Month: February 2024

US Supreme Court Slow Walks Trump Immunity Claim Appeal & Stay

by Clio

29 February 2024 3 mths

SCOTUS has virtually guaranteed that Donald Trump will not be tried prior to the Presidential election of 2024. US Supreme Court slow walks Trump immunity claim appeal and stay from prosecution. By deciding to take the case it has undermined the unanimous denial of trump’s claims by the federal court of appeals. The stacking of SCOTUS with conservative GOP aligned justices by Trump is obviously paying benefits. The legal rule of law was really the last hope for America in holding Donald Trump accountable for attempts to subvert the Constitution in 2020. The US is now an international disgrace and no longer can be considered a leading democratic nation.

Fresh Politics

by Clio

27 February 2024 1 3 mths

Druggy Demons In AFL Spotlight

Scott Morrison Bragged About Being A Robodebt Welfare Cop

by Clio

27 February 2024 1 3 mths

Counting Up The Cost Of Coalition Governments

a brown wooden cross - The Christian March To Power In America

by Clio

25 February 2024 3 mths

The Christian March To Power In America

100 banknote lot - More Corrupt & Incompetent Government Behaviour From Morrison’s Coalition

by Clio

19 February 2024 3 mths

Is It Fair For Australian Corporations To Make Record Profits During A Cost Of Living Crisis?

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by Clio

17 February 2024 2 3 mths

Trump Ascended To The Highest Office In The Land

by Clio

12 February 2024 1 3 mths

More Corrupt and Incompetent Government Behaviour From Morrison’s Coalition

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by Clio

11 February 2024 3 mths

Time To Investigate Politicians Dealing With The Fossil Fuel Industry

Statue of Liberty, New York under white and blue cloudy skies

by Clio

6 February 2024 3 mths

Looking To America Is Fraught

by Clio

3 February 2024 4 mths

An Age Defined Economically

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by Clio

30 March 2024 2 mths

The Culture Wars & Demonising Woke

The culture wars pits extreme reactionary conservatives against progressives. The war on woke is an example of this, where ordinary folk are encouraged to see efforts in favour of redressing the situation, where those among us traditionally excluded from a seat at the big table, as unnecessary. White supremacists are, of course, big fans of this and in some instances driving this ‘anti-woke’ narrative. Diversity inclusiveness is being pilloried as somehow unfair to the dominant white male cohort within our communities – this is ridiculous. The figures do not back this up in any way. The culture wars and demonising woke play to the politics of grievance.

Culture Fresh Politics

a large stadium filled with lots of people

by Clio

21 March 2024 2 mths

Not Building Another Stadium Is A Win For Queenslanders

The recent decision by the Queensland state government not to build another sporting stadium for the Olympics is a sign of maturity. Brisbane and Australia are in the midst of an acute housing crisis, with too few houses and apartments available for demand. It would be a gross display of economic irresponsibility to build a massively expensive stadium when there are not enough affordable accommodation options available for the people of Brisbane. The builders and the investment should be engaged and spent on social housing rather than infrastructure for sport. Enough with the elitist sporting indulgence when a city, a state, and a nation is not taking care of its ordinary citizens. Not building another stadium is a win for Queenslanders.

Culture Economics Fresh Politics Sport

black flat screen tv on brown wooden tv rack

by Clio

21 March 2024 2 mths

The Fake World Of Commercial Free To Air TV

Let me share with you a little about my recent viewing experiences. I decided to trim my expenses in response to the cost of living crisis eating up my modest savings. I axed the streaming services previously subscribed to one by one. Then, after nearly 20 years of pay TV – I gave that the flick also. Suddenly, I was reduced to watching the footy on free to air. Channel 7 trumpets this FREE experience to the viewer but stuffs so many ads into a game my head started spinning. I entered the fake world of commercial free to air TV.

Culture Economics Fresh Sport

Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

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Midas Word @midasword ·

26 Apr

Will this be the end of the American experiment?

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith333 ·

3 Apr

The meltdown over Sam Mostyn's appointment by the same people silent on the current GG's involvement with Morrison's 5 Ministries is delicious.

And, don't forget the controversial $18M grant Morrison gave to the GG's 'foundation'.

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Paul Barry @therealpbarry ·

2 Apr

If half of this is true—and it’s yet to be tested in court—#7spotlight is an absolute disgrace.

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amante2 @ameliabee7 ·

3 Apr

Interesting to note that Morrison’s Captain’s pick for GG, fellow Evangelical, Hurley, appointed Morrison to 5 secret Ministerial portfolios and his favourite foundation received $18 million worth of funding from the Morrison gov, despite it having no official staff at the time