Built on Stigma

Society is built on stigma. Here's your daily news digest for 9 February 2023.

Built on Stigma
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Western society is built on stigma
Shame can protect us from self-destruction

Australia

Australia and China Hold First Trade Minister Meeting in Three Years
Australia and China have held a meeting between trade ministers for the first time in three years as ...
Time To Rebalance The Scales Of Justice
The death of Veronica Nelson in custody has finally convinced the state government to address the appalling rise in Victorian prison numbers, and, encouragingly, the state opposition agrees criminal justice reforms are necessary.
Greens’ First Nations conveners side with Lidia Thorpe and say they do not support voice to parliament
Co-convener claims other members may follow Thorpe out the door and pushes back on party room decision to support referendum

International

Chinese Spy Balloons: Potential Purposes For The High Altitude Invasion - Alt-Market.us
By Brandon Smith My home state of Montana was recently featured in news feeds this week as the first to...
Ukraine Replaces Defense Minister amid Corruption Scandal
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov will reportedly be replaced after a corruption scandal rocks the Ukrainian military.
New shock forecast for immigration to Germany | Free West Media
The first forecasts for the new year in terms of uncontrolled immigration are catastrophic. Around 800 000 new

Business, Finance & Investment

Unlocking Higher Business Value with Multi-Traffic Strategies
When selling your online business, having a high volume of traffic is an attractive feature that will capture the attention of interested buyers. That said, you can have all the traffic in the world, but if it’s not the right kind of traffic, it’s not going to do much good for your business valuati…
The Difference Between Active Income And Passive Income
After writing about building passive income since 2009, people still seem to be confused about the difference between active income and passive income! Let me finally put this confusion to rest because I don’t want people to get tricked into thinking earning passive income is easy. It is not! It too…
China reopening will drive another strong year for commodities
Following a dramatic and volatile 2022 with good returns, a lot of this year’s commodity performance may be driven by Chinese politics.

Culture

Denialism: A Woke Way To Stifle Dissent
Covid denier, climate denier, election denier, science denier – are all bandied about to immediately end debate, tar any difference of opinion as literally insane, and depict anyone who ever disagrees with you as stupid and evil...
An Analysis of the End of the Emergency ⋆ Brownstone Institute
The widely distributed and weaponized fearporn which has driven the gross over-reaction of governments and their citizens (all over the world) was not justified.
Minnesota’s Twisted ‘Gender Dysphoria’ Policy
Teachers are now to provide professional gender-affirming care for students without a required medical license, without parental approval or consent, without securing informed consent, and without conforming to professional standards of care. Minn...

Crypto & Blockchain

What are phygital NFTs, and how do they work?
Discover the unique world of phygital NFTs and how they combine the physical and digital realms to create a new level of ownership and authenticity.
Binance says big auditors not ready for it yet
Binance declares that the big auditors still have a lot to learn about the crypto industry and so a full audit probably won’t take place soon.
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Postscript

Goal-Setting for Success - Why a College Degree Has Value. It’s Not Classroom Knowledge.
Degree holders do earn more over a lifetime than high school graduates. Yet classroom knowledge has little market value. Why?

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