Egypt unrest/revolt
There’s been some discussion of the demonstrations, civil resistance and deaths on the latest open thread. I don’t know enough about what’s happening to provide insightful commentary, but here’s a thread for discussion.
Spotlight the Spin
Our weekly (mostly) look at media spin tactics: let’s dissect the PR and propaganda that aims to blow one’s own horn, bury one’s errors, resurrect the shambling zombie corpses of well-flogged deceased equines, and ooh look! A Big Distracting Thing!
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Cyclone watch
Three cyclones, actually. Cyclone Bianca is threatening to hit Perth, Bunbury and Busselton, possibly weakening to a category one. Bianca is not expected to be as bad as Cyclone Alby which hit Perth in 1978. Alby claimed five lives and [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Climate clippings 13
These posts include a brief mention of a number of news items relating to climate change. They don’t preclude treating any of these topics at more length in a separate post. They can also serve as an open thread so [...]
The Great Julia Gillard Endless Sexism Show
Apropos this *auto-write-itself* article published today by Shaun Carney in The Age, Mark just asked on Facebook: While I myself was supporting KRudd to remain as PM, I wonder whether so many patronising exercises in condescending sexism directed to our [...]
Quick link: The flood levy announcement
Peter Martin has all the details of the federal government’s budgetary and levy measures for flood reconstruction here. The spending cuts are rather interesting – as well as the demise of the Cash for Clunkers promise/thought bubble, a number of [...]
Quick link: Tim Pawlenty the movie trailer
It’s a long, long, long way to November 6, 2012, but Republicans seeking their party’s nomination are already popping up with campaign ads. And this spot by ex-governor Tim Pawlenty has to be seen to be believed:
Wednesday Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by a kippered herring.
Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
Larvatus Prodeo Lifeline Queensland floods fundraising appeal
As previewed on this post, LP is sponsoring a fundraiser to assist those affected by the Queensland floods. We specifically went looking for a cause which would target funds to those who are likely to be already disadvantaged, and decided to partner with Lifeline Queensland.
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