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Random Notes - Idle ThoughtsRandom Note – The Washington Swamp
You have to wonder just whose agenda and whose interests are being served by the political class on both sides in the US over Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. Is it the people or is it the interests of consultants and the defence industry lobbyists? I...
Random Note — Karl Stefanovic, Salim Mehajer and the parallels
There would seem to be some striking parallels between Karl Stefanovic and Salim Mehajer. Remember how It was the flashy but trashy Mehajer wedding complete with arrival by helicopter on to a suburban street that precipitated public and community interest and...
GetUp Membership — Textbook ‘useful idiots’
It must come as something of a shock and gross disappointment to those who put in the blood, sweat, tears and donations to GetUp in the fond belief they would be paid up members and have a say, when in fact the only actual members of GetUp with a say, are the nine...
The GetUp SetUp – Brad Norrington, The Australian
One thing GetUp can no longer deny is just how tightly controlled the organisation really is — and by whom. All of GetUp’s power is vested in its board because of the way the group is structured as a company limited by guarantee. The only “full members” of GetUp are the nine board directors, increased last month from eight with the appointment of former Labor for Refugees activist and CFMEU official Karen Iles.
Random Note – The Washington Swamp
You have to wonder and be constantly amazed over the double standards and just whose agenda and whose interests are being served by the political class on both sides in the US over Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. Is it the people or is it the interests...
Random Note – Labor’s compassion is branch stacking gone viral
Like a moth to the flame, Labor just can’t leave it alone and just like the definition of insanity, of doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.
Random Note — Labor’s border policy
To paraphrase Matthew 7:16, “By their deeds you shall know them” Indeed we do – Labor’s open borders failure of 2007-13 goes like this: 1200 drowned at sea; 50,000 unlawful arrivals in more than 800 boats; 8000, that’s right, 8000 children in detention; and 17 detention centres opened.
Random Note — Ca$hing in on climate
In a case of “show me the money,” if you were ever in any doubt that climate is not about the cash, and lots of it, this should totally disabuse you of that notion. Note how the delegations of Guinea and Congo are in inverse proportion to their respective populations.
Random Note — Klimate Kidz On Strike
One hundred years on, you are being used as Vladimir Lenin’s useful idiots. And from the 1960’s, Mao Tse Tungs Red Guards. As the nineteenth century scientist Thomas Huxley once observed: scepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.
Random Note — co2 and perspective
When the kids get back to school after their big day out, goofing off and on strike on Friday, as an exercise in perspective and so they can get their heads around what they were on strike over with regards to anthropogenic Co2 and Australia’s contribution, try...