#ICYMI with Polly Boiko
Now that Julian Assange has been unceremoniously removed from Ecuador’s London embassy, there’s no shortage of opinions on the founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. There are two very distinct tribes forming. His supporters see...Apr 19, 2019 15:35- #ICYMI with Polly Boiko takes a sideways glance at the details you missed lurking in the crevices of the world’s big stories. If you’re easily triggered or crave safe spaces, do not click on this link!
- #ICYMI: Julian Assange doesn’t need to be a great guy to be a free speech championNow that Julian Assange has been unceremoniously removed from Ecuador’s London embassy, there’s no shortage of opinions on the founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. There are two very distinct tribes forming. His supporters see...Apr 19, 2019 15:35
- #ICYMI: Civil war in Libya? NATO’s freedom bombs have created a real geopolitical pickleIt might be hard to believe, but NATO’s bombing campaign to remove Muammar Gaddafi from power in Libya eight years ago has not led to a new era of peace and prosperity. In fact, it looks like a new revolution is on the way. Blowing in from the...Apr 12, 2019 13:38
- #ICYMI: Mueller’s collusion delusion: US media is furious their president isn’t a Russian spyThe dysfunction in American politics has reached the bizarre stage where there is visible anger that President Donald Trump didn’t collude with Russia to take the office.Russiagate has been a fixture in the news for two years, where the media...Mar 29, 2019 13:39
- #ICYMI: Does mosque massacre livestream show we need online censorship to save us from ourselves?Perhaps one of the most shocking elements of the livestreaming of a mosque massacre by a racist lunatic in New Zealand was just how many people went online to watch it. Facebook took down the video of the killing spree millions of times, and YouTube...Mar 22, 2019 15:48
- #ICYMI: US airstrikes increase in a secret, secret war in Somalia, and no one’s paying attentionWith so many little wars to keep track of, you probably haven’t noticed that the US has quietly been increasing its airstrikes against targets in Somalia. It seems few people in Washington have either. In recent months, dozens of Al-Shabaab...Mar 15, 2019 14:45
- #ICYMI: Transgender athletes: Playing the field or playing the system?The debate over whether transgender female athletes competing in elite women’s sport have an unfair advantage has ended in the usual way, with cries of transphobia against anyone who believes they do. It boils down to the rights of transgender...Mar 8, 2019 15:16
- #ICYMI: Crisis in Kashmir: Can someone just explain who the bad guys are?When two nuclear powers start firing missiles at each other, it’s nice to know who to blame, which is why we have the mainstream media. But the general coverage of the developing conflict between India and Pakistan in Kashmir has been...Mar 1, 2019 16:53
- #ICYMI: Desperate times – British diplomacy ain’t what it used to be (VIDEO)Prime Minister Theresa May’s constant voyages back and forth to be rejected by Brussels over Brexit are familiar to most people who are paying attention. However, in recent weeks, other frontline government ministers have managed to upset...Feb 22, 2019 14:03
- #ICYMI: Russian stooges – why are there so many, and how do you become one?For most of us, Russian stooges are not always easy to spot, which is why we have media outlets like MSNBC or Fox News to tell us who they are. Sanders, Corbyn, Gabbard, Trump – all lucky enough to be have been chosen for a life of stoogery....Feb 15, 2019 16:42
- #ICYMI: The first rule of blackface – just don’t do it… EVER!It is increasingly clear that the rules of blackface are confusing some people, leaving many at the mercy of the angry mob online and off. The virtual pitch-forkers especially offer no mercy and no clemency. So ICYMI nervously and reluctantly delves...Feb 8, 2019 14:57
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