The war on misinformation is a sham
by The Spectator Australia
The Spectator Australia— Anthony Albanese claims to be fighting a war on so-called ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’. He recently exclaimed that ‘Australians want misinformation…What to read next: Only official misinformation allowed | Albanese is the real source of misinformation | Net Zero by 2050: fantasy, or eco-imperial impoverishment? | Australia needs to assess security relations with Turkey
AppleInsider—iPad at war: How the iPad is crucial to the Ukraine war effort. The iPad is being used for an unusual purpose in the Ukraine-Russia conflict -- they're helping the Ukraine Air Force use modern weapons on older fighter jets. An iPad in a jet [X/OSINTtechnical] One of the problems of using older vehicles in war is that it may have the hardpoints, but not have the technical capability to pass targeting information to newer weapons. In the Ukraine conflict, it appears that one workaround involves using an iPad. The U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for...
The Guardian—A new cold war? World war three? How do we navigate this age of confusion?. In history, as in romance, beginnings matter – so what we do now will be crucial in shaping the futureIn these times of planetary polycrisis, we try to get our bearings by looking to the past. Are we perhaps in The New Cold War, as Robin Niblett, the former director of the foreign affairs thinktank Chatham House, proposes in a new book? Is this bringing us towards the brink of a third world war, as the historian Niall Ferguson has argued? Or, as I have found myself suggesting on occasion, is the...
San Antonio Current—Bad Takes: Texas Republicans' war on DEI is a war on public institutions. Editor's Note: Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. Early last month, the University of Texas at Austin sent pink slips to roughly 50 staff employees who formerly worked for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the campus.