A US military mega-contractor assisting an Australian company to develop a proposal for a nuclear waste dump in Central Australia has a flawed safety record in handling nuclear waste storage.

In Alice Springs, Central Arrernte Country, the giant American military contractor, Amentum Holdings, is responsible for the day-to-day running of facilities for the secretive US-Australian Pine Gap satellite surveillance base. Now it’s involved in developing a proposed nuclear waste dump in Central Australia.

Jorgen Doyle

A DECLASSIFIED AUSTRALIA SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

It could hardly be more evident that the true intention of the US government in holding the so-called "Summit for Democracy" has nothing to do with promoting democracy, but serving the undemocratic purpose of maintaining US hegemony.

So-called US democracy merely hegemony in disguise
Xinhua | Updated: 2021-12-10 14:11

Absurdly asserting itself as a "paragon of democracy," the US government turns a blind eye to a multitude of problems at home caused by the deterioration and dysfunction of its own democratic system and turns a deaf ear to the widespread criticism of its decision to hold the so-called "Summit for Democracy".

In an age of fake news and half-truths, the radical potential of democracy is more important than ever, as this nimble, illuminating history by a celebrated political theorist reveals.

From its beginnings in Syria-Mesopotamia – and not Athens – to its role in fomenting revolutionary fervour in France and America, democracy has subverted fixed ways of deciding who should enjoy power and privilege, and why. For democracy encourages people to do something radical – to come together as equals, to determine their own lives and futures.

The view presented here from a geopolitical perspective is intended as a set of arguments for two upcoming referendums that are of existential importance for Switzerland: The Framework Treaty with the EU and the Neutrality Initiative. At the very moment when the crisis of the EU and NATO and their failure in the Ukraine war are becoming apparent, the so-called centre-left majority in the Swiss parliament is pushing forward the rapprochement with these institutions of the former European colonial powers.

A set of arguments for the upcoming fateful referendums in Switzerland

by Peter Mattmann-Allamand*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_pV6c4DJ2w

It’s a truth universally acknowledged in election post-mortems these days that the Liberal Party has a serious “woman problem”. It would be more accurate to suggest that the party has a man problem.

Said problem was laid bare by 80-year-old ex-party president Alan Stockdale, treasurer of Victoria under Jeff Kennett, now among an ageing trio of administrators fighting to retain control of the party’s troubled NSW division.

Champions league tax dodger Google Australia is up to its usual tricks. Michael West and Josh Barnett discover a $6B black hole.

The Google Australia financial statements for 2024 are out and display the usual accounting chicanery by the tech giant and its auditors from EY. The group reported revenue of $1.98B for the year. But is that all? Is that all the company made by selling advertising and so forth?

No, this is a $10B company masquerading as a $2B company. The accounting is a sham because Google discloses way down in the back of its notes to the accounts that it siphoned out $8.2B in ‘service fees’ to associates of its parent company Alphabet.

Elon Musk has publicly claimed that US President Donald Trump is named in the sealed Jeffrey Epstein files — and suggested that this is the real reason they remain classified.

The allegation came Thursday during a sharp exchanges between Musk and Trump as the two figures clashed over the recently passed federal tax and spending bill.

Musk wrote: “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.” He added: “Have a nice day, DJT! Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.” 

Opposition by former high officials in Israeli’s military and national security establishment and Israeli allies – France, England, and Germany – to the aimless killing of civilian families in Gaza is increasing.

Ralph Nader

The mainstream, US media has no excuse to cease its incomplete and biased reporting on the horrific genocidal mass slaughter in Gaza. Former deputy minister of economy Yair Golan called out Netanyahu for “engaging in baby killing as a hobby".

NATO is the “most powerful alliance” in global history, Secretary General Mark Rutte has claimed, comparing the US-led bloc to the Roman Empire and Napoleon’s army.

Rutte urged member states to ramp up military spending to make NATO even “more lethal” and better prepared to counter the alleged threat from Russia, which Moscow has long denied and ridiculed.

“NATO is the most powerful defense alliance in world history. It’s even more powerful than the Roman Empire, and more powerful than Napoleon’s empire,” Rutte stated at a press conference ahead of the NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. “But the defense alliance needs maintenance and needs investment.” He laid out priorities to strengthen NATO’s military, insisting they are essential to deter potential future aggression.

Discrimination has existed since humans fell from the tree. Recently, the Democratic Party of America lost the elections. Many Democrats are wondering why. Some blame the media, Donald Trump and the price of eggs. But, some Democrat boffins got $20 million to research what REALLY went wrong. Gus Leonisky investigates:

Discrimination happens even under the best DEI policy. We have posted about Clarence Thomas…

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Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday revealed she was registering as an independent and announced a forthcoming book about her time in the tumultuous administration.

Jean-Pierre, a longtime Democratic Party operative, is urging Americans to step outside harsh party lines in her new book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines," according to the book's description. The description also says the former Biden press secretary didn't come to the decision about leaving the party lightly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKAIr30cDxE

YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT.

         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

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The US Navy has been directed to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights activist and Navy veteran, as part of a broader initiative by President Donald Trump to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) references within the military.

The upcoming renaming has not yet been officially confirmed but was outlined in an internal memo, multiple defense sources told Military.com and other media outlets on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump has said he held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss the Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airbases.

Ukrainian drones hit multiple Russian airbases on Monday in a coordinated assault. Targets ranged from Murmansk in the Arctic to Irkutsk in Siberia. Kiev claims the strikes damaged or destroyed approximately 40 Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 long-range bombers. Moscow has not verified these claims, stating that most of the incoming drones were intercepted.

Reports suggest the attack was executed using explosive-laden drones launched from commercial trucks that had been covertly brought into Russian territory.