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We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but Democrats are dangerously close to keeping health insurance costs from spiking.

We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but that’s just how things go when you only control all three branches of government.

We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but somebody has to do something about the federal workers who still have jobs.

We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but what’s the alternative? Negotiate? We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Did you see Hakeem Jeffries in that sombrero hat? Terrorist!

We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but we never considered the possibility that Democrats would show some spine. Therefore, we did not consider any alternatives, and we had no backup plan.

We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but illegal immigrants are getting free health insurance. Well, “illegal” in our opinion. And they are paying for it. Still.

Noted environmentalist, Leonardo Di Caprio, known for his dedication to recycling relationships has congratulated singer Keith Urban on his willingness to give older women a chance. After learning that Urban, 57, was now dating a 25 year old following his... Read More ›

Hanafi Muslim and Nordic pagan service members told The Intercept Hegseth's new policy was exclusionary to their beliefs.

The post Hegseth Attack on “Beardos” Targets Troops on Race and Religion, Military Sources Say appeared first on The Intercept.

In a rambling press conference last week, Donald Trump announced that commonly used over-the-counter painkiller...

The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to “designated terrorist organizations.”

The post Trump Administration Conjures Up New “Terrorist” Designation to Justify Killing Civilians appeared first on The Intercept.

. We will do decision theory by using mathematical models … The wealth process and the decision criterion may or may not remind you of the real world. We will not worry too much about the accuracy of these reminiscences. Instead we will ‘shut up and calculate’ — we will let the mathematical model create […]

Goonies

Since strangers will call the police if kids in the Goon Docks wander around on their own, the boys don’t get a chance to search for One-Eyed Willy’s gold. Instead, they compete in a Mr. Beast challenge in hopes of winning enough money to save their parents’ home.

Say Anything

Lloyd Dobler stands outside Diane’s window holding up his phone. He prompts Siri, “Play ‘In Your Eyes’ by Peter Gabriel.” Siri streams “Private Eyes” by Hall and Oates, right after playing a thirty-second Geico ad.

Stand by Me

Because the missing body of Ray Brower is found with a Life 360 app, Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern end up spending Labor Day Weekend defeating the Ender Dragon.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

When Ferris tells his mom he is sick, she says he can stay home but needs to log into his classes on Zoom. After setting up an avatar, he heads to Chicago. He is almost caught when a video of him titled “Rizzler Sausage King Sings Danke Schoen” goes viral, but he successfully convinces his parents it was just an AI deepfake.

Decades after he bucked investors in a precedent-setting civil suit, Trump’s financial regulators just made it harder for shareholders to levy lawsuits against public companies.

Major demonstration in Trafalgar Square on Saturday could nearly double total of 1,600 arrested under terrorism laws since ban came into effect in July, organisers claim

Billie Piper shared with David Tennant and Doctor Who fans her Red Nose Day sketch idea that would check on Rose's life with "Doctor TenToo."

The strike zone is not reducible to the simple rectangle displayed on TV broadcasts.

Ever since Greenspan took over the Fed and the 87 crash when they figured out their playbook, the US has only had unavoidable stock market crashes. The Fed is always there to juice markets higher and to jump in at the least sign of a normal (pre-Greenspan) market correction. But sometimes the irrational stupidity overwhelms […]

“This is a continuation of the occupation, if not a continuation of the war by other means.”

The post The Trump–Netanyahu Gaza Peace Deal Promises Indefinite Occupation appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept is launching a new podcast series reported and hosted by investigative journalist Radley Balko.

The post Introducing Collateral Damage  appeared first on The Intercept.

He has worked desperately to secure a one-on-one meeting with Trump to shore up the deal to buy nuclear submarines under the AUKUS pact. Not satisfied with the $368 billion price tag of the subs, Albanese announced another $12 billion to build a new submarine repair base near Perth that could be used by US […]

The post Albanese’s racist scapegoating of migration only feeds far right first appeared on Solidarity Online.

I have a long-standing pet peeve about the conflation of academic freedom and freedom of speech, especially in the context of (purported) campus debate. In order to illustrate why one should not conflate academic freedom and freedom of speech, I introduce two uncontroversial theses about each. Thesis [I]: lying and deception are protected features of […]

The far right wants to exploit frustration with house prices, rent increases and the cost of living and blame them all on migrants.

The post Why migrants aren’t to blame for the housing and rent crisis first appeared on Solidarity Online.

One year on the Administration regime has secured a tight grip on the CFMEU.

The post Queensland LNP takes advantage of Administration to go after CFMEU first appeared on Solidarity Online.

The world is on track for catastrophic warming and climate disasters are multiplying. Yet the Albanese government’s new climate targets refuse to meet the urgent need for action.

The post Labor’s unambitious new climate targets rest on offsets fraud first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Unions in Italy held a general strike for Palestine on 22 September, as global solidarity with Gaza continues to grow.

The post General strike in Italy blocks Israeli trade, backs flotilla first appeared on Solidarity Online.

On 8 September, Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, erupted. Tens of thousands of young people rallied against poverty, corruption and repression.

The post Nepal’s Gen Z rises up in rebellion against the rich first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Events around this year’s Pacific Islands Forum have shown how Australia and China are competing to win influence over the region, as the risk of war grows.

The post PNG and Vanuatu deals show Australia’s growing contest with China first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Casey Forsyth explains why revolutions happen and why such major social upheavals always involve violence

The post What do we mean by revolution? first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Mark Gillespie looks at the role of counter-protests in defeating One Nation, and the lessons for the fight against March for Australia and the far right today

The post Fighting back racism—lessons from defeating One Nation in the 1990s first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Albanese and the world’s most powerful governments have facilitated seemingly endless barbarism in Gaza in service of their own imperialist interests, argues David Glanz

The post Two years of genocide result of a savage imperialist system first appeared on Solidarity Online.