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Morell, Donald Trump’s “deep state” enemy No. 1, spoke at a Chamber of Commerce event Monday, highlighting the strange gulf between the K Street titan and the GOP.

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New research is showing the embodied nature of time perception and how it can fluctuate in tune with the heart’s beats

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The Government has said that, due to the rise in small boat crossings, it has to urgently use hotels to give unaccompanied asylum-seeking children a roof over their heads – but there are safeguarding concerns

The federal government benefits from unexpected bouts of inflation since the real value of its debt falls. However, this also hurts its debtholders.

How Boris Johnson ushered a 'former' KGB agent and his son into the British establishment – while most of the media looked the other way

Danny Walker Many people expect the rise in interest rates over the past 18 months to lead house prices to fall. Average prices have already fallen by 1–2% in the UK and by more in the US. In this post I show that historically there have been large differences in how an interest rate shock … Continue reading How house prices respond to interest rates depends on where they are in the country →

What a nice vacation.

The orcas have some demands.

In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington’s spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of wasteful, highly unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain. During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, touted her organization’s push to guarantee transparency for US taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine.  “We are involved […]

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The Wagner boss oversees an online army that has pushed disinformation around the globe, including alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The post Information Warfare Was Key to Prigozhin’s Mutiny Against Putin appeared first on The Intercept.

Stevens understood the meaning of ethics. The right wingers never have apparentrly: This isn’t the first time Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas have faced pressure to recuse themselves from cases over the activities of their relatives, their relationships with involved parties or their financial interests. Newly released and previously unreported court documents that belonged to Justice John Paul Stevens, who led the marble palace’s liberal wing, show just how aware the justices were of charges that the appearance of impropriety could shake the public’s faith in the institution. They also show just how quick they were to push back against these concerns. The Library of Congress opened the papers to the public on May 2. The issues the justices wrestled with back then echo the controversies engulfing the court today. Although the court often puts up a united front in public, the documents provide a rare glimpse into its inner workings and show that at least one justice — Stevens — found Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s rationale for not recusing himself from a major case to be insufficient.

The sex stereotypes built into animal research.

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She’s a pariah even among the wingnuts: House Freedom Caucus members took a momentous vote Friday on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future with the group, according to three people familiar with the matter — but it’s not yet clear whether she’s been officially ejected. The right-flank group took up Greene’s status amid an internal push, first reported by POLITICO, to consider purging members who are inactive or at odds with the Freedom Caucus. Greene’s close alliance with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and her accompanying criticism of colleagues in the group, has put her on the opposite side of a bloc that made its name opposing GOP leadership. While her formal status in the conservative group remains in limbo, the 8 a.m. Friday vote — which sources said ended with a consensus against her — points to, at least, continued strong anti-Greene sentiment. A spokesperson for Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry (R-Pa.) declined to comment on the group’s vote as well as the official status of Greene’s membership.

¾ pound smoked salmonJuice of ½ lemonSalt and freshly ground black pepperFreshly grated nutmeg¼ pint single creamAspic jelly½ pint double cream, whipped2 egg whites, stiffly beaten1 packet frozen peas, cooked Chop ½ pound smoked salmon (reserving ¼ pound of the best pieces for garnish) and pound until smooth in a mortar with lemon juice and […]

Opposition leader Peter Dutton, a man who proudly walked out on the apology to the stolen generation, has called for a sensible debate on the merits of bringing back the white Australia policy. ”Look, I’m not racist but, we need... Read More ›

The Journal of Australian Political Economy continues to be the go-to place for publishing political economy for local (and international) readers.

The journal’s latest issue (Winter 2023) contains full-length articles on a variety of topics, with particular focus on Australian industry policy issues, bank lending policy and regional inequalities in housing affordability. A review article considers recent books dealing with climate change and capitalism. Four shorter articles on recent official reports are also featured, along with an array of reviews and notes on recent political economy publications. Overall, the contents of this latest issue show the continuing vitality of political economy scholarship and research in Australia [...]

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I’ve been largely absent here – wrapping up my editorial work on two academic volumes and the various rounds of edits on the popular book on limitarianism. I promise I’ll be back with substantive posts by late August (after resting and travelling). In the meantime, I thought I might share this 45 minutes podcast episode […]

Raymond Mattia’s family said the partial release of body camera footage “feels like a cheap attempt to justify what they did.”

The post Border Patrol Video of Killing Shows Native Man Had No Gun, Complied With Orders appeared first on The Intercept.

Meanwhile, this is happening in the US Congress: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Monday challenged a labor union president to a physical fight in response to some mean tweets. The senator and Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien have been feuding since March, when O’Brien referred to Mullin, a business owner, as a “greedy CEO” during a Senate committee hearing. Mullin brought up the exchange during another Senate hearing last Wednesday, prompting O’Brien to respond online, where he called the senator “JohnWayne” and a “moron” in one tweet, and a “clown” and a “fraud” in another. “Quit the tough guy act in these senate hearings,” O’Brien wrote in a tweet that mocked Mullin’s height. “You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy.” After apparently thinking about it for five days, on Monday, Mullin suggested they set a date and location for a mixed martial arts showdown ― “for charity.” “An attention-seeking union Teamster boss is trying to be punchy after our Senate hearing,” Mullin wrote.