ€ฆ the Little England nastiness is repulsive.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Russia: US-sanctioned Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil lost a combined $11.55 billion in value in 5 days.
Lukoil ๐Ÿ”ป -11.72%
Rosneft ๐Ÿ”ป-7.81%
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Trumpโ€™s drug wars:

In 9 months, heโ€™s threatened to attack Mexico and annex Canada.

He started a tariff battle with China over fentanyl, bombed Colombian fishermen and is now gearing up to strike Venezuela.

There is no end game.

Heโ€™s just a bully. With an army. Looking for someone to push around.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
"There's no fear today" -- it's a love fest for Letitia James outside the courthouse after she pleaded not guilty
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
i really resent the continued assertion that thereโ€™s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. weโ€™re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and theyโ€™re angry because weโ€™re calling them out for it.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
He brazenly lies multiple times every single day, but nobody ever calls him on it to his face.
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
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Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
"Federal agents fired a pepper round that struck the pastor of the College Heights United Church of Christ. The impact caked his face in orange powder...

โ€œIโ€™m in a lot of pain,โ€ the pastor texted from the emergency room, โ€œHe clearly was aiming for the face.โ€

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
An ICE agent arrested in August on suspicion of driving drunk questioned the nationality of a sheriffโ€™s deputy and threatened to check the deputyโ€™s immigration status, according to newly released body-camera footage.
ICE agent threatens to check deputyโ€™s status during DUI stop, asks if heโ€™s Haitian
Scott Deiseroth told a Florida sheriffโ€™s deputy that he would have his colleague deported if โ€œnot legit,โ€ body camera video shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Loads of cyclists playing Mexican folk music have ridden up and appear to be joining the protest, when it starts marching.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
โ€œMy name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Reposted by Dr Karen Smith๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒป
Video from today's first gas attack.

Saturday morning in Chicago.