Marco Rubio disgusts every decent human being. — © Mark Alexander
Friday, December 05, 2025
How Trump Turned Rubio Into a Sycophant
Marco Rubio disgusts every decent human being. — © Mark Alexander
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Trump disgusts every decent human being. If he doesn't disgust YOU, then you cannot be a decent human being! — © Mark Alexander
Thursday, December 04, 2025
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
July 30, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato · Krystian Zimerman · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan
Schumann / Grieg: Piano Concertos
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1982-01-01
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato · Krystian Zimerman · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan
Schumann / Grieg: Piano Concertos
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1982-01-01
For My 60th Birthday, I’m Taking Up Smoking
THE SPECTATOR: It's a selfish, unhealthy decision – and a joyous, life-affirming one
Next month I will be 60. It’s an unwelcome landmark birthday as far as I’m concerned but they say that taking up a new hobby or pastime is a good way to combat the advances of old age. So I’ve decided to take up smoking.
It was either that or something physical such as cycling or jogging or walking football but, to quote Ronnie Barker in Porridge: ‘What, with these feet?’ Besides, older cyclists look ridiculous, serious runners tend to look ten years older than they really are and as for walking football… what’s the point? No, smoking is easier, more pleasurable, more relaxing and even allows me to multi-task. I can enjoy a Camel Blue while birdwatching, walking the dog or listening to Northern Soul – all of which I also plan to do more of in my sixties. » | Mark Solomons | Monday, November 14, 2022
Next month I will be 60. It’s an unwelcome landmark birthday as far as I’m concerned but they say that taking up a new hobby or pastime is a good way to combat the advances of old age. So I’ve decided to take up smoking.
It was either that or something physical such as cycling or jogging or walking football but, to quote Ronnie Barker in Porridge: ‘What, with these feet?’ Besides, older cyclists look ridiculous, serious runners tend to look ten years older than they really are and as for walking football… what’s the point? No, smoking is easier, more pleasurable, more relaxing and even allows me to multi-task. I can enjoy a Camel Blue while birdwatching, walking the dog or listening to Northern Soul – all of which I also plan to do more of in my sixties. » | Mark Solomons | Monday, November 14, 2022
What’s the Point in a Generational Smoking Ban?
THE SPCTATOR: With the Tobacco and Vapes Bill travelling through the House of Lords, I think it’s high time we looked at the data justifying this almost unprecedented assault on liberty. Public health lobbyists and their politicians argue that without the incoming Generational Smoking Ban, smoking would continue to be prevalent amongst young people (16-24), which is when the vast majority of smokers initiate their lifetime consumption habit. » | Maxwell Marlow | Sunday, November 9, 2025
Le cannabis pour les plus jeunes, la kétamine chez les femmes… Qui sont les consommateurs et trafiquants de drogue en France ?
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Avec chaque jour 143 mis en cause pour trafic et 795 pour usage en moyenne, la guerre contre la drogue en France frise la haute intensité. Les hommes et les étrangers sont surreprésentés.
Dans la première monographie du Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) sur la drogue classée par type de substance, d’après les chiffres d’activité de la police et de la gendarmerie, la Guyane occupe une place singulière. S’agissant des mis en cause pour trafic de cocaïne, ces experts de Beauvau, rattachés à la direction générale de la police nationale, estiment que « la Guyane est le département le plus touché , avec 300 mis en cause pour 100 000 habitants, soit 1 mis en cause pour 340 habitants environ ». Dix fois la moyenne nationale. C’est dire l’emprise de ce phénomène sur un territoire par ailleurs marqué par une immigration illégale que l’État peine à maîtriser. » | Par Jean-Marc Leclerc | jeudi 4 décembre 2025
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Ces politiciens stupides, stupides, stupides continuent de mener une guerre contre le tabagisme, malgré tout ce qui se passe ! Quelle honte !
Diese dummen, dummen, dummen Politiker führen mit all diesem Mist weiterhin einen Krieg gegen das Rauchen der guten alten Zigarette! Schämt euch, ihr verdammten Kerle!
