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Science is Hitler. Daily Mail is the Onion.

Yes, scientists do much good. But a country run by these arrogant gods of certainty would truly be hell on earth | Mail Online.
Ah-ha ha ha ha. Ho ho ho ho. Hah ha ha ha. And I thought my jokes were bad.
A N Wilson (surely a made up person) has written a wonderfully satirical piece about [...]

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November 4, 2009 in Heckler
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Jan Moir explains it

The truth about my views on the tragic death of Stephen Gately | Mail Online.
After reading Stephen Fry’s blog addressing, amongst other things, his take on the recent MoirGate, I found myself content to lave it alone, having expressed my annoyance already. I had assumed that Jan Moir would have quietly gotten on with some more mundane and [...]

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October 23, 2009 in Heckler
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!! WARNING !! THE GAYNESS CAN CAUSE PULMONARY OEDEMA

I’ve had to quote a large chunk of the article because it’s all one big inseperable nugget of speculative homophobia. Here we go then, after the mini biography of Stephen Gately in  A strange, lonely and troubling death . . .
Consider the way it has been largely reported, as if Gately had gently keeled over at the [...]

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October 16, 2009 in Heckler
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Sachsgate: The Final Chapter (maybe)

Still banging the same old drum, here’s some more Daily Mail fillets.
Jonathan Ross STILL defiant over BBC fine as ministers pile on pressure | Mail Online, update on 8th April to All of a Twitter: Now Russell Brand claims MPs are stirring up Sachs row to distract from the scandal over their expenses
Apart from the [...]

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April 8, 2009 in Heckler
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Yokels stop Google from taking photos for the criminals

Angry villagers form human chain to stop Google Street View filming | Mail Online.
A mix of NIMBY paranoia and stupidity. Far from protecting their anonymity, the ‘heroes’ now have their faces in the paper:
A very English revolt sees off Google’s spies
It’s also dead easy to stake a home out without the internet.
The protesters were angry for [...]

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April 6, 2009 in Heckler
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Brand and Littlejohn on Brand at G20

As you’ve probably noticed, I’m a fan of Russell Brand. I’m not a huge Brand stalker fan per se, I just find his stand up (and, alas, his radio show) entertaining. His life story is interesting and his whole world pretty enviable. I’ve blogged about him quite a bit because of the Sashgate hullabaloo in [...]

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April 3, 2009 in Heckler
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BBC fined £150,000 over Sachs row

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | BBC fined £150,000 over Sachs row.
Posting this now before I read the Daily Mail’s self congratulatory orgasm pieces.

UPDATE: Daily Mail retell of the furor they felt.
Had to make this cutting:

The whole ‘furor’ was over Ross saying “HE FUCKED YOUR GRANDAUGHTER!”. Context.

UPDATE2: “The Daily Mail comment”
That is why we have a [...]

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April 3, 2009 in Heckler
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