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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes Billion-Dollar Deals with Australia
ACHIEVING CRITICAL MINERAL AND ENERGY DOMINANCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a landmark
www.whitehouse.gov
Here it is: Australias commitment (tribute) to Emperor Donald Trump - as laid out by the White House. A great summary of Australia’s commitment to the US Military Industrial Complex. The Biden Cold War recovery is only escalating under Trump.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Adding a nuclear levy now, years before any new stations generate electricity means households are being asked to carry more of the system’s long-term costs at the worse possible time.
It's exactly why we need a structural fix, like NEF’s National Energy Guarantee.
neweconomics.org/2023/08/deli...
It's exactly why we need a structural fix, like NEF’s National Energy Guarantee.
neweconomics.org/2023/08/deli...
Delivering a National Energy Guarantee
Meeting net-zero targets while protecting households against future price shocks
neweconomics.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Adding a nuclear levy now, years before any new stations generate electricity means households are being asked to carry more of the system’s long-term costs at the worse possible time.
It's exactly why we need a structural fix, like NEF’s National Energy Guarantee.
neweconomics.org/2023/08/deli...
It's exactly why we need a structural fix, like NEF’s National Energy Guarantee.
neweconomics.org/2023/08/deli...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Send this to all uni execs please! 👇👇👇
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Send this to all uni execs please! 👇👇👇
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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Zebra finches at Boolcoomatta Reserve.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Zebra finches at Boolcoomatta Reserve.
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Welcome, Sir Ian McKellen!
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Sir Ian McKellen joins Jeremy Corbyn's Wicked drag Christmas panto as Toto
Sir Ian McKellen will join Jeremy Corbyn in the Pleasance Theatre’s Christmas panto Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! this festive season.
www.attitude.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Welcome, Sir Ian McKellen!
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
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If only there were 19 clips of reporters robustly pushing back against Trump’s misogynistic rants against their colleagues.
Or…. one.
Or…. one.
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If only there were 19 clips of reporters robustly pushing back against Trump’s misogynistic rants against their colleagues.
Or…. one.
Or…. one.
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A Democratic senator whom President Donald Trump said should be executed for sedition revealed that the attacks immediately triggered hundreds, if not thousands, of threats against her.
Dem Reveals Terrifying Security Situation After Trump Demands Her Execution
Sen. Elissa Slotkin said the president was trying to scare his critics into staying silent.
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A Democratic senator whom President Donald Trump said should be executed for sedition revealed that the attacks immediately triggered hundreds, if not thousands, of threats against her.
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Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
#Trump
#Trump
Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
‘Morale is completely lost,’ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
#Trump
#Trump
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Are Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson Democratic Socialists or FDR Democrats? They Are Both
#Trump
#Trump
Are Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson Democratic Socialists or FDR Democrats? They Are Both
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Are Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson Democratic Socialists or FDR Democrats? They Are Both
#Trump
#Trump
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Two more #Oxford events today:
- Climate Breakdown & Political Division: Navigating Polarisation
www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
- Screening of The Invisible Doctrine at the Phoenix Picturehouse, Q&A with Eliane Glaser: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
Hope to see you at one or both.
- Climate Breakdown & Political Division: Navigating Polarisation
www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
- Screening of The Invisible Doctrine at the Phoenix Picturehouse, Q&A with Eliane Glaser: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
Hope to see you at one or both.
Oriel Environment Group Michaelmas 2025 — In Conversation with George Monbiot - Alumni Oriel
Climate Breakdown and Political Division: Navigating Polarisation with George Monbiot Join Professor Jan Rosenow (Jackson Senior Research Fellow, Oriel College) for a discussion with acclaimed investi...
www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Two more #Oxford events today:
- Climate Breakdown & Political Division: Navigating Polarisation
www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
- Screening of The Invisible Doctrine at the Phoenix Picturehouse, Q&A with Eliane Glaser: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
Hope to see you at one or both.
- Climate Breakdown & Political Division: Navigating Polarisation
www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
- Screening of The Invisible Doctrine at the Phoenix Picturehouse, Q&A with Eliane Glaser: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
Hope to see you at one or both.
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One more reason to end use of #FossilFuels - tie to hideous #HumanRights abuses.
And spectacular arrogance: "A decade at the top has seen Pouyanné, 62, transform a company of 100,000 employees in 130 countries into a one-man show"
www.politico.eu/article/patr...
And spectacular arrogance: "A decade at the top has seen Pouyanné, 62, transform a company of 100,000 employees in 130 countries into a one-man show"
www.politico.eu/article/patr...
TotalEnergies bet big on Africa. Then the killing started.
How CEO Patrick Pouyanné wound up named in a war crimes complaint over a massacre at the French energy giant’s Mozambique gas plant.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
One more reason to end use of #FossilFuels - tie to hideous #HumanRights abuses.
And spectacular arrogance: "A decade at the top has seen Pouyanné, 62, transform a company of 100,000 employees in 130 countries into a one-man show"
www.politico.eu/article/patr...
And spectacular arrogance: "A decade at the top has seen Pouyanné, 62, transform a company of 100,000 employees in 130 countries into a one-man show"
www.politico.eu/article/patr...
