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APEC : Paddy “surprised and very happy” Gibson

Activist Padriac ‘Paddy’ Gibson lands payout after APEC arrest Edmund Tadros NEWS.com.au March 6, 2009 * Protester given secret payout after arrest * Police then stop investigating themselves * Protester uses money to fund more protests POLICE made a substantial … Continue reading

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Recipes for anarchy

one Earlier this week, a man in NSW was given a two-year suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of sexual assault of a person under the age of 10, as well as several other charges including break and enter … Continue reading

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Youth! Nation! Destiny! 5,000 damaged condoms!

Following the massively disappointing news that Warwick Capper forgot to nominate in the QLD State seat of Beaudesert, a new and exciting development in the QLD election: Australia First has a second candidate! Joining Peregrine John Beverley Jewell in Toowoomba … Continue reading

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Noooooo!!!

Capper fails to nominate for Qld poll ABC March 3, 2009 The strange electoral race in the Queensland seat of Beaudesert has taken another twist, with former Australian rules footballer Warwick Capper failing to nominate by today’s deadline. Mr Capper … Continue reading

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A Glowing Christian Future

Peter Costello is a True Believer He believes in The Free Market, and in God and His Commandments. In order to demonstrate that his commitment to God is not just a-cheap-stunt-intended-to-secure-the-votes-of-Christian-fundamentalists, Peter & the Test Tube Tories have pledged that, … Continue reading

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Deputy Sheriff Paul Schene assaulted by “real lippy” teenage carjacker Malika Calhoun

Last November, Seattle Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Schene (31) narrowly escaped with his life after a crazed teenage carjacker named Malika Calhoun (15) tried to kill him by kicking her shoe in his direction. In self-defence, Schene was forced to kick … Continue reading

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[For Vents] Crisis in the Heartland

Crisis in the Heartland: Consequences of the New Wall Street System Peter Gowan New Left Review 55 January/February 2009 Against mainstream accounts, Peter Gowan argues that the origins of the global financial crisis lie in the dynamics of the New … Continue reading

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Queensland state election : Far left, far right, far out…

On 23 February 2009, a Proclamation from Her Excellency the Governor was received dissolving the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. Racing! One Nation The corpse of One Nation has declared that it will be staggering to the polls once again, only … Continue reading

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Go Warwick! Take what’s yours!

Generally-speaking, elections are stupefyingly dull affairs, as members of the managerial class jockey for positions in the executive of the modern state; which — as Warwick Capper has observed — is “but a committee for managing the common affairs of … Continue reading

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From the ALF to Salem to Stolberg to Warwick Capper!

“Adrian Radford” (above, looking cool ‘n’ deadly) is apparently a partner in the awesomely-titled BLACKchrysalis operations unit. The BLACKchrysalis operations unit flogs DVDs, in which Adrian, “a former SIS (MI6), British Military Intelligence and UK police instructor” brings his personal … Continue reading

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