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On Becoming The First Species To Go Extinct From Politeness Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

We’re on track to become the first species to go extinct due to politeness. Gonna follow the dinosaurs out the door because it was too uncomfortable and confrontational to tell a few billionaires and empire managers to fuck off.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/on-becomin...

The science of silencing: Antisemitism report weaponises data The Antisemitism in Australia report is so methodologically flawed and ideologically driven, Gwenaël Velge argues it is less a study of hatred and more an instrument of propaganda — manufacturing the ...

The Antisemitism in Australia: Findings of research commissioned by Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, published in November, purports to offer a baseline of racial prejudice. Instead, it delivers a masterclass in “evidence making”. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...

Adult content restrictions are paving the way for more anti-LGBTQIA+ content censorship Bans on 'adult content' can quickly be extended to deem LGBTQIA+ content as ‘mature’ enforceing wider censorship

Adult content restrictions could pave the way for anti-LGBTQIA+ content bans

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Absolutely greed based. 🤮

Americans who saw through the propaganda for war in the middle east but now fully buy into it for regime change in Venezuela are the weirdest. That’s like managing to pull your head out of your ass, taking a deep breath, and then shoving it right back in there.

COP30 abandons fossil fuel phaseout, Peoples’ Summit calls for indigenous-led solutions to capitalism’s climate crisis COP30 lacked any concrete commitments to climate action, promoted false solutions and denied indigenous voices, writes Ben Radford. Meanwhile, the grassroots Peoples’ Summit laid the blame for the cli...

COP30 was defined by a lack of any real commitments to climate action, the denial of indigenous voices and significant fossil fuel industry influence. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/wo...

In Australia, firehawks have stunned scientists with their ability to use fire as a hunting tool. These birds pick up burning sticks and drop them onto dry grass, deliberately spreading wildfires to flush out prey.

In some villages in Hungary, homes are lit by bioluminescent moss embedded in transparent ceiling tiles. The moss, cultivated to glow like fireflies, creates a soft green light without electricity, wires, or bulbs.

Scientists have developed biodegradable packaging from grapevine prunings that breaks down in just 17 days. Unlike conventional plastic, this grape-derived material is eco-friendly, durable, and offers a sustainable solution to plastic waste.

Facts. ✊🏼

👏👏👏Every! Damn! Word! This lady brilliantly calls out the Texas Republicans for kowtowing to a rapist to steal 5 Congressional seats instead of prioritizing the victims of the floods. We need more of this from everyday Americans. Absolute💥🔥💥right here! Check it out!👇👇

Screenshot of multiple doctor’s videos put together who are all participating in the “today an insurance company infringed on my ability to practice medicine” trend.

The incredible doctors, choosing to fight back by, participating in the “today an insurance company infringed on my ability to practice medicine” trend is such a powerful form of resistance! 💪🏻

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Australia’s peak Jewish group condemns Netanyahu’s ‘clumsy’ attack on Albanese and calls for end to ‘spat’ Executive Council of Australian Jewry says Australian and Israeli governments should use ‘diplomacy rather than public posturing’ Australia’s peak Jewish group has lambasted Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on Anthony Albanese as “inflammatory and provocative”, adding that the “clumsy intervention” showed a “woeful lack of understanding of social and political conditions in Australia” – notwithstanding what the group describes as “unseemly” conduct from Australia’s leader. The concerned intervention by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry came as Australia and Israel entered the third day of a diplomatic tit-for-tat prompted by Australia’s visa cancellation of far-right Israeli politician, Simcha Rothman, on Monday. Continue reading...

Australia’s peak Jewish group condemns Netanyahu’s ‘clumsy’ attack on Albanese and calls for end to ‘spat’

Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...

August 24: Join the nationwide march for Palestine Join the march in your city on August 24 to demand sanctions on Israel, an end to the two-way arms trade and to Israel’s starvation genocide in Gaza.

Join the march in your city on August 24 to demand sanctions on Israel, an end to the two-way arms trade and to Israel's starvation genocide in Gaza. www.greenleft.org.au/content/augu...

China navy power on show in Pacific, signals ability to ‘contest’ US access Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.

Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.

YouTube video by Great Books Prof The Most Subversive Philosopher of All Time

Simone Weil was a radical philosopher who diagnosed some of modernity's most serious problems.
Her critique of modernity and the solutions she offers. She prescribes a wholesale transformation of society, and in particular, a collective reimagining of the role work plays in human life.

YouTube video by MeduFiles Confessions Of An English Opium Eater | BBC Secret Life of Books (2015)

Blending autobiography, literature, and psychological exploration, De Quincey’s work takes us into the mind of an addict, a dreamer, and a master of prose whose influence rippled across the centuries. A portrait of creativity tangled with obsession.

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS NOT A CHOICE. RACE IS NOT A CHOICE. PLACE OF BIRTH IS NOT A CHOICE. ETHNIC GROUP IS NOT A CHOICE. HATE

I am asking 🇺🇸 military members to look deep inside and ask themselves if THIS is what they signed up for. Because if you are being asked to harass/take action against members of U.S. society, I am pretty sure that your answer will be, "THIS is NOT what I agreed to do."

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Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.

We stand with you, DC!

Help spread the word: social.demcast.com/toolkit/3fdc...

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Palestinian flag with ‘I stand with Palestine’ written under it.

Researchers in Central and West Africa have observed Nile and slender snouted crocodiles climbing trees, sometimes as high as 4 meters.

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Act While It Still Matters | Wim Laven One day, when its safe, when theres no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when its too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this. Omar El...

“One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” – Omar El Akkad