Tom Conley
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The Israeli Knesset approved a bill proposed by the Ben Gvir party that allows Israeli forces to arrest Palestinians over social media posts without requiring approval from the Attorney General.
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Israeli Knesset approved a bill proposed by the Ben Gvir party that allows Israeli forces to arrest Palestinians over social media posts without requiring approval from the Attorney General.
Just imagine a Labor leader who wasn't edging for authoritarian powers whilst fellating the corporate sector.
Minns knows this is untrue. NSW Police do not need more powers, they need to stop providing police protection to Nazis. Same applies to Victoria Police.
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Just imagine a Labor leader who wasn't edging for authoritarian powers whilst fellating the corporate sector.
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Watch | Ben-Gvir celebrates as the Israeli Knesset approves in a first reading a bill allowing the execution of Palestinian detainees.
He was deliberately distributing “baklava” inside the Knesset to express his joy over what he long desired and threatened Palestinians with
He was deliberately distributing “baklava” inside the Knesset to express his joy over what he long desired and threatened Palestinians with
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Watch | Ben-Gvir celebrates as the Israeli Knesset approves in a first reading a bill allowing the execution of Palestinian detainees.
He was deliberately distributing “baklava” inside the Knesset to express his joy over what he long desired and threatened Palestinians with
He was deliberately distributing “baklava” inside the Knesset to express his joy over what he long desired and threatened Palestinians with
Israel committing war crimes from even before its creation
In the Palestinian documentary film produced in 1977, a Palestinian woman testified that the entire Palestinian people were being subjected to genocide by the Israeli army, which deliberately targeted women, children, and men. She also said that dozens of people were missing.
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Israel committing war crimes from even before its creation
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How Israel made away entirely with its already-weak system of accountability for torture of Palestinians.
theconversation.com/arrest-of-to...
theconversation.com/arrest-of-to...
Arrest of top whistleblower shows extent of Israeli impunity over torture of Palestinian detainees
The episode highlights serious problems with accountability in Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in custody.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
How Israel made away entirely with its already-weak system of accountability for torture of Palestinians.
theconversation.com/arrest-of-to...
theconversation.com/arrest-of-to...
“For some, Beijing remains an indispensable partner in decarbonisation, able to mobilise capital, equipment and contractors faster and cheaper than Western institutions. But others are more cynical, regarding China’s strategy as a new form of green colonialism.” unherd.com/2025/11/chin...
China’s new green order
unherd.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
These people played the long game
Trump has legalized crime if you’re a prominent Republican or married to one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
These people played the long game
Gough tried to spread the luck of the lucky country just as it appeared to be running out
My post on Gough: "Gough dreamed of a country that never was, and asked why not?"
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Gough dreamed of a country that never was, and asked why not?
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Gough tried to spread the luck of the lucky country just as it appeared to be running out
Nostalgia political economy
15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Nostalgia political economy
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“Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’”
NEW: Inside the Biden administration debates in late 2024 that could have changed the course of the Gaza war
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’”
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Trump dining with billionaire Steve Wynn at Mar-a-Lago. Wynn was accused of pressuring workers to perform sex acts.
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trump dining with billionaire Steve Wynn at Mar-a-Lago. Wynn was accused of pressuring workers to perform sex acts.
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Now do the United States’ threat to democracies everywhere.
Nicolás Maduro is a mafia boss, not a president, and the Venezuelan government is now a criminal enterprise with the power of a state. It poses a threat to democracies everywhere.
How Venezuela Became a Gangster State | Journal of Democracy
Nicolás Maduro is a mafia boss, not a president, and the Venezuelan government is now a criminal enterprise with the power of a state. It poses a threat to democracies everywhere.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Now do the United States’ threat to democracies everywhere.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Palestinians’ bodies recently returned by Israel appear “highly indicative of organ harvesting,” according to a British-Palestinian surgeon, with Health officials confirming that the bodies also showed signs of severe torture.
Surgeon Warns: Condition of Palestinian Bodies Returned by Israel Highly Indicates “Organ Harvesting” - Quds News Network
Palestinians’ bodies recently returned by Israel appear “highly indicative of organ harvesting,” according to a British-Palestinian surgeon, with Health officials confirming that the bodies also showe...
qudsnen.co
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Palestinians’ bodies recently returned by Israel appear “highly indicative of organ harvesting,” according to a British-Palestinian surgeon, with Health officials confirming that the bodies also showed signs of severe torture.
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After organizers refused to ban Israel from participating, activists in Palma de Mallorca, Spain replaced the Israeli flag with the Palestinian flag at the Fencing World Cup.
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
After organizers refused to ban Israel from participating, activists in Palma de Mallorca, Spain replaced the Israeli flag with the Palestinian flag at the Fencing World Cup.
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Israeli occupation forces forcibly expelled the elderly Palestinian Umm Zuhri Shweiki from her home in Silwan’s Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, handing the property to Israeli settlers.
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Israeli occupation forces forcibly expelled the elderly Palestinian Umm Zuhri Shweiki from her home in Silwan’s Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, handing the property to Israeli settlers.
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We make no apologies for blocking Labor’s disastrous bill to kill FOI. The task for this Parliament is to make government more transparent and more accountable. Right now the Albanese government is the greatest obstacle to that.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We make no apologies for blocking Labor’s disastrous bill to kill FOI. The task for this Parliament is to make government more transparent and more accountable. Right now the Albanese government is the greatest obstacle to that.
Meanwhile
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Meanwhile
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Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
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As usual from this author, lots of cherrypicking here. Most obviously, Australia's performance on inflation is very similar to that of other developed contries. Employment growth is featured prominently but the fact that unemployment has risen steadily sinc3 2022 is ignored.
Australia’s economy shines in a world of deepening gloom
The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most.
independentaustralia.net
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
As usual from this author, lots of cherrypicking here. Most obviously, Australia's performance on inflation is very similar to that of other developed contries. Employment growth is featured prominently but the fact that unemployment has risen steadily sinc3 2022 is ignored.
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Frankenstein (2025)
Dir: Guillermo del Toro
Dir: Guillermo del Toro
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Frankenstein (2025)
Dir: Guillermo del Toro
Dir: Guillermo del Toro