WhatInTheWorldWeekly

Since October 7, Israel and it’s defenders have asserted its right to “defend itself” from the attacks. This has meant a merciless bombardment of the Gaza Strip in an attempt to equal the score. More importantly, the mask slipped this week and they have now admitted they are looking to create a buffer zone between their territory and what’s left of the Gaza Strip. This is why they have focused their bombing on the North.

“There’s only thing worse than soldiers dying in vain, and that’s more soldiers dying in vain”. While the invasion is Israel by Hamas and other militants was celebrated as an act of resistance, no people of good conscience can support the wanton destruction and lack of regard for civilian life shown by Hamas. As is typical of such violence, many of their victims have been foreigners who are no party to the conflict. The immediate response by Israel has been similarly callous air strikes, levelling buildings and killing hundreds. There are no winners in war, only dead humans and scarred survivors.

The shocking events which unfolded in Croydon on Tuesday morning left the UK in mass trauma. The response to this seemed to be a need to explain the sociological factors that led to the murder, despite a complete lack of information about the incident. Arguments ranged from the age gap between the alleged perpetrator and their victim to the lack of father figures in households. Most notably, the ‘emergence’ of incel culture seemed to be the coalescing factor identified by the Twittersphere. In this episode, I examine those claims and discuss my general reaction to the reactions.

Flew straight to Amsterdam from Barcelona to experience the Bicycle city (named personally). I discussed getting round the city, accomodation & of course the weed. Tune in to find out the best “coffee shop” to purchase your own

I discuss my recent trip to Barcelona. What I liked and didn’t like, what I did and didn’t do, and some helpful tips on how to reduce costs and places to go.

When people ask me if I believe in a God, my answer is: I am confident a God doesn’t not exist, but I believe in Him anyway. How to square that circle? How does God exist if it’s outside of space and time? How can a perfect being design a world so imperfect? What does it mean for a being to be “perfect”? These are some of the metaphysical questions I discuss in my latest episode. I discuss some of my objections to a Creationist God and invite critique and possible answers.

In this episode, I breakdown my latest holiday to Portugal for Afronation. This was held in Praia de Rocha, Portimao. I start with some background about the festival to provide information for those who haven’t visited before. Then, I delve into what I liked and didn’t like, my experience of it as a solo traveller and how to make the most of it. I also give my opinion on what tickets to get and whether I would go again or not. Enjoy! You can ask me any questions via private message or reply to the episode directly.

In todays episode, I speak to a very knowledgeable source about the recent trial and conviction of Ike Ekweremadu, the former Deputy President of the Nigerian senate. He was convicted of conspiracy to harvest organs and sentenced alongside his wife and the doctor who attempted to facilitate the transplant. I delve into his political background and the finer details of his trial.

Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North has found herself in some hot water for suggesting that white people cannot experience racism, but rather can be victims of prejudice. She makes the distinction that while different types of white people have gone through maltreatment due to their differences, this does not compare to the collective struggle of black people in for example apartheid South Africa or during the transatlantic slave trade. In this episode, I dissect her comments and the outrage that ensued. I delve a little into why she is a victim of semantics. The categories of race are meaningless and have long been exposed to be junk science. Trying to make statements about what forms a race and who therefore can experience racism is essentially why we get incoherent arguments like the ones she made and the ones made in the article she was responding to.

Last week, Jack Teixeira was arrested by the FBI for leaking top secret documents which exposed US Govt lies about the Ukraine war, spying on allies and many other things. The media astonishingly not went along with the govt request to not publish or view this material, but also worked with the govt to find the leaker. This should be totally opposite to what their role in any democracy should be.