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Your Democracy Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 21:28 Source

Amazon's doorbell camera producer Ring has ended their partnership with Flock Safety, a tech surveillance company, as the two firms face a backlash over privacy. The trigger? A Super bowl commercial about a lost dog.

 

Ring cuts surveillance firm ties amid Super bowl ad outcryDarko Janjevic with AP material, DW sources

 

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Your Democracy Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 19:40 Source

Why do you only criticize Western imperialism?

You are asking the wrong question to the wrong person.

You are talking to someone who grew up on the receiving end of Western power, not someone who learned geopolitics from Netflix.

I do not have a problem condemning imperialism "from all sides."

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MacroBusiness Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 08:54 Source

For January, the Australian dollar was the key story. At an index level, Australian stocks rose 1.5%, but international stocks (largely due to the Australian dollar) fell 2.5%. Our funds were well-positioned for the change. Our core international fund bucked the trend to rise 1.9% for the month. Not holding as many US stocks helped,

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Your Democracy Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 07:33 Source

The Australian government’s response to Gaza, and its handling of President Isaac Herzog’s visit, has blurred the line between antisemitism and criticism of Israel. The result is deeper division, weaker democracy and greater risk to Jewish communities.

 

John Menadue

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Your Democracy Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 06:55 Source

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Volodymyr Zelensky should hurry up because Russia is willing to make a deal, otherwise, an opportunity will be missed.

"Zelensky is going to have to get moving. Russia wants to make a deal. And so let's get moving. Otherwise, he's going to miss a great opportunity," Trump told reporters.

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Your Democracy Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 05:44 Source

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MacroBusiness Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 00:05 Source

International Reading: How Europe outsmarted US tariffs without escalating the conflict. – Cenrix Cuban Peso Hits Record Low as Life Grinds to a Halt, now trading at 500 peso per US dollar.  – Hot Air Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison – Tech Dirt The 45-year decline

The post Weekend reading and MB media appearances appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Friday, February 13, 2026 - 21:05 Source

Lawmakers from both parties on Capitol Hill have demanded answers from the US Department of Justice over its monitoring of congressional investigators’ search activity while they reviewed sensitive, unredacted documents connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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George Monbiot Friday, February 13, 2026 - 19:56 Source

Peter Mandelson was not one bad apple: he was brought in repeatedly by governments to do their dirty work.

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  10th February 2026

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Your Democracy Friday, February 13, 2026 - 17:26 Source

Wohin geht Amerika?Deutschland ist in Vielem von einem guten Verhältnis zu den USA abhängig. Deshalb ist das Bemühen verständlich, auf politischer und wirtschaftlicher Ebene einen möglichst guten Konsens mit dem Präsidenten zu suchen, den sich die Mehrheit der Amerikaner bei der Wahl im November 2024 geleistet hat.

 

Homo stupidus

Russi, Florian

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MacroBusiness Friday, February 13, 2026 - 13:30 Source

There is a lot of paranoia about AI. And we should be worried about it taking jobs too quickly, worsening inequality and mental health effects. But you also need some perspective. Not everything AI-related is a cause for concern. Water is one. In my view, data centres using water are a local issue; their overall

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MacroBusiness Friday, February 13, 2026 - 13:00 Source

The ‘Yes in My Backyard’ (YIMBY) movement has long argued that the solution to Australia’s crisis lies in upzoning our cities to permit high-rise apartments in more locations. YIMBYs often point to the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP), implemented in 2016, which allowed the upzoning of approximately three-quarters of Auckland’s residential land area. The Grattan Institute

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MacroBusiness Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:30 Source

According to a recent analysis by social media creator statistics website Feed Spot, which breaks down the number of Only Fans Creators per country, the United States boasts the highest number with 1.1 million. This has led to quite a headline, with 1 in 315 Americans a creator on Only Fans. But when one starts

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