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Our leaders should be role models for our children... but we live in deeply dangerous times. Ex teacher, married, adult children. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 💪🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🚫racists&bigots #vegetarian #nature #EDS #AuDHD #CFS #chronicpain Anonymous this time round.

Excerpt from the article: Analysis of two arson incidents in the same period reveals the disparity in stark terms. When Hatzola ambulances were torched in Golders Green, the story generated multiple BBC national articles, a live blog, statements from the prime minister and health secretary, seven video shorts, and over 300 online mentions across the media. At the same time, arrests were made in connection with the Peacehaven Mosque arson attack in Sussex, which was carried out by two masked individuals who poured accelerant on the mosque entrance and ignited it while worshippers were still inside. The incident received a single BBC local report and 64 wider media mentions. Same category of crime, profoundly different editorial weight.
The poster, with arrows pointing to a fir tree (obviously phallic) and the letter 'O' has a dot in the middle (obviously a breast). Also arrows pointing to a conical object and a gun, (also a phallic shape, probably battery-powered)! DISGUSTING!
Trump hugs the American flag which is hanging on a flagpole on stage. He has a soppy look on his face. Nauseating.
Close up from the photo of Zack Polanski, whose beard appears to be green. Strange.
BashfulBlueBear @bashfulblue.bsky.social Very odd response Hannah, I don't support this iteration of Labour and think Starmer has done very little right and alot wrong, especially the anti-disabled and anti-immigrant talk/policies. He's still not as racist or corrupt as Farage. 11:54 8 May 2026
Supporters of Reform UK often complain that opponents label them racists or bigots. But the populist party's electoral appeal *has expanded beyond that of* leader Nigel Farage's previous pro-Brexit outfits. Its voters come from different valks of life and they hold eclectic views.
Users of Cameo write a short prompt for their chosen celebrity, and pay a fee for a clip that usually lasts less than a minute. In the clip, the Reform leader said: "Gutted I couldn't attend the wedding. I wanted to come, but I heard that half the guests were Welsh and, I don't know. Who knows what would have happened with all those foreign speakers there. I don't know."
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to move as an amendment to the above motion, From the Order paper for 27 April 2026 This type of business sits within the Delegated Legislation category. Summary Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to move, as an amendment to the above motion, to leave out all the words after "that" and insert "this House declines to approve the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 February, as they grant the Health and Safety Executive powers to selectively adopt hazard classifications from foreign jurisdictions with limited accountability; fail to incorporate new European Union hazard classifications in line with government commitments on Northern Ireland; regress from environmental and public health protections retained in law post Brexit, thus extending the approval of harmful biocides; and make it easier for UK exporters of harmful chemicals to bypass controls."
'Australia's political polling industry faced one of its most significant credibility crises in 2025 when Freshwater Strategy's dramatic miscalculations during the federal election left the Liberal Party stunned and questioning the reliability of modern polling methods. The polling firm, which received approximately $1.5 million from the Liberal Party, continued to predict seat gains for Peter Dutton's team even on election day, whilst publicly available data suggested otherwise.'
Spurious Home Office decisions rejecting student visas are threatening universities' ability to enrol young people from abroad, it is claimed. New rules come into effect in June that will punish universities if more than 4% of study visas are rejected by the Home Office. However, the changes coincide with a marked increase in the numbers of visas being refused by the Home Office on spurious and inaccurate grounds, according to research by universities that has been shared with The Times. Neither students nor universities are able to challenge the decisions, which are often taken months after a university has accepted the applicant and in some cases just days before they are due to start studying.
Two genuine photos side by side. On the left is a photo of Trump pursing his lips. On the right is a photo of a camel pursing his lips
Communities Against Factory Farming has said the proposed planning regime “risks embedding decades of industrial livestock land use in rural and green belt locations without adequate scrutiny”. Maya Pardo, the lead campaigner for the group, said: “By directing decisionmakers to give ‘substantial weight’ to the economic benefits of livestock intensification, the proposal will effectively give a green light to megafarm expansion, despite well-documented damage to rivers, air quality and rural communities.”
