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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 3h

After how many years are we now daring to say the word..?

I mean, I am glad we're finally there. But why on earth did that have to take that long...

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 9h

🚨🚨Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledges she is looking at potential tax rises and spending cuts to fill a black hole in her Budget which she said was partly due to the lingering impact of #Brexit. 🧵
www.independent.co.uk/money/rachel...

Reeves eyes tax hikes as economy suffers ‘severe and long-lasting’ Brexit impact

Rachel Reeves said ‘austerity, Brexit, and the ongoing impact of Liz Truss’s mini-budget’ had weighed heavily on the UK economy.

www.independent.co.uk

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

This line didn’t make sense the first time he said it, and it doesn’t make sense now.

The fact that they continue to demonize millions of patriotic Americans engaging in peaceful protest tells you everything you need to know about them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

👇🏽

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

ICE setting up raids outside churches. Trump’s America. 🇺🇸

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Elio España @elioespana.bsky.social · 10h

What is encouraging, though, is the pre-emptive Reform panic that they will *at last* face some political accountability for Brexit. The shrill defensiveness is a good indicator that being allowed to skate on this question for nearly 10yrs has been an absolute gift to them. Correction long overdue.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 10h

That £900k house in Frinton. Has anyone mentioned how it was paid for yet? Any laws broken, or all above board?

Anyone investigating? Media grown a conscience? Any journalist working for the British people? Anyone?

Half way through another week of silence then.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10h

It is laughable to think that you can neuter the far right with minor tweaks like this.

How many Conservative or Reform supporters even know that immigrants have to pass a language test? They object to immigration on emotional grounds, not because they have dry objections to eligibility criteria.

To ensure graduates contribute effectively to the economy, the maximum post-study stay will be reduced to 18 months from the current 2 years for most from 1 January 2027. It comes after data clearly showed that many holders had not transitioned into graduate-level employment as intended.
Finance requirements for student visas will also be increased for the 2025 to 2026 academic year, meaning foreign students will have to demonstrate they have sufficient funds to support themselves.

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 9h

Labour are about to upend a bucket of petrol onto the Reform immigration binfire.

The assertion that we've "lost control of Britain's borders" is an absolute godsend for Reform, because that's what they have been bleating about all along.

Grim, grim, grim.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...

In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:

● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

“Make Brexit work” by raising taxes to stem the ongoing losses.
Slavish devotion to failed ideology has a very high price.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

Bailing out Bessent’s billionaire friends on Wall Street from their bad investments is much more important.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

If you can’t sell your soybeans because of Trump’s tariffs after Argentina stepped in and took your customers, you can take solace that the guy you voted for also just gave $20 billion of your tax dollars to the country that is bankrupting you.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 16h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 16h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

Wait one damn minute‼️

I know Lisa Murkowski isn’t up on her high horse talking about the lack of trust between Republicans and Democrats after she cast the deciding “Yes” on the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and slipped in backroom deals for Alaska.

She’s part of the problem & needs to own it!

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 14h

Netanyahu announces Israel will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite it being a key ceasefire agreement clause.

Didn't take long, did it?

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