In Delhi gibt es eine neue Sehenswrdigkeit. Die FDP. Beim Versuch, die teuren Arbeitspltze unserer Kinder durch Billiglohnsklaven aus Indien zu ersetzen.

When theres political mileage to be made, not to mention mates to be helped, the Australian Labor Party can move with surprising speed. And then theres the partys response to the Sterling First rent-for-life scam, and the fate of the 100 or so elderly victims whove been left floundering for years. Robert Barwick, Research Director for the Australian Citizens Party, explains.

The questions now being asked about Labor Finance Minister Katy Gallaghers speedy compensation payment to Brittany Higgins, within months of taking office, highlight Labors betrayal of the elderly victims of the Sterling First rent-for-life scandal, who remain uncompensated and facing eviction and homelessness.

The Australian Citizens Party (ACP) is calling on the Albanese government to act on Labors pre-election rhetoric and compensate the Sterling First victims for the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) failure to police the Sterling Income Trust Ponzi scheme.

Timeline of a betrayal

In 2015 serial Ponzi scheme offenders launched the Sterling First rent-for-life scheme targeting retirees looking to downsize, but ASIC ignored the directors connections to past financial failures.

In 2015-2017 ASIC ignored multiple complaints about Sterling First, marking them NFANo Further Action despite knowing the scheme was falsely advertised and targeted vulnerable elderly consumers.

In 2017 ASIC ignored a complaint about Sterling First from a Western Australian government department for six months, before finally launching an investigation.

In 2019 Sterling First collapsed, ruining around 130 elderly victims who had paid their rent in advance for the rest of their lives. Renowned consumer advocate, Denise Brailey, began working with the Sterling First victims to achieve an inquiry and compensation.

In 2021 the ACP got involved in the campaign for justice for the Sterling First victims, and in August 2021 mobilised people all over Australia to call and email Senators to request an inquiry into the Sterling First scandal and ASICs failures.

In October 2021, Labor Party Senators Louise Pratt and Deb ONeil took the lead in establishing a Senate inquiry, which held powerful hearings that confirmed ASIC received multiple warnings on Sterling First, but failed to act.

In February 2022 the Senate inquiry released its final report, which slated ASICs performance, including i...

Brian Houston likened himself to the great explorer Captain James Cook in his book Live Love Lead (2015).

In Live Love Lead Brian Houston likened himself to great pioneers, adventurers and explorers like Captain James Cook who discovered, charted and mapped Australia and New Zealand.

As a result I'll be completely silent here for the next few days. Speak with you soon.

Australias policies on blood donation within the GBT community are out of step with international norms, writes Dr Sharon Dane and Rodney Croome.

The lifting of restrictions on people with new tattoos giving blood highlights another contentious restriction, the ban on blood donation by gay men, and bisexual men and trans women who have sex with men (GBT donors).

Debate about gay blood donation is likely to grow in coming months because Australias Lifeblood Service has proposed that GBT donors be allowed to give plasma but not whole blood. We are concerned this will replace an old form of discrimination with a new one.

We feel there is a better path forward with both the science and the international experience showing it is possible to have a safe blood supply and treat all donors equally regardless of sexuality or gender.

The Plasma Pathway

Last year Lifeblood asked the Australian Government to amend the blanket ban on gay blood donation so men who have sex with men can give plasma but not whole blood. The so-called plasma pathway has since been approved by the governments blood regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Now, it will go to state and federal health ministers and the private blood trading company, CSL Behring, for their approval.

But there are significant problems with only allowing GBT people to donate plasma and not whole blood.

While it may increase the supply of plasma it entrenches discrimination and misses an opportunity to tap into a new source of safe whole blood that will help save lives.

The local and national situation

Currently in Australia, gay men, and bisexual men and trans women who have sex with men, are barred from blood donation unless they are sexually abstinent for three months prior to donation. This includes those in long-term, monogamous relationships.

That policy dates from the 1980s when a blanket blood donation ban was imposed on men who have sex with men to stop the spread of HIV through blood transfusion.

A lot has changed since then. Within just the last two years gay male blood donation has been allowed in the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Greece, Israel and most recently the US.

Instead of barring all gay men, and some bi and trans people, these countries assess all donors for their individual risk, gay and straight, cis and trans.

In the UK, Canada and the US all donors are asked if they have had anal sex with a new partner, or multiple partners, in the previous three months and are deferred if they say yes. In other words, instead of turning away all gay men, and some bi and trans folk, and allowing all heterosexuals through, like the current Australian policy, individual risk assessment screens out everyone who may be at risk.

Lifeblood pushes back

The Australian Lifeblood Service has taken...

Introduction

Last year, I summarised then current Canadian interest in UAP. In a 22 May 2022 article titled "The Canadian Government and UAP: What do We Know?" and a 24 June 2022 post titled "Canada to Seek Information on Drones and UAP from the USA" I outlined what has come to light so far. 

On 13 May2023, a copy of a letter appeared on Twitter, on an account named "Cambria." The letter was dated 22 March 2023, and was from Canadian politician Larry Maguire, addressed to the Canadian Minister of National Defence. The appearance of the letter at this time went largely unremarked upon. The same letter then resurfaced, and was discussed in Episode #22 of the Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp podcast "Weaponized." It gained massive exposure as a result of this podcast episode.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/larry-maguire(7251)

Text of letter

The full text of the letter read:

"22 March 2023

RE; Defence Research and Development Canada in possession of recovered UAP material.

Dear Minister Anand,

It has come to my attention through meetings with American officials that the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Committee on Armed Services have been undertaking in-camera hearings with government and military subject matter experts on the recovery and exploitation of physical material from Unidentifed Aerial phenomena (UAP).

I am concerned that expected upcoming public announcements will be coordinated between AUKUS which could damage Canad...

Vulnerability is often seen as a weakness, something to be avoided or hidden.
However, it is actually an essential component of growth and personal development. Without vulnerability, we cannot truly grow and reach our full potential.

When we talk about vulnerability, we are referring to the willingness to expose our true selves to others. This may include admitting our flaws, fears, and insecurities. It can be uncomfortable and even scary, but it is necessary if we want to grow and improve.

One of the reasons why vulnerability is so important is because it allows us to connect with others on a deeper level. When we are open and honest about our struggles and imperfections, it can help to break down barriers and create a sense of empathy and understanding. This, in turn, can lead to more meaningful and authentic relationships.

Another reason why vulnerability is essential for growth is because it helps us to learn from our mistakes. When we are willing to admit our failures and weaknesses, we can reflect on what went wrong and use that knowledge to improve ourselves. This can lead to personal growth and development, both in terms of our skills and our character.

However, vulnerability can be difficult. It requires us to step outside of our comfort zones and take risks. We may fear being judged or rejected by others, or worry that our vulnerabilities will be used against us. But the benefits of vulnerability far outweigh the risks.

Ultimately, there can be no growth without vulnerability. It is only by being willing to expose our true selves that we can truly connect with others and learn from our experiences. So the next time you feel hesitant to share your true self with others, remember that vulnerability is not a weakness, but a strength. And by embracing it, you can unlock your full potential for growth and personal development.

The dichotomy of good verses bad trans woman functions similarly to the dichotomy between the deserving and the undeserving poor. A good trans woman is a trans woman who has (or desires) a full medical transition, does her best to pass as cis, and is ultimately comfortable with being relegated to a limited, conceded form of womanhood.

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In a famous exchange between a high official at the court of George W. Bush and journalist Ron Susskind, the official later acknowledged to have been Karl Rove takes the journalist to task for working in the reality-based community. He defined that as believing that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality. Rove then asserted that this was no longer the way in which the world worked.

Were an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while youre studying that reality judiciously, as you will well act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and thats how things will sort out. Were historys actors . . . and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do. (Ron Suskind, NYTimes Magazine, Oct. 17, 2004).

Mapping the motives of those who decide not to go there may be a way to begin breaking through this disastrous deadlock.

...

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found that the former premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian, and the former member of Parliament for Wagga Wagga, Daryl Maguire, have engaged in serious corrupt conduct. In its report released today, Investigation into the conduct of the then member of Parliament for...

Contributed by Joe Montero

Foreign multinationals operating in Australia are being driven mad by debate in the Senate over stronger tax transparency laws that apply to them. Its not that the discussion in the Senate is about putting an end to the corporate tax avoidance industry. it is about introducing a little more disclosure to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), and that the information should be available to the public.

This has been enough to prompt into action a large group of foreign based multinationals to go onto the offensive. Led by the giant conglomerate SwissHoldings, claiming to represent 62 Swiss based multinationals, and Roche, the German based pharmaceutical giant, have in effect, threatened an investment strike.

This is what SwissHoldings, which owns Nestle, Philip Morris, Johnson and Johnson, and Schindler, in its portfolio of companies, included the following in its submission.

We are deeply concerned about this measure and kindly ask to clarify how an Australian regime could obligate such public disclosure of non-Australian information of foreign groups including that of our member companies.

We kindly ask that at the very least, the enactment of any legislation is delayed such that our member companies can better assess its consequences on their entire global operations and their current and proposed future investments in Australia.

Make no mistake. The implied threat is real.

Similar submissions to the Senate by PwC and the other and the other three of the big four corporate advisory firms underlined the position. Deloitte explicitly warned Australia not to risk a push back.

The threat should be taken seriously.

Imagine the outcry if unions threatened to damage the economy if the government didnt do what they are told. There would be an outcry from politicians. Editorials up and down the country would be proclaiming a calamity if the threat is tolerated. But when the multinational corporations threaten, there is a wall of silence. This just goes to prove how much power these multinationals have in their hands.

Labor is in government and talking. But what is being proposed been to ensure an end to the corporate tax avoidance industry. now it is only about greater disclosure.

The present debate revol...

Peter Dutton will have his corrupt conduct referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) next week regarding Duttons cover-up of a $39 million dodgy payment when he was Minister for Home Affairs. []

Was kann ICH eigentlich fr die ffentliche Sicherheit tun?

Das fragt ihr euch doch auch, oder?

Nun, hier ist eine kurze Durchsage des Premierministers von Australien dazu:

JOURNALIST: In your experience, do you think that Australians understand the challenges we really face when it comes to cyber security?

[...]PRIME MINISTER: [...] We need to mobilise the private sector, we need to mobilise as well consumers. We all have a responsibility. Simple things, turn your phone off every night for five minutes. For people watching this, do that every 24 hours, do it while youre brushing your teeth or whatever youre doing.

Wisst ihr was? Wenn das gut fr die Sicherheit ist, dann schalte ich gleich mal ab. Und zwar nicht nur 5 Minuten. 10 Minuten!!

Mal ohne Schei jetzt: Das ist natrlich so erstmal Bldsinn. Was der sagen wollte, ist dass mal Gerte fr Betriebssystemupdates gelegentlich mal booten muss. blicherweise fragt einen der Updater dann, ob jetzt genehm wre, und dann sagt man: Ja. Und zwar sofort, wenn man gefragt wird, sagt man das.

Ab und zu mal eine App neu starten schadet auch nicht, aber nutzt im Allgemeinen auch nichts. Es gibt ein Szenario, wo das nutzen kann, nmlich wenn jemand einen Exploit in die App ldt aber nicht auf Platte schreibt.

Leider wissen die meisten Leute nicht, wie man Apps beendet, weil das nicht Teil des von den Herstellern gewnschten UIs ist. Google und Apple wollen es ja gerade so aussehen lassen, als msse man sich um derlei Details nicht kmmern. Apps werden im Hintergrund geschlossen und neu gestartet, und speichern ihren Zustand solange im System.

Insofern ist das nicht vllig blde, sein Telefon ab und zu zu booten. Aber viel wichtiger wre, dass man alle Updates eingespielt hat. Und DAS macht Google ja schlicht nicht. Absichtlich nicht. Damit ihre "Partner" schn immer wieder neue Android-Schrottgerte die Pipeline runter drcken knnen, die Android-Kunden dann kaufen mssen; weil es fr das alte Gert keine Updates mehr gibt.

Wenn wir doch nur eine europaweite Union htten, die derartig umweltzerstrendes Verhalten verhindern knnte mit Regulierungsbehrden oder so!1!!

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Government Had No Relation to PMC Wagners Business in Africa Kremlin

The US Department of Treasury introduced earlier sanctions against Russian national Andrey Ivanov and four legal entities alleged to be related to PMC Wagner founder Evgeny Prigozhin

MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. Operations of PMC Wagner in Africa is a private business and the Russian government was unrelated to it, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"The company had an independent business there. The state had no relation to that business," Peskov said, answering the question whether Russia can provide the group with financial or any other support amid US sanctions.

The US Department of Treasury introduced earlier sanctions against Russian national Andrey Ivanov and four legal entities alleged to be related to PMC Wagner founder Evgeny Prigozhin.

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Yesterday Tucker Carlson took to the airwaves of Twitter to point out what may be the biggest hypocrisy of western nation-building yet. During the opening minutes of Episode 7 of Tucker on Twitter he points out that in their valiant war for democracy, the Western virtue-signalling war alliance is actually enabling dictatorship in NATO protectorate Ukraine.

Former Fox News presenter asks the fundamental question: why exactly are we now at war with Russia? The answer seems to be:

The war against Putin and for Ukraine is in fact a war for democracy.

Carlson goes on to point out the obvious, that, we are currently fighting a war for democracy on behalf of a leader who just casually announced hes happy to end democracy and our democracy and supporting leaders have no problem with that.

He rightly points out that during wartime politicians become more powerful, and thus they will always justify any extreme anti-democratic action at home as necessary. In the case of Ukraine, the Western-backed proxy war against Russia has allowed the Zelensky regime to suspend elections indefinitely, bring all media under state control, and shut down any independent media outlets which will not comply, shut down churches suspected of not supporting the war effort, silencing political opponents, and force-conscription of any male between the ages of 18 and 60 years old.

That means the collective West can now boast how its fighting a war for democracy to prop-up a leader who just canceled democracy.

More on this story here

Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com writes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told BBC last week that there will be no Ukrainian presidential election in 2024 if martial law is still in effect, The New Voice of Ukraine reported.

Zelenskys five-year term is due to end in 2024, but his comments suggest that it will be extended indefinitely if the war isnt over by then. He made similar comments about Ukraine...

