Otto English explains why, after 15 years, he has left the social media platform now disseminating disinformation worldwide under the control of Elon Musk
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As temperatures fall and Putin's strikes on the grid escalate, Ukraine prepares for a winter of severe hardship, reports George Llewelyn from Kyiv
In this layered portrait of life on the streets of Los Angeles, strife is interlaced with moments of joy and solidarity
- Directed by Chung Nguyen
A smart, educated woman, there’s no way I could have ended up in an abusive relationship, could I?
- by Zoe Michaels
How do some countries manage to channel foreign capital into economic development while others are just exploited by it?
- by Guilherme Klein Martins
Three questions for Manvir Singh, author of Shamanism: The Timeless Religion
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In the wake of the French Revolution during the 1790s, Britain’s ruling class trembled at the prospect of an early working-class movement inspired and radicalised by Jacobinism. A multitude of philanthropic initiatives soon sprang up in response — from Sunday Schools to religious societies and secular projects, all of which sought to ‘better’ the condition […]
. The power of diversity isn’t just a social ideal. It’s a mathematical fact. The ‘Diversity Prediction Theorem’ shows that gathering people who think differently comes with a calculable performance bonus. Imagine yours truly fills a transparent jar with 1000 jellybeans and then asks a group of students for their estimates of how many jellybeans […]
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
The post The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act appeared first on The Intercept.
The author of The New Age of Genocide, Martin Shaw, on why Trump's 'peace' plan will allow the ongoing destruction and replacement of a Palestinian Gaza
This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for an extended period at Kyoto University in Japan but who over the years of working here has increasingly began to understand the language and local cultural traditions Growing hostility to tourists in Japan I was out running early…
After a year-long campaign, interim Vice-Chancellor Rebekah Brown has announced an end to forced redundancies under management’s drastic restructuring scheme, Renew ANU.
The post End to forced redundancies at ANU shows power of fighting campaign first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Rogue Coalition backbencher, Andrew ‘friend of Gina’ Hastie, has told his friends (Gina), that he quit Sussan Ley’s cabinet after the Liberal leader demanded that he add an extra S to his surname. ”Yeah, people think it was over the... Read More ›
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On September 25th, Matthew Saunders moderated a panel that included Frederik Wouters, Paul Johnson, and Jamie Abrahams. We conducted a working preview of how Drupal AI will show up at DrupalCon Vienna and what the Strategic Initiative has been building since the last Drupalcon. Vienna was less than three weeks out, and momentum across the initiative was clear. It was a walk through workshops, sessions, and real implementation paths that teams can apply on live sites. We recorded it, so you can watch the webinar as well.
Israel’s former top general sought donations from David Ellison and his father, Larry, as part of a billionaire coterie to fund digital paramilitaries aimed at sabotaging pro-Palestine activists. The leaked documents show one planner explaining, “In the jungle, we need more guerrillas and less IDF.” With Paramount and CBS News now under his control, the younger Ellison has installed self-described “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. The new owner of Paramount, David Ellison, participated in an Israeli government-led plot to […]
The post New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans first appeared on The Grayzone.
The post New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans appeared first on The Grayzone.
Life in the big city can be many things. But mostly it is hard, expensive, and exhausting. Occasionally, it can smell like poop. Above all, it is confounding. So, when the city seems to be throwing all kinds of confusing omens and symbols your way, why not turn to a little divination to see what the city is really trying to tell you?
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THE SUBWAY LOVERS
Two young lovers make out, unashamed, while others watch in horror, disgust, and morbid curiosity.
UPRIGHT: Lust, passion, desire.
REVERSED: Seriously, get a room. This is a C train at rush hour.
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THE APARTMENT HERMIT
At Attorney General Pam Bondi’s request, Apple is preventing communities from sharing information about ICE raids.
The Right has a long history of inciting violence against their perceived enemies. Oftentimes, this...
They tried every trick in the book. They blocked motions on spurious grounds. They lied to members. They stitched up the debate. Yet still, the Palestine solidarity movement inflicted a major defeat on the government at the Labour Party Conference last week. Labour now officially accepts that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and demands […]
As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world.
The post Mothers in Gaza Give Life to the Next Generation of Palestinians Despite Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.