Tag Archives: terrorism
Miliblogging*
If it is true, as H. L. Mencken suggests, that ‘no-one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public’, perhaps it is equally true that no-one ever lost power in the UK by underestimating the stupidity of our … Continue reading
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The offence of being cocky
I suspect that some Police Community Support Officers (PSCOs) might need retraining if, as demonstrated in this Guardian video, they believe that being “cocky” is now an offence and justification for arrest. Italian student Simona Bonomo was stopped under anti-terrorism legislation for filming buildings … Continue reading
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Ross Kemp: Middle East
If you were disturbed last night by a noise you couldn’t identify, it was probably the wailing and gnashing of teeth of those who would consider themselves proper, serious journalists, having just watched the Ross Kemp documentary on Israel. The … Continue reading
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Doom, doom, doom
What’s on my mind today: – The general shitness of everything; – The complete rubbishness of responses to this shitness; – The hopelessness of believing in any kind of change to the situation. Or, in other words, fucked, fucked, fucked, … Continue reading
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