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As with many of Trump’s proposals, it’s unclear how serious he is about his vague call for further U.S. involvement in Gaza food aid.
The post Trump’s Gaza “Food Centers” Miss the Real Problem: Israel’s Aid Blockade appeared first on The Intercept.
. Bonhoeffer warned of societies where individuals surrender their moral and intellectual autonomy to authoritarian leaders or dogmatic ideologies. Viewed through this lens, Trumpism appears to embody the very perils Bonhoeffer predicted — demanding ideological conformity while marginalising independent moral judgment, elevating political expediency over truth and fostering a climate of reflexive allegiance, where critical […]
After hiring MAGA lawyers, a tech giant got its antitrust case settled, and monopoly cops were fired. Can a Nixon-era law save the day?
The constitutional order will not defend us from a judge so committed to Trump’s presidential authoritarianism.
The post What to Do — And Not to Do — About a Judge Like Emil Bove appeared first on The Intercept.
This broken law isn't only failing to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation, it's actively protecting the ability of the most powerful and privileged to do so, argues Kyle Taylor
Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer's violent disorder
This week (July 29, 2025), the Cabinet Office in Tokyo released the Economic and Fiscal Report – 年次経済財政報告 – which is a comprehensive statement of where the Economic and Fiscal Policy Ministry thinks the Japanese economy is going and the challenges it faces. It is a long and very thorough document. But like many official…
The Pegasus hacking tool was just the beginning. A new survey of spyware firms reveals Israeli companies are being used by agencies in Western nations to build perfect dictatorships under democratic guise. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! Last week another batch of peaceful pro-Palestine protestors were arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism offenses, including a disabled man in a wheelchair, as the UK continues its descent into authoritarianism on behalf of Israel. If any of […]
The post Israeli spyware firms are fueling the global surveillance state first appeared on The Grayzone.
The post Israeli spyware firms are fueling the global surveillance state appeared first on The Grayzone.
At the Sydney Gleebooks launch of Graeme Turner’s new book Broken, an audience member said: I spend more time on admin than doing my job. I raised the microphone to my mouth to say ‘that is because of moral deskilling’. But it was not my gig, so I didn’t. It would have been very inappropriate. […]
Good motivations for altruistic acts are cross-culturally pervasive
The post People Really Want to Be Good appeared first on Nautilus.
On BBC's The One Show, Ncuti Gatwa offered a very interesting response when asked about his regret over never taking on Daleks or Cybermen.
As a habit I don’t follow the social media of the Department of Homeland Security...
Last week was a bad week of social media posts from the Department of Homeland...
Christian Smalls, a Black labor organizer who took on Amazon and won, just risked his...
You wouldn’t believe some of the stupidity that I don’t let thru into comments. (Well, perhaps you would.) A recent bit suggested that I shouldn’t object to Gaza genocide because after all, I think human population should be lower, and this is lowering it! After a bout of derisive laughter, I thought about it a […]
Trump’s SEC chair just sold his financial services firm for more than $25 million to an unknown buyer — and is set to receive a massive tax break on the proceeds.
Researchers may have elucidated the long-mysterious chain of events that gives us bolts from the heavens
The post From Whence Lightning appeared first on Nautilus.
In 1971, NASA made history with the first moon cruise—and the relic remains
The post The First Lunar Road Trip appeared first on Nautilus.
Weather is what humans experience over our short lives. Climate is a matter for the gods.
The post What Poseidon Is Telling Us appeared first on Nautilus.
Earth scientist Kate Marvel gets personal about climate science
The post You Have Never Felt Climate Change Like This appeared first on Nautilus.
Israel’s main justification for its deadly blockade on Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
The post The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence appeared first on The Intercept.