The Media Is Deceiving You

Posted on January 29, 2023 by kaysee

Udo Ulfkotte was an international journalist for many years. During the period of his reporting for the German main daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), he gained first-hand knowledge of what really took place between various agencies and journalists. He explained how journalists were bribed to write articles free of truth, facts, and with a decidedly pro-Western, pro-NATO bent or, in other words, propaganda.

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Posted in Covid, Ethics, Media, War | 12 Comments

Open Thread – Saturday, 28 January 2023

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Adam D
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The Wonders

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Guest Author 
Post by Shy Ted

Was the name we’d give to, usually, new nursing graduates who had applied for and been appointed to their first positions in remote Aboriginal communities. Really we called them the “one dayers”  because that’s how long some of them lasted but we shortened it to “the wonders”.

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Posted in Culture Wars, Health | 5 Comments

Open Thread – Saturday, 21 January 2023

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Adam D
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Covid Response Was About Politics Not Health

Posted on January 15, 2023 by kaysee

What the planet really needs is yet another syndicate of jet-setting A-listers making decisions about how we, the ignorant commoners, should live our lives. Although this took place a few months ago, it provides us with another example of how the ruling elite really regard the rest of the world. The World Health Summit (WHS) — which was set up in 2009 as an international forum for global health — teamed up with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to hold their first joint World Health Summit in October 2022, in Berlin, Germany.

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Posted in Covid, Health, Politics | 5 Comments

Open Thread – Saturday, 14 January 2023

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Adam D
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ATSIC and Me

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Guest Author 
Post by Shy Ted

I had visited a number of remote Aboriginal communities for 1-3 days at a time so I was getting a feel for things but this was my first live-in community, a 2 year contract and it had a far better feel than I had experienced thus far. 100% school attendance (up to the age of 13), high enrolment in CDEP (Community Development Employment Projects program) and even a small pub with little in the way of trouble. And then the additional duties/expectations began.

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Posted in Culture Wars, Health, Politics | 13 Comments

Open Thread – Saturday, 07 January 2023

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Adam D
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The Blind Obedience of an Easily-Led Pack

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Guest Author 
Post by Richard Kelly

Have you ever wondered about where our beliefs come from? What drives the way we frame the events we witness? What impact our worldview has on our actions? What meaning can we ascribe to our actions? How do behaviours become normalised and adopted by masses?

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Posted in Life, Reflections | 7 Comments

To the New Year and Things Yet to Come

Posted on January 1, 2023 by kaysee

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Open Thread – Saturday, 31 December 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Adam D
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Blog Review

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Admin

Months ago, I put these questions to the commenters on this site:

Do you want this blog to shut its doors?
Or do you want it to continue?

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The Reason for This Season

Posted on December 25, 2022 by kaysee

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Open Thread – Saturday, 24 December 2022

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Adam D
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Some Yuletide Traditions

Posted on December 19, 2022 by kaysee

‘Tis the week before Christmas and as the preparations are on, here’s some light fare on the topic. Countries around the world have their own rituals that they follow during this season.

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Posted in Faith, History | 4 Comments