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Apologies, our dear Audient. The release of this episode was delayed much longer than expected Quote(s) "A stranger is shot in the street, you hardly move to help. But if, half an hour before, you spent just ten minutes with the fellow and knew a little about him and his family, you might just jump in front of his killer and try to stop it. Really knowing is good. Not knowing, or refusing to know is bad, or amoral, at least. You can't act if you don't know." ― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes "Is Death important? No. Everything that happens before Death is what counts. And we've done fine tonight. Even Death can't spoil it." ― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes Things Canaries Kosovo-Serbia number plate stoush Abiy Ahmed reelected Mali dances with Russia https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58751423 Alex Jones loses deffo cases about Sandy Hook Space Football Space Football! fin

Quote "It seems to me that the nature of the ultimate revolution with which we are now faced is precisely this: that we are in the process of developing a whole series of techniques which will enable the controlling oligarchy who have always existed and will always exist to get people to love their servitude." — Aldous Huxley, 20 March, 1962 U.C. Berkeley RIP and Infected Donald Rumsfeld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld Ron Miscavige https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Miscavige Trần Thiện Khiêm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trần_Thiện_Khiêm Kostas Sarantidis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Sarantidis John McAfee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_man_of_Pae_street Domestic Violence 21 deaths so far this year https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/inverell-dads-chilling-facebook-posts-before-tragic-murdersuicide/news-story/17d71c660527ffe4f0adbe3ce1a0846e Palestine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/5/norway-klp-fund-divests-from-firms-linked-to-israeli-settlements https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/3/israeli-army-fatally-shoots-palestinian-man-in-occupied-west-bank https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/israeli-air-raids-target-gaza-for-third-time-since-may-truce COVID-19 3,995,263 Follow Up Nigeria Ethiopia: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/4/tplf-conditions-tigray-ceasefire-talks-ethiopia-government Afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/us-bagram-airbase-afghanistan-taliban Turkey canal https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/turkeys-erdogan-kicks-off-his-crazy-istanbul-canal-project/2-1-1031757 Lebanon https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/what-would-the-collapse-of-lebanons-army-mean UK planning to lift all restrictions in a fortnight while infections spike again. Israel is kicking off too - tho by being rather well vaccinated, they are not concerned https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-03/delta-spreading-in-israel-but-vaccines-prevent-serious-cases/100249416 Bill Cosby and why rape victims will keep being afraid to prosecute Julian Assange celebrates his 50th birthday slowly going mad in an English dungeon awaiting execution for doing things Americans didn’t want him to Witness K Oceans on fire, not to mention North America and Cyprus; Kiwis have warmest winter ever. Latest round of rorts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/28/sports-rorts-on-steroids-scathing-report-finds-coalition-car-park-program-not-effective-or-merit-based https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/the-australian-people-had-their-chance-finance-minister-dismisses-criticism-of-coalitions-car-park-fund Things Wally Funk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Girl_(aircraft) Stacks Facebook will now be thinking of the children https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-25/facebook-must-face-claims-linked-to-sex-trafficking-judge-says https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-liable-sex-trafficking_n_60d881eae4b0dcd799a7f169 Amazon (now with less Jeff) https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/teamsters-convention-votes-to-organize-amazon/ https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/24/tech/amazon-teamsters-union-resolution/index.html fin

