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Another on the list of "things that are obvious from the evidence yet ignored" is "current immigration policy will deliver a great big hole in future budgets". The OBR currently assumes net migration bottoms out at 200k then rises. That isn't going to happen

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i thought it was an analogy for your mum being an alcoholic ?

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 16h

The Department of Justice is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News over a brief collective withdrawal from White House pool coverage, arguing that coordinated action by commercial competitors could violate antitrust law. The investigat... TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent]

thehill.com

DOJ investigating 5 major TV networks over response to White House press ban

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating five major TV networks for alleged antitrust violations after the outlets briefly pulled their pool coverage. Sources told The New York Times on Sat…

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 16h

President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing bipartisan blowback in the US as lawmakers warn that the Trump administration is defying a federal law meant to crackdown on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. A bipartisan group of ... TAT: [Undermining democracy]

edition.cnn.com

Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism | CNN Politics

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Jooooohhhh No! @josefoshea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What a weird world we live in - Ukraine hits a data centre deep in Russia - Irish twitter users see racist posts about IPAS centres in Offaly fall off a cliff

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 17h

Trump attacked both Norway and the 2026 Peace Nobel Prize winner in a speech in Syracuse, disparaging the winner Navi Pillay and describing the decision as an “indelible stain” on Norway. He later also posted on Truth Social that he “should have... TAT: [Attacking science | Controlling information]

washingtonpost.com

Trump fumes at ‘stain’ on Norway after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize

The president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as “disgraceful and embarrassing” and said he would “not forget.”

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 19h

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr) announced an initiative that will focus government resources on vaccine injuries, despite a large body of evidence that vaccines are safe and their benefits outweight the risks. RFK Jr and the Trump administration's mo... TAT: [Weakening civil rights]

nytimes.com

Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 18h

Trump has asked the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to repoen his previously dismissed lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He is reviving accusations that Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey, the Democratic National Commit... TAT: [Controlling information | Undermining democracy]

thehill.com

Trump asks Supreme Court to look at 2016 election lawsuit against Clinton: Report

President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reopen his dismissed lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, reviving claims that she and other political adversaries orchest…

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 19h

ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge [link] TAT: [Attacking education | Attacking science]

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 19h

A federal judge ruled that ICE had illegally arrested and detained Angel Jesus Almonte after agents wrongly identified him as an immigration target, despite substantial differences in their appearances. The judge found that ICE subsequently produced a warrant contai... [link] TAT: [Hollowing state]

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 20h

perfect day above Derwentwater today

Man walking along a path on a ridge with Derwentwater and distant fells ahead

Babbling brook rushing down in a wood with moss covered trees and sunlight

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg

The picture shows a single leather shoe with a decorative pattern of holes of different sizes and shapes (e.g circles, triangles).

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...

snyder.substack.com

Four Wrongs of a Public Execution

Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

just when you thought it couldn’t get worse

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Princeton, McGill and Penn have all denied tenure to women who went on to win a Nobel Prize. It says quite a bit about tenure standards, and the treatment of women in academia. MAGA thinks that DEI gives them an unfair advantage. And that's farcical. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

forbes.com

Researcher Demoted By University Of Pennsylvania Wins Nobel Prize For mRNA Discoveries—And Some Academics Urge Penn To Apologize

Katalin Karikó’s research laid the foundation for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“Well, I never did”, as my dad used to say.

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump announced that he is establishing a committee to investigate the US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. This is a renewed effort to oust her despite a June supreme court ruling that her earlier firing was uncons... TAT: [Suppressing dissent]

theguardian.com

Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook

US president renews his efforts to oust Cook despite supreme court ruling that her firing was unconstitutional

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court hours after one of ‌its former judges, Navi Pillay, won the Nobel Peace Prize. [link] TAT: [Foreign policy]

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We've seen Trump do some shitty things to Ukraine since taking office (Oval Office incident; Alaska summit; Patriot U-turn) but today he's chosen to do a diesel deal with Putin that plays to Russia's economic/warchest advantage and restricts Ukraine's ability to defend itself.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My personal view is that as long as the science is good, then so what? Especially for people without English as a first language LLMs are incredibly useful for drafting. Authors are responsible for accuracy of data, analysis, interpretation etc

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 09/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the execution of former US Army major Nidal Hasan, scheduled for December 3, will be by firing squad and livestreamed to the public. A public livestreamed execution would be unprecedented in the modern... TAT: [Controlling information | Undermining democracy]

bbc.co.uk

Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My latest roundup looks at 3 things from the past 10 days 1) public money and propaganda ahead of Midterms. 2) Hegseth’s remaking of the military from the inside and the sidelining of allies abroad. 3) a 7,000-year-old carving in the Arizona desert ruined by the Wall youtu.be/m7-E_x4Kp1U

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Trump’s Midterms money, Hegseth's military, and a 7,000 year-old casualty

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana (all Republican-run) filed two lawsuits claiming a public nuissance law, to curb access to abortion pills. They claim that medical providers are creating a "public nuisance" by mailing abortion drugs over ‌state lines and that New York, Ca... TAT: [Attacking science]

reuters.com

US states label abortion drugs a 'public nuisance' in bid to curb access

Three Republican-led US states are testing a novel legal argument as they seek to stem the flow of abortion pills to residents who can still obtain them from out-of-state providers despite their abortion bans.

