White Privilege Nonsense

The idea of a 'white privilege' is nonsensical. Here's your daily news digest for 3 February 2023.

White Privilege Nonsense
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Andrea Riseborough and the nonsense of ‘white privilege’
How the new elites use racial grievance to protect their cultural power.

Australia

Hand sanitiser removed from some pharmacy shelves in Alice Springs
The ready availability of hand sanitiser has led to concerns a rising number of people are consuming the product for the purposes of intoxication in Central Australia.
Regional Australia To Be Shattered By Safeguard
“Make no mistake, Labor’s ‘safeguard mechanism’ is nothing more than a carbon tax that will bludgeon regional communities, and level industries critical to Australia’s prosperity and national security,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs.
Peter Dutton says meeting with voice panel did not answer his questions
Opposition commits to more meetings with Indigenous working group but hints it’s no closer to deciding to support the referendum

International

Japan’s plans for an anti-China alliance | The Spectator Australia
As the world’s attention focused last month on whether to send tanks to Ukraine, Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, was on a whistle-stop tour of the West. He held various meetings with G7 leaders…
Is Britain Broken? - The Centre for Independent Studies
We were delighted to have Lord Daniel Hannan to discuss the problems facing Britain and how it can return to a sense of balance.
Boris Johnson ‘Appalled’ by Tucker Carlson’s Influence over GOP Views on Russia | National Review
The British politician characterized Carlson as a Putin apologist.

Business, Finance & Investment

The 8 Best Guaranteed Interest Investment Accounts
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Why Early Retirement / FIRE Is Becoming Obsolete
Early retirement / FIRE is becoming obsolete and that’s a good thing! No longer do you have to grind as hard and save as much to quit your job ASAP. Today, you can find many better ways to earn a living and always be employed. As one of the pioneers of the modern-day FIRE movement, I’ve witnessed ma…
Gold Prices Rally After Fed Raises Rates
The most-actively traded gold futures contract rose 0.6% to $1,957.10 a troy ounce, after the Federal Reserve approved an interest-rate increase of 0.25% and signaled plans to raise rates again next month.Gold prices rose with the broader stock market, with analysts saying the market doesn’t belie

Culture

“Objectivity Has Got To Go”: News Leaders Call for the End of Objective Journalism
“Objectivity Has Got To Go”: News Leaders Call for the End of Objective Journalism. By Jonathon Turley. Advocacy journalism is the new touchstone in the media, even as polls show that trust in the …
Masks are a mass social delusion that do nothing to prevent infection, but that make some people feel better by helping them to cope with virus hysteria
The latest update to the Cochrane Review is merely the most recent in a long line of defeats for the increasingly ridiculous Mask Brigade.
Child Abuse in the Name of Wokeness
Mia Cathell of Townhall has been doing yeoman’s work documenting a disturbing case out of Atlanta, Georgia. Her four-part series can be found here, here, here, and here. I recommend reading it in its entirety — but not...

Crypto & Blockchain

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood Details Massive 2,000% Bitcoin Rally Prediction After Crypto Market Bounce - The Daily Hodl
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is outlining a bold Bitcoin (BTC) prediction. In a new CNBC interview, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says that she firmly believes the top crypto asset will soar by more than 2,000% within seven years.
This Bank Ends loans Secured By Crypto Mining Rigs, What’s Ahead? | Bitcoinist.com
A crypto-friendly bank, BankProv, has recently announced that it will no longer offer loans backed by crypto mining rigs.
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Postscript

AI Company Co-Founder Addresses Ethics of Tom Cruise ‘Deepfake’ Videos
Celebrities have lawyers “but what about regular people” who find their images altered by AI without their consent? Tom Graham of AI software company Metaphysic says blockchain might be one solution.

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