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11 Roles Ryan Gosling Played Long Before Project Hail Mary
Thanks to his leading performance in the box office smash Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling is once again the name on everyone’s lips right now.
But long before he was blasting off for his latest sci-fi adventure, the Barbie star had already proved that he was one of the most bankable – and versatile –performers in Hollywood.
From his Oscar-nominated turn in dreamy musical La La Land to his beloved performance as Noah in perennial tearjerker The Notebook to more intense projects like Drive, everyone will surely have their favourites from Ryan’s back catalogue.
The former child star (and ex-Mouseketeer) Ryan has been in the business a long time, meaning that there are plenty of TV series and films on his CV that might have slipped under your radar.
From an early appearance in a classic 2000s kids show to tense courtroom dramas, here are 11 of the Canadian star’s roles that you’d probably forgotten about…
Goosebumps
If you’re a 90s kid, the mere thought of the Goosebumps theme tune, with its eerie piano opening, is probably still enough to give you nightmares. Child star Ryan appeared in the classic season one episode Say Cheese And Die in 1995, based on the novel by R. L. Stine, and played Greg, a youngster who chances upon an old camera lying around and becomes something of an amateur photographer.
Things take a spooky turn, however, when the photos start to predict unpleasant goings-on. When Greg snaps a picture of his dad’s car, it gets damaged in an accident. And, in the most sinister twist of all, when he photographs his friend Shari, she doesn’t appear in the picture, and later goes missing. The chances are that Goosebumps is a little (OK, a lot) less scary than you remember it, but it’s still plenty of nostalgic fun.
Young Hercules
When Ryan was just 17, he was cast as the lead in this epic kids’ series, inspired by the myths of ancient Greece. It’s all about the adventures of, well, a young Hercules, following him as he learns how to become a great warrior under tutelage of a centaur named Cheiron.
He soon makes friends with Prince Jason (of Jason And The Argonauts fame) and an ex-con named Iolaus, but at the same time, his half-brother Ares, god of war, keeps trying to kill off Hercules, so that he’ll be restored in their father Zeus’ father.
The series, which comprised 50 episodes and ran from 1998 to 1999, required Ryan to relocate from Canada to New Zealand for filming; once there, he took martial arts lessons with the same trainer who taught Lucy Lawless for her role in Xena: Warrior Princess.
Remember The Titans
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One of Ryan’s first ever film roles came in Remember The Titans, the 2000 movie which tells the true story of Herman Boone (played by Denzel Washington), the coach who attempted to integrate the football team at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, in the early 1970s.
He plays Alan Bosley, one of the white players on the team, whose father kicks off when he’s replaced by Donald Faison’s Petey Jones; Alan, however, is much more pragmatic – he just wants what’s best for his squad, and ends up telling his coaches that Petey is much more deserving of a spot on the pitch than him. When he finally ends up getting called back to play, he excels. Oh, and he also gets to channel that Kenergy in one memorable dance scene.
The Believer
Ryan plays Daniel Balint, a violent neo-Nazi, in this hard-hitting film from 2001, which is loosely based on a true story. However, Daniel is hiding a secret from his co-conspirators: his family are Jewish, and he was once a yeshiva student, who spent his days reading Rabbinic literature. After questioning his faith, and surprising his teachers with some orthodox interpretations of the scripture, Daniel has turned against his heritage in a truly shocking way.
Given the themes it grapples with, The Believer certainly doesn’t make for light viewing, but Ryan earned plenty of praise for his performance, with Variety hailing him as “outstanding” in a “difficult leading role”.
The United States Of Leland
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Here’s another one with pretty harrowing subject matter. The United States of Leland – released in 2003 – sees Ryan play a shy, meek young man who, we learn at the start of the film, has committed a shocking and brutal act, killing the disabled brother of his former girlfriend.
While he is in prison awaiting a trial, a teacher at the facility (played by Don Cheadle) attempts to understand why he did it, and decides to write about the case.
The Slaughter Rule
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This indie movie from 2002, which was a contender for the Grand Jury Prize at that year’s Sundance Film Festival, sees Ryan take on another troubled young man role. “It’s not that I’m attracted to dark roles,” he told New York Magazine at the time. “I’m just attracted to good writing, and these are the best scripts that I’ve read.”
This time, he’s Roy Chutney, a high school senior with a fraught family life. His father’s suicide leaves him devastated, and things don’t improve when he loses his prized place on the high school football team soon after.
However, Roy’s sporting prowess catches the attention of local oddball Gideon (played by David Morse), who heads up an unofficial local football team and has soon recruited the youngster to join his squad. It’s the pair’s performances that make the film, according to the critics, with one TV Guide reviewer writing: “The film’s real strength lies in two excellent performances, from veteran morse and up-and-comer Gosling.”
Murder By Numbers
Inspired by the Leopold and Loeb murder case, in which two students kidnapped and murdered a young teenager in a cold-blooded attempt to pull off the ‘perfect crime’, Murder By Numbers sees Ryan play Richard, a high school kid who’s wealthy, popular, clever – and psychotic.