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA) is a powerful man at least in theory. He is the highest-ranking Republican in the land and third in line for the presidency. In reality, he is a pretty pathetic figure who knows his place, which is wherever former President Donald Trump wants him to be.

That was once again made abundantly clear on Tuesday when McCarthy dared to (briefly) step out of line. In an interview on CNBC, the speaker said something that is undeniably true when asked about Trumps chances of winning the 2024 election in light of his legal troubles.

Can he win that election? Yeah, he can, McCarthy said. The question is, is he the strongest to win the election? I dont know that answer.

Its tough to argue with that.

First of all, nobody knows the answer to that question. We have our own opinions about whether itll be great for the GOP to choose as its nominee a man whom likely independent voters describe as criminal, disgusting, asshole, crazy, and liar, but even we dont know.

So, unless McCarthy has a crystal ball stashed away somewhere, he cant definitively say who would be the strongest Republican in 2024.

In addition, he is also pretty dumb, so there is that.

But at least he was smart enough to realize that he really stepped in it by making this completely normal statement.

Because MAGA world lit him up.

Right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon vowed to go on a jihad against McCarthy for daring to say Trump may not be the best man for the job.

Laura Loomer, another prominent MAGA voice, had her own choice words for the speaker.

Skulking around underwater in wildly overpriced (and thus far imaginary) submarines is unlikely to persuade China to be reasonable and see things our way. Defence experts Mark Beeson and Vince Scappatura weigh in on the ongoing AUKUS debacle, and the latest Chicken-Little-sky-is-falling-in editorial crusade from the Murdoch press.

The Albanese government has committed Australia to the most expensive defence procurement in the countrys history. They are being offered enthusiastic support in this by the Coalition; unsurprising given that the purchase of nuclear-powered submarines and the creation of the AUKUS alliance were largely the Morrison governments initiatives.

This rare outbreak of bipartisanship and policy agreement is not universally shared, however; not that you would know it if youre unfortunate enough to get your news exclusively from the Murdoch press. As with its view of climate change, there is a consistent editorial line on AUKUS and critical voices are rarely even referred to, let alone heard.

We have personal experience of this having signed an open letter, along with over 100 other academics with expertise in defence and foreign policy, questioning the underlying strategic rationale of both AUKUS and the acquisition of submarines that will cost at least $368 billion, if and when they are ever delivered.

Paul Monk, the self-styled most versatile public intellectual in Australia in our time [Eds note: That is literally the claim Monk makes about himself on his own website while wearing a French beret and a high-neck sweater], was given a platform by The Australian to put us in our place. Needless to say, we havent been offered the right of reply.

Monks central argument, like that of the Albanese government, is that we need the alliance to deter Beijings escalating militarism. In this context, the system of collective security put in place by the US after 1945 has served Asia exceptionally well, Monk claims, as do the policymaking establishments of the US and Australia, of course.

Yet even if we ignore the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan, its plain that the overwhelming military superiority of the United States with or without its allies has conspicuously not deterred China from reassuming what its leaders see as its rightful place at...

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On Sunday the U.S.Secretary of State went on four morning shows to play the same distinct melody over and over again:

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation

SECRETARY BLINKEN: And it was a direct challenge to Putins authority. So this raises profound questions. It shows real cracks. We cant speculate or know exactly where thats going to go. We do know that Putin has a lot more to answer for in the weeks and months ahead.

SECRETARY BLINKEN: These create more cracks in the Russian faade, and those cracks were already profound. Economically, militarily, its standing in the world all of those things have been dramatically diminished by Putins aggression against Ukraine. Hes managed to bring Europe together. Hes managed to bring NATO together. Hes managed to get Europe to move off of Russian energy. Hes managed to alienate Ukrainians and unite Ukraine at the same time. So across the board this has been a strategic failure. Now you introduce into that profound internal divisions, and there are lots of questions hes going to have to answer in the weeks ahead.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Chuck Todd of NBC Meet The Press

SECRETARY BLINKEN: So I think weve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade. It is too soon to tell exactly where they go and when they get there. But certainly we have all sorts of new questions that Putin is going to have to address in the weeks and months ahead.

This is just the latest chapter in a book of failure that Putin has written for himself and for Russia. Economically, militarily, its standing in the world all of things have plummeted. We have a united NATO thats stronger than ever before, a Europe that is weaning itself off of Russian energy, Ukraine that Putin has managed to alienate and unite at the same time. Now, with trouble brewing from within, this, as I said, just adds more questions that he has to find answers for.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Dana Bash of CNN State of the Union

Cont. reading: How To Plant Propaganda: Putin has been weakened. Russia is crumbling.

Kumanjayi Walkers family are a step closer to the truth behind his death, after the Northern Territory Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal from Zachary Rolfe said the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA).

The judges decided in favour of NAAJAs legal argument that Rolfe cannot rely on a common law protection known as penalty privilege to dodge accountability and avoid answering questions in the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker. 

On 9 November 2019, 19-year-old Warlpiri and Luritja teen Kumanjayi Walker was killed after being shot three times at close range by Zachary Rolfe in his home community of Yuendumu. Constable Rolfe was charged with murder after the shooting but acquitted at trial. 

Alongside the family of Kumanjayi Walker, NAAJA appeared in the Court of Appeal. NAAJA successfully argued that in coronial inquests:

• police officers cannot avoid answering questions for fear that it might expose them to internal disciplinary action; and 

• police officers are not entitled to be granted protection from disciplinary proceedings by the Coroner. 

The coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walkers death commenced back on 5 September 2022 and after many delays is scheduled to continue in October later this year. 

Quote from Samara Fernandez-Brown, cousin of Kumanjayi Walker: 
Although we are frustrated with the constant disruptions in our journey for answers and justice, we are happy with the decision made by the Court of Appeal. We believe in order to gain the truth about our loved ones death and move towards change, Rolfe must answer for his actions. There is no moving forward or justice without the full truth and accountability.

Quote from Nick Espie, Principal Legal Officer at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA):
NAAJA welcomes this decision by the Court of Appeal, which is an important step towards holding police accountable for the deaths of Aboriginal people in their custody.

Kumanjayi Walkers families and communities searching for answers deserve to know the full truth as to how their loved one died. This decision means they are one step closer. The coronial process can now hear all relevant evidence and also consider community-led solutions for how to prevent future deaths in custody.

We stand with the family and community of Kumanjayi Walker, as they demand truth, accountability and justice through the coronial process.

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The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), with support from the Human Rights Law Centre, are highlighting systemic injustices experienced by Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory and call for:

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THE yes vote to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the Constitution continues to lead those who say theyll vote no, though support has ebbed in recent months, the prime minister says. Anthony Albanese made the call as new polling showed the yes vote has fallen to 46 per cent, from 51 per cent in February, ahead of a national referendum to be held later this year. 

WHEN the Wizard of the Wire, Gamilaroi man Con Colleano was 19, he performed the worlds first forward somersault on a tightwire. The year was 1919 and he was not wearing a safety harness. Now, over a century later, Wiradjuri highwire and circus artist Dylan Singh will re-enact some of Cons feats of balance and daring but with a safety harness and a balancing pole. 

In SPORT:

A LANDMARK agreement between First Nations people of Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand will formalise the relationship between both countries Indigenous football-soccer teams. Both First Nations groups have agreed to a ground- breaking football treaty of mutual recognition and collaboration.

GOEMU Bau Raiders from Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait have taken out the 2023 Island of Origin rugby league series. The Raiders held out Roxin Eagles to win 40-18 at Joe Mairu Oval on Badu Island at the community of Wakaid.

BARRY Cable is no longer a legend in the eyes of Western Australia, with the disgraced footballer stripped of a host of honours after a judge found the former star sexually abused a Perth girl while at the height of his playing career.

The last refugee, for now, has left the small, guano-producing state of Nauru.  For a decade, the Pacific Island state served as one of Australias offshore prisons for refugees and asylum seekers, a cruel deterrent to those daring to exercise their right to seek asylum via the sea.

Since July 2013, 3,127 people making the naval journey to Australia to seek sanctuary found themselves in carceral facilities in Nauru and Papua New Guineas Manus Island, told that they would never resettle on the Australian mainland.  Such persons were duly euphemised as transitory persons to be hurried on to third country destinations, if not returned to their country of origin, a form of vacant reasoning typical of a callous bureaucracy.

The wisdom here was that other countries would not only be more suitable for such persons, but keener candidates to pull their weight in terms of processing and accepting refugees.  For the Australian Commonwealth, outsourcing responsibilities from protecting citizens to shielding vulnerable arrivals from harm, has become a matter of dark habit.

Many of those remaining refugees held on the Australian mainland are the subjects of acute care, and all await transfer to third countries such as Canada under its private sponsorship program, the United States, New Zealand or other destinations.

In the meantime, 80 remain in PNG.  The situation there is marred by a fundamental legal peculiarity.  In October 2017, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea found the Manus Island Centre to be both illegal and unconstitutional.  (PNG, unlike Australia, has a constitution prohibiting violations of personal liberty, even for non-PNG nationals.)  Its closure led to the removal of the detainees to various transition centres devoid of basic amenities, including water, electricity and medical support.

Both PNG and Australia proceeded to squabble over responsibility, despite the obvious fact that the latter exercises effective control over the facilities and those being held in them.  Emilie McDonnell of Human Rights Watch deems it indisputable that Australia bears primary responsibility for those in offshore detention under its policies and has an ongoing legal duty to find a durable solution.

The offshore concentration camp system established and prosecuted by respective federal go...

Whom is Euphoria made for? I cannot imagine that many members of the marginalised classes represented on screen would find much succour in its inconclusive wheel-spinning, or that a viewer with serious socialist leanings would see much political utility in it. This is an evasively anti-capitalist piece that neither radicalises nor galvanises, and holds nothing and nobody to account.

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No to the voice by Elders from Grandmother Lore on Vimeo.

He looks like he's going to the footy or a building site.

Shows you how far we have fallen.

AS THREE OF us drove down to Canberra for the 2021 March4Justice three women who support equality, want an end to gendered violence and couldnt remain silent against the Morrison governments inaction my mate said: You should check out your local Voices of group. So when I got home after listening to Brittany []

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Carey is always actively involved in her community. She is the former Secretary of Voices of Bradfield. She is tired of marching for gender equity and wants to see a world where the climate emergency is taken seriously.

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Stop me if you've heard this before: the best way to disarm a tyrant is to laugh at him. Of course, you have heard this before, but you're going to hear it again, goshdarnit, because it bears repeating. Today, let's all enjoy a peculiarly mirthless exploration of humour (with a "u," thank you) and its utility for getting truth in through the back door. . . . Oh, OK, we'll have a laugh or two along the way, too.

Contributed from Victoria

A United Nations investigator, with a background in the Irish legal system has released a report that calls for proper treatment of prisoners still being held in the Guantanamo detention centre. Headed by Irish law expert Professor Fionnuala N Aolin, a team visited the prison where 30 men continue to be incarcerated without any date for release.

The now released 23 page report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) says that these men have been subjected to ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law. They have also been held without charge or trial for more than 25 years.

Professor Fionnuala N Aolin speaking on the Guantanamo report

The report was the result of direct investigation and speaking with the inmates.

I observed that after two decades of custody, the suffering of those detained is profound, and its ongoing, N Aolin said.

Details on the violation of international human rights law are in the report, and this includes but is not limited to the use of torture to extract information.

Professor N Aolin said there is evidence of deep psychological harm and distress including profound anxiety, helplessness, hopelessness, stress and depression, and dependency, and the care and facilities are not adequate to meet the complex and urgent mental and physical health issues of detainees which range from traumatic brain injuries to issues with bodily functions.

Although the firs such visit allowed, it remained conditional. Consequently, it was supportive of the Biden administration, despite to continuing imprisonment, The focus was on praising some minor changes, which were called significant improvements. The report did not question long-term detention without charg...

Its a fiercely contested question: Do carbon offsets provide a solution to curbing greenhouse gas emissions? For many experts, the answer is a resounding no. But that hasnt stopped the carbon trade from booming as more countries and companies look for ways to meet international targets for global carbon reductions. The Brazilian state of Tocantins is the latest to venture into the carbon market with a recent deal with Swiss oil-trading giant Mercuria. The 10-year forest carbon credit purchase agreement means that Tocantins can sell credits to Mercuria once theyve been verified by the U.N.s jurisdictional REDD+ framework (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation). Tocantins, a state the size of the United Kingdom, is made up of Cerrado savanna (87%) and Amazon Rainforest (13%). A combination of environmental policies and reinforcement efforts allowed the state to slash deforestation and reduce its carbon emissions by 65 million metric tons between 2016 and 2020, a figure officially recognized by the federal government through the National Commission for REDD+, according to Marcello Lelis, the state secretary for the environment and water resources. Lelis told Mongabay by phone that Tocantins has already sold 40 million metric tons of these past credits to Mercuria as well as credits the state could produce by 2030. Credits generated between 2016 and 2032 could be worth up to $2 billion, state environmental official Marli Santos told Reuters. Thats good news for Tocantins. Deforestation rates across the state are lower than pre-2016 levels despite slight increases in theThis article was originally published on Mongabay

 June 27, 2023

How To Plant Propaganda: "Putin has been weakened. Russia is crumbling."

On Sunday the U.S.Secretary of State went on four morning shows to play the same distinct melody over and over again:

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation

SECRETARY BLINKEN: And it was a direct challenge to Putins authority. So this raises profound questions. It shows real cracks. We cant speculate or know exactly where thats going to go. We do know that Putin has a lot more to answer for in the weeks and months ahead. 
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SECRETARY BLINKEN: These create more cracks in the Russian faade, and those cracks were already profound. Economically, militarily, its standing in the world all of those things have been dramatically diminished by Putins aggression against Ukraine. Hes managed to bring Europe together. Hes managed to bring NATO together. Hes managed to get Europe to move off of Russian energy. Hes managed to alienate Ukrainians and unite Ukraine at the same time. So across the board this has been a strategic failure. Now you introduce into that profound internal divisions, and there are lots of questions hes going to have to answer in the weeks ahead.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Chuck Todd of NBC Meet The Press

SECRETARY BLINKEN: ... So I think weve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade. It is too soon to tell exactly where they go and when they get there. But certainly we have all sorts of new questions that Putin is going to have to address in the weeks and months ahead. 
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This is just the latest chapter in a book of failure that Puti.........