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Trump’s Midterms money, Hegseth's military, and a 7,000 year-old casualty

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

i have vivid memories of battling my boss 20 years ago over the insistence we had to be in by 9:30 (his hours were 8:30-5). Given tubes, my day was awful to get in by 9:30 but fine to get in for 10:15. my ideal hours are 10/10:30 to about 7/8pm. (i got my way in the end)

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📐 Maria Picassó Piquer @mariapicasso.com · 08/10/2026

🔵 Margaret Hamilton 1936 — 2026

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump announced the opening of a new $6.6 billion shipbuilding factory in Baltimore. It will be partly funded by the US Navy ($2.9 billion), will be owned by Anduril Industries, a defense company owned by Palmer Luckey, a Trump ally and major donor for the Republican party. Luc... TAT: [Corruption]

theguardian.com

Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor’s firm

Baltimore project to be partly funded by US government but owned by defense firm Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

After more than $10 million in taxpayer-funded television ads promoting Trump aired nationwide, Trump announced that MAGA Inc. would pay for future ads. However, Trump has previously said he controls MAGA Inc.'s funds, and the Campaig... [link] TAT: [Controlling information | Undermining democracy]

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had chosen “the unapologetic pursuit of national power,” rejecting the idea that enlightened foreign policy should prioritise the global community over national interests. Invoking ancient Greek ideals of l... [link] TAT: [Foreign policy]

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

watch for our team is using games, art and fun to define values and purpose for our SPROCKET hub for improving services for children with complex health needs, and an introduction into the systems methods we are going to be using!

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Christabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

NEW RESEARCH ON MUSLIM VOTERS Ahead of the Holborn & St Pancras election (1 in 5 residents are Muslim) @thinklabour.bsky.social our.bsky.social ran focus groups to explore what, if anything, has changed. We found a mood of cautious optimism about the new PM thinklabour.substack.com/p/labours-se...

thinklabour.substack.com

Labour’s Second Chance with Muslim Voters

Christabel Cooper, Interim Director of Political Strategy

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📢 Tories have pledged to abolish Natural England & Environment Agency. A year ago I flagged both as highly exposed to political interference. They've been weakened by yrs of cuts & loss of autonomy. Abolition removes scrutiny but doesn't fix problems christinapagel.substack.com/p/abolishing...

christinapagel.substack.com

Abolishing our independent public bodies removes scrutiny without fixing the underlying problem

A vulnerability we highlightd a year ago is now Conservative policy

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Last year RFKJr and Trumps made wild claims about Tylenol and the risk in pregnancy of children developing autism that were not backed up by science in any way. This led to a drop in its use as women became anxious about risking their baby. Now researchers have looked at social media influence

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Tylenol use in pregnant women visiting ED dropped after Trump’s unfounded autism claim

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That is not good

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

Andrew Yeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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SPROCKET Hub @sprockethub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Highlights of the SPROCKET Innovation Hub's three Patient and Public Involvement panels: - Youth - Parents - Charity We agreed on our shared values and explored how systems work. #Coproduction & #systems thinking in action! @chrischirp.bsky.social @kallmemeg.bsky.social youtu.be/fg9NobMnkNg?...

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SPROCKET PPIE panels meeting

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026

I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.

The Trump administration says none of this is happening.

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children."

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Donald Trump suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego – two liberal cities in the blue state that has been a frequent target of his administration. At a rally in Nebraska, Trump suggested high prices due to the war with Iran wer... TAT: [Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]

theguardian.com

Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ken Paxton, attorney general and Republican Senate candidate for Texas has accused pediatricians in his state of conspiring to profit from childhood vaccinations and has launched investigations through the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division, demanding... [link] TAT: [Attacking science]

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Following New York Times coverage of his rally in Ohio, Trump on Truth Social demanded that “The New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country,” This follows the ... TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent]

thehill.com

Trump calls for media outlets to be ‘arrested’ over rally coverage

President Trump said Monday that reporters from The New York Times and other media outlets should be “arrested” over their coverage of his Saturday rally in Ohio. “The Ohio Arena was already full t…

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 06/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the final hours of Kristi Noem's tenure as Homeland Security secretary, the Dept for Homeland Security (DHS) agreed to buy five aircraft from Daedalus Aviation, whose chairman had donated $10,000 to Noem's political PAC. The agency paid substantially above the prices Daedalu... TAT: [Corruption]

nytimes.com

Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Trump administration escalated its dispute with Anthropic after the company refused Pentagon demands for unrestricted access to its AI systems, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth subsequently designated An... TAT: [Suppressing dissent]

bbc.co.uk

Pentagon stops using Anthropic tools after blacklisting company, BBC told

It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.

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