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Continue reading →: Why I have nothing but contempt for electoral politicsIf humans lost the ability to lie, the electoral system, heavily reliant on deception and funding, would likely collapse, transforming political participation and accountability.
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Continue reading →: El teu nom Palestina (Your name Palestine)
Lluís Llach, one of the artists featured on my Tidal music streams for September this year, is probably not very well-known outside of Spain. Llach is a Catalan singer-songwriter who was a preeminent member of the Nova Cançó (New Song) movement in Spain, which defied the brutal fascist dictator Franco,…
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Continue reading →: Just an old dog learning new tricks
When I made the decision to retire, I didn’t envisage learning new skills to keep myself occupied. I arrogantly believed that I had enough hobbies and sufficient existing skills to absorb the idle time available to me. As it turned out, Isaac Asimov was spot on when he said, “You…
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Continue reading →: America is sick…It appears that America is unwilling to address one of its most pressing problems. It wants to spin it, monetise it, luxuriate in it. That heroism that the thinking world wants is hardly likely to materialise until human rights are revered more than Second Amendment rights.
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