"... Each new megawatt of solar power requires 35-45 tonnes of steel, which still needs iron ore and coal ..."

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Biden could answer many questions about whether he sold out his country to financially enrich his family but he wont.

Both Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie were popular television programs in the 1960s that revolved around the lives of magical women who concealed their powers to conform to societal expectations and maintain harmonious relationships with their male counterparts. While these shows featured female protagonists with supernatural abilities, they ultimately reinforced traditional gender roles and presented a narrative where women subjugated their power to their husbands or masters.

In Bewitched, the main character, Samantha Stephens, is a witch who marries a mortal man, Darrin. Samantha possesses extraordinary magical abilities but agrees to live as a normal housewife, concealing her powers to avoid conflict in her marriage. The show frequently depicted Samantha using her magic to solve everyday problems discreetly, often with comedic effect. However, her magical abilities were consistently presented as secondary to Darrins desires and wishes. Despite Samanthas intelligence and capability, she often deferred to Darrins decisions and allowed him to take the lead, reinforcing the idea that women should prioritize their husbands happiness and desires over their own.

Similarly, I Dream of Jeannie centered around the character of Jeannie, a beautiful and powerful genie who falls in love with an astronaut named Tony Nelson. Jeannie, like Samantha, possesses incredible magical abilities that could have easily solved any problem. However, she willingly suppresses her powers and subjugates herself to Tonys desires. Jeannies role is largely defined by her desire to please Tony and make him happy, often to the detriment of her own agency and independence.

Both shows can be seen as examples of how female characters with immense power were portrayed in a way that reinforced traditional gender roles and societal expectations. Instead of embracing and celebrating their strength and magic, the female protagonists chose to hide their true selves and subjugate their power to their male partners. These narratives perpetuated the idea that womens strength and magic should be secondary to mens desires and aspirations, playing into gender stereotypes that portrayed men as superior and women as submissive.

Its important to note that these shows were products of their time and reflected the social and cultural attitudes prevalent in the 1960s. While they might not be considered feminist representations of womens strength and empowerment by todays standards, they still hold cultural significance and provide insight into the historical context of womens roles in media during that era

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Pro-Western countries continue to join the irresponsible wave of arming Ukraine. On June 26, the Australian government announced a new package of military aid to the Kiev regime, showing the countrys real willingness to follow NATOs guidelines against Russia. The measure does not serve Australias actual interests but reflects the submissive status of the local government to Western partners.

The Australian Government will provide a new $110 million assistance package to Ukraine () This package responds to Ukraines requests for vehicles and ammunition () In addition, Australia will extend duty-free access for goods imported from Ukraine for a further 12 months, an Australian governments statement reads.

The mentioned value of 110 million AUD is equivalent to around 74 million dollars. Among the equipment supplied, there are 70 military vehicles, including: 28 M113 armored vehicles, 14 special operations vehicles, 28 MAN 40M medium trucks and 14 trailers, and 105mm artillery ammunition.

With this, Australian spending on aid to Ukraine amounts to 790 million dollars US$ 610 million of which are specifically used for military assistance. While this spending is considerably less than that made by the US and other NATOs powers, the numbers remain surprising given that, unlike its Western partners, Australia is not a key military power and has a smaller defense budget.

In fact, helping Ukraine is absolutely irrational for a country like Australia. Washington has a clear interest in attacking Russia, which shows the reasons for helping Kiev. In the same sense, although supporting the regime is not strategically beneficial for Europeans, these states can at least use as a justification some concern with the stability of continental security, fearing an expansion of the Russian operation.

But as far as Australia is concerned, there is no possible justification. The country has no reason to follow a foreign policy of aggression against Russia, nor is it geographically located on the Eurasian continent to fear that the conflict will physically affect it. Canberra is helping Kiev just because it is committed to Western geopolitical interests, even if these interests are not shared by the Australian people.

In addition, it is necessary to remember that Ukraine is not the only US proxy that Au...

This article examines the likely trajectory of the Ukraine war moving forward. I will address two main questions. First, is a meaningful peace agreement possible? My answer is no. We are now in a war where both sides Ukraine and the West on one side and Russia on the other see each other as []

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The recent Bitcoin rally has led to speculation that the price could rise further with the introduction of spot ETFs. The arrival of ETFs, especially from reputable companies such as BlackRock and Fidelity, could boost institutional investor confidence and lead to a surge in the Bitcoin price. The one million dollar question, however, is: how high? Clues to answering this question can come from various metrics and data.

One such data point was provided yesterday by CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors via Twitter. As she writes, the Bitcoin spot ETF news is not the only story. Many of the largest financial institutions in the US are currently actively working to provide access to BTC and more. In total, there are more than $27 trillion in client assets waiting on the sidelines.

With BlackRock, the worlds largest asset manager has filed a Bitcoin ETF application. Rumour has it that the worlds number three, Fidelity Investments, is also flirting with a Bitcoin ETF. Bitcoin ETF applications from Invesco and WisdomTree (both top 10 ETFs) are a fact.

How High Can Bitcoin Rise? All-Time High? Quadruple?

If just a fraction of the $27 trillion in client money managed by the largest asset managers were to go into Bitcoin spot ETFs, the impact on price would be gigantic. Just 1% would amount to over $270 billion (rather more because not all Bitcoin ETF applicants are included in the chart). In comparison, the Bitcoin market cap is currently $590 billion.

As NewsBTC reported two weeks ago, the performance of the gold price after the first gold ETF in November 2004 could also be a metric that provides a glimpse into the future. The launch of the first gold ETFs led to a fabulous gold rally. While the price of gold was still at $400 at the time of approval, it reached $600 in 2006 and $800 in 2008. Seven years after approval, in 2011, gold reached its preliminary high of almost $2,000 (+359%).

