Former Scottish Labour MSP quits with furious attack on Keir Starmer
A former Scottish Labour MSP has resigned from the party after 35 years following the UK Governmentβs swingeing cuts to #disability #benefitsOn Tuesday, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz #Kendall said that the #Labour Government would cut Personal Independence Payments (PIP) by Β£5 billion per year by 2030, leading to widespread condemnation from charities.
Neil Findlay, who represented #Labour at Holyrood for a decade until 2021, said in a furious letter to Prime Minister Keir #Starmer that he was βbetraying Labour's proud history and lay[ing] waste to any claim of moral principleβ.
Resigning his membership, Findlay said: βI can no longer remain a member [of] a party that lied to the British people at the last election and with regularity betrays the people who voted for it.
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Former Scottish Labour MSP quits with furious attack on Keir Starmer
A FORMER Scottish Labour MSP has resigned from the party after 35 years following the UK Governmentβs swingeing cuts to disability benefits ...Xander Elliards (The National)
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A 22 yr old in my org got drunk tuesday night and kinda shit on the fact that I'm running a community cleanup for our chapter. Said something along the lines of "i didn't join up to pick trash." Whicβ¦Tumblr
Broke a mini goal
So, with yesterday's addition to covers month, I finally broke a mini-goal. Honestly I'm surprised it took this long, but I had been trying both to repeat no songs and repeat no artists. I suppose I could split hairs on yesterday, it was the second appearance of Willy Nelson, however this time he was with Merle Haggard, last time he was with Paul Simon, so technically the artists are different, but that's really splitting hairs.
There are artists whose covers I won't be sharing, like the Cleverlys, I mean their music is great, should hear their cover of Beck's Loser, it's great, but they do these covers only because it's funny, fundamentally they're a comedy band, and I prefer serious attempts when covering a song. I'm also skipping Puddles and Post Modern Jukebox, since as good as they are, they're kinda specialized I guess? Honestly not sure about those two, my opinion might change.
So, if'n you haven't been keeping up with the #music I've been sharing, there's two ways to do so, my #YouTube playlist, or by going directly to my cover songs posts.
Trumpβs Mass IRS Filings a βFraud,β Warned Top Agency Lawyer β ProPublica
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Trumpβs Mass IRS Filings a βFraud,β Warned Top Agency Lawyer
The Trump administration cited βperformanceβ failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was βfalse,β a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had not conducted any such performance assessment.ProPublica
EV maker Polestar offers discounts to Tesla customers who switch
Tesla drivers can get up to $20K discount by switching to EV rival Polestar
Polestar has an incentive targeted at owners or lessees of Tesla vehicles.Eric D. Lawrence (Detroit Free Press)
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Veteransβ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes
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Veteransβ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes
βI did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,β one U.S. veteran said.Steve Benen (MSNBC)
YouTube Apparently Unsure If Shakespeare Is In The Public Domain
One of the darker threads of Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) is how complex copyright enforcement systems can be abused, for example by sendingΒ Digital Millennium Copβ¦Techdirt
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Creating a World Bible - A handy way to keep track of all the details of your story world.
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Just saw this, and *HAD* to share. Still trying to shift my focus and not get obsessed (again). β @futileexercise on Tumblr
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Just saw this, and *HAD* to share. Still trying to shift my focus and not get obsessed (again).Tumblr
Blame Willie's Roadhouse on SXM
I mean they keep finding me originals or covers I've never heard of, and when looking into it, sometimes I find surprising things, like the fact that this, what I would call the definitive version of the song, is a cover.
Apparently it was originally written by Townes Van Zandt and released on his 1972 album, and over by Emmylou Harris, the version I was introduced to today, and others, with this version obviously being the best known. And technically it's not about Pancho Villa, that's just a coincidence according to Townes, in fact the original spelling was Poncho and Lefty, with different printings of the Nelson & Haggard version having different spellings, sometimes with differences between the record, record sleeve and liner notes.
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there arenβt enough posts going around about the swedish cryptid known as the skvader which is a rabbit with pheasant wings and... β @joey-wheeler-official on Tumblr
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there arenβt enough posts going around about the swedish cryptid known as the skvader which is a rabbit with pheasant wings and also a very good boy.Tumblr
I keep seeing the leather/pleather vs denim jacket poll over and over again with all different sorts of discourse about how... β @centaurself on Tumblr
A leather alternative that doesn't add to the plastic problem like pleather/vegan leather/etc does, waxed cotton
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I keep seeing the leather/pleather vs denim jacket poll over and over again with all different sorts of discourse about how there is no plastic-free pleather and like, that's TRUE, there isn't, but hβ¦Tumblr
Republican Chuck Edwards Town Hall in western North Carolina. He hid in the building after having a veteran forcibly removed for... β @thedivinemissema on Tumblr
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Republican Chuck Edwards Town Hall in western North Carolina. He hid in the building after having a veteran forcibly removed for asking a question. Constituents blocked his car when he finally triedβ¦Tumblr
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Denver immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained, advocates scramble to protect her as Trump escalates crackdown
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Denver immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained, advocates scramble to protect her as Trump escalates crackdown
Jeanette Vizguerra became famous for her activism during President Donald Trumpβs first term.Kevin Beaty (Denverite)
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Trump 'goes full fascist' by declaring CNN and MSNBC criticizing him is 'illegal' - Irish Star
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Trump 'goes full fascist' by saying CNN and MSNBC criticizing him is 'illegal'
This is not the first time rump has publicly levied attacks against the free press. Prior to the election, Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS, claiming that a 60 Minutes interview with then Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris was edited in aβ¦Irish Star
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Reform UK candidate who called Hitler 'brilliant' in charge of vetting
A former #Reform #UK candidate who described Adolf #Hitler as βbrilliantβ at inspiring people is now in charge of the partyβs vetting process, reports say.Jack Aaronβs comments, in which he also claimed Vladimir #Putinβs use of force in #Ukraine was βlegitimateβ, came to light last year when he stood for #ReformUK in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency in the General Election.
Despite the scandal, Aaron is now said to be head of vetting for Reform UK.
His role will include studying prospective candidates' social media outputs and advising them on what should be deleted.
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#fascism #FarRight #AuthoritarianCapitalism #StandWithUkraine
Reform UK candidate who called Hitler 'brilliant' in charge of vetting
A FORMER Reform UK candidate who described Adolf Hitler as βbrilliantβ at inspiring people and said Bashar al-Assad was βgentle by natureββ¦Alasdair Ferguson (The National)
60,000 Bags of Potato Chips Have Been Recalled in 3 States | The Healthy
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60,000 Bags of Potato Chips Have Been Recalled in 3 States
It's for a reason we don't see often, but highlights a health risk for 119.9 million Americansβand may pose harm for certain consumers.Kristine Gasbarre Qaderi (The Healthy)
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