Along with his friend Justin (Michael Pitt), he sets out to commit murder just to see whether they can get away with it, planting evidence that implicates their drug dealer. Detective Cassie Mayweather (played by Sandra Bullock) is assigned to the case with her new police partner (Ben Chaplin). She is convinced of the pair’s guilt, but the evidence points in other directions, and the boys seem to have alibis.
Even if you’ve forgotten the 2002 movie, you might remember that Ryan and Sandra went on to date for almost two years after meeting on set. The actor later suggested that their careers in the spotlight made things difficult, telling The Times: “Show business is the bad guy. When both people are in show business it’s too much show business. It takes all of the light, so nothing else can grow.”
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This mind-boggling 2005 psychological thriller will probably leave you scratching your head. Ryan stars as Henry, a depressed student who is paired up with a new psychiatrist, Sam, played by Ewan McGregor, when his usual practitioner is suddenly put on leave. Henry believes he has the power to predict future events, and tells stories about his family that don’t seem to add up. When he disappears one night, Sam feels compelled to try and track down his troubled patient.
The film, which was written by future Game Of Thrones co-showrunner David Benioff, ended up being a huge box office bomb, and the reviews weren’t great either. Perhaps this is one for the most dedicated Gosling completists only…
Fracture
In 2007, a few years on from his star-making role in The Notebook and several months after picking up his first Oscar nomination for Half-Nelson, Ryan appeared in this courtroom thriller. He played a hotshot deputy district attorney who goes head to head with Anthony Hopkins’ Ted Crawford, a man charged with shooting his wife after discovering that she was having an affair with a police detective.
Ryan initially turned the part down, but changed his mind when he learned that he’d be appearing opposite legendary actor Anthony. Clearly the decision paid off, as USA Today claimed that “watching a veteran like Hopkins verbally joust with one of the best young actors in Hollywood is worth the price of admission”.
All Good Things
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Before true crime series The Jinx, there was All Good Things, a crime drama inspired by the life of property heir Robert Durst. Ryan plays real estate scion David Marks, whose relationship with wife Katie (Kirsten Dunst) takes a dark turn; when she attempts to dig dirt on David’s family to gain leverage in their separation, she completely vanishes. Years later, David is under suspicion for a series of murders, and for Katie’s disappearance.
The 2010 film (and perhaps Ryan’s portrayal) proved an unlikely hit with Durst, who offered to sit down with its director Andrew Jarecki for a series of interviews, after having previously refused to speak to journalists. The recordings would eventually form the basis of HBO docuseries The Jinx; the day before the final episode aired, Durst was arrested for the murder of his friend Susan Berman, and was later convicted, sentenced to a lifetime in prison.
The Ides Of March
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If all you can recall of The Ides Of March is a hazy memory of that striking film poster featuring Ryan holding a copy of Time magazine up to one side of his face, with George Clooney on the cover, here’s a quick refresher.
In this 2011 political thriller, which is George’s fourth directorial effort, Ryan plays Stephen Meyers, the campaign manager for charming Democratic governor Mike Morris (played by George). He’s idealistic and believes that Mike is the right man for the job – but his relationship with an intern, played by Evan Rachel Wood, will kickstart a chain of events that will throw his convictions into question.
Zendaya has been on one hell of a run lately, with a line-up of five massive movie and TV releases coming out in 2026 alone.
However, she revealed earlier this week that she’s looking to make a major change next year.
In a recent with Fandango, the Emmy winner said she’s planning to take a much-needed break from Hollywood after being booked and busy in 2026, after appearing in the upcoming projects The Drama, Dune: Part Three, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey and the third season of Euphoria.
Zendaya claimed: “I’ll tell you what, after this, I’m disappearing for a little bit. I’m going to have to go into hiding for just a little bit.”
Joking that she hopes “people don’t get sick of me” after her stream of releases, she warmly thanked her fans for their continued support.
“I really appreciate everyone who supports any of the movies or supports my career in any kind of way. I’m deeply appreciative,” she added.
Zendaya’s fans don’t have to panic about her hiatus, though, because she is already set to return to the big screen in 2027 for Shrek 5, alongside returning cast members Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz.
The announcement about Zendaya’s impending intermission comes amid swirling rumours that she recently quietly tied the knot with her fiancé and Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland.
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The gossip further erupted earlier this month after Zendaya was spotted wearing what appeared to be a wedding band on her left hand at the 2026 Oscars and Paris Fashion Week. Zendaya and Tom have reportedly been engaged since late 2024.
While the Marvel stars have neither directly addressed nor confirmed the rumours about their nuptials, the couple’s reps also didn’t immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this month, the US talk show host told Zendaya that “the internet has gone berserk with stories” about her possibly being married to Tom.
The actor cheekily responded with a smile: “Really? I haven’t seen any of that.”
