2017.05.09 Barrels of Non-Halal Pork
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. - JFK
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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” [Remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, 13 March 1962] - JFK
F.U.
RIP (aka Things Coming to an End … aka The End Times)
Polar bear cub
City v Country http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-07/city-claim-last-rights-over-country-in-mudgee/8504786
Lou ‘the Lip’ Richards http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-09/victorian-government-offers-state-funeral-for-lou-richards/8509292
“News Corporation owned Foxtel could launch a takeover for Ten, subject the changes in media ownership laws” http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-27/ten-network-struggles-to-survive-after-another-big-loss/8475774
Higher Education? Or not? Again? Should it even?
NEWS
Frogland
Dog chewing on a bone https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2017/may/1493560800/don-watson/new-tricks
Media blackout and the email dump. How should we think about it?
Voulez-vous m’appeler un macroniste?
Korea
Presidential election today http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39848999
Indonesia
Jakarta guv’nor got 2 years in prison for blasphemy on a massive f’n beat-up http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/05/09/ahok-verdict-irregular-setara.html
Filipayinzi (Xhosa for Philippines)
Mr Pilipinas is loco http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/duterte-winds-back-us-military-exercise-continues-wooing-beijing/news-story/2707793a19739eed6252b396dceb4b17
Makedonia
Albanians in Macedonia and stuff … and that. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39799208
Turkey and Germany
http://www.dw.com/en/germany-grants-asylum-to-turkish-military-personnel/a-38760708
Venezuela
Getting hectic-r …
Eurovision
Weather and Climate
Cold and dry. Reflecting the mood of the nation, a la Dalai Lama (in Bridges of Consciousness) on collective karmic weather effect.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna, can you hear the music playing … in … the city square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqzGZ5AaeSs
Cyclone Donna http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-08/tropical-cyclone-donna-barrels-towards-new-caledonia/8507836
Bake at 26.5 for 24hrs http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00637.1
The Jackpot http://www.williamgibsonboard.com/topic/thoughts-about-flynn-s-peripheral-and-about-the-jackpot
The Nation’s Capital
Bleb Snooten politicises a small Catholic school in Canberra whilst cutting his own political throat. In slow motion. In public. …No one notices.
Budget: taxes for everyone!
Malcolm and Donald met. Fuck’n funny …
Latham joins Leyjojaodnsaihfnhjelm in the Monster Raving Loony Party
George Christensen was a fat fuck. So he went to Kuala Lumpur.
Rumtown Gazette
Fairfax
Media ownership rules
Seppo Land
Kushner and Chinese visas Broadly … visas for money? Australia does it … and most of the money is probably dirty.
Healthcare
Ole Blighty
Phil drops the mic and walks off. Stick a fork in him. He’s done.
Curious Fluids: Beer
Isinglass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglass
Ambergris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris
Beer Rationing in the ancient world http://www.ancient.eu/article/223/
SPORT
The World Game
Up the FC!!
The Indigenous Game
- Swans finally win one
- The game is becoming like basketball
- Port Adelaide and the Suns play in Shanghai this weekend
The Game They Play In Heaven
Tahs still suck, No decision yet on which Super team will get axed. http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/rebels-could-still-be-cut-from-super-rugby-20170508
The Greatest Game Of All
Cocaine x 3 http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/roosters/shaun-kennydowall-stood-down-indefinitely-by-sydney-roosters-over-cocaine-bust/news-story/3871c68f40ac7f1437bb3f839cd2200c http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-06/man-allegedly-sold-cocaine-to-kiwis-captain-after-anzac-test/8503142 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-06/damian-keogh-cronulla-sharks-ceo-charged-over-drug-possession/8502698
The Olympic Circus
The Games’ Games http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-06/john-coates-retains-australian-olympic-committee-presidency/8502672
