November 2010
14 posts
Why do I continue to watch “Hadley!”? I’m sure its a symptom of some deep seeded self-loathing.
Amongst his right wing rantings I’ve noticed a running theme; the presence of journalists from The Australian criticising the Greens week in, week out. Curiously, Hadley seems to ignore one crucial fact, The Australian believes the Greens are “hypocrites; that they are bad...
Links
Want to post something. Can’t be bothered actually writing something. Link time!
the Fine Print on Nanotechnology
Ireland to be bailed out - but at what hidden cost?
Beaten and bruised: graphic photos of a detention escapee
Obsessed with the Deficit - and Ignoring the Economic Mess
Telling porkies about the banks
Real problem with schools is the gap between the rich and poor
Cornel...
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I mentioned in my rant yesterday that Portia di Rossi refused interviews from men during her recent trip to Australia. I tried to give an explanation of how this was not sexist, but the constrains of a blog makes a lengthy analysis difficult. Hence the link (it’s in the title, how sick is that?). Pretty much explains how I feel. I also feel the authors general argument could be used to rebut...
Andrew Bolt and Miranda Devine make...
So I woke up this morning, in my friends house, at around 8.45 am. I had stayed the night to avoid spending an additional $10 (I’m a uni student cut me some slack) on a taxi to my place after we had cabbed home from West Ryde. As I woke up before him, and it was nearly 9, I decided to make myself at home and do what any 20 year old male would do after a night out, watch...
A No to NATO (Good pun, great job!)
I had a long struggle yesterday trying to come up with something to rant about on this thing. That was well and truly fixed this morning when I woke to hear the news coming out of the NATO summit in Lisbon. Two big news stories have come out of this summit; plans to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in 2014 and an agreement on developing a missile defence shield.
So why has this news got...
So I wanted a really visceral opening blog, but seeing as exams are done and I’ve been listening to Best Coast and Girls all day, I can’t seem to get angry at anything. BUT! I did manage to come across some great articles, so ill pull a Mike the Mad Biologist and give y’all some links!
Ireland’s Suicide Pact with the EU
France says No
Australia Needs a Green Bank
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“I have a head full of ideas that are driving me insane.”
– His holiness, Bob Dylan. 