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As Trump targets his critics on the left, Sunrise says it needs to battle authoritarianism to protect the climate.
The post Sunrise Movement, Founded to Fight Climate Change, Pivots to Fighting Trump appeared first on The Intercept.
Alongside the genocide, the Israeli government is destroying the ecosystems of Gaza, perhaps permanently. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 27th September 2025 A landless people and a peopleless land: these, it appears, are the aims of the Israeli government in Gaza. There are two means by which they are achieved. The first is […]
“An ‘AI actor’ named Tilly Norwood has been causing a stir after its Dutch creators said the synthetic performer is in talks with talent agencies.” — BBC
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Museum of Bad Decisions begins with a promising premise and a visually rich setting—the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas—but is ultimately let down by uneven execution that detracts from any meaningful emotional payoff. Tilly Norwood’s portrayal of Anna, a curator entangled in romantic disarray, leans more toward irritating than sympathetic. Meanwhile, Oliver Pepitone’s Mack, a fumbling security guard, is reduced to a flat archetype with little narrative substance.
On Yom Kippur, Eric Lee examines the horrors of the conflict and asks whether we could now finally see a turning point towards peace
To keep her in detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.
The post She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas. appeared first on The Intercept.
It’s a different kind of Labour conference in Liverpool this year. Before the 2024 election, it was all ‘no complacency’. The mood was confidence in victory at the coming election (hopeful, and expectant) — the end of fourteen years of Tory misrule. Last year, the post-landslide triumphant mood was tempered only slightly by the freebies […]
What the medieval stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe tell us about an advanced African society and its legacy today
- by Aeon Video
I wanted conviction to tell me if I could be gay and Catholic. My convictions told me something bigger
- by Will Martino
When the Taliban captured my city, thousands fled and the rest were severely repressed. But I’ve stayed – and survived
- by Maryam Mahjoba & Asad Nariman
How horse genetics and human culture co-evolved
The post What Made Horses Rideable appeared first on Nautilus.
A new White House memorandum activates 9/11 counterterrorism units against the American public.
Unfortunately, the so-called progressive UK Guardian has an Australian economics editor who is anything but if his economic analysis is anything to go by. The economic news for this week started with the release of the – Final Budget Outcome – (FBO) for the 2024-25 fiscal year for the Federal government (released September 29, 2025).…
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 […]