Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen and Mark Anderson with today's UK Column News.
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Coalition of the Stupid
00:24 Ukrainska Pravda: Zelenskyy invites coalition of willing representatives to Ukraine to develop work plan
The Independent: Starmer in Paris for talks with Ukraine ‘coalition of the willing’
Keir Starmer (on X): Keir Starmer’s post
We are in a new era of global change. It’s on us to guarantee the best outcome for Ukraine.
Trump’s ‘Shadow Chair’ Plan Collides with the Untouchable Fed
06:04 Nasdaq: Trump’s Proposed Shadow Fed Chair Plan Challenges Powell’s Authority
LeBeau Books: A Critical Review of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 - et sequel (PDF)
South Texas Weather Modification Association: South Texas Weather Modification Association History 1996 - Present
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation: Harvesting the Texas Skies in 2022 - A Summary of Rain Enhancement Operations in Texas
Signal Gate: Sugar Coated ‘Leaked’ War Plans and Sweet Lies
13:35 The Guardian: The Signal fiasco is obscuring an essential question
The Atlantic: The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
Fox News: Hegseth blasts Atlantic article: 'Nobody was texting war plans' (Video)
USA Today: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tattoo draws ire. What does it say?
Israel National News - Arutz Sheva (YouTube): Trump's next Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the 2018 Arutz Sheva conference in Jerusalem
The Cradle: Yemen fires ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv hours after US airstrikes
The Cradle: US boosts military presence in Indian Ocean ahead of possible escalation against Iran
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Online Safety or Thought Policing? Ofcom’s Grip on Digital Speech and the End of Privacy
39:57 Channel 4 News (YouTube): Online Safety Bill debate: Could it lead to ‘unprecedented paradigm-shifting surveillance’?
The Conversation: The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe
BBC (2020): Signal: Cellebrite claimed to have 'cracked' chat app's encryption
Le Monde: France set to allow police to spy through phones
Peoples Gazette Nigeria: France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people
Ofcom: Ofcom fines provider of OnlyFans £1.05 million
Free and Fair? The Battle Over Election Integrity, ERIC, and Federal Oversight
48:11 The White House: Preserving And Protecting The Integrity Of American Elections
Above all, elections must be honest and worthy of the public trust. That requires voting methods that produce a voter-verifiable paper record allowing voters to efficiently check their votes to protect against fraud or mistake
UK Column interview: Georgia Voters' Group Has Strong Proof Of Major Election Breaches
The Electronic Registration Information Center: ERIC, Inc. Overview
Influence Watch: David Becker (ERIC Developer)
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Remarks at the Economic Club of New York
Trump’s recent EO that requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve to submit regulatory actions for review at the Office of Management & Budget will improve analytical rigor. Discipline, [and] accountability.
Arctic Power Struggle: Vance Unwelcome in Greenland
55:33 WRAL (YouTube): JD Vance will visit Greenland, but a controversial US trip just got a lot more low-profile
DonkConnects (on X): DonkConnects’s Post
Not one family in Nuuk, Greenland would accept a visit from JD and Usha Vance. NOT A SINGLE RESIDENCE, this is why the visit was cancelled.
European Leadership Network: Countering Russia's hybrid threats in the Arctic
Financial Times: Transcript: ‘China is coming closer to us’ — Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary-general