The stupid, stupid, stupid politicians continue to wage a war on the smoking of the humble cigarette with all this shit going on! Shame on the bloody lot of them! — © Mark Alexander
Dans la première monographie du Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) sur la drogue classée par type de substance, d’après les chiffres d’activité de la police et de la gendarmerie, la Guyane occupe une place singulière. S’agissant des mis en cause pour trafic de cocaïne, ces experts de Beauvau, rattachés à la direction générale de la police nationale, estiment que « la Guyane est le département le plus touché , avec 300 mis en cause pour 100 000 habitants, soit 1 mis en cause pour 340 habitants environ ». Dix fois la moyenne nationale. C’est dire l’emprise de ce phénomène sur un territoire par ailleurs marqué par une immigration illégale que l’État peine à maîtriser. » | Par Jean-Marc Leclerc | jeudi 4 décembre 2025
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Ces politiciens stupides, stupides, stupides continuent de mener une guerre contre le tabagisme, malgré tout ce qui se passe ! Quelle honte !
Diese dummen, dummen, dummen Politiker führen mit all diesem Mist weiterhin einen Krieg gegen das Rauchen der guten alten Zigarette! Schämt euch, ihr verdammten Kerle!
The stupid, stupid, stupid politicians continue to wage a war on the smoking of the humble cigarette with all this shit going on! Shame on the bloody lot of them! — © Mark Alexander
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Putin droht mit kompletter Einnahme des Donbass
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Abzug oder Krieg: Mit dieser Drohung erhöht Wladimir Putin den Druck auf die Ukraine. Kiew lehnt das strikt ab und warnt, Russland dürfe nicht für seinen Angriffskrieg belohnt werden.
Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin hat der Ukraine mit einer vollständigen militärischen Eroberung des Donbass gedroht, sollte Kiew seine Truppen nicht aus der Region abziehen. „Entweder wir befreien diese Gebiete mit Waffengewalt oder die ukrainischen Truppen verlassen diese Gebiete“, sagte Putin laut einem von Reuters zitierten Interviewausschnitt aus einem Gespräch mit dem indischen Sender India Today.
Putin verwies demnach darauf, dass Russland diese Forderung bei Gesprächen mit den Vereinigten Staaten wiederholt habe. Er sagte laut russischen Staatsmedien, Washington habe eine Aufteilung eines 28-Punkte-Plans zu einem möglichen Friedensabkommen in vier Themenblöcke vorgeschlagen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025
Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin hat der Ukraine mit einer vollständigen militärischen Eroberung des Donbass gedroht, sollte Kiew seine Truppen nicht aus der Region abziehen. „Entweder wir befreien diese Gebiete mit Waffengewalt oder die ukrainischen Truppen verlassen diese Gebiete“, sagte Putin laut einem von Reuters zitierten Interviewausschnitt aus einem Gespräch mit dem indischen Sender India Today.
Putin verwies demnach darauf, dass Russland diese Forderung bei Gesprächen mit den Vereinigten Staaten wiederholt habe. Er sagte laut russischen Staatsmedien, Washington habe eine Aufteilung eines 28-Punkte-Plans zu einem möglichen Friedensabkommen in vier Themenblöcke vorgeschlagen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025
Après avoir atteint son record absolu, les raisons de la chute aussi vertigineuse que brutale du bitcoin
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le plus célèbre des jetons numériques est tombé à 80 000 dollars le 21 novembre, effaçant près de 35 % de sa valeur. Il navigue désormais autour de 90 000 dollars.
La chute est aussi vertigineuse que brutale. Depuis son pic à 126 000 dollars, le 6 octobre, son record absolu, le bitcoin s’enfonce dans le rouge semaine après semaine. Le jeton numérique, qui fait office de boussole pour tout le marché des cryptos, est tombé à 80 000 dollars le 21 novembre, effaçant près de 35 % de sa valeur. Il navigue désormais autour de 92 000 dollars.