Excerpt from the article: 'Instead of medical care, ICE has offered her another solution: self-deport. Every two or three days, she says, ICE officials enter their room to ask people to sign forms agreeing to voluntary removal. Many have taken it, including a man from Minnesota whose lawyer said he only agreed because he was being denied medication for his diabetes.'
Burnside says a correctional officer at Perryville then threatened to shackle her and keep her in restraints during the birth if she refused to be induced again. Such treatment of pregnant women is explicitly prohibited by state law.
Excerpt: An Irishman living in the United States for more than 20 years has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials since being arrested last September. Originally from Glenmore, C Kilkenny, Seamus Culleton is married to a US citizen and owns a plastering business in the Boston area. He was arrested on September 9th, 2025, and has been in an Ice detention facility in Texas for nearly five months, despite having no criminal record, "not even a parking ticket". In a phone interview from the facility, he said conditions there are "like a concentration camp, absolute hell". Culleton said he was carrying a Massachusetts driving licence and a valid work permit issued by the US government when he was pulled over by Ice on the way home from work in September. His work permit was issued as part of an application for a green card which he initiated in April 2025. He has a final interview remaining.
From Mark Hamill's bluesky account: The Birther-in-Chief's disgusting history of racism has its own page on Wikipedia. See for yourself, here: shorturl.at/UQaXQ
Headline from a piece in the Politics section of Independent Revealed: The landlord MPs raking in £830k a year in rent The register of interests reveals that 83 MPs are also landlords, declaring at least £10,000 in rental income in the past year, while the Labour government pushes through its Renters’ Rights Bill Alicja Hagopian, Kate Devlin • Saturday 09 August 2025 08:55 BST • 89 Comments
The Intercept HE WITNESSED AN EARLIER SHOOTING. FEDS ARRESTED HIM AT THE SCENE OF ALEX PRETTI'S KILLING. A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Pretti's death Austin Campbell January 31 2026
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention. Caption for image: Liam Conejo Ramos,5, is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, Tuesday Jan. 20 2026, in a Minneapolis suburb. (Ali Daniels via AP)
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett I am relieved that a federal judge has ordered the immediate release of five year old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father. The court's ruling makes clear what never should have been in question: this child's detention was unlawful, unjustified, and deeply harmful. The judge delivered a pointed reminder that, in his opinion, the Constitution is not optional. He rejected the use of administrative warrants, condemned the government's disregard for basic constitutional principles, and made clear that traumatizing a child has no place in a nation that claims to be governed by the rule of law. What I witnessed at the Dilley Detention Center was deeply alarming. A preschooler who was lethargic, not eating, and asking only for his mother and his school does not happen by accident - it is a direct consequence of this administration's actions. Unfortunately, Liam is not the only child subjected to this treatment. Let me be clear: this ruling does not erase the trauma inflicted on Liam or his family. Accountability must follow. I will continue to conduct oversight to ensure the Constitution is upheld.
Headline Chris Mason: Another big beast defection shows momentum is with Reform
Excerpt from the article: Ace of spades cards, which have been used by white supremacist groups as a racist symbol and were called “death cards” by some during the Vietnam War, were found in at least two vehicles after those vehicles were pulled over by ICE agents, according to Voces Unidas, a nonprofit based in Glenwood Springs.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: In May 2022, Rosindell was arrested by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of indecent l assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of position of trust, and misconduct in public office. He had been under investigation since January 2020 for events occurring between 2002 and 2009, when he was a whip and shadow minister. He repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. In February 2024, the Metropolitan Police concluded that the evidence held did not meet the threshold for prosecution and that no further action would be taken. A spokesperson for Rosindell stated that, "He has been working constantly for Romford throughout the past 21 months and will continue to speak up for the people of his beloved home town as their local MP."
