Max Dunbar
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'Fiction is the truth inside the lie'
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'I tell you this with all my heart: this is a relief that weâve been waiting 25 years for. I can talk for 80% of the population. The sound of the explosions? It made me glad. I wasnât afraid'
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I tell you this with all my heart: this is a relief that weâve been waiting 25 years for
https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/the-sound-of-explosions-it-made-me-glad
2 days ago
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Twlldun
3 days ago
Honestly Iâm not sure Avon and Somerset police have jurisdiction over Venezuela
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'They execute, and arrest us anyway. So people now think, if they continue to kill us when we are not even on the streets in protest, why the fuck are we waiting for the right moment?'
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âNo future for usâ: disaffected Iranians say itâs now or never to topple regime
Ailing economy sparks biggest uprising in years, with protesters saying itâs time to hit regime when itâs at its weakest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/03/no-future-for-us-disaffected-iranians-say-its-now-or-never-to-topple-regime
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Tom Nichols
5 days ago
A year ago, I was concerned that we would be in a much worse place by now. We all face more challenges to come. But be hopeful. I am.
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Republicans Against Trumpism
5 days ago
Iran, day five: nationwide anti-regime protests met with an intensified crackdown. May 2026 bring an end to the oppressive Islamic Republic regime.
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Dr Kat Day (she/her)
6 days ago
Happy Hogswatchnight, everyone! (IYKYK)
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If weâre doing Love Actually discourse, Mikhail Zygar in âWar and Punishmentâ had the best take
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Paul Cohen
7 days ago
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." -- James Baldwin
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I really do think the top team and their advisors spend too much time online. X is a talking shop for the metropolitan hard ride. Kemi writes long essay posts and gets raves
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Moby Dick
8 days ago
itâs a wicked world in all meridians; Iâll die a pagan.
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Wise words that cut through the rage this issue has caused I would add that if we can nice heaven and earth for El-Fattah why canât we get Jimmy Lai out of Hong Kong prison?
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Stephen Bush
10 days ago
Honestly also the brass neck of this paper, which cheered this asymmetric trade deal at the time and advocated that Liz Truss, the Cabinet minister who signed it should become *prime minister*.
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Bringing this energy into 2026
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Athul K. Acharya
24 days ago
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and âdon we now our gay apparelâ is temperance movement bullshit
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A portrait of artists fighting on in the face of Britainâs cultural authoritarianism and constant threat of violence:
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Jewish klezmer-dance band Oi Va Voi: âMusicians shouldnât have to keep looking over their shouldersâ
After 20 years playing around the world, the group had two UK gigs cancelled this year after protests from activists. Itâs made them feel targeted for who they are, the band say
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/dec/26/london-klezmer-dance-band-oi-va-voi-josh-breslaw-steve-levi-interview
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Kate from Kharkiv
11 days ago
Happy Soviet Union collapse day!
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Chris Terry-Enescu
12 days ago
My father in law has done his traditional Christmas Day Facebook post to remind us of the true meaning of the day: Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard CeauÈescu
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Laura Barnettâs âThe Versions of Usâ is a fantastic twist on the multiverse novel, a wealth of detail and a great story of the twentieth century. Recommended
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Iryna Voichuk
13 days ago
âïžExplosions are shaking Kharkiv on Christmas Eve.
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ROBO CRIME
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Police Warn of Robot Crime Wave
Police agency Europol has imagined a not-so-distant future in which criminals hijack autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-robot-crime-wave?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter&_bhlid=ce906b58d66989f7b50cbd137be6c1a572b387fd
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LeedsBookClub aka Drneevil
13 days ago
Merry Christmas Eve all.
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Iryna Voichuk
13 days ago
Writing âMerry Christmasâ feels heavy when my family is listening to explosions in Kharkiv. Still, I believe in good â and in the small ways we choose it and share it with others. So⊠Merry Christmas.
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This is an enormous shame. (The article misses out his performance in season 2 of BOSCH, which was stellar)
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James Ransone's Wife Shares Emotional Tribute After His Death by Suicide at 46: 'We Are Forever'
James Ransone's wife, Jamie, has shared a tribute on Instagram after 'The Wire' and 'It: Chapter Two' actor died by suicide at age 46. 'We are forever,' she wrote in the emotional message.
https://people.com/james-ransone-wife-shares-emotional-tribute-actor-dies-suicide-11874174
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David Simon
16 days ago
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Just read two books by
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- How Not to Grow Up - Can I Have My Ball Back which I totally recommend
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16 days ago
Stained glass and driftwood sculpture by UK artist Louise V Durham
#WomensArt
#Solstice
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The Bulwark
17 days ago
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," George Conway says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
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17 days ago
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Seems like he is giving Trump an ironic smile - which to my mind is more fitting
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Antonia Bance MP
20 days ago
In hope and in defiance, Parliamentarians gather to celebrate Hanukah with the British Jewish community tonight
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20 days ago
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Ray Pride
22 days ago
Rob Reiner: âSilence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesnât defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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'In a press conference Sunday morning at the local fire station, one reporter mentioned the two Brown students who were already survivors of a mass shooting from their time in high school' -
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Shock. Horror. Tragedy.
Murder and terror at opposite ends of the world.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horror-tragedy-syndey-bondi-brown-providence-shooting-reiner?utm_source=substack&publication_id=87281&post_id=181683370&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=45j7n&triedRedirect=true
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Asawin Suebsaeng
23 days ago
Yes. It is also why so many destructive monstrous conspiracy theories that donât âstartâ out anti-Semitic quickly end up that way Itâs just a bigotry that is so fundamental and pure in its evil that you will eventually or quickly get there if you choose to live that kind of life
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Love Story
I finished Lily Kingâs extraordinary Heart the Lover last night and immediately read the reviews Iâd come across while preparing to write this one. This is Rebecca Wait in the Guardian:âŠ
https://maxdunbar.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/love-story/
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William Lane
25 days ago
It's the golden rule, It's the golden rule, it has always been the golden rule, and it will always be the golden rule.
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This is a great idea. Maybe they will get the message when the opportunity for photoshoots pulling pints is gone
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Landlords bar Labour MPs from pubs as hospitality backlash mounts
Hundreds of landlords have barred Labour MPs from their pubs in the wake of the government's controversial business rates overhaul.
https://www.cityam.com/landlords-hospitality-labour-mps-business-rates/?utm_source=CityAM&utm_campaign=192b029ed7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_11_07_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-f6bffb86c5-640062984
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Iryna Voichuk
about 1 month ago
Russia destroyed the central warehouse of a pharmacy network in Dnipro â a facility built just last year and storing medicines for over 500 pharmacies across Ukraine.
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