By late summer 2025, it had all become too much for Bono. Something had changed. On 10 August — the morning that Israeli air strikes killed five Al Jazeera journalists and one freelance colleague in Gaza while extreme food deprivation was becoming widespread — the official U2 website was updated with four separate statements. Each […]
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The other day I was asked whether I was happy that the US President was finally saying things that I have been noting for years. The reference to Trump was, on interrogation, based on the US government analysis of Europe that appeared in the so-called – National Security Strategy of the United States of America…
. In memory of Kristina Syll — beloved wife and mother of David and Tora.
The mass shooting targeting the Jewish Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach is horrific. But already there are attempts to use it to smear the pro-Palestine movement and further demonise Arabs and Muslims.
The post Bondi beach attack no excuse for smearing Palestine movement first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 14, 2025 by Tony Wikrent Trump not violating any law ‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law’ Trump Stuns By Saying ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked Directly NBC’s Kristen Welker ‘Don’t You Need to Uphold the Constitution?’ Joe DePaolo, May 4th, 2025 [mediaite.com] White House […]
On the latest episode of The Gerry Anderson Podcast, Doctor Who star Paul McGann addressed a "leaked" image of him on-set with Billie Piper.
The UnOz’s Person of the Year award is one of the most anticipated events of the year, with defamation lawyers everywhere especially keen to see the list. 2025 has been a year of ups and downs, highs and lows and... Read More ›
Immigration is the only thing that will keep wealthy nations viable. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th december 2025 I know what “civilisational erasure” looks like: I’ve seen the graph. The European Commission published it in March. It’s a chart of total fertility rate: the average number of children born per woman. After […]
Google wined and dined lawmakers, the Epstein files yield new revelations, and more from The Lever this week.
Will Kate Lethbridge-Stewart be killed off in the Doctor Who spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea? That outcome would be too obvious.
The bizarre oral argument in Hamm v. Smith shows how decades of case law rooted in science is now under siege at the high court.
The post Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities appeared first on The Intercept.
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Once more for the folks in the back. Calibri is easier than Times New Roman for folks with certain visual disabilities to read. That’s why the Biden Administration chose Calibri for their digital communications: to include more people and make life just a wee bit easier for the disabled. And who in their right mind could […]
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The Department of War has cracked the code on making the perfect press corps by welcoming in only its biggest cheerleaders.
The post The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth appeared first on The Intercept.
Upstarts are taking on establishment politics, companies turn against Trump’s tariffs, underage workers get protections, and the phone company dials up pharma payback.
Every era of Doctor Who could have an alternate Japanese Light Novel title that explains the series' premise in a hilarious, on-the-nose way.
I'm pleased to announce that my new book Trans Lives: Social Realities across the Globe, will be released in early February 2026. Here is a link to the publisher's website:
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=trans-lives--9781509572038
Researchers recorded the nocturnal insects sipping from the massive mammal’s ducts for the first time
The post Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears appeared first on Nautilus.
Polar bears in a warmer region of Greenland have shown some surprising genetic changes that may help them adapt
The post A Warming Arctic May Be Changing Polar Bears’ DNA appeared first on Nautilus.