A tip to take a wee shot at understanding the way of doing politics in Indonesia: Suspend rationality. Now imagine PM Anthony Albanese offering Scott Morrison a ministry – choice from five. Not such a smart move for Down Under but OK for next door. Come May, the Indonesian Constitutional Court should respond to challenges Continue reading »
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As UConn meets Purdue, the national security state wants you worried about a different faceoff.
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For far too long, the streets of Gotham have been plagued by chaos. Crime never sleeps. Thugs hide in the shadows, waiting to strike like snakes. Never mind the capitalist structures that produce deep and devastating forms of poverty, forcing the desperate lower class to resort to crime in order to survive. Gotham is in danger, and it is my duty to beat the living shit out of a man robbing a convenience store to feed his starving family of five.
When I think about the corrupt police force, the unfair distribution of resources, and the broken healthcare system, I start to wonder if this city can be saved. But then I remember it’s not the system’s fault, the real problem is one single crime boss. And sure, it’s easy to blame the problems of the city on an individual rather than the structures that created them, but this is no time to point fingers. Gotham is in trouble, and I have to perform a WWE-style flying tombstone piledriver on a shoplifter trapped in the self-perpetuating cycle of poverty.
Trump seems to think so Of course that means he’s actually a bit worried about Bobby. And maybe he should be: When voters learn more about independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he’ll take votes away from Donald Trump in the general election, a pollster told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday. Sarah Longwell of the Republican Accountability Project said she recently administered two focus groups on Kennedy’s candidacy. “I specifically did former Biden voters, who were leaning toward RFK, and Trump voters who were leaning toward RFK, and it’s crazy because it’s like a Rorschach test,” Longwell said, continuing: The “comments” Longwell referred to came in the form of a statement Friday where Kennedy tried to explain his stance on the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. In it, he claimed the rioters received “harsh treatment” through the “vigor” of their prosecutions and “long sentences.” He also claimed the rioters had no weapons, but court records show authorities confiscated everything from guns to Tasers.
The enemy is us Are you better off than you were four years ago? That question is circulating on social media and cable news every day now in response to the Trump campaign foolishly asking it, apparently expecting that everyone is mathematically illiterate and won’t think back to the spring of 2020 when thousands of people were dying in the COVID pandemic. You’d think the last thing they’d want anyone to remember is Donald Trump appearing on television every day yelling at reporters and telling people to take snake oil cures or inject disinfectant. It was a nightmare from which the country has not yet fully recovered and his abominable performance during that horrific crisis marked the worst days of his presidency. You’ll remember that he was careening madly from day to day, completely out of his depth, making everyone even more frightened and nervous than they already were.
Back in February, deepfake technology was used to steal $25 million dollars:
A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.
The elaborate scam saw the worker duped into attending a video call with what he thought were several other members of staff, but all of whom w
No sleep for the vindictive What was I saying about saboteurs? Trump’s plans for getting even. (Axios): Ther’s more at the link, but you get the gist. They’ll find a ham sandwich to prosecute even if they have to bake the bread, slaughter the pig, grow the lettuce, and assemble the sandwich. It’s who they are. It will be the most productive work the GOP has done in years. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● For The Win, 5th Edition is ready for download. Request a copy of my free countywide GOTV planning guide at ForTheWin.us.
There are many factors that may determine whether incumbent president Joe Biden wins reelection this...
It had been so long since I’d had my work hanging in a gallery, and having a selection of my ‘Women of Discord’ on display in not just any gallery but a proper one in central Manchester did give me the feeling of being back on track after so many years of artistically floundering. Amongst […]
Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies & star Ncuti Gatwa preview this season's Beatles episode - including how "copyright law" inspired it.
Been There, Smelled That explores the aromas of places around the world. Travel writer Maggie Downs investigates some of the world’s most potent smells, looks at how odor cultivates a connection to place, and presents how humans engage with smells, from scents that have endured generations to the latest innovations in aroma-making.
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My dad always said he could smell a storm coming.
When I was little, I thought this was just some folksy midwestern thing, similar to how my uncle would split a persimmon seed with a pocketknife to forecast the upcoming winter.
Now I know my dad’s saying to be true—in part because I do it too, flinging open the front door and sniffing the air to see what kind of weather is coming. But also because that’s how aromas work. Shifts in temperature, air currents, humidity, and barometric pressure all encourage odor molecules to circulate.
On a larger scale, those shifts mean that climate change alters what we smell. Like snow, for instance.
Teeing up a Trump election in the House You think the skies will go dark for four minutes today? How about for four years or permanently? For your Robert F. KennedyJr.-leaning friends. RFK Jr.’s New York director hates Democrats and Joe Biden so much that she dreams of seeing the 2024 presidential election decided for Trump in a GOP-led House. Whether or not this plan is far-fetched, it reflects nihilism masquerading as progress. Not unlike making America great again by demolishing the republic and replacing it with a Gileadish autocracy. How d’ya like that, libs? Somewhere in my dusty memory is a plot line in which someone plans their own suicide to look like a murder and configures the evidence to implicate a former lover(?). To hate someone that much…. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● For The Win, 5th Edition is ready for download. Request a copy of my free countywide GOTV planning guide at ForTheWin.us.
Russia’s Recklessness with Zaporizhzhia – Europe's Largest Nuclear Power Plant
1. If you give love, you will get love. But no pressure—only if you want to!
2. Peace starts inside you. And if you can’t get it to start, I can give you mine instead. Would be happy to!
3. Love is the greatest gift, though I’m sure any gift from you would be amazing. And if you didn’t get me a gift, that’s totally okay too. I probably made it really unclear that gifts are welcome. My bad.
4. The universe is made of pure joy, so don’t waste it. Hope that doesn’t sound too intense. I just mean that if you want joy, it’s definitely there for you to take—but only if you feel like it.
5. You only get one life, so live it the way you want to, but also don’t feel you have to listen to me. No stress if you want to do your thing.
6. Your joy can change the world, but I also know you’ve been super busy, so if this isn’t a good time to change the world, you can do it whenever is good for you. And if there isn’t a good time, it’s truly very okay.
7. Laughter is the soul cleansing itself—not that I think your soul needs cleansing. I’m just sharing this in case you want to cleanse it. And, anyway, I’m probably wrong, so never mind.
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A Team GB spokesperson told Nathan Jones-Sparkes that the British Olympic Association was very clear with the press that its new kit design would always feature the Union Jack
The Home Office has for several years run a programme to supply Mosques, temples and Synagogues with security equipment including CCTV cameras. This has recently been extended with more than £117m allocated for mosques, Muslim faith schools and community centres. This follows a £70m package for Jewish groups. The CCTV camera systems are installed through […]
The Israeli army is using an AI-assisted targeting system called Lavender in Gaza. Are we really willing to entrust an algorithm with the lives and deaths of human beings?
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