SYDNEY: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday (Dec 1) that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia’s social media ban on children under 16 was the X owner pushing an agenda for the social platform, while indicating he was open to talk to the billionaire about the ban, legislated this week. Australia approved the social media ban for children late on Thursday after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech. The ban, which the centre-left government says is world-leading, could strain…
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I don’t know about you, but, recently, I have enjoyed watching an entertaining spasm of populist-on-populist violence. Perhaps “violence” is too strong a word. Populist-on-populist “animus” may be a more accurate way to describe how Canada’s two leading populist charlatans have been responding to the threat made by their populist hero – American President-elect Donald Trump – to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods and services exported to the United States. The glorious spectacle began when Ontario’s semi-coherent premier, Doug Ford, and the slightly more articulate Conservative Party leader, self-styled tough guy and would-be prime minister, Pierre Poilievre, recognised that the…
Payton Pritchard is emerging as one of the most important players within the Boston Celtics rotation. The Oregon Ducks product has gone from strength to strength since entering the NBA as the 26th overall pick in 2020. Pritchard currently leads the NBA in total points scored off the bench. He’s also leading the league in total three-point shots made and attempted by a bench player. On Friday, he built on those impressive accomplishments by dropping 19 points in the fourth quarter of Boston’s win over the Chicago Bulls. The fifth-year guard displayed an array of scoring skills. He knocked down perimeter…
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Humidity makes Shanghai’s heat more unbearablelukyeee1976/Getty Images “My office felt like a steamer on Monday morning,” wrote Chinese influencer Bi Dao in a social media post in August. He fetched a drink from a supposed cold-water dispenser – it was 40.8°C (105°F). Bi, who lives in Hangzhou, a regional capital on China’s east coast, decided to roam the city with a temperature gun, pointing it at things to find out exactly how hot they had got. “The ground was 72.6°C, the seat of a sharing bike was 56.5°C, the handrail in the metro station was 45°C, even the tree bark…
Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a $2.3 million bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the magical film franchise, was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after H.M. Revenue and Customs, the U.K. tax agency, investigated his tax return from seven years earlier.The agency said Grint had wrongly classed $5.7 million in residuals from the movies — money from DVD sales, TV syndication, streaming rights and other sources — as a capital asset rather than income, which is subject to a much higher tax rate.Lawyers for Grint…
COMMENT #1: Marty: It is painfully obvious why the bankers always tried to have the government silence you. Every aspect of what you forecast eventually unfolds, turning this random walk theory into propaganda. Bloomberg has reported that French corporate rates are now below government. The shift from Public to Private is right before our eyes. Thank you for a fantastic WEC. I loved your passion for saving the country if they listen. I also want to enroll my children in your gift to society, a WEC for the next generation. It’s just brilliant. JD COMMENT #2: Hi Martin, As you predicted,…
Kamala Harris interview with WISN The 2024 election has been over for weeks now, but Kamala Harris is still fundraising. Despite raising and spending more than a billion dollars in this election cycle, Harris ended her campaign with more than $20 million dollars in debt. Even more shocking, the DNC laid off a massive number of staffers and didn’t pay senior campaign workers at the end. Now Harris is still fundraising in a desperate attempt to retire her campaign debt and other members of the party believe this is very damaging. Politico reported: Dems fear Harris’ continued fundraising ‘erodes trust’…
Jennifer Garner took the time to weigh in on her past marriage experiences and appeared to take a swipe at her ex-husband, Ben Affleck.The actress shared a valuable lesson learned from their union, which ended in 2018 after being together for 13 years, noting one shouldn’t “marry a man thinking you can change him.”For Thanksgiving, Jennifer Garner reunited with Ben Affleck to share food for 2,000 homeless and near-homeless people in downtown Los Angeles.Article continues below advertisementJennifer Garner Takes A Swipe At Ben AffleckMEGAGarner recently appeared on the “Lipstick on the Rim” podcast, where she opened up about her experiences…
BUSAN, South Korea: Doubts rose on sealing a global treaty to curb plastic pollution on the last day of scheduled talks, as over 100 countries pushed to cap production while a handful of oil-producing countries wanted to focus only on plastic waste. The fifth and final UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to yield a legally binding global treaty was set to wrap up in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday (Dec 1), but a final plenary session had not been held as of 4pm. A treaty could be the most significant deal relating to environmental protection as well as climate-warming emissions…