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French Communist Party Congress: Fabien Roussel to be Presidential candidate.
Roussel got 2.3% in the 2022 Presidential Elections. Fabien Roussel a été réélu ce dimanche à la tête du Parti communiste français, et bientôt candidat à l’élection présidentielle de 2027 ? Le secrétaire national du PCF Fabien Roussel a été reconduit dans ses fonctions avec 70,1 % des voix lors du congrès du parti à Lille. Sud […]
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Green Party ‘anti-Zionists’ organise.
Zany Zak the mythomane is in the news for his contrition over tax-dodging, “Polanski says he will pay any council tax owed linked to houseboat. “Zack Polanski has confirmed he will pay any outstanding council tax he owes, saying he believed he was not liable for the charge while living on a houseboat in London.” […]
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Farage and Marine le Pen: a Tale of Two Artful Dodgers.
“Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. France 24: Live: Le Pen holds party meeting after Paris court clears way for a 2027 presidential run French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen was holding a meeting Tuesday at her National Rally (RN) party headquarters following […]
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Call for Popular Unity behind Count Binface.
The International Committee of Pabloite liquidationism and the Posadist Fourth International have issued this statement: “The Intergalactic Count Binface is a doughty class warrior who has stood up for the rights of working class croissant eaters. He has a long class struggle history. All progressives should unite behind him.” This principled position stands in contrast […]
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Piers Corbyn to stand in Clacton, splitting the far-right vote.
Said to have some support from Farage voters by Frinton Greensward. Vote Piers Corbyn for Clacton Proper representation and accountability in science and politics — taken straight to Parliament “End Net Zero, rebuild the economy Scrap the punishing Net Zero agenda that drives up energy bills and kills industry. Rebuild a real, productive economy.” “No harmful […]
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Far Right ex Leftist Spikey ones attack Comrade Binface.
“Remote and ineffectual Spiky one. That dared attack my Binface.” Baroness Fox with friend: Brendan O’Neill Ex-RCP/Living Marxism. Spectator. Nigel Farage isn’t the one behaving badly in Clacton “The chattering classes are having a good old laugh at Nigel Farage. His triggering of a by-election in his own constituency of Clacton has descended into “farce”, […]
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WSWS on SWP Marxism Festival, “a demoralised gathering of political bankrupts”.
The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) does not mince its words. SWP Marxism Festival 2026: a demoralised gathering of political bankrupts. Taking the prize for the most cretinous report at Marxism 2026 was Héctor Sierra. His presentation, delivered at Sunday’s workshop, “Your Party: a modern day tragedy?” sought to shield Corbyn (and by extension […]
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Reza Pahlavi’s Thugs Attack Anti-Islamic Regime Protest in London.
· Workers’ Liberty, “On 11 July 2026, following a call by the British organisation Workers’ Liberty, a protest was held in front of the Iranian Embassy in London. The demonstration demanded the release of Yasser Ahmadi-Nezhad, a labour activist from the Iranian Oil Company who has been sentenced to 33 months in prison on charges […]
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The Post-Structuralist Argument Against (Institution-Enforced) Viewpoint Diversity
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Improved English-language month names
Anuary Bebruary Carch Dapril Eay Fune Guly Haugust Ieptember Joctober Kovember Lecember
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Greek plural
The woman at the supermarket checkout counter this morning had a nametag that said “Fatoumata”, \and my brain just wouldn't stop yelling at me that this was obviously the plural of “Fatouma”.
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Race-switching The Dukes of Hazzard
While the 2005 film remake of The Dukes of Hazzard was being planned, there were rumors that Anthony Anderson was being considered for the role of the villain, Boss Hogg . This would have been interesting, as Anderson is Black, and Hogg is not. But they ended up giving the role to Burt Reynolds. Boss Hogg is a malevolent but jolly buffoon, and I have trouble picturing handsome, self-possessed, well-built Burt Reynolds in the role. But I haven't seen the film, so maybe it worked. Today I saw a picture of Anderson and once again regretted the lost opportunity. But then I thought: why not a versi
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Richard Blair
Richard Blair, the adopted son of George Orwell, has a surprising amount to say about what his father was like, considering that he was four years old when Orwell died.
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On futile explanations
The best sentence I wrote last week: It's true that ‘California regulatory compliance / bureaucratic dysfunction’ is a plausible explanation, but without specific details it's unsatisfying in the same way as ‘it's God's will’: it applies equally well to all puzzles and it explains nothing.
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A difficulty in race-switching the Dukes of Hazzard
A couple of weeks ago I considered a version of The Dukes of Hazzard in which most of the characters, and the Duke Brothers themselves, were Black. I overlooked at least one important detail that I have not been able to resolve. I said: One thing absolutely must be changed: The General Lee must have a new name and it cannot have the Confederate flag on the roof. I said the new car could be named for Robert Smalls . It would be a black Dodge Charger, with the state flag of South Carolina on the roof. I'm still satisfied with this. But I forgot an important detail. The General Lee's horn plays t
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The horn of the Robert Smalls
I can't stop thinking about the Black-centered remake of The Dukes of Hazzard . (Previously: [ 1 ] [ 2 ].) In the previous article I observed that while I had found a satisfactory way to replace the General Lee (now the Robert Smalls) and its Confederate flag, I was stuck on its horn sound, which in the original plays “Dixie”. I workshopped this with Claude yesterday and found what I think is an excellent solution. James Brown's “I Got You (I Feel Good)” starts with: I feel good! (Wah-wah wah-wah wah-wah wah) Listen here Even the parts of this that aren't already horns still sound like horns!
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