I just don’t know what to say about this… Tim Miller: Late Friday, the Ron DeSantis’s extremely online campaign team released a video to contrast the Florida governor’s stalwart bigotry with Donald Trump’s lighter touch and highlight the fact that their candidate stands out as the most hostile to LGBT Americans—in a field that, mind you, also includes Mike Pence. The ad, which seems to have been originally produced by anonymous Twitter user ProudElephantUS, was repurposed by the “DeSantis War Room” with the following message: “To Wrap up ‘Pride Month,’ let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other to celebrate it…” The video begins with a sizzle reel of Donald Trump promising to protect LGBT Americans, saying that he doesn’t care what bathroom Caitlyn Jenner uses, telling Barbara Walters that transgender women would be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe contest, and contrasting his views on gays favorably with how the group is viewed by Islamic terrorists.
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Neil Gaiman offered some quick updates & answers regarding Prime Video's Good Omens 2 & Anansi Boys and the BBC's Doctor Who.
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A look inside a ballsy new climate org and their latest actions. Plus, forever chemical manufacturers pay up, and the Supreme Court protects elections.
Putin and American conservatives: peas in a pod We don’t turn back our clocks for another four months. If American conservatives could have their way, they would turn back the last half-century. Back to when America was “great” in their eyes, in MAGA’s eyes. Back to when white dominance and The Lost Cause went unquestioned. Back to before the country agreed with the Civil Rights movement’s demands for equal voting rights and civil rights for minorities. Back to the world of the Cleavers and the Nelsons. Back to when women, too, knew their places. Nostalgia not for lost innocence but for lost dominance is what made Donald Trump so attractive to the movement that grew up around him. Speaking recently with Amanda Marcotte, David Neiwert (“The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy“) observed that fascism and neo-fascism have “actually been present in America since at least the early 1900s.” The increasing radicalization of the right has been there for years.
Yevgeny Prigozhin is a disinformation artist whose failed rebellion was marked by a burst of radical honesty.
The post Prigozhin Told the Truth About Putin’s War in Ukraine appeared first on The Intercept.
The looming quadrillion dollar derivatives tsunami part 1 Ellen Brown On March 10, the US Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by…
The post The looming quadrillion dollar derivatives tsunami – part 1 first appeared on Economic Reform Australia. A peek into PragerU’s finances and the deranged mind of one its billionaire backers, plus a trip to the organization’s elusive LA headquarters.
Morocco recognized Israel as part of the Abraham Accords — and is reaping its rewards against the Polisario Front.
The post Israel Ramps Up Drone Sales to Morocco for Its Colonial War in Western Sahara appeared first on The Intercept.
Reserve Bank of Australia Review fails ordinary Australians Anis Chowdhury The latest interest rate hike of the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) comes before the…
The post Reserve Bank of Australia Review fails ordinary Australians first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Last month, Parliament held two debates in quick succession. The first was on Pride Month. For most MPs, it was a chance to celebrate the LGBT community, commemorate their struggle for equality, and expose the challenges that LGBT people continue to face. For the government, it was a chance to expose its shameless hypocrisy. ‘Now, […]
Saving humanity: here’s a radical approach to building a sustainable and just society Mark Diesendorf Collectively we are driving Earth and civilisation towards collapse. Human…
The post Saving humanity first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.European project explores pathways towards post-growth economics Researchers: Giorgos Kallis, Jason Hickel and Julia Steinberger The ERC is providing 10 million euros for an ICTA-UAB…
The post European project explores pathways towards post-growth economics first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.This week, yet another Quran was burned outside a mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. It was, similar to previous burnings, a highly provocative act and one may of course ask why it received permission? Because freedom of expression carries more weight! Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs quickly took to Twitter to condemn “the despicable act in […]
A Student Among the Econ: Seeing Through Mathemagics Asad Zaman In my article Education of an Economist, I explained how I gradually came to realize…
The post A Student Among the Econ: Seeing Through Mathemagics first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.A simple solution to the banking crisis that no country will implement Steve Keen Though Silicon Valley Bank contributed to its own demise, the root…
The post A simple solution to the banking crisis that no country will implement first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
Capitalism and extreme poverty Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel We recommend reading the recent published study by Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel [1] that challenges…
The post Capitalism and extreme poverty first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Why Krugman and Stiglitz remain attached to mainstream economics Lars Syll “Little in the discipline has changed in the wake of the crisis. Mirowski thinks…
The post Why Krugman and Stiglitz remain attached to mainstream economics first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Inequality is exacerbating the health, housing and education crises David Shearman A broken promise is of no consequence when the sum of $254 billion currently…
The post Inequality is exacerbating the health, housing and education crises first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Noah Smith’s critique of heterodox economics nonsense on stilts Lars Syll “ One problem in applying skepticism and critical investigation equally is that heterodox and…
The post Noah Smith’s critique of heterodox economics nonsense on stilts first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.“Well, he died. You can’t get any older than that.” – Alan Arkin as “Yossarian” in Catch-22 One by one, the acting heavyweights of my lifetime are diminishing and going into the West. This happens, of course, to every generation at some point; and I’ve been advised by some even more ancient than I that “you get used to it”. I’m not quite there yet, because this one hurts. Sure, Alan Arkin was 89, but he didn’t burn out …nor did he fade away (sorry to blow your theory, Neil). As recently as 2021, he was garnering accolades and acting nominations for his wonderful work alongside Michael Douglas in the fourth season of the Netflix dramedy The Kominsky Method (if you are unacquainted, do yourself a favor). I’d venture to say Arkin invented “dramedy”, with his penchant for delivering performances that could be intense, deeply affecting, wry, understated, and riotously funny all at once. As all great actors do, he effortlessly embodied the whole of human expression – and (as the song goes) all he had to do was act naturally.
We’re overdue for some Red Panda cubs: North Carolina’s Greensboro Science Center is delighted to announce the birth of two adorable red panda cubs, one male and one female, adding to the growing red panda family. The cubs were born on May 26 to Tai and Usha. This is the second red panda litter born at the GSC. The cubs are currently staying in the GSC’s Shearer Animal Hospital surgery room, which has been converted into a nursery. They’ll make their debut on Thursday, June 15, 2023. The opening of the Shearer Animal Hospital to the public will be delayed until 9:15am on Thursday, 06.15.23. In addition to viewing the cubs through the surgery window, guests are invited to watch feedings. Although feeding times are subject to change with little to no notice, they are currently scheduled for 11:45am and 3:00pm. Via Zooborns Here’s some more Red Panda meditation material:
