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After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it?
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An aging Earth, like an aging body, is increasingly vulnerable to heat’s fatal strikes
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Mass arrests at a peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration were followed by a light-touch approach to last weekend's violent far right protest, say campaigners
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Labor has passed a fourth law to clear the way for forced deportations to the tiny South Pacific island of Nauru. The post Labor copies Trump playbook with ICE-style deportation laws first appeared on Solidarity Online. Low-rating cable TV channel, Sky News Australia, has demanded that the Government defund the national broadcaster after one of their reporters dared to ask President Trump a question at a press conference. ”How dare these smarmy inner-city lefties dare to... Read More ›
The stability problem in Sraffian economics is the question: will an excess rate of profit in an industry automatically result in a self-correcting adjustment, driving the excess rate of profit in that industry down to the uniform rate in the economy? No, not necessarily, argues Ian Steedman (1984), a writer deeply sympathetic to the Sraffian […]
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The censure attempt comes as waves of people face professional reprisal over their speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. The post Nancy Mace Targets Ilhan Omar in Charlie Kirk Speech Crackdown appeared first on The Intercept. BADCamp has always been a community-first event where ideas, experimentation, and practical knowledge-sharing thrive. This year, it’s also where Drupal’s AI conversation gets very real. From a focused, three-hour AI Summit to a range of practical sessions across the camp, AI is showing up in force at BADCamp 2025. Whether you're a site builder, developer, themer, or content strategist, there's something here for you. The AI Summit: Community and PossibilityFriday morning, October 25, BADCamp is hosting a special three-hour AI Summit. This unconference-style session will give the Drupal community a space to explore how we’re using AI in the real world and where we want to take it next. If a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf. If a right-wing activist is gunned down, it’s part of a coordinated effort by the radical left to incite violence. - - - If a gunman murders nineteen children at an elementary school, it’s disgusting to politicize the tragedy by talking about gun control. If a Republican presidential candidate is targeted in an assassination attempt, it’s fair to blame it on left-wing rhetoric before the shooter has even been identified. A trolley problem, some personal stuff, a bit of Islamic jurisprudence, and then the Honda. 1) Trolley time. Let’s start with the trolley problem. People proposing trolley problems often do them in two parts. First, there’s the anodyne one with the easy answer: A trolley is rushing down the tracks towards a group of five […]
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena. The post Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist appeared first on The Intercept. For 14 years we’ve exposed empire, propaganda, and genocide. Now, with funding slashed, our future depends on you. The post MintPress News Faces Shutdown Amid Unprecedented Attacks on Truth appeared first on MintPress News. Zionism is not just an ideology — it is a system of infiltration designed to embed Israel’s interests into every corner of Western life. The post Infiltration: A Cardinal Function of the Zionist Movement appeared first on MintPress News. The BAFTA Cymru 2025 is honouring Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies with the BAFTA Cymru Outstanding Contribution to Television Award.
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