"This year was marked by global unrest — and 2020 is likely to be worse" ABC News Analysis Well, I have been saying that, perhaps in fewer words and less detail, all this year and in previous recent years. 2020 is not going to be a happy year, for anybody much. I don't even feel... Continue Reading →
Useful Satisfaction ≈ No Progress
So, the Normandy Four meetings held on Monday are hailed as having been both useful and satisfactory. Does that equal 'success'? Well, only if you consider success to mean nothing has changed and no progress has been made. TASS has produced 5 separate stories on this today, none of which indicate that anything happened which... Continue Reading →
OPCW Discredited – Syria Vindicated – US Knows No Shame
Shared without comment - none needed. "A leaked email accuses the OPCW of doctoring a report to suit the US government’s justification for its illegal bombing of Syria in April 2018. I explain the scandal mainstream media is trying to suppress" - Dan Cohen
Embracing Jugaad
With apologies for any possible confusion, I have changed the title of this post from 'Raising Questions?' to 'Embracing Jugaad' (see the link for definition) since this is a concept we all most probably will eventually need to adjust to using. These words form part of the report from ABC South Asia correspondent Siobhan Heanue... Continue Reading →
Cossetted Homestead Chooks
Have chooks? (That's Australian for 'feathered clucksters', or chickens if you prefer) I'll bet they are not as cossetted (yes, that is correct spelling) as these ones, from Bev at Foodnstuff blog. Without being in any way condescending (I understand she's no spring chook herself), I don't know how she manages all that. This post... Continue Reading →
Normandy Four – Designed To Fail
Tomorrow, Monday 9 December, is going to be an important day in more ways than the one I talked about in my previous post. It will mark the latest summit meeting of the so-called Normandy Four in Paris, ostensibly to "look for solutions to the conflict in Donbass". It will fail. It will fail, as... Continue Reading →
Who Will Stand Against Trump With The Demise Of The Dems?
"The last time the Democratic Party blew up in a presidential election year was 1860," says James Howard Kunstler to kick off his latest blog post titled "A fraught Moment". A fraught moment indeed, and that blog post is a real scorcher to set the scene to next week's beginning of possibly very dramatic events.... Continue Reading →
Democracy Overshadowed
Australia has given up on democracy and is well on the way to becoming an American style totalitarian state. PHOTO: It is important to go beyond just the symbolism of what the Prime Minister announced this week. (ABC News: Marco Catalano) The country has been on that path for years and nobody much, including myself, really noticed. ... Continue Reading →
A Childhood No Longer Available
Here's something interesting. "See how global warming has changed the world since your childhood" It will take some time for you to go through this but you would probably be well advised to take that time. It is made by Australians and mostly covers the Australian situation but obviously has connotations for the rest of... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 