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ALT A tweet from Fraser Nelson (then editor of The Spectator), posted on March 09 2013, which reads: "I last thought about taking heroin yesterday" - Russell Brand on addiction is most-read Spectator article this week http://specc.ie/10kuOu8 https://x.com/FraserNelson/status/310290316999655424
Brand deserves what's coming to him but his army of enablers, the people who gave him the seal of establishment approval, gilded his path to stardom, and generally prostrated themselves before his empty brand of political messianism, must not be allowed any hiding place.
The roll call of shame stretches far and wide. First, let's start with the political Left. They will not thank you now for pointing out how the comedian was feted, quickly becoming a favourite in left-wing circles.
Those involved happily soaked up his anti-establishment and anti-Tory posturing, cosying up to him at every opportunity.
Take Ed Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, a politician who likes to present himself as a man on a moral mission. Yet when he was Labour leader, his moral compass seems to have failed him when it came to Brand.
✍️ Jawad Iqbal
Article | spectator.com/article/russel…
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Love this clip of Brian Wilson and George Martin discussing ‘God Only Knows’ and Brian’s enthusiasm when he thinks George is making the song better — “I can’t believe this is happening!”
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The Green Party would slam the brake on new data centres. Policy must serve communities and nature, not the interests of corporations and shareholder profits.
ALT A quote from Rachel Millward titled "Slam the Brakes on Data Centres". The quote says "Labour is dividing headfirst into AI without a roadmap, charmed by corporate lobbyists whilst communities and green voices are shut out. We need to slam the brakes on new data centres before they drain our water supplies and wreck the UK's Carbon Budget. When Policy is written by corporations, decisions benefit shareholder profits rather than the public good."
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Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=6P9kxT7D…
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Benjamin Moser spoke to Declassified about his new book 'Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History'. Moser, who has been lauded for his previous works, had just one review in the British press at the time of recording, and said no bookshop in London would host his book launch. 'I knew writing this book would dynamite my career,' he told us.
Declassified editor Phil Miller spoke to Moser about the history of Zionism, which he describes as 'almost comically racist'.
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Well! Pissed off the Nazis, now let's see if we can piss off the homophobes too and lose thousands more followers!
Gay rights and trans rights are human rights!
Daily Glavins is, and always will be, as gay as Waylon Smithers!
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Unrelated, but NASA Goddard's director took her oath on Carl Sagan's Cosmos.
ALT Dr. Makenzie Lystrip, the first woman to serve as director of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, taking her oath
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"How many times have you watched George Byers' assist from Saturday?"
"Yes."
😮💨🎯
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Palestinians who survived years of bombardment are now starving and freezing in flooded tents.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to block the entry of humanitarian aid.
Make no mistake. This is no 'natural' disaster. It is a continuation of genocide while the world looks away.
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chris van hollen flew down to el salvador to get proof of life for his constituent kilmar garcia when the kidnappings were happening. we need fighters to lead at this critical moment. van hollen is also closer to the democratic base on his approach to foreign policy.
NEW: Sen. Chris Van Hollen is now open to a run against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
Van Hollen has "received an outpouring of calls and is now in active listening mode," according to a person familiar w/ his thinking around leadership
"The door is not shut," the person added
Van Hollen is a leading progressive & has said he needs commitments from Schumer before agreeing to support him for another term as leader. The Maryland Democrat has also been eyeing a presidential run
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Here we go
Trump: "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting 'dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote.
It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter! President DJT"
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In 1918, shortly before his own death, Wilfred Owen distilled the entire absurdity of war into this devastating short poem.
‘The Last Laugh’, performed by Sean Bean.
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Many former miners have been in touch with me over the weekend asking what on earth is going on. The Government must resolve the Guarantor’s Fund in weeks, not months. If not, an amendment will be tabled to the Finance Bill to ensure justice for the miners, now.
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Zack is one of millions of people who've become anti-Zionist after watching Israel commit a livestreamed genocide.
You're just bitter because your political relevance expired after you ran a racist mayoral campaign and lost.
No you are not. You are not even an ‘anti Zionist’. You are simply a fraud.
Only a few years ago when you were a Lib Dem you solemnly promised voters that a vote for you was “a support for Israel”.
You were a 34-year old man, not a child. You left the Lib Dems a year later purely and simply because they didn’t select you for a parliamentary seat.
If they had, you’d still be promising that a vote for you is a vote for Israel. You are a despicable, malignant fraud who would toss your own mum under a bus for a few extra moments of political relevance.
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#OnThisDay 1984. A Polish Government offer of free holidays for miners’ children was rejected by the National Union of Mineworkers.
Arthur Scargill said the Jaruzelski regime was helping Margaret Thatcher by continuing to export coal to Britain.
