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Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson
The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this preside...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10bn lawsuit, saying it should be dismissed
Corporation will argue it did not have rights to air film in US and it did not cause serious reputational harm
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2025: January - April Political Notes
 The BBC is terrified of the bully's enormous Florida lawsuit which demands ten billion dollars for a questionable editing decision. But is going to fight the lawsuit. The edit
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 https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/us-military-boat-strikes-constitute-extrajudicial-killings Comparing the output of various bullshit generators when they are given the topic of global heating. The report says that Grok sometimes shows climate denial bias, while a couple of other bullshit generators did not. When I call them
The Lever
What You Need To Know About The Supreme Court’s Citizens United 2.0
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case deciding the future of campaign finance — these are the standout moments.
 Beyond "Citizens" United: Republicans want to erase the little that remains of campaign donation limits.
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‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ir...
 Invasive mussels have caused a disaster in Lake Geneva.
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Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous
Change will loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stops short of making marijuana legal
 The US will make it easier to do research on marijuana but did not end criminal penalties for using it.
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Five trends for plastic recycling in 2025
State policy moves, competition from virgin resin and other trends are likely to define the year ahead. | Artography/Shutterstock This
 Only a small fraction of the plastic containers for food are actualy recycled. We need to reduce the amount of plastic that we use. Many of these containers, as currently made, are not feasible to recycle, even if theoretically it is possible. <!--
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US Senate confirms billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief
Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency’s 15th leader
 Making a supporter of the muskrat head of NASA will give the muskrat too much power over NASA's decisions.
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Data reveals Sydney’s ‘frightening concentration’ of gun ownership ahead of the Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns vows to review gun laws, with thousands of licensed firearms located in the state’s major cities
 Australia's rather strict gun regulations have some gaps that can be closed.