Ten surprisingly good things that happened in 2022
https://popularresistance.org/ten-surprisingly-good-things-that-happened-in-2022/
Christmas Jottings from North Queensland
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/12/christmas-jottings-from-north-queensland/
Why Time Isn’t Ripe For Ukraine Talks
https://orientalreview.org/2022/12/24/why-time-isnt-ripe-for-ukraine-talks/
Photo via dacian dorca-street photographie on Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0.I have never thought about what I would look like as a superhero or a spaceman or, I dunno, a lion. As such, I’ve never had the desire to submit photos of myself to an AI generator to spit out stunning images of my likeness in technicolour. And I don’t begrudge the folks who have done this — they all look really, really good.
The number of strikes has intensified. However, there is no attempt yet to bring the strikes together in one general public sector strike. Nothing less will suffice to break the bosses resolve. This article explains why. The capitalists in England have their back to the wall or is it the cliff?!
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) with Chairman of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev, Beijing, December 21, 2022The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken probably thought that in his self-appointed role as the world’s policeman, it was his prerogative to check out what is going on between Germany, China and Russia that he wasn’t privy to. Certainly, Blinken’s call to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday turned out to be a fiasco.
The New Dark Age 