The ABC has announced that they will offer counselling to all employees after their News Breakfast program was forced to interview a Government Minister instead of their preferred option of an Opposition spokesperson. ”It is indeed a dark day for... Read More ›
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“I must say,” Donald Trump commented, “I wish we had an occupying force.” It was June 1, 2020. The president, then in his first term in office, was having a phone call with the nation’s governors to discuss the ongoing Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests taking place nationwide in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman. He was urging the governors to call in the National Guard in response to BLM protests in their states. Otherwise, he threatened he would do so himself. “You have to dominate,” he told them, while labeling the protesters “terrorists.” Otherwise, he claimed, “they are going to run over you.” Later that morning, Trump left the White House... Read more
Source: Lessons UnLearned appeared first on TomDispatch.com.
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – July 06, 2025
by Tony Wikrent
Trump not violating any law
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies has been hit with some Billie Piper-related clickbait-fueled hate that needs to be pushed back on.
Big Finish's Doctor Who: Vampire Weekend sees Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill going "Mork & Mindy" in this winning new audio adventure.
I am excited that Richard Fontana and I have announced the relaunch of copyleft-next.
The copyleft-next project seeks to create a copyleft license for the next generation that is designed in public, by the community, using standard processes for FOSS development.
If this interests you, please join the mailing list and follow the project on the fediverse (on its Mastodon instance).
I also wanted to note that as part of this launch, I moved my personal fediverse presence from floss.social to bkuhn@copyleft.org.
Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
What the future holds for Doctor Who might just depend on what happens with HBO Max's streaming deal for the show on or before July 31st.
. To all my brothers and sisters in Ukraine, who have stood strong against the Russian invasion for forty months: May God be with you. Never give in. Never give up.
In science, courage is to follow the motto of enlightenment and Kant’s dictum — Sapere Aude! To use your own understanding, having the courage to think for yourself and question ‘received opinion,’ authority or orthodoxy. In our daily lives, courage is a capability to confront fear, as when in front of the powerful and mighty, not […]
Hello, I am Yanis Varoufakis with a message from me and DiEM25, today, the 5th of July 2025, exactly 10 years after the Greek people voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to say a big, beautiful NO. A NO to the Big Business and Big Finance who, through their centre right and centre left political representatives, […]
The post Ten years after the majestic, globally significant, yet betrayed NO Referendum of the Greek people – a personal message appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
The post We’re Publishing the Speech That Harvard Suppressed for Mentioning Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
Die Koalition gefährdet mit ihrem Haushalt die finanzielle Stabilität, sagt der Wirtschaftsprofessor Lars Feld, der Christian Lindner beraten hat. Jens Südekum, der Berater von Lars Klingbeil, entgegnet: Deutschland muss ins Risiko gehen. ZEIT: Das Institut für Weltwirtschaft in Kiel hat errechnet, dass die Schuldenquote bis zum Jahr 2040 auf bis zu 118 Prozent des Brutto-inlandsprodukts […]
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the High Court in order to oppose the ban on the direct action group, Olly Haynes reports
Doctor Who Series 13, Tom Baker's classic second season, is finally getting a remastered Blu-ray box set. Here's what you need to know...
"ABC decision makers failed in their duty to push back against outside interference, racism and bullying."
Neal Lawson on the series of numbers that really matter in UK politics right now
As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK's flagging economy
Sectoral Financial Balances for the UK as a % of GDP, smoothed over a year
Diogo Jota was a footballer who sashayed like a slalom skier. He bundled past defenders, picked their pockets, smashed the ball home from every conceivable angle. He was an imp. He played with a smile on his face. He wound his opponents up. A Portuguese international forward who won the Premier League and a brace […]
Scientists offer a new way to compare and contrast social ties – like a ‘Big Five’ for relationships
- by Matt Huston
Iranian immigrants to the U.S. already faced higher scrutiny. After the U.S. waded into Israel’s war on Iran, ICE seems to be targeting them.
The post “Are We At Risk?” Wave of ICE Arrests Strikes Fear in Iranian Communities appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Michael Garfield