Netanyahu says that the war will not end as Gallant starts talks with U.S. officials
Source: ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 262: Netanyahu says he refuses to end the war on Gaza – Mondoweiss
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So far, this year is the second-warmest on record behind 2016, when global temperatures soared during an El Nino event.
Source: Climate change sparks earth’s hottest three-month span
Did you know you’re counted as “employed” if you work 1 hour a week? When you first hear that, it can sound shocking. It can make you suspect the government’s manipulating the unemployment data to make the labour market appear in better health than it is. But let me explain why it’s not a problem. It’s a perfectly logical definition for “employed”. Then, after I’m done with that, let me show you some ways in which you can be led astray by the government. It regards the unemployment rate itself.
Source: You’re counted as ’employed’ if you work one hour a week, but why is that a problem? – ABC News
Fox is obsessed with the “crisis” at the border and Black Lives Matter demonstrators. Never mind that BLM protests and other urban demonstrations over the past three years have been overwhelmingly peaceful, which is a little fact that Fox somehow fails to share. Analyzing over 7,000 protests between 2017 and 2020, researchers at Harvard University and the University of Connecticut found that 3.7 percent of the demonstrations—that is, fewer than 1 in 25—involved property damage or vandalism. Protesters or bystanders were injured in 1.6 percent of the protests, or less than 1 in 50. Yet Fox makes you think that the exceptions are the rule, by recycling video of demonstrators burning police cars and looting stores. Did that mayhem occur? Of course, and we should all condemn it. But it’s pure demagoguery to replay the same violent clips, when the vast majority of protests looked nothing like that. Similarly, Fox is rife with stories of undocumented immigrants from Latin America who commit crimes. And, yes, that happens as well. But immigration has declined overall, and not just because of Trump’s wall. According to the first results of the 2020 census, which were released on Monday,
Source: Our Divisions Are Worse Than You Think | Washington Monthly
We are currently 13th out of 196 nations on the current virus rate count. Murdoch media’s Andrew Bolt claims we are winners and should go back to work. He’s allowed to spread dangerous fake news at will it seems without any consequences.(ODT)
via Most coronavirus statistics are depressing – but not all
Data from Australia’s longest-running lifestyle survey shows an overwhelming tide of support toward the rights of same-sex couples within Australian society.
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