On the eve of what turned out to be a disastrous mid-term elections for Trump and the Republicans, the President made an interesting statement. He declared essentially that the yearly US military aid funding to Israel ($3.8 billion a year)
It’s the eve of the US mid-term elections. And the Trump Republicans have already been playing the usual game of casting doubt on the legitimacy of the process before any of it has even happened. This same strategy of
‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought
You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock
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WandaVision really is a masterpiece. And I don’t throw that word around lightly. I always loved it, but ahead of the approaching
Russell Brand’s trial has begun in the UK, as the celebrity grifter/influencer begins defending himself against various sexual abuse allegations. Obviously, I’m
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked plane headed for Israel. A dramatic mid-air
The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it might actually remain unresolved, going forward.
There’s almost nothing left to say about 9/11 that hasn’t been said already by someone at some point. And there’s nothing new
Whatever we may or may not think about Fidel Castro and his long era in Cuba (all of which is difficult, complex and debatable), it has to be said that there is something poetically pleasing about the fact that he survived some 634 assassination attempts, outlasted nine US Presidents and
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If you’ve never heard of Smedley Butler, it wouldn’t be your fault. But we all should have heard of him. Let’s rewind 80 years or so and remember the case of the Retired Marine General Smedley Butler: what he did, what it meant and what the implications are. Butler uncovered a
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A curious disc-like object pouring smoke and hovering over buildings was recently found in a monastery wall painting believed to date to the 16th century; the image is painted in a 14th century church in Sighisoara in Romania. The photograph (below), taken by tourist Catalina Borta, is perceived by some
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I haven’t been able to stop marvelling at this one.
In this article, I want to square in on why
So… monkeypox. Has the media, particularly in the UK, overstated
The latest apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump seems to
I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
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Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This
It is hard to imagine that the original Star Trek
Guardians of the Galaxy was about as enjoyable as I
It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker
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Tonight, twenty years after Kurt Cobain chose to burn out
Nineties Indie kids might be pleased by the return of
Following, somewhat fortuitously from an article here a few weeks
Nirvana legend Krist Novoselic has entered into the controversy over
The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually