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Weekend Open Forum
There's another weekend ahead and so much to talk about. Here's a safe space to raise whatever is on your mind.
Confidential Report
Illiberal Liberalism
Is illiberal liberalism short-term overreach by political elites or the dawn of a new era of politics?
The Year of Illiberal Liberalism | National Review
Will Western politics in 2024 be fully ‘Ukrainized’ and absorbed in a proxy war against populism?
Australia
Albanese slams door on Labor’s own tax aspirations -
Albanese slams door on Labor’s own tax aspirations: Albanese government’s backflip over Stage 3 tax cuts is best assessed in that context.
Robert Carling
Penny Wong must resign | The Spectator Australia
Every Australian taxpayer now has on their conscience the terrifying prospect that their hard-earned dollars went towards financing the rape, mutilation, torture, kidnapping and murder of innocent…
The Spectator Australia
International
US to Begin Shipping Long-Range Bombs to Ukraine | The Libertarian Institute
Washington plans to ship its first batch of ground-launched long-range bombs to Kiev this week. The arms were designed for the Ukrainian military and will give Kiev another option for deep strikes. The new weapon was developed by Boeing and Saab. It combines a 250-pound guided bomb intended to be…
Kyle Anzalone
India’s opposition coalition crumbles, making Modi’s return to power a foregone conclusion
India’s opposition unity crumbles, making Modi’s return to power this year a foregone conclusion
Swati Chaturvedi, an independent journalist based in New Delhi
The Biden Administration Is Reportedly Considering the Ultimate ‘Betrayal’ of Israel: Recognition of a Palestinian State
If the Biden administration actually goes through with this boneheaded idea, it’s even more morally bankrupt than we thought.
Allison Anton
Business, Finance & Investment
Fed Chief Jerome Powell says a March rate cut is not likely
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is unlikely to have enough confidence about inflation to cut rates as soon as March.
Jesse Pound
Jamie Dimon says Washington faces a global market ‘rebellion’ over record U.S. debt: ‘It is a cliff…we’re going 60 mph towards it’
“This is about the security of the world. We need a stronger military, we need a stronger America. We need it now.”
Culture
Transgender woman breaks track records at New York college: ‘The thing that never happens happened again’
A transgender woman at the Rochester Institute of Technology broke two track-and-field records on Friday.
Fauci ‘I don’t recall’ rerun? HHS official stumped by COVID subcommittee oversight questions
“How come you don’t know anything?” GOP member asks Assistant Secretary of Legislation Melanie Egorin. Another floats cutting her travel funds and salary.
Greg Piper
Cultural Replacement: Why The Immigration Crisis Is Being Deliberately Engineered - Alt-Market.us
By Brandon Smith There is absolutely no doubt – Elements of our own government are deliberately encouraging the acceleration of…
Brandon Smith
Crypto & Blockchain
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Visa Snubs Centralised Exchanges, Enabling Direct Crypto Withdrawals
Visa has collaborated with Transak, a US-based crypto infrastructure company, to create a direct-to-card crypto-to-fiat off-ramp called ‘Visa Direct.’
Jody McDonald
Postscript
Belgians Blockade Port with Tractors as French Net Zero Protests Spread
BY WILL JONES 31 JANUARY 2024 3:01 PM Belgian farmers have blockaded highways and a major port as protests against Net Zero environmental regulation and low pay spread from France and intens…
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