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“A Midwestern town grappling with the fallout from an influx of Haitian immigrants became a focal point for racist and xenophobic memes this week after Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), claimed Monday that in Springfield, Ohio, people ‘have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.’” — Washington Post

7:30 a.m. The alarm rings on my phone. My home screen’s background? A picture of an adorable Cavapoo named Lucky. He was so cute, I could eat him up. Which I did. I hit snooze. Chompin’ on pretty pups can wait.

AT 6pm tomorrow, 14 September, candidates in the City of Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire council elections will switch from meet and greet mode to watch and wait. Ballot paper counting begins just as their posters, banners and corflutes start coming down. By 10pm, anyone keeping an eye on the NSW Electoral Commission’s Virtual Tally...

The post Election day details for Coffs Harbour and Bellingen appeared first on News Of The Area.

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, worry that politicians are inciting violence against Haitian immigrants. It’s a long U.S. tradition.

The post America’s Racist, Xenophobic, and Highly Specific Fear of Haiti appeared first on The Intercept.

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, worry that politicians are inciting violence against Haitian immigrants. It’s a long U.S. tradition.

The post America’s Racist, Xenophobic, and Highly Specific Fear of Haiti appeared first on The Intercept.

By affirming one side and suppressing the other, we make ourselves into half men and half women.

The next president of the United States, whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, will face many contentious domestic issues that have long divided this country, including abortion rights, immigration, racial discord, and economic inequality. In the foreign policy realm, she or he will face vexing decisions over Ukraine, Israel/Gaza, and China/Taiwan. But one issue that few of us are even thinking about could pose a far greater quandary for the next president and even deeper peril for the rest of us: nuclear weapons policy. Consider this: For the past three decades, we’ve been living through a period in which the risk of nuclear war has been far lower than at any time since the Nuclear Age began — so low,... Read more

Source: The Armageddon Agenda appeared first on TomDispatch.com.

With Russia supporting the Zangezur Corridor, Iran fears threats to its North-South trade route and territorial integrity, putting their alliance to the test.

The post Could Russia’s Zangezur Corridor Plan Break Its Alliance With Iran? appeared first on MintPress News.

A new much publicised report that claims the BBC is "heavily biased against Israel" flies in the face of other specialist and academic studies

Gabe Hudson was a remarkable writer and reader, who showered those around him with care and affection. He worked tirelessly to uplift other writers, to help them believe in themselves and the value of their work. For many, he was a beacon, an inspiration, the consummate literary citizen. After he tragically passed away, due to complications related to undiagnosed diabetes, his mother, Sanchia Semere, endowed a new award in his honor. Each year, on Gabe’s birthday, September 12, the Gabe Hudson Award will be given to a writer who has just completed their second book-length work of fiction, and who embodies the spirit of humor and generosity that Gabe and his work did.

We are thrilled to announce that the winner of the first-ever Gabe Hudson Award is Ayana Mathis for her new novel, The Unsettled.

On September 12, 2024—the birthday of the late writer Gabe Hudson—McSweeney’s is honored to announce the winner of the inaugural Gabe Hudson Prize. After Gabe’s sudden passing from complications due to undiagnosed diabetes in November 2023, his mother, Sanchia Semere, made a generous gift to McSweeney’s to establish a prize fund. On September 12, McSweeney will confer the Gabe Hudson Prize, which honors a fiction writer’s second book, published in the United States the year prior, and includes a $10,000 cash award.

The 2024 Gabe Hudson Prize winner is Ayana Mathis for her novel The Unsettled (Knopf, 2023). The Unsettled was also named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of 2023, a Best of 2023 by the New Yorker, Publisher’s Weekly, an Oprah Daily Best Novels of 2023, and a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023. The novel was a finalist for the 2024 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. The New York Times calls it “Poignant, heartbreaking."

“In Tuesday’s presidential debate, former President Donald Trump again falsely claimed that Democrats support abortions ‘after birth’ and ‘executing’ babies.” — NPR, 9/11/24

Concrete Shoe Baby Booties
The little tyke can go either to the top of your expense list or to the bottom of the Hudson.

The Wicker Man Bee Helmet
If someone asks how your abortion was carried out, tell ’em it’s none of their bees-ness.

Baby Plinko
The baby is dropped into a special Price Is Right Plinko machine, where it wins $10,000 or lands on a cobra.

Stone Cold Stunner
For a few extra bucks, Stone Cold will pour a beer on your baby and give it a double bird salute.

Dagger Mobile
It’s just like any other mobile, until the timer goes off.

When animals seem to grieve for their dead, such as staying with them for days, is it anthropomorphism or something more?

- by Aeon Video

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After years of insomnia, I threw off the effort to sleep and embraced the peculiar openness I found in the darkest hours

- by Annabel Abbs

Read at Aeon

People who endorse and spread outlandish theories aren’t gullible, they’re drawn to the intoxicating lure of discovery

- by Stephen Gadsby & Sander Van de Cruys

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Even before making his endorsement, Kennedy was surrounded by far-right supporters of Donald Trump.

The post RFK Campaign Paid $10 Million to Consultant Who Appears to Have Been on Capitol Grounds During Jan. 6 Attack appeared first on The Intercept.

Even before making his endorsement, Kennedy was surrounded by far-right supporters of Donald Trump.

The post RFK Campaign Paid $10 Million to Consultant Who Appears to Have Been on Capitol Grounds During Jan. 6 Attack appeared first on The Intercept.

Source The Gini Index quantifies the wealth disparity between the richest and the poorest members of a society. A score of 100 represents perfect inequality. In the 1960s and 1970s Sweden was world-famous for its welfare state and equality. Since then income and wealth disparities have steadily increased. The development in Sweden over four decades […]

Why is a private equity firm reaping the benefits of hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball?

This is the real way to smash the people-smuggling gangs, writes Professor Derrick Wyatt

Politicians have justified crackdowns on protest by claiming public support. But a new Demos report shows the reality is more nuanced.

Around 40 CFMEU and ETU members at the multinational building materials manufacturer Etex in Matraville, Sydney are standing strong after being locked out for almost five weeks.

The post CFMEU members stand firm against lockout from emboldened bosses at Etex first appeared on Solidarity Online.