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Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Matthew 2:13: an angel of the lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him”

Shabana: To Stop the Donkeys we need to address enabling angels like this
Luke 2:1 "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus that all the world should be taxed."

Morgan McSweeney: "Focus groups are going to fucking hate this"
December 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Current issues with AI data centers bring this into sharper focus, but I've long found it kinda odd that grid operators treat pretty much all demand equally, whether it's a hospital or bitcoin mining, and generally spread the cost of interconnecting new loads over all ratepayers (aka you and me).
December 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Charlie’s review of Carols From Kings: “it doesn’t sound like 10 Green Bottles”
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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We strongly condemn the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton.

Link to full statement: link.europa.eu/NtMX4K
December 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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BBC News: "Israels security cabinet has approved the recognition of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move which is illegal under international law"
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.

by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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If he can't get off on a "personal use" excuse then I don't know what Europe's coming to.
Italian man stopped at Swiss border by customs

www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
December 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Chelsea with six yellows now. Fine incoming.

Arteta is way too passionate. Not a good look.
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Another yellow card for Maresca. Arteta’s antics have truly ruined the game
December 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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In the USA even the very wealthy old men must perform as gladiators until death in inhospitable outposts like Indianapolis in order to provide their children with medical care.
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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@ Oli Glasner
December 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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they said it. they actually said it.
Opinion | As a conservative, I’m beginning to wonder: Are we the bad guys?
Republican bigotry, tariffs and defense spending, through readers’ eyes.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Lmao Wolves scored all the goals and lost.
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Remembering the time Granit Xhaka got booked for persistent fouling after his first foul.
January 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Find it hard to believe he needed the money...
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.

In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”

www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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There's a fair bit of "what were Chelsea doing selling Madueke" subtext in this piece and, well, he has vindicated that in a particularly unhelpful way
Chelsea might have lost last night because their defence buckled in the second half, but could their attack have given them more wiggle room?

Piece on a side who simply can't get into the box like they did last season
Why Chelsea's attack faltered in Champions League loss
With no Cole Palmer, Chelsea are missing bite to go along with their prodigious possession ability
www.cbssports.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM