What links Jeffrey Epstein and Keir Starmer’s government? A thick seam of contempt | Nesrine Malik We’re often told the PM is a ‘decent’ man. But in appointing Peter Mandelson he chose political convenience over doing right by trafficked women and girls, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

I don’t think all the men - the “titans of their industries” - were necessarily debauched before they came into Epstein’s orbit but they were certainly willing once they were “in”. Men of profoundly weak character. The lot of them. Decent is as decent does.

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Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children - The Shot Breathe, slowly. It helps.  Cry if you need to. All of this hurts. But please understand, before we go any...

Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"

The end of seriousness

“In chasing distraction, media and the public risk losing their grip on truth, justice and democracy," writes Santilla Chingaipe. http://satpa.pe/CtanAfX

@vanbadham.bsky.social thanks for the reminder to find you here 🤗

‘We were powerless’: inside the devastating Ohio State sexual abuse scandal A college physician allegedly abused at least 177 male students during his tenure, a story revived in a harrowing new film that highlights how he got away with it

Wrestlers. Sexually abused wrestlers who felt powerless to speak up. “Who am I gonna tell?” It’s horrific.

Can we now please extend understanding to women when they also say they felt powerless to speak? Wrestlers.

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Trump's Gaza Grab | Between the Lines The Wrap with Amy Remeikis On September 30, 1938 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stood outside 10 Downing Street and declared the Munich

“Trump’s Gaza Grab” by @amyremeikis.bsky.social

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Misleading fear campaigns may kill Labor’s superannuation changes. But here are the real numbers | Greg Jericho Increasing the tax rate on superannuation balances above $3m would affect less than 1% of the population – and yet it is still unlikely to pass

Misleading fear campaigns may kill Labor’s superannuation changes. But here are the real numbers … www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Chart showing monthly temperature anomalies and how 2023 and 2024 absolutely destroyed previous records.

I have a rant because... well things are on fire, and neither Labor nor Liberal give a damn. So give a damn about who you give your first preference to

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The Deaths of Effective Altruism Sam Bankman-Fried is finally facing punishment. Let’s also put his ruinous philosophy on trial.

How the so-called “rational thinking” behind much effective altruism is bereft of a proper understanding of how the world actually works. If you read this piece earlier this year, it has been updated since SBF’s sentencing.
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Revenge is 'like Ritalin' in post-election America, but I saw signs of grace All year, I had been looking forward to launching my book in a city that never forgets, never forgives, let alone never sleeps. When I arrived in Manhattan, it was obvious grace was in short supply.

I thought I’d share this beautiful essay by @julesbaird.bsky.social as my first BlueSky post ❤️

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