"The cronyism that holds the edifice of the British establishment in place is a cancer. It is an anti-meritiocracy with a self-satisfied grin on its face." 7% of UK privately educated yet they colonise large parts of British public life. Try to address this & the cry is 'class war."
TODAY: @katiephang.bsky.social is a badass. Judge Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche and the Justice Department to explain his Epstein redactions in open court this week. I'll speak to Katie today at NOON PT / 3 PM ET her case. www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-judge-...
NEW: Judge Orders Todd Blanche to Explain Epstein Redactions in Open CourtToday, I'll speak with Katie Phang about her case, and what we can expect in court this week over Todd Blanche's failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Actwww.muellershewrote.com
NEW: Judge Orders Todd Blanche to Explain Epstein Redactions Today, @muellershewrote.com & @katiephang.bsky.social discuss what to expect in court this week over Todd Blanche's failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-judge-...
NEW: Judge Orders Todd Blanche to Explain Epstein Redactions in Open CourtToday, I'll speak with Katie Phang about her case, and what we can expect in court this week over Todd Blanche's failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Actwww.muellershewrote.com
6 new states, 12 new Senators (DC, PR, Guam, USVI, Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands). A bare minimum reform.
Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICEA GOP Congressman, Griffith Morgan (Virginia), has introduced a bill to strip people in Guam, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and every other US non-state territory of their birthright citizenship. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Listening to a contest of concert pianists on the local classical music station... on a decent battery powered transistor radio in the dim light of late evening. It's at the Cleveland Institute of Music. These artists are pretty incredible. 🎹 There's always a way to re-set the soul. #Music #piano
Elon Musk is planning to spend at least $100 million to help Republicans in this year’s midterms. That’s just 0.014 percent of his current $702 billion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
McCloskey Speaker Series @aspeninstitute.bsky.social this coming Thursday August 6 www.aspeninstitute.org/events/scien...
Producer Giles Martin breaks down the new versions of the classic 1965 album, which draw on “de-mixing” technology and include a previously unheard John Lennon demo.
Inside the Special Edition of the Beatles' 'Rubber Soul'The Beatles' classic 1965 album is getting a Special Edition. Here's an exclusive preview of the new editions.bit.ly
Over the past year, ICE agents have scanned the faces of protesters, photographed their license plates, and collected samples of their DNA. But the agency hasn’t said how or where it’s storing that information.
Records reveal how Homeland Security agents surveilled ICE protestersSpokane police documents show a DHS task force officer tracing protesters’ cars, identities, and whereabouts without alleging any wrongdoing.www.motherjones.com
📖 At 16, Simone O. Elias wrote PORCELAIN RAGE: A MANIFESTO FOR THE GEN Z WOMAN. Her book explores femininity, culture, history, mental health & the pressures shaping a generation. Elias chose to publish it as an open-access book on the Internet Archive. Get it FREE! archive.org/details/porc... 🧵
Two of the best #physicians I ever worked with, a #pulmonary #criticalcare fellow when I was in training, and a #cardiologist I worked with as an attending, with absolutely incredible bedside manner…were both foreign #medical graduates from #Africa countries on this ban list
PBS NewsThe State Department is making permanent a pilot program under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a U.S. visa, and it's raising the cost as well, to as much as $20,000. https://to.pbs.org/4wEfLji
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #UnethicalHouseSpeakerJohnson
Republican congressman Max Miller faces backlash over domestic abuse allegationsRepublican congressman is accused by his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend of abuse as he campaigns for re-electionwww.theguardian.com
Every Republican that appears on weekend cable news programs must be asked if they support their colleague Max Miller who allegedly threw scalding on water on his wife, violent assaulted her and injured his own child. She filed a restraining order. Read the allegations & ask if they support him.
Congratulations to Bev Craig on being elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. I look forward to working together for Salford and communities across our city-region. 🌹
Innovation ys not just tech. For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye. We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART: H umanityes E thiques A rtes R hetorique & the crafte of T eaching
Mass arrests took place outside Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier today as hundreds joined a Defend Our Juries' "Graduation Day" protest against the Palestine Action ban. Founder Huda Ammori has just been granted permission to appeal the ban. ~50 arrests reported as of 2:45pm 🧵
NEW: DOJ has submitted unredacted Epstein Files for review in chambers by Judge Sullivan in the @katiephang.bsky.social case. DOJ contends it redacted victims' names, but check out their definition of "victim." 1/