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15-minute cities are a frightening proposition. Here's your daily news digest for 28 February 2023.

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It’s true – the climate fanatics are coming for your car
It’s not a conspiracy theory to believe the green elites don’t give a toss about working people.

Australia

Independent MP calls for ‘aggressive action’ on Kosciuszko brumbies
The management of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park could become a key state election issue, with independent Member for Wagga Wagga Joe McGirr calling for the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act to be abolished.
Tightening polls suggest NSW could be heading towards minority government
Newspoll shows primary support for Labor down four points since September, to 36%, with Coalition up two points to 37%
ATAR’s rising relevance: admission standards and completion rates - The Centre for Independent Studies
Executive Summary – ATAR’s rising relevance: admission standards and completion rates For more than a decade there has been an …

International

China’s Forces Ready to Meet Invasion Deadline, US Intel Shows
U.S. intelligence reports say that China’s President Xi Jinping is preparing the country’s military to be ready for an invasion of Taiwan.
Fertility Rates In India Fall Across All Religious Groups
India has become the biggest country in the world this year, but conversely, its fertility rates have been in a steep decline for years…
How the Tories lost their way
On housing, conservatism is stuck in an intellectual death-spiral

Business, Finance & Investment

Analysts reveal voracious buyers of Russia’s oil products – WSJ
North Africa has seen a sharp increase in Russian petrochemical imports, with boosted sales of its own refined-product exports to Europe
Highlights From Warren Buffett’s 2022 Letter, by Tyler Durden
Like or hate Warren Buffet, he’s a pretty fair investor from whom a thing or two can probably be learned. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com: Many were wondering if Warren Buffett would addre…
New home buyers are backing out of deals. Why?
As mortgage rates inch closer to 7%, hundreds of thousands of inflation-weary homebuyers across the U.S. are backing out of deals.Nationwide, the number of newly pending contracts to buy a home plunged from 58,000 to 55,000 during the week ending Feb. 17, Altos Research found. That’s its first decl…

Culture

The climate change debate: lessons from evolutionary psychology | The Spectator Australia
One of the many perplexities of life is how some new scientific discoveries and insights quickly find their way into popular culture, yet others go largely unnoticed. Freud’s theories about the human…
2/23/23 Andrew Cockburn: How the Media Failed Julian Assange | The Libertarian Institute
Download Episode. Andrew Cockburn joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to talk about Julian Assange. Cockburn wrote an article for Harper’s Magazine about the hypocrisy of mainstream journalists in their refusal to stand up for the condemned publisher of government secrets. After a quick rundown of who A…
And Just Like That, Natural Immunity is No Longer a Conspiracy Theory
Natural immunity to disease is, or at least was, a well-known concept in medicine. By disease, I mean viral infections. One can’t develop natural immunity to diseases like diabetes or heart failure. Many of us remember “chicken p…

Crypto & Blockchain

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Crypto lawyers flame Gensler over claims that all crypto are securities
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler stated all cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin (BTC) are securities under his agency’s jurisdiction, but crypto lawyers have quashed the claim, saying it’s up to the courts to decide.
$BTC: ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Author Explains Why He Invests in Bitcoin
In a recent interview, Robert Kiyosaki, the highly successful author of the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” series of personal finance books, explained why he trusts Bitcoin, silver, and gold more than fiat money.

Postscript

A Contagion of Cowardice ⋆ Brownstone Institute
More than people right now are willing to admit, civil society as we knew it collapsed over these three years.

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