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Tomorrow night
POWER, PEOPLE & DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
Mike Galsworthy, in conversation with:
Alexandra Hall Hall, Former UK diplomat, Washington DC.
Anouska de Georgiou, Epstein survivor.
Ben Meiselas, Meidas Touch Network.
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MAKING SENSE OF OUR TIMES
POWER, PEOPLE & DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
Mike Galsworthy, in conversation with:
Alexandra Hall Hall, Former UK diplomat, Washington DC
Anouska de Georgiou, Epstein survivor
Ben Meiselas, Meidas Touch Network
LIVESTREAM WEBINAR
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BYLINES NETWORK, MAKING SENSE OF OUR TIMES
POWER, PEOPLE & DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
Mike Galsworthy, in conversation with:
Alexandra Hall Hall, Former UK diplomat, Washington DC
Anouska de Georgiou, Epstein survivor
Ben Meiselas, Meidas Touch Network
LIVESTREAM WEBINAR
Sign up here bit.ly/bookBN
💥 I’m hosting a new series of live webinars
Starting Mar 12 with special guests from the US:
Ben Meislas - of Meidas Touch
Alexandra Hall Hall - ex UK diplomat to US
Anouska de Georgiou - British Epstein survivor
Join the Bylines Network community to access these events:
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💥 I’m hosting a new series of live webinars
Starting Mar 12 with special guests from the US:
Ben Meislas - of Meidas Touch
Alexandra Hall Hall - ex UK diplomat to US
Anouska de Georgiou - British Epstein survivor
Join the Bylines Network community to access these events: bit.ly/friendsofbyl...
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Frontline journalists should read the specifics of any emergency order and ask: "How do I protect myself, and how do I push back against laws that I feel are unjust, immoral, unconscionable, or that get in the way of freedom of the press?" @movementphotog.bsky.social writes in @prismreports.org.
Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.
#BrutalButAccurate
Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social @coldwarsteve.bsky.social
Genuinely lovely. 👍
Thank you.
It's been a while...but the fear remains, so does hope. Inspired by Grandma's stand against British fascists and the women from Minneapolis emailing @bylinesnetwork.co.uk.
This is 50 by 50 #11 - the latest of a series exploring the fear/hope paradigm.
bendickenson.substack.com/p/50-by-50-1...
It's been a while...but the fear remains, so does hope. Inspired by Grandma's stand against British fascists and the women from Minneapolis emailing @bylinesnetwork.co.uk.
This is 50 by 50 #11 - the latest of a series exploring the fear/hope paradigm.
bendickenson.substack.com/p/50-by-50-1...
"Sexual predators with wealth or status rarely act entirely alone. They benefit from a network, sometimes intentional, sometimes passive, that shields their behaviour. These layers of protection may include:
1. Recruiters and enablers..."
Government has failed to provide an unambiguous answer to a request for a statutory public inquiry into Harrods and Mohamed Al Fayed.
Four former defence civil servants hired by Palantir in a single year. A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
Defence, health, policing – Palantir is embedded across the government. Read the analysis on the issues this presents ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
In California:
Starmer’s barefaced hypocrisy on this enrages me. His own government has been blocking justice for the Al Fayed victims.
Write to your MP about this!
(You can Google “Bylines Al Fayed” if you want articles as references)
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Everyone needs to watch this. It’s not accidental. It’s deliberate.
The last line is chilling.