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Palestinians who face a decadeslong military occupation are ignored by a protest movement that claims to defend democracy.

The post As Israelis Protest Mounting Authoritarianism, Apartheid Regime Over Palestinians Goes Unchallenged appeared first on The Intercept.

Large grocery stores are selling all manner of hot cross buns early to entice consumers, but if pickle as a flavour doesn't grab you, perhaps try Megan jane de Paulo's Hot Autumn Buns instead. read now...

What goes around, comes around. In light of yesterday’s news about the indictment of Donald Trump on nearly 30 criminal counts, and the fact that he will be arraigned on Tuesday at the very same Manhattan facility where the (since exonerated) Central Park 5 were processed back in 1989, I thought I’d re-post my review of the Netflix miniseries When They See Us. (Originally posted on Digby’s Hullabaloo on June 8, 2019) We all want justice, but you got to have the money to buy itYou’d have to be a fool to close your eyes and deny itThere’s a lot of poor people who are walking the streets of my townToo blind to see that justice is used to do them right down All life from beginning to endYou pay your monthly installmentsNext to health is wealthAnd only wealth will buy you justice — Alan Price, “Justice” (from the soundtrack for the film O Lucky Man!) ANTRON McCRAY: [played by Caleel Harris] I lied on you, too. RAYMOND SANTANA JR.: [played by Marquis Rodriguez] Yeah. Me, too. I’m sorry, man. YUSEF SALAAM: [played by Ethan Herisse] They made us lie. Right? KEVIN RICHARDSON: [played by Asante Blackk] Why are they doing us like this?

Far from his recent indictment being a problem, Donald Trump's legal jeopardy makes him popular with far-Right Republicans who could help him win the 2024 U.S. Republican nomination. read now...

That’s the headline for a piece I published in the Lowy Interpreter. The shorter version Australia’s decision to go ahead with the purchase of nuclear-powered submarines from the United States and United Kingdom reflects a judgement that China, and more particularly Chinese naval power, represents a serious threat to Australian interests. A prominent reason for this […]

We laid my brother Pete to rest today. They brought him out in a bespoke coffin his wife Cheryl designed. It had a red top, and its white sides were covered in Pete’s quirky figure drawings. He’d have loved it. Several of us had written about Pete, and the officiant read our statements to the […]

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1 cup chopped parsley, packed1 tablespoon dried basil leaves1 teaspoon salt⅛ teaspoon white pepper2 cloves garlic, crushed½ cup olive oil2 tablespoons butter or margarine2 tablespoons boiling water¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese¼ cup finely chopped walnuts, or whole pine nuts1 pkg (8 oz) thin spaghetti or noodles, cooked as package label directs Makes 4 servings. Note: […]

Any Christian nationalist minister who fails to draw the comparison should have his Venmo account suspended.

The post With a Holy Week Indictment, Donald Trump Is Entering Jesus Territory appeared first on The Intercept.

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Leopard cubs! A birth of twins is exceptional, no matter the species. However, when those twins are Amur leopards—and fewer than 300 of those big cats are estimated to exist on Earth—the births are especially significant. This week, wildlife care staff at the San Diego Zoo announced the birth of two Amur leopard cubs, increasing this rare cat’s estimated worldwide population by two and furthering the nonprofit conservation organization’s ongoing work to save this vital Asian species.    “We are absolutely thrilled with the progress made by the cubs,” said Thomas. “They have grown so much, and have already started showcasing their unique personalities. The cubs will get their first full veterinary exam soon, and we will know more, including their sex.” The cubs were born as part of a breeding recommendation through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Amur Leopard Species Survival Plan (SSP). Each SSP program, overseen by conservationists nationwide, ensures genetic diversity and healthy, self-sustaining assurance populations of threatened and endangered wildlife.

