I hope this article will turn out to be a short communication because my hand trembles with indignation as I write. I refer to the article “Why history does not disqualify Japan as an ally: a reply to Richard Cullen” by Robert Cribb Feb 21, 2023. In his refutation of Richard Cullen’s contribution, he made the Continue reading »
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Richard Sharp has pumped money into a group that almost funds organisations like the TaxPayers' Alliance, Eurosceptics, and the BBC-bashing News-Watch
If you give a bear cocaine, he’s going to ask for more cocaine.
When you give him the cocaine, he’ll probably ask you for a vodka chaser.
When he’s finished, he’ll ask you if you’ve ever thought about honey, like really thought about how great it is, how it’s all-natural and totally free, just a gift from the fucking earth, and how that’s so great.
Then he’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have white powder on his muzzle.
When he looks into the mirror, he’ll think what a great mirror it is for doing cocaine on. So he’ll probably ask you for more cocaine.
Police unions have rallied around Missouri Senate Bill 78, which would reinstate a Civil War-era system of state oversight.
The post Bristling Under Progressive Mayor, St. Louis Police Seek State Takeover appeared first on The Intercept.
Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old girl, was killed in broad daylight on Saturday 11 February. She was described by her family as a much-loved daughter, granddaughter, and baby sister, a larger-than-life character who would leave a lasting impression on all that met her. It has been reported that Brianna was the target of transphobic bullying at […]
Not really As with every other week for the past few months, the big question of the week among the chattering classes has been whether former president Donald Trump still has his mojo among the MAGA crowd. With the ambitious Florida dreamboat Gov. Ron DeSantis committing one culture war assault after another, the entry of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley into the race getting a lot of attention and what appears to be a long line of Republican wannabes undaunted by his former dominance preparing to enter the race, Trump is said to be rocked back on his heels, reeling like an out of shape boxer who’s past his prime. Is that true? And if it is, does that even matter? The Washington Post interviewed 150 of Trump’s fans to find out. What a treat. We haven’t had an in-depth report on the average Trump voter in weeks so it’s a big relief to see the media venture out into the heartland once again to take the temperature of these Real Americans.
. To all my brothers and sisters in Ukraine, fighting the Russian invasion for one year now. May God be with you. Never give in. Never give up.
In this episode of The Most Censored News, Lee Camp takes on the police state with facts, figures and, most importantly, proven solutions actually solve the problem.
The post Lee Camp: Here’s How To Get Rid of Police and Not Have Everything Fall Apart. I’m Not Kidding appeared first on MintPress News.
Having spent the last year here as a refugee, Maria Romanenko sees Ukrainian music, literature, sport and drama booming in the UK, but wonders when academic recognition will come. Published in conjunction with the Kyiv Post
Lowkey speaks to former MP and Shadow Minister Chris Williamson about the new campaign to pull Britain out of the NATO military alliance.
The post No2NATO: Former UK MP Chris Williamson on New Efforts To Free Britain From NATO appeared first on MintPress News.
How many doubling-downs is it? It’s not enough that the AR-15 is the weapon of choice for mass shooters, no. Republicans in Congress think that’s cause for celebration. In fact, Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia (what a guy!) handed out AR-15 lapel pins to Republican colleagues “during National Gun Violence Survivors Week,” writes Steve Benen at MaddowBlog: H.R.1095 has as of now three Republican co-sponsors. Pistol-packin’ Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Troll-in-Residence Clyde, and International Man of Mystery, Rep. George Santos of New York, all think The United States of Freakin’ America is incomplete without an official mass-murder weapon. They’re trolling, Benen is sure, as that seems to be why they think voters sent them to Congress on your nickel and mine. “If your instinct is to be disgusted by politicians who’d respond to mass shootings by celebrating the weapon used in too many of the slayings then the Republicans championing this bill are no doubt delighted,” Benen writes: So why not ignore it?
Renowned Israeli peace advocate and author Miko Peled cautions that recent actions of Israel's besieged leaders may spark an unprecedented wave of turmoil in the Holy Land.
The post Miko Peled: Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir Have All but Guaranteed a New Intifada Will Soon Erupt appeared first on MintPress News.
Abortion foes have opened another potentially big front with an attack on the FDA approval status of an "abortion pill" medication.
Nikki Haley hopes to cash in - quite literally - on her dedication to Israel while serving in the Trump administration and her hawkish foreign policy in the Middle East.
The post How Nikki Haley Became Israel’s Candidate for the White House appeared first on MintPress News.
Right-wing hack Lee Harpin – whose articles have led to major financial compensation to victims of his smears – has tried to have a pop at Skwawkbox, but it is likely to backfire. Harpin – responsible for, among others, a ‘litany of lies‘ about Liverpool legend Audrey White – tweeted snarkily that ‘funds must be […]
General secretary and presumed successor both gone – with more dismissals expected The TSSA union has sacked general secretary Manuel Cortes in the wake of Baroness Kennedy’s damning report on rampant and covered-up sexual harassment and bullying in the union. Luke Chester, until the report considered to be the ‘anointed’ next general secretary, has also […]
Catalyzing $1.7 trillion in private investments Venture capitalist @NickHanauer (of TED talk infamy and Pitchfork Economics) draws attention to the transformational nature of the Biden administration’s infrastructure plans. Readers of a certain age may recall a time before interstate highways and the impact of that national project. “Buckle up, America. I’m just back from dozens of meetings at the Whitehouse and Capitol Hill. The amount of investment headed for the American economy is beyond anything we have every [sic] experienced,” Hanauer tweeted. Hanauer adds, “In two years, the Biden administration made up for most of the last 50 years of policy malpractice. Between CHIPS, IRA, and INFRASTRUCTURE, and the anti monopoly EO’s, we are going to get done what we should have been doing all along.” Hanauer retweets Jay Turner who follows environmental politics and policy at Wellesley College. Turner follows investments in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain. “The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will inject $374 billion into the clean technology sector over the next decade,” CleanTechinca reports.
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A protest against kidnappings in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Jean.
Jean Marseille recorded these dispatches on his phone while surviving on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from October through December 2022. As the chaos that followed the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse in July 2021 devolved into further lawlessness, Jean witnessed first-hand a city in free fall.
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‘We always knew we could rely on the UK’, says Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko. ‘But it has changed over the last year, for the better’. Published in conjunction with the Kyiv Post
Messaging app Signal has announced that it will withdraw its services from the UK if it is forced to undermine encryption through proposals in the Online Safety Bill. Dr Monica Horten, policy manager, freedom of expression, said: “The spy clause in the Online Safety Bill will give Ofcom the power to ask private companies to […]
The UK gives more to bioenergy firms than any other country in the world, reports Rachel Donald
“The news that changes have been made to the works of best-selling children’s author Roald Dahl has been met with anger from leading writers, including Booker prizewinner Salman Rushdie, who branded the changes ‘absurd censorship.’” — CNN
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We here at Puffin Books understand that our edits to Roald Dahl’s stories can be a bit jarring. But if you take a moment to scan through all the changes made, you’ll laugh at the furor over such minor tweaks. We certainly aren’t going to do anything drastic to a childhood classic. That’s why we want to make it clear that James still has sex with the giant peach.
While it’s never wise to make predictions about elections this far in advance, it seems all but guaranteed that the Labour Party will win the next one. This has much less to do with any deep fondness felt by the public for Keir Starmer, and much more to do with the at first slow and […]