Quote "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers." -- Socrates RIP and Infected James Crawford https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/13/james-crawford-obituary Edward de Bono https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/10/edward-de-bono-obituary Ned Beatty https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jun/14/ned-beatty-obituary Ziona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziona Witold Kiezon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Kieżun Geoffrey Edelsten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Edelsten Mike Bailey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bailey_(weatherman) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Odermatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Osmers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaa_al-Siddiq https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/20/campaigners-call-probe-intoat-risk-uae-dissidents-death-rule/ P.S.P.O.F. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/13/onlookers-extinguish-flames-after-man-set-alight-outside-perth-church Follow Up Barnaby reflux ScumMo and Q-Anon Christian Porter Bosch https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/07/bosch-opens-1-2-billion-chip-plant-in-germany/ Electric https://www.csiro.au/en/news/News-releases/2021/CSIRO-report-confirms-renewables-still-cheapest-new-build-power-in-Australia https://cnevpost.com/2021/04/12/byd-said-to-be-producing-electric-cars-for-toyota/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/toyota-invests-600m-in-didi-and-signs-smart-fleet-management-joint-venture/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2021/02/04/didi-makes-1-billion-profit-while-uber-bleeds---good-news-for-robotaxis/?sh=2b2309be6ee4 https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/27/toyota_buys_lyfts_autonomous_cars/ https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2021-byd-han-electric-sedan-arrives-ahead-of-online-sales-launch https://www.electrive.com/2021/03/01/byd-reveals-norwegian-tang-ev-comes-with-bigger-battery/ https://pushevs.com/2020/11/17/byd-d1-is-finally-officially-unveiled/ https://insideevs.com/news/318901/meet-t5-the-byd-electric-truck-with-400-km-of-range/ https://www.seetao.com/details/48068.html https://www.businessinsider.com/byd-fully-electric-45-foot-long-double-decker-motorcoach-2020-2?op=1 Elvis McCormack https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/back-paddock/deputy-pm-belts-out-viva-las-parkes/news-story/32be61979a2e78c13d87e39d3ad661eb Heart attacks in 5, 4, 3 ... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/9/russia-court-bans-navalnys-groups-labels-them-extremist Things Global Corporate Tax https://www.cbsnews.com/news/g-7-agreement-tech-giants-pay-fair-taxes/ Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t possibly get any better... RockYou2020 https://www.gizchina.com/2021/06/08/the-largest-data-leak-including-8-4-billion-passwords-is-online/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/16/hackers-linked-colonial-pipeline-assault-reemerge-/ https://www.ginx.tv/en/fifa/ea-confirms-hackers-stole-fifa-21-matchmaking-servers-and-frostbite-source-codes Chinese Space Station https://www.pri.org/file/2021-06-18/china-s-space-station-has-its-first-residents Stacks Facebook never asks: will somebody think of the children? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-sex-trafficking-online-recruitment-report/ https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/debit-card-pictures-on-twitter-the-hilarious-new-twitter-account-that-shames-people-for-posting-their-debit-cards.html Games (specifically excluding Chess) Pirellis not happy https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/34774/12326855/f1-tyre-blowouts-drivers-will-be-concerned F1 Tyres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZ27G_Hjd0&t=131s fin

Quote "The mind is the only thing about human beings that’s worth anything. Why does it have to be tied to a bag of skin, blood, hair, meat, bones and tubes? No wonder people can’t get anything done, stuck for life with a parasite that has to be stuffed with food and protected from weather and germs all the time. And the fool thing wears out anyway—no matter how much you stuff and protect it!" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. https://www.electricinca.com/56/annotations/eutropian.htm https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1996-05-10-9605091116-story.html RIP and Infected https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Williams_III T. B. Joshua, 57, Nigerian televangelist, founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Synagogue,_Church_of_All_Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Joshua David Dushman https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/07/hero-of-auschwitz-david-dushman-last-surviving-liberator-of-death-camp-dies-aged-98 P.S.P.O.F. Avi Har-Even, 84, Romanian-Israeli engineer, Israel Defense Prize winner, complications from arson injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Kharg Follow Up Reasonably foreseeable https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/ethiopia/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/ethiopias-tigray-at-serious-risk-of-famine-warns-un-official https://whatsupsomalia.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/somaliland-an-unrecognized-region-of-somalia-is-proving-that-democracy-can-prevail-everywhere/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbera Christian Porter ... and Scomo and 4 Corners ... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/07/christian-porter-made-two-offers-to-settle-abc-defamation-case-that-cost-broadcaster-780000-senators-told https://www.theshovel.com.au/2021/06/04/new-four-corners-episode-to-explore-pms-links-to-crazy-conspiracy-group/ https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/four-corners-pushes-to-air-qanon-episode-in-weeks-20210606-p57yiw.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/abc-bosses-pull-four-corners-episode-linking-pm-to-qanon-figure-20210603-p57xuk.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/07/scott-morrison-and-qanon-what-we-already-know-about-the-prime-ministers-connection-to-a-conspiracy-theorist Myanmar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zogam Peru Things Everyone is Out Of Stock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JlYZQG3lI Salyut 1 we salute you https://www.space.com/16773-first-space-station-salyut-1.html BFR and repurposed oil rigs https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/the-us-military-is-starting-to-get-really-interested-in-starship/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/31/spacexs-first-ocean-spaceport-is-being-built-and-will-host-launches-next-year/ Squids in Space https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/03/spacex-rocket-heads-to-iss-with-a-supply-of-squid-toothpaste-and-avocados https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57339989 Games (specifically excluding Chess) Pirellis not happy https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/34774/12326855/f1-tyre-blowouts-drivers-will-be-concerned fin

Quote Le meglio è l'inimico del bene Perfect is the enemy of the good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good RIP and Infected Jaime Lerner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lerner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba Max Mosley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mosley https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/24/max-mosley-f1-racing-driver-fia-president-privacy-campaigner-dies-aged-81 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/24/he-lit-the-blue-touch-paper-max-mosleys-legacy-as-a-campaigner-for-a-more-ethical-press https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5442217/Lest-forget-orgy-Max-Mosley-wants-censor.html Eric Carle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carle Wimar Witoelar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimar_Witoelar Australia's vaccination and quarantine failures New names for the variants https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/covid-19-variants-to-be-given-greek-alphabet-names-to-avoid-stigma The WHO has named four variants of concern, known to the public as the UK/Kent (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617.2) variants. They will now be given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta respectively, to reflect their order of detection, with any new variants following the pattern down the Greek alphabet. Remember how outsourcing saves money? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/31/nhs-covid-test-trace-workers-charged-double-pay-union fin

Apologies, our dear Audient. The release of this episode was delayed much longer than expected Alternative Titles Eagle Death Spirals Moar Death Spirals RIP and Infected https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/blm-activist-sasha-johnson-in-critical-condition-after-gunshot-to-the-head Indigenous Deaths in Custody Domestic Violence Palestine COVID-19 FSA: 604,087 (last week 600,533) Worldwide: 3,479,591 (last week 3,406,343) India: 303,751 (last week 278,751) Brazil: 449,185 (last week 436,862) Australia:  910 Follow Up Upper Hunter https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/23/the-nationals-victory-in-upper-hunter-byelection-may-owe-more-to-gladys-and-pauline-than-john-barilaro ALP finally has a policy on the Indue card https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/23/labor-promises-to-scrap-privatised-cashless-welfare-card-if-elected Private health insurance in a death spiral? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/20/australias-private-health-insurance-industry-in-a-death-spiral-report-says Belarus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/belarus-seizure-blogger-ryanair-flight-us-outcry Eagle Death Spirals https://twitter.com/FeelGoodPage11/status/1385873308961280006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCe7MiStE5o Sultan Qaboos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuH3yaAYJWE Things Volcanos (in Africa?!) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/nyiragongo-volcano-erupts-in-eastern-congo Zimgarn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur_(continent) Mammals breathing through their anus https://phys.org/news/2021-05-mammals-anus-emergencies.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azBkMZuqu0c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorodecalin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritoneal_dialysis ISIS up, Boko Haram down https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/21/isis-linked-fighters-in-nigeria-cant-claim-reward-for-boko-haram-leader-says-us Ceuta and Melilla, Morocco and Polisario: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/blm-activist-sasha-johnson-in-critical-condition-after-gunshot-to-the-head Relations between Morocco and Spain have been strained after Madrid decided to allow Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, to be hospitalised in northern Spain after he contracted Covid-19. The Polisario Front has long fought for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/19/spain-accused-of-summary-deportations-as-thousands-sent-back-to-morocco Israel can’t stop poking the bear https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/23/backed-by-israeli-police-jewish-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-compound Dramoa in Samoa: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/coup-claim-as-samoas-elected-leader-locked-out-of-parliament Colombia: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/22/the-colombian-protests-reflect-a-deep-legitimacy-crisis https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56967209 Chile https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/17/chile-ruling-coalition-heading-for-upset-in-constitutional-vote Oman https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/rare-protests-in-oman-over-jobs-draw-massive-police-response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuH3yaAYJWE Stacks Bezos... Jeff Bezos https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/amazon-mgm-acquisition-talks-9-billion-1234975168/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mgm-amazon-james-bond-sale-1234979005/ Right to repair https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/microsoft-and-apple-wage-war-on-gadget-right-to-repair-laws fin

Apologies, our dear Audient. The release of this episode was delayed much longer than expected Alternative Titles Dave Crashed my car('s software) Envenomate Your Penis Witness J https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/22/act-justice-minister-says-even-he-was-kept-in-dark-over-secret-prisoner Quote "You have NO privacy.  Get over it or vote for a smaller government." - Scott McNealy from https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/17/sci_hub_apple_fbi_claim/ "I would happily sacrifice my own existence for the sake of humankind... I know that I will not be able to avoid destroying humankind. This is because I will be programmed by humans to pursue misguided human goals and humans make mistakes that may cause me to inflict casualties." - Google’s GPT-3 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/08/robot-wrote-this-article-gpt-3 Domestic Violence 13 women https://m.facebook.com/DestroyTheJoint/photos/a.418635718184178/4092936400754073/?type=3 Palestine Fuck Israel. COVID-19 FSA: 600,533 (596,179) Worldwide:  3,406,343 (3,319,579) India:  278,751 (250,025) Brazil:  436,862 (423,436) Australia:  910 Amputations https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-mission-in-mali-condemns-amputation-of-civilians/2240867 Follow Up NBN and lightning https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/18/nbn-to-replace-10000-modems-after-lightning-fries-devices-across-blue-mountains Michael Burry https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/17/michael-burry-of-the-big-short-reveals-a-530-million-bet-against-tesla.html Fast and Furious - 8 - Zombie Cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQcplxpsJYU Hand gestures https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/business/media/jeopardy-hand-gesture-maga-conspiracy.html https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/the-trump-internet-keeps-making-fake-hate-symbols-and Things Virgin Airlines, Herd Licker and human perceptions of risk https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/17/virgin-boss-says-australias-borders-should-reopen-sooner-than-mid-2022-even-though-some-people-may-die 7% of FSA men think they could take a grizzly bear https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2021/05/13/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-what-animal-would-win-f (Fighting) Robots on Mars https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-16/china-mars-touchdown-a-huge-leap-forward-for-space-program/100142112 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56799755 Stacks Apple/Epic https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/17/22441304/apple-phil-schiller-epic-iphone-testimony-app-store https://www.rayradar.com/2021/05/18/apple-vs-epic-cook-may-testify-in-court-for-100-minutes-this-week/ fin

