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Noel

@bodysatnav.bsky.social
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Irish writer. Author of A Late Awakening, Amazon Books. Left. Despise Tories. Grieve Lab. Israel's an evil blight. Love literature/fine art/photography. Despair the state of the world-would be better run by women (or me). Shallow as a puddle (but gorgeous)

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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The sad truth. Morality is a thing of the past. If the mass killing of children doesn't show this, nothing Trump may do tonight will. The rule of law's long gone. The overseers of order, the UN is a spent force. Our leaders care only about oil & money, and courting power. Dead people don't matter.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Starmer's legacy After the May elections Starmer will be gone. But not before he's sealed his legacy: mass slaughter in Gaza + taking us into an illegal war (all by himself, no parliamentary vote), now threatening to cripple for yrs the world economy. Not quite as short as Truss, but more appalling.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... It would be mildly amusing was it not tragically true. All the loss of human life and destruction is fun, macho strutting for Trump, an appalling man. The crowning glory is going to be crashing the world economy, already teetering and one small step away.
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Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik
What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hit, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Trump, Israel, War and Truth "You boys! Which one of you bombed the biggest gas field in the world?" "It was 'im Miss." "No it wasn't! Anyway you told me to." "No I didn't! I didn't even know!" "Yes you did! You even 'elped me!"
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Trump, running out of ideas and from the outset without a plan in Iran, asks the world to send naval help to the Straits of Hormuz. AND THE WORLD IGNORES HIM. His only friend is Israel, 2 thugs in the playground going around beating people up. But the other kids are getting wise...
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... When a half-crazed unrestricted American president says something like this, the whole world should shudder, because he actually means it, and there is literally nothing he would not do, on a whim, because he feels like it.
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Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
In comments to NBC News, US president also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’
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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
On August 29, 2016, The Guardian published a letter by Henry Stewart that became a viral sensation. Written during the "burkini ban" controversy in France, Stewart’s satirical piece argued that while religious dress had never harmed him, "men in suits" were responsible for his unfair dismissal, pension scandals, illegal wars, the global financial crash, and the misery of austerity. He concluded that if society is to dictate attire based on perceived harm, it should "ban suits."
​About the Author
​Henry Stewart is not just a disgruntled reader but a prominent British business thinker and entrepreneur. He is the founder and "Chief Happiness Officer" of Happy Ltd, a consultancy known for a management style built on trust rather than top-down control.
​Key Professional Highlights:
​The Happy Manifesto: His acclaimed book argues that employee autonomy and happiness drive productivity.
​Workplace Reform: He is a recognized influencer on the Thinkers50 "Guru Radar" for his work in transforming corporate culture.
​Personal Stakes: The letter’s mention of being "sacked without explanation" refers to a real event in 1987 when he was fired after just 12 days at a pension firm. This experience inspired him to build a company rooted in transparency and respect.
​Core Philosophy
​Stewart’s work and public commentary advocate for coaching over commanding and strengths-based working. He frequently connects management ethics to broader social justice, viewing traditional "command and control" structures—represented by the metaphorical "men in suits"—as a primary source of systemic failure and inequality.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Love this so much! 💚👏🏼
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The Iran war has been won, "But not won enough." Historic words from a truly great American president.🙄🤦‍♂️
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... It's so obvious that it really shouldn't need saying. And yet it does. Why is that? Why is our government SO out of touch with the people, and many would say, with reality itself? They just don't get it, and once again we all suffer.
