The rise and fall of over 400 societies over 5,000 years shows that inequality driven by power-hungry elites, leads to societal collapse.

In today’s interconnected, unequal global society, climate change and nuclear weapons, add to the risk of a total collapse

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you ever hear someone say we are too reliant on income tax, or we need to cut income tax, or we have high income taxes.

Just let them know that we are the seventh-lowest taxer of personal income in the OECD - lower than every nation in the G7
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

The curious case of the disappearing smoking data. The Roy Morgan release was unequivocal: smoking rates among young adults are up after vaping ban which had "demonstrably failed". And then it disappeared and was replaced with something more amenable. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...

"It’s no coincidence the words of George Orwell’s famous novel on censorship and authoritarianism have been quoted against the recently released Antisemitism Envoy’s report, because Orwellian is exactly what it is."
— Ronni Salt
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:

A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

History has shown: greedy corporations would happily kill us if they thought it would give them another billion.

This is the level of greed we’re up against when organizing.

Don’t forget.

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Her post, of course, were not antisemitic; just anti-genocide.

The owners of Bendigo's Trash Cult record and live music store feared the gig was up when a licensing error threatened to draw the curtains on their music venue.

Anger at the failure of neoliberalism to deliver a decent standard of living for working class families has led many to seek simplistic solutions from Brexit to Trump. How long before people recognise the real problem is the capitalist system itself? Some thoughts: www.facebook.com/share/p/19bR...

"Politicians are really the only people out there who can get away with lying in their advertising. I think that's a real miss from this Government."

@helenhainesindi.bsky.social on the need for truth in political advertising laws.

#auspol #insiders @ebonybennett.bsky.social

In the event of a Democratic election victory in the US “the military and police… will be forced to make a choice” and “Yes, there will be some form of civil war.”

These are the words of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.