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<p style="text-align: center;"> <b>Introduction</b></p> <p>With all the current information flow about the phenomena, Jacques Vallee's book <i><a href= "https://www.amazon.com.au/Forbidden-Science-Pacific-Heights-2000-2009/dp/1949501248/ref=sr_1_11?qid=1687753407&refinements=p_27%3AJacques+Vallee&s=books&sr=1-11"> "Forbidden Science: Volume Five,"</a></i> slipped by relatively unreported and unanalysed by the UAP community. The only concerted area of comment on FS5, was in relation to what Vallee had to say about the <a href= "https://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-wilsondavis-notes-latest-data.html"> Wilson/Davis notes.</a></p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class= "tr-caption-container" style= "margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJf9xPcjzDqYFZcTsQIeJDRIfiJlO7qJzSsf91GmSAGyGI4H9b4tDxAiRILS_M2ROV_vKEsBpcdb2kMzh29-x7SxZ61rNUGDYSkC5DwHiHOjM1vJ6k8GKU_Xai4b1XjVGOymLXGmChr1_XdaSwlpqqsOYxMVIgzbS45zK80-CzBxA5Hh6-feZyae2r4k/s350/ValleeFS5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJf9xPcjzDqYFZcTsQIeJDRIfiJlO7qJzSsf91GmSAGyGI4H9b4tDxAiRILS_M2ROV_vKEsBpcdb2kMzh29-x7SxZ61rNUGDYSkC5DwHiHOjM1vJ6k8GKU_Xai4b1XjVGOymLXGmChr1_XdaSwlpqqsOYxMVIgzbS45zK80-CzBxA5Hh6-feZyae2r4k/s320/ValleeFS5.JPG" width="208"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of Amazon Books</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <p>Upon reading FS5 when it was first published, I noticed that there were entries referring to the investigation of one James T. Westwood; specifically into crash retrievals and reverse-engineering programs. In the light of recent clues by <a href= "https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/we-are-not-alone-the-ufo-whistleblower-speaks/"> David Grusch</a> and others, coming forward to relate their individual knowledge of such things, I thought it worthwhile to review what Vallee's diary entries, and others, had to say about the work of James T. Westwood. Below, is what I found.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b>1970-1988</b></p> <p>In the timeframe 1970 to 1988, Lieutenant Commander James T. Westwood, U.S. Navy, wrote numerous articles for the U.S. "<i>Naval War College Review</i>," with titles such as <a href= "https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol23/iss3/7/">"The Barometer" (1970)</a>; <a href= "https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss2/9/">"Set & Drift: A Contemporary Political Dillema:The Impact of Intelligence Operations" (1977); <a href= "https://www.usni.org/magazin...

During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from Australias major banks explained why they added restrictions on payments to local crypto exchanges.

When it comes to artwork made with AI, there are more legal questions than answers at this point.

In 2022, an AI-generated work of art won the Colorado State Fairs art competition. The artist, Jason Allen, had used Midjourneya generative AI system trained on art scraped from the internetto create the piece. The process was far from fully automated: Allen went through some 900 iterations over 80 hours to create and refine his submission.

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The Wagner Affair is over, as I have written. 

Currently, US-NATO is attempting to open yet another front in Finland. They cant manage Ukraine. Its doubtful that Finland will deliver any joy for them.

It opens the prospect of Baltic naval exchanges with Russia. NATO will lose before any border stretches are invented by America.

Land exchanges receive public fixation. Naval collisions, EMP disabling or sinking do not. Russia has just concluded high-level military meetings with China in Beijing. There is little doubt that they will act as a single...

<p><strong>A prominent union says that wage theft and fraud within the National Disability Insurance Scheme is so widespread that it could be described as a standard business model for many providers.</strong></p> <p><span id="more-132887"></span></p> <p>So far this month, the Australian Services Union NSW & ACT (ASU) has referred two providers to the NDIS Commission, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), and the Fair Work Ombudsman for alleged wage theft and fraud, and its actively investigating more than 30 additional providers in NSW alone.</p> <p>The ASU says the wage theft is so blatant that the NDIAs own wage <a href= "https://www.ndis.gov.au/media/4504/download?attachment">benchmarking report</a> from 2021 and 2022 shows 10 percent of providers are self-reporting that they are <a href= "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/bottom-10-per-cent-of-ndis-providers-underpaid-support-workers-20221114-p5by0b.html"> underpaying disability support workers</a>.</p> <p>ASU NSW & ACT Secretary Angus McFarland said wage theft in the disability support sector was rampant.

Its bad for workers and is ripping off people with disability at the same time, Mr McFarland said. Wage theft undermines efforts to attract and retain workers in an industry plagued by high staff turnover. Without a robust workforce, NDIS participants are left without the vital support they need.</p> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_132888" style= "width: 1480px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-132888" height="914" src= "https://newmatilda.com/app/uploads/2023/06/Angus-McFarland.jpg" width="1480"> <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-132888"> Secretary of the Australian Services Union ACT & NSW, Angus McFarland.

Its criminal to underpay staff its even worse during a cost of living crisis. Next month, disability support workers on minimum award wages will be entitled to a 5.75 per cent pay rise thanks to the Fair Work Commission. I question whether the full benefit will be passed on to all workers if greedy providers continue underpaying our essential workers.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Ripping off workers: Four case studies</strong></h3> <p>A spokesperson for the ASU provided New Matilda with four anonymised examples of ASU members who were ripped off by their employers in the course of their disability support work. In several of the cases, the employees were forced to work extraord...</p>

Binance Australia head Ben Rose claimed the exchange got less than a day's warning from its payments partner before it was "cut off" from the local banking system in May.

St Petersburg this weekend pic.twitter.com/Tig6wl1AE3 Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) June 26, 2023 And as Elijah here so astutely points out, this homogenous display of a united country celebrating its culture together is CLEAR EVIDENCE of a country that must be falling apart at its unTrans, unDiverse, unMultiCuli seams.

Mortgage holders were dealt another blow recently when the Reserve Bank of Australia increased interest rates by 25 basis points, to an 11-year high. In response, the satirical online publication The Shovel quipped, RBA cleverly responds to business-driven inflation by increasing struggling familys mortgage by $150 a month.

It continued: When big businesses are pushing up prices and announcing record profits, the best way to respond is to push Julie and Trevor Smith from Werribee to the brink of bankruptcy.

Amusing, at least upon first reading. But it hits a little too close to home for hundreds of thousands of working people who get by paycheck to paycheck. New data shows prices rose 6.8 per cent for the year to April, well outside of the RBAs target band of two to three per cent. Housing is increasingly unaffordable in most of the major cities. Food costs have risen by nearly eight per cent, and if you drive to work good luck at the bowser.

But who should we blame for the current inflation crunch? The business lobby has been telling us that its a multifaceted problem driven by a mix of supply shock and demand-side pressures.

Yes, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in escalating fuel and agricultural prices. And a combination of natural disasters and delays in transporting goods and services have caused prices to rise globally. In addition, the aptly dubbed wage-price spiral theory has roared back into vogue; according to the Chamber of Commerce, a 5.75 per cent pay rise granted from July 1^st to the lowest paid workers consigns Australia to high inflation.

Yet theres growing evidence to suggest that strategically inflated prices in other terms, corporate profiteering or price gouging is a leading cause of high inflation.

Research published by Dr Jim Stanford from the Australia Institute, and cited by New Matilda, notes that corporate profits, not wages, are a major driver of the countrys high inflation.

The progressive think tank argues that business profits account for 69 per cent of inflation above the RBAs target band, calling it a profit-price spiral. And the figures are telling earnings results posted by supermarkets, mining and energy companies, banks, and the national airline are skyrocketing.

In total, Stanford identified that to the Septemb...

An excerpt from, "The Meaning of Prestige" By Harold Nicolson, The Atlantic, July 1937:

The cynic at this stage will exclaim: But you are raising a false issue. It is obvious, and Hitler and Mussolini have proved it, that prestige is based upon power alone. However high may be your reputation, unless you also possess power you have no prestige. Conversely, however low your reputation may be, so long as you have sufficient power, then prestige follows inevitably. In fact power and prestige are synonymous terms.