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Mark my words, teaching will be next.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
I realized it was only a matter of time for other professions once I heard the professional, moral, intellectual & ethical requirements to be POTUS were completely eliminated. 🤷🏻♀️
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Mark my words, teaching will be next.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
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As he reconvened the House this month after a seven-week recess, Mike Johnson promised to recommit lawmakers to making laws. His members instead spent much of their first full week back sniping at each other, voting five times on measures to rebuke other members, eating up hours of floor time.
The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral
In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted five times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of floor time.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
As he reconvened the House this month after a seven-week recess, Mike Johnson promised to recommit lawmakers to making laws. His members instead spent much of their first full week back sniping at each other, voting five times on measures to rebuke other members, eating up hours of floor time.
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Amazon is set to build a new artificial intelligence data center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 2026, investing $3 billion in the area and an additional $150,000 to fund a new Warren County educational grant, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday.
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Amazon to Build $3B AI Data Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Amazon is set to build a $3 billion AI data center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and create a new educational grant.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Amazon is set to build a new artificial intelligence data center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 2026, investing $3 billion in the area and an additional $150,000 to fund a new Warren County educational grant, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday.
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Trump Turns His Eye to Sudan
#Trump
#Trump
Trump Turns His Eye to Sudan
The U.S. president said he’ll work with regional partners to help end Sudan’s civil war.
foreignpolicy.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump Turns His Eye to Sudan
#Trump
#Trump
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Trump Wants to Shield His Big Tech Donors From State AI Laws
#Trump
#Trump
Trump Wants to Shield His Big Tech Donors From State AI Laws
A draft order reviewed by Zeteo shows Trump wants to block state laws protecting people from “catastrophic risks” from AI and “algorithmic discrimination.”
zeteo.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump Wants to Shield His Big Tech Donors From State AI Laws
#Trump
#Trump
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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How little we understand about the #biodiversity that we are fast trashing
"Unexpectedly revealed mobile genetic elements hopping in and out of the N. punctiforme genome, carried by phages. These transposons were active at night"
phys.org/news/2025-11...
"Unexpectedly revealed mobile genetic elements hopping in and out of the N. punctiforme genome, carried by phages. These transposons were active at night"
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Multicellular cyanobacteria switch gene activity between day and night cycles
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...
phys.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
How little we understand about the #biodiversity that we are fast trashing
"Unexpectedly revealed mobile genetic elements hopping in and out of the N. punctiforme genome, carried by phages. These transposons were active at night"
phys.org/news/2025-11...
"Unexpectedly revealed mobile genetic elements hopping in and out of the N. punctiforme genome, carried by phages. These transposons were active at night"
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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This piece nicely encapsulates why independent journalism is increasingly trusted above mainstream.
Skye Predavec accurately describes the $9 trillion claim as "gross misrepresentation".
The take from most mainstream journos?:
'Mr Littleproud said...' #ClimateCrisis #auspol
Skye Predavec accurately describes the $9 trillion claim as "gross misrepresentation".
The take from most mainstream journos?:
'Mr Littleproud said...' #ClimateCrisis #auspol
This by @skyelark.bsky.social was such a brilliant slaughtering of the LNP’s $9tn claim. Ley won’t even say the number anymore #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?
As the Nationals abandon their commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, leader David Littleproud has cited a stunning $9 trillion dollar price tag on the policy as a key reason for the move.
thepoint.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This piece nicely encapsulates why independent journalism is increasingly trusted above mainstream.
Skye Predavec accurately describes the $9 trillion claim as "gross misrepresentation".
The take from most mainstream journos?:
'Mr Littleproud said...' #ClimateCrisis #auspol
Skye Predavec accurately describes the $9 trillion claim as "gross misrepresentation".
The take from most mainstream journos?:
'Mr Littleproud said...' #ClimateCrisis #auspol
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This by @skyelark.bsky.social was such a brilliant slaughtering of the LNP’s $9tn claim. Ley won’t even say the number anymore #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?
As the Nationals abandon their commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, leader David Littleproud has cited a stunning $9 trillion dollar price tag on the policy as a key reason for the move.
thepoint.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This by @skyelark.bsky.social was such a brilliant slaughtering of the LNP’s $9tn claim. Ley won’t even say the number anymore #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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A wonderful chance for me to meet Dr. Amy Acton, a physician with great ideas and a great story who is running for governor of Ohio. Please watch the video!
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
Conversation with Dr Amy Acton
A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A wonderful chance for me to meet Dr. Amy Acton, a physician with great ideas and a great story who is running for governor of Ohio. Please watch the video!
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
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ICE break down bedroom door—point guns at mother & 4 U.S. citizen children.
Agents drag mother by her hair & aim rifle at 13-year-old daughter—yell "Put your hands up, stupid!"
Didn't show any ID or warrant before breaking in—were looking for a cousin who hadn't lived there in 2 years
Agents drag mother by her hair & aim rifle at 13-year-old daughter—yell "Put your hands up, stupid!"
Didn't show any ID or warrant before breaking in—were looking for a cousin who hadn't lived there in 2 years
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ICE break down bedroom door—point guns at mother & 4 U.S. citizen children.
Agents drag mother by her hair & aim rifle at 13-year-old daughter—yell "Put your hands up, stupid!"
Didn't show any ID or warrant before breaking in—were looking for a cousin who hadn't lived there in 2 years
Agents drag mother by her hair & aim rifle at 13-year-old daughter—yell "Put your hands up, stupid!"
Didn't show any ID or warrant before breaking in—were looking for a cousin who hadn't lived there in 2 years