Reasons to be cheerful? Better go somewhere else if that's what you are looking for. Not that I am advocating being gloomy or pessimistic, and not that I think that a cheerful spirit will not be an absolute necessity as part of preparation for your future. On the contrary. But we need to be realistic,... Continue Reading →
Latest Space Weather
The Sun is going through another turbulent time at the moment, as reported by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology - Space Weather Services. There have been a total of 26 solar flares of sufficient size to be reported by the Regional Warning Centre over the last three days, some of them in the mid to high... Continue Reading →
“American Feelgood Is More Important Than Syrian Lives.” – Obama
Let's be clear, President Obama didn't actually say that to the UN General Assembly, but that is his underlying message. Russian President Putin, on the other hand, to quote this article: "Putin is right. Everyone knows Putin is right, that the only way forward in Syria, if not to eternal slaughter, is via the established... Continue Reading →
Tick Tick Tick (per Jim Kunstler)
I often share posts by Jim Kunstler from his Clusterfuck Nation blog, but hey guys, this is a masterpiece of interesting writing, reflecting the typical dumb, canned attitude of US media towards Russia, and the brilliant take-down, but always polite, responses from President Putin. Along, of course, with some biting Kunstler wit. To be enjoyed... Continue Reading →
‘A Potted History Of The United Nations’ or ‘America’s Failed Attempts To Rule The World’
This post inspired by: Obama Deifies American Hegemony An exposé, almost a diary, of the machinations and manipulations of the US, also fortunately for the world at large a litany of failures (fortunate because it prevented a prison nation from developing into a prison planet). Those actions being ostensibly aimed towards claiming their divinely ordained... Continue Reading →
Cats In A Sack. Ready?
Quote: "Our technological advances haven’t come with moral advances, quite the contrary, our morals turn out to be a thin layer of mere cheap veneer. What advances we’re making are the last death rattle of a society in decline, and a dying civilization. All we have left to look forward to from here on in... Continue Reading →
Old Heads – Young Shoulders, Can It Be True?
I want to marry that girl (when she is old enough). Who is she?
Tony Abbott – A Blight On Australia’s Record
Lack of funding causes CSIRO ship, paid for by Australian taxpayers and supposed to be studying environmental impacts of oil and Gas, has been hired out to search for oil and gas for multi-national oil giants BP and Chevron in the southern ocean. Australia's marine science flagship, RV Investigator Photo: CSIRO Another fucking Tony Abbott... Continue Reading →
Emergence Of The Banana Republic – Australia
Maintaining Australians' standard of living is going to get harder and harder in the future as the 'banana republic' label re-enters the national conversation. Malcolm Turnbull, the new PM, may (should that be 'will'?) not be able to retain that smiling face for too much longer. Photo: Turnbull, an advocate of digital innovation in an... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 