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the law is the law except....
When the IRS announced two weeks ago that it would not enforce a section of federal law commonly called the Johnson Amendment, many clerics rejoiced. The Johnson Amendment — named for its author, then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson — strikes a bargain with charities. You accept tax-free dollars, you stay out of the political arena.
the technosocieties of the technocene....
Many new philosophers have adapted to the technologies of today. Gone are the simple esoteric values of behaviour. One pompously discusses the power of AI versus human intelligence with warnings and adoption. We see goodness and dangerous evil still, but not so much within ourselves.
the fact checkers.....
A century after Upton Sinclair exposed journalism as a racket in The Brass Check, today’s media landscape has evolved into something even more dangerous: sanitized censorship disguised as fact-checking.
bravo emmanuel....
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country will recognize Palestine as a state in pursuit of what he called a “historic commitment to a just and lasting peace” in the region.
a beef with the american beef....
Australia has lifted biosecurity restrictions on beef imports from the United States, one of the key grievances that led the Trump administration to impose tariffs on Australia.
losing control over little shit zelensky....
US Senator Lindsey Graham recently slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for weakening Ukraine’s “critical anti-corruption institutions” — the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Why is the US senator so invested?