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Public InquiryInterested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
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WorldbyStorm - 12:45 Sat Jan 24, 2026 Great short interview in the Observer this last week with Ian Leslie, the author of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs, which adds to the now incredibly tall pile of books on, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. I’ve a few books on the Beatles, none on the Stones. That betrays my own bias … Continue reading "The Beatles, and – yeah – the Stones…"
WorldbyStorm - 10:52 Sat Jan 24, 2026 There’s 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. 3,200 Leo satellites and now Jeff Bezos/Blue Origin are promising another network of 5,408 satellites. Bezos through Amazon is involved in Leo. It’s not just US billionaires: A handful of Chinese companies are swiftly deploying similar satellite networks to get up to pace with Starlink, which has proved key … Continue reading "Too many satellites?"
irishelectionliterature - 04:55 Sat Jan 24, 2026 Waxahatchee are based around singer songwriter Kathryn Crutchfield. They had originally been a solo project and have kind of gone from an Indie sound to a Country Rock sound with a full backing band (which gained a Grammy nomination in 2025 for her last album ‘Tigers Blood’). Crutchfield is also a member of the duo … Continue reading "This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to… Waxahatchee"
WorldbyStorm - 10:31 Fri Jan 23, 2026 Well, actually, more an entertaining spat between Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk over Ryanair, this last week. The Guardian notes: Elon Musk has floated the idea of buying the budget airline Ryanair, escalating his public spat with the Irish carrier?s boss, Michael O?Leary. The two outspoken businessmen have locked horns since last week, when O?Leary … Continue reading "Ryanair ? An exchange of views"
WorldbyStorm - 10:29 Fri Jan 23, 2026 What a strangely delicate way of putting a certain Irish political party’s history, this in a piece on how Eddie Hobbs has no ambitions to be an ‘Irish Trump’ following on from his participation in various events, not least Steve Bannon’s podcast. All interesting to a point, if entirely marginal nonetheless. But in discussing his … Continue reading "Remembering Renua"
WorldbyStorm - 10:15 Fri Jan 23, 2026 Mentioned the other day that what is currently happening, with the superpower going overtly rogue must have something like the psychological impact of the pandemic on some people. It’s too large to comprehend for many, too difficult to believe that Washington D.C. could operate in quite this way for some. Certainly seems to be so … Continue reading "Denialism about the state the world is in"
WorldbyStorm - 12:05 Thu Jan 22, 2026 I’m not one to follow the Commonwealth Games so I was unaware of the flag that the Northern Ireland team participating walks under. Hoo, boy! Wow. It’s not uncontroversial, that’s for sure. Behold the Ulster Banner. Last time I saw that there was a bunch of them adorned on lamp posts northwest of Omagh on … Continue reading "That NI Commonwealth Games flag" |