‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied… chains us all irrevocably…’ So said Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in the classic Star Trek episode ‘The Drumhead’. He continued,
You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock up on food and emergency supplies. I noticed these warnings appearing in the headlines about a month ago; but they’ve reappeared more explicitly today as
Russell Brand’s trial has begun in the UK, as the celebrity grifter/influencer begins defending himself
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
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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
Admittedly a strange one, this. I almost wasn’t going to post it at all: but I’ve decided to just do it anyway.
So. The 2026 FIFA World Cup. The biggest show on Earth. I’ve been working on this article for weeks: but I decided
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This article contains no spoilers, by the way: I haven’t seen the movie
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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It is a fascinating, though rather grim, story, spanning the First World War, the creation of the states of Israel, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and taking in Lawrence of Arabia, all the way to the fall of Gadaffi in Libya, the Syria Civil War and Rise of the so-called Islamic
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You might’ve heard that the US has left Afghanistan. After twenty years there, the US and the international forces have pulled out. They tried to do it pretty quietly. So quietly, in fact, that the overnight departure from the Bagram Air Base was something the Afghan commander there didn’t even
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It’s all become very strange. And somewhat inscrutable. When a
A couple of days ago, media outlets in the UK
So, and perhaps inevitably (?), I’ve been kicked off Twitter…
There’s a robot head on the Moon. Did you know
So, the Charlie Kirk thing keeps going and going. I’ve
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On the 10th anniversary since the sad passing of Christopher
The passing of Peter O’Toole in December was a sad
So Hillary is being investigated again by the FBI? The
Now that we have The Last Jedi, let’s revisit the
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
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“The song is about a person who’s beyond depressed; they’re
It’s really weird when someone like David Bowie dies, because
Alright, so ‘saved my life’ might be a slight overstatement.
Every couple of months, in the last few years, it
So Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam caused “controversy” after their