Zendaya then addressed the faux AI images depicting her supposed wedding ceremony that have been making the rounds online in recent weeks.
“Many people have been fooled by them,” she told the comic. “While I was just out and about in real life and people are like, ‘Oh my God, your wedding photos are gorgeous,’ and I was like, ‘Babe, they’re AI. They’re not real.’”
Netflix’s new horror series Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen has already drawn comparisons to genre classics like Rosemary’s Baby and Carrie thanks to its nightmarish themes.
Created by Haley Z Boston, the writer of another Netflix horror Brand New Cherry Flavour, and produced by the Duffer Brothers (of Stranger Things fame), the series follows the unnerving events leading up to a young couple’s wedding.
If you’ve dared to watch it, you might have spotted one or two familiar faces among the cast. Wondering which of their past jaunts you’ve seen them in? Here’s a quick guide to where you could have spotted them before…
Camila Morrone
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You’re most likely to recognise Camila Morrone from her Emmy-nominated performance in the series Daisy Jones & The Six, where she played band photographer Camila Dunne, the wife of Sam Claflin’s character.
More recently, Camila appeared in the second series of The Night Manager as Colombian businesswoman Roxana Bolaños, a reluctant ally of Tom Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine.
Over on the big screen, you might have seen her in the Eli Roth thriller Death Wish, Never Goin’ Back, Marmalade, Gonzo Girl or Mickey And The Bear.
Adam DiMarco
Adam DiMarco is best-known for playing the socially-awkward-yet-immensely-privileged Albie Di Grasso in The White Lotus’ second outing (yes, the Sicily season).
He currently stars as Peter in Prime Video college comedy series Overcompensating, and has also been seen in Pillow Talk, The Good Doctor, The Order, The Magicians and Charmed.
Gus Birney
This isn’t Gus’ first foray into the horror world, as she’s probably most well-known for playing Gaynor opposite Courteney Cox in the comedy-horror series Shining Vale.
Gus has also appeared in Netflix’s 2025 miniseries Black Rabbit as hostess Mel, and had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ Dickinson, which stars Hailee Steinfeld as the writer Emily Dickinson.
You might have also caught her in The Last Frontier, The Blacklist, Insatiable or The Mist, as well as movies like I’m Thinking Of Ending Things, Plan B, Giving Birth To A Butterfly, Happiness For Beginners and Asleep In My Palm.
Karla Crome
British actor and writer Karla Crome is a regular on telly, following her major breakthrough in the E4 series Misfits, playing Jess in seasons four and five.
Since then, she’s gone on to appear in Lightfields, Prisoners’ Wives, The Level, You, Me And The Apocalypse, The Victim and Carnival Row.
She also played Lucy in Daisy May Cooper’s BBC series Am I Being Unreasonable?, as well as Pattie Walker in the much talked about Netflix show Toxic Town and Bella in Harlan Coben’s Lazarus.
Jeff Wilbusch
Jeff had his major breakthrough playing Moishe Lefkovitch in the Emmy-nominated Netflix miniseries Unorthodox.
You might have also seen him in Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed BBC spy series The Little Drummer Girl, which also starred Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård.
He has also had roles in TV productions Oslo, Keep Breathing, The Calling, and in German horror film Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
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A fixture on our screens since the 1970s, Jennifer’s big break was in teen movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
She’s perhaps best known for her role in iconic ’90s thriller Single White Female, where she played the unhinged roommate Hedy opposite co-lead Bridget Fonda.
She later picked up a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for her depiction of fugitive “Crazy” Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight.
You might have also seen her in many of the other projects in her vast filmography, which includes big hitters like Last Exit To Brooklyn, Miami Blues, The Machinist, Annihilation, Possessor, The Jacket, Synecdoche, New York, Margot At The Wedding and In The Cut.
TV fans will know Jennifer for her playing Elsa in Netflix comedy Atypical, as well as roles in Fargo, Weeds, Revenge, Twin Peaks: The Return, Patrick Melrose, The Affair, Lisey’s Story and Hunters.
Ted Levine
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Ted Levine has a certain knack for roles that make your blood run cold, and is most famous for playing serial killer Buffalo Bill in everyone’s favourite cannibal film The Silence Of The Lambs.
He’s also appeared in Heat, Shutter Island, The Hills Have Eyes, Memoirs Of A Geisha, American Gangster and The Report, balancing it out with roles in lighter titles like Flubber, Jurassic Park: Fallen World and The Fast And The Furious.
Ted is also a big name in TV, and you might know him for playing Leland Stottlemeyer in 2000s show Monk or for his appearances in Ray Donovan, Wonderland, Luck, The Bridge, Mad Dogs, The Alienist and Mayfair Witches.
Zlatko Burić
Croatian-Danish actor Zlatko is most recognisable for playing Russian oligarch Dimitry in the dark comedy Triangle of Sadness.
You might have also seen him in films like The Bride, 2012, Wolfs, Rumours, Mayday, Bleeder, 2025’s Superman and the Pusher trilogy.
