98 m. ago Trumpism is sinking democratic values. It’s Starmer’s job to steer the UK back to safety | Polly Toynbee

US tariffs hit this week just as other costs start to bite in Britain. To meet these challenges, Labour will finally have to changeThe prime minister may pretend to “like and respect” Donald Trump, but elsewhere in parliament anti-Americanism is running hot. In a Lords debate on obesity last week, Labour’s Lord Brooke suggested imposing 25% tariffs on “American products which are causing us difficulties – Coca-Cola, Pepsi, KFC, McDonald’s”. The government replied that the US is an “indispensable ally”. That craven attitude may be politic today – right until it fails tomorrow.The outlook for Britain and other countries is bleak. Wednesday is “liberation day”, when Trump’s tariffs will hit a range of goods likely to send global economies tumbling. There is near-zero expectation that Britain’s genuflections will save us from the same punishment as the rest. As for Trump demanding no VAT on US imports to the UK, that’s extorting with menaces a benefit denied to our own producers. Even i...

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3 h. ago ‘I have lost faith’: Cornell PhD suing Trump over protest executive orders flees U.S. before deportation

Federal court denied initial request to stall immigration arrest while PhD was pursuing suit against Trump

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20 h. ago Donald Trump makes 'terrorist' remark after Turnberry golf course vandalism protest

Donald Trump has spoken out after his golf resort Trump Turnberry on Scotland’s west coast was vandalised

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60 h. ago Le boycott: French customers shun McDonald’s, Coca Cola and Tesla to protest against Trump

France has been urged to shun Maga America as #BoycottUSA hashtag spreads, but teenagers say they can’t afford to join the action On the rainy Grands Boulevards in Paris on Friday, the branches of McDonald’s and KFC were doing brisk business.There was little sign of “le boycott” – a movement among French customers to reject American brands and products made in the US, in protest at Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and anti-Europe rhetoric. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Why so many countries are turning to PROTEST and rioting in the streets... and what Donald Trump has to do with it

Major civil unrest has rocked Turkey for more than a week following the arrest of the popular Istanbul mayor and opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu.

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4 d. ago Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene? The US politician who told a UK journalist to 'go home'

Right-wing politician and conspiracy theorist laid into a UK journalist in an abusive rant

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5 d. ago Pornhub is owned by a Canadian company. Could the owners block US access to protest Trump’s takeover hopes?

Pornhub’s troubled parent company MindGeek, since rebranded as Aylo, was acquired by Montreal-based Ethical Capital Partners equity group in March 2023

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8 d. ago Amid fear and confusion in US immigrant communities, protest goes grassroots

Churches and non-profits are offering legal help, meals and workshops to people targeted by the Trump administrationOn Sundays, Juan Carlos Ruiz gives his sermons while wearing a white robe. Although his English- and Spanish-speaking congregants at a Brooklyn-based church may not notice it, the neck of his robe is ripped, the cloth frayed. When asked about the tear in his robe, Ruiz gives a charming smile, remembering his 2018 arrest.That year, during the first Trump administration, Ruiz was participating in a protest to prevent the deportation of a prominent New York immigration activist. As tensions flared, cops began to rough up some demonstrators. Ruiz attempted to intervene. He and 17 others were arrested by police; his white alb ripped during the struggle. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘This shouldn’t happen in a democracy’: Trump tries to arrest academic suing administration over antisemitism executive order

A Cornell student asked a federal court for protection from deportation while he challenged a Trump administration policy on foreign student protest. Two days later, he got an email saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement wanted to arrest him reports Josh Marcus

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1 week ago Witches of TikTok are using 'crystals and vibes' to protest against Donald Trump

TikTok's witches are organising rallies against Donald Trump's administration, through the force of 'rage, power, energy, herbs, crystals and vibes' - but what effect is it having?

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2 w. ago The threat of Trump is vast. But don’t underestimate incremental change | Michael Brownstein

The work of making change is difficult. Most of it is boring, unsexy and, at best, modestly incremental from day to dayDonald Trump is attempting to dismantle American constitutional democracy before our eyes. For the past six weeks, many of us have been telling ourselves we have to do something about this before it’s too late. And yet many people who feel this way – no matter how outraged they are or how genuinely worried they are about our country’s future – are doing very little but handwringing and doomscrolling.Elected leaders in the Democratic party are mostly failing to provide inspiration for people who are alarmed about the president’s actions. The protest paddles they held up at Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress underscored the fact that they’re flailing more than they’re leading. Meanwhile, for most of us, the chance to vote again is almost two years away. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump Tower takeover: Here is what it was like on NYC’s 5th Avenue as pro

New York City’s 5th Avenue turned into short-lived chaos on Thursday when protesters ‘occupied’ Trump tower, Kelly Rissman writes

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2 w. ago Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil

Demonstrators led by Jewish Voice for Peace demanding release of Palestinian activist stood in US president’s New York City buildingProtesters organized by a progressive Jewish group occupied the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia University student held by US immigration authorities, and nearly 100 were arrested.Chanted slogans included: “Free Mahmoud, free them all” and: “Fight Nazis, not students.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chaos as protesters storm Trump Tower demanding release of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil

Police, who were staged inside and outside the Fifth Avenue building ahead of the demonstration, began arresting protesters after warning them to leave.

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2 w. ago Jewish group fills Trump Tower's lobby to protest effort to deport pro

Demonstrators from a Jewish group have filled the lobby of Trump Tower to denounce the immigration arrest of a Columbia University activist who helped lead student protests on the Manhattan campus against Israel’s war in Gaza

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2 w. ago Scots shopkeepers blast Donald Trump with 'shame on you' sign near mum's birth place

In a protest to Donald Trump, a banner displaying the message 'Shame On You' has been erected near his mother's birth place.

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3 w. ago Ontario sets 25% surcharge on US energy exports to counter Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford says province ‘won’t back down’ until US president retracts duties on CanadaThe Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota in protest against Donald Trump’s tariffs, Premier Doug Ford said on Monday.“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the US economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ford said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ontario sets 25% surcharge on energy exports to US to counter Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford says province ‘won’t back down’ until US president retracts duties on CanadaThe Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota in protest against Donald Trump’s tariffs, the premier, Doug Ford, said on Monday.“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the US economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ford said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The pink protest at Trump’s speech shows the Democrats aren’t coming to save us

The general reaction is that this was yet another stunning example of how spineless and performative the Democrats areHappy International Women’s Day (IWD), everyone! I’ve got some good news and some bad news to mark the occasion. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's Turnberry resort vandalised by protest group Palestine Action

Graffiti was sprayed over the resort while fairways on the iconic course were also dug up.

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