By Bert Hetebry Politically the world seems to be moving very much to the right, and with it there is an attack on thinking, especially critical thinking where an issue is questioned, analysed, interpreted and evaluated to make a judgement about the issue. Critical thinking is a dangerous activity, and should be banned. It has…
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By James Moore Time to tip a hat to America. We’ve only had 45 school shootings this year and what happened in Georgia is (only) the deadliest incident since the March 2023 massacre at the Covenant School in Nashville, which is where (only) six people died. The number of mass shootings in all venues is…
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We’re now less than two months out from the Queensland state election, and the ACT election. So it seemed about the right time to unlock those election guides for everyone to read.
But while that means two less exclusive benefits for Patreon donors, I’m launching something else that I think Patreon members will appreciate.
Discord is a chat app which is used by the communities of quite a few podcasts, amongst other uses. I’ve now launched a Discord for the Tally Room, as an exclusive benefit for people who donate $5 or more per month.
As I said the other day, it’s easy to make predictions; getting them right is the hard bit. So, I approach any future event with the supreme confidence that – barring something unforeseen – I’ll be 100% correct. If I happen to be wrong, well, that was because of something that I didn’t predict, but…
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Before the last election in 2022, the Labor opposition promised to establish an integrity commission that would have a broad jurisdiction and strong investigative powers including the capacity to hold public hearings when it was in the public interest to do so.
In his first public statements since his arrest by France on Aug. 24 at Paris’ Le Bourget airport, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blasted French authorities for detaining and charging him, but also admitted that Telegram is not perfect and that he’ll work to clean up instances of criminals abusing the platform.
On September 22 and 23, the United Nations member states will gather in New York City at the UN headquarters for the historic Summit of the Future with the intention to sign the Pact for the Future. This document is expected to radically accelerate the push towards the completion of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Agenda 2030.
War in Ukraine must end ‘this fall’ – Zelensky
Kiev has asked its Western helpers to redouble their pressure on Moscow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJVmPObidE&list=TLPQMDcwOTIwMjRdi35KC8MsbA&index=2
INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson & McGovern - Weekly Briefing Wrap Up
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By Roger Chao Plastic Apocalypse Where the tide leaves in sorrow, where the oceans weep beneath the sky’s wide and endless dome, Lies a silent affliction, a slow creeping bane that shrouds the earth in synthetic foam. It slithers through rivers, it clings to the trees, a cursed creation of humanity’s lore, An eternal…
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Elizabeth Knight is one of Australia’s best economic and business journalists, and she regularly writes informative, perceptive and lucid commentary on markets, the economy, and the actions of the corporate world. Knight is one of very few in the Nine world of whom you can assume you will read something intelligent. Her piece this week,
DXY was stable overnight: AUD was blasted anyway: North Asia carry crashes are back: Oil broke closing technical support: Metals mayhem: Miners mauled: EM at the neckline: Junk hiccupping: Treasury curve through the roof: Stocks through the floor: US jobs were Goldilocks really: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment