Keir Starmer's attempts to be an "honest broker" with Donald Trump are doomed to failure, argues Adam Bienkov
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"The Cook Islands is small, and when you sign deals with economic giants like China, you have to question the long-term consequences."
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The next big media scandal is only a matter of time, says independent watchdog, after successive governments refuse to further regulate the industry
The details of what’s happening with the economy are frankly a bit beyond my ken so I was grateful to see this easy explainer from Josh Marshall today. (And you should subscribe if you can. His site is super valuable right now.) The Atlanta Fed has again lowered its projection for first quarter 2025 GDP. It had been predicting growth of 2.3%. At the end of last week that was revised to 1.5% contraction and this morning they were again down-revised 2.8% contraction, or in other words 2.8% negative growth. To be clear these aren’t final or official stats. We’re only two-thirds of the way through the quarter. They are a prediction based on current indicators. But if it’s not clear that would mean a steep move into recession. And the numbers which presage that outcome are largely tied to general economic uncertainty and various collective economic decisions based on the expectations of a dramatic ramp up in U.S. tariffs and tariff retaliation. Normally, you wouldn’t expect that an administration would be able to manage such a stark reversal six weeks into a presidency. The first three weeks of the quarter weren’t even under Trump.
No Other Land winning an Oscar shows a shift in perception of Western opinion on Gaza. Seyed Mohammad Marandi reports that Iran will not negotiate with the US because Trump violates agreements. Why is the ABC gaslighting Anthony Albanese’s election chances? Jonathan Pie gives his spin on Trump’s response to Ukraine. No Other Land winning Continue reading »
The warming has led to an increase in the frequency of extreme heat events [in southern Australia] … In contrast, northern Australia has been wetter than average over the last 30 years.
Sometimes I want to comment on topics without doing a full piece.
According to Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico, at 25% except on energy, which will be 10%, start tomorrow. Along with the 20% tariff on China, the cost to the US is likely to about 1% of GDP. Canada could lose as much as six percent.
Expect retaliation from both countries. Some of it will be sub-Federal, the Ontario Prime Minister has said he’ll raise prices for electricity sent to New York state, for example. Sorry folks, I know most of you didn’t vote for Trump, but…
At launch sites, rockets are leaving a trail of damage to wildlife, vegetation, and water
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In my article ‘Pipes, Profits and Peace: Toward a Feminist Political Economy of Gas during War’, which was awarded the 2024 AIPEN Richard Higgott Prize for best journal article, I analyse the cessation of government subsidies on gas to the Ukrainian population.
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As part of our preparation to migrate issues from Drupal.org to GitLab on git.drupalcode.org, we are simplifying the access control for who can grant issue credit.
All maintainers of a project can grant issue credit
All maintainers of a project now have permission to grant issue credit. In the past, maintainers needed to have the “Write to VCS” or “Maintain issues” role on their project in order to have permission to assign credit on their issues.
Since issues are moving to GitLab, we will no longer have the “Maintain issues” project role managed by Drupal.
Issue 60 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our January and February 2025 online issues. Our cover story is a deep dive into wolf reintroduction in the American Northwest—and what we did to the wolves to make it happen—by editor at large Kevin Berger. This issue also includes contributions from theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, author […]
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The president just pledged to sink millions in taxpayer funds into the ever-volatile world of cryptocurrencies.
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In the swirl of horrendous news following the US president-elect’s taking his oath of office, there’s been one shining light. On 13 February, an ad boldly declaring “No to Ethnic Cleansing” appeared in the New York Times. More than 350 American rabbis, creatives and activists put their names to it, protesting against the president’s blithe Continue reading »
Peter Dutton deserves a little sympathy as he indignantly denies any conflict of interest or impropriety over his purchases of banking shares and real estate. Many people always believe the worst of politicians, particularly if there is any suggestion of abuse of position, making money on the side, or personal enrichment. Dutton has pointed to Continue reading »
Kudos to President Donald Trump! He thinks he has solved the security problems in Europe and the Middle East. His ideas for peace by in Gaza via force and land grabbing, however, have not augured well with key powers in the region. The Arabs felt they have been betrayed by Trump who gave Israel carte Continue reading »
The world is shocked by President Trump’s solution for the ‘Palestinian Problem’. It’s similar to the one his father used to up-market his NY tenement properties – call in the police to throw the tenants out into the street. We are all amazed by Donald Trump’s proposed solutions to two major international conflicts. Yet we Continue reading »