Politics

Their message: “With Putin, we would have already hit Taiwan”. — The Chinese nationalists thought that the time had finally come: China would stand up straight this time, without bowing to the United States. As the news about Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan multiplied, Beijing sent strong signals. Between two Chinese flags, in a dark suit, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian…

Our attitude poses the greatest threat. — It’s been a bad week. First, we traveled across the country to see family. It was stressful as hell. They didn’t exactly follow our indoor masking rules. There were times we had to shoo them outside to the patio. When they were off on their own, they ate inside restaurants…

“They realised that to be in power,… you didn’t need money or even numbers. You just needed the will to do what the other guy wouldn’t.” — The Usual Suspects. In other words, to gain power, you need only do what the other guy would not dare contemplate. In this…

This Is the Year the Economics of Climate Change Became Shockingly Real — Every day now, the headlines about the economy are getting a little more…apocalyptic. Inflation skyrocketing, a recession on the cards. What you probably want to know is: how much longer are prices going to rise? The answer to that question is: you probably don’t want to know. Prices rise for…

In his trial against the Sandy Hook families, Alex Jones’s lawyer accidentally gave the opposing lawyer the entirety of the contents of Jones’s phone, and didn’t follow up on retracting or protecting any of the data. Now the phone, a treasure trove of insanity and possible criminal evidence in other…

A risky trip by a high-ranking US politican could heat up future tensions in the Taiwan Strait. If you haven’t heard about it yet, Nancy Pelosi, a high-ranking politician from America, has just finished her trip to Taiwan (also known as Renegade Island of China), creating a small international drama…

We’re living on corporate plantations for harvesting our time — “The years have made me bitter, the gargle dims my brain, ’Cause Dublin keeps on changing, and nothing seems the same. The Pillar and the Met have gone, the Royal long since pulled down, As the great unyielding concrete, makes a city of my town.” …