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Monthly Archives: October 2021
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
Posted in Admin
6 Comments
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
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 When these weapons were being superseded by firearms [particularly once socket bayonets had been widely adopted] a few were still kept in the centre of the battalion.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
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
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