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The Willy-Nilly System of Governance is a hybrid model that brings together both definitions of the term willy-nilly: “in a careless way without planning” and “whether you want it or not.” That’s right; the word the system is named after is nonsensical and has two completely different meanings, which is in no way a metaphor for the chaos it has already caused seven weeks into its implementation.

We here at the Trump administration are proud to combine the best aspects of both meanings of willy-nilly to make governing decisions that are both haphazard and unpopular.

Some people seem stumped about our strategy of flipping positions back and forth seemingly at random on matters of huge importance, like tariffs and wars. But that’s only because they think we have a strategy. We’re just doing whatever we feel like with no foresight, illustrating one of the Willy-Nilly System’s central tenets: There are no wrong answers because we should not assess any of our decisions before implementing them.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports on the peace talks in Saudi Arabia, saying if President Trump can get Russia to agree, a ceasefire will take effect immediately. After weeks of reported antisemitic attacks, police reveal the events were an organised crime hoax. Malcolm Turnbull defends his free speech on 7:30 report while Israel, cutting off electricity is Continue reading »

The biggest predator ever to have lived was a skinny beast

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What snakes, ferrets, and elephants are revealing about cancer resistance

The post Why Elephants Rarely Get Cancer appeared first on Nautilus.

Opposition leader (for now), Peter Dutton, has urged all Australians to dig deep and give generously to the flood damaged Coalition. Who due to cyclone Alfred have had to cancel many fundraising opportunities. ”This cyclone has hit hard, I haven’t... Read More ›

Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo, the Columbia dean at the center of the university’s student purge, is a former Israeli military intelligence officer. Now, she stands accused of helping orchestrate the deportation of a Palestinian student leader and silencing campus dissent against Israel’s war on Gaza.

The post Professor at Center of Columbia University Deportation Scandal is Former Israeli Spy appeared first on MintPress News.

When it comes to antisemitism, politicians in this country are often quick to jump on the claim without waiting for evidence. With notable and laudable exceptions like the Greens and independents such as Tasmanian federal MP Andrew Wilkie, it seems any allegation will do when it comes to the opportunity to imply Arab Australians, the Continue reading »

A new Federal Reserve study shows credit cards' high interest rates aren't because of lending risk — they reflect monopoly power built by marketing campaigns.

Activists tap into public anger over 'fundamentally broken' water industry

People don’t understand what’s funny anymore. You basically have to tell them when to laugh—and that burden often falls on yours truly.

“He’s just trolling us,” I say to my wife, as I pay two hundred dollars for eggs and our town gets measles for the second year in a row.

“It’s actually so hilarious,” I explain as we discover we’ve been purged from voter rolls. She’s not chuckling yet, but I think she’s starting to get it.

The mainstream media takes him too seriously. The truth is, it’s all a big overreaction to some good old-fashioned gags.

“It’s just a prank,” I remind the bank teller as I take out a personal loan for my annual physical. I look up at a nearby television, where he’s announcing a new plan to hunt people for sport.

See that big grin of his? “What a trickster,” I smirk as I agree to a 50 percent interest rate and put a lien on my kidneys.

“It’s all a big joke,” I remind my children as we watch an infomercial for his new mandatory cryptocurrency on the only news channel we’re allowed to stream.

A new streaming deal is the latest gift to Trump from the billionaire CEO and his company — which profits off government contracts.

Editor’s note: Sectarian Sunni forces linked to the new HTS-led government of Syria have massacred over 1300 Alawites in the past week, according to a conservative estimate. The Grayzone has spoken to staff from a Western aid organization currently on the ground in Syria who say the death toll is much higher than the official count. They told us that over 4000 Alawites have been killed, thousands are wounded with little access to medical assistance, and some 200,000 are internally […]

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Compared to Donald Trump’s prior term in office, the current Trump administration looks different. The...

“The rapid pace of [DOGE’s] actions requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities,” a judge ruled.

The post DOGE Likely Can’t Evade Freedom of Information Law, Court Rules appeared first on The Intercept.

Ten complainants, including doctors and a nuclear whistleblower, claim judge displayed misogynistic behaviour in employment tribunals – but judicial regulator refuses to investigate

By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.

The post ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege appeared first on The Intercept.

Those of us who remain tethered to reality do not require our lovers to pretend to be a succession of role-playing fantasy lovers.

On the latest episode of David Tennant Does a Podcast With…, Russell T. Davies discusses the next showrunner, the deal with Disney, and more.

“Flights to Guantánamo Bay have begun. The worst of the worst have no place in our homeland.” With those words the U.S. government announced the fate awaiting “criminal aliens” in its custody. On a military base in El Paso, Texas, masked men in combat fatigues paraded a group of young Venezuelan immigrants, their hands cuffed and their ankles shackled, in front of the cameras, before loading them onto a waiting Air Force C-17, which was to deliver its human cargo to Naval Station Guantánamo Bay overnight. Once there, they were to be incarcerated in the infamous Camp 6, held incommunicado in the same cells where al-Qaeda suspects were once held in indefinite detention, and guarded by the 1st Battalion, 6th... Read more

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For all its chaos in operation, Trump's regime has a strategic rationale and must be fought strategically, argues Jon Bloomfield

“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy…” — Elon Musk

I see Musk’s point. Empathy is destroying Western civilization, which is why it’s good that he and DOGE got rid of all those USAID programs around the world. Fending off starvation in Ethiopia and providing clean water in Colombia was completely crippling Western civilization, taking away precious funds we should be using to buy crypto.

Thames Valley Police acknowledges arrest was unlawful but offers no formal apology as campaigner Symon Hill warns of 'wider struggle' to protect protest rights

The Employment Rights Bill has been described quite rightly by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) general secretary Paul Novak as a positive, ambitious expansion of workers’ and trade union rights in a generation. In contrast, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s Rupert Soames wants to warn that of this ‘highly damaging’ bill that risks discouraging […]

The banking system throws up many surprises — one of them is how savers inadvertently trap borrowers