The One Nation party has taken time out from hassling overseas lobby groups for cash to speak out against April Fools Day. Claiming the day unfairly targeted their voters with elaborate scams and tricks. “How dare the inner city elite... Read More ›

Of course he is… Normally, it’s not considered a good idea for a defendant to publicly trash the judge who’s in charge of your criminal case on the very first day. But that’s not how Trump rolls. Remember hen we were all shocked in 2016 when he attacked the judge in his Trump University case because he was Mexican? TAPPER: What does this have to do with his heritage? TRUMP: I’ll tell you what it has to do. I’ve had ruling after ruling after ruling that’s been bad rulings, OK? I’ve been treated very unfairly. Before him, we had another judge. If that judge was still there, this case would have been over two years ago. Let me just tell you, I’ve had horrible rulings, I’ve been treated very unfairly by this judge. Now, this judge is of Mexican heritage. I’m building a wall, OK? I’m building a wall. I am going to do very well with the Hispanics, the Mexicans – TAPPER: So, no Mexican judge could ever be involved in a case that involves you? TRUMP: Well, he’s a member of a society, where – you know, very pro-Mexico, and that’s fine.

The Liberal Party is lost and confused about what it stands for, where it is going and how it will get there. Peter Dutton's leadership is far from inspiring. read now...

Members expelled now for disputing heavily-flawed non-definition whose own author has criticised its effect on freedom of speech – yet in 2016 Starmer and other MPs wanted to amend it for that very reason Keir Starmer’s duplicity concerning supposed antisemitism in the Labour party continues to unravel thanks to sharp-eyed critics on the left. Earlier, […]

He has some nerve… With all this tiresome whining about how “the left” and the Democrats are weaponizing the government against Donald Trump and his followers, it’s important to remember who’s the real weaponizer: Former President Donald J. Trump has regularly railed against a justice system that he contends has been deployed against him by his political opponents. “The Biden regime’s weaponization of our system of justice is straight out of the Stalinist Russia horror show,” he told a rally in Texas on Saturday night. But as is often the case with Mr. Trump, his accusations — widely repeated by other Republicans — reflect his own pattern of conduct: his history of threatening or seeking to employ the expansive powers of the presidency to go after his enemies, real and perceived. “He was always telling me that we need to use the F.B.I. and I.R.S. to go after people — it was constant and obsessive and is just what he’s claiming is being done to him now,” said John F. Kelly, Mr. Trump’s second White House chief of staff.

Hunter was a piker As the wingnuts chase down Hunter’s dick pics, this is happening in real time, in plain sight: Wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have invested hundreds of millions of dollars with Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, according to people with knowledge of the transactions, joining Saudi Arabia in backing the venture launched by former President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law as he left the White House. The infusion of money from interests in the two rival Persian Gulf monarchies reflects the continued efforts by Mr. Trump and his aides and allies to profit from the close ties they built to the Arab world during his presidency and the desire of leaders in the region to remain on good terms with Mr. Kushner as his father-in-law seeks the presidency again. The Emiratis invested more than $200 million with Mr. Kushner’s firm, Affinity Partners, two people told about the transactions said. The U.A.E.’s embassy in Washington declined to comment. A Qatari entity invested a similar sum, according to two people with knowledge of that deal. A spokesman for the Qatari embassy in Washington declined to comment.

The ruling class knows what’s coming: social instability caused by a combination of the climate crisis, banks failing, the soul-killing inequality of late-stage capitalism, and the impending dilution of the petrodollar.

The post How The Rich Are Prepping For End Times, And Why appeared first on MintPress News.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department. US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Donbas Express, located just outside of Moscow, Loffredo met youth from war-torn regions who were flourishing thanks […]

The post ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself appeared first on The Grayzone.

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AUKUS: signed and sealed by the Liberal government when it joined the pact in September 2021, the spoils of which have been delivered by the Labor Government in March 2023. The Labor Government and Australia will pay a heavy price for what is being done in our name. We are being humiliated by our own Continue reading »

Who was behind the terrorist attacks on Nord Stream? Half a year after the pipeline explosions, there is growing public interest in finally learning more about the circumstances of the attacks on what is important energy infrastructure for Germany and Europe. This is due to the versions of events published in the New York Times Continue reading »

“NATO exists to manage the risks created by its existence,” Professor Richard Sakwa once wrote in an attempt to articulate the absurdity of the military alliance’s provocative nature on the world stage. At some point Australians must wake up to the fact that this is equally true of AUKUS: we’re told the military alliance exists Continue reading »