The PR Blog
- Details
- Written by: George Christensen
John B. Calhoun’s “rat utopia” experiments of the 1960s, designed to be paradises with unlimited resources, resulted in societal collapse and extinction due to extreme behavioural changes, showcasing a dark side of population density and social roles.
The initial population explosion and flourishing of the rat colonies in these utopias turned into a nightmare as they approached their physical and social limits, leading to a breakdown of social structures, deviant behavior, and eventual demographic collapse.
The experiments serve as a chilling parallel to the trajectory of Western society, where periods of abundance and growth gave way to economic shocks, social stagnation, and a rise in antisocial behaviors, suggesting we are experiencing our own form of “behavioral sink.”
Current societal trends, including the breakdown of traditional roles, rising deviancy, and a loneliness crisis, mirror the decay observed in Calhoun’s rat populations, indicating that Western civilisation might be nearing its own “point of no return.”
Humanity possesses the unique ability to recognise its dire straits and has the power to reverse the downward spiral, preventing us from meeting the same fate as the “rat utopias.”
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Shaydee Lane
What does the future hold? How the hell will we cope moving on? Our economies are in meltdown; our freedoms destroyed and the Thought Police are censoring our lives through fear.
They are aiming for castles in the sky but forgetting that, in order to get there, you have to travel a dangerous road and someone has to be the driver.
We are poisoning ourselves with vaccines ( not me or most people I know ) and locking ourselves away from normality because we are too scared to stick our heads above the radar and risk being arrested for negative thoughts.
We don't want to be carted off in handcuffs, wearing our PJ's because we dared to say that life isn't very fair right now.
We are living in a dystopian nightmare and we truly need to wake up and shake off the stupor that has infected us.
- Details
- Written by: Op - Ed Tony Thomas
There’s nothing new about academics stoking schoolkids’ climate fears and depression. But nothing I’ve previously seen can match the onslaught on those from seven upwards by the University of Tasmania (UTas), which helped it gain World No 1 ranking for climate activism. [1] ABC Radio has assisted by publicising and recruiting kids for the program.[2]
The university’s Curious Climate Schools unit has arranged for teachers of more than 2000 Tassie kids in scores of schools to run class “brainstorms” about the alleged global warming peril. Each class forwards its ten best questions to a pool of 80 activist “experts” mobilised within the university and externally. Strangely they include the Chinese Academy of Sciences — China pumps out 35 per cent of the world’s human-caused CO2 emissions.
More than 600 questions have come in. The “experts” get themselves filmed answering the questions and the entire compendium of climate alarmism is offered to all kids on-line.
The scheme ran from 2020-23 and is underway again in 2024. The executives want it to go national and international. The brainwashing is evident in Tassie kids’ questions like “How long do we have until the earth becomes uninhabitable?” and “How long before climate change will destroy the earth?”
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Viv Forbes
One day while I was driving down the highway in the sun
I sat behind a milk truck just returning from his run.
His sign said "Licensed Vendor" and it made me feel secure
That only numbered milkmen could come knocking on my door.
*********
Then I saw a licensed builder with his number on the door
And a plumber with a permit which was issued by the law.
Then a hawker and publican each with his licence plate
And a licensed money lender with his number on the gate.
*********
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Guest Post
“The record of the Waco incident documents mistakes. What the record from Waco does not evidence, however, is any improper motive or intent on the part of law enforcement.”
The siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, is an important event in American history because it directly led to one of the biggest terrorist attacks on American soil – the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building. It’s not necessary to defend this act of terrorism to understand why the entire freedom movement of the time was so incensed by it. Indeed, it stood as a symbol of federal overreach and the corruption of the Clinton Administration. Lasting for 51 days, the confrontation between federal law enforcement agencies and the Branch Davidians, a religious sect led by David Koresh, culminated in a catastrophic fire that claimed the lives of 76 people, including Koresh himself.
The seeds of the Waco siege were sown when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) obtained a search warrant suspecting the Branch Davidians of stockpiling illegal weapons. On February 28, 1993, ATF agents attempted to execute the warrant, resulting in a shootout that claimed the lives of four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians. This event marked the beginning of the standoff.
It’s important to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the siege of Waco, just as it is important to do so with the siege of Ruby Ridge or the attack on the American consolate in Benghazi. With every event, it is important to stick to the facts and what can be extrapolated from them to make the strongest argument about what went wrong and why, and what could be done differently in the future.
Read more: The Waco Siege: What Happened When the Feds Laid Siege to the Branch Davidian Compound
- Details
- Written by: Op - Ed François Berthout
Over a hundred years ago, on February 21, 1916 at 7:15am, the battle of Verdun began and became one of the longest, one of the bloodiest and one of the fiercest battles of the First World War for the French and German armies.
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Shaydee Lane
In these days of increasing Thought Police intervention in our lives, I had a rather interesting revelation: It dawned on me that so many of us already talk in code.
No, I am not talking about the codes adopted during the war with the famous ( or infamous ) Enigma code that caused Alan Turing and his team of codebreakers so much consternation in WW II; no, I am talking about the code that families speak.
Let me give you some examples.
When I was a little girl, my parents bought some sleeping bags for my two older brothers. They were rather el cheapo, kapok filled grey sleeping bags and were so thin that my older brother complained " Gee! They are so thin, you could spit through them "
Henceforth, in our family, a sleeping bag was known as a spit through. If someone ever kidnapped a family member and we had to establish if that person was an alien, the first question we would ask would be " What is a spit through? "
Read more: Lifting the Lid on the Way Things Work.... Talking in Code is Already Part of Life
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Monty
It was back in the early days of 2019 that Australia was shocked to learn that one its greatest sports men, Israel Folau, was fired for quoting the Bible. Alan Jones, then host of his own show on Sydney radio said
“The Australia that our Anzacs fought for seems to be disappearing before our very eyes,” Jones said. “It prompts you to wonder what kind of society we’re living in.
“Nothing wrong with Israel, [Folau ] it’s the society and those who prosecute [and persecute ] him who are sick.
“But the cancer won’t kill us, it’s the cancer that will be removed, not Israel. The Australian people won’t accept this.
“This is not the Australia our veterans fought for and we’re going to have to take our country back by argument and by the democratic and peaceful process — not by hate and revenge or vilification and intimidation.”
Well, how wrong Jones was. For it appears that Australia did accept it and our country is a much changed place.
Read more: Onward Christian Soldiers. Are We Marching Off to War?
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Chaucer
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Ellan Vannin
Magic happens everywhere and goodness, wonder and delight can be found alive and well throughout the world.
All we need do is look to our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, for the joy in the simplicity of delight to be found in such timeless heroes.
Fairies are part of my Manx heritage so it is not be be treated lightly that you have my assurance that the Tooth Fairies are still flying around the world doing a great job.
They tell me that the Easter Bunny is also ready for a bumper Easter Egg day. But they asked me to remind the children to brush their teeth and not get carried away with too many goodies from the Bunny basket.
Enjoy!
- Details
- Written by: Op-Ed Shaydee Lane
As Easter has come upon us one more year, I have been pondering what to write. What to feature for a day ( Good Friday ) that was hardly good and rather more than a simple end to a bad week.
In this time of confusion, unrest and violence - where good seems to being constantly overshadowed by evil - I wondered how the story would sound if it was seen through the allegory of a modern musical band. I mean no disrespect and I hope that my story is read with that in mind.
It was hardly a good Friday. In fact, it was a rather unpleasant day if we are to be honest.
Sometimes, bad weeks just get worse, don't they? As far as Jesus was concerned, he had been let down by one of his best mates and, when interviewed by police, another close friend said " I don't know nuffink. "
The Band, known as Jesus and the Disciples, were a big hit 2000 years ago. They played gigs at local venues, spreading messages of love, hope, and unity through their music. Jesus, the charismatic lead singer, had a voice that could soothe even the most troubled souls, and his lyrics touched the hearts of all who listened.
It was a terrible end to what had been a bad week for the band.
So how did the band get to this place?
