14 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon | Editorial

The indictment of critics including John Bolton rings alarm bells as the US president expands his power and seeks to use the justice system to exact revenge“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump posted after beginning his second term – emboldened, perhaps, by the supreme court’s bombshell ruling on presidential immunity last year, which many say gave the office-holder the powers of a monarch.Millions of Americans are expected to push back against the president’s growing power at No Kings protests across the US on Saturday. The demonstrations come as former intelligence and national security officials warn that the country is sliding towards “competitive authoritarianism”, in which elections and courts survive but are systematically manipulated by the executive. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Maga is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong | Judith Levine

Trump allies would love an excuse to step up their crackdown. Nonviolence, both disciplined and open-hearted, must define the day“They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall,” the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Fox News on Friday. “It’s all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. They’re all coming out.”The Republican Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer said the party’s “terrorist wing” was holding the “Hate America” rally. “Democrats want to keep the government shut down to show all those people that are going to come here and express their hatred towards this country that they’re fighting President Trump,” said the House majority leader, Steve Scalise. The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, embellished the story on Fox, referring to the demonstrations’ “paid protesters” and adding: “It begs the question who’s funding it.” Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Sorry Flat Earthers! Simple experiment involving a security camera and a garage proves our world is ROUND

Flat Earthers have travelled to Antarctica and even attempted to fly in homemade rockets in their quest to prove the world is flat. But you don't need to go anywhere near as far to prove that they are wrong.

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3 d. ago British socialite and wealthy real estate agent prove rumours wrong

British socialite and wealthy real estate agent prove rumours wrong  Daily Mail

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4 d. ago Madagascar president says he fled country in fear for his life

Andry Rajoelina does not announce resignation in speech broadcast on social media after military rebellionMadagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, said he had fled the country in fear for his life after a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on social media late on Monday from an undisclosed location.The 51-year-old has faced weeks of gen Z-led anti-government protests, which reached a pivotal point on Saturday when an elite military unit joined the protests and called for the president and other ministers to step down. That prompted Rajoelina to say that an illegal attempt to seize power was under way in the Indian Ocean island and leave the country. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago At least 30 Youth Demand activists arrested as protesters block Tower Bridge

A group of Youth Demand protesters lit flares and blocked the road on Tower Bridge on Saturday evening

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5 d. ago Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protestsMadagascar’s president said an “attempt to seize power illegally and by force” was under way, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday announced it was taking over the army.The Capsat unit’s intervention comes after weeks of youth-led protests, which started on 25 September against water and electricity shortages and expanded to calling for the resignation of the president, Andry Rajoelina, an end to corruption and radical overhaul of the political system. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Yet still they march: Protest leaders face backlash over Saturday's Palestine demonstration in London

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will bus people into the capital from across the UK to join the march around Westminster and Waterloo from 12pm.

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7 d. ago Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on MillerIn an interview on Monday, CNN’s Boris Sanchez asked Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, whether Donald Trump intended to abide by federal judge Karin Immergut’s order blocking the deployment of the national guard in Oregon.Miller said neither yes nor no. But the implication was no. The administration had already filed an appeal with the ninth circuit. He said: “I would note the administration won an identical case in the ninth circuit just a few months ago with respect to the federalizing of the California national guard.” Actually, it didn’t quite win. As I understand it (and lawyers, please correct me) the administration won a temporary stay on a temporary injunction against federalizing the California national guard in Los Angeles.Judith Levine is Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in Fascism...

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1 week ago Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on SaturdayMinisters are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said.The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Georgia launches sweeping crackdown on dissent as opposition blocs boycott local election, in photos

Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent.

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1 week ago UK antisemitism ‘allowed to grow’ by politicians and wider society, Jewish security group says

Head of policy at Community Security Trust calls Saturday’s planned protest against ban on Palestine Action ‘self absorbed and insensitive’Antisemitism has been “allowed to grow” by politicians and across wider society, the main Jewish security group has said in the aftermath of the attack on a Manchester synagogue, which left three people dead.Speaking before planned pro-Palestine marches on Saturday, Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust, said it was “remarkably self absorbed and insensitive” for people to attend a silent vigil for Gaza after Thursday’s attack. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Not a time to stoke tension': PM issues warning over Palestine protest in wake of Manchester terror attack

It comes after Met chief Sir Mark Rowley demanded a pro-Palestine protest planned for Saturday in central London be cancelled

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2 w. ago Fury as police confiscate Union Jack flag from teenage girl at anti

Hundreds of protesters marched through Newcastle city centre on Saturday because of what they described as a lack of government action on illegal immigration.

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2 w. ago Biggest ever Palestine Action protest to take place this weekend with 1,500 expected to descend on London

Saturday's demonstration is part of a week of mass protests that has seen 66 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool for supporting the group

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2 w. ago Unions are handing Democrats a golden opportunity amid the shutdown battle | Judith Levine

Federal workers’ move offers Democrats a chance to win the budget battle – and their identityThe Federal Unionists Network (FUN) and 35 national, state and local unions have written a letter to the Democratic congressional leadership – Chuck Schumer in the Senate and Hakeem Jeffries in the House, urging them to hold out against Republicans in the budget negotiations, even if it means a government shutdown and halted paychecks. The signatories represent “tens of thousands of federal workers”, according to an FUN press release.The Democrats’ demands, the letter says, should include “adequate funding for critical public services” and a “guarantee” that funds appropriated by the Congress are spent.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in Fascism Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Illinois senator demands to meet with Ice amid clashes at immigration facility

Dick Durbin renews push to talk to Trump officials as operations and protests escalate at Broadview facilityAfter days of clashes between federal officers and protesters at an immigration jail in his home state of Illinois, Democratic US senator Dick Durbin on Sunday renewed demands to meet with Trump administration immigration officials.Durbin wrote on X that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) must be “accountable for its actions” amid the administration’s “cruel immigration crackdown”. The post on Sunday morning came after Saturday night protests and arrests at an immigration detention center in Broadview, Illinois. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘There are ripples of hope’: allies of Keir Starmer say he can prove doubters wrong

At Labour conference the PM needs to draw a line under the chaos and prove he is best placed to challenge Reform UKIn the imposing marble rooms of the Methodist Central Hall in the heart of Westminster on Friday, the great and the good of the progressive movement gathered at what many fear is an existential moment for their brand of centre-left politics.Keir Starmer was on punchier form than usual, telling the summit audience that he was up for the fight against the populist right’s “industrialised infrastructure of grievance”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tom Skinner 'wants to prove everyone wrong' as he reveals real reason for Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing celebrity Thomas Skinner has revealed the real reason behind his decision to join the show after his signing caused controversy among viewers

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3 w. ago Celtic vs Hibs: Hoops fans plan to protest AGAIN as both teams aim to keep unbeaten league form alive – latest team news

CELTIC fans plan to continue their protests against the clubs board as they take on Hibs on Saturday. It's the Hoops' first home match since the fans have started making their anger heard. But it'll be silence at Parkhead on Saturday as the Celtic Fans Collective have announced new plans for a 12 minute silent...

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