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As Elizabeth Hurley and Prince Harry give evidence at the Mail trial, some wider themes and personalities emerge beyond the claims of illegality

This was triggered by a post over at our long-term friendly-rival blog, LGM. That post, in turn, was triggered by something stupid that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said recently. What Kennedy said: he thinks his distinctive hoarse, raspy voice is “spasmodic dysphonia”, which he suspects may have been caused by taking flu vaccines for years.  […]

At a general level, you might say that the stage that comes after the stage of social observation should be dominated by speculation. To use a term such as speculation may seem odd and old-fashioned, and it is true that speculation is rarely used in today’s social science. But speculation does have a place in […]

Trump’s administration is routinely ignoring court orders. It’s often refusing to let attorney’s see clients. It’s not respecting Miranda rights. It claims the right to enter homes without warrants and routinely searches without cause. It’s violating habeas corpus every day. ICE and the border patrol (the border patrol is often lumped in with ICE, but many […]

"For me, cultural continuity is both a responsibility and a source of strength. It reminds me of why this work matters and who it is ultimately for."

This food timeline started as a way to explore the revolution in Australian food that has occurred during the baby-boomers’ lifetime, but has since expanded to include more about the previous decades (and century) as well. Also included are overseas events and trends that had an impact here. The entries are brief, but there are lots of links if you want more information.

As the Daily Mail goes on trial for alleged lawbreaking, a new poll finds seven-in-ten voters demand independent regulation of the press

Soon, astronauts might fly farther from Earth than ever before

The post Revisiting the Last Crewed Moon Mission on the Eve of the Next appeared first on Nautilus.

Federal disclosures show body camera giant Axon lobbied for months as lawmakers carved out millions for the technology.

New research reveals the genetic history of the cultivated strawberry

The post The Strawberry Is a Frankenfruit appeared first on Nautilus.

A planetary scientist explains how we can stalk this smoking wreckage

The post I Track Space Debris As It Crashes to Earth appeared first on Nautilus.

Western media sold Iran’s protests as a democratic uprising. Behind the scenes, US-funded NGOs, Israeli intelligence claims, and recycled regime change tactics told a very different story.

The post Israel Backed Rioters fail regime change operation – Interview with Dr. Mohammad Marandi  appeared first on MintPress News.

“House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., slammed Minnesota state leaders after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators disrupted a church service in St. Paul… Emmer speculated many of the agitators were ‘chaos agents’ or paid protesters, adding that he believes the majority are from outside the state.” — Fox News

TO: All contract protest staff
FROM: Joyce

People, I am trying to work with you here and make sure you all get your sizable paychecks, but you need to work with me, too. If you are a contract employee, I absolutely need your W-9. And that means your ACTUAL LEGAL NAME. I’m getting too many forms in here with names like “A. Concerned Citizen” and “Fight D. Power,” and while I don’t know you or your family history, I just don’t think those are accurate.

Parents say context and age matter

The post Holy @#$%! Half of Parents Ok with Their Kids Swearing appeared first on Nautilus.

The President's increasingly threatening behaviour has shown clearer than ever before why Britain needs to be back in the heart of the EU, argues Jonathan Lis

Of course, Alex Kingston would love to play River Song on Doctor Who again, and she has some ideas for how she could return from the dead.

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Problem: The story you are writing has plot holes.

Solution: Unreliable narrator.

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Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring plot holes.

Solution: Unreliable narrator with amnesia.

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Problem: Even an unreliable narrator with amnesia can’t explain the plot hole typhoon raging across this entire godforsaken story.

Solution: Time travel.

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Problem: You are not a very good writer.

Solution: Your narrator is not a very good writer.

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Problem: You are bad at dialogue.

Solution Your main characters are robots. (Advanced: Any character with a speaking role is a robot.) Welcome to the avant-garde.

NATO should have been wound up at the end of the Cold War, but the United States — giddy with its new status as unchallenged global hegemon — used it instead to expand its military reach into Eastern Europe and to prosecute regime-change wars. Britain dutifully tagged along and, for a while, that reinvigorated Atlanticism. […]

The grim truth is that almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 16th January 2026 There is one political problem from which all others follow. It is the major cause of Donald Trump, of Nigel Farage, of the shocking weakness of their opponents, […]