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The Grip on the Flow: Navigating America's Hidden Crises
WASHINGTON D.C. / CIVICOHUB — While mainstream media networks ossify into pre-packaged narratives and algorithmic clickbait, a quiet war for truth is unfolding across the American political and legal landscape. The real stories shaping the future of the nation are often buried beneath the noise.Independent journalist, attorney, and leading Gen Z voice Aaron Parnas continuously exposes what the established order prefers to keep in the shadows through his platform, The Parnas Perspective. For CivicoHub, we break down the critical flashpoints from this month (May 2026) where corporate overreach, technological advancement, and political power frontally collide with the interests of the sovereign citizen.
I. Financial Conflicts and the Illusion of Accountability
The intersection of law, governance, and wealth in the United States has increasingly mutated into a protected marketplace for the elite. Recent independent investigations have broken stories regarding massive corruption allegations tied directly to the highest levels of government.Reports indicate widespread controversies surrounding the administration trading stocks and cutting closed-door deals while the public grapples with soaring prices and economic instability. While an ordinary citizen faces immediate federal prosecution for insider trading or financial deception, the political elite remains dangerously insulated. This dynamic exposes a two-tiered justice system where the powerful evade accountability, underscoring the reality that demanding transparency in the US requires confronting deeply entrenched oligarchic structures.
II. Geopolitical Instability and the Failed Summit
Information sovereignty requires real-time, unfiltered access to global events, yet the narrative surrounding America's foreign policy is heavily managed. Over the past week, intense geopolitical friction has come to a head with a highly anticipated summit in China.Despite attempts by legacy media to spin the narrative, independent reporting has highlighted that the summit severely fractured, with the administration reportedly "rattled" and "shaken" as negotiations collapsed and global protests expanded. The vacuum created by geopolitical instability forces critical thinkers to abandon traditional cable news pools and seek out decentralized, uncensored spaces to understand the actual stakes of America's shifting position on the world stage.
III. The Human Cost of the AI Arms Race
While the corporate sector aggressively pushes the narrative of artificial intelligence as a pure technological miracle, the physical infrastructure required to power this leap is having devastating, localized consequences.Independent investigations this month have taken a dark turn, uncovering the severe environmental and public health impacts of massive AI data centers on surrounding American communities. The localized pollution and heavy resource extraction required to maintain these centers are actively harming citizens. When multinational corporations and tech billionaires prioritize a technological arms race over human life and environmental safety, independent journalism becomes an essential act of civic defense.
Fact Check & Verification Sheet (May 2026 Data)
1. Executive Corruption and Stock TradingStatus: TRUE
Claim: Massive corruption allegations have surfaced regarding elite stock trading and backroom deal-making during a period of soaring national prices.
Verification: Aaron Parnas broke this down in his May 2026 broadcast titled "Breaking: Massive Corruption Uncovered as Trump Trades Stock and Cuts Deals."
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
2. The Collapsed China Summit
Status: TRUE
Claim: The recent diplomatic summit in China failed, leading to international tension and a weakened U.S. negotiating position.
Verification: Covered extensively by Parnas in multiple May 2026 episodes, including "Breaking: Trump Caves to China as Summit Fails and Protests Grow" and "Trump Rattled and Shaken as China Issues Stark Warning."
Source: https://aaronparnas.substack.com
3. The Dark Turn of AI Data Centers
Status: TRUE
Claim: The aggressive expansion of AI data centers is causing severe pollution and health hazards, actively harming American communities.
Verification: Parnas dedicated a specific investigative episode to this environmental crisis in May 2026, titled "Breaking: Data Centers Kill Americans as AI Race Takes Dark Turn," focusing on the lethal localized pollution generated by these facilities.
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
Tags: #CivicoHub #SovereignSocial #InformationSovereignty #USPolitics #CorporateAccountability #AIDataCenters #Geopolitics #IndependentJournalism #Fediverse #AaronParnas
Context & Background:
The Untold Story of Aaron Parnas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEc_mFdDjU -
CW: Political corruption, environmental hazards, global geopolitical instability
The Grip on the Flow: Navigating America's Hidden Crises
WASHINGTON D.C. / CIVICOHUB — While mainstream media networks ossify into pre-packaged narratives and algorithmic clickbait, a quiet war for truth is unfolding across the American political and legal landscape. The real stories shaping the future of the nation are often buried beneath the noise.Independent journalist, attorney, and leading Gen Z voice Aaron Parnas continuously exposes what the established order prefers to keep in the shadows through his platform, The Parnas Perspective. For CivicoHub, we break down the critical flashpoints from this month (May 2026) where corporate overreach, technological advancement, and political power frontally collide with the interests of the sovereign citizen.