Zlatko is less well-known for his TV work, but you might still recognise him from Wonder Man, Copenhagen Cowboy, Snatch or 1864.
Sawyer Fraser
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What with being a child, Sawyer doesn’t have too many roles under his belt just yet.
However you might have spotted him in medical drama The Good Doctor, after it gained a new audience when it was added to Netflix at the start of the year.
All eight episodes of Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen are now streaming on Netflix.
Much like sitting in A&E with a relatively minor injury, the wait for medical drama The Pitt to arrive in the UK has been a painfully long one.
Created by the same team behind the iconic 1990s series ER, The Pitt launched in the US over a year ago, quickly becoming adored by critics and earning an impressive stash of awards in its wake.
With HBO Max finally launching in the UK this week – British viewers can now get in on the action on this side of the pond, with the full first season now available to stream.
If you’re already loving The Pitt, you might be curious about what’s next when you’ve polished off the first run of episodes.
Here’s everything we know about the future of the award-winning drama so far…
When and where can I watch season 2 of The Pitt?
The plus side of waiting so long to see The Pitt over here is that while we’ve been twiddling our thumbs, HBO has already filmed and begun airing the second season.
Over in the US, that started streaming in January, with American viewers now up to episode 13 out of 14.
While series one arrived all in one go in the UK, things will work differently for season two.
The first instalment of the new series is already streaming on HBO Max, while subsequent episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays.
Will there be a season 3 of The Pitt?
Apparently, new seasons of The Pitt are like buses, because after waiting for a single series to touch our shores, we now know that season three is a sure thing.
HBO boss Casey Bloys announced that the series had been renewed at the start of the year, just before season two’s premiere.
Is there a release date for season 3 of The Pitt?
At the time of writing, it’s not been confirmed when the third run of The Pitt will be airing.
However, if the show sticks to the release pattern of the first two series, which both launched in January a year apart, we could see season three of The Pitt on our screens as early as January 2027.
What have the creators of The Pitt said about the HBO Max show’s future?
Leading man and executive producer Noah Wyle is clearly feeling optimistic about the future of the show.
In a recent interview with HBO’s CEO Casey Bloys, Noah said that the show could theoretically “run forever” thanks to its simple structure of following people in a single day as opposed to overly elaborate plot devices.
He also revealed that season three would be on its feet “very soon” and shared where the team are at.
“We are in the process of writing character arcs for season three for everybody,” he explained. “It’s a very interesting show to break because, unlike a lot of shows where there are 22 episodes that may play out over a calendar year, this is 15 hours of one day. So you’re painting with a much finer brush.”
Is there anything similar I can watch while I wait for more from The Pitt?
If you need something to keep you going in between drops of season two episodes, or you’ve got a renewed taste for medical dramas – there’s plenty more where that came from.
You can watch The Pitt creators’ original hospital series ER over on HBO Max and Netflix, where you’ll also see Noah playing a totally different fictional doctor.
The Pitt is streaming now on HBO Max.
At 8pm, a sold-out crowd was waiting for me to walk onstage.
At 8:05pm, I had to stab a needle into my stomach.
I was backstage, doubled over in pain, a heating pad taped to my lower back, trying to steady my hand long enough to inject an IVF trigger shot into a stomach already bruised from weeks of hormones.
The audience was laughing, sipping drinks and waiting for a comedy show to start. I was trying to jab a needle into myself while silently praying the pain ripping across my hips and spine would ease enough for me to stand upright under the stage lights.
When I asked the stage manager if we could hold the house for five minutes, he rolled his eyes, assuming, I’m sure, that I needed extra time for mascara. When he saw the needle, his jaw dropped. He probably thought I was doing drugs. In a way, I was. Just not the fun kind.
A few months earlier, at 34 years old, I’d been told my eggs were “running out,” which sent me into a spiral. If I wanted any chance of having a biological child, the doctor said, I needed to start IVF immediately.
How could that be? My mind quickly raced through every life decision I’d made. Maybe I shouldn’t have chased a career as a performer. Maybe I should have saved more money. Maybe I should have had a baby at 20 like some of my friends.
Now, instead, I was backstage injecting hormones into my body and hoping it would cooperate. The thing is, my body had been trying to tell me something for almost two decades. No one was listening.
When I was 16 years old, I went to the doctor because my periods were so painful I sometimes couldn’t stand upright.
“It’s normal,” I was told. “Some women just have painful periods.”
The solution? Birth control. My mom, wanting to help her daughter feel better, agreed. Maybe the birth control pill would help. So I started taking it. And I stayed on it for 17 years. Still, the pain never disappeared. It just became quieter.
Meanwhile, new symptoms crept in: a swollen belly, fibroids, exhaustion, brain fog, low hormone levels. Every doctor told me some version of the same thing.
“This is just what women go through.”
They weren’t trying to be dismissive. They were just … uninformed. Just like I was.
