Starmer criticises Trump over Iran strikes, as he defends UK position
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0dnq2v0e2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0dnq2v0e2o
John R
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Just some old guy in Area Code 517 watching the world go by.
404 MediaBREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE
đź”— https://www.404media.co/apple-banned-an-app-that-simply-archived-videos-of-ice-abuses/
Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/22/repub/fewer-households-businesses-will-get-high-speed-internet-under-revamped-federal-plan/
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/22/repub/fewer-households-businesses-will-get-high-speed-internet-under-revamped-federal-plan/
Jason KoeblerNEW: 404 Media has seen parts of a Palantir-powered ICE database that allows for highly specific filtering of people, which allows for searches of students, people with tattoos, from specific countries, by visa status, etc:
https://www.404media.co/inside-a-powerful-database-ice-uses-to-identify-and-deport-people/
Inside a Powerful Database ICE Uses to Identify and Deport People
The database allows filtering according to hundreds of different categories, including visa status, “unique physical characteristics (e.g. scars, marks, tattoos),” “criminal affiliation,” license plate reader data, and more.
Accidentally flipped into Fox News last night. Surprised to see Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel promoting a sleep aid. https://arktimes.com/news/2022/12/15/maker-of-product-touted-by-mike-huckabee-as-sleep-aid-settles-class-action-lawsuit
With all the talk about Social Security in the news lately, nobody is talking about raising the limit on taxable income.
In 2025, the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security tax is $176,100. Earnings above this limit are not taxed for Social Security purposes.
Any tax cut for the wealthy should see an increase in the limit for Social Security purposes.
The VergeGM blocks dealership from installing Apple CarPlay retrofit kits in EVs https://www.theverge.com/news/633791/gm-apple-carplay-retrofit-shut-down
Meta Promises to Fight Misinformation in Australia With Same Strategy It Killed in the U.S. to Appease Trump
Fact-checking Trump's address to Congress
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3ylpd2n9no
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3ylpd2n9no
Have I missed the press releases from Republicans members of Congress about reducing the number of their staffers like the Executive Branch is doing? Aren’t they for reducing the size of government?