BlogHide Resteemsenquiringmind (46)in dtube • 5 years agoAre "terror" laws bringing a Stalinist Gulag regime to the UK?Terrorist atrocities often bring calls for tougher crime laws. But some of these laws have seen hundreds of people locked away for minor crimes for decades, with little prospect of release. ▶️…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 5 years agoUK accused of torture by UN re-Assange. Collectively shrugs shoulders.Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, is being held at Belmarsh Prison in connection with a US extradition request on espionage charges. This is the price demanded for doing the job that the…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 5 years agoWhy I'm voting NONEWe have a general election coming up in the UK on 12th December, and I'm not going to vote for any political party or politician. I'm going to vote None. I've done this in the last two or three…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 5 years agoI don't agree with the Uluru climbing ban, and this is whyUluru, Australia's most iconic mountain – formerly known as Ayres Rock – will be subject to a climbing ban from October of this year. As a result, thousands of tourists have been climbing it…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 5 years agoThe Battle of the Boyne - why is it still remembered, 300 years on?Transcript Every year as the 12th July approaches, I see an event marked in the calendar which brings back unsettling memories for me. And that event is the Battle of the Boyne (Northern…enquiringmind (46)in documentary • 5 years agoWhy Facebook's Libra Coin is the opposite of BitcoinTo cryptocurrency enthusiasts, Bitcoin represents freedom and decentralisation. On the surface, Libra Coin, Facebook's planned cryptocurrency, could have a similar appeal - but in fact, it's…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 6 years agoScottish schoolboy kicked out of class for saying there are two genders - original video footageA 17-year-old Scottish schoolboy was thrown out of his class and reprimanded for saying that there are two genders, in contradiction to what his teacher was saying. His teacher took him to a…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 6 years agoScottish schoolboy breaks gender rule - and goes viralA Scottish school pupil was recently kicked out of his class and reprimanded for saying that there are two genders, in contradiction to what his Personal and Social Education teacher was saying.…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 6 years agoYouTube displays blatant and disturbing hypocrisyYouTube has recently de-monetised many content creators deemed controversial, including Dan Dicks of Press for Truth, and in the past it has temporarily banned numerous accounts of people who dare…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 6 years agoEuropean Elections: A vote for democracy?This is about the European elections that take place tomorrow (Thursday 23rd May) if you live in the UK or the Netherlands. I'll be voting tomorrow. I did vote for Brexit – I'm not happy with the…enquiringmind (46)in dtube • 6 years agoOne mistake and you're out! Comedy becomes deadly seriousI usually post on Steemit about my hillwalking adventures, or health subjects. But this is me being very opinionated, and so as not to confuse my followers, I'm posting it from my other Steemit…enquiringmind (46)in brexit • 6 years agoIs the EU really governed by unelected bureacrats?This is one of the charges often levied at the EU. But is there any truth in it? Yes and no. As with many EU issues, there is no clear-cut answer. The EU is goverened by four key institutions:…enquiringmind (46)in informationwar • 6 years agoFact-checking charity monitoring UK social mediaThe war for our minds has seen a new development with the news that a British charity has been given the job of fact-checking UK Facebook posts. Full Fact is targeting information that it sees as…enquiringmind (46)in eu • 6 years agoTrying to make sense of the EUArticle 50, Lisbon Treaty, Canada Plus, customs union... What does it all mean? How exactly are we goverened by this sprawling set of institutions? Most people have a vague idea that the EU is a…resteemedfedoraonmyhead (61)in documentary • 6 years agoResearching Homelessness in Dallas: A Week in PicturesFirst, I want to say thank you, Steemians, for enjoying my updates and sharing my project. The recent support surge has been as invigorating as it's been heartwarming:) You are, by far, my biggest…enquiringmind (46)in crypto • 6 years ago"Sleepwalking" into a cashless society: could crypto help?Voices in the independent media have been warning about the dangers of a cashless society for decades, but these concerns seem to be going more mainstream. A report chaired by the former financial…enquiringmind (46)in truth • 7 years agoAnti-Semitism or doublethink? The war on freedom of expressionYet another batch of news headlines connecting the British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with anti-Semitism flooded the British media this morning. I should start by saying that I am no fan of the…
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