Queer Nuns

What were they thinking? Here's your daily news digest for 25 May 2023.

Queer Nuns
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Archdiocese of LA Condemns Dodgers Inviting ‘Queer and Trans Nuns’ to Pride Event | National Review
The archdiocese urged Catholics to show solidarity with real nuns.

Australia

‘A disgrace to your people’: Senators McCarthy and Thorpe clash over ‘black money’ funding NT police
Labor frontbencher Malarndirri McCarthy calls a fellow Indigenous senator a “disgrace to your people” in a fiery exchange about funding for First Nations initiatives at Senate estimates.
There’s something off about the Voice | The Spectator Australia
Now, here’s a curious thing… In 1999, the republic referendum cost $66 million. In real terms today, that’s $133 million. Since 1999, Australia’s population has gone from approximately 18.
Vested interests thwart school reform - The Centre for Independent Studies
A year into Labor’s administration, Education Minister Jason Clare has a unique opportunity to transform Australian education policy and practice …

International

New Zealand Migration Surge With No Plan For Housing, Infrastructure And Services
“The expected surge of New Zealand migration on the back of the Federal Government’s softening of citizenship rules will add even more pressure to Australia’s schools, roads, hospitals, and housing,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs.
US Conducting More Patrols in Persian Gulf | The Libertarian Institute
The US Defense Department is sending its warships through the Strait of Hormuz at an increased pace. The operations are a reaction to rising tensions with Iran.
Turkey’s Elections: Nationalist Identity Politics Wins Out Over Misery
There will be a second round for the presidential vote on May 28, but an opposition victory seems unlikely. Turkey is a country where average schooling is 6.5 years. In other words, the average person is a 7th grade drop-out. Ninety-five percent of

Business, Finance & Investment

JPMorgan CEO Issues Economic Alert, Says Investors Should Prepare for Real Estate Fallout and Surprise Interest Rate Hikes - The Daily Hodl
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon just issued a major economic alert. In the company’s latest shareholder’s meeting, Dimon told investors that America’s regional banking crisis will likely have a domino effect on the commercial real estate industry.
A US debt default risks depleting financial markets of a safe, liquid asset like the dollar, Nobel economist Paul Krugman says
No other currency will be able to play the role of the US dollar if the country defaults on its debt – and that poses a risk to financial markets, Paul Krugman said.

Culture

The Triumph of the Ulterior Motive ⋆ Brownstone Institute
No longer would it speak truth to power, but it would speak lies on behalf of the powerful and psychologically justify that shift
BBC fighting ‘fake news’ with fake Twitter accounts
BBC Verify journalist Marianna Spring showed off her employer’s coordinated inauthentic behavior on social media

Crypto & Blockchain

First Mover Asia: Crypto’s Narrative of This Season Is No Narrative at All
ALSO: Hong Kong’s proposed crypto exchange rules value TradFi chops over crypto knowledge. What are the key potential changes?
Bitcoin Diamond Hands Remain Strong As Supply Hits New ATH | Bitcoinist.com
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin diamond hands continue to hold strong as their supply has now hit a new all-time high.
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Postscript

Target Takes ‘Emergency’ Action After LGBT Kids Items Spark Furor: ‘Terrified of a Bud Light Situation’
Target is scrambling to hide LGBT displays in stores, fearing it’ll become the next Bud Light in the eyes of conservatives.

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