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"Whatever a patron desires to get published is advertising; whatever he wants to keep out of the paper is news. - Unknown Origin"

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/20/news-suppress/

F.U.

Blaise Compaore's case adjourned http://allafrica.com/stories/201705160811.html

Côte d'Ivoire seems chilled ... ish. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/05/21/sirleaf-ecowas-condemns-violence-mutiny-in-ivory-coast/

Adani and Abbot Point Turtles http://www.smh.com.au/environment/mockery-turnbull-government-quietly-cuts-adanis-abbot-point-turtle-controls-20170520-gw9cu6.html

Only 7% ... http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/just-7-per-cent-of-voters-want-the-government-to-invest-in-adani-mine-poll-20170521-gw9k4g.html

Jack Cowin and Hungry Jacks https://thewest.com.au/business/retail/hungry-jacks-king-says-sunday-rates-are-in-the-past-ng-b88481116z

... and even Brandis does his bit for Adani https://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/the-government-wants-to-delay-a-court-case-that-could-make

Crime Net http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/cashless-welfare-card-backfires-with-increase-in-crime-according-to-aboriginal-health-council-of-wa/news-story/adc141c9c21467e3c33b6355ff682c29

Actual Fucking Police http://www.smh.com.au/comment/afps-tax-fraud-raids-how-top-cops-manage-and-massage-the-news-20170518-gw8e5v.html

People setting other people on fire

Venezuela https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/22/venezuela-man-set-on-fire-during-anti-government-protests

RIP (aka Things Coming to an End ... aka The End Times)

Chris Cornell https://thefirsttenwords.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/its-not-what-you-think/

Kevin Stanton, 61, New Zealand rock guitarist (Mi-Sex) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Stanton

Ian Synott https://www.echo.net.au/2017/05/missing-ultralight-pilot-found-dead-amongst-wreckage/

Roger Ailes

The Patent on MP3 https://marco.org/2017/05/15/mp3-isnt-dead

Kissinger Watch

Photo of Kissinger and J Bish did the rounds this week ...

NEWS

One Notion

Ambien and stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolpidem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaleplon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/abcs-child-psychiatry/201310/zombification-is-not-acceptable-medication-outcome

The Republican president gives the Wahabists weapons, f#cking sh#tloads of them. But Iran are the terrorists. $100BN ... and last we heard, Obama had blocked $400M worth being sent.

Steve Bannon in Saudi

Iran

Dutton is a Vogon (and a Sontaran)

Pay your f#cking tax, Andrew. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-22/andrew-twiggy-forrests-history-of-grand-goals-and-grand-gestures/8548134

... and you Rupert ... and you Google ... and you Apple ... etc etc etc https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/21/google-in-google-out/

DNA databases - what could possibly go wrong? https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/05/coming-another-call-everyones-dna-collected-stored-permanently/

UK Election

The Taxman https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/may/18/ato-official-michael-cranston-unwittingly-caught-up-in-alleged-major