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Lies, misinformation and ignorance are a bad mix

I am admittedly obsessed with social media, I look at posts and comments at all times of the day and I become incredibly upset. The most troubling are posts reflecting ignorance, lies and misinformation about …taxes, Congress, Social Security, Medicare, health insurance, voting, immigrants, minimum wage, the wealthy and billionaires. People tell me to ignore the garbage that is posted, but how can you ignore the misinformation that is read and believed by millions who base their […]

https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/06/08/lies-misinformation-and-ignorance-are-a-bad-mix/

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Billy Smith 2h ago

@junesim63

Newham in East London is still doing this, while continuing to refuse to fix the tower blocks in Carpenter's Road estate:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/may/21/lund-point-tower-block-east-london

#UK #UKPolitics #homelessness #inequality

‘I knew everyone here’: the tower block with 164 boarded-up homes – and a few residents who just won’t leave

Lund Point in east London was once ‘a beautiful community’, according to Tee Fabikun, who has lived there since 1997. Now just four flats are occupied. Why are Fabikun and her friends hanging on? And what happened to the long-promised redevelopment?

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US 5h ago

What to do as murder is exploited to spread lies about race and privilege? Stand firm – fight back | Nesrine Malik https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/murder-exploited-lies-race-privilege-henry-nowak #Race #Crime #UkNews #NigelFarage #Inequality #Politics

What to do as murder is exploited to spread lies about race and privilege? Stand firm – fight back

Too many leaders have appeased the rightwing culture warriors. In the wake of the Henry Nowak rioting, the time for a push against toxicity and untruths is now, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian