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Another example of authoritarianism.
And extreme misery.
And extreme misery.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Another example of authoritarianism.
And extreme misery.
And extreme misery.
Something like this is not happening in Russia or China ... what is the moral of this?
Trump says he’ll free infrastructure funds for New York if Penn Station is renamed after him
Trump also demanded Dulles airport be given his name in exchange for funding NY-NJ tunnel and subway extension
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Something like this is not happening in Russia or China ... what is the moral of this?
2026 mid-term elections?
Already on the way to become a farce.
White right-wingers want to marginalize all other citizens and Republicans are more than ready/happy to help this aberration.
Already on the way to become a farce.
White right-wingers want to marginalize all other citizens and Republicans are more than ready/happy to help this aberration.
What is happening in Fulton County is a warning to America | Jamil Smith
The FBI raid in Georgia is not an aberration. It fits a broader playbook, with troubling historic precedents
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
2026 mid-term elections?
Already on the way to become a farce.
White right-wingers want to marginalize all other citizens and Republicans are more than ready/happy to help this aberration.
Already on the way to become a farce.
White right-wingers want to marginalize all other citizens and Republicans are more than ready/happy to help this aberration.
Hallo! Lights are on but nobody's home?
Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports
Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hallo! Lights are on but nobody's home?
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
So so true!
The AI bubble will pop. It’s up to us to replace it responsibly | Mark Surman
When bubbles burst, what comes next can be better, if we build it differently
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
So so true!
It's about time to put the US in a corner (actually they put themselves on their own) and follow the path toward building new alliances.
The post-US world is already taking shape – look at the massive EU-India trade deal | Ravinder Kaur
The ‘mother of all deals’ is as much about the tariff-heavy geopolitics of the Trump era as it is about bilateral trade, says Asian studies professor Ravinder Kaur
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
It's about time to put the US in a corner (actually they put themselves on their own) and follow the path toward building new alliances.
Really? What a friendly relationship - only one-sided!
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsy
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Really? What a friendly relationship - only one-sided!
Let's hope something good will come out of this.
Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims
Meta, YouTube and TikTok accused of making products intentionally addictive and harmful to young people
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Let's hope something good will come out of this.
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Peter Thiel is the ultimate hypocrite.
He lives a gay and polyamorous life in the most liberal circles of society while funding an ultra-conservative movement.
He is an oligarch who has used democracy to build a fortune only to declare that he no longer believes in it
He lives a gay and polyamorous life in the most liberal circles of society while funding an ultra-conservative movement.
He is an oligarch who has used democracy to build a fortune only to declare that he no longer believes in it
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Peter Thiel is the ultimate hypocrite.
He lives a gay and polyamorous life in the most liberal circles of society while funding an ultra-conservative movement.
He is an oligarch who has used democracy to build a fortune only to declare that he no longer believes in it
He lives a gay and polyamorous life in the most liberal circles of society while funding an ultra-conservative movement.
He is an oligarch who has used democracy to build a fortune only to declare that he no longer believes in it
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This witness to Alex Pretti's murder not only refutes the governmen't story, but says she is afraid to go home because federal agents might arrest her. This is what it feels like to live under state terror.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
www.documentcloud.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This witness to Alex Pretti's murder not only refutes the governmen't story, but says she is afraid to go home because federal agents might arrest her. This is what it feels like to live under state terror.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
"...As Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, said in his watershed speech at Davos, “the old order is not coming back. It’s notable that this speech has received so much attention when all Carney did was state the obvious..."
"...In other words, hope is not a strategy..."
"...In other words, hope is not a strategy..."
Trump’s ‘new normal’ leaves Australia marooned. We can no longer pretend otherwise | Zoe Daniel
The rules-based global order is rapidly disintegrating. It’s time for middle powers to stand together
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"...As Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, said in his watershed speech at Davos, “the old order is not coming back. It’s notable that this speech has received so much attention when all Carney did was state the obvious..."
