Quote

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. - Abraham Lincoln

NSW Greens shame

http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/lauren-ingram-why-im-telling-the-story-of-my-rape/news-story/9d333b85eeb57284d0724c085a9768e9 http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/06/19/greens-devastated-after-member-accused-of-rape-in-viral-twitte_a_22488857/

F.U.

Loss of expertise and trust ... politics is being informed by arguments that occur between ill-informed people who no longer trust any sources of knowledge you might try to quote. An argument can no longer proceed from shared knowledge with reference to actual primary sources.

Water is obviously dihydrogen oxide ... not hydrogen dioxide ... durrr.

Silica Gel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silica_gel

Pisasale charged with extortion http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-20/paul-pisasale-former-ipswich-mayor-charged-extortion/8635422

Ch10 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/media-moguls-hold-network-ten-hostage-and-turnbull-government-to-ransom,10419

People setting other people on fire

Grenfell Tower https://twitter.com/Faysal_FreeGaza/status/876282657818238977

People in Portugal

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

Finsbury Park mosque crowd https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/19/may-says-islamophobia-form-extremism-marking-shift-rhetoric

Uncanny valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

and Horror/Terror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEikGKDVsCc&t=3s

Radicalisation of whiteys by alt-right, etc

Flounder (aka Stephen Furst) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/stephen-furst-dead-animal-house-babylon-5-age-63-diabetes-a7795611.html

Otto Warmbier, 22, American college student, convicted thief and political figure

Helmut Kohl, 87, German politician, Chancellor (1982–1998), Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate (1969–1976)

Israeli nuclear test? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_Incident

Tapes? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/culture-and-history-1960s-80s-disintegrating-chemistry-can-save-it-180957267/

Maybe payphones http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-20/payphone-network-should-be-wound-down-productivity-commission/8633512

NEWS

Native Title, fuck the ALP. https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/adanis-carmichael-coal-development-benefit-native-title-changes/ http://wanganjagalingou.com.au/our-fight/

Urethral beans http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-06-20/massive-urethral-bean-removed-horse-penis/8635606

Check your stores, hoard tinned goods https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/19/russia-target-us-led-coalition-warplanes-over-syria http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-20/raaf-suspends-syria-missions-after-shoot-down-of-syrian-bomber/8635284 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/iran-fires-missiles-isil-positions-eastern-syria-170618193251349.html

https://patribotics.blog/2017/01/17/dear-mr-putin-lets-play-chess-louise-mensch-trump-russia/ http://observer.com/2017/03/kremlingate-russia-spy-game-disinformation/

The Yaya 3 (Yarra?) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-14/ministers-called-to-court-to-defend-comments-on-judiciary/8618502

George and the Penalty Rates http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/06/20/george-christensen-carries-through-with-his-many-threats-to-crosa22491426/

J Edgar Brandis still flying under the radar https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/16/australian-push-to-make-decryption-easier-could-threaten-global-internet-security https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/

Weather and Climate

Still dry. ABARE downgrades crop forecasts, prices for grain generally crap globally, so once again it’d suck to be farmer. http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/rural-news/2017-06-14/weather-concerns-loom-large-over-abares-crop-forecast/8612486

2017 is the second hottest year on record ... so far ...

Lettuce & Tomatoes http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-06-20/lettuce-sales-drop-as-tomato-shortage-continues/8634788

SPORT

The Indigenous Game

There is power in a union http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-20/afl-players-score-big-in-1.84-billion-dollar-pay-deal/8635046

The World Game

Confederations Cup

Captain Mike is out injured http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-20/confederations-cup-do-socceroos-have-plan-against-top-sides/8633226

Taxation without representation http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-14/cristiano-ronaldo-denies-tax-fraud-allegations-in-spain/8616066

The Netty

Sunshine Coast Lightning http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-17/sunshine-coast-lightning-beat-giants-super-netball-grand-final/8627882 http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/netball/sunshine-coast-lightning-set-for-long-title-reign-as-2018-super-netball-is-pushed-back/news-story/491252045a32661597794604b211c6d0

The Game they play in Heaven

Woeful Wobblies http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-19/jack-quigley-wallabies-facebook-rant-goes-viral/8629800

McCool is far more excited about the All Blacks v The Lions

The Gentleman’s Game

Champions Trophy http://www.cricket.com.au/news/adam-gilchrist-pakistan-champions-trophy-final-india-nomad-away-record-uae-cricket-lover/2017-06-20 https://www.dawn.com/news/1340178

The Clock

https://www.gc2018.com/

#LastCommonwealthGames

#KidhappingNappySnap

#MiniIceAge2030

#HorrorVsTerror