The answer to that assertion is that power and prestige are not synonymous, since, although you cannot acquire prestige without power, yet you cannot retain prestige without reputation. Moreover, a prestige which contains a high percentage of reputation is able to withstand a loss of power; whereas even a temporary decline in power will destroy a prestige which is devoid of reputation. For instance, at the time of the Abyssinian episode, we exposed to the world a flagrant decline in our power, yet our prestige (much to our surprise) remained almost undamaged; whereas it is inconceivable that any State whose prestige was based on power alone could have survived a similar discomfiture. Again, we maintain our rule over subject peoples not by the employment of power so much as by the general confidence inspired by reputation. The problem is not, therefore, one of power alone; it is a problem of the proportions in which power and reputation should be mixed.

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Let me take another and more recent instance. On January 1, 1907, Sir Eyre Crowe, at that time head of the Western Department of the Foreign Office, wrote a memorandum regarding the foundations of B...

None hey? No MPs. No Senators. No Minister. No $30 BN a year. No Department. What a load of horseshit. You have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make Australia stronger and more united through the Voice. History is calling. Let's recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our Constitution through...

New Zealands Childrens Commissioner will visit Darwin later this year amid a growing push for Australia to appoint its own Commissioner to oversee the welfare of, and government interactions with, Australias First Nations children.

SNAICC23 the 10th National Conference for the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care will be held in Darwin in early September. Its by far the largest event of its kind on the annual calendar, with more than 1,000 people expected to attend.

One of those will be Judge Frances Eivers, a Ngti Maniapoto woman from Waikato and a passionate advocate for First Nations children.

A former family court judge and criminal lawyer, Judge Eivers has held the role of New Zealands Childrens Commissioner since November 2021. She believes it is important to have powerful champions for Indigenous children and has been outspoken about closing care and protection units and improving conditions for children in care.

My vision as Childrens Commissioner has always been kia kuru pounamu te rongo that all children live their best lives, Judge Eivers said. Im sure thats a vision that all Indigenous people aspire to, and I look forward to sharing some of the ways I have advocated for our mokopuna in Aotearoa.

Im especially interested to learn more about the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people and the call for a First Nations Commissioner to serve them.

This has been about calling for Mori approaches to caring for children, within the context of their close and wider family groups. Integral to this work is listening to and amplifying the voices of young people.

Judge Eivers has served as Childrens Commissioner of New Zealand since 2021. From July 1, the model expands to include a Board of up to six Commissioners, on which Judge Eivers will serve. Before being appointed Commissioner, she was a Judge in the District Court in Manukau, working extensively with mokopuna (children) in the court system. Judge Eivers has worked as a lawyer in Auckland, Whakatne, London and Tauranga.

SNAICC Chairperson, Muriel Bamblett said New Zealands experience had a great deal of relevance to Australia.

We are excited to...

A few years earlier we had followed the trail taken in 1877 by Chief Joseph and his valiant band [...]. From that trip, from the recollections of Nez Perce and U.S. Army personnel, from the writings of historians, and from Scott's instructions and musings about the story, I have completed the manuscript as Scott had asked me to do. Most of the characters are based on actual Nez Perce, and most of their words and deeds are drawn from recollections of survivors."

Agents from the United States Secret Service San Francisco Field Office have answered a burning question about its NFT collection. What does it do?

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The latest Guardian Essential poll pinpointed some telling truths about how Australians feel about where Australia is heading and how our political leaders are responding to the challenges of the day. This is just one poll, of course, and one poll can never tell the whole truth.

But this one does make sense. It represents what many polls have been saying and other evidence is backing. What is notable about this poll, is the extent to which the alienation of our political leaders from society stands now.

Being the Prime Minister, means that Anthony Albanese has seen his approval fall to the lowest point since the 2022 election. The opinion is that he is not doing enough to tackle the high cost of rentals (68 percent), and especially the overall rising cost of living (75 percent).

About Australia not going in the right direction overall. Well, the poll shows that the opinion of 47 percent of Australia believes this is the wrong one. Another 21 percent are unsure. Only 38 percent believe the direction is the right one. This is important. It tells us that Australia is pessimistic about the future.

Remembering that towards the end of the Morrison government, 40 percent believed Australia was then heading in the right direction puts the present situation into some context. The number was a low number then and it is even lower today.

Add to this that majority (51 percent) now believes that not enough is being done about the environment. Preoccupation with concern over bread-and-butter economic issues hasnt sent this in the other direction.

Labor is in the firing line by virtue of being in government. they are perceived as failing to deliver enough on what the community expected. This is cold comfort for the Coalition. Their leader, Peter Dutton, remains somewhat more unpopular, with only 27 percent seeing him in a positive light.

But over focus on personalities, and even political parties, detracts from hat is even more important. Australia is losing faith in the whole set up. This poll and other evidenceshows the younger the person, the more likely he or she will feel alienated. 

The Essential Poll does not try to explain why Australia feels the way, and consequently it avoids some critical matters. especially that the institutions that our political leaders operate in do does not meet the needs of the day. Chief...

A groundbreaking study led by distinguished researchers from the University of Queensland has unveiled new insights about the complex mechanism through which Botox infiltrates brain cells. The profound findings, published in The EMBO Journal, are set to have a substantial impact on the medical and cosmetic industries and potentially pioneer new treatments for botulism.

Botox: A Multifaceted Tool from Bacterial Origins to Beauty Regimes

The team spearheaded by Professor Frederic Meunier and Dr. Merja Joensuu from the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland, successfully pinpointed the specific molecular pathway through which the botulinum neurotoxin type-A, popularly known as Botox, infiltrates neurons.

A compound released by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, Botox has a long and intriguing history. Its initial medical application was in the treatment of strabismus, a condition characterized by misalignment of the eyes. Over time, its therapeutic applications expanded to include treatments for spasms, migraines, and even excessive sweating as documented by the Mayo Clinic and Hopkins Medicine.

Interestingly, Botoxs most widely recognized use today is in the cosmetic industry, where its employed to smooth wrinkles and rejuvenate the skin. However, the benefits of Botox go beyond the aesthetic realm. When deployed medically, Botox injections can provide various health benefits, such as:

• Alleviating chronic migraines: Regular Botox treatments can decrease the frequency of migraine attacks.
• Reducing hyperhidrosis: Botox can be used to manage excessive sweating.
• Treating muscle spasticity: Botox injections can relax muscles and improve mobility.
• Managing eye conditions: Early use of Botox was to address strabismus and blepharospasm (abnormal contraction of the eyelid muscles).
• Reducing overactive bladder symptoms: Botox has shown positive results in controlling urinary incontinence.

However, despite its numerous benefits, its critical to note that when botulinum toxin is released in large quantities by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, it can cause the potentially lethal disease botulism.

Unraveling the Complex Mechanism of Botox

Lightning strikes across Pakistan's eastern Punjab province killed at least 10 people, officials said, as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the region. The strikes on Sunday mainly took place in the Sialkot and Sheikhupura districts of Punjab. Lightning strikes are frequent across Pakistan, especially in Punjab's mountainous areas and plains. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said more rains were expected this week, bringing some respite from the ongoing heatwave. The National Disaster Management Authority warned the ongoing rains could trigger flash flooding. Every year, many areas of Pakistan struggle with the annual monsoons, drawing criticism for poor government planning. The season runs from July through September. Last summer, floods triggered by rains killed 1739 people across Pakistan. The deluge displaced about eight million people and caused $US30 billion ($A45 billion) in losses. Australian Associated Press

If you thought antifa was gone from Seattle and neighboring communities, you were wrong. On Saturday, June 17th, some 75+ local anarchists and community members convened on the plaza of the Lynnwood Event Center to face off against TERFs and the local III%, a far-Right militia.

