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Cobwebs for the rich…

…and chains for the poor. Once upon a time, a 14-year-old boy decided to “divorce” his parents. Sensing both an easy victim and a sensationalist headline, in 2004 the Sunday Herald Sun ran a front-page article headlined “Divorced by my … Continue reading

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trashicon // melbourne diy review

two quick plugs… should really sort my links out proper, eh? first, trashicon: Once again it’s monday, well soon to be tuesday but screw it i’m still on time… trashicon.net is proud to present issue number 8 – ‘wide’ if … Continue reading

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Top Ten…

…multiplied by 10,000. Hooray! I’ve climbed into the top 100,000 blogs ranked by Technorati!

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Colbert versus Bush

[NOTE: Yesterday I sent out the message below to a few dozen friends. The response was so enthusiastic, and so many of them said they hadn’t even been aware of the event, that I am sending it out to my … Continue reading

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the second casualty of war

Everybody knows about the illegal occupation of Iraq by the United States armed forces; fewer know that Australia’s armed forces play a supplementary role. Militarily speaking, the Australian state’s contribution is negligible; politically-speaking, it offers the US Administration a further … Continue reading

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HoWARd’s South Park “pals”

Howard’s South Park pals Young voters have flocked to the Prime Minister as the good times continue to roll, writes Caroline Overington The Australian February 27, 2006 This is bullshit. So is this: “Before John Howard, the notion that young … Continue reading

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More weasel words from Weerheym (II)

As discussed previously, Perth neo-Nazi, synagogue and war widows’ retirement village vandal Ben Weerheym has reacted badly to his public exposure in a recent article in The West Australian. In fact, on Weerheym’s blog, he notes that he was “personally … Continue reading

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Weasel words from Weerheym (I)

After a regrettably short absence, Ben Weerheym is back. Again. With another list of lies, half-truths and excuses aimed at whitewashing his recent and extensive history of public bigotry, ignorance and stupidity; a history which now threatens to land him, … Continue reading

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more loose ends

anarchist people of color have a site. it’s not illegal. (yet.) There is no original or primary Bitch that Bitch imitates, but Bitch is a kind of imitation for which there is no original. b o r d e r … Continue reading

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The Turgid Miasma of Existence

i shoulda been a contender i shoulda followed the rules i shoulda married the girl next door i shoulda not been a fool i shoulda paid more attention i shoulda listened in school got to re-prioritise get that corporate style … Continue reading

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