China, understandably sensitive about encirclement, will be forced to act when a shift in the domestic policies of neighbouring countries represent an unacceptable risk to its own security. This mirrors how the US treats Latin America under the ‘Monroe Doctrine’. How … Read More »
Mike at a Papa Soul bash … Read More »
Bottlenose dolphins have been observed in group orgies, using snouts, flippers and flukes to rub the protruding clitorises and penises of their peers. Direct stimulation of the clitoris has also been observed in sexual interactions between only females. We can’t scan … Read More »
If you believe situations like Kazakhstan and Myanmar to be popular uprisings against brutal dictators, you are unconnected to reality. Brian Berletica (today, below) I can’t overstate the folly of thinking events in Kazakhstan can be grasped by careful readings … Read More »
The other day I liked – both in the FB and literal sense – the post of a friend who’d offered this image. But isn’t it incompatible with the image I posted a few days ago? Only if we have … Read More »
And thanks to another FB pal, Michael Stowell, for this. *
And then it gets down to the level of farce, as the EU starts calling on Kazakh authorities to “respect the right to peaceful protests.” As in allowing total anarchy, robbery, looting, hundreds of vehicles destroyed, attacks with assault rifles, … Read More »
January 5, 2022 provided perfect conditions at Attenborough Nature Reserve. After a spell of warm and wet, the fifth day of the year saw temperatures drop – and lashings of sunshine. The birds were out in force. No excuse, then, … Read More »
Two days ago I noted how corporate media in the West give even positive news about China a negative spin by appending the rhetorical question, but at what cost? I should have added that China’s ultra-leftist critics, imperialism’s useful idiots, … Read More »