”Project Jeep” was a JPMorgan probe into former client Jeffrey Epstein. Related documents were made public in June 2023 as part of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ lawsuit against the bank. The Jeep probe confirmed that Epstein maintained a “particularly close relationship” with Lord Peter Mandelson.

Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party over Epstein links The former cabinet minister says he does not want to

Lord Mandelson, who received covert donations of $75,000 from child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and provided advice to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on subverting UK banking regulation while business secretary, resigns from the Labour Party

Finally, Big Tech is Being Put on Trial – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition Two recent verdicts finding social media companies liable for harms suffered by users have, for the first time, pierced the shield that has long protected tech giants from facing accountability for the negative effects of their products.

🟨 Print Edition — Finally, Big Tech is Being Put on Trial

Two recent verdicts finding social media companies liable for harms suffered by users have, for the first time…

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Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza During talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistan, the topic of Ukraine unexpectedly came up. While discussing U.S. guarantees in the event that Iran halts uranium enrichment and abandons the development of nuclear weapons, the Iranian side asked how the United States is fulfilling the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which it pledged to respect and protect Ukraine’s sovereignty. The U.S. delegation left the question unanswered. 10:10 PM · Apr 20, 2026 · 321.4K Views

This mic drop happened in the Iran negotiations.

Today's winner of the Internet. Congratulations!

If Epstein were alive he’d be in Trump’s cabinet right now.

No.

Y'know what? No.

The entire mess Marvel is in has a lot of elements but a major one is that the Russos tied up the entire Marvel Universe with Endgame. Thematically, emotionally, structurally, the 10+ year buildup came to a climax and conclusion.

Don't pretend like it was a new beginning.

The fact that every major police union endorsed Donald Trump is under appreciated in our political discourse.

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Conservatives Stand Tommy Robinson-Supporting Candidate Who Called Boris Johnson a ‘Traitorous Scumbag’ Nathan Smith said the former Conservative leader would be "jailed the second we take power" as he backed far-right Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe as "the only MP fighting for us"

🔴EXCLUSIVE: The Conservatives are standing a candidate who:

- Praised Tommy Robinson
- Said man who Robinson allegedly assaulted “deserved it”
- Said far-right MP Rupert Lowe is “the only MP fighting for us”
- Called Boris Johnson a “traitorous scumbag” who “will be jailed the second we take power”

Sisters of Social Service ends leasing contract with Enterprise over ICE connection Officials said it was a different part of the company that had an agreement with the U.S. government for FEMA.

Do NOT use #Enterprise car rental.

"Every day, there are reports of violence they (ICE) are impacting our cities with," Larkin told Global Sisters Report. "And they have an endless supply of vehicles to put people in who want to harass people with dark skin."

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Russian economy is faltering despite oil windfall, Sweden warns Stockholm’s military intelligence head says Moscow is manipulating data to make its economy look better

#Sweden has intelligence that #Russia is systematically manipulating data to fool #Ukraine’s western allies into believing its #economy has withstood the strain of its lavish war spending and western sanctions, its intel chief tells @christopherjm.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...

Definitely some interesting re-writing going on, by people who applauded the appointment very much (Farage, Badenoch, both openly praised it) who now say "everyone" has "always" known that it was a bad idea...

Israeli soldier filmed smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon Viral image sparks outrage, including among US conservatives increasingly condemning Israeli actions in the region

Israeli soldier filmed smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-soldier-fil...

Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs

Today the Trump administration finally begins returning more than $166 billion (plus interest) collected from the tariffs the President imposed starting last year.

The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs two months ago.

by @tonyromm.bsky.social & @anaswanson.bsky.social

Trump’s net approval has hit -23 percentage points among Americans
• Figure is worse than the president’s previous record-low of -21 in 2017
• Metric roughly matches Biden’s nadir after disastrous debate performance in 2024
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BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris, Bob Harris At 80: A Life In Music Zoe Ball celebrates Bob Harris at 80 and delves into his amazing milestones and music.

A fantastic programme for a fantastic presenter - Bob Harris at 80.

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Colby Badhwar: ‘The US granted Russia a sanctions waiver for oil exports, so Ukraine has struck:

Novokuibyshevsk refinery 🔥
Syzran refinery 🔥
RPK Vysotsk Lukoil-2 oil terminal 🔥
Tikhoretsk pumping station 🔥
and Tuapse refinery/terminal, *again* 🔥🔥’

via BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale.

What should have happened: the REIT paid no tax but the Tice companies holding shares in the REIT paid £98k tax on the dividends they received. What actually happened: none of the companies paid any tax.

Our new report: Richard Tice signed accounts wrongly claiming £98,000 of tax exemptions

A 🧵 with the evidence:

interesting to see this resurface in the Sunday Times today

Trump says Steve Witkoff, his special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, were scheduled to travel to Pakistan this week for the latest round of talks.
Matters of war and peace - countless lives in the hands of these two utterly unqualified, greedy real estate con men

This and the Palantir statement in white supremacy are very much connected.

Peter Thiel giving the world a lecture on far right politics is not something you expect from a company CEO who wants to take over our defence and NHS data management…

An engraving depicting six children holding hands and dancing around a maypole.

I'm doing an online talk with Creswell Crags on 27 April, examining the folklore of May Day! It's at 6 pm BST. [Image by Isaiah Thomas, Public Domain]
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Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

NEW: Richard Tice failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax, benefiting his investment company which made large donations to Reform UK.

First time Reform's deputy leader's tax affairs can be directly linked to finances of Nigel Farage's party.

How France’s Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China.

Update. "How France’s #Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American."
www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/04...

#AI #DataSovereignty #France #OpenSource #USPol #USPolitics