The IVF cycle I injected backstage that night didn’t work. No eggs grew. None were retrieved. That failure pushed me to search for an answer again. Eventually, a fertility specialist noticed something odd about my ovaries, particularly the right one. She referred me to a surgeon in New York City.
Within days, I was sent for an MRI.
The surgeon looked at my images and said something that stunned me: “You have a dermoid tumour engulfing your right ovary and extending upward toward your chest cavity.”
He also suspected something else – endometriosis, a word I had never even heard until that point. I now know that endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows in other areas of the body, and that it can cause fertility issues, among other symptoms.
Then he asked a question that felt almost absurd: “Are you in pain?”
My answer was simple. “Always.”
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Within 24 hours of that scan, I was in surgery. When I woke up, it felt like I had taken a quick nap, but the surgery had lasted more than 90 minutes.
During that time, the doctor removed a dermoid tumour wrapped around my ovary, several fibroids, stage 3 endometriosis spread across my reproductive organs, and endometriosis covering parts of my bowels and even my appendix, which was coated in endometrial tissue.
Suddenly years of confusing symptoms made sense. The pain during my period. The stabbing sensation when going to the bathroom. The exhaustion. The swelling. All of it.
Then the doctor smiled and said something I’ll never forget.
“Your eggs aren’t bad. They were just being suffocated. I saved your ovary. You’ll be pregnant one day.”
I burst into tears in my hospital bed.
My husband had been sitting in the waiting room, terrified. He later told me the surgeon took time to explain everything to him – what had been discovered, what had been removed and what the future might hold. But there was another reality waiting for us. These kinds of surgeries are often not fully covered by insurance. Medical bills drained our bank account faster than we could say, “Insurance doesn’t cover that.”
Still, I was lucky. Because I finally had an answer.
Endometriosis affects roughly one in 10 women worldwide. Yet many of us go years, even decades, without diagnosis. We are told our pain is normal. We are prescribed birth control. We are told to push through.
We smile through meetings. We power through presentations. We perform onstage while pain radiates through our bodies. The world doesn’t see the heating pad, the injections or the quiet tears in dressing rooms and bathroom stalls.
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Years later, I finally heard the sound I had prayed for: my baby’s first cry. At that moment, every surgery, injection, bruise and backstage breakdown suddenly made sense. They weren’t random hardships. They were part of my path.
I still live with endometriosis, and I’m still in pain sometimes. Today, as I write this, I’m wearing a heating pad. But now I know what is happening, and I know how to manage it – through diet, stress management and working with doctors who actually understand the disease.
I’m sharing this story because somewhere, another woman is being told her pain is “just normal”. To her I want to say: Keep asking questions. Keep advocating for yourself. Keep searching for answers. And most importantly, you’re not alone.
Candice Guardino is a writer and performer. Through humor and storytelling, she explores family, resilience and finding light in life’s hardest moments. She is also a fertility and endometriosis advocate. Follow her on Instagram @CandiceGuardino or learn more at www.candiceguardino.com.
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In a startling interview, Donald Trump has suggested the US is done with NATO. As NATO is little more than a US protection racket, this would effectively mean that NATO is over:
Massive geopolitical shift. Trump announces the US is abandoning NATO because European nations refused to join his illegal and disastrous war against Iran. The American empire is completely isolating itself on the world stage.
By the way Israel didn’t send a single soldier. pic.twitter.com/JOvEuLEMkZ
— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) March 27, 2026
In the same clip, he seemed to suggest that the US has lost its war with Iran. In other words, things aren’t going well for the American Empire.
Trump — tired of losing
In the clip above, Trump says:
I think that NATO made a terrible mistake when they wouldn’t send a small amount of military armament, when they wouldn’t… just even acknowledge what we were doing for the world… taking on Iran.
It’s true NATO countries didn’t provide their full support for the US and Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran. The illegality of the action meant NATO countries had no obligation to support the US, and yet many supported Trump anyway by allowing him to use their bases (the UK included).
In the section which suggests Trump thinks he’s lost the Iran War, the president said:
I never considered it very risky. But war is always risk. You know, a lot of strange… things happen in war that very bad. But I didn’t consider it… we have the greatest military by far anywhere. There was nobody close. I didn’t think there was a big risk, but there’s always surprises with war. They could be very bad surprises.
I mean, wars are lost that should be won. Many wars are lost. You think a country is going to wipe somebody out and they end up getting wiped out themselves. So it’s always risky.
Wait, am I dreaming or is Trump here admitting the U.S. lost in Iran?
“I didn’t think there was a big risk but there’s always surprises with war. There could be very bad surprises. I mean wars are lost that should be won. Many wars are lost… You think a country is going to… https://t.co/kJHMorOhqt
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) March 28, 2026
Getting back to NATO, Trump said:
But I think a tremendous mistake was when NATO just wasn’t there. They just weren’t there.
It’s going to make a lot of money for the United States, because we spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year on NATO – hundreds protecting them. And we would have always been there for them. But now, based on their actions, I guess we don’t have to be, do we?
