Much of what the regime is doing is for optics and the designated recipient is us. The message is 'no one is safe. Anywhere. All at once.'

Comply. Or else. The rules-based order no longer applies.

The inconvenient truth is that fentanyl comes via Mexico. The majority of the cocaine that comes from Colombia via Venezuela is destined for Europe. Only a teeny tiny amount of cocaine via that route ends up in the U.S.

It's all about the oil, baby.

...a little wood panelling around all the coffins of the innocents dying unnecessarily from excessive fire, wind and floods.

Stochastic terrorism. Again. & Again. & Again.

Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service

Why does 'Righteous Strikes' sound remarkably similar to the Taliban's 'Allahu Akbar'?

Murder is murder no matter which god religious nutters hide behind.

Public equity syphoned off into private pockets. That is the entire purpose of this regime.

The Labor machine let the reality of a seemingly precarious electoral situation in W.A. weight their decision-making. I'll say it again, another three years of LNP non-leadership was the greater of two evils.

Perfect would be power for all from renewables & no IT. We were/are a long way from that.

Russia vs European Economy: Nominal & PPP GDP In 2025 - Brilliant Maps The map above shows that Russia's nominal GDP (according to the IMF) in 2025 $2.2 Trillion. This makes it the world's 11th largest.

...meanwhile, Europe is saying no. Russia has a GDP roughly the size of Spain & Portugal's combined. In other words, bugger all.

not again. bloody hell.

obscene. quite simply obscene. the regime is starting to resemble 'the hunger games'.

People were so correct in refusing to vote for her. What a patronising and entirely false statement. More journalists were killed in the strip during the conflict than in any similar time period in any previous conflict. Despite that we all saw this.

It serves the regime. The terror isn't designed for those who are terrorised. It is for the rest of us to ensure future compliance. Nothing is incidental. Moreover, nothing is new. It's a tactic as old as humanity itself.

straight up 'hate' from what I can see. Choosing to target creatives who are avowed opponents is nothing less than petty malice.

barbie and ken

and just as real

This kind of courage, honesty and decency is what people so need to hear right now. True leaders are revealed during difficult times.

By 'woke', I assume he means 'people focussed'. By correct, I assume he means 'trump focussed'.

Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once Documentary about New Zealand’s former leader records a shrewd but likable premier who did without the usual politician’s defences

This is the prototype of the kind of leader people long for across the liberal democratic world.

Fully Human

At least it ensures that the eejits behind the masks must provide proof of who they work for. that isn't nothing.

So much vigour

Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25bn to encourage families to claim ‘Trump Accounts’ Billionaires aim to provide incentive for families to claim new investment accounts for children created as part of Trump legislation

...the children's accounts will be set up & managed by private companies.

$148 Billion dollars managed by trump's people

BBC Sounds - The Reith Lectures - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of The Reith Lectures on BBC Sounds.

Want some hope for the future?
Listen to this.

Moral ambition.

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How to build AI for democracy Good governance of artificial intelligence requires providing for trustworthy AI.

“We need transparency into how AI systems are built, when they are used, and what biases they encode in democratic processes.”

An excellent piece. Many thanks. Very clearly the tech brotherhood has proven to be irresponsible guardians of the societal good. Responsible nation states must take on that role. Of particular concern is the way pernicious algorithms are used in social media to hack the worst of human traits.

How progressives are taking over swing states – and driving fear into Democratic elites Left-leaning challengers in the Rust belt are throwing chaos into a divided party struggling to rebuild after Trump’s win

You're with the popular shift to real representation. Or you are irrelevant. Your choice Democrats.

Generation Jones need to just step aside gracefully or be pushed.

There isn't even a strategic reason for this. Most drugs that come into the U.S. come from Mexico. Only a tiny amount originates in Venezuela.

Venezuela does, however, have the world's most plentiful supply of oil and is rich in mineral resources including rare earths. I smell rank opportunism.

When a tiny proportion of the population have more money than they need whilst the majority struggle to feed their families, this is the kind of level of gratuitous stoopid that we will continue to see.

Seize their assets and use them to fund Ukraine's defense.

This is one of the curious, and oft ignored, facts about the right. Their support base is drifting off the mortal coil at the rate of knots. Young people are the future. Thankfully.

Why do all trump supporters look like drunks who are a few bottles of booze away from cirrhosis I wonder? Perhaps it is the strain of living day in, day out with a terminal case of cognitive dissonance.

Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’ Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident

Iran continues to punish its creatives for exercising their free speech. Last year it was 74 lashes and a year in jail for Soheila Golestani's role in 'The Sacred Fig', a movie that is a must see for anyone wanting a glimpse into how a normal family can be torn apart from within by a coercive state.