Australia must find $1.5 trillion by the end of the decade to meet 2050 green targets in an effort experts say would need to mirror the reconstruction of Europe after World War II.
— By Nick Evans, The Australian
Until five minutes ago (or at least the last election), wind and solar power were the future — they were unstoppable because free energy paid for itself and was getting cheaper every year. (Cheaper than free!) Now, we’re out of the mists of the fairy garden; a few passengers on the top floor of the Carbon Bus can see the cliff coming. Suddenly we’ve gone from “it’ll save money” to needing $1,500 billion dollars or 1.5 million suitcases of a million dollars each, which is quite a lot in a land of 26 million people. It works out to be $57,000 each from every man, woman, pensioner, and baby, and we need it in the next seven years. So that’s a quarter of a million dollars from every family of four.
Read more: Suddenly Australia needs $1.5 Trillion dollars for energy “moonshot”
It was over 35 years ago that I took my 12 year old daughter to a concert and she was thrilled. I had secretly bought tickets to a rock concert that was so dreadfully wicked and controversial: Yes, I bought tickets to see Alice Cooper and my 12 year old daughter was beyond excited. She could not believe that HER mother had done something so outrageous, so exciting, so thrilling and so amazing.
I was deemed the best mother in the world. In fact, I had even bought her a new dress for the occasion. Her friends were going to be green with envy and it was going to be the best night of her life.
From my point of view, I was dreading it. Two hours drive to the entertainment centre, an hour wandering around buying T-shirts and seeing my daughter wide-eyed and bushy tailed and soooo in love with Alice Cooper! Oh, give me strength to endure the evening.
My daughter was in love. Head over heels in love with the image of Alice Cooper.
Read more: Alice Cooper - merely a performer on this stage we call life
There are many reasons that the American people are angry today. Our schools are teaching adult sexual content to children, our borders are open, our economy is in horrible condition, and an unpopular “green” agenda is being imposed on the country. Against the wishes of the American people, the Biden administration keeps sending billions of dollars in military assistance to fight a proxy war against the Russians.
There is no faith in our weaponized justice system and corrupt politicians and lazy bureaucrats keep getting rich. Sadly, truly objective, investigative journalism has ceased to exist.
When politicians are not wasting our tax dollars, sending it to foreign countries, adding more rules and regulations to infringe on our rights, they are advocating mandates to attack the remaining freedoms that we hold dear.
Read more: Anthem For Angry America - is this the turning point in todays culture war?
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Gravity is indeed one of the most universal and inclusive forces on our planet. It's a " force" that acts on all matters with mass, regardless of any other characteristic, including skin colour, ethnicity, nationality, language, or any other human distinction.
It does not matter if you come from the Dreamtime, from prehistoric mankind, or are a distant descendant of the dinosaurs; all life on Earth depends on gravity.
If you are a lizard, a cat, a white person, a black person, or even a politician, you are subject to the same law as me.
Gravity.
It is the great equaliser. It is a fundamental truth that the closer we are, the more influence we exert on each other. By encouraging distance, we are polarising.
There is truly no rest for the wicked, as the bleared-eyed wicked attempt to wrest ever more privacy and autonomy from the snoozing population. Wicked is, as wicked does, and whatever Andrews does, wicked it most certainly is. A bill for this, a bill for that, and now, yet another parliamentary Bill is being quietly advanced to further ratchet the digital screws of control. Its inherent wickedness is cunningly concealed — so as not to startle awake those who have blissfully counted themselves amongst the jumping sheep. Awake! You damned drooling dreamers — you are damning us all!
In late 2020, the Andrews’ Labor Government unveiled its first iteration of ‘The Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill.’ This proposed legislation emerged amidst the furore of the tyrannical ‘COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020,’ and although it was intended as complimentary legislation — it was peripherally blurred from the focus of libertarian minds. Few noticed it, and it seemed to fade into obscurity. Now, it has resurfaced, having just passed through the Lower House Legislative Assembly on the February 23, 2023.
The Australian Government’s proposed new laws to crack down on misinformation and disinformation have drawn intense criticism for their potential to restrict free expression and political dissent, paving the way for a digital censorship regime reminiscent of Soviet Lysenkoism.
Under the draft legislation, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will gain considerable expanded regulatory powers to “combat misinformation and disinformation,” which ACMA says poses a “threat to the safety and wellbeing of Australians, as well as to our democracy, society and economy.”
Digital platforms will be required to share information with ACMA on demand, and to implement stronger systems and processes for handling of misinformation and disinformation.
Read more: Australia’s Misinformation Bill Paves Way for Soviet-Style Censorship
Six years ago, fate had me stumble across a YouTube video of Mischa Maisky playing the Sarabande from Bach’s first cello suite. I don’t know why, but I decided to rent a cello with the goal of playing this song, at least badly.
I didn’t have a teacher nor any more sophisticated plan beyond that. Fate would strike again in a fit of harmonic synchronicity: the woman who would teach me appeared at the luthier the day I picked up my cello. I had no musical experience; she was a professional.
When the student is ready, the teacher appears. I had the right guidance. I practiced. By the end of the first year I could play the Sarabande badly. I had accomplished my goal, but I was hooked.
When we think of anarchy, the image that often springs to mind is one of lawless mayhem, a world without rules or structure. But what if I told you that anarchy is already with us? It is simply that the governments in the world are getting away with it and the sensible citizens among us are still trying to abide by the rules.
In fact, we are living in parallel societies. Where the rules only apply to those who follow them. The rest? Hell, it is open season for anarchy.
I am a great fan of debate: where teams representing opposing points of view argue their case and the decision is made as to who wins by casting votes for one side or the other.
But today, the votes are already cast and anarchy is already with us.
Read more: Anarchy - the Absence of government - Disorder and Confusion
A National Digital ID system will soon be foisted upon all Australians — if we let it. Our government has schemed and conspired for this for some time, and that time is almost upon us.
It will be unlike existing Digital ID. The technology will be based on the storage of blockchain-encrypted biometrics that can be securely scanned and decoded upon request. Every Australian will be required to submit a combination of their unique biological aspects (fingerprints, palm print, iris scan, DNA, face scan, etc) to a nationwide database. Once these biometrics have been gathered, they will comprise a unique Digital ID that can be routinely accessed for verification and identification purposes. You will be instantaneously identifiable everywhere; geolocated and tracked; and with all personal data harvested and analysed — every aspect of your life, health and finances will be openly scrutinized by endless AI-profiling.
What could possibly go right.
Read more: NATIONAL DIGITAL ID: Why Every Australian Must Reject It
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