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🇦🇺Australia’s senseless under-16 social media ban kicks in.
My piece in @FairObserver explains why this doomed law will backfire spectacularly:
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Australia’s Idiotic Social Media Ban
Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 is set to take effect on December 10 — becoming the world’s first prohibition...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A timeline puts the full #Epstein saga into stark relief.
The Epstein story is about one man or one network and about how systems of influence and secrecy operate, and why transparency still falls short. fairobserver.com/timeline/the...
#Transparency #Trafficking #PowerAndInfluence #FairObserver
THE TIMELINE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN
Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy American financier, was found dead in his prison cell in an apparent suicide on August 10, 2019. He had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges, to whi...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
Tomorrow in #FairObserver:
"Rock Music is Filthy, Unpleasant, Repugnant, Sickening, Disgusting and Odious – That’s the Point"
#BobVylan at #Glastonbury reignites the culture wars. Who decides what’s offensive — and why are we still shocked?
#FreeSpeech #CancelCulture #Music
July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
COMING SOON in #FairObserver: Why Do the Beckhams Still Fascinate Us? ⭐️Most celebrities fade after their peak but David & Victoria remain a global brand—bridging generations, reinventing themselves and still captivating audiences. Why?
#Beckham #VictoriaBeckham #DavidBeckham
October 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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IS TAYLOR SWIFT REALLY AS GREAT AS SHAKESPEARE?🔥
Her albums break records, her tours make history 🏟️—she’s already a legend. But can she exceed the artistic giants she now stands alongside?
COMING SOON IN #FairObserver
#TaylorSwift #ErasTour #PopCulture #Swifties #ArtisticGreatness
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We don’t take orders from billionaires.
Fair Observer is powered by citizens from 90+ countries, offering perspectives you won’t find in mainstream media.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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my latest for FairObserver on #Yemen Houthis …mainstream meadow are blindly amplifying Houthi propaganda …along w US/EU Progressives …

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The Truth About Yemen’s Houthis and Their New Terrorist Designation
US President Donald Trump is branding Yemen’s Houthis, an Iranian-sponsored militant group, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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February 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
It was meant to offend. That’s why it mattered.
In this sharp piece, @elliscashmore.bsky.social explores how “filthy” music gave voice to cultural rebellion.
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#RockMusic #Culture #FairObserver #music #culture
Rock Music is Sickening, Disgusting, Filthy, Repugnant, Unpleasant and Odious – That’s the Point
Rock music was designed to disrupt, offend and confront society, from Elvis’s racial subversion to Dylan’s protest lyrics,
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July 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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WHY CHILDREN KILL: THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE DEATH OF ROB REINER
Reiner and his wife were found dead in their Brentwood home. Their son Nick is charged with their murders. Why?

Read now in #FairObserver ⬇️
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Why Children Kill: The Incomprehensible Death of Rob Reiner
Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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📣 Project 2025 and Donald Trump’s Dangerous Dismantling of the US Federal Government 🎧 Podcast - from The Fair Observer

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Project 2025 and Donald Trump's Dangerous Dismantling of the US Federal Government | The Dialectic
@FairObserver In this episode of The Dialectic, Fair Observer Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and Senior FOI Partner Glenn Carle (a reputed retired CIA officer) dissect US President Donald Trump’s…
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September 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Billionaires aren’t just funding candidates — they’re trying to define what democracy looks like in NYC.
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#NYCPolitics #Democracy #CampaignFinance #ZohranMamdani #FairObserver
Billionaires Line Up to Save New York from Democracy
Billionaire Bill Ackman’s panic over a progressive political upset in New York reflects the priorities of a system where money, not governance, defines politics.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Christopher Roper Schell examines the tension between Zohran Mamdani’s elite background and his radical socialism—with nuanced historical context. A thought-provoking dive into identity and politics. www.fairobserver.com/politics/zoh... #NYCPolitics #Socialism #FairObserver #Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani: Hypocrisy, Socialism and the Danger of Elitist Politics
Zohran Mamdani, son of elite parents and raised in privilege, champions socialist policies while enjoying capitalist comforts.
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July 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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“A lie that has plunged the world into WWIII”
What if the real threat wasn’t AI… but the narratives we build around it?