Seeming to confirm he was serious, he added:
That sounds like a breaking story. Yes, sir. Is that breaking news?
Talk
Of course, you can’t always trust what Trump says, because the man is a habitual liar. At the same time, the NATO relationship is clearly not what it was, and Iran has given the US a bloody nose in the Gulf. As such, it wouldn’t be that surprising if this ended up being one of his periodic moments of honesty.
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Journalists Ali Shuaib (Al-Manar) and Fatima Ftouni (Al-Mayadeen), along with Fatima’s brother, camera operator Mohamad Ftouni, join a long list of Lebanese journalists killed by Israel. An Israeli warplane fired five missiles at their car, travelling in the countryside next to the city of Jezzine, around 30 Km north of the border with occupied Palestine. The last two missiles were fired at 2 civilians, one of them from the Lebanese Civil Defence, who were trying to save the targeted journalists.
#Breaking | Journalists Ali Shuaib (Al-Manar) and Fatima Fattouni (Al-Mayadeen) were killed in a direct Israeli strike while covering the war in Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/bwnhXCrcp5
— غزة 24 | التغطية مستمرة (@Gaza24Live) March 28, 2026
The three journalists join a long list of (now) 28 Lebanese journalists assassinated by Israel commencing on October 13, 2023 when an Israeli Merkava tank fired on a clearly marked group of journalists in Alma Al-Shaab killing Reuters videographer and close friend Issam Abdalla.
These 28 journalists lie side by side with over 234 of their fellow Palestinian journalists also killed by Israel since October of 2023, most of them in Gaza. And lest we forget Shireen Abu Akleh, and others.
If those war crimes tell us anything, it is that:
- Israel intentionally targets journalists everywhere they can
- Journalism is as important as taking up arms on the path of resisting colonialism
Israel assassinates Fatima Ftouni
Fatima Ftouni, Al-Mayadeen’s correspondent to south Lebanon, recently reported on her own family members being killed by Israel around 25 days ago.
Al Mayadeen correspondent Fatima Ftouni reports that seven members of her own family were killed by Israeli forces in the assault on southern Lebanon, continuing her coverage amid her loss. https://t.co/C02upR5JIo
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) March 2, 2026
She says:
This is the status of the building that contains 4 residential apartments full off people, and in fact they are members of my family.
Fatima never fled, never shied away from a confrontation. In war zones but also by speaking truth to power:
المراسلة فاطمة فتوني في مواجهة صحافية مع الرئيس نواف سلام:
فتوني: أنا أهلي عايشين بالخطوط الأمامية
نواف سلام: شايف صحتك منيحة
فتوني: أهلي منهم مناح
نواف سلام: في معنا حكيمالآن : فاطمة فتوني شهيدة 💔 pic.twitter.com/0kNJcu3LTd
— Christina Natasha El-Hage (@Christina_Hage) March 28, 2026
Fatima interrupts allegedly US-Backed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam who was trying to talk about how good the Lebanese government has been during this war:
Fatima: My family are still living in the south, they’re in danger
Salam: You look fine, I see your quite healthy
Fatima: My family isn’t fine
Salam: Well we have a doctor with us if you need
Nawaf Salam, ever so sarcastic. Ever so unfunny. He tarnishes comedy every time he jokes.
Fatima Ftouni, your courage and determination will never be forgotten.
Rest in power!
Ali Shuaib — An absolute legend
رح يجوا يعطوك أوسمة وألقاب.
بس بدك ياها من الأخير؟
إنتَ الوسام واللقب.
روح الله معك.
وأمانة لما تشوف السيد والشهداء عطيهن كمشة من تراب الجنوب!#علي_شعيب pic.twitter.com/ES4f3Rt7xW— Abbas Fneich| عبَّاس (@AbbassFneich) March 28, 2026
I remember 20 years ago, I was a 16 year old kid living in Lebanon during the 2006 war. I used to wait for Ali Shuaib’s messages from the battlefield on the radio. He used to do a quick news story every time there’s a clash somewhere in the south. Sometimes his voice would be obscured by the sounds of clashes near by.
All the TV stations and correspondents were covering the war from a distance. Ali Shuaib didn’t believe in long distance relationships.
Then from 2006 up until 2024, there was no war officially but Shuaib still clashed with Israeli soldiers:
There was an alleged assassination attempt on Ali Shuaib during the 66 day war last year, but he survived. This time unfortunately, he didn’t.
Rest in power you absolute legend!
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The Green Party held its Spring Conference on Saturday 28 March, with members meeting online to debate and vote on the party’s future direction. At the centre of attention is a highly poignant and emotionally charged motion: Zionism is Racism.
Zionism is Racism
After members overwhelmingly backed bringing the motion forward – despite earlier attempts to block it entirely – pro-Palestinian Greens are now watching closely to see if the party will formally break with Zionism.
This embattled call for principled leadership has been led by Lubna Speitan, who referred to her Palestinian heritage and her people’s immeasurable suffering at the hands of their occupier, genocidal Israel.
