The Australian Electoral Commission has announced proposed redistributions of the boundaries of federal election seats with NSW losing a seat (North Sydney), while Victoria and Western Australia each gained a seat with the average number in a NSW seat, increased from the current 118,000 to 121,000 and expected to grow to about 130,000 by 2028. Continue reading »
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Trump’s tariff obsession came up in conversation this morning and I realized that many people may not have seen this great documentary about Trump and trade. If you’re curious about why he is so stuck on it, this explains it: As FRONTLINE and NPR explore in the new documentary Trump’s Trade War, Trump has taken an aggressive stance on trade for decades. He has pushed a tariff strategy since he first toyed with the idea of running for president in the late 1980s — a message that bore notable similarities to the one that helped propel his 2016 campaign. As the film recounts, Trump’s ire was then directed at Japan’s trade practices. “The fact is, you don’t have free trade. We think of it as free trade, but you right now don’t have free trade,” Trump said in a 1987 episode of Larry King Live that’s excerpted in Trump’s Trade War. “A lot of people are tired of watching the other countries ripping off the United States. This is a great country.” He shared similar sentiments in an interview with Oprah.
I have no idea if these attitudes are reflective of the MAGA movement as a whole but if they are, it’s good news: While Trump has yet to commit to accepting the outcome of the presidential election, several of his supporters who attended rallies in Michigan Friday said they’re ready to do so even if he loses. Jordan Walton, 24, of Warren, is a restaurant worker and Trump supporter who was too young to vote in 2016. In his first opportunity to participate in a presidential election, Walton backed the former president’s reelection bid in 2020. But unlike some Trump voters, he accepted Trump’s loss as legitimate that year. “It sucks. But yeah, he lost,” Walton said before heading into the town hall event in Warren. He said he expects a close election this time and would accept another Trump loss. “Ain’t going to be happy, but you know, it is what it is,” he said. Walton plans to vote in person, but said Trump’s past railing against absentee voting hurt the Republican presidential candidate’s chances four years ago.
Lindbeck’s interactions with the New Left and Neo-Malthusians, focusing on issues like environmental sustainability and social justice, exemplify how his authorship developed in an antagonistic context against his interlocutors. He used Hayekian epistemology to counter the grievances of his adversaries, arguing that market mechanisms were superior in addressing environmental and social challenges that he simultaneously […]
It's important for Doctor Who to show that The Doctor doesn't always save the day and that, sometimes, it needs to be someone else.
Antimonopolists are coming for meddling drug middlemen and lousy landlords, the tide turns on overdoses, and carbon goes under the sea.
Schottland verabschiedete am 1. April ein Gesetz gegen “Hasskriminalität”, das “boshafte Äußerungen” gegen Minderheiten selbst dann strafbar macht, wenn sie in den eigenen vier Wänden getätigt werden. “Ich bin gerade nicht im Land”, kommentierte die Edinburgher Harry Potter-Autorin J. K. Rowling auf X das neue Strafrecht, “aber ich freue mich schon darauf, festgenommen zu werden, […]
Every great product needs a great supporting documentation - this rule is as simple and well known as it is hard to stick to, especially if we are talking about the continuously growing Open Source system that Drupal is. A while ago we came to realise that Drupal documentation needs a revamp. Together with ever amazing community members, the DA engineering team has been looking for a solution that will bring world class documentation to Drupal and that joint effort did not go in vain as such a solution has been defined!
As each of you can imagine, the goal of overhauling documentation tooling to a modern docs-as-code system is a big challenge so it is logical that we decided to define bite-sized deliverables and today we are happy to announce the first phase of the project - delivering clear and easy to follow user guide for Drupal CMS. And we need your help!
While neoclassical economists cannot consistently incorporate behavioral factors into their models, there is nothing in behavioral economics that makes the use of neoclassical theory illegitimate. To the contrary … behavioral economists have consistently advocated using neoclassical theory for all sorts of purposes. By and large, they treat neoclassical models and theories as heuristic devices or […]
A very big baby penguin! The Smithsonian Magazine wrote it up: In late January, caretakers at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia were ecstatic when a king penguin chick successfully emerged from his shell. The baby, which they named Pesto, was the only king penguin born at the aquarium in the last two years. He weighed less than a pound. They’ve since watched as the youngster grew—and kept growing. As of Wednesday, Pesto weighs a whopping 51.8 pounds, according to the aquarium. His fame took off when the aquarium threw a gender reveal party (they can’t tell through a blood test.) Now he’s an internet superstar. But why is Pesto such a big boy? Caretakers chalk up his unusual size to a “hearty appetite”—he eats more than 25 fish a day—and good genes. His biological father, a king penguin named Blake, is one of the biggest and oldest penguins at the facility, weighing in at around 39 pounds, per New Atlas’ Bronwyn Thompson. However, Pesto is being raised by a younger couple, Tango and Hudson, who have been taking good care of him, according to the aquarium.
A marine biologist and photographer gets up close and personal with mysterious pygmy seahorses.
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He’s going to prosecute Google because there are too many negative stories on the page? He’s out of his friggin’ mind. What an infantile moron.
An Eric Adams staffer excused herself from an FBI interview to go to the bathroom, allegedly to delete encrypted messaging apps.
The post Encrypted Apps Can Protect Your Privacy — Unless You Use Them Like Eric Adams appeared first on The Intercept.
Does anyone know about it? Not if they watch Fox. They barely even mention the stock market highs. T%his is why we can’t have nice things.
Taking stock of the moment for science and science policy.
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Leading scientists and engineers offer strategies for putting the public good ahead of politics.
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Gaza survivor Ahmed al-Naouq joins Lowkey on "Watchdog" to share his personal story of survival and expose the deceitful narratives pushed by Western media about Israel’s assault on Gaza.
The post Israel Killed 21 Members Of My Family In Gaza – Lowkey meets Ahmed al-Naouq appeared first on MintPress News.