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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 23:00
One of my long term predictions, coming true before our eyes, was that the world would fall into a new cold war, forming two trade blocs. I hoped it wouldn’t happen, I suggested ways to avoid it (including Europe forming the nucleus of a third bloc), but so far it appears correct. Khrushchev  famously said […]
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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 22:48
An examination of the contributions of famous mainstream economists reveals no clear indication that their work produces rigorous and successful explanations or predictions of real-world phenomena. The situation in physics is markedly different. There, the application of mathematics has often yielded both rigorous and successful explanations and predictions. Of course, the material world is fundamentally […]
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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 22:00

When I go out to brunch, I’m a divorcée.

When I eat my second post-breakfast snack, I’m divorced.

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The divorcée in me buys the houseplants.

The divorced woman in me kills them all.

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When I consider adopting a Persian cat, I’m a divorcée.

When I clean my child’s lizard terrarium, I’m divorced.

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If I’m crying at a foreign film, I’m a divorcée.

If I’m crying on my therapist’s floor, I’m divorced.

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Champagne, bourbon, and herbal teas. These are my divorcée beverages.

When I steal all the La Croix out of the fridge at work to save $4.99, that’s divorced behavior.

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When I’m wearing a lacy, matching underwear set, I’m a divorcée.

When I’m wearing frayed underwear of unknown provenance that was left in the laundromat dryer seven years ago, I’m divorced.

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I graciously accept a monthly parenting honorarium when I identify as a divorcée.

I get child support when I’m feeling divorced.

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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 21:36

Last summer, a landslide defeat threw a shambolic Tory government out of power. After a pandemic that showed the fundamental importance of workers to society in a way not seen since the war — and in the wake of a wave of strikes in 2022, which saw people rising up to defend their living standards […]

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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 06:41

A mysterious online campaign linked to Israel’s intelligence services attempted to recruit Iranians to overthrow their government. Some appear to have been placed by an Atlanta-based comedian and influencer. This article was originally published by Jack Poulson and Lee Fang at All-Source Intelligence. Desi Banks, an Atlanta comedian and content creator, is known for his light-hearted comic sketches and currently has more than nine million followers on the social media platform Instagram. There is no public record of Banks commenting on sensitive Middle […]

The post Israeli intel campaign used US comedian in effort to flip Iranian scientists first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post Israeli intel campaign used US comedian in effort to flip Iranian scientists appeared first on The Grayzone.

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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 06:19

October 14–17, 2025 | Austria Center Vienna

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