Category Archives: Politics

We’re Experts in Fascism. We’re Leaving the U.S. | NYT Opinion

Legal residents of the United States sent to foreign prisons without due process. Students detained after voicing their opinions. Federal judges threatened with impeachment for ruling against the administration’s priorities. In this Opinion video, Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder and Jason … Continue reading

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Brit compares life in China vs. the UK; You’d be shocked by his answers!

This episode’s guest is ‪@doug_rooney‬, a Scottish man who decided to move to China five years ago as a new adventure for his life, and just like many other foreigners who came to China for the first time, he came … Continue reading

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The Netherlands and Belgium share a 450 km border that pass through people’s houses and streets.

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Slavoj Žižek: ‘Trump is an obscenity, Elon Musk lives like a communist’ | Prospect Podcast

This week on the Prospect Podcast, philosopher and public intellectual Slavoj Žižek joins Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber. Žižek gives a harsh verdict on Donald Trump, calling him a “postmodern obscenity”. Žižek criticises the US president’s treatment of Volodymyr Zelensky … Continue reading

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How to take on Trump’s ‘unhinged’ politics | Rutger Bregman | The Fourcast

With the world still reeling from Donald Trump’s tariffs, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the UK’s growth forecast and says the global economy will see a “significant slowdown” – add to that, wars in Europe and the Middle … Continue reading

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The “Skeptics” Are Crashing Out HARD

They just want to save science! But not from the people actually defunding it. Go to https://ground.news/skeptic to get all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link to save 40% off unlimited access. Here I annoy you by telling … Continue reading

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“A new age of shamelessness” | Slavoj Žižek on Trump, authoritarians and “the new left”

Paddy O’Connell speaks to so-called ‘rock star’ philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek, who argues the case for a more “authoritarian” left-leaning leader on the global stage. Newsnight is the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs TV programme – with … Continue reading

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“They have mafia rules – there’s no rule of law” | Tell Me More with Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum warns that while autocracies are rising, democracies are slow to respond. In her book Autocracy Inc., she highlights the need for a united counterforce. Watch the new episode of Jochen Bittner’s “Tell Me More” with author and historian … Continue reading

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134: Mega MAGA

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss how the Right went online and stayed there, and the secrets of Succession Season 5 (AKA the Murdoch family lawsuit). Plus, Phil Hammond reveals the latest in the Lucy Letby story and the continuing … Continue reading

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