What affects us affects cats
For years, populism has been derided by political elites, media commentators, and academic experts as a dangerous, shallow, and emotionally driven force. Often dismissed as a disruptive style of politics that thrives only in opposition, populism was long seen as incompatible with competent governance. But that consensus is beginning to collapse—because reality is rewriting …
Recently, a group of four men from Palestine Action were accused by police of causing £7 million worth of damage after spraying paint on aircraft at RAF Brize Norton. The staggering figure has become a headline grabber, directly influencing potential prison sentences. But where does this number come from, and how accurate is it? …
As the United States grapples with an unprecedented level of national debt, the cost of servicing that debt is becoming one of the largest items in the federal budget. In this moment of mounting fiscal pressure, the prospect of a president who treats debt as a strategic asset—rather than a burden—raises serious concerns. Donald …
Note: Rare earth minerals are deposits of ore that contain rare earth elements, which are used in many high-tech applications. Trump’s insistence on linking past U.S. aid to Ukraine to future mineral access is not legally enforceable. Zelensky is perfectly entitled to reject Trump’s demand for ‘consideration’ for the gift of billions of dollars in …
Mike Murphy writing in The Sunday Times says that “Musk and Trump are tomcats trapped in a pillowcase, and it will not end well.” The problem is ego. Both have egos as big as the rockets designed by Musk’s Space X team to go to Mars. Musk promotes freedom of speech which ends up …
I see a commonality between Netanyahu and Putin in their desire to annex adjacent sovereign lands. They are both destroying the infrastructure of adjacent sovereign states with the intention of annexing them; taking control over them. There is a very noticeable similarity here. Netanyahu says that IDF have to destroy large swathes of Gaza …
You’ve probably heard about Donald Trump’s massive faux pas in ranting and raving about Haitian migrants eating domestic dogs and cats and ducks during the recent Trump/Harris debate. His allegations were unfounded. The evidence is probably local residents in Springfield and/or Canton, Ohio making allegedly false allegations about the 20,000 Haitian immigrants that have …
On her Instagram pages, Taylor Swift has signed off as a “childless cat lady” in taking the mickey out of J.D. Vance who denigrated both independent ladies living with cats and the cats themselves when he described them as being unhappy. There was an avalanche of criticism and he’s not recovered despite backtracking considerably …
