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
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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In December 2021 – just a few weeks before the Russian military incursion into Ukraine – something incredibly interesting happened. A United Nations resolution was presented, its purpose being to condemn Nazism or the ‘glorification of Nazism’. Only two countries voted AGAINST the resolution. Guess which ones? It was the
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Much has been made in the days since the death of Muhammad Ali about the ‘whitewashing’ of his life and legacy.
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On March 31st, she apparently posted a photo of her
I would love to have been a fly on the
Donald Trump never did anything inappropriate with young girls. Neither
Dame Janet Smith’s 1,000-page report into the sexual misconduct of
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
Film
Like a lot of people, I was left very unsure
What never ceases to amaze me about the Star Wars
Now that we have The Last Jedi, let’s revisit the
Modern cinema sometimes feels like a revolving door, with films
Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
Comics
Music
For at least two months after Chris Cornell died a
‘The 20 Greatest Album Covers’ according to The Burning Blogger,
It’s been 20 years, unbelievably, since Bjork released her second
I’m not the only one who’s sad to hear that
So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t