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
To say that Britain had been propelled into a kind of mania in the days following the death of Her Majesty the Queen would be a bit of an understatement. For ten days after the news broke of the passing of Elizabeth II, almost no other news or subject existed.
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On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out in the name of the Hashemite Prince Faisal of Mecca, and aided by the famous T.E Lawrence. The capturing of Damascus, the oldest inhabited city in the
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April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf Hitler is recorded by history to have met his infamous end; taking his own life in a Berlin bunker as the city lay in ruins around him, the war lost. The image of a defeated, deflated Hitler confined to his
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Everyone will have noticed the sudden explosion of new Michael
So it’s been practically impossible to avoid all of the
I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
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I always thought The Mandalorian would be good. While I
It’s hard for people sometimes to explain why someone mattered
Has Superman just saved the universe? Well, a cinematic universe,
So yesterday was Star Wars Day. I’m a day late,
So Hillary is being investigated again by the FBI? The
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December marked 20 years since the release of Pearl Jam’s
It’s really weird when someone like David Bowie dies, because
I wanted to make sure I put up something –
A fair amount of new music comes my way on
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of