Today, more than 600,000 people are confronting a devastating reality: the current Labour government is going to drive through swingeing cuts to their lifeline benefits. These cuts represent more than mere budget-balancing; they embody a deliberate attempt to reinforce a moral hierarchy whereby human worth is measured by participation in paid employment — a dangerous […]
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. Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one’s own understanding without another’s guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and lack of courage to use one’s own mind without another’s guidance. Sapere aude! “Have the courage to use […]
With the excitement surrounding Drupal CMS, many in the community are asking: what’s happening with Drupal core? We’re thrilled to share some great updates.
Updated Drupal core strategy in the works
The Drupal core team has been hard at work developing an updated strategy to guide the future of core. While the Drupal core strategy document is still a work in progress, we’re excited about the direction it's taking — and we want your input! Community feedback is not only welcome, it's essential. Now is a great time to help shape the next chapter of Drupal core.
Cutting disability benefits will do nothing but heighten the scapegoating of disabled people once again – how can a Labour Government introduce such a punitive measure? Penny Pepper asks
WOMEN from many different cultures finally came together for International Women’s Day after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred delayed celebrations. Hosted in Coffs Harbour by Settlement Services International (SSI), the “Moving Forward Towards Change” event brought together regional women and girls from refugee and migrant backgrounds, First Nations women, local leaders, and service providers. Advertise with News...
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Dear Readers I apologise for the lack of connectivity over the last 36 hours or so. My research centre and related WWW pages are delivered by servers that we maintain within a larger data centre in Adelaide. On Wednesday evening sometime, that centre facility had a catastrophic power failure that took down all the racks…
Under Trump, the ideology is on the rise. How do we finally dismantle it once and for all?
Google’s $32 billion purchase of Wiz hands its global data security to an Israeli firm founded and staffed by ex-military cyber spies from the IDF’s notorious Unit 8200.
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Ja, vad ska man säga? Det är onekligen lite intressant att fyra skribenter hittar samma vinkel med bara några dagars mellanrum? Har de haft strategimöte på Timbro och Fritt näringsliv? Högern är ju i dag djupt splittrad och genomgår ett slags existentiell identitetskris. Varför inte damma av det gamla vänsterspöket? Och kanske därigenom mobilisera de […]
In their haste to comply with apparent directives from Trump, universities became unwitting handmaidens of the deportation machine.
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Once again, I’m cracking open my favorite cookbook from 1979. Today’s drink is the Spanish Martini from Carlos n’ Charlie’s. The original Carlos ‘n Charlie’s was in Los Angeles, but now it’s a chain of Mexican-themed restaurants located in tourist towns. The majority of them are in Mexican resort towns. Weird. But the most famousContinue reading Benson & Hedges 100’s Presents Drink Recipes from 100 of the Greatest Bars: Spanish Martini (1979)
1. There’s an innovative American automotive manufacturer being run by a total bigot.
2. In large swaths of the country, a marginalized community is banned from using certain bathrooms for no other reason than to make their lives miserable.
3. Marijuana is legal in some states but not others.
4. The US experiences widespread outbreaks of childhood diseases like measles, which many parents treat with homeopathic remedies.
5. It’s trendy to call your bar a “speakeasy.”
6. The US economy is controlled by a handful of cartoonishly wealthy business tycoons.
7. Though it used to be legal everywhere, abortion is now illegal in much of the country.
8. Elites are nervous after an anticapitalist of Italian descent perpetrates an elaborate act of violence in New York City as a protest against corporate greed.
9. Conservatives are drumming up fears of socialism to scare people into voting for them.
10. Americans are disillusioned by a costly war and a global pandemic.
11. The Yankees have a slugger hitting record-breaking numbers of home runs.
DrupalCon Atlanta 2025 brought the spirit of open source to life with vibrant energy, bold ideas, and community connections that stretched across the globe. The event made an unforgettable mark on the Drupal community — from the bustling exhibit hall to the heartfelt hallway conversations, from first-time contributors to long-time collaborators.
Held in the heart of downtown Atlanta, the conference welcomed attendees from around the world for four days of learning, collaboration, and celebration. It was a reminder of what makes Drupal so powerful: our people, our purpose, and our shared passion for creating a better web.
A Truly Global Gathering
This year’s conference drew participants from over 25 countries, reaffirming Drupal’s role as a global digital platform and community. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and India topped the list, but the impact spanned continents.
The Trump administration has ordered antitrust prosecutors to shut down their San Francisco field office as the president’s Silicon Valley allies seek to avoid regulation.
So, Trump sent a bunch of demands to Harvard, which basically amounted to “we run this university now.” In the wake of his demand that Columbia submit to a consent decree, Harvard decided to fight and is trying to rally other universities.
This isn’t about free speech or any civil liberties values. Harvard was happily crushing Palestinian protestors. The issue is power: Trump wants to take power away from the people who run it now, and they aren’t willing to give it up.
The multinational oil and gas company is accused of complicity in Israel’s war on the Palestinian people
Under Biden’s administration, prosecution of white collar crime reached a record low. Now, it’s headed for rock bottom.
The United States is rapidly descending into authoritarianism under the Trump administration, argues Matt Gallagher
Recently, in an executive order, President Trump directed the removal of “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution. That order was, in essence, an attempt to rewrite history on race and gender. One-hundred-and-one-year-old Colonel James H. Harvey, one of the last of the famed Tuskegee airmen of World War II, blamed Trump, saying, “I’ll tell him to his face. No problem. I’ll tell him, you’re a racist.” In addition, government websites began scrubbing African-American history, including in the case of the National Park Service eliminating a photo of the famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman and descriptions of the brutal realities of slavery. Black people in America have often led change in this society because our humanity and our liberties... Read more
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