Livestreaming the execution by firing squad (the first by the US army in over 60 years and by firing squad in the US since around the time of the UN's founding) might be red meat to the MAGA movement.
But what does a bloodlust say about any culture?
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The Curious Case of Zack Polanski (and the Green Party) is a political morality tale.
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From The Economist's Espresso.
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"It is clear from his description of the federal government's recent intervention in the downstream oil and gas space that our finance minister's grasp of economics is in want of a good leg to stand on." - S. Alec
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There's so much reforming to do here.
Unfortunately, a new tribal partisanship (across our three big languages) insists on setting the bar for performance very, very low.
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Unable to design institutions and incentive structures (let alone find the people) to make justice more readily available in Nigeria, might the parable of Lazarus help somewhat?
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From The Economist's Espresso.
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"Democracy faces grave dangers. Open societies should have more confidence that ballot boxes can beat bullets, and fight back." — @theeconomist
https://www.economist.com/international/2026/09/29/democracy-is-stronger-than-it-looks
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"Do not boycott any president, but do not wait like courtiers upon any, either. The reporters have nothing to lose but their chains and that annual carnival of self-satire, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner." — @theeconomist
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/01/abolish-the-white-house-press-corps
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"Brazilians have good reasons to reject the PT for its dead-end policies, its own corruption and the lack of fresh leadership. But they also have every reason to fear where that rejection now leads." — @theeconomist
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/10/06/brazil-is-a-right-wing-country-now
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Surely, it cannot be that difficult for Russia to properly explain the circumstances of Darya Shipilova's death?
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From The Economist's Espresso.
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"There may be nothing to the lab-leak rumours. But with so little transparency, it is hard to take Russia at its word." — @theeconomist
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/06/the-plague-may-have-escaped-from-a-lab-in-siberia
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The Splendid Starling's (Lamprotornis splendidus) glossy feathers shimmer from blue to green depending on the light, while its pale eyes make it one of West Africa’s most unmistakable birds.
Its call is just as rich, comprising whistles, clicks, and chatter.
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A millenarian mindset predisposes Nigerians to the idea that "Las, Las, we'll all be fine".
But we're surrounded by debris from this way of thinking.
Outcomes (desirable or otherwise) are the outcomes of deliberate thought and actions.
The rational Nigerian, is what we lack.
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The Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is one of Africa’s most striking forest-edge birds, though its richest colours are often hidden until it flies.
Unlike many rollers that hunt from exposed perches in open country, it prefers woodland, forest edges, and riverine forests.
It catches much of its prey—large insects such as beetles, flying termites, dragonflies, and grasshoppers—mid-air, making graceful sallies from a perch before returning to the same lookout.
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"Reality, at times, does go beyond anything the powers of imagination can draw up." — Ottilie Davida Assing