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Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better | Owen Jones
Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
@Channel4News has just said that at a school adjacent to an Iranian military base: "almost two hundred PEOPLE were killed." Has the word CHILDREN been erased from our media vocabulary? Even the slightly better Ch4 are slavishly toeing the line in protecting Israel and the US.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I remember well the good old days, when there was the Geneva Convention, something called the UN, when leaders waged war as a last resort, not gleefully, revelling in mass carnage & destruction. The words Israel/America are now bywords for brutal mayhem. And the end may well be nigh.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Anyone remember Greenham Common? Who would have thought that a Labour prime minister, without consulting parliament, could invite the Yanks to swagger into our air bases with their bombers to continue an illegal war. It's astonishing. Starmer is a warmongering US puppet.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I wonder how much it costs to send a warship and an aircraft carrier halfway across the world, + a large contingent of fighter jets (but we aren't involved🙄). I guess we'll have to cut some benefits for the scrounging sick and disabled and old...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Hannah Spencer, "None of us are perfect, but we're human" "And we need more humans in parliament who care about each other" "And I promise I will always try my best and always be decent"
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Message to Reeves Public investment has averaged just 2.6% of GDP over the past 25 yrs, compared with G7 average of 3.5%. Discredited austerity orthodoxy & obsession with narrowly defined fiscal rules have only weakened the UK's position Not rocket science Rachel (arsehole)
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“The increasingly reckless strikes from the Iranian regime targeting Gulf allies, including strikes on bases, airports and on hotels, directly put British lives at risk,” Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said. Hmm🤔 Iran is being reckless eh? @Keir_Starmer ? Hello? Anyone home?
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Have you noticed that the phrase: "What Israel is doing in Gaza" has been replaced by: "What's HAPPENING in Gaza"? There's a conspiracy to implicitly NOT IDENTIFY ISRAEL as responsible for anything. Stuff just happens. People just die. Countries are just destroyed. Who knows why?
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Call out to GREENS I have for the first time in my now quite long (well not THAT long😬) life joined a political party, The Greens. I'm not a joiner (or plumber🤣) but v political. I've had to be convinced. I am. So follow me if you like and I'll reciprocate. Strength in unity.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Bully Starmer, who initiated a Stalinist purge of the Lab left, instilling fear throughout the party, is now on the ropes and on the run. It's good to see a bully brought down. Unfortunately he has already brought down Labour, and they are now a spent force. The future's Green.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Chris Mason on @BBCNews seemed determined yesterday to have a go at @ZackPolanski accusing the campaign of being hypocritically divisive. Astonishing. The Greens were ANYTHING BUT! Sadly.The start of the BBC insidiously opposing a party of the left. They have form. More to come. An uphill battle.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/02/2026
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I am going to join The Greens. I registered with Lab under Corbyn, but haven't before been a member of a political party. I just don't join things. But my imagination has been fired by @ZackPolanski, and now Hannah Spencer. The time has come. Hope + real possibility. Fuck Labour.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Why the Greens? And why not Labour? Because the Greens want to good things. Lab just want power. Everything @ZackPolanski says is from the heart, has conviction as being the RIGHT THINGS TO DO. Listen to Lab - it's all about their own jobs, survival & retaining power. Vison vs existential cynicism.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Labour: Conviction or power? As Starmers lurches toward the exit, all the talk in Lab is about moving left TO GET MORE VOTES. It's all about power+ jobs (THEIR jobs), no mention of doing things differently BECAUSE IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO DO THAT. Lab is spent. It's lost its soul.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
What will Starmer do now? The Stan Laurel, of politics..."That's another fine mess!" The man's a disaster for Labour. But he's WONDERFUL for the Greens. He's single handedly shunted Labour to the margins and opened the door to @ZackPolanski . And I'm grateful for that!!!😊
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Goodwin criticised the result on Friday morning, saying: “What you saw was a coalition of Islamists and woke progressives that came together to dominate the constituency.” Hmm... and does he wonder why he lost?🤔🙄
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The future is GREEN! Well done Hannah Spencer. You have given us all hope! Reform fascists beaten, Labour duplicitous cowards routed, and a new progressive future at last possible. Thank you @ZackPolanski .I was almost too frightened to look this morning, but am HAPPY now!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
It's Reform Vs the Green Party. Vote for the Green Party. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour must search its conscience if Reform wins Gorton and Denton, says Green leader
Zack Polanski says Labour deliberately splitting left vote as voters head to the polls
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... So. Who actually governs the UK? Netanyahu or Trump?🤔
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Moves to pave way for Chagos handover paused, minister tells MPs
But officials say Hamish Falconer misspoke in saying UK ‘pausing for discussions with our American counterparts’
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... God help us if enough people vote for this bastard to win the seat and push the amazing Greens down in a seat that's there to be taken...if they can't win here, our next govt might well be formed by Prime Minister Nigel Farage. And really, god help us all.
