With the Oval Office looking more like a middle school classroom every day, let’s recall the way, once upon a time, we responded to childhood taunts from a playground bully. You remember how it goes. Your nemesis says mockingly that you’re a this-or-that and you shout back: “Takes one to know one!” Indeed, it does. This month, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said of his fellow billionaire Elon Musk: “The world’s richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children.” Elaborating, Gates explained that Musk, as head of his self-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had decided to put “U.S.A.I.D. in the wood chipper” by cutting 80% of its global humanitarian programs and that, he pointed out,... Read more
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The Liberal party’s on again, off again partner, the Nationals, have sent letters out to their constituents, many of whom have been ravaged by floods, asking them to give generously to the parties re-election fund. ”No one fights harder than... Read More ›
Troubling recordings, buried data leaks, and more from The Lever this week.
This week, Doctor Who went WandaVision in a big way. Here are the big reveals, continuity deep cuts, and questions raised by "Wish World."
I en tid när ljudrummet dränks i den kommersiella radions tyckmyckentrutade ordblaj och fullständigt intetsägande pubertalflamsande tjafs har många av oss mer eller mindre gett upp. Radion, som en gång i tiden var en källa till både vederkvickelse och reflexion har degenererat till en postmodern ytlighetsavgud. Men det finns ljus i mörkret! I programmet Text […]
A concise guide to proper media behavior when discussing the “complicated” situation.
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Five years on from the death that shocked the world, Shabna Begum explains how political denial and repressive legislation has made things worse for people of colour in the UK
Leaked documents show the supposedly self-reliant anti-Kremlin outlet Mediazona asked the UK gov’t for £300,000. With foreign funding drying up, the “independent” news site now faces financial crisis. Mediazona, the self-styled “independent” Russian outlet which partners with the BBC to track the deaths of Russian troops, requested hundreds of thousands of pounds directly from the British government, according to a tranche of leaked official documents. Having mainly targeted Russians since its founding in 2014 by members of the Western-backed troupe […]
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"Free film school," Doctor Who Unleashed, dives into the making of "Wish World," where all the reveals are out, and everyone is interviewed.
International condemnation of Israel is mounting as its military intensifies its offensive in Gaza, killing large numbers of Palestinians each day and blocking access to food, fuel, medicine, and other essential supplies — deepening the humanitarian crisis for the besieged and starving population. The crucial question is why large parts of the Western world allow […]
Check out our first looks at BBC and Disney+'s Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who Season 2 finale, "The Reality War."
. Last week, yours truly was invited by the Department of Criminology at Malmö University to deliver a lecture to fellow researchers on recent theoretical developments in causality modelling. Following the presentation, one key question emerged: How can the potential outcomes approach be effectively evaluated within the social sciences? Framing all causal questions as questions […]
Doctor Who S02E07: "Wish World" kicks off the season finale by answering some questions and paying off some hints, while raising even more for next week.
Elmo gets an upgrade, climate villains pay up, a judge rules for peace, and data centers cool off.
The Star Wars series shows a rebel movement struggling to be born, but has a clear lesson for fighting rising fascism.
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The “Star Wars” series shows a rebel movement struggling to be born but has a clear lesson for fighting rising fascism.
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