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If anything would disprove George Orwell's idea of Newspeak being an effective tool to prevent ideas from being expressed, it is the people on youtube using every annoying term to get around demonetization.

I find it annoying when I hear the term "unaliving" instead of suicide. Everyone knows what they mean, it just makes you have to jump through more hoops while everyone knows the real word they mean.

Annoying as it is, I am fine with less parts of 1984 being able to happen.

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shortstories

Newsspeak would eliminate jargon with alternative meanings until eventually only one word exists which is similar to the sound when a duck quacks

Repeating the same word out loud like a mantra would block other words from being verbally thought in the mind

Duck speak claim is shared in both George Orwell's 1984 & also Snapping Americas Epidemic of Personality Change by Conway and Flo if I remember the book title and author correctly but it is called Transcendental Meditation

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One Nation loses a senator, Rinehart inspires kids (to go down the mines), and Albo <3s Country Road

www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/19/one-nation-senator-rinehart-albanese-shoes-crikey-tips

Plus why is La Trobe University so keen to delete its history with the Bendigo Writers' Festival? The post One Nation loses a senator, Rinehart inspires kids (to go down the mines), and Albo <3s Country Road appeared first on Crikey.


One Nation loses a senator, Rinehart inspires kids (to go down the mines), and Albo

In today's Crikey Tips and Murmurs, Albanese loves Country Road, One Nation loses a senator, and Gina Rinehart inspires the kids!
Cochon Truffier (Crikey)

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Oh dear, activists cut either power or telecommunications to JP Morgan, Allianz and Barclays on Monday.

Still, those companies are key players in the $7,900,000,000,000 invested in the fossil fuel industry so Shut The System are justified in doing it.

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Why Climate Activists Are Slashing JP Morgan’s Electricity Cables

On Monday morning, climate activists cut the electricity cables that supply the JP Morgan and Allianz offices in the City of London. Novara Media spoke to them about why they think it’s time the movement turned to sabotage.
Novara Media

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That sounds like some serious USA soft power fuckery to me. The USA has chronic fuckery when it comes to Cuba and Venezuela.

> US Reaffirms ‘Unwavering Support’ for Restoration of Democracy, Justice in Venezuela link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app…


US Reaffirms ‘Unwavering Support’ for Restoration of Democracy, Justice in Venezuela

The U.S. State Department has accused Venezuelan leader Maduro of heading the Cartel of the Suns, and providing material support to TdA and the Sinaloa Cartel.
Yeny Sora Robles (The Epoch Times)

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A roundtable of corporate clowns exposes the real ‘Canberra fix’ plaguing our economy

www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/19/corporate-clowns-economic-roundtable

The 'Canberra fix' affecting Australian productivity is the way we've enabled dominant companies to exploit their market power — and they're doing it again this week in a three-day circle jerk. The post A roundtable of corporate clowns exposes the real…


A roundtable of corporate clowns exposes the real ‘Canberra fix’ plaguing our economy

NAB, Qantas, ASX, Bluescope and Google are all represented at the productivity roundtable this week. And that says a lot.
Bernard Keane (Crikey)

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Military Cooperation and Soft Intervention: Poland’s Engagement with Moldova restmedia.io/military-cooperat…

Military Cooperation and Soft Intervention: Poland’s Engagement with Moldova - REST

The evolving security landscape in Eastern Europe has intensified the strategic importance of Moldova—a non-NATO, constitutionally neutral state on the EU’s eastern frontier.
Rest (REST)
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Jarasy

I'm with the woman in green here.

And if a candidate is progressive you do not want them on a national Democrat ticket. They will get clobbered. Run them on congressional seat tickets where they have a chance of winning and doing some real good. AOC is a great example. Stop talking about her as a national ticket possibility. The only way she would have a chance there is if she changed significantly in ways we would dislike. I hope she stays where she is and continues as she is doing.

And besides, the Democrats do in fact work for many progressive measures that are vehemently opposed by the Republicans. There actually is a huge divide between the efforts of the two major parties.

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Jarasy

I just asked my local AI to list some of the accomplishments during the Biden administration. Here is some of what I got. Compare this to what's happening now and tell me about how the GOP and the Democrats are indistinguishable.

The administration passed major legislative initiatives, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a $1.2 trillion investment in transportation, clean water, high-speed internet, and clean energy.
As of early 2025, nearly $600 billion in funding had been announced, supporting over 72,000 projects such as repairs to more than 200,000 miles of roads and 12,000 bridges, the replacement of nearly 500,000 lead pipes, and investments in rail, ports, and airports.

The CHIPS and Science Act aimed to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and U.S. leadership in science and technology, reducing reliance on foreign supply chains.
Additionally, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represented the largest national investment in combating climate change, allocating hundreds of billions in tax credits for clean energy and rebates for electric vehicles, solar panels, and energy-efficient appliances.
The IRA also extended Affordable Care Act subsidies through 2025, benefiting millions of enrollees.

On healthcare, the IRA lowered prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients, including a $35 monthly cap on insulin and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug spending starting in 2025.
The law also enables Medicare to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs beginning in 2026.

The administration advanced labor rights, being described as the most pro-union in history.
President Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line during the 2023 UAW strike.
His administration protected approximately 2 million workers’ pensions through the Butch Lewis Act and expanded overtime eligibility to millions of workers.
Federal contracting opportunities for small businesses reached a record $178.6 billion, with significant growth in Black, Latino, and women-owned businesses.

Other accomplishments include signing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant federal gun safety legislation in decades, which enhanced background checks and funded mental health and violence prevention programs.
The law also included $10 billion for mental healthcare, the largest such investment in U.S. history.
The Respect for Marriage Act was enacted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, and President Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.

The administration also prioritized racial equity, diversity in judicial appointments, and student debt relief, with approximately $127 billion in loan forgiveness approved across multiple rounds.
It reformed the student loan system through initiatives like the SAVE plan, making repayment more manageable for borrowers.
Additionally, the Postal Service Reform Act was signed to stabilize mail delivery, and a corporate minimum tax was implemented to ensure large companies pay a fair share.

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Hurricane Erin Becomes One of Fastest-Intensifying Storms in Atlantic History tn.ai/3378473

Hurricane Erin Becomes One of Fastest-Intensifying Storms in Atlantic History

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into one of the fastest intensifying storms in Atlantic history, briefly reaching Category 5 before weakening to a Category 4 as it tracks north of the Caribbean.
Tasnim News Agency

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beSpacific

Cody, this is not the DC we know, love. I worked for much of my day job within one or two blocks of the #whitehouse before and after 9/11. Changes hit us hard thereafter but we have never experienced this level of open warfare against out city, her citizens and those who work and visit here. It is shameful - actually there no adequate words or phrases for it. Please stay safe and may your family and neighbors be safe. Take care of one another and your community. We will prevail - w bikes!

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Brazilian President Defends Cuban Medical Assistance despite US Sanctions cubanews.acn.cu/world/27414-br…

Brazilian President Defends Cuban Medical Assistance despite US Sanctions

Havana, Aug 15 (ACN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his stance in favor of Cuba as he defended the More Doctors program (Mais Médicos) after Washington revoked entry visas to Brazilian officials for being involved in Cuba’s m…
www.cubanews.acn.cu

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@Tfmonkey The Taliban knows how to reform drug addicts. They are leading the way in so many fields youtu.be/20o0LqrOQsU?si=fv-kZc…

Inside Taliban’s Brutal Rehab Prison for Drug Addicts

This documentary shows impact of drug addiction in Afghanistan. Since Taking power in 2021, the Taliban has launched largest crackdown on drug addicted peopl...
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