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Voters of America as Explained by Their Pants

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 05:30

Cat-Hair-Covered Yoga Pants: Voted for Harris

Toupee-Hair-Covered Suit Pants: Voted for Trump

Bear-Hair-Covered Vintage L.L.Bean Board Shorts: Wrote in “RFK Jr. + The Worm”

Pants Worn Only Every Four Years That Were Bought by Someone Else: Voted for Jill Stein

Frayed Corduroys That Nobody Wants or Needs: Voted for Cornel West

Fair-Trade, Ethically Sourced Cotton Trousers: Did not vote in protest

Novelty Pajama Bottoms with Weed Motif: Forgot to vote

Wasn’t Sure Which Pants to Wear: Did not vote because busy giving interview to New York Times about being undecided

Pink Capri Pants: Told husband she voted for Trump but voted for Harris

Blue Capri Pants: Told husband he voted for Harris but voted for Trump

Black-Belted Denim That Barely Covers Pale White Belly: Voted for Trump but only because he gave him $75 million after destroying Twitter

Red, White, and Blue Bodybuilding Pants: Duh

Who should be the next emperor of the violent global imperium? 

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:58
As US voters go to the polls on November 5th, they need to remind themselves that when the US elects its next domestic president, it is also selecting the emperor of a violent, global imperium. Choices made over sundry domestic issues have far reaching effects, far beyond local pocketbook or civil rights issues. They determine Continue reading »

Why Israel and the IDF meet the criteria for proscription under Australian Anti-Terror laws

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:57
If Australian anti-terror laws are to be considered principled and fair, they must apply equally to all organisations that meet the criteria, including state military forces where appropriate. The criteria for designating terrorist organisations in Australia are rooted in clear legal definitions, covering both legislative and non-legislative factors. To be classified as a terrorist organisation Continue reading »

The ICJ advisory opinion and the UNGA response

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:56
A position paper has been published by the organisation BADIL in October, suggesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the illegality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory further fragments the Palestinian people and marginalises their rights. Readers will be aware to some degree of the decision of the ICJ on 19 July Continue reading »

To save the planet: Disable this global consumer-corporate machine

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:55
The global consumer-capitalist machine is well-programmed to consume the planet in its quest to produce ever-more stuff. Avoiding pollution is incompatible with its present functioning. If we want to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions we need to know how to get inside the machine and turn it off, or transform it. The 2024 State of Continue reading »

Conflicts of interest and the subconscious mind

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:52
In recent days, our media have covered two “scandals” involving allegations against public figures of failing to adequately address identifiable conflicts of interest. Our Prime Minister is under attack for accepting upgraded flights from Qantas and thereby placing himself in scenarios where later political decisions may have been influenced by the largesse of Qantas. The Continue reading »

The world’s centre of gravity has shifted to BRICS

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:51
The recent BRICS summit in Kazan summed up the results of the Russian presidency of the organisation in 2024. John Shipton, an Australian activist and the father of WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange, also took part in the event. In July, Assange was released from a British prison after many years in prison and returned to Continue reading »

More than 1-in-10 Americans would “take action” to overturn 2024 election results

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 04:50
Close to half of Republicans (46%) and more than a quarter of Democrats (27%) said they would not consider 2024 election results to be legitimate if the other party’s presidential candidate won, according to polling by the World Justice Project. Some of them would go further: 14% of Republicans and 11% of Democrats surveyed said Continue reading »

Print Edition 58

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 01:47

Issue 58 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September andOctober 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from quantum gravity physicist Fotini Markopoulou, geoscientist Marcia Bjornerud, anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse, and more.  This issue also features new illustrations by Ellen Weinstein and Mark Belan, as well as a comic by Ken Krimstein. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. […]

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Smirnoff Adam’s Apple, 1972 (alternate version)

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 01:26
Damn, Rudy. It’s just not right to drink cider and Smirnoff when it’s 80 degrees out! Well, that’s all I got.  I never thought I’d be sweating so much in November. Why’s it so warm? Well, baby, there’s this thing called global warming. Yeah? Yeah. All that coal and gas we’re burning right now—it’s gonnaContinue reading Smirnoff Adam’s Apple, 1972 (alternate version)

270 Reasons: Because the American Experiment Is on the Defensive

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Wed, 06/11/2024 - 01:22

Our friends at 270 reasons.com are gathering a polyphonic orchestra of brilliant writers, teachers, doctors, filmmakers, artists, and citizens of all kinds to weigh in about their plans to vote this November. These opinion essays run the gamut from advocacy for basic human rights to acutely personal mini-manifestoes. Read the rest over at 270 reasons.com.