Tag Archives: Christopher Hitchens
If A.I. is here to make life easier, why do I have such an aversion to it?
Originally, it was the scaremongering that was irritating, but now it’s hard to avoid the tiresome talk that the A.I. revolution is truly here and how it will shape our future. The claims are becoming increasingly ostentatious, both of its … Continue reading
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
Posted in Politics
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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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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The Queen may be dead, just don’t expect the Monarchy to follow
I recall ridiculing the discombobulation and the unhinged commentary in the immediate aftermath of the eleventh of September attacks, with the understanding that in their shoes I’d be similarly shell-shocked. Even comedians lost their shit and demanded instant retribution. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, BBC, Brexit, Brown Bread, Central Committee, Christopher Hitchens, City of London, Cocaine, Daily Mail readers are the scum of the earth, David Starkey is a sad cunt, Diana Princess of Wales, Five French Republics already!, Howard Stern, Iraq, Kawasaki, Last days of Rome, Lenin, Limmy, Mao's Cultural Revolution, Massive Attack, Meghan Markle, Monarchy, MournHub, Nae football for the plebs, Patriot Act, Prince Andrew is a nonce, Queen Lizzie, The Queen, The Queen Is Dead, The Queen was dead down to earth at a charity do once, The Smiths, Trevor Noah, Westminster Hall, Wicker Man rituals with Mojitos, World Trade Center, Ze Germans
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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 