politicsSaturday, September 5, 2026
Today's politics coverage is split between a deepening donation scandal in UK politics and emerging conflicts of interest around AI infrastructure in the US. The Reform UK story has real teeth now, with resignations and a leaked undercover film, while the data center boom is creating uncomfortable questions for candidates and mayors alike.
The undercover sting on Reform UK escalated fast, moving from a single report to resignations and allegations of a deliberate plot to break the law.
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage resigned after a reporter posed as a wealthy American's son and got them to accept donations. The resignations suggest the story has legs beyond a single sting.
Channel 4's undercover film goes further than the CBS report, alleging Reform officials plotted to circumvent foreign donation laws. The Guardian has the full investigation, and it's worse than just accepting cash.
As AI infrastructure booms, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are facing questions about personal financial stakes and corporate influence.
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers holds up to $2.6 million in tech investments that benefit from the data center boom he's helping fast-track. The Lever flags a direct conflict as data centers become a midterm issue in battleground states.
Sadiq Khan agreed to let Palantir search his texts and emails after blocking their Met Police contract. It's a remarkable concession in a legal fight that pits a major mayor against a surveillance tech company.
Mariana Mazzucato: ‘The most important thing for Mexico is to stop being just a low-cost manufacturer for US companies’english.elpais.com
Who Paid for China’s Last Debt Cleanup, and Who Will Pay for the Next? | Carnegie Endowment for International Peacecarnegieendowment.org
The Real Winners of the Venezuela Oil Dealwww.usfunds.com
Judge blasts Alina Habba's 'unfounded' smears and points to possible 'actual malice'www.rawstory.com
A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbotswww.nationalobserver.com
Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ powerwww.dailybulletin.comThe National Climate Assessment is broken – appointing Matthew Wielicki to lead it won’t helptheconversation.com
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Jane Fonda Slams “Tech Bros, Oligarchs and Billionaires” for Wanting to Live Forever With Robots: “That’ll Be Their Babies”www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights surveywww.denverpost.com
The Trump administration released an updated version of the Education Department’s Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2023-2024 school year, which notably excludes all data related to nonbinary students and bullying based on gender identity. Although the survey originally inclu
Food poverty: ‘We are dealing with more families with two incomes who cannot make ends meet’www.irishtimes.com
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Human Rights Commission urges Australian Government to ‘hit pause’ on NDIS reform Billhumanrights.gov.au
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is urging the government to pause the NDIS Amendment Bill due to significant concerns regarding human rights, process, accountability, and transparency. The AHRC argues that the scale of proposed reforms requires more appropriate cons
The biggest problem facing the U.S. economyrobertreich.substack.com
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Supreme Court backs Republican request to lower TV ad rateswww.cnn.com
The Supreme Court has endorsed a request from Republican campaign groups to purchase discounted TV advertising for the upcoming midterm elections, upholding Federal Communications Commission guidance issued in March. This decision represents another emergency ruling by the high c
UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very differentwww.cnn.com
The United Nations General Assembly voted 164-1 to adopt the "Correct the Map" resolution, urging member states to replace traditional Mercator projection maps with more equitable representations of countries' true relative sizes. The initiative, led by African Union member state
Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem as army blocks aid for Qusrawww.aljazeera.com
Israeli police killed a 33-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Ibrahim al-Hendi, near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, claiming he attempted to stab an officer. Simultaneously, the Israeli army blocked humanitarian aid from reaching the West Bank village of Qusra, which has be
FBI Director Kash Patel posted a video on X showcasing the FBI's use of AI technology, but the content was widely criticized as low-quality "AI slop" due to its disturbing, plastic-looking generated imagery. The post has damaged Patel's reputation for competence and raised questi
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