I. Financial Conflicts and the Illusion of Accountability
The intersection of law, governance, and wealth in the United States has increasingly mutated into a protected marketplace for the elite. Recent independent investigations have broken stories regarding massive corruption allegations tied directly to the highest levels of government.Reports indicate widespread controversies surrounding the administration trading stocks and cutting closed-door deals while the public grapples with soaring prices and economic instability. While an ordinary citizen faces immediate federal prosecution for insider trading or financial deception, the political elite remains dangerously insulated. This dynamic exposes a two-tiered justice system where the powerful evade accountability, underscoring the reality that demanding transparency in the US requires confronting deeply entrenched oligarchic structures.
II. Geopolitical Instability and the Failed Summit
Information sovereignty requires real-time, unfiltered access to global events, yet the narrative surrounding America's foreign policy is heavily managed. Over the past week, intense geopolitical friction has come to a head with a highly anticipated summit in China.Despite attempts by legacy media to spin the narrative, independent reporting has highlighted that the summit severely fractured, with the administration reportedly "rattled" and "shaken" as negotiations collapsed and global protests expanded. The vacuum created by geopolitical instability forces critical thinkers to abandon traditional cable news pools and seek out decentralized, uncensored spaces to understand the actual stakes of America's shifting position on the world stage.
III. The Human Cost of the AI Arms Race
While the corporate sector aggressively pushes the narrative of artificial intelligence as a pure technological miracle, the physical infrastructure required to power this leap is having devastating, localized consequences.Independent investigations this month have taken a dark turn, uncovering the severe environmental and public health impacts of massive AI data centers on surrounding American communities. The localized pollution and heavy resource extraction required to maintain these centers are actively harming citizens. When multinational corporations and tech billionaires prioritize a technological arms race over human life and environmental safety, independent journalism becomes an essential act of civic defense.
Fact Check & Verification Sheet (May 2026 Data)
1. Executive Corruption and Stock TradingStatus: TRUE
Claim: Massive corruption allegations have surfaced regarding elite stock trading and backroom deal-making during a period of soaring national prices.
Verification: Aaron Parnas broke this down in his May 2026 broadcast titled "Breaking: Massive Corruption Uncovered as Trump Trades Stock and Cuts Deals."
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
2. The Collapsed China Summit
Status: TRUE
Claim: The recent diplomatic summit in China failed, leading to international tension and a weakened U.S. negotiating position.
Verification: Covered extensively by Parnas in multiple May 2026 episodes, including "Breaking: Trump Caves to China as Summit Fails and Protests Grow" and "Trump Rattled and Shaken as China Issues Stark Warning."
Source: https://aaronparnas.substack.com
3. The Dark Turn of AI Data Centers
Status: TRUE
Claim: The aggressive expansion of AI data centers is causing severe pollution and health hazards, actively harming American communities.
Verification: Parnas dedicated a specific investigative episode to this environmental crisis in May 2026, titled "Breaking: Data Centers Kill Americans as AI Race Takes Dark Turn," focusing on the lethal localized pollution generated by these facilities.
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
Tags: #CivicoHub #SovereignSocial #InformationSovereignty #USPolitics #CorporateAccountability #AIDataCenters #Geopolitics #IndependentJournalism #Fediverse #AaronParnas
Context & Background:
The Untold Story of Aaron Parnas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEc_mFdDjU -
CW: Political corruption, environmental hazards, global geopolitical instability
The Grip on the Flow: Navigating America's Hidden Crises
WASHINGTON D.C. / CIVICOHUB — While mainstream media networks ossify into pre-packaged narratives and algorithmic clickbait, a quiet war for truth is unfolding across the American political and legal landscape. The real stories shaping the future of the nation are often buried beneath the noise.Independent journalist, attorney, and leading Gen Z voice Aaron Parnas continuously exposes what the established order prefers to keep in the shadows through his platform, The Parnas Perspective. For CivicoHub, we break down the critical flashpoints from this month (May 2026) where corporate overreach, technological advancement, and political power frontally collide with the interests of the sovereign citizen.
I. Financial Conflicts and the Illusion of Accountability
The intersection of law, governance, and wealth in the United States has increasingly mutated into a protected marketplace for the elite. Recent independent investigations have broken stories regarding massive corruption allegations tied directly to the highest levels of government.Reports indicate widespread controversies surrounding the administration trading stocks and cutting closed-door deals while the public grapples with soaring prices and economic instability. While an ordinary citizen faces immediate federal prosecution for insider trading or financial deception, the political elite remains dangerously insulated. This dynamic exposes a two-tiered justice system where the powerful evade accountability, underscoring the reality that demanding transparency in the US requires confronting deeply entrenched oligarchic structures.
II. Geopolitical Instability and the Failed Summit
Information sovereignty requires real-time, unfiltered access to global events, yet the narrative surrounding America's foreign policy is heavily managed. Over the past week, intense geopolitical friction has come to a head with a highly anticipated summit in China.Despite attempts by legacy media to spin the narrative, independent reporting has highlighted that the summit severely fractured, with the administration reportedly "rattled" and "shaken" as negotiations collapsed and global protests expanded. The vacuum created by geopolitical instability forces critical thinkers to abandon traditional cable news pools and seek out decentralized, uncensored spaces to understand the actual stakes of America's shifting position on the world stage.
III. The Human Cost of the AI Arms Race
While the corporate sector aggressively pushes the narrative of artificial intelligence as a pure technological miracle, the physical infrastructure required to power this leap is having devastating, localized consequences.Independent investigations this month have taken a dark turn, uncovering the severe environmental and public health impacts of massive AI data centers on surrounding American communities. The localized pollution and heavy resource extraction required to maintain these centers are actively harming citizens. When multinational corporations and tech billionaires prioritize a technological arms race over human life and environmental safety, independent journalism becomes an essential act of civic defense.
Fact Check & Verification Sheet (May 2026 Data)
1. Executive Corruption and Stock TradingStatus: TRUE
Claim: Massive corruption allegations have surfaced regarding elite stock trading and backroom deal-making during a period of soaring national prices.
Verification: Aaron Parnas broke this down in his May 2026 broadcast titled "Breaking: Massive Corruption Uncovered as Trump Trades Stock and Cuts Deals."
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
2. The Collapsed China Summit
Status: TRUE
Claim: The recent diplomatic summit in China failed, leading to international tension and a weakened U.S. negotiating position.
Verification: Covered extensively by Parnas in multiple May 2026 episodes, including "Breaking: Trump Caves to China as Summit Fails and Protests Grow" and "Trump Rattled and Shaken as China Issues Stark Warning."
Source: https://aaronparnas.substack.com
3. The Dark Turn of AI Data Centers
Status: TRUE
Claim: The aggressive expansion of AI data centers is causing severe pollution and health hazards, actively harming American communities.
Verification: Parnas dedicated a specific investigative episode to this environmental crisis in May 2026, titled "Breaking: Data Centers Kill Americans as AI Race Takes Dark Turn," focusing on the lethal localized pollution generated by these facilities.
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
Tags: #CivicoHub #SovereignSocial #InformationSovereignty #USPolitics #CorporateAccountability #AIDataCenters #Geopolitics #IndependentJournalism #Fediverse #AaronParnas
Context & Background:
The Untold Story of Aaron Parnas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEc_mFdDjU -
CW: Political corruption, environmental hazards, global geopolitical instability
The Grip on the Flow: Navigating America's Hidden Crises
WASHINGTON D.C. / CIVICOHUB — While mainstream media networks ossify into pre-packaged narratives and algorithmic clickbait, a quiet war for truth is unfolding across the American political and legal landscape. The real stories shaping the future of the nation are often buried beneath the noise.Independent journalist, attorney, and leading Gen Z voice Aaron Parnas continuously exposes what the established order prefers to keep in the shadows through his platform, The Parnas Perspective. For CivicoHub, we break down the critical flashpoints from this month (May 2026) where corporate overreach, technological advancement, and political power frontally collide with the interests of the sovereign citizen.
I. Financial Conflicts and the Illusion of Accountability
The intersection of law, governance, and wealth in the United States has increasingly mutated into a protected marketplace for the elite. Recent independent investigations have broken stories regarding massive corruption allegations tied directly to the highest levels of government.Reports indicate widespread controversies surrounding the administration trading stocks and cutting closed-door deals while the public grapples with soaring prices and economic instability. While an ordinary citizen faces immediate federal prosecution for insider trading or financial deception, the political elite remains dangerously insulated. This dynamic exposes a two-tiered justice system where the powerful evade accountability, underscoring the reality that demanding transparency in the US requires confronting deeply entrenched oligarchic structures.
II. Geopolitical Instability and the Failed Summit
Information sovereignty requires real-time, unfiltered access to global events, yet the narrative surrounding America's foreign policy is heavily managed. Over the past week, intense geopolitical friction has come to a head with a highly anticipated summit in China.Despite attempts by legacy media to spin the narrative, independent reporting has highlighted that the summit severely fractured, with the administration reportedly "rattled" and "shaken" as negotiations collapsed and global protests expanded. The vacuum created by geopolitical instability forces critical thinkers to abandon traditional cable news pools and seek out decentralized, uncensored spaces to understand the actual stakes of America's shifting position on the world stage.
III. The Human Cost of the AI Arms Race
While the corporate sector aggressively pushes the narrative of artificial intelligence as a pure technological miracle, the physical infrastructure required to power this leap is having devastating, localized consequences.Independent investigations this month have taken a dark turn, uncovering the severe environmental and public health impacts of massive AI data centers on surrounding American communities. The localized pollution and heavy resource extraction required to maintain these centers are actively harming citizens. When multinational corporations and tech billionaires prioritize a technological arms race over human life and environmental safety, independent journalism becomes an essential act of civic defense.
Fact Check & Verification Sheet (May 2026 Data)
1. Executive Corruption and Stock TradingStatus: TRUE
Claim: Massive corruption allegations have surfaced regarding elite stock trading and backroom deal-making during a period of soaring national prices.
Verification: Aaron Parnas broke this down in his May 2026 broadcast titled "Breaking: Massive Corruption Uncovered as Trump Trades Stock and Cuts Deals."
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
2. The Collapsed China Summit
Status: TRUE
Claim: The recent diplomatic summit in China failed, leading to international tension and a weakened U.S. negotiating position.
Verification: Covered extensively by Parnas in multiple May 2026 episodes, including "Breaking: Trump Caves to China as Summit Fails and Protests Grow" and "Trump Rattled and Shaken as China Issues Stark Warning."
Source: https://aaronparnas.substack.com
3. The Dark Turn of AI Data Centers
Status: TRUE
Claim: The aggressive expansion of AI data centers is causing severe pollution and health hazards, actively harming American communities.
Verification: Parnas dedicated a specific investigative episode to this environmental crisis in May 2026, titled "Breaking: Data Centers Kill Americans as AI Race Takes Dark Turn," focusing on the lethal localized pollution generated by these facilities.
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
Tags: #CivicoHub #SovereignSocial #InformationSovereignty #USPolitics #CorporateAccountability #AIDataCenters #Geopolitics #IndependentJournalism #Fediverse #AaronParnas
Context & Background:
The Untold Story of Aaron Parnas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEc_mFdDjU -
CW: Political corruption, environmental hazards, global geopolitical instability
The Grip on the Flow: Navigating America's Hidden Crises
WASHINGTON D.C. / CIVICOHUB — While mainstream media networks ossify into pre-packaged narratives and algorithmic clickbait, a quiet war for truth is unfolding across the American political and legal landscape. The real stories shaping the future of the nation are often buried beneath the noise.Independent journalist, attorney, and leading Gen Z voice Aaron Parnas continuously exposes what the established order prefers to keep in the shadows through his platform, The Parnas Perspective. For CivicoHub, we break down the critical flashpoints from this month (May 2026) where corporate overreach, technological advancement, and political power frontally collide with the interests of the sovereign citizen.
I. Financial Conflicts and the Illusion of Accountability
The intersection of law, governance, and wealth in the United States has increasingly mutated into a protected marketplace for the elite. Recent independent investigations have broken stories regarding massive corruption allegations tied directly to the highest levels of government.Reports indicate widespread controversies surrounding the administration trading stocks and cutting closed-door deals while the public grapples with soaring prices and economic instability. While an ordinary citizen faces immediate federal prosecution for insider trading or financial deception, the political elite remains dangerously insulated. This dynamic exposes a two-tiered justice system where the powerful evade accountability, underscoring the reality that demanding transparency in the US requires confronting deeply entrenched oligarchic structures.
II. Geopolitical Instability and the Failed Summit
Information sovereignty requires real-time, unfiltered access to global events, yet the narrative surrounding America's foreign policy is heavily managed. Over the past week, intense geopolitical friction has come to a head with a highly anticipated summit in China.Despite attempts by legacy media to spin the narrative, independent reporting has highlighted that the summit severely fractured, with the administration reportedly "rattled" and "shaken" as negotiations collapsed and global protests expanded. The vacuum created by geopolitical instability forces critical thinkers to abandon traditional cable news pools and seek out decentralized, uncensored spaces to understand the actual stakes of America's shifting position on the world stage.
III. The Human Cost of the AI Arms Race
While the corporate sector aggressively pushes the narrative of artificial intelligence as a pure technological miracle, the physical infrastructure required to power this leap is having devastating, localized consequences.Independent investigations this month have taken a dark turn, uncovering the severe environmental and public health impacts of massive AI data centers on surrounding American communities. The localized pollution and heavy resource extraction required to maintain these centers are actively harming citizens. When multinational corporations and tech billionaires prioritize a technological arms race over human life and environmental safety, independent journalism becomes an essential act of civic defense.
Fact Check & Verification Sheet (May 2026 Data)
1. Executive Corruption and Stock TradingStatus: TRUE
Claim: Massive corruption allegations have surfaced regarding elite stock trading and backroom deal-making during a period of soaring national prices.
Verification: Aaron Parnas broke this down in his May 2026 broadcast titled "Breaking: Massive Corruption Uncovered as Trump Trades Stock and Cuts Deals."
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
2. The Collapsed China Summit
Status: TRUE
Claim: The recent diplomatic summit in China failed, leading to international tension and a weakened U.S. negotiating position.
Verification: Covered extensively by Parnas in multiple May 2026 episodes, including "Breaking: Trump Caves to China as Summit Fails and Protests Grow" and "Trump Rattled and Shaken as China Issues Stark Warning."
Source: https://aaronparnas.substack.com
3. The Dark Turn of AI Data Centers
Status: TRUE
Claim: The aggressive expansion of AI data centers is causing severe pollution and health hazards, actively harming American communities.
Verification: Parnas dedicated a specific investigative episode to this environmental crisis in May 2026, titled "Breaking: Data Centers Kill Americans as AI Race Takes Dark Turn," focusing on the lethal localized pollution generated by these facilities.
Source: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949
Tags: #CivicoHub #SovereignSocial #InformationSovereignty #USPolitics #CorporateAccountability #AIDataCenters #Geopolitics #IndependentJournalism #Fediverse #AaronParnas
Context & Background:
The Untold Story of Aaron Parnas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEc_mFdDjU -
Kai Nicol-Schwarz reports critical tech decisions loom for US-China relations. President Trump and Xi's summit focuses on market access for US companies and control over critical minerals. Top US tech execs joined, pushing for AI chip sales and supply chain deals that could reshape global AI policies. Find out more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/trump-xi-summit-tech-flashpoints.html #TechDiplomacy #USChina #AIPolicy #Trade
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz reports critical tech decisions loom for US-China relations. President Trump and Xi's summit focuses on market access for US companies and control over critical minerals. Top US tech execs joined, pushing for AI chip sales and supply chain deals that could reshape global AI policies. Find out more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/trump-xi-summit-tech-flashpoints.html #TechDiplomacy #USChina #AIPolicy #Trade
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Eric Clapton, 81, cut his #Madrid concert short after -
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#israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #idp / #displacement / #socialtensions / #history
(Devide and conquer.)
„Since Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Iran-backed fighters who fired across the border in March, the Hariri School has been shut to students and converted to a collective shelter, with more than 1,500 displaced people living in its classrooms and tents in the school courtyard.
In early May, parents of pupils — who have been taking classes … -
Two months after hostilities erupted, the US-Iran conflict is in a fragile ceasefire with zero diplomatic progress. The core obstacle: a fundamental dispute over sequencing—nuclear dismantlement first, or conflict resolution first? With the Strait of Hormuz as the likely flashpoint, the stakes are global.
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LLANDEILO: Green candidate’s bypass backing sparks row with Labour MS — as locals say just build it
A bypass that has been promised, delayed, reviewed and re-promised for more than half a century has found a new use — as ammunition in a Senedd election row between a Green Party candidate and the Labour MS whose seat he is now trying to win.
The flashpoint came when Cllr Rob James, the Green Party’s lead candidate for Sir Gaerfyrddin — the constituency covering the whole of Carmarthenshire — posted on Facebook backing the long-awaited Llandeilo bypass.
The bypass has been in the pipeline since it was first raised in Parliament in 1970. Feasibility studies were underway by 1973. Construction was supposed to begin in 2019. It didn’t. A new start date of 2025 was set. That didn’t happen either. The current estimate has construction beginning in 2029, with completion targeted for 2031 — and a price tag of £88 million, up from an original budget of £50 million.
Cllr James invoked the case of Ella Kissi-Debrah — the first person in the UK whose death was officially linked to air pollution — to make his case. “Air quality isn’t an abstract issue. It has real consequences,” he wrote, arguing that HGVs thundering through Llandeilo’s narrow streets every day were creating real health risks.
Llandeilo is a designated air quality management area due to historic breaches in nitrogen dioxide levels. “Doing nothing,” Cllr James said, “isn’t a Green option.”
Lee Waters, the outgoing Labour MS for Llanelli — whose constituency has been absorbed into the new county-wide Sir Gaerfyrddin seat at this election — was unimpressed. A champion of sustainable transport who is not seeking re-election in May, his response on Facebook was brief and pointed: “Novel to have a Green candidate who favours building a by-pass on a flood plain.”
Waters then contacted media outlets to pile on further, saying: “See this Facebook comment from the lead Green candidate in Carmarthenshire, doubling down in favour of a by-pass. Needless to say, this is not Green policy.”
Lee WatersGreen Party Senedd Candidate and Carmarthenshire County Councillor, Rob JamesThere is some irony in Waters taking this particular stand. As transport minister, he oversaw a review that froze most new road-building projects in Wales — but the Llandeilo bypass was one of the few schemes that survived the cull. A consultant, Arcadis, was subsequently appointed to develop the outline design. The bypass remains Welsh Government policy — a point Cllr James was quick to make.
“The Welsh Government has decided to take forward the Llandeilo bypass, so it’s Labour Party policy,” Cllr James hit back. “Obviously there are concerns about its precise routing and there’s a need to make sure that environmental factors are taken into consideration. To be fair, Plaid Cymru, which controls the county council, has taken that view for a long time. Llandeilo deserves its bypass.”
While the two traded blows online, Carl Peters-Bond, an independent candidate for Sir Gaerfyrddin, said the whole row was missing the point. “Having listened to the people of Llandeilo, they’re not interested in political spats — they just want their bypass built,” he said.
Carl Peters-Bond in LlandeiloPeters-Bond, who has been campaigning in the town, said the reality on the ground was hard to ignore. “Whilst campaigning recently in Llandeilo it was not possible to hold a conversation for more than a few seconds before getting deafened by huge HGVs thundering through the narrow streets. Air pollution, noise and road safety concerns in Llandeilo are a real concern for residents.”
He added: “The bypass has been talked about at length for decades. It’s a trunk-route part of the major A483 that links South West and North Wales. The volume of heavy goods and other vehicle traffic that navigate the narrow roads have far exceeded what is safe. It’s about time the bypass was built.”
Cllr James also used the exchange to make a bold claim about the Greens’ prospects in the constituency. “The Labour vote in Carmarthenshire has collapsed and we believe the Greens are likely to poll higher than Labour. We are definitely in with a chance of winning a seat here,” he said.
The spat is not without its backstory. Cllr James was previously the leader of the opposition Labour group on Carmarthenshire County Council before being suspended by the party in January 2024 and subsequently joining the Greens.
His path out of Labour followed an incident in which he was accused of sending a text message to a Plaid Cymru councillor suggesting they could have some fun by claiming that Waters had two homes in Llanelli and didn’t live in either of them. He said the message was meant facetiously and that he had forgotten sending it. Party officials said allowing him to remain in Labour’s parliamentary candidate selection process would risk reputational damage for the party.
That history between the two makes the Facebook spat feel like rather more than an abstract policy debate — and all the while, in Llandeilo, the lorries keep coming through.
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The road-building review that froze most Welsh Government schemes — but not the Llandeilo bypass. -
Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks. Ukraine Intel says that Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain. They represent the most detailed account yet of how Russia has provided secret support to Iran since Israel and the U.S. launched their assault on Feb. 28.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/middle-east/2026/04/07/russia-supplies-iran-with-cyber-support-spy-imagery-to-hone-attacks-ukraine-says/ #IsraelTerroristState #TrumpTreason #usaterroriststate #IranIsraelWar #ImpeachTrump -
"Secondarily A Prophet
• Pastor Keith Craft is perfectly comfortable with the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi because "the highest IQ'd president in the history of America is Donald Trump": 'He's a very strategic thinker."
• Tim Barton says that he has 'never seen in my lifetime show [the] kind of boldness or clarity on the Christian message' as Trump. Co-host Rick Green agreed: 'Super exciting. Great time to be alive.'
• FlashPoint's Gene Bailey is disgusted by celebrations of Pride Month: 'It makes me sick.'
• Elijah Schaffer is going all in on white nationalism: 'Our politicians all want us to live with people who hate us. White Americans made a country for white Americans.'
• Finally, Lance Wallnau reveals that he is 'very sensitive to the environment because I'm first, a teacher; secondarily, a prophet.'"https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/secondarily-prophet
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"while it's true i don't like u, don't feel special, i don't like most every birdy!" -- official motto of the hummingbirds
this is from my first photo workshop that i took in Peru, hummingbirds are great birds to learn on because they do not have any f's to give, they will fly right into your flash set up if it's anywhere near a food or a rival!!!
