NEW: Brazil's October election is a contest over whether Brazil controls the terms on which the world accesses its resources or whether those terms are set by others, & will shape critical mineral supply chains, climate governance, & the Americas' balance of power for a generation. By @mdebolle.com:
Israeli soldier filmed smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-soldier-fil...
US tolerance for loss of life and assets is low. This ultimately limits their options, despite all the tough war talk
The other trend over the last 30 years is people becoming less interested in socialising after work. People are so busy and exhausted, there is no energy or time left over. Employers no longer give employees time to be on social committees or organise events. No wonder people want to WFH
Lol reminds of my Mum relating all sorts of alarming stuff that she had been informed of, through listening to Ray Hadley. She refused to accept that he was not a reliable informant.
She's past her peak but scrambling to wring out every last dollar as she slides back into the hollow obscurity she deserves
Ohoh,
Angus Taylor's first piece of "policy" and the Libs have lost Michelle Grattan. They are in trouble.
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“Australia and Indonesia should strengthen their communication channels to better manage future crises and build…” Read Aristyo Rizka Darmawan in The Interpreter.
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Did they eat giant ants?
Tough? How exactly does it differ from what's there now? This has no details and isn't meant to. It's just an advert - a message to the ignorant and the racist.
"Vice-signalling". 👏
Sussan Ley must be rolling in her grave.
Yep. The Australians are well ahead of the game, as this bloke consistently demonstrates...
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"Israel’s greatest victory to date may be the reality distortion that it’s managed to create around its war on Lebanon, even as it’s killed 1,500 people and laid claim to its land."
I wonder whether this will attract criticism from western governments now they are going after Christians as well
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(Zionist groups often produce guides on how to spot when anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism, the answer usually amounting to 'when it's actually opposition to Zionism', but for some reason they never produce guides about how to tell when pro-Israel politics are anti-Semitic. They'd lose too many allies.)
Their arguments are always bad-faith and nonsensical, (and amplified by conservative media). This is why Tim Walz was so successful when he started calling the conservatives out as 'weird'.
It sounds bad to say “I only want to see white people starring in movies” so instead you attack “woke casting” if a movie has too many non-white characters. It’s the filmmakers who are the real racists!
For those who voted for Pauline Hanson (or Trump)
Correct. Expanding copyright to fight the AI industry is a huge mistake. Expand collective bargaining rights instead, and labor will be able to fight back on behalf of the entire working class.
We’re finally getting to a point where news outlets are calling Israel’s invasion of Lebanon what it is. But in the weeks prior (and even now, since some of these phrases were spotted just this week), media went out of its way to avoid calling a spade a spade.
I can’t help thinking how this is a massive waste. With large corporations involved we just know they will be in it to exploit anything they can for profit. I don’t trust them and don’t see how humanity will benefit.
I can't get past Tony Abbott being himself a migrant to Australia. What is he saying about himself?
OK, I'm sure this means Gerard Henderson definitely will stop criticising the ABC.
Secret inquiry into Mike Pezzullo revealed by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social - "failed to act impartially .. breached so many elements of the Code" etc.
#auspol #briggsreport
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So the actual reason is they are afraid of being sued by motorists, which outweighs safety considerations for pedestrians.
He's going to count opening up the Straits as win, isn't he. After causing it. And now Iran knows how effective that 'weapon' is. Do they even need a nuclear bomb now?
Speaking anonymously, a senior public servant warned that “the new IHRA definition adoption could potentially lead to increased foreign interference if APS staff feel like there may be career repercussions if they report foreign interference from the State of Israel".
America did not meet the universal adult suffrage criteria of democratic governance until 1965. Gatorade is the exact same age as American democracy.
Map showing Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz
If the Trump administration is really going to use ground troops to "reopen the Strait" that doesn't mean Kharg - that means Qeshm.
Qeshm is twice the size of Bahrain, houses considerable strike capability, is only a few km from the mainland, and is home to almost 150k civilians.
Bad bad bad.
