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karlstrawdevon.bsky.social

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When JJohn Davidson swore in the presence of Queen Eleizabeth at his investiture, she accepted it good grace. Taking offence at someone with Tourettes using bad language is like taking offence at a deaf person not hearing you : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... Grow up.

bbc.co.ukBaftas 2026: BBC apologises for not editing out racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette'sActors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.

Under Article 8, public bodies must show: Lawfulness – specific legal authority, clear policies, DPIAs, Legitimate aim – e.g., serious crime prevention, Necessity – no less intrusive method would achieve the goal, Proportionality – harm to rights must not exceed public benefit

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Oh.

Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social

Reform UK has been forced to reject more unlawful donations than any other British political party in 2025 the party has had to give back almost £200,000 this year from 18 impermissible donors, according to Electoral Commission data www.ft.com/content/5392...

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I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.

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Call for allotments with all new homes 'impractical' say builders. They mean less profitable. "With every development, we can achieve biodiversity in a food-producing landscape, so we should be able to have allotments with every new development.” 👏👏👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukCall for allotments with all new homes 'impractical' say buildersBuilders are sceptical of a call for all new developments to have spaces for growing food.

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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"

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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

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:There was a coup in America, and no one noticed. It was a slow-moving coup, decades in the making, forged by redefining laws and loyalty until the contours of betrayal blurred." --THEY KNEW (2022)

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Here’s what we are reading today: The U.S. seeks to control not only Kyiv's rare earth minerals, but also ports and infrastructure, oil, gas and 50% of mining revenues. The plan demands a higher share of Ukraine’s GDP than Germany’s WW1 reparations.

telegraph.co.ukRevealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a strangleholdPanic in Kyiv as US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany’s First World War reparations

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Since AOC posted on social media that the best deterrent to ICE is to simply not open your door the Nazi🤡 is howling that he’s going to deport her. AOC was born in NYC and has a NY state birth certificate, just like his, and unlike those of his mother and 2 of his 3 wives.

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BREAKING Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an order preventing the Trump administration from: 1. Deleting CFPB data 2. Firing CFPB employees 3. Transferring money from CFPB's reserve fund Right after the order was issued, nearly all CFPB employees were placed on administrative leave

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The Farage factor.

Josh Self@josh.politics.co.uk

Keir Starmer: “If this trial had collapsed because I or anyone else had revealed crucial details while the police were investigating,... then the vile individual who committed these crimes would have walked away a free man. The prospect of justice, destroyed for the victims and their families.”

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A list of five people and their unfortunate allergies… 5. Sean Bowen (jockey) = allergic to horses 4. Chris Truell (ice hockey player) = allergic to ice 3. Jade Johnson (long jumper) = allergic to sand 2. Ian Thorpe (swimmer) = allergic to chlorine 1. Me (an author) = allergic to writing