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It took the Quakers this long to finally come up with this, and they are still the first among the Churches. Munther Isaac has a lot to say about the Churches’ cowardice in Christ in the Rubble. There is no Christian theology that can possibly justify genocide.

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Natural Arch, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
Photographed March 2006

#photography #landscape #GeologicalFormations #RedRockCountry #Utah

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

We went to a town hall in our library this past weekend & my local legislators said that libraries are overfunded. They went on to say that our Libraries have too much money & we should use their money to fund our school. There were audible gasps. This is ignorance- Libraries are so important!!

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The USA has a hard fascist right wing, a center right liberal wing, a center left progressive wing. What Americans call “progressive” is laughed at around the world, for it is so relatively centrist and reasonable. Wanting healthcare for all is not an extreme position. It is basic sanity.

Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.

I hope it doesn’t take long for for the media to ask new Victorian Opposition leader what he thinks of Peter Dutton’s plans to build nuclear power stations in Victoria…that should kill off their bromance pretty quickly…or their electoral prospects…maybe both

The term that you're looking for to accurately describe this situation, is slavery.

Economic metrics like job growth, the stock market, and GDP don't give us the entire picture of how our economy is doing or who is actually doing well.

Want to measure economic success? Go to the kitchen tables of America.

"How anyone would think this is a smart deal...is completely beyond me."

Malcolm Turnbull on Australia's AUKUS submarine debacle.

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For the longest time, the easiest way to trigger Trump and MAGA was to question his self-reported crowd sizes.

Now all you have to do is say ‘President Musk.’

About 35% of household electricity bills go to the profits of the big energy companies - the so called National Electricity Market, which is more bureaucratic rule book than ‘market’, has failed consumers and helped push up inflation…don’t tell the RBA www.smh.com.au/business/the...

WA's gas and electricity prices have tripled since 2020, after the WA Gov let Woodside export domestic gas reserves.

Now Woodside want a 50 year extension for their North West Shelf export terminal.

If it's approved, it will lock in higher prices for decades.
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Relevant today as the Albanese Government proposes rushing through a big increase in public spending on political parties; limits on spending and donations that will hurt new entrants more than existing players.

First post here.

I'm nervous. I mean, I have nothing nasty or controversial to say, and I can spell.

Is that ok?

Okay since everyone is asking, here is a tiny list of my favourite novels to read and reread:

The Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Barduo (YA fantasy)

A Madness of Angels series by Kate Griffin (urban fantasy)

This Book is Full of Spiders AND Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by Jason Pargin