Authoritarianism

It is becoming more common to denounce political opponents as “authoritarians". Here's your daily news digest for 6 April 2023.

Authoritarianism
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Authority and ‘Authoritarianism’ - The American Conservative
The greatest need of the current moment is to recover the sources of genuine authority.

Australia

Bruce Lehrmann files defamation proceedings against ABC
Lehrmann previously threatened to sue over broadcast of Brittany Higgins’ and Grace Tame’s address to National Press Club
Liberals’ Referendum Position Welcomed
“The IPA welcomes the Leader of the Opposition’s announcement that the Liberal Party will formally reject a constitutionally enshrined race-based body, but warns against making any compromises,” said Morgan Begg, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs.
Cleo Smith: Terence Kelly jailed for 13 years for abducting four-year-old girl
Terence Kelly is sentenced to 13 years behind bars for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith in 2021.

International

Uganda Says It Will Will Send Troops to Defend Moscow
Uganda Says It Will Will Send Troops to Defend Moscow. By John Hayward. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan strongman President Yoweri Museveni and a general in the Ugandan Army, said on Thursd…
Ireland is a Freudian dream
Modern historians are whitewashing its crimes
A New Wave of Nationalism Is Coming to Europe - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Last century, many people still associated the Left with fun controlled chaos and the Right with boring, strict, and violent uniformity. It made an amusing caricature, I guess, to pitch the French May against fascist uniforms, which is the typical…

Business, Finance & Investment

Where People Borrow Money From, by Country Income Level
These graphics shed light on which people borrow money from financial institutions, and which rely on friends and family for monetary help.
Gold above $2,000 again, new record high could be in days By Investing.com
Gold above $2,000 again, new record high could be in days
Manhattan real estate sales plunge 38%, but cash deals hit all-time record
Manhattan real estate sales fell 38% in the first quarter, as buyers and sellers battled over prices and mortgage rates remained volatile.

Culture

No global warming in 8 years & 9 months – The New Pause lengthens to 8 years 9 months
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The New Pause has lengthened to 8 years 9 months. The least-squares linear-regression trend on the UAH monthly satellite global-temperature dataset shows no glo…
Media Is to Blame for Covid Vaccines’ Wall of Infallibility ⋆ Brownstone Institute
The mountain of bias and ignorance that’s weighed on reporting on Covid-19 vaccines is starting to crumble.
Bill Gates Dismisses Mounting Calls To Pause AI Chatbot Development
“I don’t really understand who they’re saying could stop, and would every country in the world agree to stop, and why to stop.”

Crypto & Blockchain

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Crypto Industry Veterans Say Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Coiling Up for Breakouts - The Daily Hodl
A venture capitalist who correctly called the 2022 crypto bottom thinks both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are “coiling” up for a breakout.
Dogecoin Futures Set Record After Twitter Adopts Shiba Inu Logo
Open interest, which can be used to determine market strength behind price trends, jumped to all-time highs in dogecoin terms.

Postscript

The Difference Between The Left And Right, In One Arraignment
Republicans will yell ‘hypocrisy’ because that’s what powerless people do when actual power is wielded against them.

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