So, it’s déjà vu all over again. That’s right, he’s back! Trumpenstein the Monster! Literal Russian-Agent Hitler! The Ayatollah of Orange Shinola! And this time he’s not screwing around!...

OK, this will be one of my non-satirical essays … or mostly non-satirical essays. It will serve as a companion piece to The New Normal Left, another non-satirical essay that...

Recently we were asked on Twitter to comment on the Elon Musk/Brazil situation. At the time we didn’t really see the point, coming so hot on the heels of...

Donald Trump is back on the app formerly known as Twitter. After almost four years in the “Truth Social” wilderness he sat down with Elon Musk for a 3-hour...

In the wake of the Southport attack and ensuing riots, we wrote that the agenda had become clear – it was about attacking free speech. Little did we suspect...

Those outside the UK might not have heard, but it’s been a violent week in the UK. Here’s a quick rundown of the official story so far: Four days...

It has been slouching toward Bethlehem for the last eight years. The gyre has been widening, the falcon turning and turning, the center losing hold, and so on. Its...

Have you noticed a lot of two-factor authentication prompts lately? Are you getting emailed verification codes that take forever to arrive, so you have to request another? Perhaps you...

Johan Eddebo Do you remember how the unconstitutional, pastel-authoritarian and totally batshit insane “Disinformation Governance Board” – with its Mary Poppins-cosplaying, Monty Python level of unintentional self-satirizing department head...

CJ Hopkins So, my trial for thoughtcrimes in New Normal Germany takes place next Tuesday, January 23rd. It will likely be a one-day affair. It’s open to the public,...

The following is our twitter (x) thread, compiled on Threadreader. They’ve outlined their plan for the GR & it’s an insane dystopian nightmare of enforced passivity, medical & climate...

Karen hunt “There can be no doubt that a historic battle is shaping up. I expect it to get worse. The hour is later than any of us realize.”...

CJ Hopkins It’s never a very enjoyable experience, facing the fact that you’ve been bamboozled. Realizing that you’ve fallen prey to an elaborate con, or PYSOP, is painful. It’s...

Karen Hunt “…With tears and toiling breath, I find thy cunning seeds, O million-murdering Death.” Ronald Ross, written in August 1897, following his discovery of malaria parasites in anopheline...

CJ Hopkins Our descent into City Airport was like the drop-ship scene in the movie Aliens. The BA CityFlyer Embraer 190, a narrow-body twin-engine airliner, rolled over into a 40-degree...

CJ Hopkins Well, it was touch and go there for a while, but it appears “free speech” has been saved again! That’s right, as I’m sure you’ve heard by...

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the...

CJ Hopkins The following is an open letter to Ella G. Irwin, Head of Twitter Trust and Safety, and Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, and anyone else at Twitter,...

Well, it’s May 1st – Happy May Day (Meme Day?) everyone! Where I live it has finally – finally – decided it might be Spring after all. My cat...

iain Davis There is a whiff of desperation in the air and it is emanating from the BBC. In a car crash of an interview, reminiscent of Kathy Newman’s self-immolating attempt...