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Aid groups accuse Keir Starmer's Government of undermining poorer nations due to the influence of City lobbyists
1. Trump announces on Truth Social that he will solve the crisis in one day, and this will win him the Nobel Peace Prize.
2. Trump accidentally says, out of habit, that this war “never would have started if I were president.” Then he remembers he’s currently the president but still blames Joe Biden anyway.
3. Trump repeatedly claims all the other presidents in US history were stupid for not getting a deal, because the conflict is so easy and simple.
4. Trump doesn’t read any of the briefings he’s given detailing the current status of the various negotiations between Iran, Israel, and his own national security team.
5. Trump asks his advisers why no one ever thought to make a deal where Iran gives up its nuclear ambitions in exchange for the US lifting sanctions to entice more civil behavior from Iran by opening it up to foreign investments and economic growth. His advisers remind him that Obama made that deal, but he ripped it up. Trump folds his arms tightly across his chest and frowns.
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On a walk through the Welsh countryside, I travelled through 4.6 billion years of Earth history – and you can too
- by Richard Fisher
Even in ancient Greece, Plato questioned whether gender norms around masculinity were good for men’s individual freedom
- by Yancy Hughes Dominick
A new report reveals the usual suspects — and other corporate executives quietly enriching themselves on Trump’s authoritarianism.
The post Meet the Billionaires Profiting the Most From Trump’s Draconian Policies appeared first on The Intercept.
People who sleep according to their culture’s norms are healthier overall
The post Sleep Has No Magic Number appeared first on Nautilus.
There is a deliberate policy by the Kremlin to exile, neutralise, and effectively erase alternative political life within the country, reports Denis Mikhailov
According to Guy Routh, econometrics is nothing but “mock empiricism, with statistics subjected to econometric torture until they admit to effects of which they are innocent.” Similarly, Mark Blaug in his The Methodology of Economics argued that econometric testing is like “playing tennis with the net down.” Although these are rather harsh judgments, I believe […]
An ageing population and successive cuts by the last Conservative Government have left local council budgets on the brink, reports David Hencke
The High Court has dismissed the legal challenge to Labor’s Administration of the CFMEU. But the decision only confirms what CFMEU members already knew—bad laws need to be broken.
The post High Court backs Labor’s CFMEU takeover but it’s not too late to fight: Strike out Administration first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Stoke-on-Trent — or the Potteries as it is popularly known — is celebrating a century of city status this year. But over the years, it has not been a popular place; indeed, it has tended to have a pretty bad press. On visiting the area in the 1930s, J.B. Priestley opined that the human race […]
“Cuomo holds his lead one week before primary day, as voters express unease with city’s direction.” — The Manhattan Institute
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In case you haven’t heard: I’m running for mayor. I have a vision for our city that focuses on improving the lives of working people. However, recently, it has come to my attention that something is missing from my candidacy. What can I do to demonstrate that I’m serious about holding a higher office?
I need to start sexually harassing women.
A War Powers Resolution would prohibit the “United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The post Congress Has One Way to Stop Trump From Going to War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.
Givet de omfattande behoven är det inte underligt att allt fler röster höjs för en mer expansiv finanspolitik. Det tidigare överskottsmålet, vars syfte var att skapa en buffert för kommande ekonomiska kriser, har nyligen slopats vilket frigör 20–25 miljarder kronor. Likaså har en ökad statlig upplåning redan aviserats, till exempel vad gäller kärnkraft och försvar. Risken […]
President Trump has spent his flight home from the G7 trying to figure out what Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, meant when he called the President a soft c*ck for leaving the summit early. ”President Trump has a lot of... Read More ›
As the bombs fall, Tehran isn’t collapsing—it’s galvanizing. Marandi reveals how Israel’s war effort is failing on every front.
The post Mohammad Marandi: This War Was Supposed to Break Iran. It’s Breaking Israel Instead appeared first on MintPress News.
10th of June 2025 Europe is committed to rearmament. Commission President van der Leyden unveiled her ‘ReArm Europe Plan’ which aims to boost EU defence spending by euros 800bn over four years. On 5 June NATO defence ministers agreed to double their members’ annual defence spending from an average of roughly 2.5% of GDP to … Continue reading Should Europe Rearm?
8th of May 2025 It is right to be suspicious of Putin’s intentions without falling for the idea that he will never stop. In 1836 the liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill claimed that Lord Melbourne’s government was smitten with the “epidemic disease of Russophobia,” an irrational panic that had triggered an unnecessary increase in defense … Continue reading The Nation: Russophobia—an Epidemic Disease?