Australia: It's like a train wreck and the trains are made of dumpster fires and the dumpsters are full of wrecked trains. - Stillgherrian

Quote

"What a monument of human smallness is this idea of the philosopher king. What a contrast between it and the simplicity of humaneness of Socrates, who warned the statesmen against the danger of being dazzled by his own power, excellence, and wisdom, and who tried to teach him what matters most - that we are all frail human beings. What a decline from this world of irony and reason and truthfulness down to Plato's kingdom of the sage whose magical powers raise him high above ordinary men; although not quite high enough to forgo the use of lies, or to neglect the sorry trade of every shaman - the selling of spells, of breeding spells, in exchange for power over his fellow-men." - Karl Popper

NEWS

Baa Baa Barnaby and s.44(i) in general. Stupid LNP conspiracy theory distraction attempt. Katter withdrawing support. Government fuct.

How can I score if I'm fully sick? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/medicinal-cannabis-red-tape-government-doctors-black-market/8813962

Flu Season https://www.businessinsider.com.au/these-charts-show-the-vast-scale-of-sydneys-current-flu-outbreak-the-biggest-in-years-2017-8

Pauline and the 'fair and balanced' ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-15/hanson-announces-conditional-support-for-media-law-changes/8809704

Racism and Nazis

Suspension of Godwin's Law

The Shadow World by Andrew Feinstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Feinstein http://www.theshadowworldbook.com/the-film/

#saudisaretotalcnts https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/15/saudi-arabia-new-details-of-dissident-princes-abductions-emerge https://thewest.com.au/news/religion-and-belief/saudis-were-funding-radicals-in-australia-perth-imam-claims-ng-b88558375z

Health problems for US embassy staff in Havana http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/09/542513962/cuban-diplomats-expelled-after-u-s-embassy-staff-incidents-in-havana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonicweapon <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMosquito">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito

April Skin Cancer in Cuba http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Worlds-1st-Skin-Cancer-Drug-Available-in-Every-Cuban-Pharmacy-20170809-0027.html

China vs India - escalating from jostling to rock throwing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/16/indian-chinese-troops-clash-disputed-himalayan-border-region

The McMahon Line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMahon_Line

U.S.A. vs D.P.R.K.

Criticality incidents (accidents) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoncore <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarryDaghlian">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarryDaghlian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LouisSlotin">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Slotin

Godiva Device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godiva_device

Flattop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattop(criticalassembly)

Nuclear Testing http://www.wired.co.uk/article/nuclear-testing-greg-spriggs-videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGOdWo8VfcmG166wKRy5z-GlJOQND5

Operation Sunshine? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sunshine

Drone vs Battleship: FIGHT! http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40910087

This has nothing to do with us! http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170801-the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run

Lobsters with Mobsters https://www.michaelwest.com.au/lobsters-grange-secret-mobster-donations-vic-libs-in-cluster-cockup/