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Opinion Polling 101: Eight Angry Residents Aren’t a City

Vivienne Pratfall

Interviewing everyone who is angry becomes a substitute for finding out how many people agree WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump’s proposal to renovate East Potomac Golf Links has produced a remarkable achievement in contemporary journalism: a newspaper has located people in Washington who dislike something the president is doing. The breakthrough follows years of intensive research into the relationship between Donald Trump and public dissatisfaction, a field so thoroughly…

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Andy Burnham Announces He Will Solve Britain’s Problems

Caitlin Moran

Andy Burnham Announces He Will Solve Britain’s Problems Just as Soon as Britain Stops Being So Complicated Labour’s new saviour reportedly begins by launching a nationwide campaign to decentralise confidence while centralising optimism LONDON. Andy Burnham has reportedly unveiled the first stage of his grand vision for Britain by explaining that the country’s biggest obstacle is reality itself. The former Manchester mayor insists Britain can be “rewired,” “rebalanced,” and “reimagined,”…

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Meghan Markle Needs One Thing

Isla Campbell

Meghan Markle Reportedly Needs Just One Thing: A Royal Family With Selective Amnesia Experts Say Meghan’s Comeback Plan Hinges on Britain Forgetting the Last Five Years — Good Luck With That LONDON — Buckingham Palace officials are reportedly reviewing an innovative new reconciliation strategy after royal commentators suggested the only obstacle standing between Meghan Markle and a triumphant return is the British public’s inconvenient habit of remembering things. According to unnamed palace…

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UK Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s

Alan Nafzger

UK Diagnosed With Brexit Alzheimer’s, Demands Referendum To Remember Why It Held Last Referendum Poll Suggesting Brexit Would Lose Today Sparks Nationwide Search For Memory Care Facilities LONDON — A new poll claiming Britain would vote differently on Brexit today has triggered concern among doctors, historians, and several confused pensioners who distinctly remember spending the last decade arguing about exactly the same issues. The diagnosis is in. The patient is…

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Beatrice and Eugenie’s Loyalty Performance Review

Violet Woolf

Beatrice and Eugenie’s Royal Loyalty Performance Review How to Love Your Dad While the Socialists in the UK Demands You Don’t! On February 19, 2026 — his 66th birthday, because the universe has a flair for dramatic irony — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested by Thames Valley Police on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest followed the DOJ’s release of Epstein files which appeared to show Andrew forwarding…

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Democrats Preach Hate, See What Happens

Alan Nafzger

ICE and Spice Route: Democrats Enthuse Chaos, See What Happens A Minneapolis Incident Turns Into A Political Barn Dance With Shotguns and Snowballs In the funky little urban garden of Minneapolis, a tale unfolded on 7 January 2026 that could only be described in the Queen’s English as “a right old pickle with extra vinegar.” Federal law enforcement — chiefly Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — gunned down a 37-year-old…

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When Outrage Needs a Net Worth

Carys Evans

When Outrage Needs a Net Worth: How Rich You Are Determines How Mad We Get The Moral Stock Exchange Opens for Trading The latest swirl around the so-called files has turned the public square into a morality stock exchange, with headlines ricocheting off every surface like loose shopping carts in a hurricane. The coverage at The Guardian reads like a who’s-who of power, proximity, and people suddenly discovering they have always cared very deeply…

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Princess Kate’s Perfect Curtsy

Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D.

Princess Kate’s Perfect Curtsy Declared Britain’s Most Stable Institution Since Tea Five Observations From a Nation That Responds to Knee-Bends the Way Other Nations Respond to Moon Landings Princess Kate reportedly bent one knee so gracefully that three backbench MPs immediately assumed someone else was handling the nation. British economists, having run out of believable explanations for anything, briefly credited the curtsy with strengthening sterling. King Charles witnessed the move…