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Sean Combs – guilty on two charges, no bail
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking were not upheld. He has been denied bail and will remain in custody until sentencing on October 3rd when he could face 20 years in prison. Though the likelihood is … Read more
BBC and Israel/Gaza – damned if they do or don’t
The BBC are under fire for transmitting live a Glastonbury act chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’. And will likely be the focus of more criticism once Channel 4 tonight airs Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was made by two Emmy award-winning filmmakers and originally commissioned by the BBC but they refused … Read more
USA Health – robbing the sick pays for tax cuts
Millions of Americans will lose health insurance and thousands will die appears to be the prediction if Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is passed later this week. Slashing Medicaid funding to help offset the tax cuts and new spending has unsettled even a few Republicans. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the legislation would slash Medicaid … Read more
Dalai Lama – a life less ordinary
The Dalai Lama celebrating his 90th birthday this week has said he will have a successor after his death, ending years of uncertainty. He said only the foundation he set up could recognise a future Dalai Lama – “no one else has any such authority to interfere”. China’s government responded by saying it alone would … Read more
Jupiter – a child’s guide to growth
Zeus on the Loose: Unlock your Child’s Cosmic Superpower is a suitably exuberant title for an intriguing Jupiterian guide to junior development. Written by teacher and astrologer Alex Trenoweth, it brings her knowledge of the classroom to bear on Jupiter in each sign and its journey from birth, toddler years and onto school through squares, … Read more
Astrology – who gets a grip on life?
Why do certain individuals thrive undeservedly while others get landed with an unfair lifetime of setbacks? Why do others overcome monumentally horrible problems to thrive? Not much astrology here in terms of examples, more random and varied thoughts. What astrologers need to keep in mind is that not everyone lives out the full … Read more
US Supreme Court – erasing checks and balances
The latest ruling from the USA Supreme Court was described by Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the three dissenting justices, as “profoundly dangerous, since it gives the Executive the go-ahead to sometimes wield the kind of unchecked, arbitrary power the Founders crafted our Constitution to eradicate”. She also calls the ruling an “existential threat to … Read more
NASA – ground control out of service
NASA, the USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is under threat with major budget cuts mooted for the near future which would put at risk future space exploration. For an organization which put a man on the moon, sent a rover to Mars and unlocked some of the greatest secrets of the universe’ this has … Read more
Keir Starmer – the storm is up, hazard looms ++ the Chancellor’s tears
Keir Starmer in office but not in control flip flops constantly – winter fuel, gender identity, welfare, immigration – blown hither and thither by activists in his party, seemingly incapable of defending what in certain instances are perfectly sensible policies and comments. There is not much new to say – he was always due … Read more