Like millions around the world, I’m relieved the criminal, brutal Israeli rampage in Gaza has stopped. It’s also good to see the end of the captivity of the 20 Israelis held by Hamas in Gaza and of some hundreds of Palestinians held by the Israelis (most of them languishing for months and years without having even being charged of any crime). All this is good and if it must be credited to Donald Trump, so be it.
Having said that, I doubt much more good will come out of Trump’s initiative. There are many reasons to argue this. This headline provides the clearest argument:
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Last month the Australian labour market went backwards. That trend is now consolidating and the policy makers seem to be finally getting their wish – to put an increasing number of Australian workers out of work. Two years ago, the official unemployment rate was 3.5 per cent. Now it is 4.5 per cent. That is…
“Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery, and rape…. Vice President JD Vance downplayed [the] bigoted messages, suggesting they were nothing more than ‘edgy, offensive jokes.’” — Politico
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If you ever needed proof that woke elites are targeting the conservative way of life, well, here it is. Politico, that infamous, Marxist rag, published 2,900 pages of private text messages—all in an attempt to ruin the lives of our youngest eighteen to forty-year-olds.
After pushing sensationalized claims of foreign threats, Silicon Valley’s military startups are set to score billions in funding for drones and A.I.-powered war machines.
Our writers have read a universe of books on space and astronomy. Here are their favorites.
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Journalist Aaron Maté joins Mnar Adley to discuss Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas, the lopsided prisoner exchange, and how Larry Ellison’s CBS takeover cements pro-Israel bias in U.S. corporate media.
The post Aaron Maté: Gaza, Gas, and the Real Estate Empire Behind Trump’s Deal appeared first on MintPress News.
Sussan Ley’s shadow minister for home affairs, Barnaby Joyce, has responded to unrest in the Coalition by urging colleagues to consider an open marriage, or perhaps swinging. ”Monogamy is a thing of the past, we need to get out and... Read More ›
This paper proposes reforms to the UK Debt Management Office’s (DMO) financing remit to reduce Exchequer costs without austerity. It argues the current rigid, auction-based system is inefficient and misaligned …
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Nota Baloyi is one of several people who lost a visa to visit the U.S. because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on social media.
The post He Tweeted Charlie Kirk “Won’t Be Remembered as a Hero.” The State Dept. Revoked His Visa. appeared first on The Intercept.
Once we lose a free press, we lose everything it protects.
Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.
The post Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C. appeared first on The Intercept.
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We called this list a collection of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes, and it felt urgent to track them, to ensure these horrors—happening almost daily—would not be forgotten. Now that Trump has returned to office, amid civil rights, humanitarian, economic, and constitutional crises, we felt it critical to make an inventory of this new round of horrors. This list will be updated monthly between now and the end of Donald Trump’s second term.
At the chemical industry’s urging, the Trump administration is reconsidering limits on a toxic substance linked to fatal organ damage.
The Women in Drupal Award sponsored by JAKALA, returned this year to honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of women making remarkable contributions to the global Drupal community. The award, presented during the prestigious DrupalCon Vienna 2025 opening ceremony, recognises women who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and impact within one of the world’s most influential open-source ecosystems.
Created by JAKALA, with the mission of amplifying women’s voices in technology, the Women in Drupal Award highlights three core values that reflect the essence of the Drupal community: Inspire, Connect, and Empower. The award has three categories to celebrate women who embody these principles through their work as developers, designers, mentors, advocates, and community builders.
We get nowhere near knowing, much less loving, another person through impersonal means.
A couple days ago I discussed the Dutch taking over Nexperia, a Chinese owned but Dutch domiciled company making commodity semiconductors. The company became Chinese owned because it was almost bankrupt, the Chinese bought it, fixed it and kept many jobs in Europe, including the headquarters. What I didn’t know about the story on Monday […]
Remember Steven Moffat hiding a secret Doctor for the first time in Doctor Who that nobody ever figured out? Here's what Moffat had to say...
You probably don’t hear “The River of Dreams” much anymore. It’s never on the radio, and no one is streaming that song of their own free will. But here in my dental practice, I hear “The River of Dreams” at least fifteen times a day. Once per appointment, in fact.
Honestly, it’s out of my hands. Billy Joel and the American Dental Association reached a binding agreement sometime in the mid-2000s. Dentists across America are required by law to pump out “The River of Dreams” so that every patient hears it when they’re in the office. In exchange, we get, well, I don’t know what. But four out of five of us agree “The River of Dreams” is a banger. We’re legally obligated to say that.
The Chancellor just admitted that Brexit has been an economic disaster. It's time the Government stopped making it even worse by imitating Nigel Farage's damaging anti-migration agenda, argues Adam Bienkov
A close look at ‘The School of Athens’ reveals how Raphael turned to the past to capture the progress of his times
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Tony Soprano, Walter White, Arya Stark. This video essay reveals why we’re more captivated by morally flawed characters
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How the pre-planned no-knock raid — a violent, volatile tactic that became a common tool of the drug war — led to tragic consequences, in the story of Ryan Frederick and Detective Jarrod Shivers.
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A bike crash left my husband paralysed. What happened next taught me something profound about community
- by Sadie Witkowski