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Confidential Report
Google's Toxicity
What hope do we have when young people make their way in such toxic environments?
The Google Antitrust Case’s Toxic Mix of Progressivism and Protectionism | National Review
The Department of Justice’s move against Google rests on some familiarly flawed logic.
Australia
Airbus Albo has forgotten Alice Springs | The Spectator Australia
It is unlikely Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will return to Alice Springs now the referendum is finished and there is no political traction to be found in the struggling remote community.
Flat White
The job of fixing WA’s troubled youth detention system is in new hands
The public servant replacing Tim Marney, who was tasked with implementing a new model of care at WA’s problem-plagued Banksia Hill facility, held a role overseeing children’s wellbeing at Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
Daryna ZadvirnaInternational
White Island volcano eruption: Whakaari Management found guilty of ‘astonishing’ safety failures
New Zealand Justice Evangelos Thomas criticised failures of safety audits given ‘obvious risks’ that led to 2019 fatal eruption
Serena Solomon in Auckland with agencies
Anti-Israel Mob Hunts Jews in Russia. US Media Go With These Headlines
As a violent mob rampaged through an airport in Dagestan, Russia, on Sunday in search of Jews, news headlines made the unfolding crisis sound like a rowdy political protest.
Drew Holden
Business, Finance & Investment
UK mortgage approvals nosedive – Bank of England data
Approvals for house purchases in the UK fell to the lowest level since January amid unprecedented policy tightening by the Bank of England
RT
Paying Less Tax: The Tax-Loss Harvesting Advantage
Learn how tax-loss harvesting works by using capital losses to offset capital gains, potentially reducing your tax bill.
Jenna Ross
Culture
FBI = Following Biden’s Instructions? | The Libertarian Institute
Does “FBI” now stand for “Following Biden’s Instructions”? The FBI is doing backflips to boost Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. Unfortunately, federal courts don’t recognize law enforcement shenanigans as a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The FBI is categorizing Donald Trump’s supporters as ter…
Jim Bovard
Now They’re Genetically Modifying Beer.
Charles Denby, the co-founder and CEO of Berkeley Yeast, and his team are modifying yeast strains to “optimize” the taste of beer. Through genetic
Pulse Wires
How Climate Alarmists’ Overpopulation Obsession Curbs Prosperity
Contrary to ruling-class conventional wisdom, we all win when there are more people.
Samuel Mangold-Lenett
Crypto & Blockchain
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A Halloween Blessing: Why Today Is Important For Bitcoin | Bitcoinist.com
October 31 marks an important day in the history of Bitcoin as 15 years ago, Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, first published the whitepaper.
Scott Matherson
Postscript
For the Secular Left, Mike Johnson Endangers the ‘Naked Public Square’ - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Mike Johnson, the recently elected speaker, represents what the guardians of our secular age fear most: a Bible-believing Christian.
Francis P. Sempa
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