2016.09.13 Careless Thinkers

Vladimir Putin is a strong leader in the same way arsenic is a strong drink. - Garry Kasparov


Show Notes


Listening to:

TISM - The Penis is Mightier Than The Sword https://youtu.be/jrxO_F281iw

Quote

Governor Pence, Vladimir Putin is a strong leader in the same way arsenic is a strong drink. Your country should be ashamed of you.

Chess Grandmaster and Political Activist, Garry Kasparov

And Another Quote

I will pay for my loyalty to the people with my life. And I say to them that I am certain that the seeds that we have planted in the good conscience of thousands and thousands of Chileans will not be shriveled forever."

Salvador Allende, 11 September 1973

F.U.

Duterte https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32557178/i-will-eat-you-alive-raw-philippines-president-issues-savage-threat-to-islamic-militants/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-says-philippines-not-asked-pull-forces-055240468.html

Life expectancy in Australia http://www.superguide.com.au/the-soapbox/updated-life-tables-is-the-tide-shifting-for-australian-life-expectancies

Marriage equality http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/09/13/abhorrent-idea-liberal-senator-vote-against-same-sex-marriage-plebiscite

Fentanyl and marijuana http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/fentanyl-maker-donates-big-to-campaign-opposing-pot-legalization

MH370 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37333762

People setting other people on fire

Awful lot of it about this week http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/muslim-woman-set-on-fire-in-new-york-city-police-investigating-hate-crime-a7239281.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-12/teenager-charged-with-attempted-murder/7836570 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-who-died-horrific-injuries-8820476 http://wbay.com/2016/09/12/fond-du-lac-native-set-on-fire-in-kansas-attack/ https://www.armytimes.com/articles/leavenworth-hospital-employee-accused-of-setting-supervisor-on-fire

... and from Gabon, for the finale http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/gabon-unrest-after-disputed-election-result/7807054

R.I.P.

Norman May

Andy the ambo's mum

Clowns

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/creepy-clown-sightings-terrify-residents-across-two-us-states/news-story/c9b705799549c4099836b4b8b964eed2

Weather and Climate

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-13/typhoon-meranti-taiwan/7840318 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-13/canberra-pollen-season-predicted-to-start-earlier-this-year/7839296

News

The Nation's Capital

Move along, nothing to see here

Malcolm Roberts http://ow.ly/hg0X3049JfU

Dasher "Every Liberal voted against banning foreign donations" http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-sam-dastyari-affair-confirms-what-many-voters-think-20160909-grd06v.html

George Brandis https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/brandis-gives-job-to-donor-lawyer

The Senate runs out of work http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-government-embarrassment-as-senate-runs-out-of-work-to-do-20160912-gre6nr.html

Those Septic Tanks

Atticus Prison rioters and their demands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica_Prison_riot https://twitter.com/jaybeware/status/774242072295452672 https://twitter.com/EthanZ/status/774273254601134080

Something Else

Abdullah Ocalan and Murray Bookchin by Adam Curtis http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/entries/5a7b18b5-0ec3-3d3e-a307-54820a7c6a59

Post Scarcity Anarchism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Scarcity_Anarchism

SPORT

GWS are thugs. And may well win the flag.

F1 http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/f1-formula-1-sold-to-liberty-media-group-for-us8-billion-sport-to-have-new-chairman/news-story/ff8ed3f6c925fc8e58bf20dced8d4d93

FIFA http://m.goal.com/s/en-gb/news/14172/fifa/2016/09/06/27254862/infantino-hints-at-north-american-2026-world-cup

Paralympics http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics/paralympics-2016-abdellatif-baka-four-1500m-runners-finish-faster-olympic-gold-medal-winning-time-a7239821.html

Koala soccer http://m.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/koala-invades-pitch-soccer-final-sunshine-coast/3088092/

Miscellaneous

Universal Basic Income http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/themoney/money-for-nothing-explaining-appeal-universal-basic-income/7660514

The Unsolved Mystery Behind the Act of Terror That Brought Putin to Power http://www.nationalreview.com/article/439060/vladimir-putin-1999-russian-apartment-house-bombings-was-putin-responsible

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