Category Archives: Government

Ah, those good old days of Empire. They were special.

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: King Charles delivered a speech about Britain’s abuses during their colonization of Kenya in which he failed to offer an apology, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bemoaned the fall of the Ottoman Empire at a rally … Continue reading →

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Last week I voted. What happened?

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Naomi

Well, nothing. Except I voted. I have a feeling I’ve said much of this previously but it’s important so here I am, saying it again. Because I spend some time on Twitter (I don’t care what that crazy man calls … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Life: The only laugh I’ve had in weeks

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A train carrying hundreds of members and officials of the European Parliament took a wrong turn and ended up at Disneyland.  (How does a train take a “wrong turn”?)

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