This piece flips the script on geopolitics. Peter Isackson
#ThinkForYourself #FairObserver #AIethics #NarrativeWarfare #CitizenJournalism

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Outside the Box: ChatGPT Examines a Lie That Has Plunged the World into WWIII
In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Who’s Learning? The Asymmetry of Human–AI Collaboration via @fairobserver www.fairobserver.com/outside-the-... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
Who’s Learning? The Asymmetry of Human–AI Collaboration
AI’s capacity for dialogue positions it as a potentially powerful tool for collaborative learning. Humans can learn from...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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For those who want to know a bit more about what's going on in #iran, here are a variety of articles suitable as background from #fairobserver, which is a sort of non-profit, crowdsourced, and freely accessible analogue to the Economist:

1. How Iran Became a Great Power and Why It Hates America […]
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March 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Why doesn't the Michael Jackson movie cover the sexual abuse allegations?
Here’s the answer: 🧤 fairobserver.com/culture/woul...

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Would Michael Jackson Have Survived in the #MeToo Era?
Director Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, opens on April 24, a year later than scheduled. Parts of the film were reshot after
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April 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
Madonna — Diva Provocatrix
For 40+ years she's mastered scandal, spectacle & reinvention — turning outrage into art

No one before her did it this way. No one since has matched it.
Coming in #FairObserver.

#Madonna #QueenOfPop #MadonnaFans #MadonnaForever #MadonnaCelebrationTour
March 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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DIANA'S GHOST HAUNTS BRITAIN'S ROYALS 👑
Andrew faces relentless media scrutiny. Diana set the stage, and the House of Windsor can’t look away.
Coming soon to #FairObserver
#RoyalFamily #Diana #AndrewScandal
February 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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SHOULD FIFA PULL THE WORLD CUP OUT OF THE US?⚽️Read in #FairObserver: fairobserver.com/culture/shou...
#WorldCup2026 #FIFA #DonaldTrump #Infantino #SportsPolitics @fanseurope.org
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Should FIFA Pull the World Cup Out of the US?
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter is urging fans to boycott the 2026 World Cup in the United States, citing recent civil unrest..
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February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
🚨 IS TAYLOR SWIFT REALLY AS GREAT AS SHAKESPEARE? 🎤🎨🎼
Her albums break records, her tours make history 🏟️—but can she match the artistic giants she now stands alongside?
READ NOW IN #FairObserver 👉 www.fairobserver.com/culture/is-t...
#TaylorSwift #PopCulture #Swifties #ArtisticGreatness #MusicCanon
Is Taylor Swift Really as Great as Shakespeare?*
Taylor Swift dominates global culture as her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, breaks sales records and cements her influence across media.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
🎤 Ellis Cashmore will be speaking at the Sociology in Action event on 5 December about the evolution of celebrity culture. First event sold out, but tickets for this one are still available: educationinaction.org.uk/speaker/elli... #CelebrityCulture #Timeline #FairObserver
October 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
COMING SOON in #FairObserver: Why Do the Beckhams Still Fascinate Us? ⭐️
Most celebrities fade after their peak but David & Victoria remain a global brand—bridging generations, reinventing themselves and still captivating audiences. Why?
#Beckham #VictoriaBeckham #DavidBeckham
September 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
elliscashmore.bsky.social
Armani wasn’t just about clothes. His designs embodied Bourdieu’s distinction and Bauman’s liquid modernity: style as social capital, identity as performance. In the 1980s, fashion became a way of being.

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In Memoriam: Giorgio Armani and the Rise of Designer Culture
Italian designer Giorgio Armani has passed away at the age of 91, marking the end of an era in fashion. His work represents a cultural shift...
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September 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Jury Begins Deliberating in Sean Combs Trial: Race, Gender and a New American Dilemma fairobserver.com/history/sean... #SeanCombs

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#DiddyTrial

#RaceAndJustice

#GenderPolitics

#AmericanJustice

#CulturalPolitics

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Sean “Diddy” Combs: Race, Gender and a New American Dilemma
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s upcoming federal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges reflects deep cultural tensions at the...
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June 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM