# politician (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover politician. Page: Feed: --- ## [Flip a coin](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/22/flip-a-coin/) _2026-08-22 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ For JDS with love I had a recent conversation about coin flipping. Tom Stoppard’s earliest of many great plays is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The title of the play is taken from a line in Hamlet, in which these characters play a small part in the greater drama. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are minor players \[…\] ## [The Slop of the Deal](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/22/the-slop-of-the-deal/) _2026-08-22 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ Threats, lies, bullying, beating another party to death is not negotiation. Which explains the long list—a lifetime—of failed Trump negotiations, as a “businessman” and as president. Lose-lose describes many of these deals. The latest is the abandoned attempt to reach a trade deal with Canada, with Canadian retaliatory tariffs now about to be put in \[…\] ## [A solution to all our dislocation and feeling lost. Get a mat and cushion and sit (no meditation needed).](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/22/a-solution-to-all-our-dislocation-and-feeling-lost-get-a-mat-and-cushion-and-sit-no-meditation-needed/) _2026-08-22 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ Many are feeling dislocated and lost right now. Even the rich and powerful may look around at all the gold they have attached to every available surface in their house and still feel dislocated and lost. I think about what simple single solution there might to all of the challenges we are currently facing. Not \[…\] ## [In the News (#1665)](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/22/in-the-news-1665/) _2026-08-22 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ Torture, brutality, and abuse \[are\] endemic to New York’s prisons. – Jerome Wright Vulture Watching (#1451) I doubt this will do very much good until the current SCOTUS is neutralized: …a U.S. district court judge in Idaho ruled that women have a constitutional right to abortion to preserve their physical and mental health. Not just to \[…\] ## [Weaponizing the Dollar: Why Washington’s “Economic D-Day” Will Backfire](https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/weaponizing-the-dollar-why-washingtons) _2026-08-22 · Karl Dickey · Karl Dickey's Freedom Vanguard_ As Washington threatens allies with secondary sanctions and global financial blockades, coercive economic warfare accelerates de-dollarization and erodes American prosperity. ## [Friday Talking Points -- Progressives Gathering Steam](http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/08/21/friday-talking-points-progressives-gathering-steam/) _2026-08-22 · Chris Weigant · ChrisWeigant.com_ Much is being made over the ideological struggle happening within the Democratic Party, with some likening it to a "Democratic Tea Party," or even a civil war among Democrats. Both terms are a bit overblown, but there is indeed a struggle for the soul of the party happening. It didn't spring into existence overnight, or even with the election of New York City's Mayor Zohran Mamdani, for that… ## [Bread and Circuses: If Americans are comfortable and entertained, will many overlook the devolution of democracy? (2019)](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/21/bread-and-circuses-if-americans-are-comfortable-and-entertained-will-many-overlook-the-devolution-of-democracy-2019/) _2026-08-21 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ I published this post in 2019. You may be able to tell it is dated, since it begins with “A good economy, at least for the moment.” So it goes. I’ve been a fan of this book for a long time. If it made sense when it was published in 1985, and made more sense \[…\] ## [The US Debt Hit 40 Trillion Dollars. Washington Chooses Inflation Over Solvency.](https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/the-us-debt-hit-40-trillion-dollars) _2026-08-21 · Karl Dickey · Karl Dickey's Freedom Vanguard_ Washington cannot tax its way out of this deficit. Real structural reform requires strict spending caps, sound money, and an end to business as usual. ## [Bluebells](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/21/bluebells/) _2026-08-21 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ Sex workers have been asking this question for 20 years. — Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-07-16T16:58:18.635Z There is a product called "Suddenly Salad" which I've always thought had the most bizarre name. In my imagination, the ways that product works is one opens the box, then at some unknown point in the next 24 hours the \[…\] ## [A Woman Was Left On Hospital Floor For Seven Hours](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/21/a-woman-was-left-on-hospital-floor-for-seven-hours/) _2026-08-21 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ A woman says she was left in agony on a hospital floor for seven hours after almost collapsing while out shopping. Tammi Radcliffe, 31, almost collapsed from a burst of excruciating stomach pain while picking up groceries in ASDA. She called an ambulance, was given IV paracetamol, and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital in Continue reading "A Woman Was Left On Hospital Floor For Seven Hours" ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EYpvtiDFduTx) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Program Note](http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/08/20/program-note-104/) _2026-08-20 · Chris Weigant · ChrisWeigant.com_ My apologies, but today was yet another day where I had so many things to get done in real life that I didn't have time to write a new column. What I wanted to write about was a spectacular upset in a Pennsylvania state house district where the Democrat, Brandon Dukes, narrowly defeated his \[...