Exactly two decades ago Britain officially handed over to a delegation of Western Australian Noongar people the head of Yagan, an Aboriginal warrior murdered on the Swan River near Perth in 1833.
But the notion that the president’s move was somehow good for Republicans as a whole or even Trump personally brought open laughter from Trump’s GOP critics, who said it actually proves that his “dealmaking” prowess has always been a scam.“He’s as reliable as a rattlesnake,” said Florida Republican consultant Rick Wilson, who added that Trump has now empowered Democrats to win their positions on any number of issues, from tax policy to health care. “You gave the Democrats a gun to your head. These guys are now hostage to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.”
Source: Trump’s Deal With Democrats Gives Proof To Fans And Critics Alike | HuffPost
Director Larissa Sansour criticizes Israel lobby group.
Source: Board of Deputies of British Jews attempts to censor Palestinian film | The Electronic Intifada
From the US to India and China, human impact on the climate is likely to have made droughts and storms more severe – and the trend is only set to continue
Millions of Australians have relied on payday loans with eye-watering interest rates to get out of an emergency, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
But to equate the champions of equal justice under law with the vile racists who march beneath the banners of slaveholders and segregationists is beyond defense.At a moment when the country needed a president to speak with moral authority, Trump failed the test. Miserably.
The Turnbull government has quietly abandoned strict secrecy provisions governing Australia’s immigration detention system.
Source: Peter Dutton abandons detention centre secrecy rules amid High Court challenge
American counternarcotics policy in Afghanistan has been senseless, as growing opium poppies remains the only source of income that keeps rural areas alive. Meanwhile millions of US dollars pumped into the country end up in the pockets of warlords experts say.
Source: ‘It’s US baby, and I’m not proud of it – Afghanistan is world’s biggest drug dealer’ — RT Op-Edge
Ousted chief of staff Reince Priebus and new communications director Anthony Scaramucci had a longstanding feud – one of many in Washington
Source: Winners and losers among White House’s warring factions | US news | The Guardian
Sources say US gunship bombed checkpoint just 30 minutes after police unit retook it from Taliban
Source: US friendly fire kills at least eight Afghan policemen in Helmand | World news | The Guardian
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Renewables continue to take the world by storm, which is good …
Source: 25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week | Informed Comment
But that’s exactly all it is, the IPA; an appearance of substance. No position in reality, a non-producer. There really is no reason for them to exist … a bit like the LNP really, an anachronism from another age … a feudal age where the local “establishment” lent a guiding hand to the parish parson on matters concerning The Laird and his environs. Not much different than today’s LNP/Corporate State philosophy. Except there is that matter of the 100 items on The IPA “wish list”. How that list was compiled is a lesson in itself and possibly could never have been compiled without the help of several gallons of “Chateau Cardboard”. Why “chateau cardboard” you ask? Because I know those bastards. I have seen them at work. They’re the basest cheapskates when it comes to paying for anything themselves.The IPA is a joke on the people of this country. A running comedy with two-bit comedians pontificating on every subject so far outside their sphere of knowledge so as to be a parody on reality. And as far as that goes, even now I find spending any more time and words on such a wanking organisation is more than it deserves.So screw it and screw those bastards too!
Source: The IPA: Private Schools Brat-camp. – » The Australian Independent Media Network
BuzzFeed News has spoken to reporters and presenters at Sky News about the late night right wing opinion dominating its station.
Source: Australia’s News Channel And What It Learned From Fox News
Americans also indicated more trust in the New York Times and Washington Post (up by 9 per cent), and the other major news channels ABC, CBS, and NBC (up by 11 per cent).
Source: More Americans trust CNN than they do Donald Trump | The Independent
India’s status as a rising world power makes it an important partner for Israel to strengthen its economy, while at the same time Israel invests in India and hopes to continue benefitting from the ongoing cooperation between the two countries. But it seems that more than ever, Modi’s nationalist and right-wing ideology has bolstered India as a decisive factor on the diplomatic stage in the eyes of Israel — a place where the Jewish state is no longer so popular with the West. Modi’s attitude toward the Muslim population of India, the largest religious minority in the country, certainly fits with the guiding principles of Israel’s right-wing government.
Hyper-nationalism and arms deals: A new chapter in Israel-India ties | +972 Magazine
So Michael Gove’s interview with Donald Trump was overseen by the News Corp boss. Some thought him vanquished after the phone hacking scandal: no way
The Israel Defense Forces says it has responded to a “projectile launched from Syria towards Israel” by firing at Syrian army positions.
Source: IDF targets Syrian positions in response to projectile hitting Golan Heights — RT News
Does relevance deprivation syndrome need a public spokesperson? You’d land that gig in a heartbeat.
Nothing annoys me more than people who have enjoyed the benefits of this great country seeking to deny them to others. Take Eric Abetz – please. Eric migrated from Germany with his parents and five siblings in the early 1960s. Despite his great uncle Otto having been a Nazi who was sentenced to 20 years…
A Canadian soldier in Iraq has killed an Islamic State militant from more than three kilometres away.
Source: Canadian sniper shatters world record for the longest confirmed kill in history
We all know that nothing is perfect. Our modern society included. There are many things that are problematic and troubling, and even though we notice them, we are not too fast to work on fixing matters.
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