From Elsewhere. One of the most gobsmacking headlines I’ve seen recently about a bizarre political contest.
This one is about a month old but my excuse is I’ve only recently managed to find it and re-see it. The headline refers…
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How to troll back better.
The conservative provocateur, comedian and media personality Alex Stein is not that well known in the UK, but he’s a big deal in the…
From Elsewhere: This is truly stunning and brave.
The phrase ‘stunning and brave’ has lost much of its power, at least in the West, through both overuse and by inappropriate use. Where…
A cunning political stunt that discombobulates the Left.
A good and successful political stunt, one that causes little or no damage or injury but which makes a point or illustrates an important…
From Elsewhere. Is nuclear disarmament that good an idea?
Back when I was young, daft and exceedingly desirous of going on demo trips and getting photographs for my portfolio of the anarchist ‘Brew…
From Elsewhere: Medhi Hasan is engaging in hyperbole.
The purchase by the billionaire Elon Musk of the Twitter platform has caused left wingers heads to explode. Comments by Mr Musk that allude…
Nuclear willy waving and the state of the West
The decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to put nuclear defence forces on alert has sent the mainstream media into a tizzy of both…
I spy a mistrial application on the horizon.
The US justice system has a lot of similarities to that of the UK. That’s not surprising as much of the US legal system…
From Elsewhere: Remembering Georgi Markov.
I was a teenager when the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was murdered by agents of that country’s Communist Government in 1978 in London. His…
It’s all kicking off in Cuba
Phew! The situation in Cuba seems to be heating up with the ongoing protests against the Communist regime that has run Cuba since 1959. I’ve…