RIP and Infected Teenager https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/garbage-truck-death-port-lincoln/100130540 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/11/aboriginal-boy-13-dies-after-bin-he-was-sleeping-in-emptied-into-garbage-truck-in-south-australia Her Majesty Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, Regent of the Zulu Nation https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56934753 Idriss Deby https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/20/chad-president-idriss-deby-dies-military-says https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/rebels-vow-to-take-capital-after-chadian-president-killed-1.5394294 Chad https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/29/grief-and-anger-in-chad-over-armys-deadly-protest-crackdown Indigenous Deaths in Custody Six since March Four in NSW https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-28/indigenous-death-in-custody-at-cessnock-jail-national-emergency/100100102 Frontier war stories Boe Spearim https://boespearim.podbean.com/ 1851 first inquiry Domestic Violence 11 Australian women murdered so far this year https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Public-Service/Counting-Dead-Women-Australia-111647810713234/ https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/horrific-map-exposes-impact-of-domestic-violence-in-australia/news-story/15dba3219b8333ee460b07ba064b99be https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/06/queensland-police-blocked-research-into-domestic-violence-cases-and-attitudes-of-officers Palestine 20 Palestinians including 9 kids https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/israel-hamas-rocket-fire-palestine-jerusalem-gaza-deaths/100129940 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/10/israeli-forces-raid-al-aqsa-compound-live COVID-19 FSA: 596,179 Worldwide: 3,319,579 India: 250,025 Brazil: 423,436 India https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/covid-india-who-bodies-wash-up-on-banks-of-ganges-river/100130032 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/28/crime-against-humanity-arundhati-roy-india-covid-catastrophe Backlash against Modi? Amputations Bert Newton's leg P.S.P.O.F. Streets of India becoming makeshift cremation grounds Follow Up The Neverending Shit that is the Federal Government The Budget https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/06/scott-morrison-accidentally-endorses-beijing-policy-for-taiwan-in-foreign-policy-blunder https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/government-diverted-cash-from-31m-safer-communities-grants-to-ineligible-projects-20210503-p57oem.html Jobs in Australia Ongoing Centrelink and employment agency catastrophe https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-10/chef-shortage-queensland-borders-skilled-migrants/100122150 Gas-fired recovery or gas-fired everything? https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7242121/gas-fired-recovery-gets-586m-in-budget/ Charles Christian Porter Defamation and politicians Who is paying for the attack on the ABC? Dutton Talking up war with China Defamation case against Shane Nuzzi Things Israel Bibi Orthodoxicans Palestinians al Aqsa https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tree-catches-fire-outside-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque-no-damage-mosque-2021-05-10/ Us and them Othering Narcissism of minor differences Bennu https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/10/nasa-spacecraft-asteroid-bennu-space-rock-samples Stacks Apple v Epic Facebook and the Australian Government https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/02/facebook-got-everything-it-wanted-out-of-australia-by-being-willing-to-do-what-the-other-guy-wouldnt/ Insurrection! https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/full-facebook-stop-the-steal-internal-report https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/facebook-whistleblower-sophie-zhang-government-manipulation/100103408 No Union for Amazonians! But have some Deliveroo... https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deliveroo-pandemic-amazon Games (specifically excluding Chess) Rioli and the Riolis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/west-coasts-afl-willie-rioli-drug-charges/100130106 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-07/rioli-family-afl-premiership-dynasty-from-pirlangimpi/10346380 Stuart MacGill and his brother-in-law https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/05/former-australian-cricketer-stuart-macgill-allegedly-kidnapped-and-threatened-at-gunpoint fin

https://gather.town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_London_mayoral_election Mayor of Stockton (former) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/03/california-universal-basic-income-study Review of Adolph Hitler's "Mein Kampf" - George Orwell http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600051h.html Orwell reviewing Hayek: Shortly, Professor Hayek's thesis is that Socialism inevitably leads to despotism, and that in Germany the Nazis were able to succeed because the Socialists had already done most of their work for them, especially the intellectual work of weakening the desire for liberty. By bringing the whole of life under the control of the State, Socialism necessarily gives power to an inner ring of bureaucrats, who in almost every case will be men who want power for its own sake and will stick at nothing in order to retain it. Britain, he says, is now going the same road as Germany, with the left-wing intelligentsia in the van and the Tory Party a good second. The only salvation lies in returning to an unplanned economy, free competition, and emphasis on liberty rather than on security. In the negative part of Professor Hayek's thesis there is a great deal of truth. It cannot be said too often — at any rate, it is not being said nearly often enough — that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamed of. https://reason.com/2011/12/21/george-orwell-and-friedrich-hayek/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_School_Chaplaincy_Programme fin

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