UK Column News - 24th January 2025

Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen, Mark Anderson and Debi Evans with today's UK Column News. Guest segment with Ruth O’Rafferty

 

Ukraine Negotiations: Are Peace Talks Happening or Not?

00:00 Kyiv Post (Facebook): Ukraine has lost 700,000 soldiers killed, and Russia nearly a million — Trump (Video)

Donald J. Trump (Truthsocial): Donald Trump’s post

I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin

The World Economic Forum: Davos 2025: Special Address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

 

Trump’s Crypto Vision: Pardoning Ulbricht and Shaping the Future of Digital Currency

07:00 FOX 5 New York (YouTube): Trump signs executive orders: Crypto, JFK files (Full video)

Ross Ulbricht (on X): President Trump Granted Me a Full Pardon (Video)

 

Is Trump Planning An American Expansion, or Better Yet, What Are They?

12:36 Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Trump's Expansionist Ambitions and Tech Titans' Disruptions

ResearchGate: The Club of Rome and the 10 Kingdoms: Unraveling Intent, Emergent Phenomena, and Prophetic Interpretations in Global Governance

Truth Seeker: James Perloff – Trump's Incremental Globalism

Anadolu Ajansı:  Trump sparks controversy by sharing map depicting Canada as part of US

Donald J. Trump (Truthsocial): Donald Trump’s post (06 Jan 2025)

Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned. If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!

 

Covid Inquiry Barrister, Hugo Keith KC: Who Is He?

18:35 Three Raymond Buildings: Hugo Keith KC

Yahoo News: Who is 'Star at the Bar' grilling former PM at Covid-19 inquiry?

London Evening Standard: Who is Hugo Keith? Chambers lawyer leading covid inquiry

Debi Evans (on X): Hugo Keith KC asks: Did the British public get a different vaccine product to the one they authorised? (Video)

Debi Evans (on X): Charlet Crichton giving witness evidence at Covid Inquiry and putting Hugo (he should go) in his place (Video)

 

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UK Column interview: Insight: An Introduction to China with Carl Zha

 

Ruth O’Rafferty Highlights the Challenges of Giving Evidence at the Covid-19 Inquiry

25:01 UK Column interview: The Brave Spirit of Scotland—Scottish Vaccine Injury Group with Ruth O’Rafferty

Scottish Vaccine Injury Group: A Scottish support and advocacy group for Covid19 vaccine injured or bereaved

GoFundMe: Scottish Vaccine Injury Group

 

Ofcom’s Age Verification (Censorship) Crusade: It’s Not About Protection

34:26 Ofcom: Check how to comply with the illegal content rules

Ofcom: Ofcom launches digital safety toolkit for online services

Ofcom: Investigation into MintStars Ltd compliance with rules to protect children from restricted material

GOV.UK: Digital driving licence coming this year

Biometric Update: UK government reveals mDL pilot, Gov.uk digital wallet plans

Free Speech Center: Trump Executive Order on Restoring Freedom of Speech

 

Trump’s Executive Order on Free Speech: What’s Allowed Now and What’s Not?

39:42 Globe Eye News (on X): Donald Trump signs an executive order allowing deportation of foreign students who express support for Hamas or Hezbollah

Jenin Younes (on X): Jenin Younes’s post

The vaguely worded EO actually does not only allow deportation of students who expressly support these groups (vanishingly few, despite what the media would have you believe by conflating pro-Palestine activism with support for Hamas).

National Archives (2019): Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism

The New York Times: Harvard Adopts a Definition of Antisemitism for Discipline Cases (Archived)

The Harvard Crimson: Harvard Medical School Cancels Class Session With Gazan Patients, Calling It One-Sided

ABC7 News Bay Area (YouTube): Elon Musk facing pushback for post-inauguration salute

Politico: Elon Musk's 'Nazi' salute sparks fury from Europe's left wing

 

Mark Anderson's Latest Updates on the US-Mexico Border

52:31 The White House: Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the States and the American People by Closing the Border to Illegals via Proclamation

BBC: 1,500 active-duty troops headed to US-Mexico border

WI Proud: Border wall bollards not up for auction in South Texas, CBP says 

 

And Finally: Now Government Can Seize Your Money and Driving Licence via the DWP

59:53 The Telegraph: Benefit cheats to be banned from the road (Archived)

The Independent: February 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP cuts rumoured

ABC News (YouTube): Full Speech: President Joe Biden's farewell address to the nation