Ronald Reagan paused the delivery of F-16s to Israel after it bombed an Iranian nuclear reactor in 1981. Then, after Israel invaded Lebanon and bombed Beirut in 1982, Reagan refused to deliver 75 F-16s and limited military aid until Israel withdrew its troops from Lebanon.

James Surowiecki Holy shit. Nuance. That's nice.

So if you want more competitive retail you can vote National or Greens.

That's it!

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'If it is the function of the public realm to throw light on the affairs of men by providing a space of appearances in which they can show in deed and word, for better or worse, who they are and what they can do, then darkness has come when this light is extinguished by…

A very enticing offer I must say …

But I think I'll be strong.

“The human being, with healthy senses, is the greatest and most exact apparatus of physics that is possible. Yet, that experiments are separated, as it were, from man, and that one seeks to know nature only according to the indications of artificial instruments, even intending to…

That’s like saying the orchestra can be found inside the television.

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(& I usually don’t use CAPS)

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This article suggests something which goes beyond the collective bargaining of unions

Bargaining for the Common Good (BCG)

But I can't see what's different about it beyond unions bargaining together (an old trick)

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'It's clear that Israel, which is now an international pariah because of its butchery in Gaza, should have followed Thomas Friedman's advice last fall, if only for prudential reasons.'

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btw, this is the thing that makes 'natural' meat

LOL

“things can fall apart very quickly”

Emmanuel Macron

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Australian CEO Nicholas Gruen attempts to raise money for a privately-funded standing Citizens' Assembly. Listen to the podcast, from 25m:50s. #SortitionAU #transitzonepod 📣Margo Kingston💧🔥 Peter Clarke EQUALITY JUSTICE PEACE
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Life inside the velvet gulag

Children in alternative care in out of home care 'face
barriers in accessing basic essentials and
supports, including transport, family,
education, friends, culture, healthcare
and healthy food'

No change there!

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A shabby, unhappy & futile existence

This week's substack

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'Our theory of thought is due for a clean-out, and it’s concepts that have got to go.'

LoL

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'Americans today don’t worry about dying in concentration camps, but they do worry about dying alone, and that may be the scourge that has left us vulnerable to shills and demagogues.'

Rachel Lu

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'They’re not gathering in order to protest; they’re protesting in order to gather.'

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