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Monday, January 19, 2026

I'm a loser

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 I'm a loser

 

 

I'm a loser I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be

Of all the votes I have won or have lost There is one vote I should never have crossed She was a girl in a million, my friend I should have known she would win in the end

I'm a loser And I lost to someone who's better than me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown My tears are falling like rain from the sky Is it for her or myself that I cry?

I'm a loser And I lost to someone who's better than me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate? I realize I have left it too late And so it's true, pride comes before a fall I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

I'm a loser And I lost to someone who's better than me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be

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The Beatles - I'm a Loser


 The Beatles sing "I'm a Loser" on the "Shindig," 1964 

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"I'm A Loser" lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"I'm A Loser"

I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Of all the love I have won or have lost
There is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be


Writer(s): Paul McCartney, John Lennon
John Lennon said in an interview in 1980 about this song, "Me in my Dylan period. Part of me suspects I'm a loser and part of me thinks I'm God Almighty."
Paul McCartney said, "We used to listen to quite a lot of country and western songs and they are all about sadness and 'I lost my truck' so it was quite acceptable to sing 'I'm a loser'."
This song was performed twice before the release: on BBC Radio and for a British edition of US music TV show "Shindig!" that was broadcasted in the USA, but not in Britain.
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Friday, January 16, 2026

Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/16/maria-corina-machado-giving-trump-nobel-peace-prize-medal-absurd-say-norwegian-politicians 

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Donald Trump holding the framed peace prize stood alongside María Corina Machado

Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians

US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado

Political leaders in Norway have condemned the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s “absurd” decision to present her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump, accusing the US president of being a “classic showoff” who takes credit for other people’s work.

The Nobel laureate gave her medal to Trump at the White House on Thursday “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to’] our freedom”. Several hours later, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Machado “presented me with her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect.”

The Nobel Peace Center said on social media that “a medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel peace prize laureate cannot”. The organisers of the prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute, had already said that the prize “cannot be revoked, shared or transferred” when Machado first revealed her plan.

When Machado was awarded the prize in Oslo last month after making a dramatic, secret journey from Venezuela, the Nobel committee celebrated her long struggle for democracy against Nicolás Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state”. Since then, Trump has invaded Venezuela and removed Maduro, handing power over to Venezuela’s vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Kirsti Bergstø, the leader of Norway’s Socialist Left party and its foreign policy spokesperson, said: “This is, above all, absurd. The peace prize cannot be given away.”

Trump’s recent threats to invade Greenland, she said, demonstrated why he was not a worthy recipient. “Trump will no doubt claim that he has now received it, but it cannot be transferred, and Trump’s repeated threats toward Greenland clearly demonstrate why it would have been madness to award him the prize,” Bergstø said.

Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, the leader of the Centre party, said: “Whoever has received the prize has received the prize. The fact that Trump accepted the medal says something about him as a type of person: a classic showoff who wants to adorn himself with other people’s honours and work.”

Raymond Johansen, the Labour former governing mayor of Oslo who is now secretary general of Norwegian People’s Aid, said the situation was “unbelievably embarrassing and damaging”.

He said Machado’s actions could damage the reputation of the Nobel peace prize and the Nobel committee.

“This is unbelievably embarrassing and damaging to one of the world’s most recognised and important prizes. The awarding of the prize is now so politicised and potentially dangerous that it could easily legitimise an anti-peace prize development,” he wrote on Facebook.

“I can’t believe she actually gave the prize to Trump. What on earth is the Nobel committee going to say?”

The Norwegian foreign ministry declined to comment, saying the prize was independent of the Norwegian government and referred instead to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

A photograph shared by the White House showed the US president with the gift displayed in a large gold frame alongside a text that read: “Presented as a personal symbol of gratitude on behalf of the Venezuelan people in recognition of President Trump’s principled and decisive action to secure a free Venezuela.”

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

US supreme court to hear trans athletes cases that could erode key protections

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    US supreme court to hear trans athletes cases that could erode key protections

    A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rights

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    The US supreme court is considering the rights of transgender youth athletes on Tuesday in a major hearing on state laws banning trans girls from girls sports teams.

    Oral arguments center on two cases of trans students who sued over the Republican-backed laws in Idaho and West Virginia prohibiting them from participating in girls athletic programs. The cases could have far-reaching implications for civil rights, with a ruling against the athletes potentially eroding a range of protections for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people more broadly.

    In West Virginia v BPJ, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson challenged the state’s 2021 law banning her from track. A federal court blocked the ban, but the state appealed to the supreme court.

    In the second case, Little v Hecox, Lindsay Hecox, a trans college student pursuing track, sued to overturn Idaho’s first-in-the-nation 2020 law categorically banning trans women and girls from women’s sports teams. She has since pushed to have the case dismissed, saying she is not doing sports in college and doesn’t want further harassment, but the supreme court is still hearing the matter.

    Twenty-seven states have now restricted trans youth access to school sports – most with laws targeting trans girls, but some applying to all trans youth. Defenders of the bans argue they are promoting fairness and safety in women’s sports, while trans rights advocates counter the laws are cruel and discriminatory, and that there’s no credible evidence inclusive sports policies have endangered cis girls and women.

    The laws are aimed at excluding a tiny fraction of the population, with GOP legislators at times unable to identify any trans girls playing sports in their states, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president testifying he was aware of fewer than 10 trans college athletes.

    Lawyers for the trans students, including the American Civil Liberties Union, argue the bans violate the equal protection clause of the constitution. In the West Virginia case, attorneys argue the ban also violates Title IX, a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools. The states are supported by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group behind major anti-LGBTQ+ cases and anti-abortion efforts.

    The court will consider whether the laws are discriminatory and merit “heightened scrutiny”, a rigorous review where the government has a higher burden to justify the bans. If the court’s conservative supermajority decides the bans don’t warrant heightened scrutiny, it could set a precedent that anti-trans laws are “presumptively constitutional”, the ACLU has warned.

    If the court rules trans people are not covered by Title IX, it could boost policies meant to ban trans students’ bathroom access and ability to use chosen pronouns and names, and leave LGBTQ+ youth with fewer protections against harassment, bullying and discrimination.

    Pepper-Jackson said in a statement last week that she plays sports to “make friends, have fun, and challenge myself through practice and teamwork”, adding: “All I’ve ever wanted was the same opportunities as my peers. But in 2021, politicians in my state passed a law banning me – the only transgender student athlete in the entire state – from playing as who I really am. This is unfair to me and every transgender kid who just wants the freedom to be themselves.”

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