Dr Sam Smith is the founder and CEO of C-Change Scotland. Interested in equality, social justice and human rights law.
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I have written a book, Human Rights and Social Care: Putting Rights into Practice. Find out more about this via my blog curiousgrapevine.wordpress.c… or the C-Change Scotland c-change.org.uk #RightsIntoPractice #HumanRights #SocialCare
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Economist (and Nobel laureate) Paul Krugman: “Control of Starlink must, one way or another, be taken away from Elon Musk. It’s a matter of national security: we cannot let private individuals make foreign and defense policy, and it would be totally irresponsible to leave a crucial military asset in the hands of a racist, authoritarian conspiracy theorist.”
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/i…
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Monstrous
Breaking News: The Trump administration has detained dozens of Afghan immigrants in Louisiana — including relatives of those who helped the U.S. military — and plans to deport them to Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. nyti.ms/4jPVvrw
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul:
There will be no family photo featuring our European partners together with Mr. Lavrov.
There is no normality with Russia. We must not send false visual signals
One day after a Russian drone killed 14 people waiting for a train in Dnipro, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landed in Atlanta for the G20 meeting hosted by Marco Rubio.
Several European diplomats objected to being photographed alongside Lavrov and threatened to walk out, forcing the U.S. to scrap the traditional group photo.
Absolutely disgusting
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BREAKING: The U.S. cancels plans for a photo with top G20 diplomats after Europeans objected to standing beside Russia, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/g20-rubio…
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Secret Service walked this guy out of the event after he gave this interview. Free speech absolutism strikes again!
thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle…
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What an ass @JDVance is. He’s asked the most basic question about housing affordability, and he can’t even pretend to take it seriously.
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Fox: Why are you here this morning?
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
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The far right can be climate deadly. The 59.5% surge in Amazon deforestation under the 2019-2022 term of Jair Bolsonaro was the highest level of any four-year presidency in Brazil. Compare that with the 71.2% fall during the Lula administration. trib.al/pEJ8JSj
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“Putin’s long game with Trump began years ago, driven not so much by some specific objective, but by the hope that Kremlin influence on him might someday prove useful,” writes @McFaul. “Now that day has come.”
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After Putin's terrorist attack on a train station in Ukraine today, I am even more outraged that my president is siding with autocratic Russia and against democratic Ukraine. foreignaffairs.com/russia/pu… via @ForeignAffairs
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This is an astoundingly devastating story.
Here is a gift link for the whole story. Absolutely horrific.
All those dead for Musk to make more money:
theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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Every Texas bar has that one guy.
He’s loud. He’s obnoxious. He makes all the women feel uncomfortable. He adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking.
That’s Ken Paxton — and I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
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So the "peace talks" are just a cover for the business negotiations
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OUR 44th president. Let's finish what he started and guarantee healthcare for every American. 🇺🇸
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For nearly a month, this Administration has delayed approving vital Patriot and NASAMS air defense missiles for Ukraine. The Secretary of Defense must immediately approve these deliveries to protect Ukrainian civilians from Russian attacks and defend the energy infrastructure they depend on for heat and power as winter approaches. We must continue to stand with Ukraine and ensure it has the tools to defend itself.
thehill.com/policy/defense/6…
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The Trump administration is considering dropping sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, run by Kirill Dmitriev. An unbelievable betrayal of Ukraine. nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/po… via @NYTimes
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Another stunning report, from @antontroian, on another concession Trump wants to make toward Russia.
What we have zero news of is what Russia plans to concede in exchange for this—other than money for Trump family allies.
nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/po…
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Content of Tense Conversation Between Budanov and Trump's Team Revealed
Negotiations between the Ukrainian delegation and Donald Trump's special envoys in Miami, as reported by Le Monde, escalated into a conflict. According to the publication, during a three-hour meeting at the Shell Bay golf club, Steve Witkoff "with irritation" demanded that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Zelenskyy's office, cease strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Budanov, per Le Monde's information, "barely contained his anger" and felt that he was being "treated like a child, trying to teach him how to make money." The Americans presented an ambitious plan for postwar "regional prosperity," which envisioned resuming the transit of Russian oil and gas to Europe through Ukraine, with dividends paid to Kyiv.
Budanov was outraged that such a deal would tie Ukraine to Moscow, after which the negotiations broke off. When the meeting resumed, the Americans proposed accepting a deal for supplies of Russian diesel to the United States.
The publication's sources noted that they had never seen Ukrainians "so upset and alarmed." Zelenskyy's entourage described the situation as "hopeless," since Trump's envoys "think only about business."
📸: Press service of the President of Ukraine
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So, Putin is offering the Trump family Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (largest in Europe) and to jointly operate an LNG terminal in Alaska.
BONUS: The most geopolitically sensitive proposals include a potential American role in Alaska LNG infrastructure involving Russian assets and a third-party management arrangement for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, with electricity shared between Ukraine and Russia, according to the officials.
The proposals are not necessarily final agreements.