Sign in

hporazinski.bsky.social

@hporazinski.bsky.social
1.2K followers 669 following 1 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
593196065822
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 10h
"MAGA is so America Last it's almost comical at this point." Marjorie Taylor Greene — on Trump's new $15 billion steel plant announcement, after it emerged the company is owned by an India-based conglomerate.
bit.ly
MAGA outraged as it discovers Trump handed $15B Iowa project to Indian company: 'Comical'
The White House boasted about 1,750 jobs that would be created from a new $15 billion steel plant announced by President Donald Trump, but several right-wing figures expressed outrage Tuesday as details about the project began to emerge.The steel mill will be constructed by Mesabi Metallics, a Minne...
25727
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12h
In light of Eric Schmitt beclowning himself trying to skewer Jack Smith, this piece from @davidcorn.bsky.social provides useful context www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?
Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.
627289
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
13850741826
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 22h
Watch how Netanyahu brags about how he can paint anyone as monster by penetrating their cellphones. Palestinians are against this psychopathic monster.
22915
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 19h
Every single person in this photo knows full well that only one of them is proud to be where they are & certain that they are doing the right thing. Shame on Labour for having a 94 year old Jewish woman arrested & physically removed using counter terrorism powers. (Photography by Terry Neill)
20266123
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 21h
Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
humanists.uk
Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
2881735512
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 19h
If I never hear from Sharon Graham, ever again, it will be several months too soon. She is typical of the intellectual dishonesty plaguing this country, which demands radical change, but objects to anything actually changing.
59742115
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 19h
Ministers have reportedly said it is a question of "not if but how" a rejoin pledge is included in the next Labour manifesto.
thelondoneconomic.com
Burnham 'building the case' to put rejoining the EU in next manifesto
Andy Burnham is reportedly going to edge Labour closer to rejoining the EU and move towards a rejoin pledge in the party's next manifesto.
47110
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
There’s no scientific basis to many of the public health concerns some critics have with solar development, an expert told ProPublica. “People try to come up with a rationale to justify their dislike of things they dislike for other reasons.” (Published April)
propublica.org
Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash
Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.
28581206
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 23h
President Donald Trump unveiled his midterm strategy Monday during a press conference in the Oval Office, one that hinges on what one expert described as a "monumental scandal," according to a new report.
bit.ly
Trump just revealed his midterm strategy hinges on a 'monumental scandal': report
President Donald Trump unveiled his midterm strategy Monday during a press conference in the Oval Office, one that hinges on what one expert described as a "monumental scandal," according to a new report. Trump announced Monday that a massive new steel mill will be built in Iowa as part of an $18 bi...
124531
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19h
Conservative strategist Scott Jennings got more than he bargained for from CNN's Kaitlin Collins and Ashley Allison, the former national coalitions director for the Biden campaign in 2020.
bit.ly
Scott Jennings cornered on CNN over Trump's 'communist' political ads: 'What is this?'
Conservative strategist Scott Jennings got more than he bargained for from CNN's Kaitlin Collins and Ashley Allison, the former national coalitions director for the Biden campaign in 2020. Jennings appeared on "The Source" on Monday, where Collins asked him about President Donald Trump's decision to...
13519
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 21h
📌 ICYMI — Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
bylinetimes.com
Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
117553
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026
Doctors noted in their records she was at a “high” risk of death. The 37-year-old requested an abortion twice. She was denied and discharged. trib.al/R7GKREt
trib.al
Paxton Sued by Family of Woman Who Died After Being Denied Abortion
Ken Paxton is facing a historic lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban.
7271103
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
..and the government's restrictive measures, although they are intended to make the system more selective, may in fact be having the opposite effect. Once again, bad economics *and* bad politics. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-paradox-...
ukandeu.ac.uk
The paradox of selectivity - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes analyses how increasingly strict immigration policies may have impacted the overall economc contribution of migrants in the UK. He argues that if the objective is to maximise economic ...
