AUKUS and the FPA will lead us into unnecessary war, compromises our sovereignty and bring with them toxic risks to our health through radiation leaks, accidents associated with the nuclear reactors and the toxic waste from porting US and UK nuclear submarines Continue reading »
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After a record 111 days, students at the ANU Gaza Solidarity Encampment finally took down their tents on 17-18 August and began a new phase of activism. The Encampment was established on 29 April to put pressure on the Australian National University to disclose and divest from arms manufacturers (the ANU has at least $1 Continue reading »
The big battery storage market continues to charge ahead beyond expectations, buoyed by the doubling of planned capacity at what is already Queensland’s biggest battery, and a host of new projects that have taken the sector to levels and dimensions not contemplated even 12 months ago. The first 270 megawatt (MW) and 540 megawatt (MWh) Continue reading »
Father’s Day is not what it was when first promoted in Australia in 1936 with “Give-dad-a-tie” campaign. Neither are fathers. With one marriage in four ending in separation, step-fathers proliferate, or have their places pass through a succession of “uncles”; sperm-donors, anonymous or not; same-sex households might have two dads, none or take your pick; Continue reading »
I was profoundly amazed the moment I walked into the room back in 2018 where I was to have an interview with one of Peter’s support workers. My job was to be a personnel management adviser and my amazement became centred around Peter’s resilience and achievements, despite being in a condition that has the potential Continue reading »
Simon Rosenberg on the “Trump underperforming the polls” thing: [Y]ou often hear commentators talk about Trump overperforming public polling in 2016 and 2020 which means we need to be up by 3-4-5 points or more in the polls to win. That may have been true in 2016 and 2020, but it is core to our understanding here that everything in American politics changed with Dobbs, it was a before and after moment, and that: Republicans have underperforming public polls in races of all kinds all across the country since Dobbs. We’ve been overperforming public polls not them. Trump underperformed – not overperformed – public polls in his primary elections, sometimes by a big number The fascists underperformed public polls in the recent European and French elections, and the right got blown out in the UK. Every election is unique, not like any other. I think comparisons to 2016 and 2020 are unhelpful, for Trump 2024 is now an insurrectionist, a rapist, fraudster, traitor, felon, and the man who stripped the rights and freedoms away from the women of America. He is far more degraded, diminished and extreme.
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I can see why he said this was a horrible interview. He was asked about the Florida abortion ban and royally screwed himself with that answer. And now this. It’s amazing what a couple of straightforward questions can elicit. More people should try it.
I read reddit. Yeah, I know. Plain People of Crooked Timber: “why would you go and do a thing like that when you could sit on the kitchen floor and watch your packet of English muffins slowly pass its sell-by date and develop that unpleasant sour flavour you usually don’t notice until it’s too late […]
Israel’s military operations in the occupied West Bank have killed at least 20 Palestinians over three days.
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Trump cannot change, nor will he “Are we in La La Land?” asks Colbert I. King in the Washington Post. “He’s on our side,” Donald Trump told a rally crowd on Friday as police hauled off a supporter for attempting to assault reporters. Associated Press: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed into the press area as the former president spoke Friday but was surrounded by police and sheriff’s deputies and was eventually subdued with a Taser. The altercation came moments after Trump criticized major media outlets for what he said was unfavorable coverage and dismissed CNN as fawning for its interview Thursday with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz. The man made it over a bicycle rack ringing the media area, and began climbing the back side of a riser where television reporters and cameras were stationed, according to a video of the incident posted to social media by a reporter for CBS News. People near him tried to pull him off the riser and were quickly joined by police officers.
Plus, sustainable housing is going up, diabetes patients get high-tech help, and abortion rights can’t wait.
Ryan Grim and David Sirota examine how a memo from 1971 laid the groundwork for enshrining corporate corruption in American politics.
The post Project 2025 Roots Date Back Half a Century appeared first on The Intercept.
The prosecutor’s actions two decades ago doomed Marcellus Williams’s shot at exoneration. Now the AG won’t let his life be spared.
The post His Best Chance to Get Off Death Row Was DNA on the Murder Weapon, but Prosecutors “Contaminated” the Evidence appeared first on The Intercept.
How removing invasive species helped restore an island.
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What? I honestly don’t know what to say about the NY Times anymore. It just gets worse and worse. There are obviously some great reporters there and they do some incredible work. But this kind of stuff is just killing their credibility. America’s gaping shortage of affordable housing has rocketed to the top of voter worry lists and to the forefront of campaign promises, as both the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, and the Republican candidate, Donald J. Trump, promise to fix the problem if they are elected. Their two visions of how to solve America’s affordable housing shortage have little in common, and Ms. Harris’s plan is far more detailed. But they do share one quality: Both have drawn skepticism from outside economists. NY Times Pitchbot couldn’t have said it better. In fact, only one of them is an actual policy while the other one is a xenophobic wet dream disguised as one. To even compare them is absurd, Ms. Harris is promising a cocktail of tax cuts meant to spur home construction — which several economists said could help create supply.
Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies isn't surprised that he hasn't heard about Season 3, adding that he's "expecting" to get the order.
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What’s useful about this is that the estimates are made explicit. — Ian
Calling women whores is always good fun, everyone knows that. And when you’re trying to get every vote in a close election it’s especially entertaining — to the incel community anyway. (I do believe that despite his marital status he is a true incel at heart.) Keep it up JD, the women are loving it.
Issue 57 of the Nautilus print edition is our Reality Issue. It includes contributions from Google VP/Fellow Blaise Agüera y Arcas, theoretical physicist Vijay Balasubramanian, philosopher of science Patricia Palacios, composer Michael Hersch, and more. This issue also features new illustrations by Tim O’Brien.
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Eleven percent of Americans use insulin to survive. They are dead within three months of the power going out.
Between 17 and 20% of Americans need weekly if not daily mental health medication. They are all either dead or reduced to needing constant care within three to six months. (Ian-probably an overstatement, many will be functional once they come off, but a non-tapered withdrawal from most ant-depressants or GABA drugs is ugly.)
Altogether, some 66% of Americans take some kind of life-saving or life-supporting medication daily. Let’s say that at least half of those are dead within one year of the lights going out. That’s 33% of the population.