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[ad_1] Edward Curtin Here where I sit once again looking easterly to the vast sea, the wind and the waves and winding vistas along the north Atlantic coast drown out trivial thoughts. We are here for a few days to empty our minds of trash, as a vacation should so vacate. Unlike many, we are lucky for this opportunity. Yesterday, while walking down the far deserted beach, we saw a dark mountainous form high up on a sand dune that perplexed us from a distance. As we closely approached it, we saw it was a massive dead seal that…

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[ad_1] Juan Cole Informed Comment  President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia has just announced a plan to halt all imports of petroleum and liquefied natural gas within three years. He said, “We must no longer import even a single barrel of oil, God willing, in the shortest possible time.” That statement is, of course, hyperbole. But much reducing petroleum imports for electricity generation is doable on a short timetable. It is safe to say that Indonesia does not bulk large in the American imagination. It should be on our radar, of course, as the world’s fourth most populous country (288 million) after…

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[ad_1] Here are the most recent price-to-earnings and market cap numbers: What Does AI Tell Us About the AI Bubble? I know I have been screaming about an AI bubble for some time, but I also do think that the tech can do useful things. In that sense, the tech bubble of the ‘90s is a good analogy. The Internet has had a huge impact on the economy and our lives, but the price of most tech stocks in the late 1990s made no sense. To my view, the same story is likely to apply to AI. To show my…

[ad_1] Contrary to popular belief that our criminal justice system is broken, the United States seems to be experiencing a virtuous cycle in which crime and incarceration decline in tandem, writes Charles Lane. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Former comedian Jimmy Kimmel is currently on a summer hiatus. This comes not long after ABC/Disney announced his contract would be renewed for only a single year. That year is up in May of 2027, Kimmel is closing in on age 60, and now he’s talking about retirement. EntertainmentRead Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Coat of Arms of New South Wales – Public Domain The term “antisemitism” is now so commonly used as an accusation as to be placed beyond questioning.  This is particularly so in countries claiming some protections for free speech or lawful assembly.  Use that term to your heart’s content and stifle discussion.  Carry a placard accusing Israeli policy of genocidal propensities – antisemitic.  Raising the issue of dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israeli authorities – antisemitic.  Mention specific slogans, some used with full throated approval by Israeli Zionists themselves – antisemitic.  But an interesting New South Wales Supreme Court decision, delivered by Justice Desmond…

[ad_1] Photo by Nandor Muzsik What began publicly as Donald Trump’s lavish, taxpayer-funded vision of a gilded White House ballroom is now being justified by the administration—in and out of court—as a matter of national security. To President Trump, it seems, a ballroom by any other name is a bunker. And what a bunker it is. Court documents indicate the massive subterranean military complex being constructed five stories beneath the White House grounds will include bomb shelters, a hospital, “top secret military structures and equipment, military-grade venting, a single integrated air conditioning and heating system, sniper nests and a drone port on top.” Stephen Miller,…