2019.02.05 Chuc Mung Nam Moi
Every billionaire is a policy failure. - Dan Riffle, policy advisor to AOC
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"Every billionaire is a policy failure."
Dan Riffle, policy advisor ro Alexandria Ocasio-cortez https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-policy-guy-every-billionaire-is-a-policy-failure/
Celebrating?!
Invasion Day
Rum Rebellion Day
Lunar New Year
RIP
Andrew McGahan https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/02/andrew-mcgahan-queensland-author-of-praise-and-the-white-earth-dies-aged-52
Praise, the movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147192/
F.U.
The kids are alright https://www.straitstimes.com/world/time-to-get-angry-teen-climate-activist-says-in-davos
Davros https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/01/tax-rates-davos/581257/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/30/historian-berates-billionaires-at-davos-over-tax-avoidance
Recycling FU https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/29/one-year-on-where-is-australias-recycling-going-now
Venezuela https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/28/australia-recognises-juan-guaido-venezuela-president
And now Europe as well ...
Iran
Banking Royal Commission
#Auspol
- Craig Kelly to face challenge
- Josh Frydenberg to face Oliver Yates
- Tosspot Tony to face Zali Steggall
- Mallee ... Jason Modica, deputy mayor of Mildura
- Greg Hunt and Julia Banks
- Brian Owler in Bennelong https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/oct/30/brian-owler-former-ama-president-to-run-for-labor-in-bennelong
Rivers
royal commission https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/31/murray-darling-basin-royal-commission-report-finds-gross-maladministration
cultural flows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/03/we-can-help-save-the-murray-darling-indigenous-nations-say
Rex Patrick photos https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/31/photos-reveal-queensland-cotton-farms-full-of-water-while-darling-river-runs-dry
But, there's some hope https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/23/private-conservation-group-55m-protect-murray-darling-great-cumbung-swamp
Behrouz Boochani https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2019/feb/01/a-victory-for-humanity-behrouz-boochani-wins-literary-prize-video
Pokies in Victoria https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/25/victorians-lose-record-breaking-27b-on-pokies-in-2018
Things
Politics and Corruption
Another lobster mobster? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/04/liberal-mp-ian-goodenough-accused-of-conflict-of-interest-over-lobster-businesses
16.7 million, down from 25 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/political-donations-plunge-to-167m-down-from-average-25m-a-year
No corruption in Queensland https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/30/developer-donation-ban-discriminates-against-lnp-court-told
Transparency International says ergh https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/29/australias-global-corruption-ranking-sparks-urgent-calls-for-federal-integrity-body
Third party political donations https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/29/high-court-strikes-down-nsws-500000-cap-on-third-party-political-donations
Tasmanian gambling https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/gambling-lobby-gave-500000-to-liberals-ahead-of-tasmanian-election
Facebook limits scrutiny of political advertising before Australian election https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/28/facebook-limits-scrutiny-of-political-advertising-before-australian-election
Coalition's plan for anti-corruption body a 'sham' set up to protect MPs, former judge says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/24/coalitions-plan-for-anti-corruption-body-a-sham-set-up-to-protect-mps-former-judge-says
Stacks
My Health Record ... not actually yours https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/02/my-health-record-clinics-receiving-up-to-50000-a-year-in-incentives https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/25/my-health-record-government-warned-of-significant-patient-data-glitch https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/31/my-health-record-deadline-couple-finds-account-set-up-without-consent-in-2016
AFP are, as they ever were ... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/04/afp-says-new-encryption-laws-have-helped-coerce-suspects-into-unlocking-devices
Not content with eating all the pies ... https://abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/clive-palmers-politcal-app-could-track-your-voter-data/10731324
Tim vs ... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/31/apple-facebook-campus-permissions-revoked-teens-access-data-iphone-app https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205795/apple-google-blocked-internal-ios-apps-developer-certificate https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/28/appleiphonebatteries/
How do you know Mark is lying? His mouth moves. https://mashable.com/article/report-claims-half-facebook-maus-fake/#I1c8Zo92nuqm
Mark vs Justice https://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2019-01/privacy-katarina-barley-data-protection-facebook-ad-targeting-mark-zuckerberg
Games (specifically excluding Chess)
Alphastar exhibition matches https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/24/18196135/google-deepmind-ai-starcraft-2-victory
Overwatch https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/overwatch-contenders-ellie-controversy-harms-women-in-esports/
John Howard, shoe victim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RplZI0r35Y
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