Year: 2024

Russia Manipulating American Democracy

by SpeakTruth

15 February 2024 9 mths

Vladimir Putin has been actively engaged in manipulating the USA through the dark arts of digital disinformation for at least a decade. Russia manipulating American democracy via social media and having bought Trump some time back is going swimmingly. A brief look at the state of the Republican Party and the Trump candidacy for President can confirm that. America has been split down the middle with progressives on one side and the MAGA led conservatives on the other. The cosy coalition between MAGA and Putin’s Russia would strike cold warriors from the 1950’s as completely bizarre. Americans backing the military aspirations of an eastern demagogue and his police state is what we appear to be seeing. WTF?

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by SpeakTruth

12 February 2024 9 mths

Negative Gearing Needs To Have Limits

by SpeakTruth

4 February 2024 9 mths

David Graeber’s Debt

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by SpeakTruth

1 February 2024 9 mths

The Real America Is A Moral Maelstrom

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by SpeakTruth

28 January 2024 9 mths

The Truth Is Too Boring

Big Ears Had To Bow Out From Noddy: The Woke Conspiracy.

by SpeakTruth

25 January 2024 10 mths

Big Ears Had To Bow Out From Noddy: The Woke Conspiracy.

by SpeakTruth

17 January 2024 10 mths

Trump Evangelicals Are Not Really Christians

by SpeakTruth

16 January 2024 10 mths

Housing Crises Happening All Over The World

by SpeakTruth

11 January 2024 10 mths

The Politics Of Grievance

President Trump Postlaunch Remarks (NHQ202005300037)

by SpeakTruth

7 November 2024 7 hrs

America Chooses A Crook For President

A majority of Americans have chosen Donald Trump, a known liar and convicted criminal to be their president. In a two candidate race they have chosen a ridiculous scumbag over having a capable woman to lead their nation. Make no mistake, America chooses a crook for President. What this tells the world is that the laws of the land and morality do not matter to most Americans. In the wake of all the crap that Trump spews forth daily and its divisive consequences more Americans have chosen this rather than a fresh start. This is a warning to the world about where the United States is heading and fast.

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by SpeakTruth

3 November 2024 4 dys

Why So Dumb If Some So Smart?

Humanity Is regularly celebrated for its technology, which has lifted us above all other animals. Curing diseases, motorised vehicles, supermarkets, splitting the atom, computers, mobile phones, and even space rockets. These are but a few of the amazing inventions created by humans. How come then masses of us think and act so stupidly? Why so dumb if some so smart? Has it always been the case that the majority of us are low intel creatures and only a minority are much smarter? The experts tell us that it is our ability to share information which has set us apart on the intelligence scale from the other species of animals on the planet.

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by SpeakTruth

1 November 2024 6 dys

The Demonising Of Youth Crime

Australians like to pick on the powerless. Older Australians in particular exemplify this trait in the demonising of youth crime. Let’s get one thing straight, the political and societal campaigns against this apparent scourge are not about changing things but about punishment and revenge. The vast majority of us have never been personally affected by youth crime but take up the cudgel anyway out of spite or some such motivation. Those who vote for tougher penalties are not interested in solving what lies at the core of criminality but rather in gaining satisfaction from punishing perpetrators. Youth crime is a trope. Children, as a group, are generally powerless to combat such societal moves, as they aren’t organised and have no social voice.

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Midas Word Follow

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Midas Word @midasword ·

6 Nov

The last 8 years have seen a celebrity TV star ascend to the highest office in the land. Donald Trump has defined the United States for better or worse during this period.

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Midas Word @midasword ·

3 Nov

Are lives, lacking meaning outside of our relationships and families, akin to the hole in the doughnut? Can we be smart individuals if we just push paper around and stare at screens all day at work?

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Midas Word @midasword ·

2 Nov

How can a country calling itself a democracy take away the fundamental right of a woman to choose?

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1 Nov

In the recent Queensland state election, we saw billboards emblazoned with the smiling smarmy faces of LNP candidates and the slogan – “Adult Crime, Adult Time,”

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Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

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Donald Trump says he could end the Ukraine war 'in 24 hours', but Russia disagrees 7 November 2024
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Administrators appointed to take over Nicheliving construction division 7 November 2024
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Melbourne man who murdered wife then sent daughter to find her body jailed for 24 years 7 November 2024
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Elizabeth Byrne
Gisele Pelicot wears First Nations scarf sent by Australian supporters in court 7 November 2024
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'It all turned to custard': AJ Brimson cleared after investigation into Melbourne Cup betting post 7 November 2024
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Live: Teenager in custody after fatal crash involving allegedly stolen car north of Brisbane 7 November 2024
Police say a 69-year-old woman died in the crash involving an allegedly stolen car in Murrumba Downs.
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Andrew Barr announces new cabinet and overhaul of ACT public service 7 November 2024
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Wafia took text messages from her abusive ex and turned them into a hit single 7 November 2024
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Two Wheatbelt farming towns are dealing with the challenge of getting children to school 7 November 2024
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West Indies fast bowler storms off field following heated exchange with captain 7 November 2024
After bowling the first ball of the over, played to point by England batter Jordan Cox, Joseph was again animated with his captain.
Michael Doyle
Man who killed two women in 24 hours to be jailed for at least seven years, then deported 7 November 2024
Justice Stephen Kaye described the killings of two "defenceless" sex workers in Melbourne as "without any justification at all".
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Anthony Albanese has spoken with US president-elect Donald Trump 7 November 2024
The prime minister said the pair spoke about the importance of the Australian-US alliance, AUKUS, trade and investment in a statement posted to social media.
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