#TrumpIsALoser even in the UK
🤣🤣🤣

BBC News - Christopher Steele: UK High Court throws out Trump ex-spy dossier case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68166050

@HistoPol @flexghost @Tilopa@convo.casa @Hey_Beth
They say "When you cone for the King, you better not miss". Why? Because the king has all the power.

Trump is a part-time hotel DJ and full-time grifter. Garland has all the power of the US Gov. Trump just has a big mouth and some crazy followers.

@HistoPol @flexghost @Tilopa@convo.casa @Hey_Beth
Loved Maddow's podcast, but my takeaway was different. That 40s trial dragged on so long, drained of momentum, that eventually it failed.

Also, nothing says Garland has one chance. He can indict Trump for diff crimes (insurrection, documents, campaign finance, Muller's obstructions charges). He could hit him w parallel indictments or sequential indictments.

Garland needs to get moving and quit waiting for the one perfect shot.

@HistoPol @flexghost @Tilopa@convo.casa @Hey_Beth
Sorry, but Trump has no official power, just influence. Even as POTUS, he couldn't summon a mob to do more than delay certification by a few hours.

Sure, the GOP can destroy the budget process and use certain states to undermine democracy, but aren't they already?

Trump is just a citizen. We need to quit self-censoring ourselves out of fear.

@HistoPol @flexghost @Tilopa@convo.casa @Hey_Beth
Love Judd!

But GOP dirty money donors do this type of thing every election cycle. This isn't Trump's doing.

@georgetakei
The story of Anita Bryant's gay granddaughter is 🔥

https://www.newsweek.com/granddaughter-famed-anti-gay-activist-announces-engagement-woman-1614006

Excellent piece by #WashingtonPost on an underreported but strategic policy.

It is simply wrong for the Israeli gov to create a "buffer zone" inside #Gaza . Even the East German gov built the hated "Berlin Wall" and kill zone on their side of the line. If Netanyahu wants the same, clear their side of the border.

What to know about Israel’s controversial ‘buffer zone’ in Gaza

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/24/israel-buffer-zone-gaza-war/

@Adam_Cadmon1
And you haven't even touched on the destruction of homes/property, lack of food/medicines and unemployment.

This is why the defense that they "try to warn civilians" is so pointless - and obviously ineffective.

#CeasefireNow

@aral
What an odd thing to say

@aral
But they drooped leaflets to warn them. Doesn't that make this total legal?

/s

Maybe #Labour isn't turning into the #Tories

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/09/labour-steps-up-criticism-of-intolerable-killings-in-gaza

@sarahdalgulls
The new visa requirements are certain to do two things:
1) increase inflationary pressure
2) extend #NHS waiting lists.

And all because a weak #Tory party must appease the xenophobes in their party.

Surprise, surprise.

In pursuit of profits and growth, Facebook/Instragram ignored a million child safety violations.
#RegulateSocialMedia

At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/technology/instagram-meta-children-privacy.html

@inthehands @Adam_Cadmon1 @housepanther @paul_ipv6
Sad but true. That's where Proportional Representation comes in

@Adam_Cadmon1 @housepanther @paul_ipv6
I'd be delighted to see a political party build a track record and momentum at the local and state level. Then we'd have some real choice for POTUS not these long-shot saviors who would have no support in Congress anyway.

If the #union movement go coordinated, it could easily morph into a powerful political movement.

A reminder as the #London #ceasefire march proceeds

Armistice means #ceasefire.

Today is the *perfect* day to learn from history's painful lessons.

@GottaLaff
Kise was once a reputable, high-end lawyer. But like everything Trump touches, Kise's future career is now dead.

Hope that upfront payment was worth it.

@gwynnion
We understand it is cruel and inhumane behavior when it comes from non-state actors, like Hamas (rightly so).

But when wrapped in the office of government, then other governments bend over backward to rationalise the unacceptable.

But leaders can be wrong, even criminal. The moral position is to support the right of all citizens to live in peace and self-determinarion. Similarly, any action that breaks international law should be condemned.
#CeasefireNow

@verge
Well, well, well

After years of saying it couldn't operate in the EU without #SurveillenceCapitalism, #Facebook meets the requirements with a new subscription service. 👆

@scottsantens
#UBI seems like a really good idea. 👆👆👆