Elected representatives told they can’t meet with barrister commissioned to investigate leaked Labour report – who has said party is not tackling racism and treats other forms as less important than supposed antisemitism As Skwawkbox reported last week, Martin Forde KC has gone public on the Starmer regime’s lack of response to his report – […]
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March 20th marks the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq. The ensuing war and occupation resulted in, in all likelihood, more than a million deaths and saw the Iraqi state smashed to smithereens. It sent shockwaves reverberating around the wider region, greatly strengthening the terrorism it professed to be combating. A month before […]
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The Fed has a lot of 'splaining to do, yet seems determined to keep doing the wrong thing.
A Byline Times investigation reveals 20 MPs working the equivalent of at least one day a week on second jobs
Starmer/Reeves less trusted on the economy than the appalling Sunak/Hunt The latest poll by Opinium shows the Keir Starmer/Rachel Reeves combination is more toxic to voters than the Tory pair of Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt – whose recent budget has compounded hardship and misery for millions struggling under the effects of Tory budgets and […]
The Turkish opposition’s “memorandum of understanding on common policies” reveals which way they’re likely to steer the country should they win May’s election.
Child labor makes a comeback as there's no such thing as a free lunch in 46 US states.
I’ve lived through quite a few financial crises, some local to Australia, and others global. Invariably, the first failures are those of obvious shonks (Australianism?) who would probably have failed anyway. Then there are seemingly reputable institutions that turn out to have been shonky. Then there are institutions that played by the rules, but it […]
I’ve lived through quite a few financial crises, some local to Australia, and others global. Invariably, the first failures are those of obvious shonks (Australianism?) who would probably have failed anyway. Then there are seemingly reputable institutions that turn out to have been shonky. Then there are institutions that played by the rules, but it […]
Pekka Kallioniemi explores the parallel universe of Kremlin propaganda and how Russia is evolving from an authoritarian into a totalitarian state
A throwaway comment from a friend noted that their scintilla of respect for Balaji Srinivasan had actually increased after he made his lose-lose bet on Bitcoin reaching $1 million dollars in 90 days. I agree! I (currently) approve of betting on beliefs! Or at least, trying to tie more weight to a stated opinion than […]
Anxiety thoughts from a body decaying under capitalism.
Mental illness combat sports.
After the level of corruption and incompetence demonstrated by the Perrottet Government, Labor's chances of a state election victory should be more obvious. read now...The politicians and shills in the media who orchestrated 20 years of military debacles in the Middle East, and who seek a world dominated by U.S. power, must be held accountable for their crimes.
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By Dan Siegel / Original to ScheerPost Millions of people hit the streets around the world when George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis police in May 2020. We demanded criminal prosecution of the white cop who choked Mr. Floyd and called for dramatic changes to U.S. police departments to prevent the killings of innocent […]
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A new ranking has outlined the companies that are leading the charge for committing to electric vehicles and those lagging behind. read now...The details of a shotgun marriage between UBS and Credit Suisse arranged by Swiss regulators have been leaking out. Credit Suisse has been plagued by problems, and one might hope that this act would finally clear them up. The concern I am seeing at the time of writing is the risk of contagion.
As an aside, we can tell this is a bit of a crisis by my posting frequency.…
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Brian Romanchuk
Brian Romanchuk