Read more: The Story of the First Band of Rock and Roll - Jesus and the 12 Apostles
- View all
- Blog
- Hmmm....
-
Home Children - A…
Between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, more than a hundred thousand British children were…
78 hits
-
The Friends in Times…
The Battle of Britain ended on 15th September, 1940 but the Blitz continued long after that. Following…
146 hits
-
When Words Become Knives
Words. We use them every day without giving them much thought. We write them in…
180 hits
-
When Leadership Gives Courage…
As our countries struggle under the weight of wokeism, ideological conformity and the relentless erosion…
195 hits
-
What the Mailbox Knew…
The Lost Art of Letter Writing In an age of glowing screens and fleeting texts,…
182 hits
-
Rebels In Need of…
As young folk, didn't some of us feel like rebels without a cause? I am…
229 hits
-
There’s Meat on the…
There’s Meat on the Bone A Ratty News Investigation By Roderick “Whiskers” McNibbleChief Investigative Correspondent,…
195 hits
-
The baton we carry,…
The baton we carry, and the history we must pass on For twenty-five years, I…
128 hits
-
The Great Dog-Fence Summit
DUSTY GULCH GAZETTE Special Political Correspondent EditionFiled from the wrong side of a perfectly ordinary…
252 hits
-
The Timeless Strategy of…
I’m a teacher who’s spent years studying history and who cares about using words honestly.…
236 hits
-
All Available Boats
When I was a child, I loved a story about little tugboat called Little Toot.…
296 hits
-
You Either Get It…
You Either Get It or You Don’t People have lost their sense of humor. Not…
249 hits
-
The Hole in the…
The Alfred Graving Dock - a monument to Victorian engineering and Australian shipbuilding Most readers…
261 hits
-
Twelve Angry People
Twelve Angry People What 12 Angry Men can teach us about the hardest job in…
166 hits
-
The Strange Case of…
THE GREAT MULBERRY VACCINATION SCANDAL A Ratty News investigation by Roderick “Whiskers” McNibble I knew…
275 hits
-
Does Australia Pass the…
Is Australia Becoming a Pub With No Affordable Beer? Oh, sure, the beer is still…
348 hits
-
The Road to War
The War Did Not Begin on 1 September 1939 The details of Adolf Hitler’s rise…
300 hits
-
The Weimer Republic Mk…
In the shadow of a shattered empire, the Weimar Republic rose in 1919, promising democracy,…
307 hits
-
A Moment in Time...
There are memories that refuse to grow old. The 29th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death…
313 hits
-
From Eureka to Extinction…
The result of the recent bi election in Secret Harbour in WA sends a powerful…
328 hits
-
A Dispatch From the…
A Dispatch from the Pointy End Foreword By Roderick (Whiskers ) McNibble, Senior Investigative Rodent…
305 hits
-
The Dunny Dilemma -…
PLUMBING! The Mayor Has Finally Met a Pipe He Can't Fix A Special Medical -…
329 hits
-
Milne Bay - Australia's…
“Some of us may forget that, of all the Allies, it was the Australians who…
374 hits
-
The Grave Where Nothing…
Where Do the Children Play? I have no opinion to offer publicly on the Lindsay…
311 hits
-
The 1951 Waterfront Lockout…
In early 1951, New Zealand’s waterfronts weren’t just bustling ports - they had become battlegrounds.…
298 hits
-
The Difference Between Understanding…
What badly behaved cats might teach us about excuses, responsibility and the people we sometimes…
335 hits
-
"It's a Mini!" -…
Few cars trigger as much nostalgia as the iconic Mini. Born in post-war Britain, the…
335 hits
-
Look Where You Are…
What falling over at seventy taught me about scars, consequences and the dangers of rushing…
319 hits
-
How we Saved the…
And Why Trevor the Wallaby Is No Longer Allowed Near the Taj Mahal An exclusive…
361 hits
-
The Birth of the…
In the 1880’s shearers wielded a lot of influence on our country. Despite us not…
355 hits
-
Country or Cause? The…
During World War II, Australia was a vital cog in the Allied machine, sending troops…
400 hits