Les particuliers qui se sont rués sur le bitcoin ces derniers mois dans l’espoir de gains mirifiques, encaissent des pertes violentes. « Un certain nombre attendaient une porte de sortie autour des 140 000 à 150 000 dollars », rappelle Nicolas Chéron, analyste indépendant. Une zone de prix jamais atteinte. » | Par Jorge Carasso | mardi 4 décembre 2025
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La chute est aussi vertigineuse que brutale. Depuis son pic à 126 000 dollars, le 6 octobre, son record absolu, le bitcoin s’enfonce dans le rouge semaine après semaine. Le jeton numérique, qui fait office de boussole pour tout le marché des cryptos, est tombé à 80 000 dollars le 21 novembre, effaçant près de 35 % de sa valeur. Il navigue désormais autour de 92 000 dollars.
Les particuliers qui se sont rués sur le bitcoin ces derniers mois dans l’espoir de gains mirifiques, encaissent des pertes violentes. « Un certain nombre attendaient une porte de sortie autour des 140 000 à 150 000 dollars », rappelle Nicolas Chéron, analyste indépendant. Une zone de prix jamais atteinte. » | Par Jorge Carasso | mardi 4 décembre 2025
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Half of Europeans See Trump as Enemy of Europe, Survey Finds
THE GUARDIAN: Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU
Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
The nine-country poll for the Paris-based European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents wanted their country to stay in the EU, with almost as many saying leaving the union had harmed the UK.
Jean-Yves Dormagen, a political science professor and founder of the polling agency Cluster17, said: “Europe is not only facing growing risks, it is also undergoing a transformation of its historical, geopolitical and political environment. The overall picture [of the survey] portrays a Europe that is anxious, that is deeply aware of its vulnerabilities and that is struggling to project itself positively into the future.”
The polling found that an average of 48% of people across the nine countries see Trump as an outright foe – ranging from highs of 62% in Belgium and 57% in France to lows of 37% in Croatia and 19% in Poland. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Thursday, December 4, 2025
Enemy of Europe? That’s EXACTLY what Trump is! The sooner he is kicked out of office, the better! The better it will be for Europe, the better it will be for America, and the better it will be for the world. — © Mark Alexander
Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
The nine-country poll for the Paris-based European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents wanted their country to stay in the EU, with almost as many saying leaving the union had harmed the UK.
Jean-Yves Dormagen, a political science professor and founder of the polling agency Cluster17, said: “Europe is not only facing growing risks, it is also undergoing a transformation of its historical, geopolitical and political environment. The overall picture [of the survey] portrays a Europe that is anxious, that is deeply aware of its vulnerabilities and that is struggling to project itself positively into the future.”
The polling found that an average of 48% of people across the nine countries see Trump as an outright foe – ranging from highs of 62% in Belgium and 57% in France to lows of 37% in Croatia and 19% in Poland. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Thursday, December 4, 2025
Enemy of Europe? That’s EXACTLY what Trump is! The sooner he is kicked out of office, the better! The better it will be for Europe, the better it will be for America, and the better it will be for the world. — © Mark Alexander
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Trump Can’t Stay Awake While Destroying Our Country
Donald Trump is a DH. — © Mark Alexander
BBC: What’s the Monarchy For?
Broadcaster David Dimbleby has reported on countless royal occasions – from weddings to funerals and jubilees. But often he feels his role has been to help the palace and the people inside it present themselves as they want to be seen.
Now, as recent events put the family under the spotlight, Dimbleby probes politicians and royal insiders on fundamental questions about the institution at the heart of our national life.
In this episode, we are told the monarch is politically neutral and would never influence the running of the country – but is that really true?
How much power does the king or queen really have? And in a world where political leaders are continuingly under attack, what role is there for our unelected head of state?
Featuring interviews with royal insiders alongside political players such as David Cameron and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Less
Watch this BBC documentary here (if you can access the BBC.)
Now, as recent events put the family under the spotlight, Dimbleby probes politicians and royal insiders on fundamental questions about the institution at the heart of our national life.
In this episode, we are told the monarch is politically neutral and would never influence the running of the country – but is that really true?
How much power does the king or queen really have? And in a world where political leaders are continuingly under attack, what role is there for our unelected head of state?
Featuring interviews with royal insiders alongside political players such as David Cameron and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Less
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