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Song Of The Day – Automatic North by Richard Youngs
From the single “Automatic North” (2022)
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Tagged Automatic North, Bandcamp, Bleepy, Cambridge, Electro, Richard Youngs, Song Of The Day, Squeeky
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Why the latest Israel and Hamas conflict has convinced me to quit Twitter for good
Malcolm X’s famous quote is roughly sixty years old, but even he would be astonished by social media’s corrosiveness on political discourse. The nasty, polarised response online to this new round of Israeli-Palestine hostility has clarified that all media platforms … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Alhi, Channel 4, Christopher Hitchens, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, Israel, Joe Biden, Keir Starmer, LBC, Malcolm X, Not calling Twitter X, Palestine, Sam Harris, Twitter
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Song Of The Day – Brain Mark by Jackie Mittoo
From the compliation album ‘Jah Rock Style’ (2005)
Song Of The Day – The Militia by Gang Starr
From the album ‘Moment Of Truth’ (1998)
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Tagged 90's, Big Shug, Freddie Foxxx, Gang Starr, Moment of Truth, Quarter century old, Rap, Song Of The Day, The Militia
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Why using trial by media to cancel or punish Russell Brand isn’t justice
Ahh, Russell Brand. He was once a darling of progressivism. But his act became tired years ago and or he of it, leaving him as a tawdry Cause célèbre that exists as copy for the Daily Mail’s repulsive gossip webpage – … Continue reading
Posted in Odds & Ends
Tagged Alex Jones is a weapon, Andrew Tate's acolytes, Cancellation, Channel 4, Ched Evans, Christopher Hitchens, Dispatches, Gonzo, Holocaust denial, Jeremy Paxman, Jimmy Saville, Katy Perry, KGB, Machiavellian, Manchester United, Mason Greenwood, Róisín Murphy, Richard Keys is a 4Chan user, Russell Brand, Sheffield United, Sky Sports, Svengali, The BBC, Trial by media
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