The censorship industrial complex suffered major setbacks in recent years. But now the censors are back with a vengeance: successful lawfare that could cost Meta tens of billions for not censoring enough; two major Hollywood movies; and the worst censorship legislation yet.

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THE $275 POWER BILL DESHISION JOURNALIST: “Mr Albanese, can you really cut household power bills by $275 by 2025?” ALBO, 2021: “I don’t think, I know. I know because we have done the modelling.” Fast-forward to 2025… JOURNALIST: “So… where’s the $275?” ALBO: “Well, that’s a mischaracterisayshon of the situayshon. There have been global complicayshons, market fluctuayshons and circumstances requiring further explanayshon.” JOURNALIST: “But you said you knew.” ALBO: “I reject the implicayshon that knowing then requires knowing now. The modellayshon was the modellayshon at the time of the modellayshon.” JOURNALIST: “So the $275?” ALBO: “We’ve delivered substantial cost-of-living assistayshon.” JOURNALIST: “That’s not the question.” ALBO: “I’ve answered the queschion.” 🇦🇺 AUSSIE TRANSLATION: Mate, spare us the bloody word salad. You didn’t say “we’ll have a crack.” You didn’t say “the modelling suggests.” You said: “I KNOW.” Australians didn’t get to pay their electricity bills with your modellayshon. That’s what people are jack of: sell the policy with certainty, then when the promised result doesn’t arrive, drown everyone in excuses, rebates, revised forecasts and political spin. Enough explanayshon. Where’s the bloody $275? 😂 By March 2025, Labor was no longer holding itself to the original RepuTex $275 forecast, citing the subsequent global energy crisis and relying on newer forecasts.

Why does an American @POTUS give the red carpet treatment to the authoritarian leaders of adversarial countries--who are actively aiding war efforts against us--and the back of the hand to our closest allies?

Obama: "If you put women in charge of every government for two years... I have a strong belief that things would be better. I'm confident about that."

Germany currently has about 26 gigawatt hours of battery storage. Most of it sits in home batteries with only 4.3 gigawatt hours actually serving the grid. Building that storage already cost more than €10 billion, and at national demand levels it only covers roughly 30 minutes of summer electricity usage. The winter months bring what's known as 'dunkelflaute' -- cold dark windless periods (and higher energy usage). To survive a 10-day winter lull (the minimum realistic requirement), Germany would need about 12,000 gigawatt hours of batteries, 470 times today's storage. Such a system would weigh roughly 60 million tons and would be made from vast quantities of lithium, nickel, graphite, copper, aluminum and steel -- all requiring intensive mining. At current battery prices, the system would cost trillions of euros. And batteries last only 10 to 15 years, meaning the entire system would need constant replacement. The conclusion is unavoidable: Wind and solar require reliable backup power --renewables need oil, coal, gas and nuclear.

New South Wales and Victoria's household property wealth has plummeted more than $130 billion in the June quarter, as almost all other states and territories post record average dwelling prices, new data shows. news24.com.au/business/marke…

Obama: "If you put women in charge of every government for two years... I have a strong belief that things would be better. I'm confident about that."

BREAKING: Anthony Albanese’s big “flagship” UN address in New York has pulled a whopping crowd - of just 14 people. For a bloke with an ego the size of his, that’s not a speech, that’s a public humiliation. He’d be absolutely furious and you already know the next line, it won’t be his fault. It’ll be his team, the time slot, Trump, the cameras, anyone except the man nobody bothered to stay and listen to. Anthony Albanese himself.

Obama: "If you put women in charge of every government for two years... I have a strong belief that things would be better. I'm confident about that."

Re-joining the EU would help the UK's economic growth, tech entrepreneur Euan Blair tells @CathyNewman. He says the UK was "better off when it was in the EU." trib.al/Rx0iR33 📺 Sky 501

London is facing a dark blizzard of disinformation, driven by extremist groups and hostile state actors. We can't ignore the damage it’s causing to our communities, safety and trust. It’s why London’s leading the way in tackling this threat, so I welcome the Government's announcement of a National Centre for Information Defence.