I think these things are still relative. A couple of times I've eaten a burger in a rush at Parisian train stations, Expectations of zero, but results of far better than their British equivalent… (View Post)

If Le Pen does pull off a shock win, it would probably also partially be a third triumph for Russian online activity, propaganda and manipulation of Western divisions, after Brexit and Trump. (View Post)

I don't think that disqualifies him from historically being a Putin stooge, or even still being so. Trumpism is also larger than Trump, and several of the Trumpite outriders, like Bannon or Marj… (View Post)

Looks pretty open and shut in Le Pen's case, though. Huge undeclared party loans and donations apparently straight from Russia, even open public support and advocacy for his ridiculously staged … (View Post)

I suspect most of the 'left' was already pissed off when the left-right, public-private structure of Channel 4 first started to be unravelled and undermined in the 1990's. As discussed… (View Post)