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Βδομάδα προς βδομάδα τα γεγονότα μιας συγκλονιστικής Ελληνικής Άνοιξης Στις 25 Γενάρη 2025 συμπληρώνονται 10 χρόνια από την συγκλονιστική εκλογική ήττα της Διεθνούς Ολιγαρχίας που στην Ελλάδα εκπροσωπείτο επάξια από το Μνημονιακό μπλοκ. Έξι μήνες μετά, το ίδιο βράδυ που ο λαός τίμησε εκείνη την πρωτοφανή ρήξη με ποσοστό 62% στο Δημοψήφισμα της 5ης Ιουλίου […]

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It couldn’t hurt Andy Borowitz: Inauguration Forecast Shows Temperature and IQ in the Twenties Here with the wind chill, it’s like 2 deg outside. And still I think I’ll attend our local MLK peace march and rally (if it’s still on) rather than throw shit at my TV. I need a stiff shot of not-crazy. I just need to remember to leave the TV on tuned to Animal Planet. He’ll lie about his inauguration’s ratings anyway, but what the hell. Make the “blackout” meme trend. It’s like chicken soup…. I know several couples of means who’ve already fled the country. But for the rest of us, Brian Klaas (okay, from England) offers suggestions for surviving the next four years now that tweets about “shooting shoplifters without a trial and executing America’s top general” barely register, and the Saudis can now bribe Trump without needing “to pretend to stay at a Trump hotel.” Klaas, with a Ph.D. earned in studying authoritarian regimes, knows whereof he speaks. He offers a few suggestions: Never Doomscroll: Smarter Engagement, Real “Self Care” Stay informed, but not constantly.

Comparing the two eras of Doctor Who (via "The War Games in Colour" and "Joy to the World"), we see just how much storytelling has changed.

A conversation with Nautilus cover artist Myriam Wares.

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Could this be the moment that Rupert Murdoch's media empire is finally held to account for its actions?

By paying attention to our complex and often contradictory humanness, we can keep our integrity through chaos and disruption

There’s a lot of celebrating of the Gaza ceasefire. Hamas troops are openly on the streets, hostages from both sides are being returned (that only Israeli captives are called hostages is ludicrous) and it’s clear that Israel came nowhere close to destroying Hamas. This is an impressive accomplishment, Gaza is only 25×5 miles: Gaza is tiny. Hamas’s tunnel strategy clearly worked.

That said, Gaza is a wreck.

The priority for the UK Government is not to seek justice for the innocent civilians murdered, but to protect the state from the consequences, argues Emma De Souza

What drives us to create zoos and natural history museums – is it a curiosity about the world, or a need to dominate it?

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What distinguishes fiction from nonfiction? The answer to this perennial question relies on how we understand reality itself

- by Hannah H Kim

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Our typical responses to cute things might seem cheery and unserious, but they signal something vital about us

- by Makenzie O’Neil

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From Elon Musk to Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump is about to provide the world’s wealthiest people with unprecedented influence over his administration.

A month since al-Assad was forced from power those living in exile are returning home to find nothing left

There is little point in going to Washington today to oppose Trump’s return — Trumpism never left. There are more urgent tasks now.

The post I Protested Trump’s First Inauguration. But I’m Not Marching Against Him Today. appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump’s presidency is a reversion to autocratic tyranny. Only concerted resistance can stop it from spreading.   By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  19th January 2025 Seldom in recent history has class war been waged so blatantly. Generally, billionaires and hectomillionaires employ concierges to attack the poor on their behalf. But now, freed from […]

I have been arguing throughout this latest inflationary episode that the central bank rate hikes were actually introducing inflationary pressures through a number of channels, the most notable one in the Australian context being the rental component in the Consumer Price Index. The RBA has categorically denied this perversity in their policy approach, and, instead,…

By Maya Schenwar, Negin Owliaei, Ziggy West Jeffery -- Truthout Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.

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This country, once a haven for immigrants, is now on the verge of turning into a first-class nightmare for them. President Donald Trump often speaks of his plan to deport some 11.7 million undocumented immigrants from the United States as “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.” Depending on how closely he follows the Project 2025 policy blueprint of his allies, his administration may also begin deporting the family members of migrants and asylum seekers in vast numbers. Among the possible ways such planning may not work out, here’s one thing Donald Trump and the rest of the MAGA crowd don’t recognize: the troops they plan to rely on to carry out the deportations of potentially millions of people... Read more

Source: American Troops as Migrants appeared first on TomDispatch.com.