No attempt to “explain”, rationalise, find some counter-“equivalence” for, nor any attempt to see matters through the eyes and the experiences of the murderers rather than the immediate victims can justify or forgive the barbaric massacre of Israeli children, women and men by Hamas warriors after they broke out of Gaza. It does not forgive Continue reading »
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“Well right now, [the House] can’t govern, and I think that the eight people who betrayed the conference and joined the Democrats to defeat the 96 percent of the conference unleashed furies that I don’t think they’d even dreamed of, because it gave every person the right to be equally destructive and equally angry. Hahahaha. No, Newt, those furies were unleashed decades ago by you. Recall Newt’s first big power play against his own party: On the evening of Oct. 4, 1990, Newt Gingrich and his then-wife, Marianne, were enjoying a VIP reception at a Republican fundraiser when they were suddenly hustled over to have their picture taken with President George H.W. Bush. “I thought it was a bad idea,” Gingrich said in a series of interviews in 1992 that have not been previously published. Days earlier, Gingrich had dramatically walked out of the White House and was leading a very public rebellion against a deficit reduction and tax increase deal that Bush and top congressional leaders of both parties — including, they thought, Gingrich — had signed off on after months of tedious negotiations.
Corporate media’s dehumanization of Palestinians, lack of historical context, and repeating hearsay as fact make the current tragedy unintelligible to Americans.
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While the House clown show fulminates over Joe Biden’s brother, get a load of what Trump was raking in from just one guy while he was president The media has been so overwhelmed with news of the war in Israel and the trainwreck happening in slow motion in the House of Representatives that a lot of stories that would have normally received front page treatment have been relegated to the back burner. When the news is emanating from the right wing media, that’s actually a good thing since it’s almost never truly newsworthy and almost always a form of MAGA propaganda. A case in point is a breathless report released last Friday from the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee announcing that they’ve found evidence that President Joe Biden’s brother paid him $200,000 in 2017, which is supposed to prove that Joe Biden was part of some kind of criminal scheme. Upon examination, one can see that the check was marked as a repayment of a loan Joe Biden made to his brother a couple of months before, not a payoff of some sort.
Issue 51 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our July and August 2023 online issues. It includes contributions from conservation biologist Zhengyang Wang, science writer Alla Katsnelson, astrophysicist Chiara Mingarelli, writer and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams, and more. This issue also features a new illustration by Jennifer Bruce.
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Issue 50 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our May and June 2023 online issues. It includes contributions from environmental journalist Charles Digges, neuroscientist Anil Seth, a special section highlighting Facts So Romantic from each previous print issue, and more. This issue also features new illustrations by James Yang and Jorge Colombo.
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To keep our kids safe, there will be no trick-or-treating on Halloween this year. See below for alternate events and times in your area.
Morris County
A Trunk-or-Treat will be held in the parking lot behind St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, October 7, at 3 p.m.
Jackson County
Trick-or-Treating will be held (quietly!) in the stacks at the Jackson County Library from 9 to 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 15.
Furlow County
Harry Potter-themed Trick-or-Treating will be held in the empty “Diagon” alley behind Tony’s Auto Repair & Smoke Shop on Wednesday, October 25, from 5:15 to 6 p.m.
Samoy County
A Trick-or-Treat will be held in the condemned warehouse at the corner of Coulton and Maynard on Friday, October 27, from 6 to 7 p.m.
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Showrunner Russell T. Davies and star David Tennant offered some more insights into the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who 60th Anniversary event.
America under siege The last few weeks have been more stressful than the some during the Trump administration, even during the height of the pandemic. It is easy to grow weary and lose faith that after nearly a quarter of a millennium, this country will self-correct once again. That sense is spreading (Associated Press): For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home is feeding into a longer-term pessimism about the country’s core institutions. The lack of faith extends beyond Congress, with recent polling conducted both before and after the leadership meltdown finding a mistrust in everything from the courts to organized religion. The GOP internal bickering that for nearly three weeks has left open the speaker’s position — second in line to the presidency — is widely seen as the latest indication of deep problems with the nation’s bedrock institutions.
KING Tide Breweries and The National Cartoon Gallery have joined forces to share the joys of celebrating cartoonery. As a lead up to the 35th Rotary Cartoon Awards to be held at the National Cartoon Gallery from 24 November, King Tide Brewing has teamed up with the National Cartoon Gallery to create a pop-up gallery...
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ALL manner of lovingly created items using fabrics and threads will be on show at Coffs Quilters and Needlecraft Inc. (CQ&N) Members Exhibition. Displayed in the Norm Jordan Centre, Coffs Harbour Showground on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October, members will be manning tables and mingling to chat with visitors about their creations and the...
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KOI, Bonsais and Bromeliads are stars of the show at an exhibition hosted by Vitality Bloom Nursery in Boambee, running from 9am to 4pm Friday 20 through to Sunday 22 October. An extensive range of bonsais and bromeliads will be on show, many of which are supplied by the Coffs Harbour Tokonoma Bonsai Society. Advertise...
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NOT everyone’s bowl is filled these days, a fact the local Coastal Claymakers are working towards changing for at least one day through their Empty Bowls fundraiser. Hosted at Bellingen Riverside Cottages, people come along and browse through the locally made bowls, select one and then have it filled with salads and crusty bread. Advertise...
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IT’S ON, the Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod’s 52nd competitive performance will take to the stage in May and June 2024. With the organisers’ AGM held in September, the committee is in place with another year of planning is underway thanks to the support of the valued volunteers. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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IN 1870 a young Finnish seaman named Carl Frederik Doepel jumped ship in Sydney and found his way to the Bellinger River. Fred, as he was generally known, met Mary Ann McNally and they married in 1886, with a family of nine children to follow. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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And no rules A law professor sent Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick a chilling note suggesting, she said, “if Jim Jordan won the speakership, he would simply never certify a Biden election win.” Erica Newland, formerly with the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice, did research on the matter for Protect Democracy. She concurs. If the current iteration of the GOP controls the House in January of 2025, there is no way they will certify a Democratic victory. Ian Bassin, Protect Democracy’s co-founder and executive director, tells Lithwick that on the bright side a handful of Republicans thwarted Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) bid for House speaker: And I think if that holds, and that’s a big if, this is one of the most important developments in this country over the last seven-plus years. And here’s why. I’m going to invoke another recent story in the news that I think is really important to pay attention to, which is the elections this past week in Poland.