Australian Atheists Forum

According to the "seven stages" observation, we are now at stage 4, so there's going to be one more Trump tantrum before it's stitched up.

1 “Ask for the moon” and open with “maximalist goals that are bordering on fantasy”.
2 Follow up with “madman” behaviour and overwhelming threats.
3 “Punch ...

Libertarian grifter got caught up in the excitement of MAGA and now has buyer's remorse. The China "deal" to take tariffs down to 30% still sets America up for inflation and other economic pain. Trump is doomed... although his political existence defies sanity and decency, so who knows what will ...

RFK covering up health data reminds me of the Spanish flu. It wasn't Spanish at all, it's just that Spain was the first country where its existence was reported because all the other countries had wartime censorship in place. I recall reading that it might have been named American flu if all the ...

I think I've seen this before, but I didn't realise it was the same person. Fantastic!

stevebrooks wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 3:54 pm A bit late, but I just came across the honest political party add for the coalition and Dutton in particular lol:

That aged well. No sarcasm, it is VINTAGE!

https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781526685599/moral-ambition--rutger-bregman--2025--9781526685599

Timely! Bregman's Humankind: a Hopeful History was an absolute masterpiece of myth debunking. A reality affirming joy. One of the best critical/historical commentaries i've ever had the pleasure ...

wolty wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 7:47 am She's the poster child for people who think they are smart because they are rich.

You can't buy immunity from kool-aid. And they all like the look of that artificially coloured and flavoured sugary water!

Blaming what they perceive as the "left" media (it's not left in reality) for misleading the voters? Ha! It's the actually right-wing media which has misled people like Gina. I don't always agree with Peter Hartcher, but he has some good observations today.

A third lesson that the Liberals really ...

If labor can push hard on renewables over the next three years we might reach the point where cheap renewable energy starts to flow to a critical mass that will put to bed the energy debate forever. The future is solar, and maybe wind, but definitely renewable. That's good. It's not going to do ...

The absence of climate as a major issue in this election is interesting. Since 2022 we have seen a sharp increase in catastrophic warming effects, but other issues have gained more attention. It's great to see right wing clusterfuck parties lose here and in Canada, but overall, the climate is ...