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On the orders of the Donald Trump administration, National Park Service employees hung two highly controversial signs this week at Manzanar National Historic Site, a museum examining the property’s former role as a prison where the U.S. government incarcerated more than 10,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two
Displayed on a site where American citizens were held against their will for more than three years,
the signs encourage visitors to report any depictions of U.S. his…

Who's in? Household-targeted Government Policies and the Role of Financial Literacy in Market Participation
Maria Elena Filippin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12575

Who's in? Household-targeted Government Policies and the Role of Financial Literacy in Market Participation
This paper examines how household-targeted government policies influence financial market participation conditional on financial literacy, focusing on potential Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) adoption. Due to the lack of empirical CBDC data, I use the introduction of retail Treasury bonds in Italy as a proxy to investigate how financial literacy affects households' likelihood to engage with the new instrument. Using the Bank of Italy's Survey on Household Income and Wealth, I explore how …

PM Shmyhal considered for defense minister role amid upcoming cabinet reshuffle, sources say: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/pm-shmyhal-considered-for-defense.html

“Every part of society, every citizen of this country has a role to play,” #warmonger #Starmer
Well Keith, I'm fucking not going to play any part in your plans for mass destruction, and I assure you, nor will any of my family.
‘If government cared about security, it would end child pove…

Ron Filipkowsk said [on x], "Congress abdicated its role as a separate and independent branch of government on January 20 while also relinquishing all oversight responsibility, so it’s entirely appropriate for Johnson to show that he has surrendered his gavel to the executive."
'Stunning move': Observers react to Mike Johnson's 'dark symbolism' with Trump - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/on-the-nose-johnson-gavel/

Deepening divisions are threatening the fate of the sprawling bill,
which includes large tax cuts;
reductions to Medicaid, food assistance and clean energy programs;
and additional money for border security and the military.
They erupted online on Tuesday after Trump lashed out at an outspoken Republican opponent of the legislation
-- and as Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who recently left his governmental role leading the Department of Government Efficiency, …

Trump Pressures Divided G.O.P. to Back Policy Bill
The president is pressing Republicans in the Senate to unite quickly behind sprawling legislation that carries his domestic agenda, but the measure’s opponents have a powerful new ally: Elon Musk.

BBC bias on Palestine, letter from journalists
"We believe the refusal to broadcast the documentary ‘Gaza: Medics Under Fire’ is just one in a long line of agenda driven decisions. ...
"We are not asking the BBC to take a side.  We are asking to be allowed to do our jobs in delivering facts transparently and with due context. ...
"As an organisation we have not offered any significant analysis of the UK government's involvement in the war on Palestinians. We have failed to report on weapons sales or their legal implications.  These stories have instead been broken by the BBC’s competitors. ...
"In some instances staff have been accused of having an agenda because they have posted news articles critical of the Israeli government on their social media. By comparison, [Robbie] Gibb remains in an influential post with little transparency regarding his decisions despite his ideological leanings being well known. ...
"There is a gulf between the BBC’s coverage of what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank and what our audiences can see is happening via multiple credible sources including human rights organisations, staff at the UN and journalists on the ground. ...
"We believe the role of Robbie Gibb, both on the Board, and as part of the Editorial Standards Committee, is untenable. We call on the BBC to do better for our audiences and recommit to our values of impartiality, honesty and reporting without fear or favour."
Full text here, Owen Jones article up-thread:
#BBC #media #bias #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #RobbieGibb #UKPol

With his authority damaged by poor judgment, absence of leadership and a sheer lack of understanding of what the Labour party exists for, Starmer will stumble on weakened and directionless, convincing himself that sitting next to Trump and attending Nato and G7 meetings means he has a historic role to play.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/02/labour-government-welfare-bill-democracy-party-election-john-mcdonnell?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How We Got Here, a brief meandering #HistoryLesson
Almost 75 Years Ago The #USA Ran A Dirty #RegimeChange Through #Iran At Behest Of

The U.S. helped oust Iran’s government in 1953. Here’s what happened.
The U.S. has not publicly called for regime change in the current Israel-Iran conflict, but over 70 years ago, it played a key role in ousting Tehran’s government.