From the linked article: 'Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification, but the agents told him they didn't want to see it. Instead, as his 4-year-old grandson watched and cried, Thao was led out in handcuffs wearing only sandals and underwear, with just a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. Videos captured the scene, which included people blowing whistles and horns and neighbors screaming at the more than a dozen gun-toting agents to leave Thao's family alone. Thao said agents drove him, "to the middle of nowhere," and made him get out of the car in the frigid weather so they could photograph him. He said he feared they would beat him. He was asked for his ID, which agents earlier prevented him from retrieving. Agents eventually realized that he was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, Thao said, and an hour or two later, they brought him back to his house. There they made him show his ID and then left without apologizing for detaining him or breaking his door, Thao said.'
Image shows an excerpt from the article linked. 'The findings, based on internal ICE material obtained by 404 Media, public procurement records, and recent sworn testimony from an ICE official, show the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. The tool receives peoples’ addresses from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among a range of other sources...'
Despite Sudan being described by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the response remains drastically underfunded. As of late 2025, the UN’s Sudan appeal was just 27 percent funded, largely affected by US funding cuts under the Trump administration. Brown, however, insisted Sudan remains a top UN priority, pointing to repeated high-level visits by senior officials since she took up her post in September.
'New Year, New Dirtbags: DHS Add 5,000 MORE criminal Illegal Aliens to WOW.DHS.GOV Delivering Even More Transparency'
One of the stories on the DHS website - 'New Year, New Dirtbags: DHS Adds 5,000 MORE Criminal Illegal Aliens to WOW.DHS.GOV Delivering Even More Transparency'
An excerpt from the first linked article: 'As one of the world’s most advanced data-mining companies, with ties to the CIA, Palantir’s ‘work’ was supplying Israel’s military and intelligence agencies with advanced and powerful targeting capabilities — the precise capabilities that allowed Israel to place three drone-fired missiles into three clearly marked aid vehicles. …'
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The Reform leader was asked whether Parry was a good representative of the party in light of his views. In a past tweet that came to light at the end of last year, Parry, Reform's candidate for the Hampshire and the Solent mayoralty, suggested the deputy prime minister's "loyalty lies" in the Caribbean. Farage said Parry had also criticised "many white politicians, called them unpatriotic, and suggested they went to live in other countries", but said: "Some of his comments are a bit rich." He said: "I get that. He is intensely patriotic. He's risen to the rank of rear admiral, he's given enormous service to this country. But I do think his comments on Lammy were over the top and he should apologise for them."
Yet Young’s apparent support for American scientific racists has been part and parcel of his connections to leading right-wing public figures in Britain – none of whom were willing to condemn Young’s views. Toby Young’s advisors at the FSU read like a veritable Who’s Who of white identity politics. They include IRA bombing apologist and former Brexit Party MEP Baroness Claire Fox, who has campaigned against banning tobacco advertising and child pornography, and in favour of Bosnian Serb ethnic cleansers, global warming, human cloning and freedom for corporations. There is also David Goodhart, the Policy Exchange think tank’s integration chief, who has spent the past decade defending what he calls “majority grievances”, appointed by Liz Truss as a Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
A very bright light is shining in the darkness.
Excerpts ftom the article: 'They said that British military practices had clear differences with Israeli ones, for example the IDF used indiscriminate munitions that had led to “exceptionally disproportionate and avoidable civilian fatalities and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure”.'
In September 2010, the police workforce in England and Wales had 243,143 officers and staff. After four years of austerity, in September 2016, this number had shrunk by nearly 45,000. Over the same period, police community officer (PCSO) numbers were cut from 16,376 to 10,551 – a decline of 36%. The government claimed that there was no link between cutting police numbers and rising crime, but they were wrong.
Excerpt from the link: 'The festive period is a time for celebration, community, and acceptance. Yet for many members of the LGBTQ+ community, this time of year, as families come together and religious services take place, can be a painful reminder that they are still not fully accepted. Across the UK, too many in the LGBTQ+ community are still being told they need to be ‘cured’ or ‘fixed’ because harmful conversion practices remain legal.'
Excerpt from the article: the CPS shared contact details of prosecutors and counter-terror police last year with the Israeli embassy during its decision whether to prosecute ten of the ‘Filton 18’ activists who mounted the protest at the Elbit weapons factory in Filton, Bristol.
