"The truth is that every morning war is declared afresh. And the men who wish to continue it are as guilty as the men who began it, more guilty perhaps, for the latter perhaps did not foresee all its horrors." Marcel Proust
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Perhaps Trump's railings online today are the results of a growing awareness of the fact that he cannot weasel his way out of a 'deal' with Iran that even top Republicans can't stomach. That, and the regal and thoroughly uplifting opening of Obama's new landmark
A fascist movement begins with the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. Next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other.
Americans are upset with gasoline prices increasing by 21%. Clearly they haven't heard of Australian diesel going up 100% or Indians running out of cooking gas....
"History teaches us that once that frontline moves behind us, we are condemned to generations of inescapable injustice." Carrick Ryan is a helluva smart guy
It's kinda challenging to watch Boyz n the Hood when Othello is the father....
Every non-indigenous person who chants "from the river to the sea" at pro-Palestinian protests should go home, look in the mirror, and buy a one-way ticket back to their ancestral land. Self-determination is the only way to remove the stain of irony and hypocrisy. It's a matter of principle, surely
I hope he realises how poorly he'll do in jail once this ridiculous house of cards falls apart...
China's population issues became clear well before they cancelled the one-child policy. The population is in decline which will not be mitigated by a tax on condoms. 7news.com.au/news/china-t...
The country set to introduce a condom tax
For the first time in three decades, this country will tax condoms in hopes of increasing birth rates.
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I've been saying this shit ever since the post-COVID interest rate hikes began: we can't fight inflation by raising interest rates when such a huge portion of the population actually benefits from such moves! theconversation.com/as-the-popul...
As the population ages, the RBA’s interest rate policy is no longer fit for purpose
High rates of outright home ownership combined with tax-free super insulate older Australians from mortgage rate fluctuations.
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"Labor has the space to do what it wants - and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s!" Amy Remeikis, The New Daily
"Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead." Arundhati Roy, writer and activist
It's an absurd concept, but the fact that the declared authoritarian tendencies of Trump 2.0 were given a thumbs up by 77M voters in 2024 really does bring to mind the phrase "truth is stranger than fiction" www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
Trump’s anti-press outburst hits differently with a Saudi prince by his side | CNN Business
President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists. He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often. Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are.
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Aussie Nazis don't seem to know the meaning of "upstanding" or "honourable" 😂
Not much has changed in the 99 years since this masterpiece. The ultra-rich are still the biggest flagbearers for dictators who make them even richer
Nuremberg 2.0 is coming sooner or later, motherfuckers! You will sow what you reap, from Noem down www.esquire.com/news-politic...
ICE Is Hiring Literally Anybody, and It’s Terrifying
Many recruits have criminal backgrounds or can’t pass open-book exams on officer conduct, yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.
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