Monthly Archives: October 2021

Open Thread – Saturday, 30 October 2021

Posted in Open Forum | 508 Comments

The Week That Was [Friday, 29 October 2021]

A weekly thread to mark the end of the week. This will be each Friday afternoon, where you can share the various winners of the week. Such as the best or worst cartoon, stupidest statement by a politician, best word … Continue reading

Posted in Friday Fred, Humour | 14 Comments

Gay Soccer player prepared for negative repurcussions in Australia

Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo has announced himself as the only gay male professional footballer in the world after coming out in an emotional post on social media. The 21-year-old young Socceroos made the announcement on Wednesday, declaring he was “proud … Continue reading

Posted in Misc | 17 Comments

Life’s Like That

Three months ago, when Sinclair gave us the news that he was closing down his blog (Catallaxy Files/Cat2), along with other Cats, I was sad. It felt like the end of our home of free speech and real news. While … Continue reading

Posted in Life, Reflections | 9 Comments

Blog Rules

A reminder of the blog rules that were posted here. The blog follows a No D***heads Policy. To help enforce this policy, there is a Flag comment link by which any comment that does not comply with the rules, can … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Jill J – Segregation in Lithuania

From Twitter Gluboco Lietuva In just 6 weeks, the Covid Pass has transformed my country into a regime of control and segregation. This is the new society created in Lithuania, the nation furthest along the path to the authoritarianism inevitably … Continue reading

Posted in Covid | 9 Comments

Guest Post: Muddy – Parallel Arkys and Free Victoria.

Arky over on DoverCat recently authored a thread on which I posted that a solution to his dilemma of how to exist within Tyranus Victorianus might be to declare the creation of a parallel state called Free Victoria, and state … Continue reading

Posted in Government, Politics | 14 Comments

Open Thread – Saturday, 23 October 2021

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Guest Post: Muddy – Military History Snippets I.

“The word “Picquet” is a reminder of the days of the pike. When these weapons were being superseded by firearms [particularly once socket bayonets had been widely adopted] a few were still kept in the centre of the battalion. This … Continue reading

Posted in War | 3 Comments

Guest post: Speedbox – Could a cyber-attack trigger war

There are concerns that the world has only experienced a very small level of the true threat posed by cyber-attacks. With both state and non-state actors becoming more adept at carrying out attacks in the cyber realm, the threat to … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | 8 Comments

Guest Post: Muddy – Words with Lettuce in Them (The Catictionary).

While I’m considering whether or not to vaccinate the Catictionary against Covid-19 brain worms, perhaps some of you might share your bottomless barrels of creativity with further submissions? The usual constraints apply: ORIGINAL words only, no acronyms, please provide a … Continue reading

Posted in Humour | 15 Comments

Open Thread – Tuesday 19 October 2021

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I’m back and want to watch the end of the world with company

Despite my best efforts the ever declining Australian culture and politic has scored a number of significant wins in my life recently. That is probably putting it mildly as I feel more like Winston in 1984 where small comforts outside … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

Open Thread – Thursday 7 October 2021

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It may be time to simply watch the world burn

Everywhere I look the world is getting worse. The next generation doesn’t look like it will be the answer…  

Posted in Humour | 25 Comments