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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 11:53 Source

The use of media and propaganda during the First World War served a multitude of purposes. It was not only used to encourage young men to sign up to the army, it also aimed to keep morale high, and maintain the nation’s will to fight.

 

Recruitment campaigns 

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 11:45 Source

FIFA has done it again. With its usual sparkle of inventive interpretation, amoral reasoning, and snappy bravura, the world football federation has deemed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fit for hosting the largest sporting event on the sporting calendar – not counting the Olympics. The FIFA Men’s World Cup will be hosted, yet again, in…

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 10:41 Source

After President Joe Biden issued an unusual blanket pardon for his son, Hunter, Democratic Congressman Ed Markey has urged the president to extend "preemptive pardons" to other top Democrats whom Donald Trump believes "harmed him" and might otherwise be treated by him in a "fascistic way."

 

BY Ekaterina Blinova

 

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 09:35 Source

Gay jihadis: Western media’s latest scamTerrorists on the offensive in Aleppo seem to be attempting to give themselves a facelift, suddenly embracing diversity

 

BY Rachel Marsden

 

Al-Qaeda is back on the rampage once again in Syria, and sounding like their monkey bar training exercises were replaced with a social justice brainwashing course. 

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 08:41 Source

Ok, let’s start with a couple of simple dialogues: Number 1: “Twelve year old Gilbert has been sentenced to eight years for his car theft which seems a little harsh as it was his first offence.” “No, adult crime, adult time.” “Will he be allowed to have access to any social media while in detention…

The post The True Cost Of Renewables And Social Media For Kids!! appeared first on The AIM Network.

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New Politics Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 08:30 Source

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 08:14 Source

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release ACOSS has referred the Federal Government to the Commonwealth Ombudsman following the latest revelations that income support payments may have been illegally cancelled, affecting at least 1,000 people between April 2022 and July 2024. The referral comes after CEO Cassandra Goldie wrote to Employment Minister Murray Watt,…

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 07:20 Source

When Canada's parliament praised a Ukrainian war veteran who fought with Nazi Germany, a renewed spotlight was put on a controversial part of Ukraine's history and its memorialisation in Canada.

Yaroslav Hunka, the Ukrainian veteran who was applauded in [THE CANADIAN] parliament [….], served with a Nazi unit called the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS - also known as the Galicia Division - that was formed in 1943.

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MacroBusiness Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 06:40 Source

DXY continues its consolidation. But AUD crashed anyway. As CNY let go. Oil is going to break. Dirt too. Miners are breaking. EM pfft. Junk jaws are opening on US tariffs. Yields fell. Stocks up. US jobs were Goldilocks with firm job creation but rising unemployment and easing wage growth. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose

The post Australian dollar crashes towards 0.50s appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 06:15 Source

Megyn Kelly is joined by The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles, host of "The Michael Knowles Show," to talk about the growing feud between Morning Joe and their guest David Frum, Frum's joke about Fox News and Hegseth that started it all, and more.

Morning Joe Has Found Itself in Hilarious Feud With Their Guest David Frum, with Michael Knowles

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 06:09 Source

Incoming US President Donald Trump will force us, as citizens of the ‘West’, to face the demon in the mirror. 

They “will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America.” Donald J Trump about the people of Gaza and their defenders.

“Western justifications for their barbarism is well-established – after all, genocide is a Western liberal value.” Professor Joseph Massad.

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 05:55 Source

Space between hell and sky

Days of unbearable heat

Cooking in an oven like a pie

Swiftly forgotten when cool days come

Desiccating together alone

Gifting ourselves another carbon treat

But knowing what to do about

This unbearable hot place

For history is the controller of space

Time between hell and a hot sky

Demands we do something about

Days of unbearable heat

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MacroBusiness Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 00:10 Source

Sydney’s housing market is in a slump as 2024 draws to a close, with auction clearances and values declining simultaneously. CoreLogic’s final auction results for last weekend showed that Sydney recorded its sixth consecutive weekly result below 60%. Sydney’s final clearance rate was 58.2% last weekend, down from the 59.0% recorded prior week. One year

The post Auction collapse code red for Sydney house prices appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 00:05 Source

International Reading: Airline passengers would get paid for major delays under rules considered by Biden administration – NBC Trump names his own pick for IRS commissioner, breaking from tradition – Wahington Post Tesla Named ‘Deadliest Car Brand in America’ in Bombshell Car Safety Study – Latin Times For many Americans, it’s taking months to find

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Your Democracy Friday, December 6, 2024 - 21:59 Source

The Gaza Strip is a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations has said.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed at least 17,400 children in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials.

That is one child killed every 30 minutes.

Thousands more are missing under the rubble, most of them presumed dead.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, December 6, 2024 - 17:42 Source

Viktor Orbán’s obsequious letter to Benjamin Netanyahu offering him sanctuary from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hungary is not a surprise. It is another red flag in the Islamophobic world of the transnational Right. The mass and prolonged slaughter of Palestinian Muslims (and Christians) cannot be seen as a crime committed against other humans…

The post Orban and Netanyahu: the transnational Right’s pervasive Islamophobia appeared first on The AIM Network.

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Your Democracy Friday, December 6, 2024 - 17:30 Source

 

GUSNOTE: SHOW ME AN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT THAT ADMITS ITS MORAL ERROR AND I WILL SHOW YOU A DUCK LIVING ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON...

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, December 6, 2024 - 16:43 Source

By Christopher Kennedy Good money has been placed on the USA descending into civil war. My money, (all of $5 so far) is on America falling apart. So taking this scenario into account at what stage do we understand the Australian options a bit better? The question is how he will effect Australia Asian affairs?…

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MacroBusiness Friday, December 6, 2024 - 16:30 Source

Asian stock markets are generally lower over continued macro concerns and the lead up to tonight’s US jobs print with the only bright spark coming from China over stimulus bets. The USD is relatively steady and strong against the other undollars while the Australian dollar remains under pressure just above the 64 handle. Oil futures

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, December 6, 2024 - 15:38 Source

By Denis Hay Description: Explore why HECS burdens Australian students while other countries offer free education. Learn how monetary sovereignty can enable debt forgiveness. Why Free Education Matters Education is a fundamental right, yet in Australia, students bear the burden of HECS debt, which has affected their financial well-being for years. While nations like Germany…

The post Free Education in Australia: HECS vs Global Systems appeared first on The AIM Network.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, December 6, 2024 - 15:36 Source

By Denis Bright   The LNP’s advertising agencies continue to compromise our national sovereignty. Voter choice continues to be compromised by slick marketing strategies employed at the recent Queensland elections. The return to truth-telling should surely be taken up on both sides of the political divide by candidates like Maggie Forrest as the federal LNP’s challenger…

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Renew Economy Friday, December 6, 2024 - 14:50 Source
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MacroBusiness Friday, December 6, 2024 - 14:00 Source

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s aggressive monetary policy, which raised the official cash rate to a peak of 5.50%, has successfully deflated the nation’s house price bubble. According to CoreLogic, home values across New Zealand declined by 0.4% nationally in November, the ninth consecutive monthly fall. Home values also declined by 0.8% over the

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MacroBusiness Friday, December 6, 2024 - 13:30 Source

Economist Chris Richardson has posted an analysis on Twitter (X) showing that “Lady Luck has shone on Jim Chalmers, handing the budget truly magnificent manna from heaven”. As illustrated in the following chart, “in a span of less than 20 months, Treasury jacked up the estimated tax take by a remarkable $365 billion”. Three fortuitous

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Renew Economy Friday, December 6, 2024 - 13:08 Source
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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, December 6, 2024 - 13:06 Source

Camp Sovereignty Media Release Mark Regev, former senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Australian citizen, has been served with charges of advocating genocide. The next hearing will take place at the Victorian Magistrates’ Court on 10 December 2024. The case, initiated by Krautungalung Elder and human rights advocate Uncle Robbie Thorpe, accuses…

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MacroBusiness Friday, December 6, 2024 - 13:00 Source

Perth has experienced explosive house price growth since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. According to PropTrack, Perth dwelling values have surged by 79% since March 2020, driven by an 83% rise in house values. Separate dwelling value data from CoreLogic shows that Perth dwelling values continue to lead the nation, rising by 0.8% over

The post Bad news for Perth home buyers appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Renew Economy Friday, December 6, 2024 - 12:31 Source
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MacroBusiness Friday, December 6, 2024 - 12:30 Source

Wednesday’s Q3 national accounts release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that real per capita household disposable income fell by 0.6% over the quarter to be down 2.0% annually. The result suggested that Australian households banked rather than spent the Stage 3 personal income tax cuts. Two pieces of data released on Thursday

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