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[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Public ownership of water industry could save £22billion, MPs are told."

Oh look, you were lied to, nationalising the water industry isn't going to cost you billions, it could in fact save you £22 billion.

Who'd have guessed it.

https://t.co/Xyd9CCfnIk

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: GOTCHA! Kaitlan Collins springs the PERFECT TRAP as MAGA Sen. Bernie Moreno attacks Hunter Biden while defending Don Jr.’s Russian-funded wedding!

Last night, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno one simple question: Are you comfortable with a Russian oligarch close to Putin spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on celebrations for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding?

Moreno’s answer was pure MAGA deflection – and it handed Collins the perfect opening.

“I don’t know who the Russian oligarch is,” Moreno said. “I know that Don Jr. is a great human being, an amazing American, I’m super happy for him and his family that they had a great wedding.”

He then tried to shut the whole thing down: “I think this is not the story that is worthy of your show.” Seconds later, Moreno went straight for some classic whataboutism:

“Look, you compare Don Jr. to Hunter Biden and you have one that’s a complete drug-addicted degenerate compared to a great human being and successful entrepreneur.”Collins didn’t miss a beat.

“Well, I’m glad you bring up Hunter Biden,” she replied. “I mean, if a Russian oligarch had bankrolled some of *his* celebrations, would you have questions about that?”

Moreno launched into the usual Burisma and China talking points, but Collins kept pressing: “So you do think it’s appropriate?”

When he tried to wave it off as “Hunter Biden stories,” she delivered the kill shot:

“Right, but if that’s inappropriate for him, why would this be appropriate?”

Moreno had no answer. He suddenly claimed he didn’t know the circumstances and insisted “there’s not a human being in Ohio that really cares about this story.”

Here’s what he didn’t want to talk about: Russian billionaire Umar Kremlev, a Putin-linked figure, reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on two nights of celebrations around Don Jr.’s wedding – including a private island and a massive fireworks display.

House Democrats have already opened an investigation into the arrangement, citing national-security and public-corruption concerns.

Moreno could have simply defended the gift on the merits. Instead he volunteered Hunter Biden as the standard for judging foreign money and influence – then immediately choked when Collins asked him to apply that same standard to the Trump family.

And this is exactly what Kaitlan Collins does so well.
She didn’t need a speech. She didn’t need to shout Moreno down. She listened to his answer, caught the contradiction he handed her, and refused to let him escape it by changing the subject.

When Moreno invoked Hunter Biden as the standard, Collins simply made him live by his own standard he just delineated.

That kind of persistence matters. Powerful people rarely volunteer the answer to the question they would rather not be asked, and journalism fails when an interviewer accepts the first deflection and moves along. Collins didn’t.

Fearless, savvy and unwilling to be distracted by the shiny object tossed in front of her, she demonstrated the kind of truth-to-power journalism that matters most when the people being questioned would much rather talk about somebody else.

If you are grateful for journalists like Collins, please like and share this post.

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

He’s a terrible person, and the people who let this slide may well be worse.

[Irizzi @Irizzi3]

@UTD_Kachy Ipswich

[Irizzi @Irizzi3]

@BBCBreaking @BBC

[Fitzjimi @fitzjimi]

What is going on @BBCNews Angela Raynor paid the wrong stamp duty and you were on her like a dog with bone. Farage is on film accepting massive illegal overseas payments and you look the other way. WHY am I paying a licence fee for this rubbish?

[Jamison Daniel @AntiquarianMuse]

The Lincoln Project created this video, and apparently it is pissing the turd off immensely, so I naturally had to share it.

[Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you:

Please help us stop this.

Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses.

We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems.

People are dying.

Please don’t look away. Share what’s happening in Ukraine. Help us save lives.

[EveryDoctor @EveryDoctorUK]

An NHS mental health trust in East London & Bedfordshire plans to cut £25M from its budget, axing around 330 jobs and key services like CAMHS, talking therapies, and crisis care.

Unions and local MPs warn wait times will surge as demand rises.

Read more: https://t.co/UShuhMgElg

[Irizzi @Irizzi3]

@laurenllc 😢but onwards and upwards

[Irizzi @Irizzi3]

@BBC?

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨BREAKING : According to his lawyer, Israeli authorities have transferred Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya to solitary confinement as a form of abuse. He is reportedly subjected to daily violent assaults and held in extremely harsh conditions without any charges.

His lawyer warns that his health is in grave danger due to the conditions of his detention.

Despite repeated statements from his legal team documenting the severity of his condition, the @BBC continues to publish misleading claims about his case. We call on the BBC to uphold the principles of accurate, evidence-based journalism and report the facts with the rigor they demand of others.

[Feisty is proud to be a Democrat! @FeistyLibLady]

Gavin Newsom knows exactly who Trump is and he isn't afraid to speak the truth.

"Trump didn’t drain the swamp—he gave it a gold-leaf presidential suite. He works for one man: himself. $4B richer while sitting in a public trust. This isn’t politics, it’s a heist. No king, no foreign power ever came this close to breaking American self-government."

America needs to hear more from Gavin and a lot less from Trump.
#DemsUnited

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

The NHS turns 78 today!

If everyone who has been grateful for the NHS in that time followed and retweeted we’d reach a million in minutes.

[Irizzi @Irizzi3]

@UberEats How many DM’s does it take to get a satisfactory response from a human? Appalling customer service!

[Irizzi @Irizzi3]

@UberEats Been online complaining since Saturday evening. Non collection/delivery of order. Unable to communicate with anyone other than a bott?

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Following in the footsteps of France and Switzerland's Government who banned Palantir from Government contracts, Spain has now banned Palantir from signing ANY contracts in Spain.

Lets get Palantir OUT.

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

A lot of people would have you believe that handing over parts of the NHS to private providers is our only option

But…

* Only the NHS takes care of patients at A&E
* Only the NHS trains our doctors and nurses
* Only the NHS looks after all patients

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

The sitting president of the United States had to pay $5 million to a woman he raped and defamed, and not one person in his entire cult of a party is calling for his resignation.

Not one.

[Scotland’s Story @80_mcswan]

If you want Baroness Michelle Mone removed from the House of Lords and to repay the £136,000,000 owed to taxpayers, please RT!

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

We want to lift the lid on NHS cuts that are happening right now 🚨🚨🚨

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

📵 IT KEEPS HAPPENING

In 2022, the courts dismissed our challenge that would have enforced legal consequences for ministers and officials who use private messaging services to conduct government business.

Four years and a change of government later, public accountability is still suffering: