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  1. update: over 85% of the way to the goal!! just a little more, ty so much everyone!!
    ---
    bouncing back & forth to my dad's to help out w that medical situation kinda wrecked my savings, and here comes the yearly checkup for ren and luna!! so i made a lil kofi goal. 

    ko-fi.com/notfun/goal?g=28

    help me out if you can!! ty!!
    #mutualaid #vet #vetting #cat #cats #feline #pets #pet

  2. update: over 85% of the way to the goal!! just a little more, ty so much everyone!!
    ---
    bouncing back & forth to my dad's to help out w that medical situation kinda wrecked my savings, and here comes the yearly checkup for ren and luna!! so i made a lil kofi goal. 

    ko-fi.com/notfun/goal?g=28

    help me out if you can!! ty!!
    #mutualaid #vet #vetting #cat #cats #feline #pets #pet

  3. LIVE: Former UK office officials questioned over Mandelson’s vetting process

    The former permanent Under-Secretary at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Philip Barton, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, appear in front of the foreign affairs committee to answer questions on Lord Mandelson’s Washington appointment and security vetting process. #Britain #Politics #Mandelson #McSweeney #Starmer #UK #Vetting

    fllics.com/en/video/live-forme

  4. LIVE: Former UK foreign office official questioned over Mandelson’s vetting process

    The former permanent Under-Secretary at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Philip Barton, appears in front of the foreign affairs committee to answer questions on Lord Mandelson’s Washington appointment and security vetting process. #Britain #Politics #Mandelson #Barton #UK #ForeignAffairs #Vetting #Washington Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-forme

  5. Well, SOMEBODY is lying their heads off - & I don't think it's Sir Oliver #Robbins! What would be his #motivation? He didn't have one! He was TOLD to approve the #appointment of Peter #Mandelson, no matter what the #security #vetting said, or didn't say, & now he's just been made a #scapegoat.

  6. theconversation.com/mandelson-. "Starmer & his #allies have argued that #Robbins did not tell the [PM] about concerns raised in the #vetting #process as he should have. In giving #evidence to MPs, Robbins said that #Number10 took a 'dismissive' approach to the vetting process. He also said that he was under 'constant pressure' to approve Mandelson’s clearance due to this being a #political #priority for #Starmer. Mandelson’s #appointment was announced #publicly before the vetting took place."

  7. theconversation.com/mandelson-. "Starmer & his #allies have argued that #Robbins did not tell the [PM] about concerns raised in the #vetting #process as he should have. In giving #evidence to MPs, Robbins said that #Number10 took a 'dismissive' approach to the vetting process. He also said that he was under 'constant pressure' to approve Mandelson’s clearance due to this being a #political #priority for #Starmer. Mandelson’s #appointment was announced #publicly before the vetting took place."

  8. theconversation.com/mandelson-. "Starmer & his #allies have argued that #Robbins did not tell the [PM] about concerns raised in the #vetting #process as he should have. In giving #evidence to MPs, Robbins said that #Number10 took a 'dismissive' approach to the vetting process. He also said that he was under 'constant pressure' to approve Mandelson’s clearance due to this being a #political #priority for #Starmer. Mandelson’s #appointment was announced #publicly before the vetting took place."

  9. theconversation.com/mandelson-. "Starmer & his #allies have argued that #Robbins did not tell the [PM] about concerns raised in the #vetting #process as he should have. In giving #evidence to MPs, Robbins said that #Number10 took a 'dismissive' approach to the vetting process. He also said that he was under 'constant pressure' to approve Mandelson’s clearance due to this being a #political #priority for #Starmer. Mandelson’s #appointment was announced #publicly before the vetting took place."

  10. theconversation.com/mandelson-. "Starmer & his #allies have argued that #Robbins did not tell the [PM] about concerns raised in the #vetting #process as he should have. In giving #evidence to MPs, Robbins said that #Number10 took a 'dismissive' approach to the vetting process. He also said that he was under 'constant pressure' to approve Mandelson’s clearance due to this being a #political #priority for #Starmer. Mandelson’s #appointment was announced #publicly before the vetting took place."

  11. LIVE: Cabinet Office permanent secretary questioned on Mandelson vetting

    Cabinet Office permanent secretary Catherine Little appears in front of the foreign affairs committee to answer questions on Lord Mandelson’s Washington appointment and security vetting process. #Britain #Politics #Mandelson #CabinetOffice #Vetting #Security #Washington #CatherineLittle #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-cabin

  12. **** Satire alert!!

    “Britain left leaderless after Sir Keir Starmer does not resign as prime minister”

    by Laura And Normal Island News on Substack

    @uk_politics
    @UKLabour

    “In a stunning turn of events, Sir Keir Starmer has left the nation leaderless after he failed to offer his resignation as prime minister. As a result, we are now in the same position we have been in for the last 21 months, with no one bothering to govern the country and everyone else taking the blame for the prime minister’s shortcomings”

    open.substack.com/pub/normalis

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Starmer #Labour #Mandelson #Vetting #Scandal #Crisis #StarmerOut #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

  13. theguardian.com/politics/2026/. "The sacked senior civil servant Oliver #Robbins has said he was subject to 'constant pressure' when he arrived in the #ForeignOffice to get Peter #Mandelson in post as soon as possible. He said the #CabinetOffice urged the Foreign Office to allow Mandelson’s #appointment as the UK’s #ambassador to the #US without the usual #vetting #process but the Foreign Office pushed back & the vetting eventually went ahead." Who in the Cabinet Office was doing this?

  14. theguardian.com/politics/live/. "[The] #CabinetOffice suggested #Mandelson did not even need #security #vetting, #Robbins tells MPs... 'After the announcement, I believe the Cabinet Office (CO) raised whether Developed Vetting (DV) was actually necessary. I understand the #FCDO insisted that DV was a #requirement before Mandelson took up his post in #Washington.'" This all gets murkier, doesn't it? Talk about muddied waters!

  15. LIVE: Former UK foreign office official Olly Robbins questioned over Mandelson vetting

    Former foreign office official Olly Robbins, who was sacked over his role in the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, gives evidence to parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. #UK #Politics #OllyRobbins #Mandelson #Parliament #ForeignAffairs #Vetting #Inquiry #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-forme

  16. LIVE: Former UK foreign office official Olly Robbins questioned over Mandelson vetting

    Former foreign office official Olly Robbins, who was sacked over his role in the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, gives evidence to parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. #UK #Politics #OllyRobbins #Mandelson #Parliament #ForeignAffairs #Vetting #Inquiry #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-forme

  17. “Labour defence lines leaked ahead of Starmer’s Mandelson grilling”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @uk_politics
    @UKLabour
    @ZackPolanski

    “The PM claims he was unaware of the vetting issue; the public are struggling to believe him.

    In aid of his latest excuse-fest, Team Starmer produced the following document which has now leaked”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Starmer #Labour #Mandelson #Epstein #Vetting #Failure #Lies #Parliament #StarmerOut

  18. theguardian.com/politics/2026/. I "inadvertently admit" that I DON'T BELIEVE A F**KING WORD of it! #Starmer is a LIAR! Why Oliver Robbins chose to fall on his metaphorical sword, I don't know, I only know his motivation can't have been #financial, given his previous employment with Goldman Sachs. I also know the idea the Permanent Secretary at the #FCDO could overrule Mandelson's #security #vetting on his own initiative & in secret is utter BS! Starmer ought to RESIGN!

  19. “Mandelson was not made ambassador despite his ties to Epstein but because of them”

    by Ricky And Council Estate Media on Substack

    @uk_politics
    @UKLabour

    “Starmer has the look of a man who is not in control, who is tormented by every excruciating decision he makes, who knows he looks like a fool. It is not hard to join the dots and see that there is more at play, that Starmer was instructed to hire the guy at the heart of the Epstein blackmail ring. We can only speculate about what leverage the Epstein class has over Starmer, but it must be strong. No one would want to harm their own reputation for a guy as loathsome as Peter Mandelson”

    open.substack.com/pub/councile

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Starmer #Mandelson #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Scandal #Ambassdor #CabinetOffice #ForeignOffice #Vetting #Failure #StarmerOut #Labour

  20. “[UK #FarRight ‘limited company/ political party’ - my edit] Reform welcomes ‘shoot the p*kis’ scandal ex-Tory”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @thecanary
    @uk_politics

    “Every day, Reform’s battalion of local election candidates is looking worse and worse. Today, we learned that the party has welcomed a notorious ex-Tory councillor who voiced what can only be described as hardcore, Nazi-grade genocidal intent”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #LocalElections2026 #Candidate #Bullock #Nazi #GenocidalIntent #Racism #Islamophobia #Mysoginy #Bolton #Vetting

  21. “[UK FarRight ‘limited company/ political party’ - my edit] Reform UK accused of ‘nil vetting’ as another racist candidate exposed”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @thecanary
    @uk_politics

    “Brett Muscroft is Reform UK’s candidate in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, Wakefield.

    He shows clearly that Reform UK’s vetting is nil for this coming local elections.

    His posts on #Islam, his support of Tommy #Robinson, Enoch #Powell and posting far-right and #racist content shows exactly and many Reform UK candidates views are”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #Muscroft #Racism #Islamophobia #Mysoginy #MayElections #Candidate #Vetting

  22. “[UK FarRight ‘limited company/ political party’ - my edit] Reform UK accused of ‘nil vetting’ as another racist candidate exposed”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @thecanary
    @uk_politics

    “Brett Muscroft is Reform UK’s candidate in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, Wakefield.

    He shows clearly that Reform UK’s vetting is nil for this coming local elections.

    His posts on #Islam, his support of Tommy #Robinson, Enoch #Powell and posting far-right and #racist content shows exactly and many Reform UK candidates views are”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #Muscroft #Racism #Islamophobia #Mysoginy #MayElections #Candidate #Vetting

  23. “[UK FarRight ‘limited company/ political party’ - my edit] Reform UK accused of ‘nil vetting’ as another racist candidate exposed”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @thecanary
    @uk_politics

    “Brett Muscroft is Reform UK’s candidate in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, Wakefield.

    He shows clearly that Reform UK’s vetting is nil for this coming local elections.

    His posts on #Islam, his support of Tommy #Robinson, Enoch #Powell and posting far-right and #racist content shows exactly and many Reform UK candidates views are”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #Muscroft #Racism #Islamophobia #Mysoginy #MayElections #Candidate #Vetting

  24. “[UK FarRight ‘limited company/ political party’ - my edit] Reform UK accused of ‘nil vetting’ as another racist candidate exposed”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @thecanary
    @uk_politics

    “Brett Muscroft is Reform UK’s candidate in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, Wakefield.

    He shows clearly that Reform UK’s vetting is nil for this coming local elections.

    His posts on #Islam, his support of Tommy #Robinson, Enoch #Powell and posting far-right and #racist content shows exactly and many Reform UK candidates views are”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #Muscroft #Racism #Islamophobia #Mysoginy #MayElections #Candidate #Vetting

  25. “[UK FarRight ‘limited company/ political party’ - my edit] Reform UK accused of ‘nil vetting’ as another racist candidate exposed”

    by Willem Moore in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @thecanary
    @uk_politics

    “Brett Muscroft is Reform UK’s candidate in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, Wakefield.

    He shows clearly that Reform UK’s vetting is nil for this coming local elections.

    His posts on #Islam, his support of Tommy #Robinson, Enoch #Powell and posting far-right and #racist content shows exactly and many Reform UK candidates views are”

    thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #Muscroft #Racism #Islamophobia #Mysoginy #MayElections #Candidate #Vetting

  26. Ken Paxton says US must do better job vetting immigrants after shooting

    misryoum.com/us/politics/ken-p

    NEWYou can now listen to US News Hub articles! WACO, TX – In the aftermath of a shooting rampage in Texas by a gunman who was a naturalized citizen from Africa, state Attorney General Ken Paxton says that authorities...

    #Ken #Paxton #says #must #better #job #vetting #immigrants #after #shooting #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

  27. "Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push and is laying out a process to deal with allegations of past misconduct among recruits, the agency said in an internal email this week, underscoring concerns about ICE’s rapid expansion."

    #PublicSafety #Oversight #Vetting #ICENews #ICE
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

  28. #Tools #Vetting #OSINT

    This Twitch Cast is Postponed Until Next Week

    Happening Today
    February 26, 2026 OSINTirl @1900 EST
    Join Kirby and me tonight on Twitch OSINTirl Episode 23, we'll discuss Tool Vetting.
    7PM EST Every Wed www.twitch.tv/osintirl
    Past episodes available on YouTube- www.youtube.com/@osintirl
    @kirbstr

  29. @SteveThompson
    Just not enough. So he iswas a fecking Lord. So what?

    If an ordinary person was to leak stuff like that, they would be 'banged up', whether a member of the 'Jolly Diddlers Club' or not.

    So why isn't he in Wormwood Scrubs, without bail and being mistreated by outsourced, privatised jailor thugs, already?

    #Mandelson = treasonous

    #ukgovernment #vetting matters

  30. Have to decide if immigration policies ‘benefit the American people’: Rep. Brandon Gill (Video)

    Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, weighs in on the scrutiny facing the Biden administration’s Afghan vetting process on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’ Become a Channel Member & unlock behind-the-scenes, bonus…

    latestnewsx.com/video/have-to-

  31. Everyone on #TrumpleThinSkin's team was out trying to blame The #Biden Administration "not properly #vetting the #DCNG shooter" and blaming the chaotic withdrawal from #Afghanistan.

    As pointed out above, the shooter was vetted under T45 & again under T47. They saw no threat.

    But re: Afghanistan, IT WASN'T BIDEN'S IDEA TO WITHDRAW as soon as he took office. The #MangoMoron cut that deal on his way out the door.

    They had NO plan. They didn't even allow in the Biden transition team to prepare.

  32. State Dept said Thur it's reviewing records of > 55M foreigners who hold valid #US #visas for potential #revocation or #deportable #violations of #immigration rules. They said that all U.S. visa holders are subject to "continuous #vetting" with an eye toward any indication that they could be ineligible for the document. Should such information be found, the visa will be revoked and, if the visa holder is in the United States, he or she would be subject to deportation. koat.com/article/trump-adminis

  33. New federal employees must praise #Trump EOs, submit to continuous #vetting

    De-emphasizing degree requirements and banning #DEI initiatives—as well as any census tracking of gender, race, ethnicity, or religion to assess the composition of government—the plan requires every new hire to submit essays explaining which executive orders or policy initiatives they will help advance.
    #eo #executiveorder

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  34. Independent journalist #Ken #Klippenstein was suspended from X after he 🔸published the hacked dossier compiled by the Trump campaign during its #vetting of JD #Vance.

    Back in February, the Trump campaign compiled a research dossier on Vance in order to vet the Ohio senator as a potential running mate for Donald Trump.

    The 271-page document included a section about “potential vulnerabilities,” which included his past criticism of the former president.

    Soon after Trump picked Vance as his vice presidential nominee, an individual known as “#Robert” sent the document to a reporter from Politico.

    In August, The Trump campaign revealed it had been ⚠️ hacked by Iranian intelligence.

    Several other outlets were sent the vetting documents, but all refused to print its contents
    — on the grounds of both the unclear provenance of the information as well as its apparent lack of newsworthiness.

    Some criticized those outlets for their refusal to make the documents public.

    Klippenstein on Thursday published the dossier via his website.

    “The dossier has been offered to me and I’ve decided to publish it because it’s of keen public interest in an election season,” Klippenstein wrote.

    “It’s a 271-page research paper the Trump campaign prepared to vet now vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance.

    As far as I can tell, it hasn’t been altered, but even if it was, its contents are publicly verifiable. I’ll let it speak for itself.”

    His account was suspended hours after publishing the dossier.

    mediaite.com/election-2024/jus

    #Iranian #Merrick #Garland #Vance

  35. Democratic donors funding an effort to vet potential VP candidates

    Major Democratic donors are funding a preliminary #vetting #process for potential vice-presidential nominees should President Biden exit the race,
    according to four people familiar with the process,
    suggesting that influential figures in the party are growing increasingly restless and concerned about the time remaining to mount a national campaign.
    
In recent days, people involved in the effort have contacted the teams of top Democratic figures,
    including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh #Shapiro and Kentucky Gov. Andy #Beshear, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive effort.

    The donors are also interested in vetting North Carolina Gov. Roy #Cooper, Michigan Gov. Gretchen #Whitmer and Arizona Sen. Mark #Kelly.
    
It is unclear whether the subjects of the vetting are participating in the effort, which is independent of the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

    A vetting process typically includes a deep review of a potential candidate’s governing record, public statements, personal finances and other personal and private activities
    to help decision-makers weigh the potential risks of each selection, but the specifics of this particular effort are not known.

The Biden campaign and a spokesperson for Shapiro declined to comment. Spokespeople for Beshear and Whitmer did not respond to requests for comment.

A person familiar with Kelly’s political operation was unaware of outreach from outside donors involving any sort of vetting for the Democratic ticket. (With control of the Senate at risk, no Democratic Senator would be chosen)
    
Vetting potential vice-presidential candidates usually takes months,
    so the group of donors, who have not been identified,
    decided to begin that process earlier this month.

    If Biden drops out, many Democrats think Vice President Harris would become the front-runner to replace him,
    and should she secure the nomination, she would have to select a running mate under a compressed timeline (likely by August 1st) to ensure the Democratic ticket meets all state ballot deadlines.
    
The vice president has repeatedly said she fully supports Biden as the party’s nominee.
    “I’m testifying as a first hand witness,” she told an audience in Massachusetts Saturday.
    “With every decision [Biden] makes in the Oval Office, I’m telling you he thinks about how it will impact everyday working Americans.”


One potential pitfall of the donor-run process is that its sponsors could be barred from directly coordinating with the Democratic presidential campaign, under election laws designed to ensure campaigns’ independence.

    That means the donors would likely have to share their findings in a public manner in order for the campaign to benefit from them.

Yet such vetting is usually guided by strict confidentiality, in part to ensure the privacy of the individuals involved.

    It is not clear how the donors might navigate that obstacle.
    
In recent weeks, Harris has appeared with many of the Democrats who are being viewed as potential running mates should she take over the top of the ticket.

    A day after the debate, Harris was in Nevada with Kelly. She has twice appeared at campaign events in North Carolina with Cooper, and she campaigned with Shapiro last weekend in Pennsylvania.

    washingtonpost.com/politics/20

  36. @Barbramon1 @Ulrich_the_Elder @liroso Exactly what I'm thinking of.

    People will enjoy more protection, when public offices are protected against foreseeable abuse of power by candidates of whatever party, who lack the responsibility, sense of duty to serve, social awareness & a moral/ ethical compass to correctly distinguish between right & wrong.

    In short: Make sure to keep inevitably destructive sociopaths away from public offices.

    #RuleOfLaw #DefendDemocracy #DefensiveDemocracy #Democracy #Trump #AntisocialPersonalityDisorder #Sociopaths #PublicOffice #Vetting #SecurityClearance #MentalHealth