Ed Sheeran was very upset, all of his support acts, and even his backing band, had deserted him, what was he going to do? Hind Rajab was very upset, everyone else in the car she was in had been murdered by the IOF, and she was terrified she would be next, what was she going … Continue reading Ed Sheeran And The Tears Of Privilege
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I Can’t Believe I Almost Said Something Nice About Ed Sheeran
So, I almost made the catastrophic mistake of saying something nice about Ed Sheeran. Don't get me wrong, what I almost said wasn't THAT nice. I was tempted to say that he deserved one cheer, as opposed to three. It's conceivable I came close to saying he deserved a square of applause, as opposed to … Continue reading I Can’t Believe I Almost Said Something Nice About Ed Sheeran
The Eurovision Boycott Isn’t Enough, But It’s Still Worth Something
Even though yesterday was the Eurovision final, Ireland did not take part in the Eurovision, along with Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland. This makes Ireland only one of five countries that took the step of refusing to participate in the Eurovision, and only one of three that refused to broadcast it, along with Span … Continue reading The Eurovision Boycott Isn’t Enough, But It’s Still Worth Something
Is It Time To Just Accept That Humanity Is Awful?
If anyone knows even a small bit about writing conventions, you'll probably notice, quite readily, that this title is an obvious example of Betteridge's Law Of Headlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines "Any headline (or in this case, blogpost title) that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." Hell, my last blogpost followed Betteridge's … Continue reading Is It Time To Just Accept That Humanity Is Awful?
Phase Three: Amnesia
In this blogpost, I talked about the reaction of world leaders, powerful people and famous people, to the genocide in Gaza, in terms of "phases": https://autismneurodiversity.com/2025/08/04/we-should-still-all-be-screaming/ Phase One: For the first approximately year and a half of the genocide, just keep deploying what I call the "Big Three" excuses, over, and over, and over, and … Continue reading Phase Three: Amnesia
The Media Is Telling You That You Are Worthless
So, something came on my radar over the last few days, which made me lose even more hope for this year called 2026. How can things seem so bad only 23 days in? And this is something I'd have preferred to ignore, and I was going to ignore it, for the sake of my health … Continue reading The Media Is Telling You That You Are Worthless
Every Day I Check The News To See If Heba Muraisi Is Still Alive
Heba Muraisi is dying slowly. She has been on hunger strike for 72 days. To put that in perspective, Terrence McSweeney, a Republican, and Lord Mayor Of Cork, in 1920 finally died after a 74 day hunger strike. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_MacSwiney Also on hunger strike is Kamran Ahmed, who has not eaten for 65 days. Also refusing … Continue reading Every Day I Check The News To See If Heba Muraisi Is Still Alive
I Yearn For The Days Of 2+2=5. Now We’re Into 2+2=Rectangle.
I'm going to start with a quote from 1984, even though quoting 1984 when talking about tyranny and political badness is such a cliché. “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” But here's the thing. I wish for the days of 2+2=5. Because … Continue reading I Yearn For The Days Of 2+2=5. Now We’re Into 2+2=Rectangle.
Do You Condemn Jens-Frederik Nielsen?
Good day to you, I'm completely Empty BBC Presenter. Now, this will be a very unusual episode, because while it is 8th January 2026 where you are, this broadcast is actually taking place 2 months in the future, on 8th March 2026. Perhaps it's down to wormholes or Higgs bosons or something, but our boffins … Continue reading Do You Condemn Jens-Frederik Nielsen?
How Long Will The Silence Continue?
I recently saw a video that absolutely broke my heart. In tears, Sudanese American mother Daad Khojali talks about how, no matter how brutal, no matter how evil what happens in Sudan is, very few people come to the protests. Daad is talking in the aftermath of an emergency protest for Sudan, when the RSF … Continue reading How Long Will The Silence Continue?
