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We laughed at Trump’s run for president and marvel at the rise of Pauline Hanson. Why didn’t we see the sleeping threat?

Commentators left, right and centre are trying to grasp the bouncing ping-pong ball that is One Nation which has been hiding in plain sight

The Guardian - AU

One reason US democracy is in trouble? Its supporters are moving elsewhere

The recent exodus of people – voluntary and not – from the US threatens to worsen America’s authoritarian slippage

The Guardian - US

Door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating – but it’s also a source of hope

Questions about the efficacy of door-knocking feel valid. But I see it as a weapon against autocracy – and a spiritual workout

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‘Labour had their chance – they flopped.’ Two days in Makerfield show me the scale of Burnham’s task

Touring this bitterly divided constituency, what strikes you most is people want something better. But what exactly, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

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Trump is desecrating the Lincoln Memorial – a civic sacred ground

The monument excites reverence for the Declaration of Independence. Of course it is threatening to a president who doesn’t share its egalitarian vision

The Guardian - US

After losing both my parents, I realised what I needed: the total isolation of a Hebridean island

Complete solitude may not be for everyone, but walking the windswept Harris hills by myself gave me the space to contemplate a difficult year, says Graham Snowdon, editor of Guardian Weekly

The Guardian - UK

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, and Putin is desperate. But that’s when he’s at his most dangerous

Don’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with dire risks for us all, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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OPINION - Will a CCTV-lined route keep me safe — or just help police identify my body?

Will new app Safest Way really solve violence against women, asks Katie Strick

Evening Standard

National, Labour spar over hyped-up $18b in ‘hidden’ policy costs

Comment: The Finance Minister’s attack on Labour’s ‘hidden bill’ hits at a weak spot for the party – but National’s theatrical approach risks coming off as desperation

Newsroom.co.nz

Isoc must accept IO 'smear' verdict

An Appeal Court ruling penalising the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) for its information operation (IO) against two human rights defenders sets a welcome precedent for the protection of rights.

Bangkok Post

Elderly airport has a few tales to tell

There was an interesting article in the Bangkok Post by Komsan Jandamit which suggested that Don Mueang airport is "looking weary" these days and suffering from wear and tear. Judging from readers' comments many agreed with this observation and suggested it could perhaps do with sprucing up.

Bangkok Post

I was a hardcore twitcher. I understand why the Cocos booby has Australia’s birders in a frenzy

Twitchers can be the subject of derision but they have greatly expanded our understanding of birdlife in the age of extinction

The Guardian - AU

Voices: Michael Heseltine is correct: it’s time to right the wrongs of Brexit

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: We must accept we need a closer relationship with Europe to ensure our prosperity and security in an uncertain world

The Independent UK

Crypto scams are abusing trust – one of the foundations of Pacific life

Comment from Auckland University: Pacific communities need to ensure people are entering crypto investing with genuine understanding, proper protections and informed consent

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Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man?

Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parenting

The Guardian - US

‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal

Following a failed relationship in my 40s, solitude is tempting. But I’m not giving up on finding love, warts and all

The Guardian - US

The attacks on Graham Platner didn’t just fail – they may have backfired

Graham Platner’s primary victory in Maine says more about the unpopularity of the Democratic party elite than any race to date

The Guardian - UK

The hill I will die on: I really don’t like ‘like’ – or other imprecise and redundant speech

Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in Britain, says author Louis de Bernières

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Dear American gays, you’re welcome in London — but please shush it down a bit

American gym gays: stop telling us you love foreskins and try to be more Judi Dench, says writer Jack Cullen who runs a drag queen agency

The Guardian - UK

It’s a Trumpian World Cup for racism and cynicism – why don’t those who condemned Qatar 2022 say so?

We must highlight the awful stance of the White House towards so many competing nations, but also the hypocrisy of leaders who acquiesce, says MP Jeremy Corbyn

Newslaundry

The sadhu wants pulao. The snob rejects veg biryani. Culinary history disagrees with both

The seers of the Akhand Parshuram Akhada in Haridwar have, in their campaign to rename veg biryani as veg pulao, found themselves in unexpected company: the biryani puritans, who have insisted for years that veg biryani is an oxymoron and what you are eating is pulao. For once, the saffron-robed…

Bangkok Post

IOs are real and need to be stopped

A surprising but welcome decision was made by the Court of Appeal this past week, which overturned part of a lower court ruling and ordered the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to pay over 200,000 baht in compensation to human rights activists smeared online by a so-called information operation (IO).

The Guardian - UK

The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone

After a week of violence and discord, this is clear: some politicians know images supersede inconvenient facts. And Labour has no good response, says Guardian Opinion assistant editor Jason Okundaye

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer stands by his defence plan – now his rivals must set out theirs

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Whoever is prime minister in the coming weeks has an important spending decision to make – one that will have a bearing on national security

Bangkok Post

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