Mastodawn

It's now very clear why #Mandelson failed #UKSV security vetting. #Robbins' claim that failure was "borderline" makes no sense. I found his 'evidence' to #FASC vague & confusing. Emily Thornberry appears to agree. Everything about this stinks.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/28/mitigating-risks-mandelson-connections-china-russia-israel-former-mi6-chief

Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief

Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

The Guardian

CassandreLePus+Jun 16, 2025

https://www.aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/ny633n/tv-serier-om-ultrarika-ar-den-nya-folkhemsporren
#democracy vs #plutocracy #fasc

Tv-serier om ultrarika är den nya folkhemsporren

Netflix har under våren släppt två uppmärksammade serier. Amerikanska ”Sirens” och danska ”Reservatet”. Båda handlar om ultrarika familjer i skamlöst lyxigiga m

Aftonbladet

ValueTruth Aug 15, 2023

Meanwhile in the Fascist Republican-controlled state of Idaho...

"Fearful of facing criminal prosecution and up to 14 years in prison, some Idaho professors say they have altered syllabi, changed coursework and scrubbed their online profiles of their research to exclude any discussion of abortion due to a state law." https://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-professors-change-syllabi-censor-abortion-fears-prosecution/story?id=102171798&cid=social_twitter_abcnp #politics #uspol #idpol #fasc

Idaho professors say they change syllabi, self-censor abortion over fears of prosecution

A union leader said the law has had a "chilling" effect on professors' speech.

ABC News