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Marilyn Buck…

Posted on August 19, 2010 by @ndy

On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, long-time political prisoner and acclaimed poet and translator Marilyn Buck, 62, passed peacefully at her home in Brooklyn, New York. See also : Warrior-Poet Marilyn Buck : No Wall Too Tall, The Rag Blog, May … Continue reading →

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Angry Tory! Tory Angry! Angry Anderson fronts Liberal campaign

Posted on August 18, 2010 by @ndy

LOL. Following his memorable performance at the 1991 VFL Grand Final, another WTF? moment from Mister Anderson, this time in honour of the Tories. Angry Anderson fronts Liberal campaign AAP August 18, 2010 Australian rock legend Angry Anderson has fronted … Continue reading →

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White Nationalism Goes To The Polls

Posted on August 18, 2010 by @ndy

…x-posted @ fdb!… The 2010 Australian federal election is just a few days away, and while most eyes are on Labor, the Coalition and the Greens, there’s a range of other parties hoping to use the occasion to promote their … Continue reading →

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Green sparks in Melbourne

Posted on August 18, 2010 by @ndy

The ETU (Victoria) has put its money where its mouth is, and donated a heap ’em big sum of $ to The Greens in order to support their election campaign (Union bankrolls Greens, Ben Schneiders, The Age, August 18, 2010). … Continue reading →

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Eden Abergil : “IDF – the best time of my life”

Posted on August 17, 2010 by @ndy

LOL. *shrugs* Israel’s Own Military Prisoner Photo Scandal, on Facebook, Hamilton Nolan, Gawker | Storm over Israeli ‘abuse’ photos, Al Jazeera | Israeli Bloggers Copy Controversial Images From Facebook, Robert Mackey, The New York Times (blogs) | http://sachim.tumblr.com/post/961910853… “War is … Continue reading →

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One Nation in Victoria…

Posted on August 15, 2010 by @ndy

Judging by his Twitter account, the President of One Nation (ON) in Victoria, John Groves, is a rather unpleasant and, perhaps, even mildly psychotic fellow: homophobic, racist, and paranoid. Who woulda thunk it? Recently, Melissa Fyfe wrote on how Victoria … Continue reading →

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Victoria: the left-leaning state?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by @ndy

The soundtrack for this post is the song ‘Fish F***’ by Little Johnny Roskam and the Institute of Destruction: Victoria: the left-leaning state Melissa Fyfe The Age August 8, 2010 Victoria, once the jewel in the Liberal crown, may be … Continue reading →

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Adam Bandt ~versus~ Cath Bowtell

Posted on August 13, 2010 by @ndy

Or: 2010 Australian Federal election notes (August 13, 2010). Well, brief notes, anyway, and relating only to the seat of Melbourne. So, last time I checked (July 19), in the race between Adam Bandt (Greens) and Cath Bowtell (Labor), Bandt … Continue reading →

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Darrin Hodges for NSW Senate

Posted on August 12, 2010 by @ndy

Darrin Hodges (above) is Grand Poobah of the NSW branch of the ‘Australian Protectionist Party’, a micro-party on the far right that models itself upon the ‘British National Party’ (BNP). Hodges is standing in NSW for the Australian Senate, along … Continue reading →

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wendy4senate not facebook

Posted on August 10, 2010 by @ndy

Update : Clarification of comments by Wendy Francis: “I do not believe that upholding marriage or preventing children being raised in homosexual families is discrimination. We can’t govern Australia by legislation based on pleasing each group who wants things their … Continue reading →

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