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Mahmoud Abbas Holocaust Controversy Spotlights Deep Disillusion With Palestinian Authority

https://theintercept.com/2023/09/15/palestinian-authority-mahmoud-abbas-oslo-ac…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 21:00

Thirty years after the Oslo Accords, Palestinians question whether the pseudo-government born from the peace process can — and should — survive.

The post Mahmoud Abbas Holocaust Controversy Spotlights Deep Disillusion With Palestinian Authority appeared first on The Intercept.

Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Chile’s Coup Shows that Fascism Is Still a Threat’

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/09/jeremy-corbyn-chiles-coup-shows-that-fascism-i…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 20:20

The fiftieth anniversary of the military coup in Chile this past 11 September occasioned a chain of commemorative events throughout the UK. Chilean political exiles, Chile Solidarity Campaign veterans, and other supporters came together to reflect on the violent counterrevolution against Salvador Allende’s democratic-socialist Popular Unity government in 1973, and its legacies — painful and […]

73 cows

https://psyche.co/films/a-vegetarian-with-a-beef-farm-faces-a-life-altering-mor…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 20:01

When Jay, a longtime vegetarian, inherited his father’s beef farm, he resolved to remake his life and the lives of his cows

- by Psyche Film

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Fighting kung fu

https://aeon.co/essays/can-pop-culture-kick-the-kung-fu-asian-stereotyping-habi…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 20:00

Two Asian film actors are fighting kung-fu style on the beach dressed in 1970s style casual clothes

From chopsocky films to disco earworms, Asian caricatures have proliferated since the 1970s. Can Hollywood kick the habit?

- by Stephanie Wong

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Naomi Klein on Conspiracy Culture and “the Mirror World”

https://theintercept.com/2023/09/15/deconstructed-naomi-klein-doppelganger-book/

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 20:00

Naomi Klein unpacks the world of conspiracy theories, rising fascism, and her new book, “Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World.”

The post Naomi Klein on Conspiracy Culture and “the Mirror World” appeared first on The Intercept.

Insurance Firms Won’t Provide Financial Backing for Cumbrian Coal Mine

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/15/insurance-firms-wont-provide-financial-backi…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 19:44

Four companies have ruled out underwriting the controversial plans for a deep mine off the coast at St Bees

Rishi Sunak’s ‘100,000 Migrants Under Labour’ Lie is Proof of his Weakness

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/15/rishi-sunak-100000-migrants-proof-of-weaknes…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 19:13

An increasingly desperate Prime Minister is resorting to false claims about his opponents in order to cling to office, writes Adam Bienkov

Economic methodology — a critical realist perspective

https://larspsyll.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/economic-methodology-a-critical-real…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 18:26

The field of economics has long been hailed as a bastion of rationality and objectivity, offering insights into the workings of present-day complex economic systems. However, questions about the foundations of economics and its prevailing methodological approach have to be raised. My own critique challenges traditional assumptions and argues for a more pluralistic and realistic […]

Winnie-Man or Spider-Pooh - both names are, in my considered opinion, equally valid

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 17:00


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Australia's elusive platypus faces many threats to its survival in the wild

https://globalvoices.org/2023/09/15/australias-elusive-platypus-faces-many-thre…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 14:10

In general, experts are on the same page that platypuses are struggling and will continue to decline if nothing changes.

The Most Wall Street Journal Op-Ed In The History Of Wall Street Journal Op-Eds

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 12:24

Voice to Parliament another example of Albanese’s aversion to serious change

https://solidarity.net.au/mag/current/voice-to-parliament-another-example-of-al…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:31

Support for the referendum on the Voice to Parliament is still plummeting.

The post Voice to Parliament another example of Albanese’s aversion to serious change first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Labor’s coal expansion fuels climate breakdown

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:20

“Climate breakdown has begun,” the UN’s Antonio Guterres has declared, after the world’s hottest three months on record.

The post Labor’s coal expansion fuels climate breakdown first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Labor conference runs dead on refugees

https://solidarity.net.au/highlights/labor-conference-runs-dead-on-refugees/

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:16

Labor's underwhelming announcement on the refugee intake set the scene for an equally underwhelming and orchestrated Labor conference.

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Europe’s Bradbury moment

https://crookedtimber.org/2023/09/15/europes-bradbury-moment/

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:12

One of the iconic moments in Australian sport occurred in at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Australians are strong in most summer sports, but we don’t have much in the way of a winter, so it was considered quite an achievement for Steven Bradbury to make the finals of the speed skating event. He was given […]

Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler for Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:00

Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler on Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:00

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller on Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:00

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson on Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Rob Rogers by Rob Rogers for Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 10:00

Rob Rogers by Rob Rogers on Fri, 15 Sep 2023

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Melb Uni’s week-long strike for secure jobs and a real wage increase

https://solidarity.net.au/unions/melb-unis-week-long-strike-for-secure-jobs-and…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:58

On Monday 21 August, following a half day campus-wide strike by Melbourne University NTEU members, five areas including Arts and Law went on to strike for the rest of the week.

The post Melb Uni’s week-long strike for secure jobs and a real wage increase first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Pay rise for NSW teachers, but no workload relief and future wage caps looming

https://solidarity.net.au/unions/pay-rise-for-nsw-teachers-but-no-workload-reli…

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:38

Some teachers in NSW will receive large pay rises following a deal with the NSW Labor government. But the agreement stretches over four years and contains other disturbing clauses.

The post Pay rise for NSW teachers, but no workload relief and future wage caps looming first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Give me a break

https://digbysblog.net/2023/09/14/give-me-a-break/

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:30

WOW! KELLY: But once you get a subpoena you have to turn them over. TRUMP: I know this. *pauses* I don't even know that. pic.twitter.com/X4zbcTUaqh — KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿 (@KevinlyFather) September 14, 2023 And yet tens of millions of people think this guy is a genius,