Remembering the late great ALASTAIR SIM — born 126yrs ago today.
This study was unethical when it was announced last year and it remains unethical today. The birth dose of the hepatitis b vaccine prevents perinatal acquisition of the infection. You cannot randomize a group of newborns to not receive it while giving it to others. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
Hepatitis B vaccine study condemned as unethical wins approval from Danish university
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'Inhumane, Barbaric, Torturous': Christa Pike Survives Twice-Botched Execution in Tennessee www.commondreams.org/news/christa...
'Inhumane, Barbaric, Torturous': Christa Pike Survives Twice-Botched Execution in Tennessee | Common Dreams
“This event is the worst we’ve seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era,” said Robin Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. “There is no precedent....
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Democratic US Senator Calls Establishment-Controlled Democratic Party 'A Failed Enterprise' www.commondreams.org/news/michael...
Democratic US Senator Calls Establishment-Controlled Democratic Party 'A Failed Enterprise' | Common Dreams
Democratic Senator Michael Bennet criticizes the establishment Democratic Party as a "failed enterprise" after losing to Trump twice. Bennet calls for a new approach to politics.
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'What They Say When They're Scared': Vance Offers 'Brain-Dead' Definition of Socialism www.commondreams.org/news/jd-vanc...
'What They Say When They're Scared': Vance Offers 'Brain-Dead' Definition of Socialism | Common Dreams
"JD is the most irritating of Trump’s acolytes because he spouts absurd MAGA bullshit, knowing full well how stupid it is," said one critic.
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Democratic US Senator Calls Establishment-Controlled Democratic Party 'A Failed Enterprise' www.commondreams.org/news/michael...
Democratic US Senator Calls Establishment-Controlled Democratic Party 'A Failed Enterprise' | Common Dreams
Democratic Senator Michael Bennet criticizes the establishment Democratic Party as a "failed enterprise" after losing to Trump twice. Bennet calls for a new approach to politics.
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'Inhumane, Barbaric, Torturous': Christa Pike Survives Twice-Botched Execution in Tennessee www.commondreams.org/news/christa...
'Inhumane, Barbaric, Torturous': Christa Pike Survives Twice-Botched Execution in Tennessee | Common Dreams
“This event is the worst we’ve seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era,” said Robin Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. “There is no precedent....
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Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them.
FERC asks grid operator PJM to revise plan to shield homes from data center costs reut.rs/4z2hiAs
FERC asks grid operator PJM to revise plan to shield homes from data center costs
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed the largest US grid operator, PJM Interconnection, to postpone and revise its "backstop" procurement proposal to ensure that large energy users like data centers cover the costs associated with the process, according to a filing by the regulator.
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Trump’s Horrific, Illegal Iran War Has ‘Costs Us Billions While Making Us Less Safe’ www.commondreams.org/news/iran-wa...
Trump’s Horrific, Illegal Iran War Has ‘Costs Us Billions While Making Us Less Safe’ | Common Dreams
Experts at PERI present a radical plan to overhaul US foreign policy, reduce military spending, and invest in programs benefiting working-class Americans.
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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X is blocking the Brazilian Catholic Bishops' Conference account as polling shows Catholics backing Lula. The Church has denounced outside interference in the election
X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
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and on that note #insiders Jane Hume finishes her interview yet again explaining how utterly clueless she is across the great swathe of the Australian political landscape...
Just another reason never to vote for these imbeciles
@THE-Russell - You don't like opinions? Here's mine!@the-russell.bsky.social · 3w agoHume says US AI companies should not be prosecuted for breaching Australian websites. Instead, the #LNP will facilitate US AI companies to operate without restriction in Australia, ceding even more of our sovereignty. #FFS! #auspol #Insiders
A mention on ABC Qld nightly news. Sadly, 91 Queensland children known to child safety died last financial year. Worst fatality rate in 5yrs; rise of 59.6% on previous year. OL Steven Miles' response published online was not aired. Acting Crisafulli govt Minister Ros Bates yet to respond. #qldpol
Environment: Wind and solar are increasing but so are fossil fuels pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
Environment: Wind and solar are increasing but so are fossil fuels
Solar panel imports are surging across Africa, but the global shift away from fossil fuels remains too slow. Meanwhile, Australian environmental groups unite behind ten principles to protect native fo...
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US Citizens 'Could Lose Their Right to Vote' After Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Trump's Voter Purge Database www.commondreams.org/news/supreme...
US Citizens 'Could Lose Their Right to Vote' After Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Trump's Voter Purge Database | Common Dreams
"The SAVE database has known errors, including incorrectly flagging numerous eligible citizens, such as recently naturalized citizens, as noncitizens," an election security expert told Common Dreams.
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Call for urgent reform Stop abusers becoming next of kin www.change.org/p/a-call-for...
Victory!
Today, I stood at NSW Parliament and heard the words I have fought so hard to hear. Caitlin’s Law. I cannot bring my beautiful daughter Caitlin back. Nothing will ever change that. But if her name and her story can bring peace to other families, protect them from unnecessary trauma, and spare them the heartbreak of feeling like they have lost their loved one twice, then her legacy will mean…
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Politicians keep talking about immigration. Voters keep talking about their bills pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
Politicians keep talking about immigration. Voters keep talking about their bills
Housing costs, falling living standards and distrust of politicians are driving deep frustration among voters. Yet immigration dominates the national debate, obscuring the economic pressures behind th...
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Trump Event Broadcast With No Audio After He Booted Press Pool Members www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...
Trump Event Broadcast With No Audio After He Booted Press Pool Members | Common Dreams
A host on the Trump-friendly Newsmax network said it seemed his exile of the press was "backfiring just a little bit.”
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When Britain used torture to control the Strait of Hormuz consortiumnews.com/2026/09/16/w...
When Britain Used Torture to Control the Strait of Hormuz
Amaar Chowdhury reports on the emergence of new details about the extreme measures that British soldiers used to support a Gulf autocrat. By Amaar Chowdhury Declassified UK Previously secret milit...
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Jordon Steele-John unleashes in the Senate demanding an inquiry into the Big4 banks following ASIC’s damning bank offset findings. Says mortgage holders are up to their necks in debt while ‘fat cat’ execs with obscene wages take luxury holidays. “It’s disgusting.”🔥
“In less than one month since your confirmation by the Senate, your assurances that you will ‘follow the science, wherever it leads” are falling flat.”
E&C Democratic Leaders Demand Answers from CDC Director Schwartz After Misleading Public on Recent Measles Deaths |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz demanding answers regarding the recent suppression...
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The US confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes. apnews.com/article/spac...
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