This image shows the faces of the following Labour MPs, and members of the cabinet in 2024. Under each head shot is their name and the money received. 'Pro-Israel lobby donated to half of Starmer's cabinet DECLASSIFIED UK Keir Starmer Prime minister - ÂŁ50,000 Yvette Cooper Home secretary- ÂŁ215,000 David Lammy Foreign secretary- ÂŁ102,640 Rachel Reeves Chancellor - ÂŁ101,710 Bridget Phillipson Education-ÂŁ60,000 Lisa Nandy Culture secretary - ÂŁ52,000 Wes Streeting Health secretary - ÂŁ29,160 Angela Rayner Deputy PM-ÂŁ25,000 Jonathan Reynolds Pensions secretary - ÂŁ2,500 Liz Kendall Trade secretary - ÂŁ2,950 Steve Reed Environment-ÂŁ2,800 Pat McFadden Cabinet Office- ÂŁ1,575 Peter Kyle Technology -ÂŁ1,400
Prison Service statement: "We continually assess prisoners’ wellbeing and will always take the appropriate action, including taking prisoners to hospital if they are assessed as needing treatment by a medical professional. “His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has assured ministers that all cases of prisoner food refusal are being managed in accordance with the relevant policy and with appropriate medical assessment and support, consistent with prisoner rights.”
According to whois.com domain name registration data, the domain name for the website thedailyaus.world was anonymously registered only on December 14, 2025, the same day as the attack. The first page archived by the Internet Archive for that website Another sign the site is bogus is the fact that every time the page is reloaded the thumbnail images for the stories in the sidebar randomly change (and the images don't even appear to be related to the headlines):
Excerpt from the article quoting the Norwegian Refugee Council: “Due to severe restrictions, UN and international aid organisations have only been able to bring in 15,600 tents for 88,000 people, while 1.29 million still need shelter to survive the winter,” the group said. Israel has rejected nearly 4,000 pallets of shelter materials from entering, NRC said.
Excerpt from the article: In this latest purge, it blocked abortion hotlines in countries where abortion is legal, banned queer and sex-positive accounts in Europe, and removed posts with even non-explicit, cartoon depictions of nudity. “Within this last year, especially since the new US presidency, we have seen a definite increase in accounts being taken down – not only in the US, but also worldwide as a ripple effect,” said Martha Dimitratou, executive director of Repro Uncensored.
In total, 899 people were arrested for disorder across 27 towns and cities last summer. Acts of vandalism and the destruction of public property were reported nationwide. Meanwhile, some rioters attempted to burn down a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham. From that entire cohort, 41% of all suspects detained during the civil unrest have all been reported to the authorities for domestic abuse, with charges ranging from stalking to actual bodily harm.
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Excerpt from the article: Their concerns were further heightened after a group of pro-Israel supporters barricaded the front of the embassy, holding Israeli and Union Jack flags, and vandalising the embassy building by leaving stickers that read "I love the IDF [Israeli army]." The spokesperson added that the embassy had made multiple requests with the Foreign Office and the London Metropolitan Police's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Unit. "Over the past two years, we have endured multiple such attacks - smashed windows, paint thrown at our building - while our staff were inside," the spokesperson said, describing a pattern of intimidation that has left diplomats feeling unsafe, the spokesperson said.
From Wikipedia: The Daily Mail has been criticised for its unreliability, its printing of sensationalist and inaccurate scare stories about science and medical research, and for instances of plagiarism and copyright infringement. In February 2017, the English Wikipedia banned the use of the Daily Mail as a reliable source.
The review, which is expected to be launched on Thursday, is set to be led by Prof Peter Fonagy, a clinical psychologist at University College London specialising in child mental health, with **Sir Simon Wessely**, a former president of the Royal College of Psychiatry, **acting as vice-chair.**
'Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer not only improves survival rates but also generates long-term financial benefits,' according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.
Excerpt from article: The northern West Bank has been particularly hard-hit, with about 32,000 residents of several refugee camps in the area forced out of their homes since January and prevented by Israel from returning. Last week, Human Rights Watch said the forced eviction of Palestinians from Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. “With global attention focused on Gaza, Israeli forces have carried out war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank that should be investigated and prosecuted,” a HRW official said in a statement.
