Let’s face it: the purpose of the military is to kill. Conscripts learn ways of doing this efficiently and in keeping with the collective ethos. If the UK Tories were really concerned about the state of society, they could show it by agreeing to the demands of GPs and tax the rich to grant medical Continue reading »
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The logistics of crossing the sea to invade Australia are insurmountable. In terms of cost/benefit analysis, invading Australia is simply not worth the trouble. Continue reading »
Analysis using remote sensing technology from Wuhan University puts the level of damage at about 60 per cent. Researchers from the university tracked the conflict’s impact since mid-October. About 60 per cent of all the buildings in Gaza have been damaged in the past six months, according to analysis of Chinese satellite images presented at Continue reading »
“The State of Israel will be judged not by its wealth, nor by its army, nor by its technology, but by its moral character and its human values.” “The State of Israel will be judged not by its wealth, nor by its army, nor by its technology, but by its moral character and its human Continue reading »
Okay, are you sitting down? If you happen to live in China, the base price for the BYD Qin L and Seal 06 is 99,800 yuan (USD$13,775). Holy EV disruption, Batman! If these cars ever came to the US, BYD would never be able to keep up with demand. Of course, they are not coming Continue reading »
In an era of out of control climate change, the case for leaving gold in the ground is even stronger than that for coal. Investor and shareholder pressure has seen the likes of BHP and Rio Tinto divesting from the latter; but in practical, if not financial, terms ending the mining of gold is a Continue reading »
Oh my dear God. The greatest whiner in the history of the world, an epic sore loser who never, ever stops complaining about how unfaaaaair everyone and everything is to him has a thick skin? His FNBR is extremely serious:
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Public opinion polls about the current presidential race are mystifying in a lot of ways. How can it be that the twice impeached, convicted felon Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party again? As inexplicable as it is to many of us I think after eight years we have to just accept the fact that almost half the country is beguiled by the man while the other half looks on in abject horror. and carry on from there. But as much as we may be dismayed by this adoration and fealty to Trump the man, it’s still maddening that so many voters, even including Democrats, insist that everything was so much better when Donald Trump was president. By almost any measure it was an epic shit show and I can’t believe that people have forgotten what it was really like. One obvious explanation is that he lies relentlessly about his record and after a while people start to believe him. According to him we had unprecedented prosperity, the greatest foreign policy, the safest, the cleanest, the most peaceful world in human history and it immediately turned into a toxic dystopia upon his departure. The reality was far different.
In a candid interview with Haaretz, a former Israeli soldier reveals his greatest fear in captivity – and it's not what you'd expect.
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It’s still in peril The contrasts during Thursday’s 80th D-Day remembance in Normandy could hardly have been more stark. The choices ahead for the U.S., NATO and Europe were there in subtext even when not all but obvious. Stephen Collinson comments for CNN: President Joe Biden is in Europe, warning of totalitarian evil and the dangers to democracy. Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is back home, seeking a favor from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, mulling revenge and trashing US elections. The former president is making his 2024 opponent’s case — that the West is being challenged by unprecedented threats to the rule of law from hostile forces outside and in. But Trump’s strength also suggests that the centerpiece of Biden’s trip — an homage on Friday in Normandy to one of former President Ronald Reagan’s greatest speeches — may fall on many deaf ears back in America. The former president is showing in every speech and public appearance that the seduction of demagoguery, the demonization of outsiders and the language of extremism is as potent now as it was before World War II.
Israel's deadly invasion of Gaza's southern border defies Biden's proposed ceasefire, sparking international fears of an escalated conflict.
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Our friends at The Believer are now publishing web exclusives. To celebrate, we’re sharing excerpts of their inaugural weekly column, in which Katie Heindl (author of the beloved Basketball Feelings) writes about the WNBA for both longtime fans and the casual observer. If you want to follow along and bypass the paywall, pick up a Believer digital-only subscription. For just $16 a year, you’ll also have full access to the magazine’s complete two-decade archive, including the most recent issue.
In a rare pop culture crossover moment, could Taylor Swift be facing Ruby's (Millie Gibson) dilemma from Doctor Who Episode 4, "73 Yards"?
Luke Akehurst's remarks about Marxist Jews spark outrage, with critics claiming they play into "Good Jew / Bad Jew" trope
Saith the king “To Me!” cried Donald Trump, brandishing stacks of news clipping during his Manhattan criminal trial. His Republican supplicants rushed to their king dressed like him. It is supreme irony how readily MAGA Republicans abandon their own heritage of freedom, of democratic self-rule, of the fundamentals of law dating from the Magna Carta, British common law, and William Blackstone. They’ve replaced it all with the Law of Trump. Their patriotism, like Trump’s business prowess, is a sham, disposable if power is on the line. And commitment to the principle of equal justice under law? As the expression goes: For my friends, everything, for my enemies, the law. Half a dozen of his businesses have gone bankrupt, including casinos. Trump’s charitable foundation was a sham, dismantled, and its assets distributed to genuine charites. Trump University was judged a fraud, sued and shuttered. The Trump Organization is banned from doing business in the state of New York. Trump has been civilly judged for sexual assault. Last week, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of business fraud.
The first successful instance of time travel occurred in 2306, when a group of Syracuse University researchers transported Tootsie, a chimpanzee, to the front lines of the War of 1812. The scientists were awarded a Nobel Prize, but despite deftly outmaneuvering the British Royal Navy in the Battle of New Orleans, Tootsie won no military decorations.
Tootsie’s success sparked a wave of further time travel experimentation on science’s usual test subjects, including sheep, goats, and chickens. The demand for subjects was so great that farmers began selling their animals directly to chrono-labs. “Ain’t it just the way, boy, but this runt here’ll be fer time travel,” they’d say, ripping away a piglet their child had reared to send it hurtling through space-time. Such was the cruel reality of farm life.
The UK Government is being urged to take action against Georgia as the US on Thursday announced sanctions against a "few dozen" Georgian Dream officials
Jonathan Gullis refused to comment on our story while Stoke on Trent Conservative Federation threaten punitive legal case
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Watching Dennis Potter isn’t always easy. In 2024, the work of a writer once considered the single most influential writer in Britain’s most popular medium is as obscure and difficult to watch as though we were living again in the pre-digital era. With the exception of Potter’s 1986 masterpiece The Singing Detective — which is […]
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