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 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
WandaVision really is a masterpiece. And I don’t throw that word around lightly. I always
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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
Admittedly a strange one, this. I almost wasn’t going to post it at all: but I’ve decided to just do it anyway.
9/11. We must never forget. Of course. Never forget the almost three thousand innocent people who lost their lives in one of the biggest acts of mass murder in modern history. The plight and the suffering of all those people is burned into our collective consciousness and should never be
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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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As has been feared for weeks now, ISIS/ISIL members are reported to have begun to destroy historic sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The ISIS/ISIL fighters defeated the Syrian Army and took control of the historic city last month. I was watching this story closely and dreading that news.
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With most developed countries now well into the process of
I have gone back and forth with my view on
Masked men, showing up without warning. Often with no warrants,
This is just a little update with some newer information.
As if the 2024 Presidential Election saga could get any
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Kylo Ren – or Ben Solo – the primary antagonist
Riddle me this: what is 75 years of age but
Or ‘Why it needs to be Fantastic’ is what I
This is a belated review of Solo: A Star Wars
The mysterious death of movie legend Natalie Wood might be
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The news that broke yesterday that Mark Lanegan had died
On 5th April it will be precisely 20 years since
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an
So the Chris Cornell tribute concert took place on Wednesday
The ongoing infantilisation of American politics and discourse is something