French Police rush to stop a group of masked thugs that have been committing vandalism. Then they stop. When they realize they are their Undercover Police mates.

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Brazil is firmly in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and Big Tech, who are trying to destroy its democracy via their preferred presidential candidate. In response, millions are taking to the streets in support of President Lula. One of the most inspiring efforts I have seen in many years.

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Arguably, we shouldn't have to cost in this additional support. It should be covered by institutional admin support funded through the grant overheads we receive. But if you can actually recruit some specific person to assist, it will be worth it.

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I basically think if you've ever written a 'defence spending has to go up' column (and I've written a fair few), you have no business asking any one else to take a hit from *that* if you won't even take the hit of not being on X.

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Public executions were not abolished out of tenderness towards the criminal. They were abolished because of the effect on the people watching, and the dangers of making human death a source of commercial entertainment. Here's Charles Dickens in The Times, after witnessing an execution in 1849.

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