The state is back, and it’s building guns. With the Trump administration railing against European ‘freeloading’ on US military spending, European politicians have announced plans to spend billions on rearmament. The US economy has taken a beating as the tech bubble has burst and Trump’s tariffs have raised the spectre of slower growth and higher […]
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New court documents reveal how the feds tried to unmask the Columbia students — and got blocked by federal judges on First Amendment grounds.
The post How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters appeared first on The Intercept.
Travel is about meeting new people. My semester abroad taught me that if you travel halfway around the world, you can make friends with all sorts of people who go to the same college as you.
Studying abroad showed me that Europeans have a real work-life balance. In a typical day in Europe, you wake up, eat lunch, go to a museum, and then hit the town. Nobody is stressed about their job. That’s the benefit of a strong welfare state. Everyone is young and has lots of free time.
Europeans always wear high-quality shoes. On an average day of guided tours, museum visits, and pub crawls, a European can walk over ten miles (sorry, kilometers!). All that walking keeps Europeans thinner than us Americans.
Europe has better restaurants than the United States. Nobody cooks at home in Europe, because there are so many fun restaurants. Dining out is more affordable in Europe because everyone uses their dad’s credit card.
The federal watchdog tasked with overseeing credit unions has no authority to regulate how they’re using artificial intelligence.
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says Nigel Farage's party could 'undo Wales's fledgling democracy' as polling shows dramatic shift away from Labour
In a touching post, Doctor Who star Varada Sethu had kind words for "my beloved Doctor" Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, the fans, and others.
Willy Massay describes the horror of Gaza’s hospitals: children suffocating without electricity, no medicine, and Israeli soldiers shooting boys in the genitals. His account is a chilling indictment of genocide as it unfolds.
The post “So They’ll Never Have Children”: American Nurse Says Israeli Soldiers Deliberately Shot Boys in the Penis appeared first on MintPress News.
1. Relive these memories from this day seven years ago.
2. Make sure you pack an umbrella, it looks like it might rain this afternoon.
3. I’d leave a little early for Claire’s dance recital today. The rain will make traffic heavier than usual.
4. I’ve compiled a list of seventeen articles on perimenopause that you might find interesting.
5. Tickets to Fort Lauderdale are the cheapest they’ve been in two weeks. Would you like to see flights?
6. How about a haircut before your trip to Florida? Here are fourteen different hairstyles that could make you look younger and skinnier than
your current haircut. I’d go with the third one.
7. I’ve gone ahead and made a hair appointment with Sherry for the day before your flight.
8. Teeth-whitening strips were on sale at Costco, so I went ahead and ordered you five boxes.
9. Don’t frown or you’ll get wrinkles.
10. Would you like to see this week’s top-rated wrinkle creams on the Sephora app?
Anthony Albanese’s election win has given him a dominant position in parliament, with the Coalition reduced to a demoralised rump.
The post As horror rises in Gaza, pressure grows for Albanese to act first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party won a sweeping victory in May. The Liberals suffered a historic wipe-out and the Coalition between the Liberal and National parties is now in crisis.
The post Despite sweeping victory Albanese only offers more of the same first appeared on Solidarity Online.
The Greens’ unexpected election losses, wiping out three of their four lower house MPs including leader Adam Bandt, has triggered questioning about the party’s direction.
The post Greens balance of power politics a road to nowhere first appeared on Solidarity Online.
CFMEU Administrator Mark Irving has moved to tighten his grip on the union following Labor’s win in the federal election in May.
The post Resistance continues as Administration tightens grip on CFMEU first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Universities across the country are rolling out savage job cuts.
The post Savage new job cuts planned at UTS and Macquarie Uni first appeared on Solidarity Online.
A bill aimed at improving abortion access has passed NSW Parliament, allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills up to nine weeks gestation.
The post Step forward for abortion access in NSW but major barriers remain first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza is reaching its final monstrous stage.
The post Israel openly plans ethnic cleansing as it starves Gaza first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Students in the US have defied growing repression to stage a wave of protests during graduation ceremonies in solidarity with Gaza.
The post Palestine protests sweep graduation ceremonies at US universities first appeared on Solidarity Online.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is disbanding, ending four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish state.
The post PKK disbands but Kurdish fight for freedom not over first appeared on Solidarity Online.
The resistance won’t succeed until it stops being a performance and starts challenging the system that got us here.
Lucy Honan examines the politics of neurodiversity and argues that we need to fight the pressures capitalism places on people, not just look for individualised solutions
The post Capitalism and the politics of neurodiversity first appeared on Solidarity Online.
A small red dwarf seems to have birthed a hulking gas giant, upending prevailing theories of planet formation
The post A Tiny Star Poses Big Questions appeared first on Nautilus.
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Being smart is knowing what you don’t know. From work meetings to book clubs, use these tips to boost your group’s thinking
- by Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso & Mark Alfano
I’d reported on earthquakes, murders and suicide attacks. I was still unprepared to watch my dad die
- by Salman Masood
Jonathan Greenblatt falsely accused graduating students and streamer Hasan Piker of spreading antisemitic lies — and called on Trump to stop them.
The post MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack appeared first on The Intercept.