29925
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Luxury retailers want taxpayers to fund a 20% tax break for foreign tourists. They paid consultancy Cebr to claim this will raise £2.6bn for the UK. That convinced Sadiq Khan and Kemi Badenoch. But it's false: a free lunch. Four basic errors mask a £600m loss. Thread:
6493224
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
theguardian.com
UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end war because they ‘were asking for everything up front’ The Trump administration’s ambassador to the United Nations said the US rejected Iran’s proposal to end the ongoing war there because Iranian negotiators “were asking for everything up front”. Echoing comments by Donald Trump on Saturday, the president’s UN ambassador Mike Waltz told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that Iran had asked for relief “from billions and billions of sanctions that are going into place” as part of an economic blockade on Iran. The blockade is aimed at putting pressure on Iran to stop its attacks ‌on vessels in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
312310
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today
theguardian.com
Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today
Third US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agriculture
35824
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
President Donald Trump on Saturday declined to say whether he agreed to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks, an assertion made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day earlier. cnn.it/4hKpVK9
435316
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson appeals for funds to ‘locate and safeguard’ the explorer
theguardian.com
Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson appeals for funds to ‘locate and safeguard’ the explorer
Alexander Millington-Cotes is concerned for welfare of the 82-year-old, who hasn’t been seen in public for two years The stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has launched a crowdfunder to pay for “specialist legal advice” in an attempt to locate the explorer, who hasn’t been seen in public for more than two years. Alexander Millington-Cotes, 31, has set a target of £55,000 for the fundraiser, to enable him to instruct lawyers to “locate and safeguard” Fiennes. Continue reading...
24021
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
New research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer
theguardian.com
New research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer
Paper raises questions about safety of food and other products as early onset breast cancer rates surge worldwide
712993
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jay Bhattacharya said AI would cure pediatric cancer.
youtu.be
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya says it is "ridiculous slander" that Trump is against science
YouTube video by Jonathan Howard
0118
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/09/2026
Lawmakers blasted a plan by President Trump to claw back more than $800 million in congressionally approved spending across the government, saying the president had no right to defy Congress in how he directs federal funding.
washingtonpost.com
Lawmakers slam Trump’s move to cancel $810M in funding approved by Congress
The White House announced plans to cancel funding for refugee services and other domestic programs. Lawmakers say it infringes on their spending authority.
159125
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
US President Donald Trump says that he rejects Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling it "unacceptable." cnn.it/3Vxspms
6011558
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026
“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning.” The CDC, long seen as the global leader in public health, has lost its independence and much of its staff as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his associates have tightened control. nyti.ms/4hugAFa
The front entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main campus in Atlanta. A headline reads: "‘Zombified’ CDC Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission After Staff Cuts'" Photo by Melissa Golden for The New York Times
1416969
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 26/09/2026
Critics mocked President Donald Trump's defense of rejecting Iran's ceasefire proposal, which he said would reopen a strait he claims to already control.
bit.ly
Mockery erupts over Trump's 'confused ramblings' on rejecting war-ending deal
Critics mocked President Donald Trump's defense of rejecting Iran's ceasefire proposal, which he said would reopen a strait he claims to already control.Trump made the remarks Saturday while speaking with reporters as he departed the White House, telling them he had turned down Tehran's latest offer...
54311
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Jeff Bezos: Men we are *told* are brilliant businessmen, but every time they open their mouths they prove themselves to be ridiculous idiots.
3702652810
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 26/09/2026
Senate Republicans' plan to grill former special counsel Jack Smith next week could backfire on them, according to legal analyst Michael Popok.
bit.ly
Fireworks loom as Republicans deliver 'big break for Jack Smith' with hearing: analysts
Senate Republicans' plan to grill former special counsel Jack Smith next week could backfire on them, according to legal analyst Michael Popok.Smith is set to testify Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), at a hearing Republicans have titled "Oversight...
1316166
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 26/09/2026
Blanche quietly turns over unredacted FBI notes on Trump accuser without telling court
bit.ly
Blanche quietly turns over unredacted FBI notes on Trump accuser without telling court
Attorney General Todd Blanche quietly turned over unredacted handwritten FBI notes involving a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexual and physical abuse when she was a teenager — but apparently left no notice on the court docket, according to attorney and journalist Katie Phang.Phang sai...
46533
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At the UN General Assembly, Dutch PM Rob Jetten defended the international law, declaring "Hands off the ICC!" Amid mounting threats from the US administration to undermine and sanction the court, we must stand together to protect global justice, end impunity, & uphold the rule of law for everyone.
13434189
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Brian Wernham C.Eng. @brianwernham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SFI is part of a package of payments that replaced the EU’s common agricultural policy The entire £235m fund ran out after just 6 hours yesterday Disaster for farmers. Unfair. Unworkable. Brexit has not been the farmer's friend. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £253m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
4177
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
theguardian.com
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services
2514098
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
theguardian.com
‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’
6520175
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump was welcoming the Chinese press into the Oval Office—the “friendliest press corp,” Trump said about reporters whose press freedoms rank 178th in the world, just above North Korea—while continuing to deny American news outlets access all morning. www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...
americaamerica.news
This Can’t Go On for Two More Years
Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.
851076432
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: BBC reducing the number of local specialist correspondent roles. Instead, each BBC region going down to two dedicated, multi-platform correspondents (generalists, not specialists). Will no doubt prompt concerns about reduced local knowledge and expertise. Story coming.
2011338
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“In 38 days, we have one last chance to get this right—to constrain the madness of King Donald, hasten the end of the MAGA sickness and reassert our values. “It’s up to all of us—we, the people—to get this done.” www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...
americaamerica.news
This Can’t Go On for Two More Years
Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.
1031786677
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
Oil giant BP not only funded the research behind an influential climate science paper, but company execs even tried to revise versions of it. “Chaps, I have had a go at rewriting the paper,” a BP climate adviser wrote the researchers at one point. (Published June w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social)
propublica.org
How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
11331173
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
Between 2015 and 2025, at least 15 children in an Idaho faith-healing sect died of treatable conditions. State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
propublica.org
Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake.
70698310
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
propublica.org
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
46969595
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Sky News @news.sky.com · 25/09/2026
Dyfed-Powys Police says it has suffered a cyber attack
news.sky.com
Dyfed-Powys Police says it has suffered a cyber attack
A police force in Wales has suffered a cyber attack which has caused disruption to some non-emergency systems and could have led to staff information being "accessed or compromised".
131
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
📉 Every day we stay out of the EU our businesses lose money - that is fewer jobs and less money in our pockets...
theguardian.com
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting
1018167
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Robert Beard @arjay61.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has hit its highest level in a quarter of a century after Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariff wars hampered exports of British produce such as salmon, milk and cheese." www.ft.com/content/82b3...
ft.com
Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
011
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Doctor Octopus @furiousplatypus007.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We must remember that sometimes all it takes to be a hero is to say no www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Not set in stone: teachers are defying mandates to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Some educators are pushing back in class and in court against the display of the religious code in public schools
9234641133
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
motherjones.com
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
271467747
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Bernadette @insolentpheasant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump, she alleged, told both Kim and Xi: “The press. Aren’t they animals? They’re animals. They’re crazy. You have the right idea.” “So he absolutely wants to have a presidency more on the side of dictators,” Grisham added.
huffpost.com
Erin Burnett Stunned By Ex-Trump Press Secretary's ‘Incredible’ Dictator-Media Anecdote
Stephanie Grisham told the CNN anchor it shows Donald Trump “absolutely wants to have a presidency more on the side of dictators.”
23211
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Braverman will surely be horrified when she finds out that she was Home Secretary when her fellow Refukker 'Honest' Bob introduced the plan to house asylum seekers in disused military bases.
59942
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Democrats demand answers after DoJ drops bribery case against Indian billionaire
theguardian.com
Democrats demand answers after DoJ drops bribery case against Indian billionaire
Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal raise concerns in new letter about officials’ handling of Gautam Adani case
78031
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wreckage from a Russian/Iranian Shahed-type attack drone found in NE Romania. Incursions by fascist Russia’s drones into NATO territory are being more and more common as Putin escalates his war on Ukraine.
45230
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Many of the babies’ autopsy reports were clear: Vitamin K deficiency was the immediate cause of death, or contributed to it. The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns. (Published May)
propublica.org
What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
721310645
Reposted by @hporazinski.bsky.social
The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/09/2026
A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S.
bit.ly
Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S.
25349193