charlie's speech....
"I am standing here in this exquisite Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle, so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father.
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nuclear weapons can convey substantial benefits, including the destruction of humanity,\....
A recent article in the establishment security journal Foreign Affairs makes the case for nuclear proliferation among America’s allies. Not only are its arguments unsound, but they also understate the willingness of the US’s rivals to respond in kind.
boasting about grabbing.....
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will keep or sell oil confiscated from Venezuela – what precedent does it set?
the solemn beauty and spiritual gravity of the holy days in moscow.....
A city reveals itself only in motion; to stand still is to know nothing essential of it.
a state-of-the-art building for prawns...
For the past 35 years, Carmelo Lombardo has never missed a Christmas working in the same stand at the Sydney Fish Market.
But this year, the last Christmas at the cornflower blue concrete structure before the new fish market opens next year, the 36-hour trading blitz feels bittersweet.
zelensky's made-up 20 points peace concoction....
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has unveiled a 20-point draft peace framework which he claims Kiev has been discussing with the US, presenting the document as a proposed basis for ending the conflict with Russia.
her failure wears a blue jacket and a pair of black pants.....
Ursula von der Leyen’s perma-smile is morphing into a rictus grin.
2025 could have been the year the six-year Commission president made her long-held ambition to make the EU a geopolitical powerhouse a reality.
wokeism diminishing....
WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE THE VANISHING/RESURGENT PUSH FOR WOKEISM... FROM THE ONSET WE SHOULD STATE THAT THE LGBTi MOVEMENT DESERVES RESPECT AND ACCEPTANCE — AS WE HAVE DONE MANY TIMES ON THIS HONEST SITE... BUT THE MOVEMENT — A SMALL LOUD MINORITY — DOES NOT DESERVE TO RULE EVERYONE AS IT HAS TRIED TO DO.
the mad new year is just around the corner....
The air smells [stinks] of after Christmas
Decaying prawn shells and mouldy turkey breast
Ham rotting under the sun and a shower of rain
Stale bread, fruit-fly salad quietly abuzz from Jane
Extended families have gone back home to the west
Street-sleepers braseros have extinguished