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Tag Archives: politics
RTE News (AFP): Learn how to indentify disinformation. Quote: “Our (Finland) overall objective is to promote the kind of skills that will enable people to think and act critically and be active members of a democratic society,”
How Finnish youth learn to spot disinformation Updated / Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 09:02 Finland is consistently ranked as Europe’s most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of … Continue reading
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Elon Musk proposes cognitive testing for elected American officials
Elon Musk proposes cognitive testing for elected American officials Source: Mediafax 26.12.2024 14:11 Elon Musk suggested testing the cognitive abilities of American elected officials. The idea came following the health issues faced by Kay Granger. https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html?gdpr=1#goog_926331203 A member of Congress and … Continue reading
Independent: Trump era echoes ‘dangerous’ times before WW2, warns Mitch McConnell
Trump era echoes ‘dangerous’ times before WW2, warns Mitch McConnell McConnell endorsed Trump in 2024 election Josh Marcus San Francisco Thursday 12 December 2024 06:21 GMT Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start … Continue reading
Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The West: Sleepwalking to DISASTER. (The 2024 NCF Smith Lecture)
40,914 views Premiered Dec 1, 2024 On 26 November 2024, Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Lady Ferguson) delivered the New Culture Forum’s 2024 Smith Lecture to a sold-out audience in central London. The title of her lecture was “The West: Sleepwalking to … Continue reading
Source: Invisible People: Housing Advocates Brace for Battle Against Trump’s Anti-Homelessness Agenda
Housing Advocates Brace for Battle Against Trump’s Anti-Homelessness Agenda By Robert Davis | November 18, 2024 | Criminalization | HUD Housing advocates across the nation are preparing to resist potential policies from a second Trump administration that threaten to dismantle Housing First initiatives and increase … Continue reading
JEFFREY SACHS: “In December 1991, I was leading a delegation of economists to meet with President [of Russia Boris] Yeltsin…………. Looking back over the decades and the warning signs
Sony Thang @nxt888 JEFFREY SACHS: “In December 1991, I was leading a delegation of economists to meet with President [of Russia Boris] Yeltsin. The room in the Kremlin was gigantic, almost the size of a football field. We waited and … Continue reading
The Guardian: COP29 and Azerbaijan???
A ‘Cop of peace’? How can authoritarian, human rights-trashing Azerbaijan possibly host that? Greta Thunberg The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing Mon … Continue reading
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BBC News: Royal estates ‘receive millions from public bodies and charities’. Comment: Charities buoy up the state provision of services but being exempt from tax they are adding to their own wealth. Charities are essential but Governance is equally important. The extent of spread is immense in relation to the Royal Family as seen from this piece from below “Their contracts with public bodies are said to include a £37 million agreement between the Duchy of Cornwall and the Ministry of Justice to lease Dartmoor Prison, and a £11.4 million deal between Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust and the Duchy of Lancaster to rent a London warehouse over 15 years.”
Royal estates ‘receive millions from public bodies and charities’ 14 hours ago 3rd November 2024 Michael Sheils McNamee BBC News Details about the Royal Family’s finances including rent received from the NHS, schools and the armed forces have been revealed … Continue reading
Wion: China is now monitoring couples’ ‘right time’ to conceive a baby and pregnancy. But why?
China is now monitoring couples’ ‘right time’ to conceive a baby and pregnancy. But why? Beijing, China Edited By: PrishaUpdated: Oct 30, 2024, 06:10 PM IST Representative image of a pregnant woman. Photograph:(Others) Follow Us Story highlights According to the officials, the national … Continue reading
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself.” Comment: We must not forget that journalism is often referred to the fourth pillar of democracy
The authoritative guide to ensuring science and technology make life on Earth better, not worse. Painted in 1848 during the height of the Mexican- American War by Richard Caton Woodville, “War News from Mexico” shows how newspapers and the “penny … Continue reading