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The image shows the headline from an article in The Guardian in 2013 and a photo of Rachel Reeves delivering a speech at a podium. 'Labour will be tougher than Tories on benefits, promises new welfare chief.'
An excerpt from Afua's piece: Reform also plans a mass deportation programme aiming to remove 600,000 people in a first parliamentary term. The claim is that these raids would target people living in the UK illegally. Every Black British person cognizant of the Windrush scandal, or who have watched the news emanating from the U.S. – both cases where lawfully resident people have been deported in a callous denial of their rights – knows this would create an environment in which anyone not white, is not safe.
The image posted by Adam shows a photo of Peter Ettedgui, who was (allegedly) racially abused by Farage as a child. The text that accompanies the image details Peter's own words: "[Farage] would sidle up to me and growl: 'Hitler was right or 'gas them', sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers [..] I'd never experienced antisemitism growing up, so the first time that this vicious verbal abuse came out of Farage's mouth was deeply shocking. But I wasn't his only target. I'd hear him calling other students Paki or Wog', and urging them to go home'. I tried to ignore him, but it was humiliating. It was shaming. This kind of abuse cuts through to the core of your identity."
Independent Reporters | Thursday 20 November 2025 09:59 GMT: Shabana Mahmood hits out at Tommy Robinson’s backing of Labour’s migration policy. Shabana Mahmood has said she finds it “deeply offensive” when MPs quote Tommy Robinson at her in the Commons, after the far-right activist backed the government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Asked about his comments, the home secretary told the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast: “I find it so offensive actually, in the chamber, when people were quoting that particular person at me. “This is a person who hates me because I'm a Muslim, who thinks that I'm a lesser kind of human being because I'm a Muslim... So it's deeply offensive”, she said.
From website of purifiedair.com Palace of Westminster LONDON Purified Air were tasked to incorporate filtration solutions into the existing HVAC system of the Palace of Westminster to improve the indoor air quality of the building. We achieved this by installing Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) within the existing Air Handling Units.
Image contains - a question: People either intending to vote for Reform UK, or considering voting Reform UK, would you support or oppose a one-off 1% tax on those with wealth greater than ÂŁ10 million? - a block graph, showing 61% support, 26% oppose and 12% don't know Source: YouGov poling for Best for Britain, August 2025 - 'bubbles' of information: . Nigel Farage and Richard Tice are totally against a wealth tax on the ultra-rich who back them. . The Green Party wants to see a 1% wealth tax on assets over ÂŁ10m and 2% on assets over ÂŁ2bn. - and a conclusion: If people knew about Reform UK's policies, they wouldn't vote for them!
Hostility to immigration, and the demands from ever more extreme right-wingers for further attacks on refugee rights, dominate discourse in those countries still. The lesson politicians should draw is that cruel policies do not make people seeking protection disappear, and do not placate the anti-migrant politicians, media, or racist elements in society. There will always be another step to take down deeper into the abyss and Reform, the Conservatives and GB News will shift to meet the new ground opened up. Sadly, therefore, this latest set of Labour proposals coming as they do before the last lot have even completed the legislative process to become law - are likely to just be another stepping stone on the way into the gutter. Labour politicians who believe they must simply hold their nose and pass these latest morally degrading policies in order to stem the rise of racism are deluding themselves. There is no evidence whatsoever from any other country that appeasing the far right on anti-migrant politics damages their appeal, and in fact a lot of evidence of the opposite. Aside from the political, there's the fact this draconian approach is harmful both to refugees themselves and to our society, costing far more to administer and hampering yet further the possibility for people to rebuild their lives and independently achieve their potential.
In Mercuro Press:. https://en.mercopress.com/2016/09/28/trump-embroiled-in-miss-piggy-misogynist-controversy 'Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — “Miss Piggy” — that caused her shame and humiliation.'
When subjected to rigorous analysis, fact-checking, and scrutiny of claims made about legal frameworks and cases, the review found that many news reports and opinion pieces about immigration and the ECHR were based on misconceptions, often mischaracterising UK immigration law, the UK's appeals system, and the role played by the ECHR.