20 December, 2015

Thinking of linking

This week I have been mostly reading...

Australia:

Strip searches on Nauru

Battle against terrorism: Team Australia approach denies society has changed

Tony Abbott slammed for political timing of East West Link road cash

'Stitch up': Tony Abbott writes letter to the editor complaining about new book

Between two stools

Liberal divisions after ASIO chief Duncan Lewis 'intervenes' on MPs' Islam comments

Julie Bishop screening: government questioned airport before staff were suspended

Do you pay more tax than Australia's biggest companies?

Tony Abbott: bringing a whole new meaning to 'contribution to public life'

Tony Abbott should go, say most voters in his electorate: poll - I'm calling bullshit on this one.

Political history: Abbott's Turnbulling is an echo from years past

A year in Australian politics: after a steady drumbeat of fear, 2015 ends on hopeful note

The dangers of driving with ScoMo

Real friends wouldn’t facilitate behaviour in a loved one that is so destructive to his legacy.

US:
Cantrell: Monuments ordinance comes from "small, select group"

White House: Obama will give a 'nontraditional' State of the Union - Probably not non-traditional enough. As my brother-in-law says, a subscription to The Washington Post would fulfil constitutional obligations.

When the #GunFetishClowns Don't Research Their Talking Points 

Donald Trump Really Doesn’t Want Me to Tell You This, But… - tl;dr, he's a real jackass

Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?

Graham calls out GOP for ‘unhealthy’ dislike of Obama

Malala Shuts Down Donald Trump In The Most Elegant Way Possible 

Maybe Hillary Clinton is the unelectable candidate

Pharma CEO Martin Shkreli Arrested on Charges of Securities Fraud - Instant Karma's gonna get you.

Lawyer for Martin Shkreli Hikes Fees Five Thousand Per Cent - Ha!

The Martin Shkreli schadenfreude will pass when he wins like every other CEO 

We are all Muslim

The antidote to Trump, and Trumpism, is a party beholden to diverse constituencies

41 Percent Of Trump Voters Want To Bomb A Fictional Country From A Disney Movie

Donald Trump is the Kaiser Wilhelm of our time

TSA Doesn’t Care That Its Luggage Locks Have Been Hacked

Manhunt for Texas 'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Continues

World:
Skies going dark with more A380s, 787 Dreamliners

Music:
Concord Acquires R.E.M.’s Warner Bros. Albums for Future Reissues

Cold Chisel: 'Last stand', 30 years after the last one, still brings the house down

Here’s How Much Money Soundwave 2015 Acts Are Owed

Maybe Soundwave was a disaster waiting to happen

Media:
Arianna Huffington Goes Conspicuously Silent on the Union Issue

Bill O’Reilly Makes a Killing

Society:
Most of the information we spread online is quantifiably “bullshit”

Culture:
Doctors Unite for #drwhodaniel

The terrifying pairings of Woody Allen's movies

Just Drop the Blanket: The Moment You Never Noticed in A Charlie Brown Christmas

Rick Moranis Reveals Why He Turned Down 'Ghostbusters' Reboot

Literature:
Morrissey dismisses Bad Sex award as 'repulsive horror' after win 

Rudyard Kipling: the misfit poet

Language:
26 Beatnik Slang Words and Phrases We Should All Start Using

Tech:
Apple and Star Wars together explain why much of the world around you looks the way it does

In defence of auto-correct

BadWinmail Microsoft Outlook Bug Can Give Attackers Control Over PCs

Faith:
Mother Teresa To Be Made Saint After Pope Recognizes Second Miracle

Animals:
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Clickbait of the week:
PSA: There’s A Chrome Extension That Blocks “Star Wars” Spoilers

I got stupid on me and now I'm wiping it off on you:
Eric Abetz on the Q & A review

The thought police are livid about my cartoon? Now that’s funny - or, White guy knows racism when he sees it and he totally doesn't see it in his work so there.

Popular Christmas gift mermaid tails prompting toddler drowning warnings - Apparently, people need to be told that tying a child's legs together then letting them go swimming could be dangerous.

The least boring photo on my camera roll:



No comments:

Post a Comment