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For the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
For the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
For the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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For the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
For the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
My Grandfather Abused Countless Children. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Prevention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | My Grandfather Abused Countless Children. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Prevention.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
My Grandfather Abused Countless Children. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Prevention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
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On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says he talked to Trump yesterday re: Venezuela and rest assured Trump said there would be a difference between what we did in Iraq.
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says he talked to Trump yesterday re: Venezuela and rest assured Trump said there would be a difference between what we did in Iraq.
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AfD jubelt, dass sie nicht mehr verboten werden könnte, weil Trump sie mit Sanktionen schützen würde. Wenn wir nur deshalb unsere Demokratie nicht retten können, weil fremde Mächte uns drohen, dann ist es nicht nur mit unserer Demokratie vorbei, sondern auch mit Unabhängigkeit. Dank den Faschisten.
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
AfD jubelt, dass sie nicht mehr verboten werden könnte, weil Trump sie mit Sanktionen schützen würde. Wenn wir nur deshalb unsere Demokratie nicht retten können, weil fremde Mächte uns drohen, dann ist es nicht nur mit unserer Demokratie vorbei, sondern auch mit Unabhängigkeit. Dank den Faschisten.
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European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship
European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship
Begum’s lawyers argue she was child trafficking victim when she travelled to live under IS in Syria in 2015
The European court of human rights has questioned the UK government over its 2019 decision to remove Shamima Begum’s British citizenship.
Lawyers in Europe have asked how Begum’s treatment complies with the UK’s responsibilities to victims of trafficking. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship
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"Norman Rockwell was antifa," his granddaughter says. (Fact check: literally true.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
The MAGAfication of Norman Rockwell
Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.
www.thebulwark.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"Norman Rockwell was antifa," his granddaughter says. (Fact check: literally true.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
"But residents of Jabo professed surprise at the strikes, saying the bombs had landed in empty fields, causing no casualties, and that Jabo had been relatively shielded from violence. The last attack by militants happened two years ago, they said. "
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Why bomb Sokoto? Trump’s strikes baffle Nigerians
US missile attacks on Christmas Day hit a part of Nigeria’s north-west that is almost entirely Muslim
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December 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"But residents of Jabo professed surprise at the strikes, saying the bombs had landed in empty fields, causing no casualties, and that Jabo had been relatively shielded from violence. The last attack by militants happened two years ago, they said. "
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The rise of end times fascism. An essay by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The rise of end times fascism. An essay by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
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‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.
Senioruniversitet, a national university that collaborates with Sweden’s adult education institution Folkuniversitetet, has about 30 independent branches around the country which run study circles, lecture series and university courses in subjects including languages, politics, medicine and architecture. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
"The disorderly movement of millions of desperate people can be viewed as a security issue, given the pressure on borders it creates. And, frankly, it can be addressed at little cost compared with the huge amounts spent on defense."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...
Opinion | I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"The disorderly movement of millions of desperate people can be viewed as a security issue, given the pressure on borders it creates. And, frankly, it can be addressed at little cost compared with the huge amounts spent on defense."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...
The Far Right in Germany Keeps Trying to Unseal National Secrets
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
'As she listens to escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric – both in Australia and globally – the “demonising” of the other – Joldić is gripped by what she says as “almost PTSD”.
“That can escalate really quickly. I know where that leads – it can destroy a society.”'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“That can escalate really quickly. I know where that leads – it can destroy a society.”'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
From Bosnia to Brisbane: what child refugee Jasmina Joldić learned about peace, hate and the fragility of society
The 30th anniversary of the Dayton Accords, which put an end to the war in Bosnia, leads Joldić to reflect on the nature of imperfect peace
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
'As she listens to escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric – both in Australia and globally – the “demonising” of the other – Joldić is gripped by what she says as “almost PTSD”.
“That can escalate really quickly. I know where that leads – it can destroy a society.”'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“That can escalate really quickly. I know where that leads – it can destroy a society.”'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The internet is essential to how people speak, learn, and participate in public life. When access depends on flawed technology or hard-to-obtain documents, we deepen existing inequalities and silence the people who most need these platforms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The internet is essential to how people speak, learn, and participate in public life. When access depends on flawed technology or hard-to-obtain documents, we deepen existing inequalities and silence the people who most need these platforms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The clash within civilisations on.ft.com/48GrYcs
The clash within civilisations
The important conflicts today take place inside cultural-religious blocs, not between them
on.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The clash within civilisations on.ft.com/48GrYcs
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This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
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Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3KUcGsH
Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds
LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3KUcGsH
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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban www.rappler.com/world/asia-p... via @rappler.bsky.social
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
(1st UPDATE) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls it 'a proud day' for families and casts the law as proof that policymakers can curb online harms that have outpaced traditional safeguards
www.rappler.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban www.rappler.com/world/asia-p... via @rappler.bsky.social
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The world is losing immunity to superbugs, but we can rebuild it on.ft.com/4aGyRNw | opinion
The world is losing immunity to superbugs, but we can rebuild it
The evidence base for reversing drug resistance is there: measure results, learn from failures and stay the course
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December 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The world is losing immunity to superbugs, but we can rebuild it on.ft.com/4aGyRNw | opinion
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
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73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
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Is your phone listening to you? Can the government read your text messages? Why is printer ink so expensive? Digital Rights Bytes answers common questions about technology that have been bugging you. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/
Welcome to Digital Rights Bytes
Digital Rights Bytes
www.digitalrightsbytes.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Is your phone listening to you? Can the government read your text messages? Why is printer ink so expensive? Digital Rights Bytes answers common questions about technology that have been bugging you. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/
"New technologies, including growing miniature human organs in the lab and modelling human biology with AI, are emerging to replace procedures previously carried out on animals."
How science can phase out animal testing on.ft.com/3Yf2jmc | opinion
How science can phase out animal testing
New technologies could replace many procedures though some will still be needed
on.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
"New technologies, including growing miniature human organs in the lab and modelling human biology with AI, are emerging to replace procedures previously carried out on animals."
"Yet there remain small, often invisible barriers to trade that, taken together, amount to what the IMF estimates is a drag on Europe’s economy equivalent to a tariff of 44 per cent."
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"Yet there remain small, often invisible barriers to trade that, taken together, amount to what the IMF estimates is a drag on Europe’s economy equivalent to a tariff of 44 per cent."