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Miri |
October 10, 2026 |
No CommentsIn modern vernacular, having children has become synonymous with the phrase "having a family". This is clever linguistic manoeuvring, because it suggests that, prior to becoming a parent, you did not have one. That you were not already involved in multiple familial relationships with parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Of course, this is […]
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Miri |
September 22, 2026 |
No CommentsIf you reside, as I do, in the Anglosphere - the so-called 'Five Eyes' nations, which sounds very Handmaid's Tale - you've almost certainly, as I have, imbibed a lot of Hollywood programming. This likely includes 1998's Pleasantville. Billed as a "fantasy-comedy", and featuring an array of top stars, Pleasantville, according to the Google overview, […]
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Miri |
September 18, 2026 |
No CommentsI went to a grammar school, and it was a terrible one. (Note for non-UK readers, grammar schools are state-funded selective schools that admit pupils based on performance in an entrance exam, and are distinct from private, fee-paying schools.) That's not just my personal opinion, but a matter of verified fact, as, in 2009, my […]
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Miri |
August 29, 2026 |
No Comments"Oh no, here you go again!" "Not everything's fake, you know!" "Have some respect for the family!" These are the usual rejoinders one receives when questioning the veracity of certain media events, and the overall purpose of these reactions is to shift the discussion further into irrational emotional territory, and away from pragmatic analysis. "How […]
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Miri |
August 26, 2026 |
No Comments(Brief housekeeping note, I've decided to combine audio and written articles rather than sending them out separately, in order to reduce the volume of emails subscribers are receiving, so please let me know with a like or comment if you approve of this change!) All UK readers no doubt remember the couple of weeks they […]
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Miri |
August 24, 2026 |
No CommentsI follow an interesting rage-bait account on Twitter, currently known as 'Alicia', but that originally went by RFH - an acronym standing for for 'Rad Fem Hitler'. RFH - or 'Holly Himmler', as she is sometimes 'affectionately' known - styles herself as an arch-misandrist, in order to lampoon arch-misogynists and drive them into a rage, […]
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Miri |
August 19, 2026 |
No CommentsAbout ten years ago, I had a friend, we'll call him Joe, who found himself out of work. He'd been doing casual labour on construction sites, but the foreman laid him, and all the other native workers, off when he found he could exploit the circumstances of undocumented immigrants, living ten to a room, who […]
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Miri |
August 7, 2026 |
No CommentsI came across an interesting little theory the other day, that went something like this... Most people in the world, say 80-85%, are normies: conventional thinkers, shaped and led by social norms, who do what they're told and trust authority. 'The normie' is by far the most prevalent human archetype in the world, and has […]
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Miri |
July 31, 2026 |
No CommentsI begin this post with a certain air of reluctance and resignation, because, I'm afraid - and apologies to my long-term readers who've heard his name far too many times - it concerns Andrew bl--dy Bridgen again. For the admirably unanointed, who sensibly don't pay much attention to fringe political figures (or lunatic fringe in […]
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Miri |
July 16, 2026 |
No CommentsOne of the most crucial concepts to understand when evaluating the age in which we live - and the extent to which various high-profile events may be scripted and staged - is this: The manufacture of consent. The term was first coined by political scientist, Walter Lippmann, in 1922, in his book, Public Opinion. In […]