Russian communities are facing a surge in crimes from both returning veterans and criminals using the war to get out of jail. But in Vladimir Putin’s new Russia, soldiers are the new heroes, and tough wartime censorship laws leave little room to criticize them.
Criminals go to fight for Russia and then return home to kill again
In a country with little provision for those suffering from PTSD caused by the horrors of the front, some traumatized veterans return to commit crimes.
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Me doing research, interviews, gossiping: this is so much fun it can’t be a real job. Me writing, editing, getting things down: this job is torture
One of the world’s most anti-woke crusaders keeps bringing his toddler into work and honestly it’s very confusing
The Murdoch-owned Adelaide Advertiser is finally turning on its former hero Sanjeev Gupta, only a good half decade after the FT and others started shining a light on his shenanigans
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WSJ on “the dumbest trade war in history”: “Mr Trump can’t repeal the laws of economics any more than Joe Biden could on inflation.” www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the...
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Both sides of politics want us to believe that redirecting prosperity to a preferred sector somehow represents a growth strategy www.afr.com/policy/econo...
Why green aluminium pushes us towards Argentine Peronism
Both sides of politics want us to believe that redirecting prosperity to a preferred sector somehow represents a growth strategy.
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“the restoration of individual responsibility and freedom” : how some of Australia’s leading tech founders see Trumpism www.afr.com/technology/s...
Silicon Valley’s lurch to the right catches the eye of local VCs
Some 15,000 kilometres away from Washington DC, where tech is cosying up to Donald Trump, local start-ups are pondering whether to ride the anti-DEI wave.
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There are many brave, exceptional people in this world and I’m trying to hold their images and words in my mind to drown out the airtime devoted to the bullies and the bloviators
New The coming battle between social media and the state Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength By me, in todays @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/917c...
Facts to make you feel old: Supreme by Robbie Williams bangs as hard as ever but is 25 years old this year
It's interesting how pubs are making nearly as much as clubs out of poker machines while getting far less attention. There's only one reason while some random suburban pub is open to 6am on a Tuesday... www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Exclusive: Inside the ‘unending chaos’ at Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue www.afr.com/companies/en...
Inside the ‘unending chaos’ at Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue
After a frenetic world tour, the billionaire had to wind back his hydrogen plans. A Financial Review investigation looks at what led to an exodus of executives.
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