I think that the right to strike is unquestionably a democratic right as argued in the Guardian here – surely anything else is just indentured labour? Apparently the way to tame the unions is to destroy their immunity from being sued for any harm striking might cause – or as the same article puts it:... Read more
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Iain Overton points out that many of those condemning the Duke of Sussex have made more capital out of their former military careers than he has ever done
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You there! Help me, please! I just wanted to learn about strength training on the internet, and now I’m pretty sure I’m in some kind of neo-fascist radicalization pipeline.
It started with an innocent New Year’s resolution to start doing some resistance training. After all, experts recommend it for everyone—it’s great for strength, longevity, mental health, sports performance, and self-esteem. But now, everywhere I look online is about two steps away from an Oath Keepers rally.
First, I just wanted to get a beginner strength routine. I found a podcast episode called “Why Everyone Should Lift Weights,” but about fifteen minutes in, it pivoted from whether you need a trainer to how strength training breeds self-reliance. I finally turned it off when they used the phrase “a bit overzealous” to describe Timothy McVeigh.
I still don’t know if barbells are better than machines.
In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch, we have 1923, Night Court, Doctor Who, That '90s Show, Toonami, Nicolas Cage/Star Trek, Good Omens 2 & more!
This is an experiment. The content is real enough. The sound may not be good enough - I forgot the 'furry' hood for the microphone
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During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve placed restrictions on large banks’ dividends and share repurchases. These restrictions were intended to enhance banks’ resiliency by bolstering their capital in light of the very uncertain economic environment and concerns that banks might face very large losses should bad-case scenarios come to pass. When it became clear that the outlook had improved and that the losses banks experienced were unlikely to threaten their stability, the Federal Reserve removed these restrictions. In this post, we look at what happened to large banks’ dividends and share repurchases during and after the pandemic-era restrictions, tracking these shareholder payouts relative to bank profits to understand how these payments impacted large banks’ capital during this period.
Consultant David Oliver looks at the chronic depletion of NHS investment, pay, training and staffing levels which have led to the current emergency
Some on the right are using the current NHS crisis to suggest a different health system is required – but how much of this is built on fact?
This is excellent work from Tortoise Media (for, as they say, slow news)… It is worth listening to the short introduction below – then the link to the database itself is here: A real democratic service which makes for interesting reading – even when you discover that your own MP, like mine, hasn’t really received... Read more
Sweden reneged on its Türkiye NATO vote deal. This should be solvable except the West wants to punish Türkiye and Türkiye isn't up for that.
The party's agenda of closer alignment and the bulldozing of barriers in an increasing range of areas could help Britain escape the Brexit trap, writes Shamik Das
Athens throws a decades-long good relationship with Moscow out the window and opens the door wide to US military and business interests.
Over 130,000 NHS staff vacancies. 65% of junior doctors actively looking to quit, with 4 in 10 already having plans to do so. Record numbers waiting over 12 hours to be seen in A&E. Hundreds of avoidable deaths every week. The health service as we know it has arguably already collapsed. Anti-trade union legalisation is […]
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A guide for local authority Councillors wishing to prevent data discrimination occurring within their Council. Importance of Data Protection & working to eradicate data discrimination In the UK, several laws, including the UK GDPR and 2018 Data Protection Act, address personal data protection. Personal data can include someone’s name, email address, and location. ‘Sensitive’ personal […]
Fresno Pacific University (FPU) has just laid off Nathan Carson, director of the university’s philosophy program and its only full-time (and tenured) philosophy professor, and plans to eliminate the school’s philosophy major and minor programs. An appeal of the decision has been made and is currently being considered by the administration. The decision on the appeal is expected on January 13th. Dr. Carson is asking members of the philosophy profession to support the appeal of the decision to remove Philosophy at Fresno Pacific University. Messages of support can be directed to FPU President André Stephens, FPU by email to FPUPres@fresno.edu. The Philosophy Program at Fresno Pacific has been in place for 47 years, according to Dr. Carson. The cuts, which eliminated not just the sole full-time philosophy professor, but 4% of the university’s total faculty, were intended to help the university administration cope with a multi-million-dollar budget deficit it created. Regarding the cuts, Dr.
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… SEP New: Existentialism by Kevin Aho. Revised: Haecceitism by Sam Cowling. Beardsley’s Aesthetics by Michael Wreen. Democritus by Sylvia Berryman. Bernardino Telesio by Michaela Boenke. Kant’s Account of Reason by Garrath Williams. IEP The Value of Art by Harry Drummond. NDPR A Middle Way: A Non-Fundamental Approach to Many-Body Physics by Robert W. Batterman is reviewed by Jula R.S. Bursten. Wilderness, Morality, and Value by Joshua Duclos is reviewed by Kyle Johannsen. Analytical Essay on the Faculties of the Soul by Charles Bonnet is reviewed by John H. Zammito. 1000-Word Philosophy Arguments: Why Do You Believe What You Believe? by Thomas Metcalf. Project Vox ∅ Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media In Praise of Failure by Costica Bradatan is reviewed by Jenifer Szalai at The New York Times. Is St. Thomas’ Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature Obsolete? by Robert C. Koons is reviewed by Edward Feser at Public Discourse. Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility by Martha C.
It means higher prices for patients, more unnecessary surgery, and less access to care for patients on Medicaid or those who are uninsured or underinsured.
How our conception of how a family "should be" is holding us back from improving the lives of working families.