State lying is not an accident of politics: it is its mother tongue.
Brutal dictatorship attacks the body, but insidious tyranny targets the mind and the means of survival. One can escape the blows; one does not always recover from a lifetime spent pretending to believe in them.
The Empire of Lies: A Success Story
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius requested 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion) more over the next two years for military support to Ukraine than was approved by the German government, German newspaper Bild reported on Friday.
A “shameful betrayal” and a “climate fail:” Fury greets Labor’s approval of giant fossil gas project
The Albanese Government’s proposed changes to Freedom of Information laws will deny access to any document of the government that involves controversy. FOI guru Rex Patrick explains.
Just how fearless is advice that the author fears the public will see?
No controversy, please. We are the Aussie Government!
by Rex Patrick
I’m working on a first draft of a book arguing against pro-natalism (more precisely, that we shouldn’t be concerned about below-replacement fertility). That entails digging into lots of literature with which I’m not very familiar and I’ve started using OpenAI’s Deep Research as a tool.
In reshaping the world for prosperity, humanity has undermined the very foundations of progress.
International Reading: Las Vegas mayor says the city is suffering from a serious drop in Canadian tourists: ‘We need you, and we miss you’ – Fortune Hundreds of scared Arkansas farmers gathered to ask Trump for help — and plead with President to show ‘fruit’ of his love. What do they expect? – Money Wise
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There is a lot of opinions about “Russia invading Poland with drones”…
AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225
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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) interest rate cuts alongside the imminent introduction of the Albanese government’s 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers have triggered a sharp uptick in Australian home prices. Cotality’s daily dwelling values index has reported the strongest 28-day growth since March 2024, with values across the five major capital cities
