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The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
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Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
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At some point in the future, everybody will have managed either the Man Utd, Chelsea, or Celtic men's teams
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
At some point in the future, everybody will have managed either the Man Utd, Chelsea, or Celtic men's teams
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My niece in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, has made a snow dalek that's featured in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. #proudaunt
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
My niece in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, has made a snow dalek that's featured in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. #proudaunt
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Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.
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The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9
January 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9
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Apart from everything else, invading a country for oil in 2026 is somewhat like doing so for horses in 1931.
“We can secure access to additional wealth and resources, allowing the country to unlock them without spilling American blood,” said U.S. Defense Secretary (Secretary of War) Pete Hegseth, highlighting the strategic and economic rationale behind the Venezuela operation.
January 4, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Apart from everything else, invading a country for oil in 2026 is somewhat like doing so for horses in 1931.
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Football is a great day out for the whole family.
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Football is a great day out for the whole family.
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OMG. Just read to the end of the first paragraph ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9
December 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
OMG. Just read to the end of the first paragraph ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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My “London is falling” moment: some company called Until has hung giant shiny letters spelling out their name in a curved window on Charing Cross Road so the UNT really stands out as you walk down and nobody, not one of you, has added a C.
For shame, London. For shame ☹️
For shame, London. For shame ☹️
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My “London is falling” moment: some company called Until has hung giant shiny letters spelling out their name in a curved window on Charing Cross Road so the UNT really stands out as you walk down and nobody, not one of you, has added a C.
For shame, London. For shame ☹️
For shame, London. For shame ☹️
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Fascinating from Tom’s piece
December 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Fascinating from Tom’s piece
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Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
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Spotted in a Mumbai restaurant: “London corner shop style samosas” and “Birmingham Balti”.
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Spotted in a Mumbai restaurant: “London corner shop style samosas” and “Birmingham Balti”.
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Feeling sorry for any future history students who have to set out the origins of the Third World War in a sequence of neat, ordered paragraphs.
(‘If there is a future,’ types a reply-guy, fairly.)
(‘If there is a future,’ types a reply-guy, fairly.)
June 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Feeling sorry for any future history students who have to set out the origins of the Third World War in a sequence of neat, ordered paragraphs.
(‘If there is a future,’ types a reply-guy, fairly.)
(‘If there is a future,’ types a reply-guy, fairly.)
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Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular ❤️
November 30, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular ❤️