There is only one acceptable end to the war in Ukraine. And it doesn’t involve giving Kyiv the weapons it would need to entirely drive Russia out Aug 14, 2024 “The nation must clearly speak with one voice,” declared Baroness Neville-Rolfe, then Conservative minister of state at the cabinet office, on 20th February 2024. No … Continue reading Nato’s folly
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As the anniversary of Hamas' 7 October 2023 attack on Israel nears, the Muslim Association of Britain urges the UK not to be on the 'wrong side of history' and to act now
The Government is accused of failing to rule out new fossil fuel projects, and in some cases potentially cheering them on, in updated national plan
I work at a very large University. I am the parent of a child who has just started secondary school, and of one in the middle of their primary school journey. I am currently taking what in the UK is called a Level 2 Adult Education course. In all four of those domains – and […]
In a pivotal 12 months, the master planners transformed the judiciary, positioning it to deliver corruption-legalizing precedents.
The reflexive rationalization of the Trump voter: I don’t like everything he says but I just like his policies. What policies you say? They rarely have a specific answer. Here an example of one of his allegedly great policies they love so much: That’s Trump being asked a very specific question about a very specific policy and he answered with a long whine about how he was named Michigan Man of the Year (a lie) and how the fake news unfairly denied it. That’s Trump’s policy. Whining about being treated badly, complaining about immigrants and foreigners and bragging about how well he gets along with dictators. That’s pretty much it. What’s not to love?
Five minutes on X reveals the outrage toward the Australian government for its response to weekend protests while Israel is bombing Beirut. The Malaysian PM calls for western leaders to put the narrative right, while Craig Mokhiber calls for the arrest warrant of Netanyahu and Netanyahu offers the people of Iran a better future. The Continue reading »
A new ruling from Judge McBurney in Georgia overturning the abortion ban and allowing the procedure to continue is amazing. “While the State’s interest in protecting “unborn” life is compelling, until that life can be sustained by the State — and not solely by the woman compelled by the Act to do the State’s work — the balance of rights favors the woman.” “Women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote. Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy, even taking into consideration whatever bundle of rights the not-yet-viable fetus may have.” “For these women, the liberty of privacy means that they alone should choose whether they serve as human incubators for the five months leading up to viability.
The elite media doesn’t like this sort of thing but it’s smart. Kamala Harris is doing outreach to Black males through alternative media, which is where many of them, like many Americans generally, get their news. I thought this was particularly well done: These influencers have a million subscribers on YouTube and more on other platforms. I had never watched their show but Harris had me at hello so there’s not much reason to target me. This is group of voters she needs and she’s going where they are. Now this feed has 4.1 million followers on Instagram, a million on Facebook and 9.2 million on twitter. Think it makes sense to do this? I do: I keep hearing that Walz and Harris aren’t doing enough campaigning. I think maybe the media just isn’t seeing it. And anyway, Harris did a barn burner of a rally in Vegas yesterday: They’re firing on all cylinders. Let’s hope it works.
Australia’s de facto Prime Minister, according to the ABC and News Corp, Peter Dutton, has today issued an edict that when he becomes official PM he will anoint low-rating Sky News Australia host, Peta Credlin, Governor General of Australia. ”Peta... Read More ›
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation last week that would block $20 billion of U.S. weapons sales to Israel.
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AI could help us understand what whales are saying. But should we talk back?
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With Nasrallah gone, Hezbollah and Lebanon are left in shock, but Israel’s strategic situation remains unchanged. Could this be the catalyst for a new Israeli ground offensive, or will Hezbollah rally after its leader's death?
The post After Nasrallah: Will Israel’s Next Move Be a Ground Invasion of Lebanon? appeared first on MintPress News.
In an anticapitalist spirit, the book Beyond Molotovs. A Visual Handbook of Anti-Authoritarian Strategies is a collection of 50 first-hand accounts from activists, collectives, movements, artists and scholars from around the world, showing us the creativity to subvert authoritarian ideologies.
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Leaked docs reveal that prior to the toppling of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, the US govt-funded International Republican Institute trained an army of activists including rappers and “LGBTQI people,” even hosting “transgender dance performances,” to achieve a national “power shift.” Institute staff said the activists “would cooperate with IRI to destabilize Bangladesh’s politics.” On August 5, months of violent street protests finally toppled Bangladesh’s elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. When the military seized power and announced the imposition of a […]
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It was almost impossible to listen to Benjamin Netanyahu speak at the United Nations General Assembly without a feeling of despair and disgust. Israel’s ‘friends’, which include Australia, must change their rhetoric in defence of Israel when they say: “Israel has the right to defend itself”. No nation has the right to use this slogan Continue reading »
The most important role of government is to protect its citizens. In Australia this is usually taken to mean military defence, alliances with other countries and considerable expenditure. However the governments of many countries including ours have not yet grasped the fact that we are facing defeat in the current battle against the advancing threats Continue reading »
The AUKUS agreement is controversial. It covers advanced military technologies whose future is contested by experts. There is also a vigorous discussion over whether the agreement has compromised Australia’s autonomy on strategic policy making and implementation. Yet this latter debate completely misses why AUKUS is at risk of failure. AUKUS’ “Tier One” objective is to Continue reading »
The default for people who are older and near the end of life when they suffer an acute deterioration is often hospitalisation. They are placed on a conveyor belt - ambulance, Emergency Department (ED), hospital, often ending up on life support in the intensive care unit. Continue reading »