#Birds #Hummingbirds #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Neotropics #Nature #WildlifePhotography #HummingbirdPhotography #BirdPhotography #FlashPhotography
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"while it's true i don't like u, don't feel special, i don't like most every birdy!" -- official motto of the hummingbirds
this is from my first photo workshop that i took in Peru, hummingbirds are great birds to learn on because they do not have any f's to give, they will fly right into your flash set up if it's anywhere near a food or a rival!!!
#Birds #Hummingbirds #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Neotropics #Nature #WildlifePhotography #HummingbirdPhotography #BirdPhotography #FlashPhotography
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"while it's true i don't like u, don't feel special, i don't like most every birdy!" -- official motto of the hummingbirds
this is from my first photo workshop that i took in Peru, hummingbirds are great birds to learn on because they do not have any f's to give, they will fly right into your flash set up if it's anywhere near a food or a rival!!!
#Birds #Hummingbirds #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Neotropics #Nature #WildlifePhotography #HummingbirdPhotography #BirdPhotography #FlashPhotography
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"while it's true i don't like u, don't feel special, i don't like most every birdy!" -- official motto of the hummingbirds
this is from my first photo workshop that i took in Peru, hummingbirds are great birds to learn on because they do not have any f's to give, they will fly right into your flash set up if it's anywhere near a food or a rival!!!
#Birds #Hummingbirds #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Neotropics #Nature #WildlifePhotography #HummingbirdPhotography #BirdPhotography #FlashPhotography
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"At the center of #Hamadan, #Iran, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, stands the holiest site for #Jews in Iran: a small brick mausoleum traditionally believed to hold the #tombs of #Esther and #Mordechai.
For at least the past 15 years, the #tomb has become a flashpoint for protest reacting to #Iranian regime–propagated narratives that frame the #Book of Esther not as a tale of #Jewish survival, but as a genocide of 75,000 #Iranians perpetrated by the Jews. Each year on #Purim, #protesters gather outside the mausoleum. At times, they have thrown #Molotovcocktails at the building or burned #Israeli flags.
Iranian Jewish leaders have responded with carefully worded appeals to the Interior Ministry, emphasizing their loyalty to the state and asking that protests not be held at the sacred site."
https://forward.com/news/808558/iran-jews-purim-esther-genocide/
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"At the center of #Hamadan, #Iran, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, stands the holiest site for #Jews in Iran: a small brick mausoleum traditionally believed to hold the #tombs of #Esther and #Mordechai.
For at least the past 15 years, the #tomb has become a flashpoint for protest reacting to #Iranian regime–propagated narratives that frame the #Book of Esther not as a tale of #Jewish survival, but as a genocide of 75,000 #Iranians perpetrated by the Jews. Each year on #Purim, #protesters gather outside the mausoleum. At times, they have thrown #Molotovcocktails at the building or burned #Israeli flags.
Iranian Jewish leaders have responded with carefully worded appeals to the Interior Ministry, emphasizing their loyalty to the state and asking that protests not be held at the sacred site."
https://forward.com/news/808558/iran-jews-purim-esther-genocide/
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"At the center of #Hamadan, #Iran, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, stands the holiest site for #Jews in Iran: a small brick mausoleum traditionally believed to hold the #tombs of #Esther and #Mordechai.
For at least the past 15 years, the #tomb has become a flashpoint for protest reacting to #Iranian regime–propagated narratives that frame the #Book of Esther not as a tale of #Jewish survival, but as a genocide of 75,000 #Iranians perpetrated by the Jews. Each year on #Purim, #protesters gather outside the mausoleum. At times, they have thrown #Molotovcocktails at the building or burned #Israeli flags.
Iranian Jewish leaders have responded with carefully worded appeals to the Interior Ministry, emphasizing their loyalty to the state and asking that protests not be held at the sacred site."
https://forward.com/news/808558/iran-jews-purim-esther-genocide/
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"At the center of #Hamadan, #Iran, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, stands the holiest site for #Jews in Iran: a small brick mausoleum traditionally believed to hold the #tombs of #Esther and #Mordechai.
For at least the past 15 years, the #tomb has become a flashpoint for protest reacting to #Iranian regime–propagated narratives that frame the #Book of Esther not as a tale of #Jewish survival, but as a genocide of 75,000 #Iranians perpetrated by the Jews. Each year on #Purim, #protesters gather outside the mausoleum. At times, they have thrown #Molotovcocktails at the building or burned #Israeli flags.