\] ## [Aid Organizations Call on Austria to Fulfill Its Responsibilities in UN Security Council](https://www.vindobona.org/article/aid-organizations-call-on-austria-to-fulfill-its-responsibilities-in-un-security-council) _2026-08-20 · Vindobona_ On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, Austrian aid organizations are calling on the federal government to use its upcoming membership on the UN Security Council (2027–2028) to pursue a clear, values-based foreign policy. The focus is on protecting the civilian population and banning the use of hunger as a weapon of war. ## [Council Blunder: Social Home Sold, Rent Explodes, Tenants Told To Feck Off](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/20/council-blunder-social-home-sold-rent-explodes-tenants-told-to-feck-off/) _2026-08-20 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ Social housing tenants are now at risk of homelessness after a Westminster Council blunder allowed 16 supposedly protected homes to be sold off and turned into private rentals. Residents living in Gem House, Marylebone, say their new private landlord has hiked rents to as much as eight times their current payments — telling them to Continue reading "Council Blunder: Social Home Sold, Rent… ## [The U.S. national debt has reached another unsustainable level. That is the Trump plan.](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/20/the-u-s-national-debt-has-reached-another-unsustainable-level-that-is-the-trump-plan/) _2026-08-20 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ Conservatives talk about reducing the U.S. national debt, the difference between expenses and income. Trump and his cronies, despite blah-blah-blah, want the national debt to increase to this unsustainable level. When the debt becomes an even bigger emergency than it already is, those in power will call for a drastic end to most government services \[…\] ## [Heart Scan Mistake — Come Forward For Safety’s Sake](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/20/heart-scan-mistake-come-forward-for-safetys-sake/) _2026-08-20 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ The radiology consultant at Royal Derby Hospital had been under review since concerns were first raised by cardiology colleagues in November 2020. As the re‑examination progressed, clinical teams began identifying cases where misinterpretation of imaging may have altered treatment pathways, including delayed diagnoses, inappropriate reassurance, and missed signs of serious cardiac disease. The… ## [Throwback Thursday’s Bath](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/20/throwback-thursdays-bath/) _2026-08-20 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ ## [French Conglomerate Paprec Acquires a Majority Stake in the Austrian Company Brantner Green Solutions](https://www.vindobona.org/article/french-conglomerate-paprec-acquires-a-majority-stake-in-the-austrian-company-brantner-green-solution) _2026-08-20 · Vindobona_ A major change is underway in the European waste management and recycling industry: The French Paprec Group is acquiring an 80 percent stake in Brantner Green Solutions, the environmental and waste management division of the long-established Krems-based company Brantner. ## [Jealous Of A Motability Car](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/20/jealous-of-a-motability-car/) _2026-08-20 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ If you’re jealous of a Motability car, then be honest with yourself: you’re not coveting the vehicle, you’re throwing a full‑body tantrum because disabled people get the accommodations that stop them being trapped indoors — so if you want the car, take the pain, the fatigue, the hospital bingo card and the mobility aids too, Continue reading "Jealous Of A Motability Car" ## [A System That Won’t Define Who’s Protected Puts Every Disabled Person At Risk](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/20/a-system-that-wont-define-whos-protected-puts-every-disabled-person-at-risk/) _2026-08-20 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ Reform UK’s welfare plan is dangerous because it creates a harsher, undefined category of “severely disabled,” leaving millions of disabled people unsure whether they would still qualify for essential support, despite evidence from the IFS that their system would be significantly harder to access and risk repeating past failures that have already caused serious harm Continue reading "A System That… ## [Look After Our Own Collapses When The Vulnerable Become The Targets](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/20/look-after-our-own-collapses-when-the-vulnerable-become-the-targets/) _2026-08-20 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ The “look after our own” argument collapses the moment the same politicians turn around and target the very people they claimed to be protecting — disabled, sick, low‑income British citizens. When politicians say “look after our own” but target disabled people, they expose the truth that cruelty never protects anyone — it only spreads, and Continue reading "Look After Our Own Collapses When The… ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/503CgGgnpBGA) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Shocking Progressive Upset In Florida](http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/08/19/shocking-progressive-upset-in-florida/) _2026-08-19 · Chris Weigant · ChrisWeigant.com_ Progressives just scored a truly shocking victory in last night's Florida primary election, as state lawmaker Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in the Democratic nomination race for a Senate seat, by a whopping 12 points. The biggest takeaway from this race was that Vindman had raised 16 times the amount of money that Nixon did, but in the end it just didn't matter. The other big takeaway from the… ## [Luxury at Kuchelauer Harbor with the “Waterline” Residential Project in Vienna-Döbling](https://www.vindobona.org/article/luxury-at-kuchelauer-harbor-with-the-waterline-residential-project-in-vienna-dobling) _2026-08-19 · Vindobona_ Living right on the Danube with a private dock and concierge service: The real estate service provider IMMOcontract is handling the sale of the exclusive new-construction project “Waterline” in Vienna’s upscale 19th district, Döbling. Marketing of the units is currently in full swing. ## [City Airport Train to Switch to Road Transport Starting August 24: New Generation of Trains to Follow in 2027](https://www.vindobona.org/article/city-airport-train-to-switch-to-road-transport-starting-august-24-new-generation-of-trains-to-follow) _2026-08-19 · Vindobona_ An unexpected cable fire in the Vienna Praterstern area and the upcoming major renovation of the Vienna S-Bahn main line are causing changes to the Vienna airport shuttle service. The City Airport Train (CAT) is moving up its planned transition to road transport by two weeks: Starting August 24, 2026, “CAT by bus” will begin operating at frequent intervals in cooperation with Blaguss. At the same… ## [In the News (#1664)](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/19/in-the-news-1664/) _2026-08-19 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ Fuck everything about this. – anonymous BMW owner Policing for Profit There are many ways for cops to enrich themselves at others’ expense: \[Cops typically\] use…their authority to line their own pockets…\[but\] members of Georgia State Patrol…\[came up with a new scam: they\] filed or attempted to file insurance claims against drivers they…in\[tentionally rammed with \[…\] ## [Palm Beach County Clerk Mike Caruso Arrested on Five Felony Child Sex Abuse Charges, Suspended by DeSantis](https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/palm-beach-county-clerk-mike-caruso) _2026-08-19 · Karl Dickey · Karl Dickey's Freedom Vanguard_ The Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller is jailed without bond on child abuse charges as past investigations and political vetting come under immediate scrutiny. ## [Sonia Farrey Takes Over as the U.K.'s Representative to the UN in Vienna Amid Global Security Concerns](https://www.vindobona.org/article/sonia-farrey-takes-over-as-the-u-k-s-representative-to-the-un-in-vienna-amid-global-security-concern) _2026-08-19 · Vindobona_ From conflict zone expert to chief diplomat at the IAEA and CTBTO: A profile of Sonia Farrey’s career path and the future challenges facing British diplomacy. ## [60-Day Deadline Passes With No End In Sight](http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/08/18/60-day-deadline-passes-with-no-end-in-sight/) _2026-08-19 · Chris Weigant · ChrisWeigant.com_ Yesterday was supposed to be a big deadline. Yesterday was 60 days from when Donald Trump signed the "Memorandum Of Understanding" with Iran, and was theoretically going to be when the final peace agreement between the two nations would be finalized. Needless to say, the deadline passed without this actually happening. The M.O.U. completely collapsed soon after it was agreed to, which made the… ## [Shark Jewelry As Protection from Trump (2018)](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/18/shark-jewelry-as-protection-from-trump-2018/) _2026-08-18 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ “I would never donate to any charity that helps sharks. I hope all the sharks die.”–Donald Trump As you’ll see in the below post from 2018, Stormy Daniels reported Trump’s attitude towards sharks, which she said was an obsession. At that point, I suggested that shark jewelry might be a way to protect us from \[…\] ## [Austria's Meinl-Reisinger Calls for a Clean Break in the Conflict During a Phone Call with Tehran](https://www.vindobona.org/article/austrias-meinl-reisinger-calls-for-a-clean-break-in-the-conflict-during-a-phone-call-with-tehran) _2026-08-18 · Vindobona_ Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) sought direct contact with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi by telephone. But what is the context behind these efforts, and how successful can they be? ## [IAEA Expresses Concern: Nuclear Material Discovered in Syria and Drone Attack on the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant](https://www.vindobona.org/article/iaea-expresses-concern-nuclear-material-discovered-in-syria-and-drone-attack-on-the-zaporizhzhya-nuc) _2026-08-18 · Vindobona_ The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is currently facing two major security challenges. In Syria, the transitional government announced that it had discovered previously undeclared nuclear material. At the same time, the situation surrounding the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is occupied by Russian troops, continues to escalate. ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G8GgteeJoXvR) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [UN Drug Control Board Sounds the Alarm: How Laboratory Equipment Is Flowing Unnoticed Into the Drug Trade](https://www.vindobona.org/article/un-drug-control-board-sounds-the-alarm-how-laboratory-equipment-is-flowing-unnoticed-into-the-drug-t) _2026-08-18 · Vindobona_ Whether tablet presses, mixers, reaction vessels, or glass flasks: What are everyday tools in the pharmaceutical industry, at universities, or in cosmetics manufacturing also form the technical backbone of illegal drug production. The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has now released a comprehensive global report and warns of massive gaps in the monitoring of this… ## [Buddha’s Golden Rule](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/18/buddhas-golden-rule/) _2026-08-18 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ Do not what is evil. Do what is good. Keep your mind pure. This is the teaching of Buddha. There is no formal or official Golden Rule in Buddhism. There is no formal or official Bible in Buddhism. The closest may be the Dhammapada, a concise and widely read and studied collection of what the \[…\] ## [Why Kevin Hart Gets Free Fast Food While Americans Struggle With Housing](https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/why-kevin-hart-gets-free-fast-food) _2026-08-18 · Karl Dickey · Karl Dickey's Freedom Vanguard_ Market perks do not create poverty, but government zoning and currency inflation do. ## [The Student Debt Trap: Why Government Subsidies Destroyed College Affordability](https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/the-student-debt-trap-why-government) _2026-08-18 · Karl Dickey · Karl Dickey's Freedom Vanguard_ As monthly payments quadruple and defaults surge, Washington’s trillion-dollar higher-ed bubble proves politicians can’t fix the crisis they created. ## [Diary #842](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/18/diary-842/) _2026-08-18 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ One really nice thing about the climate here at Sunset is that when I pick blackberries, I can wear a long-sleeved top to protect my arms from the thorns; in Louisiana and Oklahoma it’s much too hot for that. So when I noticed late last week that there were plenty of ripe blackberries, I put \[…\] ## [Ignored Symptoms Cost Lives](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/18/ignored-symptoms-cost-lives/) _2026-08-18 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ Zahida Allen’s situation is exactly that: serious. Her father’s death wasn’t just a private family tragedy; it became a public example of how symptoms can be missed, dismissed, or normalised until it’s too late. The timeline she described — repeated GP visits, persistent bowel symptoms, blood in stool, weight loss, fatigue, and still being sent Continue reading "Ignored Symptoms Cost Lives" ## [MIDNIGHT PASSPORT: One More Song Before Dawn](https://johnnypunish.substack.com/p/midnight-passport-one-more-song-before) _2026-08-18 · Johnny Punish · The Punish Underground_ Ten songs. Ten stories. A musical passport stamped after midnight ## [Trump's Dangerous WWII Nostalgia](http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/08/17/trumps-dangerous-wwii-nostalgia/) _2026-08-17 · Chris Weigant · ChrisWeigant.com_ Many curmudgeonly older people long for the past. They want the world to be simpler -- as it was when they were growing up. Most of them, however, don't have the power to impose their living-in-the-past will upon the world. So they have to be content with grumbling about modern life and being an embarrassment to their children and grandchildren. ## [An insurmountable difficulty is a sun](https://bobmschwartz.com/2026/08/17/an-insurmountable-difficulty-is-a-sun/) _2026-08-17 · Bob Schwartz · Bob Schwartz_ Une difficulté est une lumière. Une difficulté insurmontable est un soleil: ‘A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.’Paul Valéry From the Introduction to The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling: But the core of questions in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, the ‘philosophy of’ pursuits, and the rest, remain; they are \[…\] ## [National Sauna‑Tragedy](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/17/national-sauna-tragedy/) _2026-08-17 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ A recent study found that some social renters had been driven to sleeping on balconies and in gardens, or using makeshift solutions like taping damp sheets to windows. These flats are so bloody hot it’s basically a slow cooker with rent — and if the council thinks that’s