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As Jonathan Cook notes:
"Peace" here is being used in exactly the same Orwellian sense as "ceasefire". This is not about ending Gaza’s suffering. It is about creating Big Brother-style narrative control, selling as "peace" the final eradication of Palestinian life in Gaza.
"Peace" here is being used in exactly the same Orwellian sense as "ceasefire". This is not about ending Gaza’s suffering. It is about creating Big Brother-style narrative control, selling as "peace" the final eradication of Palestinian life in Gaza.
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin.
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin
Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret
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January 23, 2026 at 4:06 PM
As Jonathan Cook notes:
"Peace" here is being used in exactly the same Orwellian sense as "ceasefire". This is not about ending Gaza’s suffering. It is about creating Big Brother-style narrative control, selling as "peace" the final eradication of Palestinian life in Gaza.
"Peace" here is being used in exactly the same Orwellian sense as "ceasefire". This is not about ending Gaza’s suffering. It is about creating Big Brother-style narrative control, selling as "peace" the final eradication of Palestinian life in Gaza.
Our new media alert is now available.
‘The Weak Must Suffer’: The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’
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‘The Weak Must Suffer’: The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’
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‘The Weak Must Suffer’
The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’
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January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Our new media alert is now available.
‘The Weak Must Suffer’: The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’
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‘The Weak Must Suffer’: The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’
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Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Media Alert: Venezuela - 'War Is Peace'
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Venezuela - 'War Is Peace'
After declaring his second presidential victory on 6 November 2024, Donald Trump said of his first term:
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January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Media Alert: Venezuela - 'War Is Peace'
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Excellent reporting once again by Declassified UK:
❗️📽️ NEW VIDEO
"WHO'S PAYING FOR YOUR LUNCH?"
We asked UK politicians why they went to a Labour Friends of Israel lunch
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"WHO'S PAYING FOR YOUR LUNCH?"
We asked UK politicians why they went to a Labour Friends of Israel lunch
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Labour MPs caught attending Israel lobby lunch
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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January 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Excellent reporting once again by Declassified UK:
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Here is the list of the MPs who were officers and supporters of Labour Friends of Israel before it suddenly removed this page from its website.
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Here is the list of the MPs who were officers and supporters of Labour Friends of Israel before it suddenly removed this page from its website.
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Difficult as it is for westerners to hear, we don’t need a stronger West, we need a weaker one. Harder still, Trump is teaching us that the very concept of 'the West' is an illusion.
Read my four observations on the US kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro here: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
Read my four observations on the US kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro here: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
January 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Difficult as it is for westerners to hear, we don’t need a stronger West, we need a weaker one. Harder still, Trump is teaching us that the very concept of 'the West' is an illusion.
Read my four observations on the US kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro here: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
Read my four observations on the US kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro here: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
'Since 2019, Britain has frozen over $2 billion of Venezuelan gold in the Bank of England, sponsored anti-government initiatives, and even set up a secret “Venezuela Reconstruction Unit” to plan for the day after Maduro’s overthrow.'
www.declassifieduk.org/how-britain-...
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How Britain helped Trump destabilise Venezuela
Keir Starmer says the UK was “not involved” in the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. But Britain has been supporting regime change in Venezuela for years.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
'Since 2019, Britain has frozen over $2 billion of Venezuelan gold in the Bank of England, sponsored anti-government initiatives, and even set up a secret “Venezuela Reconstruction Unit” to plan for the day after Maduro’s overthrow.'
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"Don't say 'kidnapped'....don't say 'kidnapped'!"
News reader telling herself, remember the memo, remember the memo, remember the memo.
"since Nicolas Maduro was... er... seized"
phew. remembered the memo
"since Nicolas Maduro was... er... seized"
phew. remembered the memo
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Don't say 'kidnapped'....don't say 'kidnapped'!"
No inverted commas from the liberal heroes at the Guardian: Maduro has been 'captured', not kidnapped, according to this headline.
Trump claims US has captured Venezuelan dictator and wife
Trump claims US has captured Venezuelan dictator and wife
US president says on social media that operation to capture Nicolás Maduro carried out with US law enforcement
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January 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
No inverted commas from the liberal heroes at the Guardian: Maduro has been 'captured', not kidnapped, according to this headline.
The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, has not been 'captured' or 'arrested'; he has been kidnapped in an act of terrorism as part of an unprovoked war of aggression, 'the supreme war crime'. See how often the 'mainstream' media use the words 'kidnap' and 'terror':
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
Trump says US has
The US President says Maduro has been
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January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, has not been 'captured' or 'arrested'; he has been kidnapped in an act of terrorism as part of an unprovoked war of aggression, 'the supreme war crime'. See how often the 'mainstream' media use the words 'kidnap' and 'terror':
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
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I just read and loved it. I think a lot of it IS about ego - I found those sections fascinating. But I suppose those chapters are the warm up acts for the main attraction, which is captivating and wonderful. Thank you for writing it ❤️
December 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I just read and loved it. I think a lot of it IS about ego - I found those sections fascinating. But I suppose those chapters are the warm up acts for the main attraction, which is captivating and wonderful. Thank you for writing it ❤️
I published ‘A Short Book About Ego… and the Remedy of Meditation’ this year. It’s not really about ego; it’s about my own experience of transforming emotional suffering into love and delight. Is that even possible? It absolutely is!
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'A Short Book About Ego... And The Remedy Of Meditation’ – An Extract
Introduction – The Machine And The 'Horse Of The Apocalypse'
Today, Media Lens co-editor David Edwards is publishing his first solo book for 27 years, 'A Short Book About Ego and the Remedy of ...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I published ‘A Short Book About Ego… and the Remedy of Meditation’ this year. It’s not really about ego; it’s about my own experience of transforming emotional suffering into love and delight. Is that even possible? It absolutely is!
www.medialens.org/2025/a-short...
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Is permanent discontent the human condition? David Edwards on a simple way to free our minds from a nagging need for more: medialens.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 2 - Self-Inquiry
In Part 1, we saw how even the most exalted stars in the celebrity firmament look on in dismay as their greatest successes – Wimbledon titles, World Cups, sell-out concerts - vanish into the magic beg...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Is permanent discontent the human condition? David Edwards on a simple way to free our minds from a nagging need for more: medialens.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
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The media have all but ignored two important books by renowned investigative journalists that expose the political and financial corruption surrounding Starmer.
Why? In part, because both reveal how the media colluded in Starmer's rise.
More here: medialens.substack.com/p/blanked-a-...
Why? In part, because both reveal how the media colluded in Starmer's rise.
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Blanked - A Tale Of Two Books
A significant feature of the propaganda system is the suppression of clearly important, credible books which are nevertheless deemed unfit for review in the ‘respectable mainstream’.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The media have all but ignored two important books by renowned investigative journalists that expose the political and financial corruption surrounding Starmer.
Why? In part, because both reveal how the media colluded in Starmer's rise.
More here: medialens.substack.com/p/blanked-a-...
Why? In part, because both reveal how the media colluded in Starmer's rise.
More here: medialens.substack.com/p/blanked-a-...
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Israel has penned us all into a 'debate', one entirely divorced from reality, that relates only to those killed directly by its bombs and gunfire – not the genocide it is waging by other means.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/israels-bi...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/israels-bi...
Israel's biggest con trick: Hiding the true numbers it has killed in Gaza
Israel has penned us all into a 'debate', one entirely divorced from reality, that relates only to those killed directly by its bombs and gunfire – not the genocide it is waging by other means
jonathancook.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Israel has penned us all into a 'debate', one entirely divorced from reality, that relates only to those killed directly by its bombs and gunfire – not the genocide it is waging by other means.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/israels-bi...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/israels-bi...
Cogitation: The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 2 - Self-Inquiry
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December 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Cogitation: The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 2 - Self-Inquiry
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Hear Matthew Alford's audio version of today's Cogitation: 'The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 - The Failure Of Success':
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"The Magic Begging Bowl": Why Tiger Woods was so Unhappy | Audio | Media Lens
YouTube video by Scourge of the Spin Machine
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December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hear Matthew Alford's audio version of today's Cogitation: 'The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 - The Failure Of Success':
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'Your pleasures were nothing, just signatures made on water.
‘And your pain was engraved on granite.
‘And you suffered all that pain for these signatures on water.’
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‘And your pain was engraved on granite.
‘And you suffered all that pain for these signatures on water.’
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The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 - The Failure Of Success
‘One day a beggar knocked on the doors of a great king.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
'Your pleasures were nothing, just signatures made on water.
‘And your pain was engraved on granite.
‘And you suffered all that pain for these signatures on water.’
medialens.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
‘And your pain was engraved on granite.
‘And you suffered all that pain for these signatures on water.’
medialens.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
Cogitation: The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 - The Failure Of Success
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The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 - The Failure Of Success
‘One day a beggar knocked on the doors of a great king.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Cogitation: The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 - The Failure Of Success
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The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation poses an existential threat — but do today’s politicians have the capacity to deliver the more resilient and sustainable economics of tomorrow, wonders ALAN SIMPSON
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Running Amoc — the politics of complete confusion
HOW EASY it is to be overwhelmed by trivia. In a faux collision between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, supporters of Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting fall out over who should lead the Labour Party. At the...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation poses an existential threat — but do today’s politicians have the capacity to deliver the more resilient and sustainable economics of tomorrow, wonders ALAN SIMPSON
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morningstaronline.co.uk/article/runn...
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I'm hosting the eve of conference Your Party rally in Liverpool next Friday.
Join me, grassroots organisers and labour movement leaders as we organise and build a socialist party rooted in maximum member democracy.
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Join me, grassroots organisers and labour movement leaders as we organise and build a socialist party rooted in maximum member democracy.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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With all the current talk about Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, the BBC News website has managed to ignore this important new book by Paul Holden.
Propaganda by omission.
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Propaganda by omission.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
With all the current talk about Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, the BBC News website has managed to ignore this important new book by Paul Holden.
Propaganda by omission.
orbooks.com/catalog/the-...
Propaganda by omission.
orbooks.com/catalog/the-...