‘Stating the obvious isn’t an analysis’

On the Critical Attitude

The critical attitude
Strikes many people as unfruitful
That is because they find the state
Impervious to their criticism
But what in this case is an unfruitful attitude
Is merely a feeble attitude.

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Russian Journo on Nauru plus Reza Trial further delays

Russian photographer reports on conditions for refugees on Nauru.

Shameful Australian media blackout continues.
http://www.springhillvoice.com/

Nauru: Dream Turned Nightmare for Boat Refugees Seeking Asylum in Australia [RIA Novosti – 2/11/14]:

… Amnesty International tried to visit the island state in early 2014.

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G20 Trojan Horse – stay loose, stay free!

Not banned but chased after: Got a call from Channel 7 yesterday asking if I knew someone (let’s call the person, Robin) who had been to the year 2000 S11 protests in Melbourne.… Go to Article

The G20 Peoples Summit Hashtag is #PeoplesSummit

The hashtag for the Peoples Summit is #PeoplesSummit
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> Case is not important in twitter hashtags, so if you type it all lowercase it will still work, but the capitalisation serves to make the two words stand out from each other better.… Go to Article

Byron Friends of Palestine Deputation

Open letter to the ALP on Palestine

Dear Ms Elliott,

We would like to suggest that our discussion of the ALP’s position on Israel/Palestine be based on your colleague Melissa Parke’s speech, given when she tabled Dr Marcelo Svirsky’s BDS petition before the federal parliament
(http://www.

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Declaring Brisbane Coal Dust Free!

Clean Air Qld Community Organiser, Michael Kane will address the Brisbane City Council tomorrow in a bid to have Brisbane declared coal dust free.Please

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Terror

this is an important warning call, a call that is just so needed, that the jingoistic fundamentalist language of the federal politicians is causing much harm to our fellow australians who happen to be islamists.

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