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How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour | George Monbiot
This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Meanwhile, many families can only have the heating on when it's totally Baltic, food banks are the top growth industry, and fascists are poised to take over from a failed Labour (aspiring fascist) govt. Do us all a favour Rupa, and FUCK OFF.
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We conduct affairs of state in a building that’s riddled with asbestos and mice. Can’t Britain do any better? | Rupa Huq
Parliament is steeped in history, but too many parts of the estate are dangerous and squalid. The promised upgrade can’t come a minute too soon, says Labour MP Rupa Huq
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
'Recipe?' Dread to think what the actual served up dish might look like.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
@2bbzmma www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... This is a very big deal. The Supreme Court has turned against the man who picked them and put them there in order to be able to do what he likes knowing they will back him. It seems they have finally had enough of this dangerous destructive man.
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Trump illegally used executive power to impose global tariffs, supreme court rules
US president vows to enact 10% global baseline tariff after calling the supreme court justices ‘a disgrace to the nation’
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
"Stripped of finery, detained by police as an ordinary citizen: now Andrew enters a new era – and Britain too" The Guardian headline describes Andrew as an "Ordinary citizen." Do ordinary citizens have sex with trafficked under age girls? I think not.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/uk-unemployment-rate-ons-interest-rates Another feather in the cap for dynamic duo Starmer and Reeves. At least they've managed to find their sacred GROWTH somewhere, if only in the number of people out of work.
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UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2% as wage growth cools
ONS figures raise prospect of further interest rate cut by Bank of England in the spring
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... A very elegant evisceration of Keir Starmer, the man who everyone hates, and rightly so.
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Keir Starmer has a unique talent – to alienate absolutely everyone | Nesrine Malik
Who is his constituency now? Not the left or the right – and not the centre any more. That’s why there’s been a nosedive in the polls, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Cooper, Starmer, none of them give a fuck about Navalny. Pure posturing to try to move things away from their incompetence and poor judgement elsewhere. Meanwhile their Israeli paymaster imprison and torture DOCTORS, and what do they say? NOTHING AT ALL!
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UK considers new Russia sanctions after Navalny frog toxin finding
Yvette Cooper says claim against Kremlin ‘deeply serious’ while Russia dismisses western ‘feeblemindedness’
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Oh yes it is. Where have you been Trevor Phillips?
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Humanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
"I was just following orders" didn't work at Nuremberg. "I was just protecting the profits of arms companies" certainly won't work at Nuremberg 2. These people lack empathy, just like Captain G. M. Gilbert observed of Nazi defendents at Nuremberg: "Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? Frances Ryan (Guardian) And what about the highly toxic UK mainstream media?🤔 I get fed up of the rank hypocrisy of MSM using SM as whipping boys. It's too convenient.
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... What a twat. Who does not see through this venal man's attempts to look big, to save himself from oblivion by thumping a tub and blithely foretelling war and the destruction of us all, rather than himself? How I despise him. A cancer. Please let him be gone!
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Munich Security Conference live: Europe must be ready to fight Russia as ‘warning signs are there’, says Starmer
Russia has shown ‘appetite for aggression’ and possible path for Europe’s future, UK prime minister says
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... Funny innit how much spare dosh we seem to have when it comes to military spending...🤔
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Keir Starmer to call on UK and Europe to step up commitments to Nato
British PM to tell Munich Security Conference that Europe together is ‘sleeping giant’ and will say UK won’t turn away from its allies
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June Jasmine @jj26.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Wir brauchen solche Politiker EUROPA WEIT !!! @andibabler.at @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... And immediately the govt says it will appeal. Many months & tens of thousands in tax payers money. How refreshing it'd be if they had the grace to accept what 3 judges decided. But no, grace is not possible for Starmer's authoritarian govt. They know only force.
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202... In Starmer's 'Island of strangers,' only he is allowed to attack immigrants. I wonder if he thinks we all instantly forget everything he says?🤔🙄
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Starmer tells Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’
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Noel @bodysatnav.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "This is McCarthyism dressed up as election-winning politics and it has failed. The result is not much of a government, and barely even a party. It’s a faction, a nasty narrow rightwing faction of what was once one of democracy’s great pluralist traditions."
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Behold the incredible shrinking Starmer: the PM who promises more while giving less | Aditya Chakrabortty
It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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