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THEMES: DEMOCRACY/JOURNALISM FUTURES/INTERVIEWING/AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC/WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY.
THEMES: DEMOCRACY/JOURNALISM FUTURES/INTERVIEWING/AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC/WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY.
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"AWAKENING OUR BETTER ANGELS": NICHOLAS GRUEN | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Nicholas is CEO of Lateral Economics, a policy economist, and a frequent commentator on mainstream and independent media.Over the last couple of years, Nicholas has been working on a video series, wit...
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PODCAST @ngruen.bsky.social in conversation with @mediaactive.bsky.social about Gruen’s online video series, “Awakening Our Better Angels”. #democracy #sortition rss.com/podcasts/tra...
“The communications released to FOIA Files provide a look behind the scenes as agents and other FBI personnel started to work on the #Epstein files earlier this year.” The chance of a full release of the files is zero. Redactions ahoy! #Trump #GOP #MAGA #USA
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Inside the FBI’s Review and Redaction of Epstein Files
The communications released to FOIA Files provide a look behind the scenes as agents and other FBI personnel started to work on the Epstein files earlier this year.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Check out the @ngruen.bsky.social video series on #democracy at @thesharedcentre.bsky.social. There are twenty in the series. www.thesharedcentre.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out the @ngruen.bsky.social video series on #democracy at @thesharedcentre.bsky.social. There are twenty in the series. www.thesharedcentre.com
OPINION Discuss. “Extreme” is a an ever shape shifting percept? Depends on your vantage point. As we see every day in our consumption of #news #journalism. Framing is everything. Assumptions are typically buried. So are values frameworks. But Betsy Reed interview is worth reading. #democracy #USA
Columbia Journalism Review recently interviewed Betsy Reed, editor of the Guardian's U.S. edition. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
She says: "If we regard it, for good reason, as being extreme and out of line with basic humane values, we won’t treat it as part of the normal discourse in America."
She says: "If we regard it, for good reason, as being extreme and out of line with basic humane values, we won’t treat it as part of the normal discourse in America."
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
OPINION Discuss. “Extreme” is a an ever shape shifting percept? Depends on your vantage point. As we see every day in our consumption of #news #journalism. Framing is everything. Assumptions are typically buried. So are values frameworks. But Betsy Reed interview is worth reading. #democracy #USA
There’ll be a lot of dead whales washing up on the beaches
Will the social media ban be like shark nets?
They make people feel better - and politicians can say ‘look what we did to protect you’ - but really they don’t work, may make the issue worse - & stop real solutions being found & implemented 🤔🤔 #auspol
They make people feel better - and politicians can say ‘look what we did to protect you’ - but really they don’t work, may make the issue worse - & stop real solutions being found & implemented 🤔🤔 #auspol
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“From monumental architecture to propagandistic films, from meticulously designed uniforms to symbolic colour palettes, authoritarian regimes have long understood the ability of visual culture to cement their ideologies & command the masses.” #authoritarianism hickmandesign.co.uk/blog/history...
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“From monumental architecture to propagandistic films, from meticulously designed uniforms to symbolic colour palettes, authoritarian regimes have long understood the ability of visual culture to cement their ideologies & command the masses.” #authoritarianism hickmandesign.co.uk/blog/history...
The #Trump ballroom vanity project echoes that dictatorial lust for building grandiose edifices. His hand picked architect is pushing back on having it dwarf the White House. Natch, it will be liberally gilded, Mar-a-Lago style. There are more to come. #fascism www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The #Trump ballroom vanity project echoes that dictatorial lust for building grandiose edifices. His hand picked architect is pushing back on having it dwarf the White House. Natch, it will be liberally gilded, Mar-a-Lago style. There are more to come. #fascism www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As Georgia prosecutor announces dropping the last criminal case against #Trump connected to his & others’ efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 #USA presidential election, #Bolsanaro starts a 27 year prison sentence. #ruleoflaw #democracy #USA #Brazil flip.it/Nf0YOG
Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term
The rightist ex-leader was found guilty of masterminding a plan to assassinate his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As Georgia prosecutor announces dropping the last criminal case against #Trump connected to his & others’ efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 #USA presidential election, #Bolsanaro starts a 27 year prison sentence. #ruleoflaw #democracy #USA #Brazil flip.it/Nf0YOG
“Another day, another leap in generative #AI development from big tech. Meta Reality Labs has announced a research project that takes a step towards making text to world generation a reality.” OK then. flip.it/KQHOw9
New Meta AI turns text prompts into explorable VR worlds
'Text-to-World' is no longer sci-fi, but how usable is it?
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November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Another day, another leap in generative #AI development from big tech. Meta Reality Labs has announced a research project that takes a step towards making text to world generation a reality.” OK then. flip.it/KQHOw9
“ #SteveBannon was loud about #Epstein disclosure — until emails revealed his own very cozy relationship”. #Trump www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
Suddenly, Steve Bannon isn’t interested in transparency around Epstein anymore
When calls were renewed for the Trump administration to release the full trove of Epstein files earlier this year, War Room host Steve Bannon was among the voices pushing for their release. But since ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“ #SteveBannon was loud about #Epstein disclosure — until emails revealed his own very cozy relationship”. #Trump www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...
A lesser known member of the many species of the cat family: The Sand Cat. #wildlife #cats www.instagram.com/p/DQ7H4s7kTw...
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With oversized ears, sandy-colored fur, and an uncanny ability to ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A lesser known member of the many species of the cat family: The Sand Cat. #wildlife #cats www.instagram.com/p/DQ7H4s7kTw...
OPINION @brianstelter.bsky.social #Trump makes no effort to restrain or disguise his reflexive #misogyny? Florid insults are central to his political methodology. But they typically reveal much more about The Huckster’s character than his targets’. #journalism #democracy www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/m...
First ‘piggy,’ now ‘ugly’: Trump continues attacks on female reporters | CNN Business
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.”
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November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
OPINION @brianstelter.bsky.social #Trump makes no effort to restrain or disguise his reflexive #misogyny? Florid insults are central to his political methodology. But they typically reveal much more about The Huckster’s character than his targets’. #journalism #democracy www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/m...
“A judge … dismissed the Georgia election interference case against #Trump & others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.” flip.it/Y7nhHz
New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
A judge has dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“A judge … dismissed the Georgia election interference case against #Trump & others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.” flip.it/Y7nhHz
“ #Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic”. That won’t turn out well? #fascism #architecture #GOP flip.it/0X1hoS
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“ #Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic”. That won’t turn out well? #fascism #architecture #GOP flip.it/0X1hoS
Check out the @ngruen.bsky.social video series on #democracy at @thesharedcentre.bsky.social. There are twenty in the series. www.thesharedcentre.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out the @ngruen.bsky.social video series on #democracy at @thesharedcentre.bsky.social. There are twenty in the series. www.thesharedcentre.com
PODCAST @ngruen.bsky.social in conversation with @mediaactive.bsky.social about Gruen’s online video series, “Awakening Our Better Angels”. #democracy #sortition rss.com/podcasts/tra...
"AWAKENING OUR BETTER ANGELS": NICHOLAS GRUEN | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Nicholas is CEO of Lateral Economics, a policy economist, and a frequent commentator on mainstream and independent media.Over the last couple of years, Nicholas has been working on a video series, wit...
rss.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
PODCAST @ngruen.bsky.social in conversation with @mediaactive.bsky.social about Gruen’s online video series, “Awakening Our Better Angels”. #democracy #sortition rss.com/podcasts/tra...
Yeah, “impressive” in a weird kind of way. But we don’t actually need a humanoid robot to play basketball do we? Humans do that just fine. Professionally and for fun and recreation. #robots #robotics flip.it/i1gQid
This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive
Researchers have programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Yeah, “impressive” in a weird kind of way. But we don’t actually need a humanoid robot to play basketball do we? Humans do that just fine. Professionally and for fun and recreation. #robots #robotics flip.it/i1gQid
OPINION “The fate of one French judge is a case study in the west’s long unravelling. Nicolas Guillou cannot shop online. When he used Expedia to book a hotel in his own country, the reservation was cancelled within hours”. #Trump #Netanyahu #fascism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a sanctions list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnis...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
OPINION “The fate of one French judge is a case study in the west’s long unravelling. Nicolas Guillou cannot shop online. When he used Expedia to book a hotel in his own country, the reservation was cancelled within hours”. #Trump #Netanyahu #fascism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“‘It is no longer a meritocracy which holds its members accountable to meet high standards,’” This sums up #PeteHegseth? Apparently a “meritocracy” is diluted (or polluted) by having girls in the scouting movement? What? Truly absurd. #Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hegseth reportedly plans to cut support to US scouts group for being ‘genderless’
Scouting America decries accusations by defense secretary that the organization is attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’
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November 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“‘It is no longer a meritocracy which holds its members accountable to meet high standards,’” This sums up #PeteHegseth? Apparently a “meritocracy” is diluted (or polluted) by having girls in the scouting movement? What? Truly absurd. #Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is Frank Zappa during the Reagan administration. Notice how one interlocotur conflates “morality” with #religion? As if not accepting a supernatural entity means you have no moral compass or #ethics. Utterly untrue. #democracy www.instagram.com/reel/DRb7SCS...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is Frank Zappa during the Reagan administration. Notice how one interlocotur conflates “morality” with #religion? As if not accepting a supernatural entity means you have no moral compass or #ethics. Utterly untrue. #democracy www.instagram.com/reel/DRb7SCS...
The amazing Honey Badger. One of the most ferocious animals in #Africa when it comes to defence by offence. Even the #Leopard retreats & it’s a relentless predator. Talk about, “attitude”! It bows to nothing. #wildlife www.instagram.com/reel/DRczq9b...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The amazing Honey Badger. One of the most ferocious animals in #Africa when it comes to defence by offence. Even the #Leopard retreats & it’s a relentless predator. Talk about, “attitude”! It bows to nothing. #wildlife www.instagram.com/reel/DRczq9b...
“Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while #Trump claims they’re to stop #USA overdose deaths”. Colliding narratives? Actually, extra judicial murders. #fascism #Venezuela #propaganda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US justice department memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative
Exclusive: Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while Trump claims they’re to stop US overdose deaths
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
“Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while #Trump claims they’re to stop #USA overdose deaths”. Colliding narratives? Actually, extra judicial murders. #fascism #Venezuela #propaganda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“ #USA Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth is planning for the military to sever all ties with Scouting America, saying the group once known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to ‘attack boy-friendly spaces’". Those pesky girls? #Trump flip.it/ct0R.h
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November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“ #USA Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth is planning for the military to sever all ties with Scouting America, saying the group once known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to ‘attack boy-friendly spaces’". Those pesky girls? #Trump flip.it/ct0R.h
Rutger Bregman describes his #censorship by #BBC. #Trump #freespeech www.instagram.com/reel/DReWPuK...
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rutger Bregman describes his #censorship by #BBC. #Trump #freespeech www.instagram.com/reel/DReWPuK...
“The #BBC was caught in a fresh tempest on Tuesday, after a Dutch author & historian accused the broadcaster of #censorship by deleting from a venerated radio lecture series his phrase critical of President #Trump.” Shocking. Cowed? #public-broadcasting #freespeech www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Dutch Historian Accuses BBC of Censoring Trump Criticism
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November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“The #BBC was caught in a fresh tempest on Tuesday, after a Dutch author & historian accused the broadcaster of #censorship by deleting from a venerated radio lecture series his phrase critical of President #Trump.” Shocking. Cowed? #public-broadcasting #freespeech www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
“Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses”. #Brazil & South Korea both dealt with attempted coups by their presidents. #Trump is re-elected #USA president. #democracy #fascism #ruleoflaw
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
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November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses”. #Brazil & South Korea both dealt with attempted coups by their presidents. #Trump is re-elected #USA president. #democracy #fascism #ruleoflaw
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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