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“Parents with religious objections to storybooks with LGBTQ themes may withdraw their children from public schools when the books are discussed, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.” — New York Times

Once upon a time, I never got involved in politics. But when the developments of a kingdom far, far away threaten my role as the fairest groomer of them all, I feel no choice but to use my platform to ensure future generations are fed my one and true model for what everyone’s happily ever after shall be. Which is why I, Cinderella Charming, wife and spouse and known pretty girl, applaud the Royal Court in all of the land for waving their magic wands and bibbidi-bobbidi-booing the right for LGBTQ families to be fairly and freely represented in school books, for I believe parents have a right to opt out of stories not revolving around one female stranger, one male stranger, and their quickie, looks-based marriage.

Viktor Orbán’s Government humiliated as more than 180,000 protesters defy his decision to ban Budapest Pride

Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues Eliot Higgins

A real-life Doctor Who-like moment happened at Glastonbury when Peter Capaldi made a surprise cameo on stage to perform with Franz Ferdinand.

Iranian American author Hooman Majd on the Israel–Iran ceasefire, Trump’s role in escalating the conflict, and whether diplomacy can survive.

The post Who’s the Real Bully of the Middle East? appeared first on The Intercept.

Most Democrats rallied behind a war powers resolution in the Senate, but not the caucus’s most vocally pro-Israel member.

The post Fetterman Voted With GOP to Make Sure Trump Can Attack Iran Again appeared first on The Intercept.

Amanda Gefter talks about the exhausting and thrilling decade she spent writing about lost genius Peter Putnam

The post “There Were Periods When I Felt He Ruined My Life” appeared first on Nautilus.

In defense of a long-neglected form of protest.

The Supreme Court halted courts from issuing national injunctions, forcing “judges to shrug and turn their backs to intermittent lawlessness.”

The post “No Right Is Safe.” SCOTUS Bars Judges From Reining in Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

So there I was, minding my own business, when, for some inexplicable reason, I found myself idly thinking about the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For the life of me, I can’t tell you what led me to reflect on the moment when Nicholas II lost control over a once-burgeoning empire due to widespread unrest that he himself had a hand in shaping. Maybe it’s the weather? Maybe those barometric pressure changes can lead to more than just headaches?

But it’s kind of weird, right? Why would my mind make me recall that the Russian Revolution was largely ignited by a devastating economic crisis, social inequality, and the ruling class being aggressively out of touch with the suffering masses? It just makes no sense for me to be thinking of a bunch ruling-class assholes enriching themselves through, if not illegal, then definitely immoral ways, while everyone else has to buy tacos on payment plans. They didn’t even have tacos in Russia back then. Is my brain broken? Am I having a stroke?

“How about we talk about how special America is?” Hegseth asked. He’s not the first U.S. official to demand pro-war propaganda.

The post Pete Hegseth Is Mad the Media Won’t Celebrate U.S. War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

Israeli soldiers and officers have said they were ordered to shoot at unarmed civilians waiting for food in Gaza.

The post Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month appeared first on The Intercept.

The difficulties of procuring water and power in Karachi, Pakistan, where surging temperatures have strained the city’s resources, and much more.

DISCUSSED:

Underground Water Tanks, Envy, Climate-Influenced Mood Disorders, A Widow’s Home, Dawn, Urban Heat Islands, Nagging Uncertainty, The Pump Games, Karachi’s Water Mafia, Candlelight Feasts, The Incredible Magic of Air-Conditioning, Load Shedding, A Family Showdown, Monsoon Season, Microwaves, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Bacteria That Thrive in High Temperatures, Overconsumption, A Bucket and a Cup.

The 'Excessive Wealth' Conference hears from a millionaire heir about how global corporations exploit consumers and undermine democracy

This is what it’s all about. The crack of the bat. The crisp summer air. The camaraderie of old friends on a beautiful new day.

These are all experiences I can’t wait to enjoy for myself as soon as I’m done waiting in line for a fourteen-dollar hot dog.

You can feel the triumphant swell of patriotism as we are called to rise for the national anthem. If you listen closely, can you hear our forefathers singing the very same melody as they, too, delighted in our national pastime?

I’m legitimately asking. Can you hear that? I am still in line for that hot dog.

No matter. Because soon after the game begins, another beautiful sound engulfs the park: CLINK! And then: the unmistakable, deafening roar of a stadium packed with delighted fans.

Simultaneously, another sound. The sound of me saying “fuck.”

Because I definitely just missed something super awesome. Because I am now in the ketchup line. Because, for some reason, that is completely separate from the hot-dog line.

Diasporas are made of vast constellations of countless people, fused together through memory, meaning – and music

- by Salwa Halloway

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By simulating ecological networks with microbes, researchers revealed properties that may make natural communities susceptible to invasion

The post The Ecosystem Dynamics That Can Make or Break an Invasion appeared first on Nautilus.

100 million years ago, the charismatic cephalopods ruled Earth’s oceans

The post Ancient Seas Hosted the Ultimate Squid Game appeared first on Nautilus.

Recognizing the link between mental and ecological health can change how we relate to the world and ourselves

The post Your Mind Is Part of the Ecosystem appeared first on Nautilus.

The Labour Government has so far pursued a timid, unambitious, foreign policy, marked by inconsistency and in some cases moral failure, argues Alexandra Hall Hall      

Socialismens ABC är en fördjupningspodd från Katalys. Den inledande serien  — där bland andra Sven-Eric Liedman, professor emeritus i idé- och lärdomshistoria, medverkar — fokuserar på Karl Marx liv och idéarv. Få tänkare har haft ett så genomgripande inflytande på världen som Karl Marx. Trots att det har gått över två sekler sedan hans födelse […]

The former GB News host is among a series of newly-elected Reform councillors who appear to have left basic information off of their registers of interest

UTS has officially ended its Memorandum of Understanding with the Israeli Institute of Technology (Technion), following almost a year of consistent campaigning students and staff.

The post UTS cuts ties with Technion in a win for Palestine campaigners first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Many thanks to Hannah for her beautiful post on George Eliot’s Silas Marner and the evacuation of moral purpose from the Protestant work ethic. That resonates with Hijacked, my latest book, which traces the history of the work ethic from 17th century Puritan theologians, through the economic theory and policy debates of the 18th and […]