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Corporate Western media appears to celebrate Israel’s Illegal occupation of Lebanon
31 May 2026 @ 7:01 pm
Ethnic Cleansing — Several Western corporate media outlets have appeared to celebrate Israel’s illegal occupation of the Crusader-era Qal’at al-Shaqif Castle in southern Lebanon. “Captured a strategic mountain” At this point it sounds like AP is celebrating Israel’s unlawful occupation of Lebanon. https://t.co/b13dCVICHD — Assal Rad (@AssalRad) May 31, 2026 On Sunday, May 31, Israel […]
By HGBurnham’s no ‘King of the North – he’s the Menace from Manchester for the left
31 May 2026 @ 6:46 pm
In these quite frankly desperate times for British progressivism, with Keir Starmer’s deeply unpopular government crumbling under the weight of its own timid orthodoxy, many on the left are (still) casting about for a saviour. Enter Andy Burnham, the apparent “King of the North”, Greater Manchester Mayor, and newly energised contender for the Labour leadership. […]
By Rachael SwindonCanary Catch Up: Sauciness of Rivals and substanceless The Testaments
31 May 2026 @ 6:45 pm
Hello and welcome to Canary Catch Up. Each week, our resident telly addict Rachel Charlton-Dailey will bring us bang up to date with the shows she’s been obsessed with, what she’s hate-watching, and what she can’t wait to get stuck into. My God, it’s been hot this week, hasn’t it? I’m not made for this weather, […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyValued at €2.5 Billion: The 19 Most Valuable Players in the 2026 World Cup
31 May 2026 @ 6:33 pm
The battle for the World Cup is no longer confined to the pitch; it has extended into the global football market, where the market values of players reveal the scale of the stakes riding on their performance before the biggest football event on earth. As national teams prepare for the 2026 tournament, attention turns to […]
By Alaa ShamaliBritish company responsible for California chemical leak is building F-35 parts for Israel
31 May 2026 @ 6:21 pm
The military contractor responsible for a huge chemical leak in southern California is also manufacturing parts for F-35 jets for Israel. A 7,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured and threatened to explode at the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove, California, last week. It forced over 50,000 people to evacuate. Crucially, GKN is a British engineering company, headquartered […]
By HGWhy this stubborn cosmetics tycoon will make you root for a millionaire
31 May 2026 @ 6:15 pm
I don’t usually root for millionaires. In fact, I would say I have a visceral hatred for them. Most corporate biographies offer nothing but exploitative tales of untouchable oligarchs hoarding wealth at our expense. Yet the wild, radical journey of LUSH co-founder Mark Constantine breaks this mould entirely. Hearing about Mark’s humble beginnings, how he […]
By AntifabotStreeting does Blair’s bidding with call for more drilling
31 May 2026 @ 4:00 pm
On 26 May, the wax-faced war criminal Tony Blair returned with a half-baked essay on what the UK should do next. Among his widely-panned arguments was the suggestion that we need to increase North Sea drilling. And now, like clockwork, the Blairite homunculus Wes Streeting has stepped forwards to make roughly the same argument: Labour […]
By Willem MooreBurnham slams ‘desperate’ Farage over vile AI slop-post
31 May 2026 @ 3:52 pm
On 30 May, Nigel Farage posted the latest in a long line of dehumanising political ads. Reacting with more good humour than Farage deserved, Makerfield candidate Andy Burnham responded as follows: Are you getting desperate, lad? Maybe keep your crypto millions for something else. 😂 — Andy Burnham (@AndyBurnhamGM) May 30, 2026 Using refugees as […]
By Willem MooreTrump loses it as US’s 250th Anniversary plans collapse
31 May 2026 @ 3:45 pm
Trump — As we find ourselves in the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, the country is more American than ever. This isn’t a compliment, of course, but it is a way of introducing the chaos we’re seeing around the anniversary planning — chaos even right-wingers are calling out: I’m actually pretty pissed at how badly […]
By Willem MooreUS Congress moves to merge US and Israeli militaries — with Israel ‘leading’
31 May 2026 @ 3:34 pm
A bill before the US Congress seeks to essentially merge the US and Israeli militaries — with many saying it puts the IOF in the driving seat. Many would say the IOF already is, of course. The ‘United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative’ has been described as a “sweeping proposal” to merge the two militaries […]
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