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the Mandelson Russia links alone should have triggered more curiosity before his appointment

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The Daily Mail poll about whether the UK should re-join the European Union did not go according to plan.

What’s going on with this site. Why are we being told we are forbidden. Is this for real. Or has Trump closed it down ?

Is something going wrong with this site.

Oil prices soar above $100 a barrel as hope fades of end to Iran war Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

introducing TOFU

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You can follow the results for Hungary here. Looks very much like Tisza has won. Tight for a supermajority. And of course we don't know how Orban will react.

europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...

Great news. And a big defeat for Trump and Putin. Congratulations to the Hungarian people.

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Gen. Caine and Adm. Cooper should put a statement now making clear the U.S. military will not follow orders that would mean committing war crimes, including military actions whose purpose would be to destroy a country or a civilization.

This is really good as well. So far Ted Lieu, Chris Murphy, and Elissa Slotkin making this point with crystal clarity. More Dems need to do this.

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Congratulations to Our government. Defending British values.

Deranged War Criminal.

New Iran peace proposal:

1. In spirit of forgiveness, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to headline Wireless Festival 2027

Reform UK would stop visas for people from countries seeking slavery reparations The ‘bank is closed and the door is locked’, says Zia Yusuf as calls grow for compensation to remedy historical wrongs

Reform would ban any citizen of many Commonwealth countries gaining a visa due to a policy position of its government. Most Reform's policies are in the long tradition of finding reasons to propose policies that impact on non-white migrants, not white migrants
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.

“MAGA and its international wing understand that the Hungarian election, the most important in Europe this year, could mark a turning point in the war of ideas,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues:

Thanks to a Labour Gpvernment.

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What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses? Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

From Roger Scruton cafes to paying Matt Goodwin $10k a month, Viktor Orban has built a network of populist right think tanks, journalists and activists

Today Democracy for Sale delves into Orban’s allies on the British right

Well worth a read
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

‘Proactively fall in line:’ Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office Two former employees said they believed the museum was altering its content preemptively to avoid unwanted negative attention from the Trump administration.

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum under the Trump administration has deleted its teaching materials about links between Nazi racism and the Jim Crow laws: www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

I think Tuesday we get to find out whether the chairman of the joint chiefs, the CENTCOM commander and others are willing to carry out illegal orders.

Trump insane Easter post

Mamdani warm and gracious easter greetings

One of these political leaders has been repeatedly portrayed as an untrustworthy radical hostile to others because of his religious beliefs. You’’ll never guess which one!

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Suicide bomber language. And with Easter, the markets are closed, so no rescue to be expected from that quarter.

NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026

📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month
⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices

www.carbonbrief.org/...

The US had 28 fixed-wing aircraft losses, amid more than 100,000 sorties, in the 1991 Gulf war (overall coalition aircraft losses were 75 aircraft; www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/...). This time it's three losses to friendly fire (Kuwait) & one fixed-wing loss in ~9,000 combat flights.