When you exclude precious metals that offer "no real economic benefit to the UK" the figures look much different
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In this column, Kristen Mulrooney writes letters to famous mothers from literature, TV, and film whom she finds herself relating to on a different level now that she’s a mom herself.
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Dear Virgin Mary,
First let me just say, you may not consider yourself a pop culture icon, but we have to put your story in historical context: if you were born two thousand years later, you’d probably be the star of your own reality TV show, have 362 million followers on Instagram, and people would post pictures of you at the Met Gala with the caption “Mother is mothering.” Undeniable fact: you’re an icon.
Stop the handwringing A friend asked yesterday if we have a chance this election. Well, considering we (local Democrats) have over three dozen candidates on our fall ballot, we have a lot of chances, I said. What he meant, of course, was the race atop the ballot featuring Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Buck the f#&k up! Voters want to support winners. Maybe start acting like winners? Do Republicans doubt themselves like this? Hell, no. They declare themselves winners before all the votes are counted. They try to litigate (or intimidate) wins when they’ve clearly lost. They are acting like 2024 winners even now, after a string of high-profile, post-2016 losses and with a presidential candidate just convicted of 34 felonies, three more cases pending, and more charges on the way. Ed Kilgore rolls his eyes at New York magazine: One of the most notable aspects of the 2024 presidential contest has been how often voices have been raised in the left-of-center commentariat calling on Democrats to abort Joe Biden’s reelection campaign before it’s too late.
Starmer has experienced his first defeat in the course of the general election campaign at the hands of Diane Abbott and her supporters. Despite attempts to unseat her, the NEC yesterday confirmed her candidacy for Hackney North, alongside the full list of Labour candidates heading into the general election. The chaotic and miscalculated moves from […]
Congratulations on purchasing a new Xee-Whiz Smart Wi-Fi Socket. While installing this device is so easy you could do it in five seconds, this manual is not for setting up the Smart Wi-Fi Socket. This manual is for dealing with whatever relative is making you help them set up the Smart Wi-Fi Socket right now.
The information contained in this manual is intended to help you identify the most common issues with whoever’s roped you into being their de facto IT guy, because you’re “just so good” with computers. We put this PDF on our website for you to find in this exact scenario, so it sounds like they have a point. Let’s get started.
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A guide to a host of new tech helping voters make smart decisions and see through misinformation
A proposed New York training facility shows how establishment politicians only understand governance through policing.
The post New York Spends $225 Million on Its Own “Cop City” — to Make the Whole City Run on Cops appeared first on The Intercept.
William Russell, aka Ian Chesterton - one of the first companions on Doctor Who when it premiered back in 1963 - has passed away at age 99.
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H. A. Hellyer and Murtaza Hussain discuss the current discord and complex history between the Israeli government and Egyptian military.
The post Rafah Clash Exposes Roots of Egypt and Israel Tension appeared first on The Intercept.
A photo story shows the colorful ways the St. Louis Fed's Central Pride employee resource group has commemorated Pride Month over the years.
Both party leaders are promising to slash immigration numbers without being honest about the big costs it will inevitably bring to our economy and public services
Andrew Bailey’s office has a losing record of fighting against exonerations recommended by local prosecutors — but it’s not giving up.
The post Missouri’s Attorney General Is Waging War to Keep the Wrongly Convicted Locked Up appeared first on The Intercept.
Conservative-supporting newspapers today lead on an already repeatedly-debunked lie about Labour's tax plans
As climate change increases the likelihood of deadly landslides, cities like Juneau are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Today (June 5, 2024), the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest – Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, March 2024 – which shows that the Australian economy grew by just 0.1 per cent in the March-quarter 2024 and by 1.1 per cent over the 12 months (down from 1.5 per cent). If…
More than 2000 public servants have signed an open letter since 30 May, condemning the Australian Government for its complicity in the Palestinian genocide.
The post Public servants attacked over open letter opposing Israeli arms trade first appeared on Solidarity Online.
I’m confident that no one who was on Trump’s Manhattan jury reads this site but if they do, I am begging them to stay anonymous. Maybe some day, if we ever get past this MAGA Madness and half the country recovers some basic sense of decency, they might give an interview. But not now. Don’t do it. As Josh Marshall writes: Trump supporters are trotting out any number of responses to Trump’s string of felony convictions last week. One of the most perverse and malign is the demand or “request” for jurors to come forward and explain their reasoning. Part of the idea is to suggest that the logic of the verdict is obscure or hard to justify and thus requires explanation. “Can you explain how you came to this very hard to understand verdict?” Neither is the case. The logic of the verdict is very straightforward. There may be some room for debate about how the judge interpreted the relevant law. But within those interpretations the jury verdict is elementary. The other part is to suggest something odd or suspicious in the fact that none of the jurors have yet gone public in the press.