After years of watching powerful leaders offer diplomatic cover while hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children have been murdered, with those surviving left to endure constant bombardment and sheer deprivation, socialists are now demanding far more from those in power.
Pro-Israel saboteurs running rampant in the Greens – still.
However, as mentioned previously, the motion has faced no end of pressure, whether from pro-Zionist Greens or typical hateful attacks from pro-Israeli lobby groups. Just today, another member proposed to rule “Zionism is Racism” out of order by arguing they already have a policy for two state solution.
On the other hand, if any policy should be thrown out, it is the two-state solution. Palestinians should have an inherent right to define what justice looks like for their people, and many argue that the prospect of two states is no longer viable on land that is rightfully theirs.
Nonetheless, sabotage or delay tactics have clearly been at play in the Greens today, with two votes of no confidence were brought in the very last twenty minutes. Each time, hundreds of Greens told them where to go by throwing the vote of no confidence out.
One member in the last 10 minutes bravely pointed out the very clear tactic at play to subvert the democratic vote on whether Zionism is indeed racism.
Which, obviously, it bloody well is.
Unwilling to be deterred, Lubna Speitan spoke powerfully defending her motion in the morning, saying:
Okay, as you know, I am Palestinian. This party says it stands with Palestinians and is one of the supporters for its stance. And I’m here today for those Palestinian and bringing forward this motion drafted by Palestinians. And with support from our Jewish allies with legal input on our motion.
adding:
Zionism is racism has had a record-breaking number of over 332 proposals.
Poignantly, she highlighted the clear attempts to subvert democracy by some members:
.. this attempt being made to rule out order is an attempt, an attack at democracy. To silence me, a Palestinian Muslim woman, confronting the racist reality of Zionism and its erasure of my family and people.
There are a huge number of people here who want to hear this motion.
Acknowledging the attacks they have received for this motion, Speitan reminded that taking action would be in line with international law and the Geneva Convention.
We are so sorry, Lubna – you deserved justice and true democracy
Ahead of the planned Zionism is Racism vote, Lubna became emotional and teary as she reminded of the impact of Zionism on her loved ones. She powerfully argued that Zionism has been the dispossession of her mother, the scars across her father’s body and emotionally added:
it’s the 56 of our relatives slaughtered in this genocide.
She finished:
A vote for this motion is a vote for clarity and equality. Zionism is racism and must be truly confronted… We reject all amendments to this motion. Free Palestine.
Subsequently, the chair said they could no longer proceed straight after Lubna powerfully spoke – and ended the conference. Frankly, it was incredibly painful and heartbreaking to witness the cold way in which this highly anticipated and emotionally charged motion ended up unheard.
So, the saboteurs won out, once again. And one thing is for sure; democracy, compassion and frankly, basic human decency, lost out once more.
Shame on all those who worked against such a crucial and landmark motion – history will not look kindly on you.
Featured image via the Canary
Tom Skinner is famous for three things:
- Not being political.
- Being a member of Reform UK (a political party).
- “Bosh”.
Thomas Skinner used to post long ChatGPT paragraphs about how he’s not political, and he’s just a normal guy grafting. pic.twitter.com/WjcwjD3ZUn
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) January 20, 2026
In his efforts to explain how un-political he is, Skinner appeared on the politics show Question Time on 26 March. When asked why he did it, Skinner told everyone he was paid £2,000. Now, the BBC has thrown this claim into question:
Question Time can confirm that panellists who are not politicians are offered an appearance fee of £150.
— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) March 27, 2026
Bosh!
As Mukhtar highlighted, this is what Skinner brought to the table on Question Time:
This is the same guy who called Zack Polanski a bell end because he didn’t agree with his politics. pic.twitter.com/lRXvDy0efs
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) March 27, 2026
In the above clip, Skinner says:
what I don’t like about social media is it’s always about dividing people. It’s always about people screaming and shouting – ‘if you don’t agree with me, if you don’t agree with what I stand for, or if you don’t agree with my politics, I hate you, this, that, the other. You’re a gammon or you’re a snowflake’.
Why are we not… I try and spread a bit of positivity and a bit of love, do you know what I mean?
‘People should be nicer to each other‘ – wow – with pearls of wisdom like this, you can see why they’d pay him thirteen times the going rate.
