“He’s just like a lot of Irishmen I know. He pretends to be a wild Celt but he’s frightened to do anything his neighbours wouldn’t approve of.”
David Dickson, Dublin: The Making of a Capital City. Yes this is Dublin only, but still one of the best books on Irish history I know.
Australia, Lithuania to unite in countering China pressures
The foreign ministers of Australia and Lithuania have agreed to step up cooperation on strategic challenges, in particular pressures from China
The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent & Defy Effectively.
Are people less likely to give you help when you ask over Zoom?
Our democracy has been corrupted by money
Senators Have Re-Introduced the Highly Unpopular EARN IT Bill That Would Scan All Online Messages
The EARN IT Act would authorize a massive new private surveillance system, rolling back important privacy and security features
Rod Serling – Book banning and librarians
@RexChapman – “The Twilight Zone, any kid born in the 70s, watched this near bedtime & gave you good/bad dreams, superb tv. The Twilight Zone: “Obsolete Man” (1961) ‘Logic is an enemy, and truth is a menace.’ Romney Wordsworth is put on trial for being obsolete. His occupation as a librarian is punishable by death as the State has eliminated books. Rod Serling was the man.”
- Education Week: Banning Books Is Not About Protecting Children. It’s About Discrimination Against Others
- Variety – 18 Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read
- NBC News: Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers. Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back.
- MSNBC: “54% of American adults between the ages of 16-74 read below a 6th grade level. So that means we have an epidemic of illiteracy,” professor Brittney Cooper reacts to book banning. “If you make people ignorant, then it becomes much easier to control them.”
Australia is more corrupt than ever, but the media stays quiet
Australia has a deteriorating global corruption ranking — and the mainstream media is ignoring it entirely.