Sunday 25 September 2022

Fighting Fake News with REAL 25/9/22; Truth in Humour, News Corp Trolls,LNP Troll; Australia is the new Philipines

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NewsCorp Cry's Foul ( From Twitter and Keven Rudd)
In a recent SKY-TV News program the after dark crew indulged in a favourite tactic of Murdoch's monopoly which is to assassinate the character of those who challenge their power.
Simple fact: Australia has the most monopolised media in the democratic world.
NewsCorp begins its mocking campaign on Zoe Daniel MP
Zoe Daniel has dared to speak out about our dangerous levels of media concentration.
Now Sky News Rowan Dean , James Morrow and Rita Panahi have been piling it on and crying foul
All serious threats to the Murdochs' market power become targets of Sky TV News.
Bravo Zoe Danial for bringing on a motion to parliament.
OPINION
Secrets and allies: Tribunal jobs raise questions about transparency and cronyism
(By David Crowe and SMH)
The secret decisions to install Scott Morrison in five extra ministries turn out to be examples of hidden paperwork used elsewhere in his government – with great reward to Liberal mates – when his time as prime minister was drawing to a close.…

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Demonstrators walks past the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 10, 2017. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous grassroots leaders arranged for the march to protect native sovereignty, keep fossil fuels in the ground and stop construction of the DAPL project. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

As oil companies push to criminalize dissent, they’re also making the case that climate denialism is protected speech, not fraudulent advertising.

Source: Fossil Fuel Industry Wants Free Speech for Corporations but Not Citizens

 

Politics

Australia plans to build nuclear-powered submarines like the American Virginia-class boats.

 It seems we will be buying the subs Americans no longer want after they have built new ones for themselves. It sounds more a scam to buy their hand-me downs, create bases and rent their skilled personnel making us America's new Philippines in the Pacific and a neuclear target to boot. AUKUS seems a done deal. A deal creating little or no industrial benefits for us. Will Newcastle be the new Subic Bay? The American R&R city, nuclear sub base and target? The Philippines were paid for their service with massive unwanted social consequences it seems we will be paying for that American privilege too.

The U.S. Navy's pullout from the Philippines comes as a result of the Philippine Senate's rejection last year of a treaty that would have extended the American military presence in the country for at least another decade in return for more than $2 billion in aid.24 Nov 1992

Australia considering buying first few nuclear submarines from the US instead of building them onshore

There has been growing concern that Australia will not be able to build nuclear-powered submarines until the 2040s, opening up a major capability gap.


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