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Audio captures Republican congressman claiming KKK is the 'military wing' of Democratic party | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-scott-pe…

Audio captures Republican congressman claiming KKK is the 'military wing' of Democratic party
Congressman Rick Perry also pushed the ‘replacement theory’ – the baseless conspiracy theory that white people are slowly being replaced by minorities and immigrants

Doesn’t sound like it will help with negotiations: Israeli strike kills 3 sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/joe-biden-ap-israeli-gaza-hamas-b2527011.html

The Latest | Israeli strike kills 3 sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip

Disabled people deserve better than being housed together in a Dickensian institution https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/disabled-care-home-bristol-residential-dickensian-institution-b2493558.html

Disabled people deserve better than being housed together in a Dickensian institution
When Bristol’s Labour-run council proposed moving disabled residents out of their homes and into care facilities, it sparked a public outcry. The plan has been stopped in its tracks – but, says James Moore, cash-strapped authorities elsewhere have taken note

✍️ 2023: By The Numbers
After being stalled for several months whilst life happened, I've finally hit publish on my 2023 data review/collation.
Less of a narrative-driven approach this year, and more of a raw data feel. It made it easier to write (2022's post remains a Draft 😅) but also created a format closer to the dashboard I ultimately want. Plus, I could capture more data, from more varied sources, more easily.
#IndieWeb #YearInReview

Survé – who insists on being referred to as Doctor Survé and tells some pretty tall tales – took over the Independent Group in #SouthAfrica when the eponymous UK group of Sir Tony O'Reilly – one of the richest people in Ireland – felt it could no longer extract enough cash from it.
What followed was essentially a purge of independent-minded editors, making the Independent newspapers a mouthpiece for the owner.
The whole time, Survé insisted he is a champion of media freedom.

FBI to warn Congress about possible ‘organised attack’ in US after Russian concert hall shooting | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-organised-attack-russia-shooting-b2…

FBI to warn Congress about possible ‘organised attack’ in US after Russian concert hall shooting
The March 22 attack on a concert hall in suburban Moscow was the deadliest in Russia in 20 years

✍️ 2023: By The Numbers
After being stalled for several months whilst life happened, I've finally hit publish on my 2023 data review/collation.
Less of a narrative-driven approach this year, and more of a raw data feel. It made it easier to write (2022's post remains a Draft 😅) but also created a format closer to the dashboard I ultimately want. Plus, I could capture more data, from more varied sources, more easily.
#IndieWeb #YearInReview

I did say her 15 minutes were up.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s fire was suddenly extinguished this week. She has made herself irrelevant | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/am…

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s fire was suddenly extinguished this week. She has made herself irrelevant
Her motion to vacate was, truthfully, an act of desperation. Now it’s all over

Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and famine’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/sudan-war-genocide-ethnic-cleansing-hrw-famine-b25…

Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and famine’
Human Rights Watch report alleges genocide has likely been committed during a year-long civil war

A sad but exact refutation of the 'good guy with a gun' trope: she was "found to have possession of her loaded concealed carry firearm on her person; indicating she was taken by surprise or by someone familiar."
Her husband pretended to be her stalker ex-boyfriend. Now he’s charged with her murder | The Independent

Her husband pretended to be her stalker ex-boyfriend. Now he’s charged with her murder
Daniel Krug appeared on Thursday in a Colorado court accused of murdering his wife Kristil — but in a bizarre twist, authorities say Krug pretended to stalk his wife in order to frame her ex-boyfriend