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Sky News AU
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
‘Greta might like attention': New flotilla to set sail for Gaza
UnHerd newsroom editor James Billot discusses Greta Thunberg's plans to board another 'Freedom Flotilla to Gaza' one month after the activist's failed stunt. The ship will be setting sail from Italy on July 13, however, it is not clear whether Greta will be joining on the second voyage. 'I could be wrong here, but I'm starting to think Greta Thunberg might like attention,' Mr Billot told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power.

Mercury
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Mercury
‘Gesture politics': Democrats host 12 hour sit-in protest on US Capitol steps
UnHerd Newsroom Editor James Billot has labelled the Capitol-steps protest by Democrats as 'bizarre'. Democrats Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker led a sit-in on the Capitol's steps to protest a Republican budget proposal. 'I really just cannot make heads or tails of what they're trying to achieve here,' Mr Billot told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. 'It's these kinds of gesture politics that were so symptomatic of the 2016 era.'

Sky News AU
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Ugly sight': US judge allegedly helps ‘problematic' figure evade ICE agents
UnHerd Newsroom Editor James Billot has weighed in on the 'ugly sight' of a US judge being arrested for allegedly obstructing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The FBI has arrested Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping a man evade immigration authorities by escorting him out of a Milwaukee courtroom. 'Once again, Democrats have taken the bait here, they are not challenging Trump on aspects of his immigration policy,' Mr Billot told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. 'Democrats are rallying to the defence of these extremely problematic figures.'