Politics
Where is the gonzo?
The modern world sucks. You suck. Every one of my audience members is to blame. So fuck you all. Everybody is a f*n journalist and nobody can write for shit. Consequently, we have all become […]
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Moral Disengagement, Moral Engagement and the Myth of AI Bias
By Steve Davies Background For a year and a half I have been researching and developing approaches to using AI to address harmful behaviours and practices in government and its institutions. The cornerstone of that […]
Politics
The Script of Anxiety: Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Fascination
With the Ukraine War and the retreat of the United States from what has routinely been called Europe’s security architecture, states are galloping to whatever point of presumed sanctuary is on offer. The general presumption […]
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Hope is a Seed in the Red Earth
Hope is a seed in the red earth, where the sun kisses dust-laden ground, Where time moves slow, and the rivers carve deep, where the echoes of ancestors sound. This land is old, older than […]
Politics
Peter Dutton and Donald Trump: Only the hair is different
As politicians Peter Dutton and Donald Trump share a number of similarities, among them their styles, rhetoric, and policy approaches. These parallels are often highlighted in discussions about populism, conservative leadership, and divisive political strategies. […]
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The Last Lament
On 15 March 1889, three American and three German warships, and HMS Calliope of the Royal Navy’s Australia Station protecting British interests, were tightly anchored in a standoff in the tiny harbour of Apia, Samoa, […]
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Why Taxes Don’t Fund Government Spending – The Big Myth
By Denis Hay Description: Why Taxes Don’t Fund Government Spending Discover why federal taxes don’t fund government spending and how this myth is used to justify austerity. Learn the truth about monetary sovereignty. Introduction – […]
Politics
Confronting the Trolls: Questions That Unmask
In the echo chamber of social media, I’ve collided with a relentless force – trolls who thrive on chaos. No matter how thoroughly their lies are dismantled, their trolling tactics exposed, or their provocations muted, […]
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To the Men Who Fear Strong Women
To the men who fear strong women, I see the way you shrink, You call it nature, you call it law, you call it how we’re “wired to think.” You say it’s just the way […]
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Ignorance, racism and all that hides behind ‘anti-woke’ lies
I am woke and proud of it. Ignorance and racism hides behind ‘anti-woke’ lies. Truth needs no banner – it demands action Reclaiming “Woke”: Restoring a Term of Empowerment in the Fight for Equality Introduction […]
Satire
Why Trump, The Media And Gamblers Are Never Wrong!
The one certainty in life is that there are no certainties in life… Apart from death and taxes… Oh, and the fact that some people never make mistakes. I mean, a few weeks ago I […]
Politics
Sporting Contradictions: Athletes, the Olympics and Climate Change
The time has come for arguably the sporting world’s most famous mafia organisation to select its new chief. The various turf-conscious representatives of the International Olympic Committee will be busy with the task of finding […]
Satire
Trump’s War on Woke Words: A Bold Plan to Make America Confused Again
An article in the New York Times; These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration caught my interest: “As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds […]
Politics
Why the ‘woke’ don’t like Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton ranks high in most lists of unlikeable politicians, and the reasons for the widespread dislike are multifaceted. Here’s a breakdown of why many people harbour negative views toward him. This isn’t an exhaustive […]