Speculation in Glasgow today that Infantino is the first winner of the the Tartan Army Gie’s Peace Prize . Worthy winner .
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Speculation in Glasgow today that Infantino is the first winner of the the Tartan Army Gie’s Peace Prize . Worthy winner .
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The top of the Labour Party has the political skills of a breezeblock.
“All pain, no gain,” says government source of extraordinary FT story that Reeves has abandoned income tax rise after weeks of pitch-rolling. www.ft.com/content/6cbb...
Starmer and Reeves ditch Budget plan to increase income tax rates
Chancellor explores alternative ways to raise revenue to fill fiscal hole estimated at up to £30bn
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The top of the Labour Party has the political skills of a breezeblock.
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The BBC can retrieve something from this mess (and show US broadcasters what a spine is) by sending Donald Trump a four letter response: “See you in court!” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The four-word message the BBC should send Trump about his $1bn lawsuit
The corporation must show it will not be cowed, unlike American broadcast media, and call the president’s bluff
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The BBC can retrieve something from this mess (and show US broadcasters what a spine is) by sending Donald Trump a four letter response: “See you in court!” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Entirely in character - sadly .
Shameful.
No 10 signals PM will not intervene in dispute between Trump and BBC, and says it's for corporation to decide on apology - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Entirely in character - sadly .
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For those wondering here is the post from Joyce Carol Oates that got under Musk's skin big time
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
For those wondering here is the post from Joyce Carol Oates that got under Musk's skin big time
AI on Google search - ahead of the curve on the fate of Rachel Reeves ? “Famous people with the surname Reeves include actor Keanu Reeves, actor Christopher Reeve, and former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. ”
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
AI on Google search - ahead of the curve on the fate of Rachel Reeves ? “Famous people with the surname Reeves include actor Keanu Reeves, actor Christopher Reeve, and former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. ”
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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Yet another example of using Scotland's comprehensive statistics in comparison with England's less detailed ones, and using this to push the #Scotland.Is.Bad agenda.
A tactic applied across the board, and amplified by the MSM.
Lies by misinformation. 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/17/w...
A tactic applied across the board, and amplified by the MSM.
Lies by misinformation. 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/17/w...
Why Scotland’s higher school violence is a myth now being pushed by Channel 4
Professor John Robertson OBA From Channel 4 yesterday, the above and: Scotland has Britain’s highest rate of violent injuries to school staff reported to the safety watchdog, FactCheck can reveal. …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Yet another example of using Scotland's comprehensive statistics in comparison with England's less detailed ones, and using this to push the #Scotland.Is.Bad agenda.
A tactic applied across the board, and amplified by the MSM.
Lies by misinformation. 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/17/w...
A tactic applied across the board, and amplified by the MSM.
Lies by misinformation. 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/17/w...
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
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The Finnish have a word for people who take pleasure in someone else's typo: Pilkunnussija.
October 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Finnish have a word for people who take pleasure in someone else's typo: Pilkunnussija.
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America is currently a giant experiment to see how long we can keep stuffing a year's worth of news and outrage into every single day before everyone's heads explode
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
America is currently a giant experiment to see how long we can keep stuffing a year's worth of news and outrage into every single day before everyone's heads explode
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
September 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
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The silence is deafening.
A lot of people are feeling anxious and scared tonight. For their loved ones. For themselves. For their community. For their country.
For our country.
Those who lead us must use their voices, unequivocally, now.
A lot of people are feeling anxious and scared tonight. For their loved ones. For themselves. For their community. For their country.
For our country.
Those who lead us must use their voices, unequivocally, now.
September 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The silence is deafening.
A lot of people are feeling anxious and scared tonight. For their loved ones. For themselves. For their community. For their country.
For our country.
Those who lead us must use their voices, unequivocally, now.
A lot of people are feeling anxious and scared tonight. For their loved ones. For themselves. For their community. For their country.
For our country.
Those who lead us must use their voices, unequivocally, now.
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Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
September 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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Queen of Washington Square Park
This elderly woman is Doris Diether: she's known for using a marionette to feed squirrels in Washington Square Park in New York.
[📸 Nathalie Kalbach]
villageview.nyc/2025/02/01/d...
This elderly woman is Doris Diether: she's known for using a marionette to feed squirrels in Washington Square Park in New York.
[📸 Nathalie Kalbach]
villageview.nyc/2025/02/01/d...
August 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Queen of Washington Square Park
This elderly woman is Doris Diether: she's known for using a marionette to feed squirrels in Washington Square Park in New York.
[📸 Nathalie Kalbach]
villageview.nyc/2025/02/01/d...
This elderly woman is Doris Diether: she's known for using a marionette to feed squirrels in Washington Square Park in New York.
[📸 Nathalie Kalbach]
villageview.nyc/2025/02/01/d...
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Bob Dylan, at age 83, completely re-arranges the blues-rock of "Can't Wait" from "Time Out of Mind" into something minimalist & haunting at the Gorge in August 2024.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tR...
BOB DYLAN - CAN`T WAIT - THE GORGE -AUGUST 10TH 2024
YouTube video by Woolhall Films of Bob Dylan & Van Morrison
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Bob Dylan, at age 83, completely re-arranges the blues-rock of "Can't Wait" from "Time Out of Mind" into something minimalist & haunting at the Gorge in August 2024.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tR...
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Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
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People who do several very short bouts of strenuous activity each day are much less likely to die in the next few years than those who do no exercise at all
Just 1 minute of vigorous exercise a day could add years to your life
People who do several very short bouts of strenuous activity each day are much less likely to die in the next few years than those who do no exercise at all
www.newscientist.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
People who do several very short bouts of strenuous activity each day are much less likely to die in the next few years than those who do no exercise at all