Julian Assange: Unmasking Truth Amidst Global Tensions and Legal Battles
https://www.pressenza.com/2024/02/julian-assange-unmasking-truth-amidst-global-tensions-and-legal-battles/
And here is this useful thread from Stella laying out the legal arguments in the case. https://twitter.com/Stella_Assange/status/1754304260299223379
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" It isn’t enough that Palestinians are dying & being displaced: we must be dehumanized & discredited too. We must verify our deaths as we die."
Is it too much to ask people to view Palestinians as humans? Apparently so | Arwa Mahdawi
Abuse of power - Gaslighting those who needed help
The National Anti-Corruption Commission “focused on a grotesque abuse of power by the welfare bureaucracy. But along the way, it exposed another remarkable breakdown in public administration — this time, within Canberra's other integrity agency, the Commonwealth Ombudsman – which highlights just how tough it is to stay at arms' length."
"#Robodebt was a sprawling, illegal project. It stole more than $700 million from the people least able to defend themselves. It pushed many to the brink, and some right over it."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-22/national-anti-corruption-commission-robodebt/102749720
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Finally a reality, the National Anti-Corruption Commission must now prove its worth. And that will be a test not of its design, nor of its powers. It will be a test of leadership, writes Linton Besser.
The hyperinfectious Omicron subvariant EG.5 has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organization.
EG.5 has been circulating in Canada since at least May, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The subvariant and its offshoots are estimated to have made up 36% of cases in Canada between July 30 and August 5, according to PHAC.
CBC News: What to know about EG.5, the latest Omicron subvariant in Canada
A new coronavirus subvariant on the rise in some parts of the world is an example of how the virus will continue to evolve, some experts say. But while this latest coronavirus strain, EG.5, appears to be more infectious and able to sneak past our immune defences, experts aren't seeing evidence that it causes more severe illness.
Can you change a Brexit state of mind?
If departing the EU has failed to deliver, why is the UK still so divided? Seven years on, we ask behavioural psychologists if cognitive dissonance can be overcome
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/13/brexit-brain-science-psychology-divided-uk-debate
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