NEW: Uncommitted will NOT back Harris, no meeting w/ VP after DNC. VP’s “unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy” or make a statement “upholding existing U.S. and international human rights law has made it impossible for us to endorse her.” theintercept.com/2024/09/19/unc…

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top US universities are raking in millions from fossil fuel interests, according to 6 new student-produced reports. one university, Princeton, even appears to OWN a petroleum company from which it has earned millions of dollars. (!!!) my latest: theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…

In 2019, Tony Foulds rocketed to fame after a chance encounter with then-BBC presenter Dan Walker, who tweeted about his years of quiet devotion to the Mi Amigo crash memorial in Endcliffe Park. “Almost 75 yrs of service. What a man. I’m in bits.” But was his feel-good story

“‘The fact of the matter is,’ he said, ‘that kid up at Columbia, whatever dumb shit they’re saying, whatever slogan I would not say that they would use, they are more morally correct than some motherfuckers that have won Pulitzer Prizes…’” nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Jonathan Reynolds and two senior staff went to Glastonbury as guests of YouTube. Until then, Labour was promising to increase the digital service tax from 2% to 10%. Literally the day after the festival, it emerged that Reynolds had ditched the policy. novaramedia.com/2024/09/23/rep…

This should be a gargantuan scandal and result in criminal charges

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Big news in Press Gazette: Our new title The Bell launches on Monday 🔔 It's led by Moya Lothian-McLean and Robbie Armstrong, and will start publishing next week. pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/th…

"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity." aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/26…

A wonderful piece by Trevor Hoyle for The Mill today about his recollections of Granada. The cultural impact of that incredible institution on Manchester and the North West is sadly undersold today. Where it all began… open.substack.com/pub/themill/p/…

Today's story by Abi Whistance is about Dan Hughes, "the Peter Mandelson of Liverpool," his PR firm This Generation, and his unexpected links with health secretary Wes Streeting and Streeting's various donors. livpost.co.uk/p/meet-the-pr-…

Labour used “economically illiterate” analysis paid for by water companies to argue against nationalisation, as environment secretary Steve Reed accepted £2,000 in tickets and hospitality for a Chelsea game from bosses linked to Northumbrian Water. theguardian.com/business/2024/…

I wrote about how the U.S. needs a disaster corps. Infuse mutual aid with federal cash. Give thousands of people jobs pre-fortifying and rebuilding houses. We keep falling into these disaster traps, and there's so much room for harm reduction. Gift link: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

i get this is the common way for something like this to be phrased, but he was kidnapped from his own home and is now being held hostage by an occupying military force for being a journalist.

The first of an intended trilogy of essays about culture, identity, and politics on Merseyside. No paywall!

In today’s Mill, Shannon Keating drops by town's hottest new LGBTQ club, bringing together lesbians aged 18 through 70. “You don’t realise how important having representation of your future is till you have it, and a lot of young lesbians don’t have those experiences.” 🧵

This sucks!!!!