The chief business of the American people is business." This sentiment rings true today, particularly when examining the growing divide between business leaders and political elites regarding China. While business leaders view China as a crucial partner, political figures continue to frame the count Continue reading »
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The Presidential election campaigns that are currently underway in the US are full of hoopla, hysteria, loopy hats and fatuous slogans. But is our political system in Australia really that much better than in America? And are our political mindsets really more attuned to refined Aussie nuances? Continue reading »
Addressing a popular campaign rally on Highbury Fields on the eve of polling day during the recent general election, Jeremy Corbyn pledged that if re-elected — this time as an independent — the socialist Islington North MP would seek to host monthly ‘People’s Forums’. These assemblies, he explained shortly following his 7,000-strong election victory over […]
Doctor Who actors are realizing that "The Whoniverse" now extends well beyond the small screen, creating interesting real-life "crossovers."
Plus, the hearing-aid cartel gets muted, the country’s busiest streets are going fossil-free, and interest rates sink while spirits rise.
This afternoon, tens of thousands will take the streets of Liverpool for the nineteenth national march for Palestine since October last year. Organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and our coalition partners, this is the first of these national mobilisations to be held outside of London. A return to the capital on 5 October […]
David Sirota and the team behind the hit podcast detail their two-year reporting process and ponder the future of campaign finance reform.
Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. No vax/anti-vax.
There is a new viral superstar! Meet Moo Deng the adorable baby pygmy. NBC reports: Her toothless chewing is already an internet hit, and now, Moo Deng, the pygmy hippopotamus, is starring in cosmetic ads and quickly becoming a brand ambassador for Thailand. But the 2-month-old’s meteoric rise to online stardom has also prompted caretakers to urge visitors to show restraint and to limit her visit hours at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Moo Deng, also known as the “bouncing pig,” was named after a vote from more than 20,000 children and tourists on the Facebook page of the zoo in Chonburi, a city in eastern Thailand, where she was born in July. The hippo has become an internet sensation since her caretakers began uploading videos of her going about her day, which mostly includes napping, walking around her enclosure and chewing her caretakers’ knees while being hosed down for a shower. And just like any human celebrity, Moo Deng has dozens of fan pages on social media with pictures and videos capturing her every moment in public. Check out the memes! Adorbs.
Polls capture shifting, conflicted public views about science.
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Can cryogenically freezing coral stop time long enough to save them?
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You may have heard a passing rumor that Iranian hackers got into Trump’s VP vetting communications and gave them to major newspapers which are refusing to publish them. Yesterday, it was reported that Iranians offered the same stuff to the Harris campaign but they didn’t even open the emails. (That hasn’t stopped the moronic Don Jr and his father from saying this proves that they are working with Iran to take out Trump.) Anyway, last night Puck’s Tara Palmieri wrote this: Like several other journalists covering the 2024 presidential campaign, I was contacted earlier this month, and again on Tuesday, by an individual peddling what appeared to be sensitive documents pertaining to Donald Trump. I alerted federal authorities, and I’m not reporting the contents, but the materials themselves confirm that the hackers, whom the Justice Department apparently suspects to be agents of Iran, have absconded with more than just the oppo files on J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and Doug Burgum that have been disseminated to multiple news outlets.
What violent galaxy smashups may have wrought across the universe.
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How the rush back to the office hurts disabled workers—and everyone else.
Oprah Winfrey hosted a Kamala Harris online event last night that was surprisingly effective, I thought. I’m not usually much for town halls and tend to avoid them unless there’s a special reason to watch. But this one was quite good. maybe it’s the Oprah effect. She is a professional,after all, and very adept at evoking emotion. Here’s the lede in the Washington Post: A star-studded online rally designed to showcase the enthusiasm and energy behind Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign turned somber as host Oprah Winfrey introduced the mother of a woman who died after waiting for health care in a state that has banned most abortions. “You’re looking at a mother that is broken,” said Shanette Williams, whose daughter, Amber Thurman, died in what was deemed a “preventable” death stemming from Georgia’s abortion restrictions.