"...In other words, hope is not a strategy..."
"...In other words, hope is not a strategy..."
This is one of the main things Europe has to do, slowly but truly without shocks.
Europe has to prepare for the inevitable divorce from the US.
It's important to avoid looking for another "master" but being "its own master".
Europe has to prepare for the inevitable divorce from the US.
It's important to avoid looking for another "master" but being "its own master".
Here’s how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump | Phillip Inman
Amid the tumult of the WEF in Davos this week, some investors are leading the way by ditching US government bonds
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This is one of the main things Europe has to do, slowly but truly without shocks.
Europe has to prepare for the inevitable divorce from the US.
It's important to avoid looking for another "master" but being "its own master".
Europe has to prepare for the inevitable divorce from the US.
It's important to avoid looking for another "master" but being "its own master".
This is hilarious.
Ben Jennings on Donald Trump and his ‘board of peace’ – cartoon
The US president has claimed the world is ‘richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago’
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:26 AM
This is hilarious.
"...It could be anything or nothing..."
"...Or Trump might just have got bored with Greenland. He had concentrated on it for nearly five days, which was already way beyond his mental capacity. He was on to the next thing..."
"...Or Trump might just have got bored with Greenland. He had concentrated on it for nearly five days, which was already way beyond his mental capacity. He was on to the next thing..."
Along comes Trump and our emperors have no clothes | John Crace
There’s no shame in not knowing what he’ll say next: neither does he. But that didn’t stop many claiming to make sense of it
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"...It could be anything or nothing..."
"...Or Trump might just have got bored with Greenland. He had concentrated on it for nearly five days, which was already way beyond his mental capacity. He was on to the next thing..."
"...Or Trump might just have got bored with Greenland. He had concentrated on it for nearly five days, which was already way beyond his mental capacity. He was on to the next thing..."
Let's see if after TACO we will see EACO.
EACO is a very strong possibility considering the lack of spine of the majority of EU leaders (and UK) who prefer to live in a pathetic flattery bubble.
EACO is a very strong possibility considering the lack of spine of the majority of EU leaders (and UK) who prefer to live in a pathetic flattery bubble.
Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor
Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Let's see if after TACO we will see EACO.
EACO is a very strong possibility considering the lack of spine of the majority of EU leaders (and UK) who prefer to live in a pathetic flattery bubble.
EACO is a very strong possibility considering the lack of spine of the majority of EU leaders (and UK) who prefer to live in a pathetic flattery bubble.
This is totally ridiculous.
Starmer cannot help it.
Starmer cannot help it.
Starmer says ‘British pragmatism’ helped resolve Greenland crisis as he welcomes Trump U-turn – UK politics live
PM says he hopes focus will now shift to the ‘hard yards’ of maintaining security in the Arctic
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This is totally ridiculous.
Starmer cannot help it.
Starmer cannot help it.
Super TACO!
Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live
US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Super TACO!
Just a bunch of lies ... always lies!
Eight wars settled and Chinese windfarms: factchecking Trump’s Davos claims
The president’s address in Switzerland featured a range of dubious assertions, from exaggerated to false
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Just a bunch of lies ... always lies!
Taco or lunatic?
Davos live: Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’
Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the US president delivered a speech to world leaders
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Taco or lunatic?
"...Carney cautioned that as nations look to strike deals with powerful nations, “we negotiate from weakness. We accept what is offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination,” he said..."
‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
"...Carney cautioned that as nations look to strike deals with powerful nations, “we negotiate from weakness. We accept what is offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination,” he said..."
Felon is continuously having idiotic ideas.
He should simply shut up.
And people should ignore him.
He should simply shut up.
And people should ignore him.
Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO ‘an idiot’
Tesla boss clashed with Michael O’Leary when airline boss rejected installing Starlink technology on aircraft
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Felon is continuously having idiotic ideas.
He should simply shut up.
And people should ignore him.
He should simply shut up.
And people should ignore him.