acceptable, they can go round and sit Continue reading "National Sauna‑Tragedy" ## [EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Pedophile Backed by ACLU Suing Indiana Prison Officials for Tax-Payer Funded Surgeries](https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-pedophile-backed-by-aclu-suing-indiana-prison-officials-for-tax-payer-funded-surgeries/) _2026-08-17 · Genevieve Gluck · Reduxx_ A trans-identified male serving a 27-year sentence for the incestuous rape of his young sister is suing the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Corrections in an attempt to overturn a state ban on using taxpayer funding to provide transsexual medical procedures to convicted criminals – and, presumably, to ultimately secure a transfer to a \[…\] The post EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Pedophile Backed… ## [Disabled Essex Woman’s Life Is On Hold — And She’s Done Waiting](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/17/disabled-essex-womans-life-is-on-hold-and-shes-done-waiting/) _2026-08-17 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ Sara Stacey is a 40‑year‑old woman with muscular dystrophy — specifically, Rigid Spine Syndrome, a progressive condition that weakens muscles, restricts breathing, and limits mobility. She is a full‑time powered wheelchair user. She has driven since she was 16, using adapted vehicles to maintain the independence that her condition tries to take from her. And Continue reading "Disabled Essex… ## [Unwelcome Mat](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/17/unwelcome-mat/) _2026-08-17 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ Computers can be useful tools or servants, but they are not human; they have no feelings and no dignity, and humans have no more obligation to treat them as equals than we have toward any other machine. If you don’t think humans need to get the consent of a power saw or dishwasher before using \[…\] ## [Sharp Criticism from Salzburg's IKG President Rosen Calls for the Dismissal of Israeli Security Minister Ben-Gvir](https://www.vindobona.org/article/sharp-criticism-from-salzburgs-ikg-president-rosen-calls-for-the-dismissal-of-israeli-security-minis) _2026-08-16 · Vindobona_ Criticism is mounting significantly following controversial statements by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. The Jewish community in Austria is also speaking out. Elie Rosen, president of the Jewish Community of Salzburg, Styria, and Carinthia, has spoken out strongly and is calling for decisive political action. ## [Espionage Alert in Vienna: Austrian Armed Forces Warn Soldiers About 21 Suspected Kremlin Agents](https://www.vindobona.org/article/espionage-alert-in-vienna-austrian-armed-forces-warn-soldiers-about-21-suspected-kremlin-agents) _2026-08-16 · Vindobona_ An unprecedented move by the Austrian Ministry of Defense is causing political upheaval: All members of the Austrian Armed Forces—including the militia—were warned via email about suspected Russian espionage. Using the names and photos of 21 suspects, the Defense Intelligence Service is investigating possible contacts with the troops. The disclosure has sparked a heated debate about Vienna’s role… ## [Bounce? More Like A Belly‑Flop](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/16/bounce-more-like-a-belly-flop/) _2026-08-16 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ There was a hint today that the Burnham bounce might be losing altitude, spotted wobbling slightly as it tried to navigate the nation’s expectations with all the grace of a shopping trolley with one dodgy wheel. Less than a month after the PM strolled into No. 10, a poll now shows his favourability has already Continue reading "Bounce? More Like A Belly‑Flop" ## [The 50% Canadian Tariff Myth: Why Washington Is Taxing Americans, Not Canada](https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/the-50-canadian-tariff-myth-why-washington) _2026-08-16 · Karl Dickey · Karl Dickey's Freedom Vanguard_ From lumber to steel, punitive border tariffs are an unconstitutional tax hike on homebuilders, contractors, and everyday consumers. ## [Links #841](https://maggiemcneill.com/2026/08/16/links-841/) _2026-08-16 · Maggie McNeill · The Honest Courtesan_ Jail erodes every aspect of a person s agency. Lindsey Krinks I recently watched all the Charlie Chan movies Chekhov had in his collection. The low-budget Monogram Chan pictures of the 1940s weren t as good as the 20th Century Fox ones of the 1930s, but though Mantan Moreland, who played Chan s chauffeur in the 40s \[ \] ## [William Bruce Cameron on things that matter](https://blog.kareldonk.com/william-bruce-cameron-on-things-that-matter/) _2026-08-16 · Karel Donk · Karel Donk_ Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. William Bruce Cameron ## [Drop It To 60 — Britain’s Earned It](https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/16/drop-it-to-60-britains-earned-it/) _2026-08-16 · Angela Lloyd · THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO_ Andy Burnham is facing fresh pressure after a new petition — now past 7,000 signatures — calls on him to slash the state pension age to 60, a move campaigners say would benefit millions. A petition by Denver Johnson is begging the DWP to drop the pension age to 60 and crank payments up to Continue reading "Drop It To 60 — Britain’s Earned It"