Politics has to be about more than professional politicians. But Tom Skinner is hardly adding anything to the sum total of human wisdom with his ‘I am a bit of a geezer’ which he has monetised to punt his right-wing pro-Farage views. #bbcqt https://t.co/okG6dWvxUV
— Gerry Hassan (@GerryHassan) March 26, 2026
Because Skinner is linked to Reform UK (and also to US vice president JD Vance), people have argued the BBC should have made his political affiliations known:
Right-wing influencer and Reform UK member Tom Skinner was on Question Time last night – but the BBC just ignored his political links 👀 https://t.co/GFsjMi8uKI
— The National (@ScotNational) March 27, 2026
Let’s be right, Tom Skinner isn’t on #bbcqt tonight due to his political insight but instead because he’s a vocal supporter of Reform
If Reform have put him forward over any one of their 8 actual MPs, it’s a shocking indictment of the sheer lack of talent within their party pic.twitter.com/AVWoYcAARb
— David (@Zero_4) March 26, 2026
Skinner claimed he wasn’t there to represent a political party; he was simply there to make a tidy £2k:
Isn’t it suspicious that a guy who kept saying “I ain’t political, I really ain’t” then meets JD Vance, suddenly claims he’s joined Reform, urges people to back Nigel Farage as the next PM, and is now being paid £2k by the BBC?
I’m actually not hating on him for taking the 2k. pic.twitter.com/TmV8taAIp3
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) March 27, 2026
Tom Skinner — Grand
At this point, it’s clear that someone is lying, and we’re inclined to believe it could be either party.
For some in depth analysis of Question Time, be sure to follow us on social media (links at the top of the page):
The Canary has been analysing #bbcqt every week this year to look for evidence of systemic bias. Here’s what we found in last week’s episode… #QuestionTime pic.twitter.com/JHZayR5eva
— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) March 26, 2026
Featured image via BBC
The Green Party is having its first conference since the major uptick in membership numbers in recent months. But the first day didn’t go smoothly. Because while it showed the party’s internal democracy in full swing, it also showed how easily cynical efforts can undermine it.
Green Party — The workings of a democratic process
First of all, there were reports of an attack on the party’s online voting system. This led to a suggestion of carrying out a ‘hands up’ voting strategy instead. But members quickly raised concerns about this because it could seriously affect the integrity of the voting. So the focus returned to resolving the online voting issues.
The amount of items on the agenda for the day already seemed very ambitious. But with the setbacks, the time available to get through all the agenda items shrank very quickly.
When the tech team had fixed the online voting system, members could promptly progress with votes. And one in particular sought to ensure there was sufficient democratic accountability for the Standing Orders Committee. While this caused another big delay, it seemed to be in the interest of fostering greater democracy.
Through all of this, meanwhile, equal numbers of members could speak for or against all decisions. This allowed people to justify themselves before members voted. That was the same in the case of several no-confidence votes in the chair (which also caused delays to the conference agenda).
In the end, members had a chance to raise and explain concerns, vote, and then keep moving forwards.
It would, however, have been good to see more of the massive membership present (only around 700-900 members attended). And it would also have been good if delays and time limits hadn’t prevented members from getting to vote on all motions in front of them.
The hindering of progress and the blocking of a key vote
It’s very clear that Green members present cared deeply about issues and wanted a fair hearing. And legitimate challenges always arise when interacting with other people, especially online. But it’s fair to think that some interventions were not in good faith.
The Zionism is Racism motion lingered over the day. And efforts inside and outside the party absolutely tried to delay or prevent a vote on it. The excessive use of no-confidence votes in particular seemed intent on pushing the motion back.
Whether or not the delays of the day sought to prevent the Zionism is Racism vote or not, they did. And while the conference followed democratic procedures, these also worked to prevent Green Party members from voting on the important motion.
Featured image via the GreenParty
The Green Party conference has voted in favour of a motion opposing nationalisation of “the five largest energy supply companies”.
Despite the party currently having over 215,000 members, the motion passed with just 478 members voting in favour of it. 192 opposed it, and 15 didn’t vote.
Polls have consistently shown that the vast majority of the UK agrees with public ownership of energy companies, and that this opinion has increased in recent years. This is in no small part because of the devastation of the cost of living crisis.
No nationalisation of ‘electricity retail’ or ‘electricity generation and storage’
The motion called for the deletion of a previous commitment that:
The five largest energy supply companies will be nationalised.
Instead, it called for the insertion of:
As natural monopolies with, at present, high profit margins, electricity national transmission and regional distribution will be brought into public ownership.
And it wanted to insert a position that “electricity generation and storage” are not natural monopolies and should therefore:
have diversity of ownership including private, public, municipal and community schemes
Likewise, it argued that “electricity retail” has “low profit margins” and is not a natural monopoly. Therefore, it sought to add a statement that:
electricity retail will not be nationalised and consumers will have a choice between diverse retailers operating with fair competition.
In reality, as one speaker at the conference insisted, people in vulnerable positions often find it very difficult to find the best deal when choosing between “diverse retailers”.
An amendment that didn’t pass sought to add “as a first priority”, so the new motion would read:
electricity retail will not be nationalised as a first priority
And accompanying this was a note that:
Electricity retail will be more effectively regulated, ensuring fair treatment of vulnerable customers.
What do Green Party members think?
Nuance and policy decisions relating to careful investigation of evidence absolutely matter.
But would the 215,000+ Green members really agree that removing a pledge to nationalise energy giants is the right way to go?
If they disagree, involvement in conference procedures will need to increase in the future.
Featured image via BestforBritain
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