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Of course he did!
February 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
This about sums up the contemporary BBC. I laughed long and loud so congratulations to the BBC:

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January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Interesting pair of headlines.

#StarfleetAcademy
January 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Many people foolishly think that Russia has no history of imperialist expansion and abuse of indigenous peoples.

youtu.be/eIUMDdpCnE4
Kazakhstan: Russian colonialism
YouTube video by Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Many people foolishly think that Russia has no history of imperialist expansion and abuse of indigenous peoples.

youtube.com/watch?v=eIUM...
Kazakhstan: Russian colonialism
YouTube video by Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An investigation by The Telegraph has revealed that the party has decided to delay this May’s elections in five areas and is considering doing so in a further 17. Only four Labour authorities have ruled out delays.



www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Twenty-two Labour councils set to delay local elections
Councils in favour of postponing election until next year are all in areas where Reform is expected to do well, investigation finds
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Crypto is the tool of scammers, speculators, blackmailers, terrorists and drug dealers — and now irresponsible rogue regimes.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Iran reportedly offering sale of weapons for crypto to bypass Western oversight — report
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www.timesofisrael.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
These are the “good people”.
Some health experts are saying that *it* could happen in the March to May timeframe. I hope it's the Ides of March, so I can say "Et tu, Tupée."
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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La Repubblica has me calling the supposed Ukrainian drone attack on Putin’s digs a “bufala raffazzonata”, and I thoroughly approve.

www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Looks like it’s time for my regular rant of “you had TWO YEARS when you KNEW you were going to be in govt, you spent a vast amount of political capital hiring a civil service chief of staff, you had ANYONE you wanted to help, why did you do absolutely ZERO prep for what government in 21c IS?!!??!”
January 2, 2026 at 10:34 AM
People are demonstrating against the theocratic regime all over Iran (with credible reports of live ammunition being used) and @theguardian.com publishes this.

Shame, shame, shame on @theguardian.com ?!
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The Kremlin has called the West “insane” to question whether Ukraine carried out a drone attack on one of Vladimir Putin’s homes.

— thereby winning my First Laugh Out Loud award for today.

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December 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Police turned me from victim The son of a former police officer was "misled" by a force into accepting a community for violence he did not admit to, an investigation has found.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ex-police officer's son misled into accepting sanction, review finds
Theo Rose was "misled" by police into accepting a sanction for violence he didn't admit, review finds.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother after a professional who may have “feared causing offence” failed to question why she was wearing a hijab that hid her injuries, a damning review has found.
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Whatever you think of its editorial line, its headline-writers are still some of the best in the business.
October 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A street singer performing songs by foreign agents was arrested in St. Petersburg.

The Dzerzhinsky Court of St. Petersburg has sentenced a student to 13 days in jail for organizing an unauthorized performance …

news.mail.ru/incident/683...
В Петербурге арестовали уличную певицу, исполнявшую песни иноагентов
Дзержинский суд Санкт-Петербурга арестовал на 13 суток студентку, которая организовала в центре города несанкционированное выступление своей музыкальной группы, на котором исполняла в том числе песни ...
news.mail.ru
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Shabana Mahmood will warn on Wednesday that the UK’s failure to control its borders is eroding trust not just in politicians but in the state itself.
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
London bus drivers have claimed the capital’s buses are riddled with cockroaches — with photographs appearing to show the insects hiding in seat cushions and floor panels.

London Bus Forums (LBF), a message board and campaigning organisation for …
October 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Masked figures were seen in online videos smashing windows and spray-painting the building, ahead of a three-day event billed as one of the largest grassroots feminist gatherings in Europe.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trans activists vandalise FiLiA feminist conference in Brighton
The Bash Back action group said it vandalised a Brighton conference venue ahead of the event.
www.bbc.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Vladimir Putin has told his Azerbaijani counterpart that Moscow will compensate Azerbaijan for its part in accidentally downing an Azerbaijani passenger plane.

— “Its part”? 100%!

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
Putin admits Russian role in 2024 Azerbaijani jet crash, offers redress
Putin told Azerbaijan's Aliyev that Russia will provide 'compensation' for the deadly crash caused by its air defences.
www.aljazeera.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Two men accused of plotting to kill Jewish people in Manchester planned to cause "untold harm" after buying assault rifles capable of killing hundreds of people, a court has heard.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Men 'plotted to do untold harm to Jewish people in Manchester'
Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein planned to kill as many Jewish people as they could, a trial hears.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM