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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 09:00
Actually, it’s today’s GOP Not to mention that this longstanding argument has always been ridiculous. They truly believe that if only Hitler hadn’t tightened some gun laws for Jews and “undesirables,” there would have been no holocaust. Really? Jews were less than 1% of the population. And in case they haven’t noticed, Hitler conquered most of Europe. I don’t really think the German Jews could have held him off with some pistols. It’s so ludicrous it makes you want to scream. But the gun nuts have been saying this for years and now the party itself using actual holocaust images to make their sick, absurd point.
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 07:30
Has he met any teenagers? These people are living in a dream world. Do they think that teens and young adults are docile cows they can herd at will? Ridiculous:  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ′ administration is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” as the Republican governor continues a focus on cultural issues ahead of his expected presidential run. The proposal, which would not require legislative approval, is scheduled for a vote next month before the state Board of Education and has been put forth by state Education Department, both of which are led by appointees of the governor. The rule change would ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4 to 12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take. The initial law that DeSantis championed last spring bans those lessons in kindergarten through the third grade. The change was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel. Hey keep it up guys.
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 07:30
It looks like the Manhattan DA prosecutes a lot of people for the crimes Trump is suspected of committing: According to the Times, it’s still a tricky case with the need to attach it to the federal election crime in order to make it a felony, but nobody can say that they don’t ever try people for crimes like this.
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 06:00
The Bulwark’s JV Last distilled what we all know about the GOP and their voters into a nice concise analysis: Roughly speaking, there are six things an elected Republican could say about an indictment of Donald Trump: 1.Trump’s alleged actions are deeply concerning.2.Let the legal process play out; I have faith in our justice system.3.No comment.4.Yes, Trump’s alleged actions are concerning; but because of various externalities, the wiser course of action would have been to not indict.5.Democrats and this Soros-backed prosecutor are out of control. We will fight this to the bitter end.6.Donald Trump is innocent of all charges; this is a miscarriage of justice. This is not science, but my sense is that the distribution of these positions among elite Republicans will look basically like this:¹ The two unlabeled slivers are “These allegations are troubling” and “wiser not to indict.” I peg them at 1% positions. Maybe I’m off at the margins But this is close enough for the purposes of our discussion. So let’s move on.
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 05:42

After rooting through the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Data Base, [Richard] Dias [of Acorn Macro Consulting] conducted a comparative analysis of the percentage of global GDP adjusted for PPP between the G7 and BRICS, and made a surprising discovery: BRICS had surpassed the G7.

This was not a projection, but rather a statement of accomplished fact: BRICS was responsible for 31.5 percent of the PPP-adjusted global GDP, while the G7 provided 30.7 percent. Making matters worse for the G7, the trends projected showed that the gap between the two economic blocs would only widen going forward….

PPP versus GDP analysis. Same with China, which is ahead of the US based on PPP although not GDP. 

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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 05:21
In Moscow this week, the Chinese and Russian leaders revealed their joint commitment to redesign the global order, an undertaking that has 'not been seen in 100 years.'
Can this traspire without WWIII, already being waged through hybrid warfare, without going kinetic. If t goes hot, can nulear winter be avoided? These are the questions on the table now that the gauntlet has been thrown down.

The Cradle
In Moscow, Xi and Putin bury Pax Americana
Pepe Escobar
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:58
Comment by Hon. Melissa Parke on AUKUS 22 March 2023. I welcome the speech given by Josh Wilson MP, my successor in the federal seat of Fremantle, in the Australian parliament on 20 March in which he raised concerns regarding the AUKUS agreement. I also welcome the contributions from former Prime Minister Paul Keating last Continue reading »
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:57
Reflecting the diminishing public support for the AUKUS deal, a new Guardian Essential Poll has found that only one quarter of Australians support paying the $368bn price tag to acquire nuclear submarines.  For decades Australians were gung ho about going to war – almost any war. Today – despite the best efforts of the Nine Continue reading »
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:56
We all want a better future for our children, and our grandchildren. The Government however seems unconcerned whether there is going to be a future at all. The late Professor Will Steffen was a preeminent climate scientist and one of the expert members of the Australian Climate Commission, which recommended the Gillard Labor government introduce Continue reading »
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:55
As AUKUS propagandising gathers pace, the Australian public is being softened up to believe that whatever else the arrangement entails (and that still mostly remains a mystery), there will be no compromising of Australia’s sovereignty – none whatsoever. History teaches us that such reassurances can be dangerously hollow. Since its inception in the Treaty of Continue reading »
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:54
Defence Minister Richard Marles has now told us why we need nuclear submarines – not to defend Taiwan or attack China, but to defend our merchant shipping. Sounds credible until one does the maths. There are 26,000 ship port calls involving over 3,000 different ships at 70 Australian ports each year to exchange 580 million Continue reading »
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:53
Yesterday, 22 March 2023, the planet observed World Water Day, which highlights the sustainable management of precious water resources and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people across the globe who are living without access to clean and safe water. But here in New South Wales, water’s big day coincides with yet another mass fish Continue reading »
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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 04:50
An open letter to the ABC, 22 March 2023. In a series of aggressions, Israel has been occupying Palestine from the river to the sea for over 74 years, by ethnically cleansing two-thirds of its people through over seventy massacres, killing and executing Palestinians daily (at least 89 Palestinians, including 16 children and a woman, Continue reading »