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[KateB @bkatekb]

Exactly that! Listening to the Cate Blanchett guest edit on @BBCr4today and the Arts News. Why on earth doesn’t arts news have a regular spot like the sport? Life would be so much better if the arts was a normal/standard part of it. Come on people - make it happen!

[KateB @bkatekb]

@SuperWicksy Oh yes! And Pollo… good times in those places!

[British Wool @BritishWool]

🐑✨ It’s #WoolMonth! ✨🐑

From A to Z, we’re celebrating everything that makes British wool so special – from the hardworking ewes on our farms to the stunning craftsmanship of knitwear and quilting.
https://t.co/MpZA5pWkhT

#BritishWool #LookForTheShepherdsCrook

[Hamza Yusuf @Hamza_a96]

A student opening their results live on the BBC: “On that note, I want to say Free Palestine, end the genocide and the BBC is complicit…”

The BBC reporter quickly interjected and said “we’re here to talk about A-Level results… Gaza is a whole different subject…”

[Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics]

Here we go 'Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit... a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap'

https://t.co/ywwNTsrUgz

[Patriotic Millionaires UK @PatMillsUK]

Hello @Keir_Starmer, a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m would raise £24bn a year for our country. This is how you can improve living standards and put money in people’s pockets.
Tax us, the super rich. We’d be proud to pay.

[Patriotic Millionaires UK @PatMillsUK]

When world-leading economists argue that the UK needs a wealth tax our Govt should listen. History tells us ambition is possible and preferable; that the UK can be world leading. @Keir_Starmer be ambitious for our country - tax us, the super rich https://t.co/bTjRvWgaVC

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: JFK's only grandson Jack Schlossberg incinerates Republicans for trying to rename the prestigious Kennedy Center's Opera House after First Lady Melania Trump, says that Trump is "obsessed with being bigger than JFK."

He refuses to stand by as MAGA tarnishes his family's legacy...

"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces — but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers,” Schlossberg wrote on Instagram, quoting his late grandfather.

"JFK believed the arts made our country great and could be our most effective weapon in the fight for civil rights and against authoritarian governments around the world," he continued.

"He took political heat for it at the time — for inviting black artists to the White House, like the Staples Singers. For supporting black Americans like Harry Belafonte and James Baldwin on global tours to showcase the best of our society," he went on.

"Pablo Cassals, a symbol of resistance to fascism, played for President Kennedy. Yo-yo Ma did too… when he was just 6 years old. Robert Frost performed at JFK’s inaugural. The Mona Lisa came and visited the WH," wrote Schlossberg.

"The Trump Administration stands for freedom of oppression, not expression. He uses his awesome powers to suppress free expression and instill fear. But this isn’t about the arts."

"Trump is obsessed with being bigger than JFK, with minimizing the many heroes of our past, as if that elevates him. It doesn’t," he added."

"But there’s hope — art lasts forever, and no one can change what JFK and our shared history stands for," he concluded.

Yesterday, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee shamelessly approved an amendment to the interior, environment, and related agencies annual spending bill that would mutilate the reputation of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' opera house by changing its name to the "First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

The effort is a blatant attempt on the part of Republican politicians to pander to the MAGA cult leader. It's especially pathetic given the fact that Melania has not a single real accomplishment to her name. History will remember her as the cowardly woman who enabled her husband's fascism by remaining silent as his anti-democratic abuses escalated.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you oppose the renaming!

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

🚨BREAKING: Next Tuesday, I'll be handing in my petition for a Wealth Tax to 10 Downing Street. 📦

Already nearly 80,000 have backed the call.

Add your name today to show your support for a fairer alternative to cuts.

https://t.co/oIoPVajtVR

[KateB @bkatekb]

Signed. https://t.co/9uUhRVTKKg

[KateB @bkatekb]

Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A £35.00 brick can help - so easy to do in all new housing developments.

Please sign the and share the petition to show that the public backs this nature-friendly fix: https://t.co/Lr8KYHIoMr

[KateB @bkatekb]

AT LAST someone is talking common sense! Watch this y’all - you know it: 👇

[Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics]

How to stop the economy from collapsing

[Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics]

How to stop the economy from collapsing

[Patriotic Millionaires UK @PatMillsUK]

We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth

[KateB @bkatekb]

@RejoinP Signed!

[KateB @bkatekb]

So much - Let’s do it all again…

[Nath Brudenell @Nath_Brudenell]

TONIGHT! 🎈

👉 It's the second @hopeandsocial Xmas Party. 🕺

👉 @MickyPKerr launches his new book 'Football, The People's Shame' here with a Q&A. ⚽️

👉 @MaisieAdam is here for a SOLD OUT show! 🙌

Final tickets below. 👇

➡️ https://t.co/3TEkPNh29v
➡️ https://t.co/ZPmlmSwK8q

[KateB @bkatekb]

@SuperWicksy @MishalHusain Me too. Massive loss.

[KateB @bkatekb]

@SuperWicksy @ilovewestleeds And this splendid day too: https://t.co/lOkV9drJWD

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is. The billionaire Scott Trust is preparing to push a core part of the Guardian over the cliff into the hands of speculators & profiteers