In a hidden-camera recording, Russ Vought explains that age verification laws are just pretext to shut down porn sites.
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Amid the chaos of the assassination attempt, another local cop called his family in the rally urging them to leave.
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D.C. police assaulted Gaza war protesters and strangled them with their own keffiyehs, a lawsuit alleges.
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Mutual economic quandaries as both try to reshape their economies may force the two bitter rivals to learn to live with each other again. All is not well with Joe Biden’s attempt to reindustrialise the American economy. A new Financial Times report claims that 40 per cent of major manufacturing investments subsidised by his signature Continue reading »
The most recent Climate Analytics Report indicates that Australia is playing a major role in sustaining elevated global emissions, threatening the goals of the Paris Agreement. We have not set targets for the phase-out of fossil fuel exploration, production and export and we continue to approve new gas and coal developments. I express my dismay. Continue reading »
Australia bears ultimate responsibility for how Australian weapons are being used in conflict zones around the world. Republished from DECLASSIFIED AUSTRALIA, August 02, 2024 It is almost literally true that Australia cannot go to war without the consent and support of the US.’ This statement, made in 2001, is key to understanding the deceit and Continue reading »
In Asian media this week: Another Shinawatra becomes PM in Thailand. Plus: Kishida ‘lost people’s trust’; Big losses as Asian Muslims shun KFC over Gaza; Manila reshapes its superpower ties; Gen Z revolution in Bangladesh; Racism a factor in Olympics row. The lawfare that afflicts government and politics in Thailand continues, with the Constitutional Court Continue reading »
While Western nations often celebrate private ownership as a driver of innovation, China’s traditional focus has been on how intellectual property can best serve the collective needs of the nation, particularly in economic development and technological self-reliance. In recent decades, however, China’s approach has undergone a significant transformation. It has shifted from imitation and adaptation Continue reading »
Ukraine’s invasion (of Kursk) was a major strategic blunder, which will accelerate its defeat. The key determinant of success in a war of attrition is the casualty-exchange ratio, not capturing territory, which Western commentators obsess over. The casualty-exchange ratio in the Kursk offensive decisively favours Russia for two reasons. First, it has caused relatively few Continue reading »
American supplied Israel bombs killed at least 100 people as they stood while performing Fajr (dawn) prayers at the Al-Tabin school in the Daraj area of Gaza City on August 10th. This is the latest of numerous schools attacked in the last month, illustrating a clear pattern of killing and maiming. Continue reading »