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The Dying Mainstream Media

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

A couple of bits of news. First, in the UK: …record numbers of people are already abandoning the BBC, either giving up television altogether or migrating to more modern streaming services like Netflix and others, which offer a range of … Continue reading →

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Donkey Apocalypse

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

I don’t know about anyone else, but these days I’m beginning to suffer from Severe News Overdose Reaction Trauma ( SNORT). Among today’s headlines that have caused me to inhale sharply: “God Help Us” – British Army Readied In Case … Continue reading →

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Reporting Restrictions Lifted

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

There’s a trial going on somewhere, and here in the UK we’re not allowed to talk about it, lest the trial gets in any way prejudiced. I’m with Raedwald on this: When the trial is over we will learn the … Continue reading →

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Reporting Restrictions

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

I’ve mentioned Tommy Robinson a couple of times before. First time was a year ago, when I listened to him talking to James Delingpole. Second time was when I listened to him talking to Alex Jones, He is, I think, … Continue reading →

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The Problem Of Fake News

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

For the past few days I’ve been considering two events that happened almost simultaneously, on 1 October 2017: the Las Vegas shooting and the Catalan referendum. I’m now wondering whether both of them were fake news events, and didn’t happen. … Continue reading →

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