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A California native turned Brit.
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Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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15 shillings per week = 624 shillings per year = £31.2 per year.

Bank of England says £31.2 in 1843 money is worth about £3,546 today.

That’s about $4,800 per year in American currency.
October 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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President Macron:

We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.

I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Despite the prevailing chaos & gloom I’ve sensed the embers of quiet optimism without quite knowing why - this latest piece from @lewisgoodall.com feels a decent articulation of that sense, misplaced though it may prove to be…
These are dark days. But for Starmer, the collapse of the old order is a moment of political promise. He can use it to remake his premiership and the continent: new political space has unfolded before him in every direction.

Will he seize it? New writing from me.

open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
Europe’s darkest moment could be Starmer’s biggest opportunity
The collapse of the old order is a moment of political possibility. Starmer must seize it.
open.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM