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Patrick Lancaster, Brian Berletic and Eric Draitser are three unique voices who are reporting on the US, Russia, Ukraine and beyond Photo: Screenshot – Patrick Lancaster 05 May 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News So many voices, but also so much noise. Here are three of the ‘other voices’ that might be of…
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The West likes ‘simple politics.’ Or as President George W. Bush infamously said, ‘either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.’ Photo: President Vladimir Putin arriving in Beijing ahead of his meeting with China’s president and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games 30 April 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper…
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‘The Ukraine war was undoubtedly preventable with a modicum of give and take; but alas, everybody wanted to take and nobody wanted to give.‘ Here is an interesting look at our preoccupation with ‘picking sides’ in a story most of us can barely understand without doing at least a modicum of research. The waters are…
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The film and TV writer answers your questions on advising Boris Johnson, dining with Alan Partridge and more 24 February 2022 | Rich Pelley | The Guardian | With additional material The film and TV writer answers your questions on advising Boris Johnson, dining with Alan Partridge characters and whether he still has OJ’s confession…
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Louis Theroux has revealed that he “wrestled” with the idea of interviewing far-right influencers for his doc Photo: Louis Theroux reveals what ‘terrifies’ him about documentary-making (Amanda Benson/BBC Radio 4) 15 Februrary 2022 | Ellie Iorizzo, Senior Entertainment Reporter PA | Belfast Telegraph Louis Theroux has said the idea of documenting a story that turns…
It has taken two full years for the Western elite to realize the pandemic must be treated holistically in policy terms Photo: The independent US voters who determine elections no longer believe a word the White House says about COVID-19, so often has it changed its policies. (Getty Images via AFP) 07 Januaray 2022 |…
The left-wing legislator who rose to prominence during anti-government protests in Chile has been elected the country’s next president. Photo: Supporters of Chilean presidential candidate Gabriel Boric ride on the back of a truck as they celebrate after their candidate won the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile, December 19, 2021 [Ivan Alvarado/ Reuters] 20 December…
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Republican kingmaker Sen. Ted Cruz agreed to lift his hold on the nominee in exchange for allowing a future vote related to a Russian gas pipeline Photo: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reacts to aldermanic speeches in his honor during a city council meeting on April 10, 2019. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) 18 December 2021 | BILL…
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the action plan was focused on ensuring young people did not take up smoking in the first place Photo: The Government has put forward a number of proposals to try achieve its goal of making New Zealand Smokefree by 2025. Photo / File 08 December 2021 | Michael Neilson |…
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The latest Steele oped in the Times is a never-ending laundry list of insipid excuses for not doing any due diligence whatsoever. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times 15 November 2021 | Bill Grueskin | New York Times (How Did So Much of the Media Get the Steele Dossier So Wrong?) On Jan. 10, 2017,…
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Former Icelandic PM David Gunnlaugsson reflects on the political exhaustion that has gripped his country. Photo: Getty 03 November 2021 | David Gunnlaugsson | spiked Iceland – a small country, geographically and culturally positioned between North America and Europe – can often give us an idea of what to expect culturally and politically in other…
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Politicians love invoking ‘plausible denial.’ They are too busy, wheeling and dealing and kissing babies to know what is happening ‘in the world.’ Share this item with your ‘leaders’ before they head home on their private jets. 02 November 2021 | Alex Crawford | Sky News Madagascar is on a frontline where there are no…
