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Tacitus was spot on:
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Tacitus was spot on:
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
Who's quoting the bible?
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Who's quoting the bible?
We just don't talk about it?
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We just don't talk about it?
Turning a blind eye to Trump's lies and defending the BBC for its lies? — “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Turning a blind eye to Trump's lies and defending the BBC for its lies? — “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
I'm not sure that defending the BBC by saying that they are no worse than Trump is the best strategy.
I rely — or rather, used to rely — on the BBC to give me accurate reporting.
I rely — or rather, used to rely — on the BBC to give me accurate reporting.
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm not sure that defending the BBC by saying that they are no worse than Trump is the best strategy.
I rely — or rather, used to rely — on the BBC to give me accurate reporting.
I rely — or rather, used to rely — on the BBC to give me accurate reporting.
It is in itself shocking but even Snopes only published this correction of something that happened in August 2017 (and was widely and misleading me reported upon immediately afterwards) in June 2024.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
No, Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists 'Very Fine People'
However, the accuracy of what Trump did claim – that there were "very fine people on both sides" of the 2017 Unite the Right debacle – is in question.
www.snopes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It is in itself shocking but even Snopes only published this correction of something that happened in August 2017 (and was widely and misleading me reported upon immediately afterwards) in June 2024.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
It was exactly the same with Charlotteville. Somehow the words “I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally” didn't get reported.
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It was exactly the same with Charlotteville. Somehow the words “I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally” didn't get reported.
You might call that “editing for clarity". I call it barefaced distortion.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
You might call that “editing for clarity". I call it barefaced distortion.
Apparently the programme showed Mr Trump telling supporters he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”, when in fact he said he would walk with them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Apparently the programme showed Mr Trump telling supporters he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”, when in fact he said he would walk with them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.
The memo detailed allegations of one-sided reporting on transgender issues, the mishandling of major global stories and the suppression of dissenting voices, claiming the issues were evidence of “systemic failure” rather than isolated misjudgments.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The memo detailed allegations of one-sided reporting on transgender issues, the mishandling of major global stories and the suppression of dissenting voices, claiming the issues were evidence of “systemic failure” rather than isolated misjudgments.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
Nothing to stop you trying!
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nothing to stop you trying!
This is in itself shocking but even Snopes only published this correction of something that happened in August 2017 (and was widely and misleading me reported upon immediately afterwards) in June 2024.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
No, Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists 'Very Fine People'
However, the accuracy of what Trump did claim – that there were "very fine people on both sides" of the 2017 Unite the Right debacle – is in question.
www.snopes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is in itself shocking but even Snopes only published this correction of something that happened in August 2017 (and was widely and misleading me reported upon immediately afterwards) in June 2024.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Charlottesville? Somehow these words weren't widely reported: “I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Charlottesville? Somehow these words weren't widely reported: “I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally.”
It's a repeat of Charlottesville!
The media failed to report key words in what he said in order to distort his meaning! 😡
The media failed to report key words in what he said in order to distort his meaning! 😡
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It's a repeat of Charlottesville!
The media failed to report key words in what he said in order to distort his meaning! 😡
The media failed to report key words in what he said in order to distort his meaning! 😡
Apparently Panorama showed Mr Trump telling supporters he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”, when in fact he said he would walk with them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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www.telegraph.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Apparently Panorama showed Mr Trump telling supporters he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”, when in fact he said he would walk with them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
It is precisely because I do not want to listen to Trump’s speeches in their entirety that I want to be able to rely on the BBC to give me a fair summary.
(As for “carefully cultivated fury” that's pretty pathetic framing rhetoric.)
(As for “carefully cultivated fury” that's pretty pathetic framing rhetoric.)
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It is precisely because I do not want to listen to Trump’s speeches in their entirety that I want to be able to rely on the BBC to give me a fair summary.
(As for “carefully cultivated fury” that's pretty pathetic framing rhetoric.)
(As for “carefully cultivated fury” that's pretty pathetic framing rhetoric.)
God, have with a nation becomes so stupid?
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
God, have with a nation becomes so stupid?
It's the most ridiculous form of narcissism there is. And it's objectionable because it denies others agency.
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's the most ridiculous form of narcissism there is. And it's objectionable because it denies others agency.
… but claimed she did not create any obstruction to public movement and chose the performance location "spontaneously."
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
… but claimed she did not create any obstruction to public movement and chose the performance location "spontaneously."
… Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station using sound amplification equipment. A crowd of at least 70 people formed around the musicians, obstructing pedestrian traffic and the metro. At the court hearing, Loginova confirmed that she performed a song at the designated location, …
October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
… Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station using sound amplification equipment. A crowd of at least 70 people formed around the musicians, obstructing pedestrian traffic and the metro. At the court hearing, Loginova confirmed that she performed a song at the designated location, …
… of her band in the city center, including songs by foreign agents. The city's joint court press service reported this.
According to the case materials, on the evening of October 11, Loginova, without the approval of city authorities, organized a musical performance near the entrance to the …
According to the case materials, on the evening of October 11, Loginova, without the approval of city authorities, organized a musical performance near the entrance to the …
October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
… of her band in the city center, including songs by foreign agents. The city's joint court press service reported this.
According to the case materials, on the evening of October 11, Loginova, without the approval of city authorities, organized a musical performance near the entrance to the …
According to the case materials, on the evening of October 11, Loginova, without the approval of city authorities, organized a musical performance near the entrance to the …