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Curse of Private Equity. US mothers billed for maternity services to they didn't receive or didn't want. Staff cuts, low investment. Unsafe medical practices Mothers and insurers told different stories. Objecting staff silenced. UK govt expanding PE role in healthcare.
When Fox can't ignore it, you know it's bad.
Every action has a reaction. Every pound the government spends becomes someone’s income, which creates tax, confidence and prosperity. Yet politicians and journalists still talk about spending as if it’s waste. In this video, I explain why that’s wrong. youtu.be/tDOiRh15Wj0?...
Hundreds of Thousands Mobilize Worldwide to 'Draw the Line' for Climate Action and Justice www.commondreams.org/news/draw-th...
"I know a lot of people in this country right now want to see @greenparty.org.uk ready to challenge Reform and challenge this deeply unpopular Labour government, and that's exactly what I intend to do." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target
“It’s a [digital] coup… We can’t fight it if we can’t see it and we can’t see it if we don’t name it… We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start. Coups are like concrete: Once they stop moving, they set.” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
“Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong… Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.” @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
And in UK (and elsewhere). Our data is in the hands of US tech bros. Our government must put regulations in place to protect OUR data.
They are f*cking lunatics
Get into some "good trouble."
Conan O'Brien on Kimmel suspension.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET #DonaldJ6Trump did this
Murphy: "These things work in tandem. The Trump administration offers something to these big companies that will make their owners billionaires then in turn the big companies repress political speech or serve as Trump's propaganda machine. It's a quid pro quo that seems to be happening in open view"
Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“The law doesn’t matter anymore” is obeying in advance.
Happening now in NYC at the ABC headquarters: hundreds of people have come another day to protest against Kimmel’s removal and the censorship Trump is imposing on the channel.
That was fast. This is also why you don’t surrender to autocrats - you fight them and beat them.
Yep. A fading memory.
I expect there was much holding of noses. Britain could not, after Brexit and Covid, withstand high tariff. Trump has us by the short and curlies.
2024 Romania election,an unknown politician won.He was let go, had another FAIR election. (Oct '24 Elon Musk's satellite was installed there...hint). South Korea stopped their leader for inciting for martial law. Bolsario in Brazil was jailed for plotting a coup too. Nepal now... Next is USA...
🎉 A NEW GREEN COUNCILLOR IN BRIGHTON & HOVE Marina Lademacher has been elected as the new Green councillor for Queen's Park! @greenparty.org.uk
Thanks to everyone who came, and everyone who was part of making it happen! We will keep resisting Trump – and the politics of Trumpism internationally.
#Pinks #ProudBlue We all have our days when we need to rest, which is fine. But then we stand up and fight … together! We are always #StrongerTogether Love wins over Hate! 🧡
Every pundit who took at face value the idea that the Right sincerely cares about free speech, or ideological diversity, or in fact has any principles at all, should be wearing a dunce cap and writing a lengthy mea culpa right now. Not for our catharsis but for public awareness at least
Except I'm much older!
Same here 🙄
It's a peculiar enthusiaism, I admit, but this is a great morning for fans of right-wing media contortions. The desperation to find negatives in an obviously successful trip is a joy to behold. Even for those of us deeply discomfited by the whole event.
I was struck by how Melania was relaxed and genuinely smiling, clearly enjoying time with Kate and the children. While Trump was on different premises.
Instead of chips or soda, Health To Go vending machines dispense drug-testing strips, hygiene kits, socks, soap, wound care supplies and Narcan — all free of charge. It’s part of a Pennsylvania pilot program to make harm-reduction resources easier to access.
Boycott everything affiliated with ABC and Disney. Pass it on.
Then it wouldn't be a donation but theft.
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
"Stop giving power to people who don't believe in science or worse than that, pretend they don't believe in climate change for their own self-interest." Harrison Ford There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #biodiversity #dumptrump
Congratulations to Liam McArthur on being named Holyrood's MSP of the Year!
I love this photograph of me at the Curious Cat bookshop taking questions with a cat on my lap - will there be any cats at Tiverton or Dartmouth ? (There was a lovely therapy dog at Glasgow and I was given permission to pat her) Robinince.com
📌 The Ultimate Diss 🤭🤣 if only the gop ~ stood up to canks like this 🤭🙃 the woman 🇵🇱 polish first lady agata kornhausear~duda apologies for language 🐥
Oh ffs 😨 Laying the groundwork for UK to follow path of US. OMDB.
It's usually better between 5-6am than 6-9am. I've been thinking that's where they put the 'balance' to the weird stuff.
CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance. Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna. See how this works?
Andrea Jenkyns, Mayor of Lincolnshire, DOGE warrior... A story in three parts....
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: The Epstein survivors have questions that Donald Trump and Kash Patel refuse to answer youtu.be/_CVIxr8HuCE?...
I’m old enough to remember when America had a first amendment.
Andrea Jenkyns has awarded herself an increase of £150K to “run her office” as Mayor of Lincolnshire. Council taxpayers will now have to fork out £262K per annum for her immense talent and expertise. Reform U.K. Ltd, always knowingly grifting.
Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the United States government. This is a direct attack on the First Amendment. Everyone who values freedom of speech should be outraged — and they should speak out.
TRUMP: We're gonna have numbers like nobody has ever seen before MacCALLUM: When do you think we're gonna see that? Recent Fox polling showed 52% said the economy is worse under this administration TRUMP: Fox polling is the worst polling
Because that is precisely what they are.
Obama condemns the White House after Kimmel’s suspension, saying that the Trump admin has taken cancel culture to a "new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies."
Standing against fascism is now domestic terrorism—by presidential decree. Anyone committed to fighting fascism can now be deemed an enemy of the state, arrested, and held—possibly without full due process—on the claim that they're a "terrorist." Just like that, we lost America.
Jarvis: I'm paying for them with my tax dollars. They're doing things in my name as a citizen. They're doing it with a mask, never saying their name, never showing a warrant, never giving a badge number, never giving me any sense of who they are. They are masked mobs going after people
Er, who was it who signed the final deal?
Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
Surely not?
He would have found that hilarious.
The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
Indeed. He is doing the work that Putin would be delighted to see executed. Saves him the bother, and mess of an actual war.
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE: He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group. There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi. He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.
Today's Today programme. Sad demise.
Kimmel outsed, as Trump claims another late night scalp. Mine earlier today with @mrjamesob.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk. 🎧: audioboom.com/posts/877880...
The split in Your Party has broken into the open. Jeremy Corbyn urges supporters not to donate to the link promoted by Zarah Sultana. Sultana responds calling it a "sexist boys club."
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
😨 just reading adventures of H Finn by Mark Twain - how little America has evolved since.
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time. Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
But those around Trump know
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Stephen Colbert-cancelled Jimmy Kimmel-cancelled What’s Next? Fallon? SNL? South Park? All because a thin skinned wannabe dictator got his fee-fees hurt. Freedom of Speech is guaranteed by the 1st Amendment. Is that gone now too? Fascism is here. #FightBack
Ukrainian drones have just hit Salavat Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan which is 1300km from the frontline. #explodey
They have control of the air waves. That's the first thing to go in a coup d'état.
TV shows cancelled, people sacked or put on black lists... all for daring to speak the truth about "free speech warrior" Charlie Kirk. America has plunged head first into some very dark territory indeed. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shame on all those other journalists who didn't withdraw their presence in solidarity.
"Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader". The case for privatisation was that greater efficiency would outweigh the need for distribution of profits to shareholders. That was always a dubious premise. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“People have a right to peaceful protest. It is core to our country’s values” - Starmer 4 days ago
This is fairly obvious ‘woke right’ overreach. Cancelling academics and randoms on X doesn’t cut through to normies. Going for one of the nation’s most mainstream comedians gets noticed. People didn’t much like “cancel culture” from the left. They won’t from the right, either.
Exactly
That'll fuel the argument for Australia to dump British royalty. At the least, it's an insult to his host, King Charles.
One of the reasons we shouldn't invite authoritarians to the UK - ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after his clash with Australian journalist John Lyons www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
There's a moral confusion in this kind of coverage. Anyone can condemn the killing of people they like.What matters is that we condemn the killing of those we dislike & disagree with (as Maguire does). We blur that message if we insist on making those killed into saints or try to silence criticism
I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism. From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
The Conservatives started this experiment. But Labour are fully on board too. No 10 refuse to comment or take action - but we're all paying the price for corporate greed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
The truth hurts: Kash Patel is the least qualified FBI Director in history. On his watch, white supremacists run free, qualified staff are pushed out, and he refuses to even name right-wing extremism as the top threat. I have ZERO confidence in him to keep Americans safe.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor SLAMS Pam Bondi: “Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalise free speech in some way, I think to myself, that law school failed.”
Every damn time.
Thomas Massie: Tonight, Congress will vote to lower the age to prosecute minors as adults from 16 down to 14 in DC. Let me get this straight: Congress wants to prosecute 14 yr. olds as adults, but they don’t want to prosecute adults who sexually abuse 14 year olds? Release the Epstein files.
Windsor UK today: anti-Trump protesters are telling Trump that he is not welcome in their country.
London thinks #TrumpIsACunt and so do I I fucking love my home city I may have left you London but I still love you ✊🏻
Yeah, right... 😏 Good post. 👍
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Love it! 🤣
Maybe, or just chosen not to engage his brain. Why is he wearing it, the hat, indoors? No respect, no manners.
London making their voices heard🎤
As Governor, Abigail Spanberger will fight to lower costs for every Virginian. She will prioritize and focus on real solutions to make housing, health care, and everyday essentials affordable again. That’s leadership Virginia deserves. Remember, early voting starts on September 9th! #VoteVA
Those hats make the wearers look very, very stupid.
Kash Patel claims that no children were sold to clients but last week in the birthday book I saw a picture of Epstein holding a gigantic novelty check of $22,500 signed by Donald Trump for a child.