Iranian Jewish leaders have responded with carefully worded appeals to the Interior Ministry, emphasizing their loyalty to the state and asking that protests not be held at the sacred site."
https://forward.com/news/808558/iran-jews-purim-esther-genocide/
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"At the center of #Hamadan, #Iran, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, stands the holiest site for #Jews in Iran: a small brick mausoleum traditionally believed to hold the #tombs of #Esther and #Mordechai.
For at least the past 15 years, the #tomb has become a flashpoint for protest reacting to #Iranian regime–propagated narratives that frame the #Book of Esther not as a tale of #Jewish survival, but as a genocide of 75,000 #Iranians perpetrated by the Jews. Each year on #Purim, #protesters gather outside the mausoleum. At times, they have thrown #Molotovcocktails at the building or burned #Israeli flags.
Iranian Jewish leaders have responded with carefully worded appeals to the Interior Ministry, emphasizing their loyalty to the state and asking that protests not be held at the sacred site."
https://forward.com/news/808558/iran-jews-purim-esther-genocide/
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Der Deutsche Naturschutztag #DNT naht. Ich freue mich, am Mittwoch 11. März wichtige Akteure zum Thema #Wiederherstellung der Natur aka der EU #RestoreNature Verordnung zu moderieren. Mit Inputs vom @umweltministerium, dem @BfN & co. Danke fürs Organisieren BfN, BBN + @Naturschutzring! https://www.deutscher-naturschutztag.de/programm/fachprogramm/forum-v#c5572
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Der Deutsche Naturschutztag #DNT naht. Ich freue mich, am Mittwoch 11. März wichtige Akteure zum Thema #Wiederherstellung der Natur aka der EU #RestoreNature Verordnung zu moderieren. Mit Inputs vom @umweltministerium, dem @BfN & co. Danke fürs Organisieren BfN, BBN + @Naturschutzring! https://www.deutscher-naturschutztag.de/programm/fachprogramm/forum-v#c5572
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Der Deutsche Naturschutztag #DNT naht. Ich freue mich, am Mittwoch 11. März wichtige Akteure zum Thema #Wiederherstellung der Natur aka der EU #RestoreNature Verordnung zu moderieren. Mit Inputs vom @umweltministerium, dem @BfN & co. Danke fürs Organisieren BfN, BBN + @Naturschutzring! https://www.deutscher-naturschutztag.de/programm/fachprogramm/forum-v#c5572
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Der Deutsche Naturschutztag #DNT naht. Ich freue mich, am Mittwoch 11. März wichtige Akteure zum Thema #Wiederherstellung der Natur aka der EU #RestoreNature Verordnung zu moderieren. Mit Inputs vom @umweltministerium, dem @BfN & co. Danke fürs Organisieren BfN, BBN + @Naturschutzring! https://www.deutscher-naturschutztag.de/programm/fachprogramm/forum-v#c5572
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Der Deutsche Naturschutztag #DNT naht. Ich freue mich, am Mittwoch 11. März wichtige Akteure zum Thema #Wiederherstellung der Natur aka der EU #RestoreNature Verordnung zu moderieren. Mit Inputs vom @umweltministerium, dem @BfN & co. Danke fürs Organisieren BfN, BBN + @Naturschutzring! https://www.deutscher-naturschutztag.de/programm/fachprogramm/forum-v#c5572
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Jetzt anmelden! Vom 18.06. - 19.06.2026 findet in Singen (Hohentwiel) der 85. Südwestdeutsche #Archivtag zum Thema "Echt. Kopie. Digital. – Was bleibt vom Original?" statt.
💡 Im Fachprogramm beleuchtet ein international besetztes Panel von Referentinnen und Referenten die unterschiedlichen Aspekte der Thematik. Ein erster, mehr theoretischer Teil stellt die unterschiedlichen Positionen vor, beleuchtet die Debatte von der juristischen Seite aus und stellt die Fragen nach der Authentizität und nach den Kosten für eine Digitalisierung, die das #Original ersetzen kann. Ein zweiter Teil fragt nach Archivaliengattungen, die gar nicht im Original ins #Archiv kommen oder dort nicht zu halten sind.
👉 Das Fachprogramm wird begleitet von einem attraktiven Fortbildungsprogramm und der größten Archivmesse im Südwesten. Sie bietet die Möglichkeit, sich über neue Angebote rund um das Archivieren zu informieren und mit den Anbietern ins Gespräch zu kommen.
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