Dissent in the ranks It’s important to remember that as crazy as MAGA Republicans are now that the presidential election and the future of the Supreme Court does not hinge on the large numbers of voters chanting Don-ald Trump, Don-ald Trump like zombified extras in The Mummy. Trump is bleeding support he cannot afford to lose. The old, “death by a thousand cuts” routine worked against Hillary Clinton in 2016. It can work for Democrats and Joe Biden in 2024. Greg Sargent points to an item lost in Politico’s Playbook coverage of Trump’s effort to defund Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Trump prosecutions: “I don’t think it’s a good idea unless you can show that [the prosecutors] acted in bad faith or fraud or something like that,” Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior appropriator, told Playbook, speaking about the defund-Smith push. He denounced the idea as “stupid,” adding of prosecutors: “They’re just doing their job—even though I disagree with what they did.” Wait, what? Trump’s prosecutorial tormentors are not acting in bad faith or being fraudulent? Do tell!
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How might it be possible to decolonise a cultural edifice built on entirely colonial foundations? This is a question it would take unlimited political will and huge financial resources to answer. A more pragmatic goal would be to give the impression that such a process is at least underway. The British Library exhibition Beyond The […]
Despite widespread economic stagnation and declining productivity in the UK, service exports -particularly to the US - are buoying the economy, highlighting London's increasing dominance and escalating living costs
More evidence that the UK health and emergency services have “profoundly failed” the NHS which is now in a “state of emergency”
🎼Look, look at the brain flying Ubu Don visited Washington, D.C. on Thursday to show off his debraining machine, only to find his fawning Republican nobles had already been debrained. Digby will be along presently with a more thorough account of yesterday’s Capitol Hill follies starring Republicans’ 34-felony-convicted former president and 2024 presumptive nominee. Suffice to say it’s udderly insane the tolerance MAGA Republican “leaders” have developed for self-humiliation. How these adults can live with themselves having sacrificed all self-respect on the altar of Trump is beyond comprehension. A major political party in the most powerful country on Earth has lost its collective mind. It’s gone from Andy Borowtiz satire to deeply unsettling. The U.S. Constitution may not be a suicide pact, but the Republican Party now is. Lickspittles and Toadies Sarah Longwell of Republican Voters Against Trump described how Republicans who once saw Trump as too corrupt, unfit, and uninformed (you fill in the rest) for the presidency have become Trump lickspittles and toadies.
The attack on Buthidaung - where thousands of Rohingya Muslims had sought refuge - has been called a "turning point" in what has been dubbed a "slow-burning genocide"
A trolley is about to run over five people, but your dad gets distracted by a nearby sports bar playing The Shawshank Redemption on one of their outdoor TVs. He just stands there watching the movie. Everyone dies.
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When presented with the Trolley Problem, Dad uses the opportunity to rail against Waze, saying he knows better and GPS apps are making this generation dumb and useless, despite the trolley being on track.
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After you explain the situation to him, your father approaches the conductor and begins asking questions about what kind of engine he’s got in this thing.
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Dad attempts to parallel park the trolley. He has to choose between using the convenient rearview camera or twisting his neck back to look.
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You present the classic Trolley Problem to your father. His first question concerns the ethnicities of everyone tied to the tracks. When you ask why it matters, he says, “Just curious!”
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Labour is ‘pro-business and pro-worker’. That is the message that Keir Starmer wants voters to take away from his manifesto launch. If you’re a Marxist, like me, then this statement is an oxymoron. But Labour has historically branded itself as a social democratic party that governs by encouraging compromise between bosses and workers. There are […]
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The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the most common mainstream myths around women and sexual assault that are perpetuated through journalism
COFFS Harbour Health Campus patients are now experiencing a little luxury thanks to the hard work and generosity of the Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies. The Pink Ladies have donated four recliners valued at $33,915 to the hospital’s Transit and Infusion Centre. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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The host posted a series of AI-generated memes featuring Labour leader Keir Starmer in Islamic dress alongside Muslim women
THREE local sports clubs have been successful in the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. Minister for Sport Steve Kamper announced that 194 organisations have shared in $500,000 with each organisation receiving up to $3,000 towards the purchase, installation, and training in a new automated external defibrillator (AED). Advertise with News of The Area...
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THE Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) acknowledged World Environment Day on Wednesday June 5 with approximately 60 people rallying outside Forestry Corporation of NSW’s (FCNSW) Coffs Harbour office. Catherine Jones, the BEC secretary and organiser of countless actions outside FCNSW offices, said, “The best way to mitigate climate change is to end deforestation. Advertise with News...
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THE VIP opening night for the Coffs Antique and Collectors Fair will be held on Friday 28 June from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Exhibition Hall at Coffs Harbour Showground. “This is a night for the real enthusiasts to get in early for a sneak peak and chance to find that special item from over...
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BUILDING up to the Holiday Coast Bootscooters’ 30th anniversary in July, the local line dance group is bursting to burst out two days of dancing at the big birthday bash. The weekend celebrations on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 July at Coffs Harbour Showground Exhibition Hall are fully booked with 200 bootscooters. Advertise with News...
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John Mitchinson explores how a 600-year-old poem by an unknown poet can reset our moral compass
RAISING $2,467 through its Biggest Morning Tea, the bingo group players at Darlington Park Resort at Arrawarra are justly delighted with the outcome. While the bingo raised $1,467, an anonymous donor gave $1,000 towards the annual initiative benefitting the Cancer Council’s research. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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Referring back to this 2002 post defining “neoliberalism”, I find the claim that the “The (UK) Conservative party is hovering on the edge of extinction”. That wasn’t one of my more accurate assessments, and I’m bearing it in mind when I look at suggestions that the party is now “facing a defeat so dramatic it […]