A younger, newer organizer first identified the problem when Sovereign Women Speak (SWS) posted a flyer about a protest to support a spa that had been taken to the Seattle District Court and received a ruling denying them the ability to continue its discriminatory practice of refusing access to transwomen. That organizer reached out to other young organizers that had previously organized large and successful marches for trans lives in the last few months. Together, they made contact with various allies and accomplices to coordinate a counter-protest. Social media was blasted with flyers and printouts were posted all over Lynnwood and neighboring area all within about a week. With such short notice, and during Pride month when so many antifascists are committed to supporting non-corporate Pride events to help keep people safe, it was an impressive feat for these young up and comers.

SWS has a sordid local history in the Pacific Northwest, known for their proud trans exclusionist activities and propaganda. This event would not be the first time they actively recruited III% to attend and speak at their rally they did this in Port Townsend last September, too. SWS advocates for trans women to be forced into mens prisons where they face terrible violence, that gender affirming surgery is a myth, that all trans people and drag queens are groomers, and so on. Theyre not the brightest crayons in the box they originally posted a flyer and address for the wrong spa location and had to change it before it gained traction.

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Cooperation of Philippines with the USA and its closest Asia-Pacific region allies is rapidly growing.

And just as the international community barely got used to the March news about the number of bases in the Philippines which the USA has access to increasing to nine, as well as about the possibility of Japan and Australia fully joining the military cooperation with the Philippines, on May 31 the Japanese media reported that the defense ministers of Japan, the USA, Australia and the Philippines will hold four-party negotiations at the international forum on security, the Shangri-La Dialogue, scheduled for June 2-4 this year, stressing that the discussion will focus on the problems of regional security and the development of cooperation.

Already on June 1, the Philippine Coast Guard announced the first-ever trilateral exercise to be conducted by the United States, Japan and the Philippines off the coast of the Philippines. The Japanese and the US Coast Guards sent one ship each, and four ships from the Philippines will be involved in the exercise. It is stressed that this exercise, which will include, in particular, maneuvering, operative communication installation, and photographing within scenarios of suspected pirate vessels interception, should allegedly improve coordination between the coastguards of the three states.

These recent developments testify to, so to speak, the success of Washingtons policy, assisted by its allies, on reduction of the influence (or even elimination, in the best case for the United States) of one of the most important organizations for stability in the Asia-Pacific region ASEAN. Obviously the Philippines are no longer a neutral, independent state in the current configuration of its foreign military-political relations as stipulated in the ASEAN basic agreements. In fact the US, with the rise of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to power in Manila to replace the restive and unyielding Rodrigo Duterte, got and is making the most of the opportunity to restore the Philippines to the role of its closest ally in the region, the way it was d...

The level of corruption in NATO countries has reached an all-time high.

In this episode of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio which aired on June 21, 2023, Patrick talks with independent French researcher and journalist Freddie Ponton, about some of the disturbing aspects of NATOs Air Defender 2023 drill in light of the Wests proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. The level of corruption in NATO countries has reached an all-time high, as unpopular political leaders struggle to sell an expensive losing war. Also, Macron is attempting to crown himself monarch of France by subverting the constitution through Article 6. All this and more. Listen:

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 Understanding the federal governments infiltration of Big Tech social media platforms to control global speech.

In this episode of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio which aired on June 21, 2023, Patrick talks to independent researcher Name Redacted, about the federal governments infiltration of Big Tech social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Google, and Twitter, controlling global speech on Covid, vaccines, and now attempting to control election integrity discourse internationally from their new centralized public-private Ministry of Truth by embedding their agents into community standards and trust and safety monitoring positions at every major Silicon valley firm. All this and more. Listen:

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Indias maritime security concerns from Cocos Islands to the Coco Islands first shown on Taazakhabar News

In this article, an attempt will be made to bring out some salient aspects of the Indian maritime security concerns and the wide swath that it covers from the Cocos Islands of Australia to the Coco Islands of Myanmar.

Cocos Islands of Australia

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Historically, the islands have been known as the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands. The islands are located about 2,770 kilometres northwest of Perth, Western Australia. The largest island in the territory is West Island, located in the South Keeling Atoll. The islands economy is based on tourism, fishing, and coconut production.

India and Australia have a growing strategic relationship, and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are vital. The islands are in the Indian Ocean, about halfway between India and Australia, about 2591 km from Andamans, and they offer both countries significant strategic advantages. Several shipping lanes pass near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The most important of these is the Malacca Strait, one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes. The Malacca Strait connects the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, and it is used by ships carryin...

After reading an economics paper that claimed to document an increase in the rate of rape in European countries following the passage of prostitution bans, a data scientist had questions. 

The scientist, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent a detailed email to an editor of the Journal of Law and Economics, which had published the paper last November, outlining concerns about the data and methods the authors used. 

Among them: the historical rates of rape recorded in the paper did not match the values in the official sources the authors said they used. In other cases, data that were available from the official sources were missing in the paper, the researchers didnt incorporate all the data they had collected into their model, and a variable was coded inconsistently, the data scientist wrote. (Weve made the full critique available here.)

Given the consequences the conclusions of the article could have for people in the sex industry, the data scientist wrote, I hope that someone takes this very seriously and looks into it the [sic] validity of the analysis and the data they used. 

In response, Sam Peltzman, an editor of the journal and a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Chicagos Booth School of Business, instructed the data scientist to contact the authors of the article: 

The email raises serious questions but without any specific request. Your questions can better be answered by the authors than editors who, as you must know, cannot give each submission the kind of careful attention reflected in your email. Accordingly, we ask that you contact the authors directly if you have not already done so.

If you mean the email as a prologue to a critique, I am happy to discuss our relevant policies or any other question about our editorial process.

The data scientist wrote back with a specific request: 

I have just informed you, the editor, that it appears that the authors made an error in at least one of their models that resulted in a substantive differ...

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A recent sequence of events perfectly encapsulates the bizarre, dangerous collisions between anti-science and politics that have become all too frequent in the Trumpocene, and from which Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s controversial presidential run has emerged. 

The political scion and notorious anti-vaxxer recently appeared on the conspiracy-friendly Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast to hype his long-shot Democratic presidential candidacy, said to have been encouraged by international anti-democracy activist Steve Bannon. 

Vaccine scientist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Peter Hotez who has a new book coming out in September titled The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science tweeted a Vice article by Anna Merlan critical of the Rogan episode and of Spotify for continuing to platform vaccine disinformation. 

This prompted Rogan to start an online bullying campaign against the vaccine scientist offering $100,000 to the charity of Hotezs choice to debate Kennedy on his podcast, and thereby raise the platform of their debunked conspiracy theories and refused to take no as an answer. Rogans stunt was amplified by Twitter owner Elon Musk (who had previously used the platform to call for Dr. Anthony Faucis ...